Williams Elected Head Of Knights Templar Alabama
Clifford H. Williams of Opelike elected grand commander of the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Alabama, succeeding A Parker Mize of Tuscaloosa. Officers chosen at Montgomery conclave include Archelus F. Campbell deputy grand commander Birmingham and others across Alabama. The next year’s conclave will be in Gadsden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puttord H. Willams
Opelike
Knights Templar
Ala‘yda
A. Parker Mize
Tuscaloosa
Montgomery
T Archelus F. Campbell
Birmingm
B. Patterson
Birmingham
J. L. Lay
Mobile
Geneal
Charles D. Murphy
Dothan
Eand
William J.kristian
Selma
William W. Glass
Tur
Frank A. ‘Mlette
Henry C. Pollard
Funtsville
Guy T. Smith
Zylewellyn R. Hillyer
Edgar M.bober
Florence
Emry W. John
Gadsden
Strike News from Bell System Negotiations and NFTW Loans
Wages and talks loom as Southwestern Bell plans new bargaining with union officials under conciliation services tomorrow with Western Electric participation rumored. NFTW denounces alleged company sabotage while Labor Dept seeks progress. A T & T rebuffs wage offers. UMW loans lift NFTW funds to 160000, signaling prep for a prolonged strike.
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Southwestern Bell
Servce
Labor Department
Western Electric Co
National Federation of Telephone Workers
NFTW
C.W. Werkau
Bell System ‘Companies
John W. Gibson
New York
A.t.&t
Gibson
Walter. Gifford
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UFL
Food self sufficiency in Britain drops by line
Britain produced less than one third of the food it consumed in 1939, signaling a sharp drop in domestic food self sufficiency as war pressures mount and imports restricted.
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Britain
Chandler To Call MacPhail On Carpet
New York. Baseball Commissioner A B Chantler summoned Yankees president Larry MacPhail for a meeting in Cincinnati on Tuesday. Chandler refused to confirm a hearing on insubordination rumors tied to MacPhail’s actions after Leo Durocher case.
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NEW York
A. B. Chantler
Larry MacPhail
New York Yankees
Cincinnati
Chandler
MacPhail
New York World - Telegram
Leo Durocher
Dodger
Dan Daniel
World-Telegram
Daniel
Chuddler
Howard College campus plan sparks convention clash
Supporters promoted a combined Howard Judson campus as the Alabama Scaptist University. Dr Frank Tripp objected saying Howard did not instigate the movement and warned against personal attacks. The convention recessed to move to the City Auditorium for a larger audience as a Birmingham offer to fund land, cash, and expansion was reviewed.
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Howard College
Frank Tripp
Howard
Tripp
Williams
First Baptist Church
City Auditorium
Birmingham
Bida
Judson
Alabama Scaptist University
Bzptlat
Edgewood Lake
Montgomery
Harwell G. Davis
J. J. Riddle
Retonga Brings Relief For Anniston Woman
Mrs. H. L. McMichael of 900 Duncan St. Anniston Alabama reports dramatic improvement after taking Retonga. She says prior to treatment she could barely perform housework, lived on dry toast, and suffered pain and gas. She credits Retonga with better appetite sleep and strength and notes she no longer uses laxatives. Retonga advertised as aiding digestion and appetite relief.
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Retonga
Declarer
H. L. Mc- Michael
Duncan St
Anniston
Ala
Mrs. Mc- Michael
Cash Drug Store
Army and Navy unifications and universal training plan
The article outlines phased administration plans for future defense including universal military training. It notes the issue heads to congressional consideration in coming weeks while covering Senate labor debate, Interior Department appropriations, and GOP positions on labor and veto threats. It cites Aiken and Ball on amendments, Marshall’s conference report, and various House and Senate actions on economics, housing, and defense matters.
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Army
Navy
Congress
Senate
House
Interior Department
Ts Appropriations Committee
Gold Star Wives — Organization of Widows of War Veterans
House Veterans Committee
Aiken
R-Vi
GOP
Truman
Alken
Ball
R-Minn
White House
Marshall
Foreign Ministers Conference
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Burton K. Wheeler
Senate War Investigating Committee
Ferguson
R-Mich
House Banking Committee
Poe
Moscow
U. S
TVA
Public Works
Gordon KR. Clapp
Tennessee Valley Authority
Edlender
D-La
Eastland
D-Miss
Germany
Alabama college bid submissions to subcommittee firms
Bids were submitted to a nine member subcommittee chaired by Arthur Mead of Montgomery. The proposals came from Besemer Talladega Brent Centerville Community Gadsden Gunterville Sylacauga Thorsby and Chilton County and Mobile as options alongside Birmingham facilities for the two colleges in Marion Alabama.
