Wiregrass Drill Term Papers and Local News Flash
Cross Sections Of Life In The Wiregrass recounts Branton’s Army radio course at Camp Gordon, Alabama, with enlistment details and training at Fort Jackson. The piece also notes local incidents including cotton gin results, a rattlesnake bite injury in Headland, and eleven arrests for public drunkenness and related charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dranton
James E Sranton
Ron Er Fe
Wire Southtamerm Signal
Signal Corps Training Center
Camp Gerson
Georgia
Pet. Branton
Maxwell Field
Alabama
Fort Jackson
South Carolina
Rehobeth
Workshop On Alcohol At University
Twenty two teachers and public school officials participate in a university workshop on alcohol education. Conducted by the College of Education at the University of Alabama, the program studies alcohol effects on the body and society using Yale materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of
Ala- Ara
College of Education
Wack Ap
Yale University
Seymour Hurt
Four Ozark youths held on masking law charge
OZARK Special police detained four Negro youths over masking. One released to juvenile authorities. Raymond McLendon is under bond, Tommie Johnston and Robert Edward Lee Miller remain in custody in Jal. All were charged under the state masking statute for alleged participation in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozark
Raymond McLendon
Tommie Johnson
Robert Edward Lee Miller
Fotla
Governor Hamm discusses property assessments and 40 percent level
In a reported exchange Hamm critiques current assessments as not all at the 40 percent value and urges legislative action. He notes state rules directing railroads and public properties to be valued at 40 percent, aims to equalize diverse properties within assessment districts, and states inquiries will target cases above or below the level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tevel
Beatin
Hamm
Hamm Wrote the Governor “the Aagreaments Mamte Ditecstr
Aasestmonia Pealnet
Pribilz Wiiiten
Ssennmeniz Agatant Corporations
Foisem Amait Heme
Tragic Death Of Youth Near Dothan City Line
State investigators took autopsy steps after a youth's body found by a Central of Georgia foreman near Calamite Hill. The identification came as "Boogey" Vann, son of Irene and an earlier witness in a breach of peace case against his father. The elder Vann claimed his son had gone to Florida with grandparents, while the trial was postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central of Georgia Railroad
Gald
Albany
Dothan
Panama City
Vigor Monty
C. S Prier
A. D. Dixon
Weer Tion
Calamite Hillway
Duthan
Kirkland
Boogey
Vann
Johnson 'Puner
Fred Johnson
Houston Law Jand Equity Court
Irene Vann
Lawmakers Scramble Over Records Amid Budget Amendments
The House faced a chaotic session as about 30 amendments were rushed through a general appropriations bill. Lawmakers criticized the process noting funds restored to items previously cut, with one suggestion to double all items. The session devolved into a farce as members complained of confusion and lack of accountability.
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Totet
General Fund
Blount County
Rep. C. Denton
Pelham Jerri
Cleburnie
John W. Howell
Calhoun
Department
Nance
Come
W. A. Barnets
Leuder
Scout Officials Call Council Wide Meet For August 18
Scout officials plan a council wide meeting at Ozark on August 18 to coordinate work and discuss age group changes from cubbing to scouts and senior grades. Executives McRight and Hunter will lead sessions with den mothers and unit heads, while the Liberty Roll Cal and Fornett Anniversary Crusade are on the agenda for discussion and questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeastern
Alphaime
Counett
Ozark
Avoltin
Macvienton
Scot
Executiva
Robert McRight
MecRight
Tom the Ixtler
Ge 2
Ajag
Grouing
Will
Gant Posed
Malta Ivay
Enterprize
Glen Wells
J. H. Carroll
Clayton
Scott Blasts Truman In Resignation Talk
Washington Republican leader Hugh D. Beat Jr resigns as RNC chairman warning of a fading political force if elections approach. He attacks President Truman, accusing him of opposing state rights and promoting a powerful police state in a fiery speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Truman
Washington
Hugh D Beat Jr
Bia
Republican National Committee
T Rumen
Harry
Drage Kinskie
