Troops and cadets in wartime postings and local arts
A mix of local service notices and student theater details. Brevin, Ferant, and others aboard USS Greene near Sixth Fleet duties in the Mediterranean. Troy Easter Music features Jimmie Ruth Milton of Geneva at Troy State College. Troy Playmakers cast includes Winnie’s Wel, with Martha Davie Sapp and others from Dothan. Elvis Granberry of Dathan posts to Yokohama as courier guard. Pie Searcy promoted to corporal in Tokyo unit. Thomas Teel serving with First Cavalry in Japan. an assault charge listed for W G Peterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Wesley
Brevins
Commissaryman First
USN
Enterprise Route One
Ferant
Dothan
RB Aidethe
Greene
Fusk
Troy
Radio College
Troy State Eachers College
Jimmie Ruth Milton
Geneva
TSTC
Wiregrass
Troy Playmakers
Welsome Winnie
Playmaker
Martha Davie Sapp
Risking Key
Gene Lee
Merlin Case
Dathan
Tommy Rountree
Piichard
Courier Guard
Elvis Grarberry
Merc. V. GC. Granferry
Beei
Fth
Yokohama
Japan
Granberry
Tomer Fathan
Army
Tokyo Pie
Grover BE. Somes
Jonel Searcy
Corp Ral
Toyko
Searey
The
Post Exchange
Thomas Teel
G. B. Wright
Ian
First Cavalry
Deal
Cxumbia Fish School
Fort McClellan
Jie
Covington County Girl Wins District Oratory Contest
Juanita Lee of Covington County High School Florala won the District finals of the Birmingham News Age Herald oratorical contest held last night. Seven county winners competed at Dothan high school auditorium with Lee taking first place and Betty Harrison of Clayton High School, Barbour County, taking second. Judges were Rev. E Tipton Carroll J M Mullins Jr and Mrs Jeff Hudson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Lee
Covington County
Florala
Birmingham News - Age - Herald
Dothan High School
Betty Harrison
Clayton High School
Barbour County
E. Tipton Carroll
J. M. Mullins
Jeff Hudson
Senate Debates Slow as Talks Drag and Legislation Remains Pending
Senator Sparkman praised the House for its early major appropriations work and said reciprocal trade aid to education and labor bills are ready for Senate action after a housing bill. Senator Scott criticized Democrats for inaction on civil rights and challenged the Illinois Democrat Lucas to bring up an anti poll tax bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Alabama
Scott
Congress
Sparkman
House
Lucas
Illinois
Eee
Airlift Surges as Western Germany Ships 9,090 Tons Daily to Berlin
June blockade permitted 9,090 tons of supplies to move daily by rail from Western Germany to Berlin. Road and water lanes from the east supplemented the effort, surpassing prior airlift feats. Airmen note planes could move divisions ashore, with four engined aircraft landing at three minute intervals and radar towers active. About 200 planes remained in flight, 95 percent of cargo haulers available. Soviet air force issued many fighter notices. three protests were lodged by the Western Allies. No incidents occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Easter observances loom for thousands across national capital
About 15,900 are expected for Easter services at Arlington National Cemetery across the Potomac from Washington. President Truman and family will spend Easter at Blair House with no guests. Margaret Truman is in New York studying voice and will join Washington for the weekend. New York plans a nationwide dawn service in Central Park. The Protestant Council expects 7,000 at Radio City Music Hall for its 30th annual dawn service. Midtown churches including SS Thomas St Bartholomew and St Patrick prepare for Easter throngs as crowds fill Fifth Avenue for worship and Easter finery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ablington
Potomac
Washington
National Cemetery
Truman
Famiy
Wall
Thomas St. Barthishmew
Public Drunkenness Leads to Arrest and Warrant Details
A report notes an arrest for public drunkenness and warrants indicating an attack on Savannah Jackson. Details such as the attacker and the incident specifics were not available in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah Jackson
Fire at East North Street residence damaged little
Two alarms sounded with no city fire losses this month before yesterday when crews put out a small fire at 625 East North Street. The home occupant was L. C. Deese. Firefighters also checked a flooded oil stove at 2 Headland Avenue with no service required. Owner listed as James Barrentine. Police report Frank Jones, 23, of 107 Flowers Alley charged with driving without a license and driving while intoxicated. He was released on bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East North Street
L. C. Deese
Headland Avenue
James Barrentine
Frank Jones
Flowers Alley
