Houston County FSA Seeks Farms For Purchase Program
The Houston FSA group met to review applications and inspect several farms that may be suitable for purchase for clients. Chairman C. Eugene Hollis and committee members urged interested buyers to contact a committee member or the local FSA office to arrange land inspections and discuss farm land options for Houston County clients.
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Houston County
FSA
C. Eugene Hollis
Jellico
Ben
Beliers
Néer
Clarence - Meadows
Ashford
W. Y. Cooke
Farm. Land
Irm
Lions Club Guests Discuss Hydro Electric Plan in Dothan
Army officers Ralph L. Paddock Jr Captain Dawson and Lieut J J Crause were hosted by the Lions Club in Dothan with Lions Walter Oakley of Columbia addressing the hydro electric project on the Chattahoochee River. Club officials announced tickets for the University of Alabama B team versus University of Havana in Dothan in November.
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Ralph. L. Paddock, Jr
Army Ground Forces
Dohan
Dawson
J. J. Crause
Army
Ice
Lions’ Club
Ageling
Lion Walter Oakley
Columbia
Chattahoochee River
Columbis Club
Dets
University of Alaama
Uniersity of
Havana
Dothan
Salemon
Lion Paul Gamble
Camp Rucker Road Blocked by Ordnance Hazard
War Department engineers advised Congressman George Andrews that opening the Camp Rucker Reservation road from Byrd's Cross Roads to Longstreet is not possible now due to artillery range use and many duds along the road and adjacent lane. Major John W. Elzen said repairs from Longstreet to Ozark would improve the route, with work slated for the week of August 26.
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Camp Rucker
Byrd
Andrews
John W. Elzen
Corps of Engineers
Dale County
Longstreet
Ozark
Elzen
Four Mile
Camp Rucker Reservation
Byngs and Allies Clash Over Greece Albania Row At UN
A tense UN plenary session saw Molotov accuse Greece of plotting to recall King George and seek Albanian territorial concessions. Byrnes defended Greece's right to present its case under Potsdam framework, while Pijado and Vishinsky led a chaotic exchange as debates over Northern Epirus and external maneuvers surfaced.
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Albania
James F. Byrnes
Greece
United States
Riaise
Molotov
Athens
George
Hellenes
Mosha Pijado
A. V. Alexander
Britain
Admiralty
Pijado
Alexander
Andre Vishinsky
Vishinsky
Pilado
Wang Shih-Chieh
Balkans
Iraq
Epirus
Wreck Injures Two Near Clio injuring One Seriously
A two-vehicle crash two miles south of Clio sent two people to a Eufaula hospital. Mrs Carroll, passenger, suffered brain concussion, 12 broken ribs, punctured lung and other injuries. William F Riley had a fractured nose. James Norton, driver from Eufaula, 20, escaped injury. The car overturned in a ditch after failing to turn a curve.
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Eufaula
Clio
Mrs. Carroll
William F. Riley
Tech
James Norton
Eufauld
J. O. Dunaway
J. D. Wilkinson
Bendix Trophy Race Opens With 22 Planes At Van Nuys
Twenty two planes took off from Metropolitan Airport in California for the Bendix Trophy Race to Cleveland. The field included 21 fighters and one A-26 with David E. Husted at the controls. Jacqueline Cochran, in a green P-51 with a white number 13, was among the last to depart.
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van Nuys
Calif
Cleveland
David E. Husted
Miami
Fla
Thomas Call
Los Angeles
Harold S. Johnson
Louisville
Miss Cochran
Communists, Government Race in China Over Cease Fire
In Jehol a government drive against Communists escalates after Gen Cheng Kai Min threatens action on Kalgan Chengteh and Yenan as Tatungjin North Shansi teeters. A Nan King peace plan forms an unofficial committee with US Ambassador Stuart and Chinese officials to pursue political settlement while Mao’s party names leaders.
