Cross Sections Of Life In The Wiregrass Festival Notes
Community groups in Dothan and Ashford held meetings reviewing plans for the Peanut festival and Goodwill banquet set for August 31. Speakers included Mrs. C. L. Collins on welfare funds, with club leaders and district officials outlining programs, travelogue film, and upcoming district conference plans. Also noted were crime arrests, mayoral candidates, and Kiwanis and American Legion activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Jack Assery
Alto Lee
C. L. Collins
Houston County
Pilot Club
Houston Hotel
Barney Adams
Dothan American Legion Post
N. Foster Street
American Legion Auxiliary Unit
Ninth District
Dothan Legion Post
North Foster Street
O. N. Ray
Pete Childs
Geneva
Clyde Jewel
Dothan Kiwanis Club
New York City
Jess Swicewood
Charles Bauman
Chick Wilson
Dorothy Carmichael
Temple Emanu el
Curt Sanger
O. L. Davis
W. Frankfort, N
Oral Davie
Dothan
City Election Set for September 20 Officials Named
Formal notice announces a general election to fill the Dothan Board of City Commissioners seat. John R. Adkins nominated in the primary to succeed John D. Ayres. polling places open 8 am to 6 pm across four ward boxes with designated inspectors and clerks. Absentee ballot box has no officials named as no absentee votes expected. Adkins is reportedly the leading candidate after the primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
John R. Adkins
John D. Ayres
Robert Malone Motors
Curb Market
J. J. Baxley
Calvin Welch
Oliver Bentley
E. L. Johnson
Harry Anderson
E. M. Wells
Fred Garner
John Howell
Lannie Cain
Vv. C. Lokey
O. C. Doster
Vance Ward
J. C. Haynes
Pat Jones
H. A. Jexsup
R. E. Spann
Adkina
Western Berlin food effort and airlift update
The Soviet food program for western Berlin registered few residents. Allies report a record airlift with 619 aircraft delivering over 4100 tons in 24 hours. U S officials expect daily tonnage to rise to about 6600 within a month as Western envoys near a second Stalin meeting. Also 20 bodies from a C 47 crash in the Italian Alps have been recovered with 12 identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Soviet Union
Moscow
Kremlin
Stalin
U.S. Air Force
Frankfurt
Hiss Details Crosley Ties and 1930s Meetings
Hiss told reporters that Chambers called him and Alger communists and that he denied being a Red. He recalled Crosley asking for article material in 1934-35 when he worked for the Senate munitions investigating committee. Hiss said he sublet to Crosley, Crosley failed to pay rent, and they parted on bad terms before Hiss joined the State Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiss
Chambers
Alger
Crosley
Senate
Crossey
State Department
Wrch
United Nations
Lambeth Conference Aims to Unite Non-Roman Churches
The Lambeth Conference released conclusions urging universal human rights, opposing remarriage of divorced persons, and international control of Jerusalem. It rejected China’s push to admit women to priesthood and urged unity among non-Roman churches, while urging peace and faster peace treaty execution for Japan and Germany. Archbishop Canterbury cautioned against political theologies intruding on church matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
International Control Permanente
China
World Anglican Conference of
Haves
United States
Japan
Germany
Canterbury
Lambeth
Babe Ruth funeral crowds pack New York streets to honor legend
Thousands line streets and fill a stadium as Babe Ruth lies in state at St Patrick's Cathedral and later at Yankee Stadium. Francis Cardinal Spellman presides at the public funeral open to all with burial at Gate of Heaven in Valhalla. Honorary pallbearers include Gov. Dewey and baseball dignitaries. Joe DiMaggio among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topan
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Gate of Heaven
Valhalla
Thomas Be, Dewey
al B. Chandler
William Barridge
Ford Froek
James M. Cures
Boston
Ruthurst
Red Sox
Yankee
Joe DiMaggio
Frankie Crosetth
Washington
Yankees
Ruth
Claire
Yankee Stadium
Babe
Mien
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Gehrig
New York Hospital
Peanut Festival Queen contest ends with Miss Smith eyed for state pages
Two weeks of ticket lines stretched past the courthouse as Miss Smith won the Peanut Festival Queen title. She could represent Dothan in the Miss Alabama contest in Birmingham next week and possibly return for the Christmas Carnival if she wins again. Chairman John Henderson called the event a tremendous success with strong attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oates Street
