Wiregrass life notes cross section and service calls
Cross sections of life in the Wiregrass report Marine recruiting and reserve duty notes. Raymond Bratt of Foley has been recalled to active Air Force Reserve duty and ordered to report next Monday. A barber shop at Five Points was broken into, with two pairs of electric clippers missing. Cemetery work at Piney Grove Church invites interested persons to attend Thursday at 2 PM with tools.
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Raymond Ocd
Foley
Dothan
Air Force Reserves Road
Phar
Dothan Drug Co
Feedals
Cliff Brown
Owiar
Forcing & Aide
Piney Grove
Jotico
Louis Brown dies at seventy two in Wiregrass region
Louis Brown seventy two died last night at his home on Gordon route one a lifelong Houston County resident. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Johnson Funeral Home of Dothan. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church. Survived by widow Ada Brown of Cordon route one sister Marie Butler of Flomaton Ala brother Atch Brown of Winter Haven Ala and several nieces and nephews.
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Louis Brown
Gordon
Houston County
Johnson Funeral Home
Dothan
Brown
Assembly of God Church
Ada Brown
Cordon
Marie Butler
Flomaton
Ala
Atch Brown
Winter Haven
City Police Arrest 25 During Weekend
City police arrested 25 individuals over the weekend. Among 43 public drunkenness charges, three drunken driving charges. named arrestees include Romeo Renaud 34 Talbotton Gi IW Maddox 47 Gordon Thompson 33 and Jack J Cox 30. Other charges cover gaming disorderly conduct drunkenness without license and related counts.
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Asher
Romeo Renaud
Talbotton
IW Maddox
Gordon Thompson
Jack J Cox
Alto Wie
Springs Church
Dothan
Columbia
23 Scouts 8 Leaders To Be OA Members
Twenty three Scouts and eight adult leaders tapped for membership in the Order of the Arrow during Camp Rotary will be initiated later this month in a ceremony on the Clinton Reservation. Tapped Scouts include Bobby Carter Douglas Cook Jimmy Peacock Harold Albritton Leslie Kerr Hobby Albritton By D Andress Jimmy Pippa Ed Alginson John Adams Kenneth Kim Scarbrough Steve Ama Ben Carroll Frankwn Grady Menderson Genely Mack Harring Walter Pittman Paul Andrew Bill Young Church. Leaders to be initiated are Benton Foy Gene Clouse the Rev Charles Mathison Bob Nunnally AR Sylvester Jr Paul Mila Charles Jeffcont Benny Daum
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Order of the Arrow
Rotary
Clinton’ Reservation
Bobby Carter
Douglan Cook
Jimmy Peacock
Harold Albritton
Leslie Kerg
Hobby Albritton
D. Andress
Jimmy Pippa
Ed Alginson
John Adams
Kenneth Kim Scarbrough
Steve Ama
Ben Carroll
Frank] Wn
Grady Menderson
Geneley
Mack Harring
Walter Pittman
Paul Andrew
Bill
Young Church
Benton , Foy
Gene Clouse
Charles Mathison
Bob Nunnally
AR Sylvester, Jr
Paul Mila
Charles Jeffcont
Benny Daum
Vansyckle appointed to Dothan Salvation Army post
Capt Werner John Vansyckle of Birmingham is assigned to command the Dothan Salvation Army station, succeeding Capt Leste Carter. Vansyckle, his wife Capt Irene Vansyckle, and their two children arrived in Dothan last weekend to begin the new assignment. Carter and his family were transferred to Gadsden last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Werner John Vansyckle
Birmingham
Dothan
Salvation Army
Leste Carter
Vansyckle
Irene Vansyckle
Carter
Gadsden
Iast
Harriman Visits Front Near Korea in Tokyo Trip
President Truman special aide W Averell Harriman flew to the Korean war front from Tokyo as American troops began their first offensive. He toured a battalion command post near the front, noted cheerful officers, and spoke of strong U S leadership before returning to Tokyo.
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Harriman
Tokyo
W Averell Harriman
Japan
Formosa
Taipei
Three White Players Barred From Negro League Game
Three white players were barred from playing in Negro American League games between the Chicago American Giants and the Birmingham Black Barons. They watched from the grandstand in the whites section as Birmingham officers barred their participation.