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Marion
Ala
Birmingham
Bescemer
Talladega
Brent
Centerville
Gadsden
Gunteraville
Svlacauga
Thorsby
Chilton County
Mobile
Arthur Mead
Montgomery
Fox Cardwell Sr dies in Philadelphia at 73
Hartf ord special Fox Cardwell Sr longtime Hartford resident died last night at his son Fox Cardwell Jr s home in Philadelphia Pa where he had lived the past year He was about 73 years old He lived in Hartford 45 years coming from Dothan where he spent his early years He married Florence Pilcher of Dothan Funeral services set for 3 pm Sunday at Hartford Methodist Church Rev J F McLeod Jr officiating Burial will be in a Dothan cemetery with Holman of Hartford in charge Surviving: Fox Cardwell Jr and Ezra Wallace Cardwell of New York City
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Hartford
Fox Cardwell
Philadelphia
Cardwell
Dothan
Florence Pilcher
Hartford Methodist Church
J. F. McLeod, Jr
Holman
Fox, Jr
Ezra Wallace Cardwell
New York City
Territorial plea for self government noted in item 20
The Security Council's military staff committee, inactive for months, is preparing its first report. It indicates little progress toward deploying the international police force to enforce council decisions. Secretariat head Trygve Lie, ex foreign minister of Norway, oversees about 2000 staff members with offices in major cities.
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Security Council
Council
Trygve Lie
Lie
Moscow Conference Ends With Friendly Banquet And Toasts
After 46 days of talks, the Moscow conference closed with cordial good will despite blunt clashes. Dulles praised four power unity and tolerance, while Bidault and Bevin prepared to depart by special trains. Stalin led a lavish Kremlin banquet with many toasts to Truman and allied leaders.
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Marenall
Moscow
Georgey Bidault
Paris
Ernest Bevin
Aet
Marshall
John Foster Dulles
Col
Marshall Carter
Hig
Charles E. Bohlen
H. Freeman Matthews
Dulles
United States
Kremlin
Stalin
Truman
School names and staff list scattered in OCR line
A long list of schools and staff names appears, including Rice Rehobeth junior high and high and several others such as Columbia elementary Arthur Lee Shelley Columbia junior high and high Sonny Cumbie Vicksburg elementary and junior high Ted Bond Vicksburg junior high and high Jimmy Williams Brannon Stand elementary Monroe Ethridge Kinsey elementary Donald Hodges Madrid elementary Robert Clark Madrid junior high Allen Hobbs Du Pree elementary James Fitch Harmon junior high Tony Peterman Teylor elementary Ferrell White Cowarta elementary Jimmy Hollis Ardilla elementary Byrd Gamble Webb elementary Jackie Capps Webb junior high.
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Jimmy Hollis
Ardilla
Byrd Gamble
Webb
Jackie Capps
Coins of famed monarchs shown at Chicago museum
Coins issued by renowned rulers are on display at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. The exhibit features Queen Victoria, Queen Wilhelmina of Holland, Louis Napoleon, Maria Theresa of Austria, Catherine the Great and Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria.
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Chicago
Museum of Science and Industry
Queen Victoria
Wilhelmina
Holland
Louis Napoleon
Maria Theresa of Austria
Catherine the Great
Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria
Evangelistic Club Leads Sunday Services in Dothan
Number 15 Dothan and Houston County residents will receive support through an evangelistic club. Services are held in the chapel each Sunday afternoon and a Sunday school has been organized, Clendinen said.
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Dothan
Houston County
Clendinen
Hog market boosts livestock arrivals across Southern plants
Livestock arrivals at eight major plants in Georgia Alabama and Florida totaled 250 cattle 50 calves and 1700 hogs. Hog prices ranged from 10 to 19 dollars with 180 pound plus hogs mostly 17.50 to 18.75 and some near 19 on select lots. Sows brought 5 to 16.50, other hogs 10 to 12 for smaller sizes.
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Thomasville
USDA
Albany
Columbus
Moultrie
Tifton
Dothan
Ala
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
Fla
Montgomery Market Cattle Week Receipts Steady Trade
Montgomery Market reports cattle week receipts about 11.25 with fairly active Friday trade. Prices mostly steady vs last week for all classes. Slaughter cattle 17.50 to 21.00, calves 11.00 to 19.00, hogs and sows varied with weights, buyers steady on mid ranges.