Prohibition Politics Highlight Alabama Dry Vote Strategy
The piece explains how number 10 could replace current law with a statewide wet-dry referendum or repeal. Drys push to bypass committees while some leaders prefer delaying to leverage floor votes. County dry or wet status shapes expected Senate and House alignments, with local option and ABC revenue cited as factors. Some wet-county senators even consider a repeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
House
Senate
Tev
ABC
Wage bills aim to raise county officials salaries
The county highway department and education board consider local bills to raise pay. A clerk in the Register in Chancery would earn 125 a month, while the board of education seeks 3000 to 5000 yearly for the Superintendent, currently 3000. Bills hinge on legislative timing and cost of living adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Highway Department
Office of the Register In Chancery
County Board of Education
Superintendent of Education
John W. Bish
Boarau of Education
Risa
Houston County
Hardwick
Board of Revenue
Malone
Yardwick
Saary
Solomon Baxter
Baxter
Baxten
Death of H H C old in Wiregrass area funeral set
Funeral services for H H C old, eighty five, who died at his Dothan route two home, will be held at 3 p m today at Little Vine Primitive Baptist church. Elder Dallas will officiate, assisted by G R Geins of Phenix City. Burial will be in Selma cemetery under Ward Wilson guidance. Surviving are three daughters and six sons, forty three grandchildren and forty three great grandchildren. Grandsons will serve as active pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H.cold
Dothan
Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church
Dallas
G. BR. Geins
Phenix City
Buria
Selma
Ward-Wilson
E.P. Mercer
J. B. Davis
Funeral Services Held for William F. Crocker at Mt Gilead
William F. Crocker age 75 died Sunday at his Bree shaw home. Funeral services were Monday at Mt Gilead church with Rev. Me McCollouge officiating. Burial followed at Evergreen cemetery in Elba. Survived by wife, two daughters Estell Ryals of Eufaula and Nettle Berry of Elba, three sons William Holsis Crocker Bradshaw area Dick Crocker U S A and Dude Crocker U S N, one sister Eula Grantham Jack Ala, and three brothers Oscar Leick man and Joe Crocker all of Elba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradshaw
Dick Crocker
U.S.A
Dude Crocker
U.S.N
Eula Grantham
Jack
Ala
Oscar, Leickman
Joe Crocker
Elba
Death of Ww H Sangraves Pioneer of Damascus Community
Ww. H. Sangraves, eighty seven, died last Sunday at his home in Damascus. A pioneer resident who homesteaded about sixty one years ago, he was active in Damascus Baptist Church and served as church clerk for 55 years. He is survived by his wife Mollie Bonner Seagravss. Funeral services were held Monday at Damascus Baptist Church with Rev C N McKee officiating. Burial followed at the adjoining cemetery with Searcy Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surial
Searcy Funeral Home
Obituary: Mrs Sara Barbara Pope of Elba Dies
Mrs Sara Barbara Pope sixty four died at her home after a long illness. She is survived by her husband R M Pope five daughters Lewis Craft Earline Felar Clyde Maddox Stacy Plant Anonite Davis four sons Guilford Luther J C Milford Bernice Junior Pope one brother Jack Fuller and a sister Fannie Fenner. Funeral services will be at Woodland Grove Church at 3 p m today with burial in the church yard. Bonneau Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elba
Sara Barbara Pope
R. M. Pope
Lewis Craft
Earline Felar
Clyde Maddox
Stacy Plant
Anonite Davis
Guilford Luther
J. C. Milford
Bernice Junior Pope
Jack Fuller
Fannie Fenner
Woodland Grove Church
Bonneau
Funeral Rites Held for Sgt Emil Russ May in Chipley
Special reports from Chipley and Hartford outline funeral services for Sgt Emil Russ May who died as a prisoner of war in the Philippines after being captured at Corregidor. The Chipley service at New Hope church follows his U S Air Force enlistment in 1939 with burial in New Hope Cemetery. Surviving relatives include parents and numerous siblings. Blackburn Funeral Home handles Chipley arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Coleman
Fayetteville
N. C
New Hope Cemetery
Blackburn Funeral Home of
Chipley
Sgt Robert McSwean Rites Held At Ozark Baptist Church
Funeral services are set for 3 PM Tuesday at Ozark Baptist Church for Sgt Robert Louis McSwean who fell in the Pacific on Sept 8 1944. Surviving: parents W M and Mrs McSwean Ozark sisters Grace and Sara Nell Grohe and grandparents Mrs R L McSwean Dearie. Burial Westview Cemetery with American Legion honor guard. Holman Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozarke
