Alabamians In Washington By Wilbur Jennings
Alabama voices in Washington press for price controls and allocation to aid defense. Sparkman backs Baruch plan, warns inflation hurts war effort, calls for strict protections against profiteering and panic buying. Mention of Warrior-Tombigbee river resurvey, river tonnage growth, and potential power development tied to flood control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparkman
Therm
Edward DeGratienied
Tuscaloosa
Port Birmingham
Mobile
DeGraffenried
Washington
W. J. McElroy
Warrior and Gulf Navigation Co
McElroy
Citizens Offer 150 For Hit Run Killer
In Chipley Florida special donors from Ebro and Washington County pledge 150 reward for the arrest and conviction of a hit and run driver who killed Quinton Strickland 32 at his Ebro area home on July 30. Sheriff Dan Brock said the money will be placed in a special bank fund as the investigation continues. Strickland a farmer was killed instantly while walking along the highway the vehicle dragged him about 100 feet Tom Sages witnessed the crash and narrowly escaped harm himself.
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Chipley
Ebro
Washington County
Quinton Strickland
Dan Brock
Strickland
Tom Sages
Livestock market report from Chicago with varied hog and cattle prices
The Chicago livestock market shows salable hogs at 800 head and total 2200, with week’s top at 2500 and closing at 2498. Hog prices weaken 50-76 cents for sows and gilts, with most classes showing declines. Cattle receipts jump 5000 head vs last week, with steers and heifers down 80-? dollars, cows and bulls mixed, feeder prices steady to up slightly, and several loads of fed cattle hitting 3250-328 per head for prime steers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
USDA
Dothanites Injured In Highway Accident
Mr and Mrs Wesley Thompson of Dothan were injured yesterday when their car collided head on with a pickup at Grand Ridge near Marianna They were taken by ambulance to Dothan and neither was in serious conditionFlorida resident C L Fulghan of Cyprus was the other driver and uninjured Officials said the investigation is incomplete no charges had been filed The Thompsons were en route to Florida to fish when the crash occurred
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Wesley Thompson
Dothan
Grand Ridge
Marianna
Flonde
C. L. Fulghan
Cyprus
Fla
Ube
Wiorida
Judge Simmons Seats Grand Jury In Coffees
Elba special report notes empaneling of a Coffee County Circuit Court grand jury. Judge B W Simmons presided in place of Judge C C Brannen who is recuperating after illness. Thursday session held since that was the only day Simmons could preside.
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Elba
Coffee County
B. W. Simmons
Simmons
C. C Brannen
Brannen
Legion Auxiliary Plan Joint Installation in Samson
Samson Amerian Legion Post and Auxiliary will hold a joint officer installation Tuesday night at the Samson Community Center. State Commander Hugh Overton will speak and attend along with district officials. Unit commanders are H a Carr and Mrs. Clarence Pea tack. a 7 40 p.m. picnic supper is planned.
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Samson
Amerian Legion
Hugh Overton
Minte
Uni
Ha, Carr
Clarence Peatack
300 Yard Walk Marks Recovery For Blakely Worker
Blakely residents cheered Specialy-Joe Grimsley as he walked 300 yards on crutches last week, a sign of progress after a severe accident on a builders’ job near Fulagerald and Broxton. He survived being run over during a truck crash, spent days in Douglas and Cuthbert hospitals, and has since endured months of home recovery with wife and ten children watching his slow return to life and work.
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Blakely Specialy
Joe Grimsley
Iurace
Joe
Fulagerald
Broxton
Loth
M Douglas
Cuthbert
Wfe
Cuthbert Hospital
Bay Street
Blakely
Low-Cost Housing Research Slated
Tuskegee Institute will conduct a low cost housing research project under a federal contract with the Housing and Home Finance Agency. The program will train farm families to build their own homes under Tuskegee supervision and publish a guide on building with concrete block. Participants may construct homes for about 1000 dollars with guidance on securing low interest loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuskegee
APY
Tuskegee Institute
Solons Hope Rucker Reactivation May Be Forthcoming
Three lawmakers sent a telegram to The Eagle expressing hope Camp Rucker may be reactivated as mobilization proceeds. They urge Defense Department to consider reactivating the post for additional troop training facilities and note recent local appeals in Ozark Enterprise and Dothan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jona Sparkman
Ozark
Enterprise
Merchants Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Defense Department
Camp Rucker
Third Army’ Headquarters
Atlanta
Ih. P. Gantt
Confectioners Open Birmingham Parley
In Birmingham delegates to the Southern Wholesale Confectioners Association convened for a dream convention with candy displays. About six hundred ten representatives are expected through Wednesday. An advance meeting at Stepp Cheraw D C offers supervision and technical instruction at no cost. Tuskegee experts led by President F D Patterson discuss a ten year project to develop a low cost concrete block home using local sand and river resources.
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Birmingham
Southern Wholesale Confectioners Association
Candy Company
Wodnesday
Stepp
Cheraw
D. C
Tuskegee
F. D. Patterson
Yofectoncy Sessions Held in Capital District
A week long conference of public health veterinarians sponsored by the communicable usage center of the U S Public Health Service will be held in Montgomery with sessions beginning August 13 at the virtue laboratory. Principal sessions will be held August 14 at the national headquarters in Atlanta and the conference will continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public
Jhealth Veterinarians
U.S
Health Service
Sions Ag i
Virue
Puane |Health Center
Montgomery
Atlanta
Canty Chub Names Selig President Following Dlaata
The Southern Selig men's Canty Chub announces the succession of Canty Chub leader James T. dlaata being succeeded by the new president, Selig, marking a transfer of office within the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Selig Men's Canty Chub
James T. Dlaata
Fragmentary sentence about public health official in Atlanta
Fragmented OCR item noting James H. Steele of Atlanta as a chief of a health board or bureau and references to public health and disease, with unclear surrounding context and multiple garbled phrases.
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James H. Steele
Atlanta
Public Health
Branca
Otte
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Hintom
Alabama
Augusta
York
Jeasie van Gilchrist
Alabama City
Earnest F Ingtem
Athland
E M Harris
Birrmingham
EM Harris
Henry W Cheney, Jr
Florence
Paul Propst
William
Michael Propst
Brilliant
Thompson
Millard ¥ Brandon
Cullman
Buford Boone
Jeff Coleman
Tuscatoosa
Louise W McDonald
Lella Dodge
Vella B Moon
Delma Seward
BIKEL
Speigner Concrete Block CO. OM Fairground Dist Harte
Monarch Dry Cleaners
Oates
Swiss Dry Cleaners
Troy St
Brenda Sue Clark
Linde Carol Mercer
Brenda Sue
John McLendon
Eegie
Bulle McLendon
HL Clark
South Lena Street
Linda Carol
Sonty Mercer
Judge Simmons
Grand Jury
Bauman
Solons Express
Hope Rucker
Confectioners Open
Parley
Capital
Beatle
Rugs & Carpete
Harden’s
Beacon Cafe
Cobb
Oscar's Sandwich Shop
Rainbow Drive-In
Mrs White
Bell
Migs Small
Penney's
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