Small Storehouse Destroyed By Fire
Fire partially destroyed a rear storehouse in a mall area on East North Street. Fire Chief Floyd Waris Varria reported the blaze appeared connected to grass or small-pole fuel sources. Additional fires occurred on Norte Orange Street and Wood Drive, with one Neen residence slightly damaged on Blackshear Drive. Occupants were away. damage estimate and cause remain under investigation.
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Buuins
Sum East North
Floyd Waris Varria
Norte
Blackshear
Tre ‘Tre
Mississippi coach Hari Megea resigns amid changes
University of Mississippi announced the resignation of football coach Hari Megea, effective at the end of February, ending his tenure after a year on the staff.
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Megae
Oxford
Mus
Hari
Mississippi
Sheriff Reports Racket Targeting Farmers
The Wouston County Sheriff reports a racket involving a Georgia resident who offers to move farm families to local farms for sharecropping in exchange for money. A farmer paid $25 for relocation this week and has not seen the man since. Farm owners are urged to report similar incidents to break up the scheme.
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Wouston County
Flowers Succeeds Campbell as Head of Medical Group
Dr. Paul Flowers succeeds Dr. J. A. Campbell as President of the Houston County Medical Society for 1946. Other officers elected Friday included Dr. T. B. Woods as vice president and Dr. W. T. Burkett as secretary treasurer. Dr. F. G. Granger was elected to succeed Dr. L. Hilton on the County Board of Censors.
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Paul Flowers
J. A. Campbell
Houston County Medical Society
T. B. Woods
Dothan
W- T. Burkett
F. G. Granger
Ashford
L. Hilton
County Board of Censors
Napier airfield talks press on for Dothan base transfer
City and County officials met with State Aviation Commission director Asa Rountree to push for Napier Napier airfield transfer with fewer red tape. He noted interim permits allow immediate occupancy but delay full ownership and urged local crews to maintain landing strips and permit War Department use. A potential Army Reserve or Naval Guard squadron could be stationed there, with further talks expected once responses to the telegram are received.
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Page One
George Andrews
Lister Hill
Asa Rountree
State Aviation Commission
Dothan
Houston County
Napier
Rounties
Rountree
War Department
Nuayner
Roubtree
Army
Bian
Colored uranium keys pass fifty thousand insertions
Keys are now formed from colored uranium. Tests have shown the keys withstand up to fifty thousand insertions without failure.
Mystery Flare Signals Possible Plane Crash Near Melbourne
A navy report cites a Western Air Lines captain Capt J D Morrison spotting red flares at 2 am from a swampy area 10 miles southwest of Melbourne. He saw a human figure near the flare but could not identify wreckage. A Navy plane was dispatched from Banana River station at 2:30 am after the flare sighting.
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Page One
Marin Marcus Bumber
Vrs
Be Fastern Air Lines
J. D. Morrison
Navy
Melbourne
Morrison
Banana River
State Health Department laboratories face salary revisions
The Board of Censors pledges support for branch laboratories and calls for a revised salary list to the State Personnel Board. The plan aims to secure merit system raises, allow local supplements where possible, and reestablish closed laboratories with qualified staff as funding shifts to state support through December and January.
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Board of Censors
Medical Society
State Health Department
Health Department
Alabama
State Personnel Board
Wrealth Department
Personnel Board
Eithor
Building Permits Issued for Home and Store in Dothan
Building permit records from the Dothan Fire Department show two permits issued yesterday. C. C. Powell received one to construct a residence at 214 Edgewood Drive for 5000 dollars. Chapman Construction Co was permitted to build a store at 708 South Oates Street for 8000 dollars.
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Dothan Fire Department
C. C. Powell
Edgewood Drive
South Oates Steet
Chapman Construction Co
Police Investigate Service Station Theft
Cay police investigated a burglary at Steward Service Station on Andrews Street Troy and Nori Su Andrews Street. The proprietor reported five new automobiles and a radio missing and access gained through a pried front door. Captain Eddie Kelly said the theft occurred yesterday morning when the business opened.
Enduring peace hopes amid German status and colonial aims
The speaker advocates a lasting peace with England through a clear division of spheres of influence and the return of former German colonies. He warns against punitive terms that could spark renewed war, noting the tragedy of a second continental decimation and stressing that British prestige must be preserved to reach any settlement.
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England
Amy
Fingland
Fuenr
Paragraph summary of international policy notes
The article notes a Jan 1 deadline was rejected in favor of a March 2 withdrawal. Byrnes received a detailed report from Mark Ethridge on political freedoms in Romania and Bulgaria under Russian influence. Litheridge supports the U S stance against recognizing present governments but allows for potential recognition steps in future dealings.
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Iran
Byrnes
Mark Ethridge
Romana
Bulgaria
Litheridge
Financial report on city schools deficit and funding details
The Eagle reports the City Board of Education finances for 1944-45 showing disbursements of 156,580.16 and receipts of 162,912.49, leaving a balance of 6,932.43 and a prior-year balance of 14,679.95. The district ran a deficit of 9,347.32, with receipts totaling 24,000 from the City and 89,667.73 from State and County funds. The City supplied utilities, appropriations varied from 44,500 to about 12,000, plus 24,000 recent funding. extra city support of 3,000 funded projects at Highland and Rose Hut schools. The article cautions against the idea that schools profited 22,690.64, noting current disbursements exceeded revenue by 8,347.52.
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Eagle
City Board of Education
Schowl
City of
Dothan
Highland School
Rose Hut
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Weil En Es
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East Main Street
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