Ozark Baptist Church
Robert Louis McSwean
Pacific
McSwean
W. M. MccSwean
Ozark
Nere
Charles Sanders
Westview
Ard
Samp Rucker
Oversea
Dale County
American Legion
Grace McSwean
Sara Nell Grohe
Dearie
Holman Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mrs Ollie V Warren Ozark
Mrs Ollie V Warren forty four of Ozark route three dies after brief illness. Funeral today at 3 p m at Bethel church near Echo with burial in church cemetery. Survived by Joey G Watson and five daughters, two sons Haywood and Robert Patterson, a brother J D Marsh, and two sisters Mrs Luthier Champion and Mrs Lottie Champion. Rev Shoffner Baldwin of Echo to officiate. Ozark Mortuary directing.
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Ollie .V. Watson
Ozark
of Ozark
Bethel Church
Echo
Surial
Margaret Turner
Clapton
Levon Watson
Eunice Watson
Robbie Jane Watson
Haywood
Robert Patterson
J D Marsh
Enterprise
Ono
Luthier, Champion
Lottie C. Champion
Shoffner Baldwin
Kennedy Infant Dies in Midland City
Michael Wayne Kennedy, one day old, infant son of Mr and Mrs Phil lip Kennedy of Midland City, died in a local hospital. Funeral services are at 3 p.m. today at Sylvan Grove church with burial in the church cemetery. Rev Comer Woodall and Rev C W Northcutt will officiate. Ward-Willis Funeral home in charge. Survived by parents and grandparents Mr and Mrs F J Kennedy of Midland City route two and Mr and Mrs Joan Hudsweth of Dothan route four.
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Hartford
J. C. Williams
Newton
Tabernacle Church
Williams
J. M. Williams
H. A. King
S. H. Barnes
Roy Sammons
Jacksonville
Fla
C. C. Hartzog
J. Williams
J. M. Williams, Jr
Narion
A. G. Thomas
Floyd Parker
Church of Christ
Vicksburg
Holman Funeral Home
Midland City
Mrs
Joan Hudsweth
Dothan
Cliff slide threatens Salmon Beach area near Tacoma
A two inch wide crack was under inspection after a morning slide. A 8 to 10 ft high wave slammed boats and docks, tearing a wooden boardwalk. The bluff above Salmon Beach near Fort Nisqually risks collapse, endangering historic posts and cliffside homes reached only by a steep foot trail.
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Tacoma
Point Defiance Park
Salmon Beach
Old Fort Nisquailly
Hudson Bay
Security Outlook for Western Europe in Postwar Era
The West advocates gradual rearmament and economic recovery while acknowledging a slow defense buildup. Secretary Acheson and officials warn it may take years before Western Europe is secure against invasion. Europe must rely on America’s access to and willingness to use atomic weapons as a deterrent amid fears of Soviet aggression since 1946, including Soviet troops in Iran. Tea arrives in Europe in 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
State Acheson
Europe
America
Russia
Soviet Union
Iran
Chamber Leaders to Gather in Dothan for Southeast Alabama Conference
Chamber of Commerce officials from across the Wiregrass will meet in Dothan on Wednesday for a southeast Alabama conference on national business affairs. The program features Frank M. Malone of Southern Bell as discussion leader on The Business Man's Stake in Government, with William Bird of Washington, national affairs adviser for the U S Chamber, presenting Help Yourself to Better Government. Attendees include members from Andalusia Florala Ozark Enterprise Opp Troy and Dothan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Malone
Alabama
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Birmingham
Ghout Southeast Ala Chamber of Commerce
Throubama
Malone
John M. Ward
Montgomery
Alabama Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Wiregrass
Dothan
Houston
Alabama Chamber of Commerce
William d. Bird
Bird
Washington
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Chambers of Commerce
United States Chamber
Alabama State Chamber
Fire at warehouse leaves several injured near exit
Bernard Mangold and Miss Pittman aided outside as smoke and shock affected them. Levett Marks, 31, attempted to help Mrs. Smith to the ward door but she ran back inside. Assistant Fire Chief Doug Melton twice faced choking smoke while four attempts were made to reach Mrs. Smith. The warehouse stored paint, oil products, tires, and machinery with a mattress storage area where the fire began. Cause undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Mangold
World coffee consumption tops 37 million 132-pound bags yearly
Global demand for coffee now exceeds 37 million 132 pound bags annually, underscoring large scale consumption across markets. Major producers and exporters drive the figure as consumers in multiple regions boost per capita intake and trade dynamics.