County hospital project gains mild support at meeting
About 22 residents attended the meeting on building a county hospital with most favoring hiring a bond attorney. The plan would create a noncounty hospital corporation under state law with directors not county officers and provide for acquisition construction and operation. Citizens earlier voted 41 in favor of renewing a four mile ad valorem tax to fund the effort. C R Lewis was appointed to draft incorporation papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Areo
State Board of Health
Houston County Board of Revenue
Sch
Catheon
C. R. Lewis
Board of Revenue
Tose
Richthony M. Flowera
Dan W. Baker
W. L. Bailey
Perry Calhoun
A. D. Wilkerson
A. J. Register
G. H Jordan
J. M. Jones
John R Atkins
3. Acree, W, Carl Newton, A. D. Unser
S. Jones
Wilton Sturges
Burkett
Worst political move sparks tax and public funding clash
Dale County leaders condemn the action as the worst political move this decade. The rhetoric frames it as groundwork for higher taxes and future state pressure. Wallace Malone and Luther Ingalls attack a pend, while Flournoy Lovelace calls the proceeding a farce as members push amendments without scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale County
Gay
James HE
Folsom Ag
Harnelt
Wallace Malone
Houston
Luther Ingalls
Maniplanery
Flournoy Lovelace
Guernsey Cattle Sale Planned for Marianna September 22
September 22 is set for a Guernsey cattle sale in Marianna, with a prior August 19 educational film showing on handling and breeding. Local and state dairy figures including W C Johnson of Dinsmere Dairies, Henry Logan of St Peterburg, and C W Reever of Gainesville prepare the event at the former Marianna Army Air Field surplus building, inviting cattlemen to attend both the film and sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guernsey
Marianna Cofcmarianna
Marianna Jackson
Henry Logan
St. Peterabura
Florida
C. W. Reever
Gainesville
Externsjurt Service
Marianna Army Air Field
Kennedy
Cotton acreage proposals shape 1950 farm policy debate
Lawmakers discuss a multi part cotton plan to fix 1950 acreage. Proposals include minimum plantings of 21 million acres, quotas with penalties up to 50 percent of parity for excess cotton sales, and formulas reflecting production trends. The bill aims to prevent drastic shifts in state programs while easing wheat and peanut adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Pace
Dgn
Oklahoma
Pavel Anid
Colorado
Montana
Texas
Public health braces as cases rise across states
The report notes West Virginia at 97 cases, Indiana counties making up 40 to 45 percent of state totals, and Ball State Teachers College suspending summer classes. New York totals 46 deaths with 405 cases in the city, while Long Island beaches close after a spike. Several states report high bacteria counts and warnings against public hysteria amid the outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Indiana
Ball State Teachers College
Muncie
Jarsex City
N. J
Albaty
N. Y
New York State
New York City
Stone
Slane Park Beach
Long Island
Beac
Grens Nack
Springfield
Hhe Public Health Service
Arkansia
California
Texas
Oklahoma
New York
Government contracts and alleged kickbacks probe set
The article details suspected feathering of nest by government officers and contractors in contract settlements. It cites a Warren report to Congress on the Contract Settlement Act revealing schemes where 20 percent of contract value might be redirected to officials or relatives and dummy firms. It notes a probe into five percent brokers and the lack of findings about the agents themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nesta
Fim
Certin
Warren Cald
Warren
Congrega
Hye
Czech priest jailed for treason and excommunication decree
An imprisoned village priest, Ney Alola Fajsil, was sentenced to ten years for treason after allegedly refusing the last rites to a sick woman who had resigned from the Communist Party. The Czech government framed the case as a test against Vatican excommunication and warned clergy that further refusals could lead to trials, while a Vatican source suggested the trial was a Communist tactic to discredit the church. A separate note reports four American educators and clergy on a Septet visit noting church opinions vary and urging U.S. trade restrictions to ease tensions.
