From Janitor To Department Store Manager Harold R. Johnson
Harold R. Johnson, a janitor turned department store manager and boxing champion, recounts a sprawling career across Woolworth, Davidson-Paxon, and the auto finance field. Now in Dothan to open a new Darling Shop, he seeks a home for his wife Lois Hunter and two boys, Alan and Jay, while aiming for stability and a fireside life.
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Reuben Herring
Ssolonel
Harold R. Johnson
Dornsn
Swp
Toanson
Johnson
Jandford
Flo
Gozettan
Johnnson
Voy ‘Agg
Slasaen
Indianapolis
Ind
Florida
Michigan
Ohnson
Boy's High
Atlanta
Citizens Military
A P Johnson
Woolworth Company
Chattanooga
Laggest
Woolworth
Dothan
Wis
Lois Hunter
Alan
Jay
Jacksonville
Darling
Dethan
Three New Oil Wells Planned In Florida
In Perry Florida the first of three new oil wells in Taylor county will be drilled within 45 days. Paul Henry of the Mississippi Oil Review told the county chamber of commerce that the operations will be well financed and warned residents to beware of shady operators seeking local capital for the projects.
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Perry
Fla
Florda
Taylor County
Paul Henry
Mississippi Oi Review
County
Chamber of Commerce
Commerce
Joe TH. Seales
Equalized Funds to Be Asked for Alabama Schools
Alabama State Superintendent A R Meadows announced plans to urge the state school board to redraw funding to equalize educational opportunities across counties. He spoke at a meeting with city and county superintendents and said the teacher unit system frozen since 1940-41 would be removed as a basis for allotments. Schools in defense areas relying on federal aid will lose about half their funds this year and require state supplementation. Superintendents may propose recommendations to the state board, which has the final authority.
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Montgomery
Ala
A. R. Meadows
Meadows
Stasues
State to award printing contracts by Aug. 30
Montgomery Ala AP bidding on printing contracts estimated at 500000 dollars. Purchasing Agent Howard Wili ams said a committee including Gov Chauncey Sparks State Treasurer Walter Lusk and Auditor John Brandon would award the contracts after bids were opened yesterday.
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Montgomery
Ala
Howard Wiliams
Chauncey Sparks
Staite
Walter Lusk
John Brandon
New Orleans as Tidewater Channel Port Distinction
New Orleans would join a small group of global ports served by both river and tidewater once a proposed Gulf of Mexico tidewater ship channel is finished.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Million Tombs in Rome Catacombs Report
Roman catacombs hold about 6,000,000 tombs across seven levels. The network spans 500 miles in length and breadth within the city.
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Rome
Cairo Citadel Returned to Egyptians After 82 Years
United Press reports the Cairo Citadel, seized by British for 82 years, is returned to Egypt. Built starting 1176 by Salah ad Din, it used forced labor from Francs, features Joseph's Well, grim dungeons, and held royal power from Salah ad Din to Ismail. It also housed early crafts and armaments industries under Mohamed Ali.
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Ray Shoret
United Press
Cairo
Mokattam Penge
Salah el Ding el ‘Ayoub
Karakosa
Giza
Ne Bo Ee
Egypt
Salah el Dine
Khedive Ismail
Advine
Farouk
Uo ‘ Mohamed Aly
Citadel
Artis
Gone Are the Days in New Yorks Swank District
The once swank residential stretch from Washington Square to 60th Street now holds only six pirate residences aside from apartment houses, reflecting a sharp decline in exclusive homes in the area.
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New York City
Washington Square
60Th Street
States Act Bonuses For World War II Veterans
The Federation of Tax Administrators reports six states have passed veteran bonuses totaling nearly 1 billion dollars but will wait on voter approval in Indiana Rhode Island and New York Massachusetts began payments last year while New Hampshire Vermont Maine and Michigan weigh action Vermont offers 15 per foreign service month and 10 per domestic service month for veterans who served between September 16 1940 and September 2 1945 New Hampshire Maine and Vermont cap at 800 to 90000 per veteran.
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cHicago
WUPI
Federation of
Indla
Rhode Island
New York
Massachusetts
Vermont
Maine
Michigan
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Jonnson
Big Sister
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Nile
Saleh el Dine
Sultan Malek Nasr
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