Dothan
Miss Smith
Birmingham
John Henderson
Hudio Mies Laney
Boudert Chase
Wotonston Haute
Fem Marianna
Cyen
Celery
Mara
Kate Peace
Dear Dorothy Dix Advice Column on Marriage and Work
Dorothy Dix discusses a married woman who lost her ability to work outside the home and feels burdened by hunger in her family. The column condemns the husband’s control, urges wage earning and supportive finances, and notes the strain between personal loyalty and family duty. It also includes a young reader asking about tact and its acquisition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy DIX
Owas
Mis Dixx
Jack
Foursome Nets 1 2 3 4 on 155 Yard Hole
MILWAUKEE (UP) A quar turn sparked a 1 2 3 4 run on a 155 yard hole at Lincoln Hills. Harold Thorsen aced the shot, Carl Wallrath took a deuce, Dick Sandlow carded three, and Gordon Schotler finished with four on the seventh hole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukeef
Lincoln Hills
Harold Thorsen
Carl Wallrath
Dick Sandlow
Gordon Schotler
Veterans Win Federal Lots in Northwest Florida Drive
The Bureau of Land Management distributed 350 Florida Gulf coast beach lots to World War II veterans amid 1,000 applications from Wiregrass residents. Lots near Lake Powell and the Gulf of Mexico ranged 1.5 to 5 acres with prices from 50 to 215 dollars. Winners may lease for five years at 5 dollars annually and buy after a year. Some lots were set aside for a public beach. Names include Harry F. Kayzey and multiple residents from Dothan, Enterprise, Ozark, and Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Land
Florida Beach
Bay
Walton Counties
Pensacola
Lake Powell
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of the Highway
Gulf
Marion Clawson
The
Land Management Bureau
Harry FE. Kayzey
Washington, D. C
Norvelle Latimer
Geneva
Ala
William N. Carroll
Enterprise
Fred N. Morris
Edward E Boswell
John S. Coney
Rueburn
Thomas J. Whatley
Cowdery K. Merrill
Kerby
Hart
Robert L. Phillips
Lester C. Green, Jr
Robert Parker Brown
Dothan
Leroy C
Miller
Elba
Willian H. Steele
Ross J. Sedita
R. H. Carlson, Jr
Charles FE. McClendon
Sammey L. Parker
Ike N. Winston
William K
Robert F. Blake
Auburn
Ear L. Kidd, Jr
Cullman
Georgia
Kenneth Y. Cule
Atlanta
Melton T. Bassett
la Grange
James G. Bass
Chipley
James H. Hawkins
Americus
Truman and Dewey clash over inflation and housing policy
In a sharp exchange, Barkley accused Republicans of forcing $500 million extra spending beyond Truman’s estimate while labeling the President as misguided and regimentation prone. The piece notes Truman’s possible South trip in October, Labor Day speeches, and Dewey's readiness to debate inflation with Truman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barkley
Halleck
Congress
Truman
South
American Legion
Miami
White House
Detroit
Dewey
GOP
Thurmas E Dewey
Republ
NMU Pact Includes Wage Increases and Taft Hartley Provisions
The agreement raises wages by 15 and a $12.50 increase for other ratings and preserves hiring halls pending a Taft Hartley legality ruling. Wiring halls and related disputes loom as NMU and others face injunctions expiring Sept. 2, with poll mechanics for an employer-employee vote amid scattered seamen. Wages retroactive to July 16, contracts run to June 15 next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NMU
Great Lakes
National Labor Relations Board
Charles M. Brooks
NLRB
Brooks
Justice Department
Livestock arrivals at eight Ga packing plants report
About 900 cattle and calves and 300 hogs arrive across Albany Columbus Moultrie Thomasville and other plants in Ga with hog prices mostly steady. Quotations show barrows gilts 180-240 lb at 25.50, 240-270 lb 24-26, over 270 lb 22.50-25, 100-180 lb 24.50-26.75, 140-160 lb 23-24, 120-140 lb 21.50-22.50 and sows 20-22.50. top area price 27 for select 180-240 lb semi-hard hogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
USDA
Albany
Columbus
Moultrie
Tifton
Dothan
Ala
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
Cattle Hog Market Reports Slow Trade In Montgomery
Montgomery market notes show cattle receipts about 900 with 125 holdovers. trade slow and mostly steady to weak. Calves receipts around 400 with few sales. hogs active and fully steady across weight classes, with prices ranging from 20 to 28 dollars for various weight divisions and sows and stags listed.