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Lovakia
Communist 2
Rane
Federal
Prague Radio
Heral Prague Radio
Tresaon
Communist Party
Ney
Alola Fajsil
Cyedr
Fe Prae
Vetican
Minster
Alexei Cepiska
H. Richter
S Jatate
Father Fajel
Vatican
Rome
Father Fojatt
National Council For American
Benjamin Mays
Morehouse College
Atlanta
George E. Paine
Cambridge
New Art Associate Announced At API
Bilton Ward Brietzke named as instructor in dramatic art at Auburn Polytechnic Institute. He will assume the position September 18, coming from Idaho Springs Colorado to succeed Robert Eberle who has resigned. Brietzke, native of California, is a Sacramento Junne College and San Jose State College graduate with three master's degrees from Western Reserve University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Bilton Ward
Brietzke
Alabamy Polytechniq Testitute
Franc Manon Orr
Schoo of Architecture
Idaho Springs
Colorado
Robert Eberle
S.p.t
California
Sacramento Junne College
San Jose State College
Western Reserve University
County Reads Enet Bridges Fund Collection Expenses Plan
The board discussed funding collection expenses and appointing competent personnel to manage reporting. Logan and commissioners argued for a capped wage and a full monthly activity report while considering existing collectors and potential hires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readsenet Bridges
Fune
Board of Revenue
Unemployment Claims and Payments Rise in June
The June report shows 19 applications and payments for unemployment compensation active on file, with increases over May. Compared to June a year ago, placements fell 54 percent, applications rose 59 percent, and claims for unemployment compensation rose 30 percent. Unemployment payments in June 1948 totaled 5,069 in the Dothan area, up from the previous month and higher than June last year, while Medicine Bow National Forest in Wyoming reported 3,085,207,000 board feet of 10 inch plus trees as support for the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teleghonas
Dothan
Medicine Bow National Forest
Wyoming
Pact-Defense Plans Formed For Atlantic Nations
U S, Britain, Norway and Denmark align on mutual defense under the Atlantic Pact. Admirals and generals report progress toward final military organization by year end, with talks focusing on force levels and U S funding for a pan-European defense structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William N. Vatis Linearp
Amercan
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Britain
Norway
Denmark
Adm
Louis 5_ Perel
Ure
U. S
U. S. Naval
London
Paris
George VI
Buckingham Palace
Tessar
Ole Berg
Northholt
Hawaii Dock Strike Could Reach Mainland, Says ILWU
Honolulu AP report says Hawaii’s Otday dock strike may spread to the U S mainland as CIO Pack Coast longshoremen consider solidarity walkout. ILWU spokesman Robert W McElrath cites unsettled West Coast contract ratification and warns Hawaii employers risk continued strife under the territorial government’s recall program. The West Coast union may have operated under a back to work memo since December 6, 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Hawaii
CIO Pack Coast Jongstioremen
Ropert W. McElrath
West Coast
Sontragt
International
ILWU
San Francisco
Mekirath
New York and New Orleans Cotton Futures Rise on Trade
Cotton futures in New York and New Orleans edged higher in early trading as buyers covered and short positions. Prices showed modest gains across contracts with Dec and May futures noted, while overall activity remained light amid cautious market sentiment. In San Francisco, runaway incidents due to improper parking rose, with NA Coast Safety Council reporting higher auto incidents for the first half of 1949 compared to the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Orleans
Hale
San Francisco
Joes
NA Coast Safety Council
MD. Iver C Larson
Spearman Accepts Texas Church Director Post
Gabe Spearman, longtime director of religious education at First Baptist Church here, will leave for Wichita Falls Texas to become director of church activities at Lamar Ave Baptist Church. He served in Dothan about two years and plans to move with his wife and four children to support the new church project and relocation in Wichita Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gabe Spearman
Reusic
First Baptist Church
Wichita Falla
Tex
Lamar Ave
Dothan
Onteg St
Beverly Ann
Gene
Sally
Neney Jane
Spearman
Livestock Prices Steady Across Major Plants in Several States
USDA reports arrivals totaling about 200 cattle and 209 calves at major packing plants in Albany Columbus Thomasville and other cities in Georgia Alabama and Florida. Hog prices for various weight ranges ranged from about 12 to 21 dollars with the area peak near 21.75 while cattle and veal prices showed mixed moves across the listed markets and weights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
USDA
Albany
Columbus
Maultrie
Tilton
Dothan
Ala
Jacksonville
Tillahassee
Fla
Irregular Retell Prices For Meats This Week Reported
The Associated Press notes irregular and mostly minor shifts in meat prices this week, with a few cent gains or losses per pound. Produce prices softened broadly due to heavy seasonal supplies while only certain items like lettuce and some fruits saw price increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ace Bolter
Axia
Ue Institute
Agriculture Department
Midwest
Dun. & Bradstreet
Gamerai Wae
Descriptive notes and stray dog memorial plans in desert area
The article mentions discussions on a Mexico loan still under consideration by the United States and a bill for expanded defense powers. It also notes a memorial plan in the desert area for a prize Boston terrier named Duke, with related pricing for dogs and supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sean
Mexico
Truman
United States
Congress
Secreet
Walter Glatters
Duke
Joe
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Ware
Shary
David Gambie
Dothan Hospital
Beng Batten
Fogle
Gambie
D.D.T
Southern Airmotive, Inc
Napier Field
Dothan, Ala
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API
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Prominee
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Mit News Soc—Union
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