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Montgomery Market
Montgomery
Fed- State
Mkt
Union Stock Yards
Junior’s Ambition Amid War Losses and Small Scores
A veteran recalls a self-styled opportunist named Junior who trusts his own angle to rise after the war. He tells how a pension plan and a widow scam collapsed, leaving him briefly jailed, then plotting wealth from future ventures. The passage reflects ex soldiers’ uneasy reintegration and lingering cynicism.
Old Age Assistance Applications Take
The Houston County Department of Public Welfare continues to accept old age assistance applications although funds are scarce and caseload is full. Approved cases will stay on the roll until a vacancy opens or new funds arrive, says director Mrs. C L Collins.
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Houston County Department of Public Welfare
C. L. Collins
Dothan Honor Rolls Listed By Vaughn
Dothan High announces first and second honor roll for the six weeks of the second semester. First honors include Julia Lewis Myrna Locke Betty Ward Connie Hill Peggy McAliney Martha Mc Bryde Augusta Walden. Second honors list Catharine Adama Ray nell Allen Ruby Nell Campbell Jackie Coolie Mary Ann Goodwin Elsie Lanier Missy Wright Martha Bozeman Wallace Faulk Whitfield King Gloria Golson Janell Lane AnnHanahan Betty Harrison Mary Virginia Patterson Ann Wise Homer Meeks Frances Freeman Bobobile McGowan Mary Jean O Neal Evelyn Pilcher Fay Reeves June Segler Barbara Snell Carolyn Word Billy Gregory.
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Dothan High School
T. G. Vaughn
Julia Lewis
Myrna Locke
Betty Ward
Connie Hill
Peggy McAliney
Martha McBryde
Augusta Walden
Catharine Adama Raynell Allen
Ruby Nell Campbell
Jackie Coolle
Mary Ann Goodwin
Elsie Lanier
Missy Wright
Martha Bozeman
Wallace Faulk
Whitfield King
Gloria Go
Price-Cutting Crusade Gains National Headline
The drive to lower prices spreads across districts from Newburyport to Mississippi with 20 percent cuts on canned goods in DC area and mass reductions in Boston Brockton and Philadelphia shops. Retailers and manufacturers debate the move as some applaud savings while others warn it could be uneconomical.
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Newburyport
Tal
District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
New York
Spring Valley
Peekskill
Massachusetts
Brockton
Leomister
Mattapan
Boston
James M. Curley
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Chester
Mississippi
Clarksdale
Texas — Men's Wholesale Clothing Company
Atlanta
New Orleans
United Women
Walter Morrow
American Retail Federation
Florida Senate set to act on election and labor measures
Florida solons prep for showdown votes on major election and labor reforms including white primary ban and pickup by utilities. Debate featured fierce opposition and claims of bigotry while approving a school reform package and fishing bills for study.
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Barbara Landstreet
E. Fie
Florida
Senate
Senate Election Committee
Judiciary Committee
Join R. Mathews
The
Improvement Commission
Walter G. Walker
Daytona Beach
Walter
G. Warren Sanchez
Mathews
Democratic Party
House
Lake Okeechobee
St. Johns River
Joe H. Pepples, Jr
Glades
W. J. Hendry
Okeechobee
Fish and Game Committee
Refrigerator Cars Guard Winter Transport Of Commodities
Refrigerator cars are often used in winter to transport commodities that might be damaged by freezing.
Farm peanut parity support announced for 1947
Officials of the U S Department of Agriculture announce July 7 1947 as the start of the new farm support year with parity pricing for 1001 ay peanuts. Commodity Credit loans and purchases will be issued based on historical value with terms set for producer eligibility through 1949. Purchases will be made via pea grower cooperatives in Franklin Virginia Camilla Georgia and other sites to stabilize markets, mirroring the 1946 program.
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U. S
Partment of
Commodity Credit Cone
Franklin Va
Camilla
Buy Dog Buy Master Fight Over Dog Sales
A bizarre note states that when purchasing a dog in TM the buyer must also purchase the dog’s magazine. The dogs are described as fierce and only their masters can handle them.
Deafness in U S Children Affects One In Fifteen
A historical note estimates that about one in fifteen school children in the United States bears some degree of permanent or temporary deafness, highlighting concerns over educational support and accessibility in classrooms.
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United States
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Fox Cardwell, Sr
Merrill Northcutt
Robertsdale
O. H. Deschamps
Legion
Whirlaway
Gouy
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Tripes
Vaughn
Florida Solons
Southside Granite Co
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Slagtex
Eice 1837
Speigner Concrete Block Co
Houston County Farmers Exchange
Alas Granger
Mgr
Dothaz
Glynn Jones Co
Southern Termite Co
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J. E. McGinn
L. J. Moss
J. L. Harris Roofing CO
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