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Birmingham
Po- Mee
Chicago American Giants
Birmingham Black Barons
Tet Radclifte
Chicago
Birmingham Segregaton Tawe
Gullman
Giants
Black Barons
Jackson
Tenn
Cattle and Hog Prices and Receipts From Southern Markets
Livestock receipts estimated for packing plants in Georgia and surrounding states include 200 cattle 225 calves and 1200 hogs at Albany Columbus Moultrie Thomasville and Tifton Ga Dothan and Jacksonville and Tallahassee Hog prices steady to 35 cents lower than Friday with varied weights from 140 to 300 pounds quoted. Cattle and calves show mixed values with steers cows and bulls ranging across several price points. Federal State Market News Service reports opening activity at Union Stockyards mixed with slaughter and stocker lots and prices fluctuating by weight and grade.
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Thomasville Ga
USDA
Albany
Columbus
Moultrie
Thomasville
Tifton
Dothan
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
Gitani
Montgomery (Ap
Union Stockwards
Touller
Medwin
Progress Report on Sanitary Work in Northwet Dothan
City Engineer B J Ford reported favorable progress on the sanitary expansion in Northweat Dothan. Contractor Carter Construction Company of Geneva works on relocation of a Tift pump station on Selma Street for about 43 000. Roughly 100 feet of pipe remain before connections to a new hot pulp line. The project is part of a 300 000 expansion contract awarded earlier this year, benefiting many residents.
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B J Ford
Northweat Dothan
Carter Construction Company
Ot Geneve
Carters
Selma Steet
Genesa
Ford
Om We Project
Intermediate Group Guests At Picnic
Approximately 35 members of the Blakely Baptist Sunday School attended an animating party and picnic. Planning and serving supper were directed by Mrs J. McDowell, Mrs N A Phaul, Mrs Royce Downs and Edward Balkcom. Cotton futures in New Orleans moved erratically with varied gains and losses in morning trading.
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Blakely
Invertebvate
Mra
J. 3. McDowell
N. A. Phaul
Royce Downs
Edward Balkcom
Offense Opens as UN Forces Hit North Korean Lines
A major UN offensive begins with a curtain of artillery and air support, as American and South Korean units push from Kogan west of Pusan toward Chinju and Chin Don. The 35th Regiment and Fifth Marine forces lead assaults while counterattacks by Reds test the UN lines on the right flank.
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Changnyong
Korea
Pusan
Kiricholf Place
United Nations
Lechon
Eighth Anny Communiatie
Tng
Kogan
Oolibet
Fifth Marine
Redy
Artillry
Reda
Lam
Cingam
Red - Held
Ghint
Pusan Ching
Pussn
MacArthur
Don Whitehead
Associated Press
Artoligy
Chindong
Associated Pres
Erickson
USS Eight Army
Red Artillery
35N
Chingemn
Chinju
Kogen
South Teastern Korea
Fifth Marine Regiment
Kosang
Magan
Polio Cases Reported in Wyheville Area
Fragmented report notes polio cases rising in Wyheville with six victims and fourteen dead. Mentions treatment at Grooted Children's Hospital and Roanoke facilities. Widespread epidemic context references Belgian Congo and Shinkolo area.
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Wyheville
Grooted Children's Hospital
Roanoke
Crommelin Charged With Breaking Pact in Alabama
In Wetumpka Alabama an article details Crommelin facing charges for breaking a pact by allegedly possessing a weapon and attempting to seize a location. The story mentions a retired admiral, a trial date near north Crommelin, and references political candidacy for the U S Senate.
Cautionary Note on Handling Temon Duice and Skut
A fragmented instruction describes puncturing the skut at a reunion with a fork to extract a small amount of temon duice. It claims this prevents waste by avoiding full lemon gut and preserves remaining venom piace test. The text is unclear and uses several misspellings.