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Chahar
Jehol
Cheng Kai-Min
Kalgan
Chengteh
Yenan
Monty Jong
Tatungjin
Shansi
Tatuas
Peiping
Nanking
U.S
J. Lelecton Stuart
Marshall
Chou En-lai
Tung Pi-Wu
China
San Francisco
Communist Party
T. V. Soong
Wu Te-Chen
Kuomintang
Chang Li-Sheng
Chiang Kai-shek
Mrs Effie L Roney Buried At Dundee
Funeral services for Mrs Effie Lula Roney sixty one of Hartford route two were held Sunday at Dundee Baptist Church with two ministers officiating Burial followed in the church cemetery Holman of Hartford directing Surviving are her husband Burree Roney four daughters Mrs Floyd Watson Columbus Ga Mrs Rauth Gayle Slocomb route Mrs Clifton Cailins Hartford and Miss Denis Roney Wartfords route two five sons J C Roney Rex Roney Tack Rones James Roney U S Army and Gerald Roney Dothan three sisters Miss Carrie Collins Orlando Fla Mrs J W Gisaendaaner Slocomb and Miss Vassie Collins Esto Fla
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Hartford
Mis
Effie Lula Roney
Dundee Baptist Chiurch
J. R. Peacock
A. G. Thomas
Church
Holman
Burree Roney
Wartford
Floyd Watson
Columbus
Rautth Gayle
Slocomb
Chfton Cailins
Denis Roney
Wartfords
J. C. Roney
Rex Roney
Tack Rones
James Roney
U. S. Army
Gerald Roney
Dothan
Vassie Collins
Esto
Mia
Negro Recruiter May Help Solve Labor Shortage In Houston
Alabama Extension Service outlines tentative plan to employ a Negro recruiter to locate harvest workers among Houston County's Negro population. County Agent C M Ling says the recruiter will report available workers to him, aiding farmers in wage and work detail negotiations. Ling warns of a serious labor shortage, citing peanut growers needing help and more cotton pickers. 135 Bahamian Negro laborers, arriving at Camp Rucker, will assist peanut harvests, with 35 expected to start Monday in Houston County and the rest sent to Coffee Geneva and Dale Counties.
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Alabama Extension Service
Houston
C. M. Ling
Houston County
Ling
Camp Rucker
Coffee
Geneva
Dale
Two Women Released On Vagrancy Charges
Two Dothan white women were released on bond after arrests for vagrancy by the City Police Department at 11 p.m. as authorities continued strict enforcement of vagrancy laws. The crackdown, ordered two weeks earlier to curb burglaries and thefts, follows a notable auto theft from the Houston Hotel last week.
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Houston
Truman Returns Home From Bermuda Vacation Cruise
President Truman sailed for Washington at dawn on the final leg of an eight day Bermuda stopover. The presidential yacht Williamsburg departed Bermuda harbor shortly after 5 p.m. and was due to reach Hampton Roads, Virginia around noon Sunday and dock at the Washington Navy Yard about 5 p.m. Monday.
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President Truman
Truman
Washington
Bermuda
Williamsburg
U.S. Naval Base
Hampton Roads
Washington Navy Yard
WAR Approval For Surplus Property
Officials of the Dothan VA office remind veterans they must obtain War Assets Administration certification before surplus property can be issued. Inquiries should go to the nearest certification office, with Montgomery handling approvals within a week to ten days. Discharged Wiregrass servicemen seeking details may contact the Dothan office on N Forster Street.
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Dothan
The
Veterans Administration
Ogay
War Assets Adminiscention
Tns
WAA
Alon
Veterana
Veterans Division
War Assets Administration
Montgomery
Lce
Sirminguum
Ruany
Dothan VA
N. Forster Street
Labor Day Closings In City
Early check shows only some federal offices will close on Labor Day in Dothan. Most local merchants and banks stay open. Postmaster J Heard Saxon undecided on full post office closure, noting postal windows may remain open. Most federal offices including veterans, draft boards, recruitment and employment offices will be closed.