Australians Hunt New Oil Supply
In Western Australia Kimberly district extensive drilling will begin soon after surveys and rock formation tests indicate likely oil deposits. Government geologists near completion and private oil concerns plan many bores within a year. Shell Co. concentrates in southern Queensland and aims to produce oil in Dutch New Guinea next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Kimberly
Western Australia
Radio Australia
Queenland
Shell Co
Dutch New Guinea
Perryopolis Inherits Millions For Public Improvements
Dre Mary Fuller Frazier of Philadelphia died at 83 leaving most of her vast estate to Perryopolis for public improvements. Estimates range from five to ten million, with $100000 for a mausoleum watchman and $110000 in personal grants. The town's residents, largely miners, will see street lighting and other upgrades funded by the trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perrypolis
Pennsylvania
George Washington
Washington
Jerryopolis
Commodore Oliver Perry
Dre. Mary Fuller Frazier
Philadelphia
Perryopolis
Fen Nee Repos
Oma Mein Highway
Pittsburgh
Pita
H. C. Frick Coke Co
Republic Steel Corp
Frasier
Gray Stone
Washington Cemetery
Perry
Opolia
Adams
Health risks cited in DDT use for dairy cattle control
An advisory notes cryolite as first choice for peanut worm control and warns against DDT. Dr. F S Arant cites risks of DDT in hay fed to dairy cattle, with tests showing fat and milk contamination, potential harm to children, and milk unfit for human consumption under U S tolerance of seven parts per million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ling
F. S. Arant
Alabama
Arant
U. S
Lydia Dreams of Studying Abroad Amid Sweden Ties
The article notes Lydia hopes to study in Parla but fears leaving Sweden after roots taken here. She says she has learned Swedish and plans to stay, despite a Soviet embassy contact two years ago and letters from her father that were not delivered. Lydia lives under watch in Dalaroe and has been granted an alien emergency passport after careful consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holm
Lydia
Parla
Sweden
Dalaroe
Alien Commission
Nancy Ann Locke dies at 76 in Esto Funeral rites held
Mrs. Nancy Ann Locke, 76, died late Sunday at her Esto home. Funeral services were conducted at Esto Church of Christ yesterday at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. Gene Brannon officiating. Burial followed in Esto cemetery under Holman Funeral Home of Hartford. She leaves a sister, Mrs. M. L. Eldridge of Esto, and a brother, Robert Adkinson of Wildwood, Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Ann Locke
Hartford
Esto
Fia
Esto Church of Christ
Gene Brannon
Holman
Russians repatriate families from New York voyage Pobeda
Number 10 drew and their mothers sailed from New York on the Pobeda. Officials ponder Soviet aims behind repossessing dependents of diplomats and staff abroad. They cite school proximity, indoctrination concerns, and possible war-readiness implications, noting families with children of various ages remain offshore while asylum is extended. West Virginia coal mines employ 100,000 soft coal miners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew
New York
Russia
Washington
Moscow
United Nations
Kosenkina
United States
State Department
Samarins
West Virginia
Chinese coffin of thick planks weighs up to 600 pounds
A Chinese coffin constructed from four inch thick planks may weigh as much as 600 pounds. The statement notes the heavy mass of such a coffin, highlighting substantial weight for its wooden build.
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A. G. Bush
Mahan Canning Company
Laural
Miss
Houston County Producers’ Association
Ashford
F. G. Granger
J. H. Draughon
Draughon
Marcelle Hinson
Dewey H. Russ
Enterprise City
J. L. Warren
Howell Hayes
Icf
Dale
Joe
Orleans
Charley McManus
Worcester
Iain
Peter West
Wtf
Lye
Tome
Me Roca
Zoe Tere
Florida
Sar
Wyoming
Lester
Hunt
Wyovure
Aga Sen
Fov Robertson
Republic
LG Flarsers
Sen
Joseph O' Mahone
Frank A Barres
Wallace
Sime
Perth
Terre Gsauty
Montgomery
Fed State
Mkt
SVC
Union Stock Yards
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Dothan’s Home Loan Headquarters
Sevings & Loan
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