Draft Bill Sparks War Hysteria Debate in Congress
Frederick J. Libby told the House armed services committee that war is not imminent but hysteria is raised deliberately as draft plans move forward. He urged letting the public decide the draft question and warned against rushing a selective service return before November elections. Senate members weighed Air Force funding while education leader Dr George F. Zook urged targeted deferment reform.
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Frederick J. Libby
Winsnonatea
Ware
House Armed Services Committee
Walter G. Andrews
Libby
Truman
Congress
Air Force
George F. Zook
Washington
American Council On Education
Andrews Committee
Zook
Schedule Changes for Garbage Service Implemented Citywide
Parramore outlined new routes and times for trash pickup. West of North Oates Street and east of West Main Street Sunday through Thursday pickups shift to early morning. North of West Main to city limits will collect in afternoons on same days. South of West Main between Oates Street and East Woodland Drive retains old schedule.
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Parramore
North Oates Street
West Main Street
Oen
Herring Street
West Main
Oates Street
East Woodland Drive
Main Street
Cullec
Garbage clutter and confusion in local area report
A garbled OCR fragment describes trash and debris around a district, mentioning waste piles and sections of a street. It references unclear events, with phrases about beer planting and a BP rate noted as two percent, but no coherent actions or dates are provided.
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Irecas
Maybank protests delay on 70 group air force funding
Sen. Burnet R. Maybank denounces a move to delay action on funding for new aircraft while a cost study is conducted. He urges immediate Senate action on a House approved bill for 3.198 billion dollars to buy planes for the Air Force and Navy.
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Washington
UPD
Burnet R. Maybank
D-Sc
Maybank
National Council For Prevention of War
Congress
South Carolina
Concert Association Membership Drive Opens Tomorrow
The Dothan Community Concert Association kicks off its spring drive with about 70 workers meeting at the Houston Hotel at 7 p.m. to issue drive materials. Renewals for the fall and winter season have been available for ten days, with season tickets priced at $6 for adults and $3 for students. sales close at noon Saturday.
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Concert Association
Ruth
Dothan Community Concert Association
Houston
Dothan
Mrs. Ada Stephens Funeral Held Here
Mrs. Ada Stephens sixty eight died recently and funeral services were held at her sister Mrs. J W Warrisons home in Enterprise. The deceased longtime resident of Enterprise had been an invalid for ten years with Rev W O Phillips and Rev O N Hamby officiating and survivors include nephew James M Harrison of Coral Gables Fla and three nieces Annice Arrant Abbeville Frances Brown and Will Warren of Enterprise.
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Enterprise
Stephens
J. W. Warrison
James M. Harrison
Coral Gables
Fla
Annice Arrant
Abbeville
Frances Brown
Will Warren
Lovebirds Fry at Panama Transformer Station
Ancon Panama Canal Zone AP report says two lovebirds known as parakeets touched bills at an outdoor transformer, shorted an 11 6-volt feeder line, and caused a power outage for about an hour before repair workers found the birds fried.
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Ancon
Panama Canal Zone
Lovebirds
Firemen Wives Club Organizes Meeting in Dothan
Mrs Granger hosted a Dothan Fire Department wives and mothers club meeting on Friday night to organize the Firemen's Wives and Alotvers Cin. Mrs W H Wilkes was elected president with A L Posey as vice president and L D Granger as treasurer. Hostess served refreshments assisted by Mrs G W Hawkins with numerous members attending.
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Dothan Fire Department
Aged Water Wheel Powers Suburban Water Supply
GRAND RAPIDS Michigan residents rely on a 57 year old plant and a 12 foot water wheel as the main pumping source. Charles Russell operates the tiny utility without meters charging 1 dollar monthly to old customers and 4 dollars per quarter for new customers.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Charles Russell
Lemberton Creek
Russell
He Saved The Gas But It Came High
Providence dispatch reports Leon Chalon a New York salesman parked his car for five days near his hotel to save gas. Police tagged the vehicle daily first three days then hourly on the fourth day and towed it away on the fifth. He faced 382 in fines and noms.
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Leon Chalon
New York
Taft and Stassen clash over strategy in Ohio primaries
Senator Robert A. Taft arrives in Cleveland to address the National Restaurant Association and organize district leaders for Ohio's May 4 GOP primary. He opposes Harold Stassen on oleo tax repeal and ERP use, forecasts a tough contest, and vows to campaign across 11 districts while avoiding a full-delegation claim.
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Cleveland
Robert A. Taft
Otto
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Taft
National Restaurant Association
Stassen
Youngstown
Carton
Akron
Campagn
Earl Hart
Ohio
Restaurant Association
Stassen’s
Tait
New England
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T. J. Whatley & Sons Hardware—Seeds
Foster
Chevrolet
Trucks For Transportation Unlimited
Ahott
BIOM
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Tsene
Solomon Motor Company, Inc
Andrews Street
Ada Stephens
Mrs. Granger
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Thaler
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Europe
Russia
M Pedes
New Guinea
John Chapman
Chicago
R. L. Tindel
Optometrist
Faley
Brenan
Sowth
St. Andrewn
Saliba Bidg
Young
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