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Dothan
J. Heard Saxon
Revival Continues at Assembly of God Church
Evangelist Myrtie Cosby of Birmingham leads continuation of revival at the Assembly of God Church in Loothan through September 38. Rev. Gordon Earls, pastor, announced today. Services held each evening at 7 30 p.m.
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Assembly of God
Loothan
Myrtie Cosby
Birmingham
Gordon Earls
Alabama Highway Paving Nears Completion
Alabama highway officials report 376 miles of 6650 remain unpaved or to be paved under contracts after Oct. 1. E N Rodgers notes postwar road program under way with six bid settings and $15 477 331 awarded for 55 miles of new paving and upgrades. Plans call for over $70.5 million in four years across primary federal aid highways urban areas and farm to market roads.
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Montgomery
Ala
E. N. Rodgers
Rodgers
Highway Department
Funeral Services Held For John Lunsford, 65
Funeral services for John Lunsford aged sixty five who died at his home in Ozark Tuesday were held at Elam Church Thursday morning with Rev. Smith officiating. Holman Funeral Home had charge and Masonic rites were conducted. Surviving are two daughters Mrs Florence Carr and Mrs Jessie Hardrog both of Ariton, two sons E T Lunsford Elamville and J D Lunsford Eufaula, a brother T J Lunsford Elamville, three sisters Mrs Jett Brock Clio, Mrs Jim Faulk Ozark and Mrs Archie McCallor Ariton route, seven grandchildren.
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Ozark
John Lunsford
Elam Church
Smith
Holman
Gruber Leads Sweep Against Black Market Meats
Irving Gruber former chief of the agencies litigation section will spearhead a sweeping drive against meat black market operations. He said an army of 2 500 enforcement agents will be deployed to stop all violations and that OPA will keep meat prices within reach for the general public through strict ceiling enforcement at all levels.
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Irving Gruber
Gruber
OPA
German sympathetic program infiltrates U S military circles
A long range political program to penetrate U S military circles with Germans sympathetic to Russia is described. Maj Droachin a Russian Secret Police officer allegedly founded Free Germany movement at Stuttgart and Kazemarek was paid 5000 marks for reporting on American troop movement around Frankfurt. Russian officers in the Soviet Reparations Commission were said to be in touch with Kazemarek before all Russians returned to the USSR.
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U.S
Russia
Uset
Maj
Droachin
Stuttgraf
Kazemarek
Frankfurt
New York
De Gaulle’s Warning Amid Paris Conference Fears
The piece analyzes De Gaulle’s stark warnings as Paris hosts a crucial conference. It contrasts British and French attitudes toward Germany, notes fears Versailles may seed future war, and cites De Gaulle’s calls for a strong French leadership to avert another near plunge into crisis.
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Germany
David Lloyd George
S. Ses Ee Ng Cme
Versailles
Paris
de Gaulle
France
Bar-le-Duc
Russia
United States
Military exhibit showcases peacetime army gear and weapons
An Army public exhibit features 55 vehicles supervised by 10 officers and 118 Regular Army personnel. Sgt. Ralph L. Louis leads a caravan to explain peacetime Army work and new weapons such as the buzz bomb. Highlights include radar, field kitchen, artillery pieces, airborne gear, and insignia displays.
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Regular Army
Ralph L. Louis
Dothan Army Recruiting Office
Henry Bord
Hitler
England
Boar Dam
United States Armed Forces Field Education Unit
Baptismal Service at Grimes Mt Zion Assembly of God
Grimes Mt Zion Assembly of God church will conduct a baptismal service at Murphy's Mill Sunday at 3 p.m. Pastor S W Noles announced today.
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Grimes Mt. Zion Assembly of God Church
Murphy's Mill
S. W. Noles
Major Paddock Addresses DAV Meeting at Recreation Center
Major Ralph L Paddock commander of the Army Ground Forces Exhibit spoke to a DAV audience at the Recreation Center yesterday. He urged veterans eligible for DAV membership to affiliate with the organization. The Disabled American Veterans group plans its next meeting Thursday September 5 at 7 30 p m at the Armory.