Blakely Man Dies In Auto Crash Near Lumpkin Ga
Murray Broadwater 33 of Blakely was killed Friday night in a automobile accident near Lumpkin Georgia. His wife two children and a sister were hospitalized. Four others injured in Georgia highway crashes over the weekend include Nell Smith Leroy Banter and a Negro woman. Car left road between Blakely and Donalsonville. Broadwater recently discharged from the Army was killed instantly when a truck overturned. Funeral services by Evans Funeral Home. Burial in Blakely Cemetery. Survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs John Broadwater and a brother Col John T Broadwater.
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Blakely
James
Murray Broadwater
Lumpkin
Wes
Collhaen
Arlington
Pathe White
White
Broadwater
Ma Lee Ettam
Jude
Jaman Irs
Sara Broadwater
Dpm
Evans Funeral Home
Blakely Cementery
Tohn Broadwater
Col John T Broadwater
AFL Official Urges Red Sporting Course
In Birmingham a union backed letter from Sindy Douglass of the Alabama Federation to AFL President William Green urges the trade movement to train loyal workers for wartime needs. She warns Reds may be among workers and stresses instruction to avoid betrayal while food rationing suggests creative substitutes like raw potato in meat mixes.
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Birmingham
Sindy Douglass
Alapama Federation of
Tabor
AFL
William Green
Douglas
Onion
Mrs Wright Returns From Polio Meeting
Ozark dispatch reports Mrs Imo gen Wright secretary of the Ozark Chamber of Commerce returning from Birmingham where she attended the Polly Awareness Conference. Dr Thomas Gueker T orthopedic surgeon at Warm Springs spoke along with Elaine Whitelaw of the Nations Foundation of Infantile Paralysis as Dale County Foundation Chairman Mike Sollle noted.
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Ozark
Imogen Wright
Ozark Chamber of Commerce
Birmingham
Wench
Coordi
Thomas Gueker T
Masonic Lodge Hosts First Degree Work Tonight
Houston Lodge 88 percent will conduct first degree work after weekly business and meeting tonight. The lodge plans Dusinowe and Work sessions Thursday with a regular fee of 1 percent RAM and the Order of Eastern Star to be held.
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Houston Lodge
Tuerdas Ment
Taden
RAM
Poultry Prices Steady to Weaker in North Georgia Market
In Atlanta area markets USDA reports North Georgia Wye poultry prices holding near steady to weak with overall demand described as mostly adequate. On Monday morning broilers and fryers showed declines of 1 to 2 cents per pound, while weights and other categories moved similarly, reflecting a modest adjust.
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Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
Nately
Broiler and Fyers
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Maras Corps Reservas
M-Bgt
CHL
Bratt
Scouts
Dothan SA
Monarch
E. E. Bentley Company
Fiperkace
J. L. Harris Roofing CO
Bince
B. Troy St
Sidin Logan
Panama City
BND
OAL
BAY Line
New Orleans
Orleans
al Il
Dee
Sean Rech
NEW York Cotton
NEW York
Seoul
New China
The
Daily Worker
London
Peoples Army
Belgian Congo
Jack Murphy
Esunada
Aik
Jack Cantrellaylett
Rosman NC
Kuien
25Th Infantry Division
Yani
Crommelin
Wetumpka
Adi John Cronavelin
Crommelin Fanna Citic
Dings Reid
Goodwater
Pentagon
Navy
U. S Senate
Aiit
Cromneha
Arin Tf
North Cromeineho
Jrtk Stants
Sales & Service Dial
Standard Heating & Ventilating Co
HS Hn, Oates
Sand Mason Or Concrete Co
Gravel Co
Smith & Lurie Sand & Gravel CO
Hoke Moody Sand & Gravel CO
DIAL
Reprerators
Dian Washore
Wasi
Marchives
Home Freezers — Tropes
Chapman Eeusing Company
Bslaqtea Klours
Morlar—Cement
Htkel Speigner Concrete Block CO
Fairground
Oniee
Memo No
Commercial Bank
Federal Deposit 'Aurance Corporation
Alabama
Brooks Glass
E. D. Marley
State Banking Department
Te Tee
Banka
State Banking Board
J. A. Logue
Montgomery
P.O. Box
the Commercial Bank
Faulkner Rimson
Turner Dh. Hammey, Jr
Robert Ramsey
Dupree Davis
F Gellows, Jr
Faulkner J. J. Doses
Graceville
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