Records show revenue depart overages and shortfalls in six months
The budget set 420000 revenue for the department but Vaughn reports 442273.58 in six months. Taxes yielded 483?652.99 per Driggers, licenses 136758.87, gasoline tax 23248.91 against 28400. Some items like recorder's court 17202.35 and miscellaneous 16871.37 also fell short. Parking meters and beer taxes produced 11691.80 vs 24000 estimate, the largest overestimate. Payrolls and other disbursements lagged behind expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughn
Roy Driggers
Recorders
Recorder’s Court
Eiy
Slocomb Teacher Mrs Sellers Dies In Dothan Hospital
Slocomb Special. Mrs Earl Sellers Jr longtime Slocomb elementary teacher died after illness in a Dothan hospital. She was 33. Funeral service at 7 p.m. at Slocomb Methodist Church with burial at Pleasant Hill cemetery. Officiants were Rev Herndon and Rev Daniels. Surviving: husband, daughter Jo Ann, her mother Q Garner, a brother Roy Garner, four sisters Mrs Howard Smith Mrs W D Murdock Mrs W A Northington and Mrs Roy Baxter, all of Slocomb. Ward Wilson Funeral Home, Dothan, in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slocomb
Earl Sellers, Jr
Jo Ann
Q. Garner
Roy Garner
Gyters
Howard Smith
W. D. Murdock
W. A. Northington
Mo Gromery
Roy Baxter
Dothan
City Expenditures Far From Budget in Unusual Period
Officials reported mixed results with hired help and power payments under budget while equipment and welfare costs ran high. Total receipts reached 925 536.93, above the 836 481.14 budgeted, yet normal expenditures showed 679 606.34 against 708 . budgeted. The period highlighted grants to schools and a Negro high school construction draw, plus small street project debits.
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Dhbama Power Company
Vangie
Liqur
Chase National Bank and /nr Company of
New York
New Negro High School
Vaughn
Yate
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Morgan
ELKS
W. H
Little Bud) Morgan
Panscey
Elks Lodge
New Smyrna Beech
Sanford
New Smyrna Beach
Manazer
Delphia Cathars
Oxford
New Smyrna
Miarvan
R. C. Vickers
AL H L. Bute
Pansey
T. B. Vickers
Gordon
Dilburn
Ernest Lee Dilurn
U.S. Army
H. WN. Dilburn
South Appletree Street
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Glee Club
Headland
Huntingdon College Glee Club
Headland High Scho
James Oppert
T-toan
Jones
Helen Braswell
Wiresrass
Florida
Louie Tillery
Cottonwood
Troy State Teachers College
Association of Southeastern Biologists
University of Tennessee
Knoxville
Sheriff's
W. G. Peterson
S. Oates
Wiregrass Stadium
City Cafe
S. Foster St
J. D. Buie
Carlton Buie
Owners
William F. Crocker
W. H. Seagreaves
Sara B. Pope
Emil R. May
Sgt
Robert L. McSwean
Chamber
Dothan Federal
Federal Home Loan Bank
Cont
le Eee
Ea Ata Seca
Harry P. Hall
Prs
S. Foster
Joe E Sellers
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