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Ralph L. ‘Paddock
Dr. USA
DAV
Yeaterday
Paddock
Army Ground Forces
Major Paddock
Veterans Organization
Tegen
Taursday
Latter Day Saints Set Conference In Dothan
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will hold a conference at the Houston Memorial Library with sessions Saturday at 7 38 p m and Sunday at 10 a m 2 p m and a final session at p m Heber Meeks president of the Southern States Missouri will be principal speaker each session and the public is invited to attend.
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Church of Jesus Christ
Later Day Saints
Houston Memorial Library
Heber Meeks
Missouri
Waterman Airlines To Get New Planes
Waterman Airlines announced it would replace its Alabama fleet with four DC-3s and DC-32s. Vice president Caroll B. Waterman said deliveries would be completed by Sept 5, with the airline having operated intrastate service since March 10 using three Lockheed Lodestars from the Army.
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Mobile
Waterman Airlines
Alabama
Caroll _B. Waterman
The
Airlines
Waterman
Army
Scouts Schedule Court of Honor at Foster Street church
A Court of Honor for Dothan Boy Scouts will be held at Foster Street Methodist Church Monday at 7 30 p m J W Cooke Scout Executive announced today A large number of Scouts will receive awards and merit badges The public is invited to attend
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Dothan
Foster Street Methodist Church
J. W. Cooke
Negro Boy Accidentally Shoots Sister Near Ozark
In Ozark yesterday a seven year old Negro boy, Corbett Gissendanner Jr., discharged a 38 calibre revolver while playing. The gun went off, killing his four year old sister Anugnett Gissendanner instantly. Coroner Tom Goff ruled the death accidental.
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Ozark
Here
Tom Goff
Goff
Anugnett Gissendanner
Corbitt Gissendanner, Jr
Dothan Man Arrested for Assault and Battery at Café
Clyde Porter a white man from Dothan was released on bond after arrest on assault and battery and public drunkenness. Police say Porter cut Homer Brown a Black man with a broken bottle during an altercation at a cafe on N Appletree Street that patrons described as Black. No charge was filed against Brown.
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Clyde Porter
Dothan
Porter
Homer Brown
N. Appletree Street
Barbecue plates open to the general public
Barbecue plates will be available for the general public as community organizers host an event. County troubadours and open access promised, details provided onsite and in local notices.
Death notice for Lunnie H Clark in Ozark Died
Lunnie H Clark of Ozark died. Survived by wife and daughter Betty Jean. Also five brothers and three sisters. Funeral Saturday at Ozark Baptist Church with Rev J B Johnson officiating. Burial in West View Cemetery. Holm an Funeral Home directing.
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Betty Jean. Clark
Oxark
Faulk
Ozark
E. V. Jacksoy
Ariton
Albert Robinetis
Andalusia
L.F. Clark
Montgomery
Rufus Clark
Otis Clark
Woodrow Clark
Sl Am
Ozer Baptist
J.B. Johnson
West View Cemetery
Holman
Something About Flowers Let flowers brighten your home
Floral advertisement from Dothan Floral Co. at 705 North Oates offers fragrant brightness for living rooms and halls. Grown with care, blooms picked at peak, available for home loveliness today. Day phone 1199 and night phone 702 listed.
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Dothan Floral Co
North Oates
Britain bans former Grand Mufti attend London Palestine talks
Number 20 reports Britain's refusal to permit the former Grand Mufti of Jerusalem to attend a London conference on Palestine dated September 9. The move risks triggering an Arab boycott of the meeting and heightened tensions over the future of Palestine.
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Number 20
Britain
Jerusalem
London
Palestine
Poliomyelitis cases in state drop by two
Montgomery AP report shows 21 poliomyelitis cases were reported statewide last week, down from 23 the week before. Health officials track trends and urge precautions as data detail ongoing outbreaks and vaccination efforts.
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Montgomery
State Health Department
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