Peanut Festival Success Assured At Banquet
Representatives from 17 Wiregrass towns across Alabama Georgia and Florida pledged strong support for the National Peanut Festival to be held October 3 and 4 in Dothan. Mayors civic leaders and peanut industry reps discussed plans with Jaycee Harry Anderson and Probate Judge Albert Logue guiding the session and stressing regional scope.
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William J. Davis
Lothan
Dothan
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Anderson
Albert Logue
Beaty Whiddon
Dothan Chamber of Commerce
E. M. Wells
Chamber of Commerce
Max Bruner
Ashford
Wiregrass
Roy Parrish
Marianna Products Co
Hugh D. Sexton
Sessions Co
Enterprise
Albert Deermont
Chipley
E. K B. Wakefield
Columbia
Homer Kindly
Greenwood Products Co
Graceville
Bonifay Man Kills Self at Mother's Slocomb Home
Bonifay resident J J Jackson 36 was found dead at his mother Mrs Pearl Jacksons Slocomb home about 830 am. Coroner J W Abbott and Sheriff Warren Repister listed death as self inflicted by shotgun. Despondency over ill health named as motive. He was married with five children. Surviving wife Martha Jane Jackson five children three brothers and two sisters. Funeral arrangements incomplete at noon today.
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Slocomb
J. P. Jackson
Bonifay
Fla
Pearl Jackson
J. W. Abbott
Warren Repister
Jackson
Martha Jane Jackson
Fules, Ewell
Monroe Jackson
Frances Sellers
Herbert Zorn
Three Vehicle Wreck Injures Woman On Montgomery Highway
Mrs Frances Wood of Dothan sustained a shoulder injury when her car was hit from behind by Samuel Swysgood driving a Navy station car. Swysgood rammed Wood then crashed into Roy Taylor’s vehicle. Minor damage to Taylor’s car. Swysgood’s car valued at about 450 dollars. No charges filed. investigation by M S Vickery and A F Mason.
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Montgomery
Dale County
Frances Wood
Dothan
Samuel Soysgood
Navy
Roy Taylor
Parolmen
Swysgood
Wood
Taylor
M. S. Vickery
A. F. Mason
Folsom to Return Home This Weekend
Governor James E. Folsom plans to return to Montgomery this weekend after a trip to California. His executive secretary said he contacted the office from Los Angeles and would be in the capital by weekend.
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McAntgomery
James E. Folsom
Capitol
California
H. Finney
Folsom
Los Angeles
Montgomery
Meatless Menus Face Housewives and 1948 Meat Supply
A 1947 Agriculture Department report warns that poor weather has slashed corn prospects, likely reducing the 1948 meat supply. With corn shortfalls, Americans may face meatless menus next summer and higher prices as livestock markets dip. Officials cite a drop from 2.47 billion to around 2.14 billion bushels and note frost risk and feed quality.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Peanut Marketing Quota Referendum Set For December 15
Auburn reports peanut growers nationwide will vote on a peanut marketing quota referendum set for December 15. Davis from the Extension Service says two thirds of growers must vote yes to make the quota effective and price support is tied to the measure.
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Auburn
P. O. Davis
Allieted Extension Service
Davis
First West Florida Dairy Show Highlights State Dairy Efforts
The First West Florida Dairy Show in Chipley drew entries from Washington Holmes Jackson and other counties with 604 dairy calves and prize money awarded. Rep. Bob Lines and State Senator BE B Riddle spoke, Crowley donated four heifers, and judge C O W Reaves oversaw judging as the event aimed to boost the regional dairy program.
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Numdad Weat
Wally Stes
Gairy
Bat Taesnow
Bop Lines
BE. B . Riddle J. Lee Smith
Florida Extension Service
Dares Crowley
Chaie Xinga
Crowley
C. OW
Reaves
Jude
Gauyinan
H. OO. Harrison
Washington County
Separate Voter List Required For Geneva Liquor Referendum
The Ohio Attorney General ruled that probate offices may hire clerical help to prepare separate voter lists for separate elections. He said separate ballots must be used for the liquor referendum and the general election, conducted as distinct votes with distinct ballot boxes.
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Montgomery
Albert Carmichael
P. C. Black
Geneva County
Anybodys Scotty Prizes Rope Magic but Prefers Women
Hal Boyle recalls Scotty the rope trickster who binds himself with a long rope in New York bars. He notes women in their cups typically grab the rope to tie him and mock restraint, while Scotty plays the comic captive and prods the crowd with feigned pain.
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New York
Houdini
Miter
Bacchante
Rewards Posted After Vandals Strike North Foster Street
A $1000 reward is offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of vandals who damaged nine merchants on North Foster Street. Police describe the incident as a severe act of wanton destruction with broken windows and property damage. Authorities urge the public to come forward with tips as investigations continue.
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Cheet
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Gulf Tropical Storm Moves Inland Near Grand Isle
The tropical storm, weakened from yesterday, was reported moving inland at 9 am about 25 miles west of Grand Isle. Winds measured near Grand Isle reached 43 miles per hour as the system pushed toward the Louisiana coast south of New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Grand Isle
Joa
Grand Isles
United States
Woeauther Huresth
Strang St Winde
Revolution Seen In South Korea
Reports describe a political upheaval in South Korea as authorities detain leaders and disrupt broadcasts. The text notes arrests of officials linked to a Korean resistance and describes international reactions and ongoing government actions.
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South Korea
Dutch Declare UN Efforts To End Indonesian Conflict Fail
The Netherlands charged that the United Nations mediation over the Indonesian conflict has collapsed, stating bloodshed increased after the UN cease fire. Ambassador Van Kleffens urged the Security Council to allow bilateral settlement, criticizing the cease fire as counterproductive. He warned the council of continued violence and urged decisive action or troop deployment for peace.
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United Nations
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van Kleffens
Security Council
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Shipbound Jews Defy Britain's Ultimatum
A troubled report describes Jewish shipbound groups at Port Said and Port de la hearse defying British demands. The text notes tensions with British authorities, calls for Palestine aid, and reactions from Jewish communities amid wartime shipping controls.
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Britain
Bilbo's Dream House and Taft Hartley Act Clash
Bilbo's funeral page and political fallout unfold as Taft Hartley Act tensions surge. Gov Wright forces security at Bilbo's Dream House while debate rages over how the law shapes employer union contracts and potential lawsuits.
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Bilbo
Taft-Hartley
Dream House
Virginia Hill in Hospital After Overdose Incident
Virginia Hill, 30, a resident of Alabama, remains unconscious in St Francis Hospital Jerings County after an apparent sleeping-pill overdose. Hospital officials declined to confirm details while stating her condition is serious.
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Virgeca HA
Ganister
Benjarmi Bugsy Suevel
Jerings Co.d.Iton
St Fianeit Hospital
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Virginia HG
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