Congress Going Home Soon Leaving Truman Lock Slim
Washington AP report notes Congress will adjourn for Christmas next weekend, leaving President Truman with a light legislative tally. Since September 3 only four measures have been enacted, as lawmakers anticipate a holiday that could stretch to three weeks.
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Congress
Truman Lock
William F. Arbogast
Washington
Christrozs
President Truman
Aalor
Satiney
Friday night session of Tech Congress set to end
Friday night or Saturday, the first session of the Tech Congress is scheduled to end. Major administrator measures are likely to be tardy and include registor homeward rush issues on strikes, employment, job loss and pay and minimum wage. Other topics such as draft, agriculture, housing, fair employment, email business aid, scientific research, Congressional pay, shipyards and reconversion are less certain this year.
Senate defers action on education and labor bill until year end
The Senate Education and Labor Committee postponed further action to after the new year, delaying related measures. Meanwhile the House will do nothing until then. Final action next week is expected on bills to fund UN relief, extend rationing, widen GI Bill benefits, and river and harbor projects on the President’s September 6 program.
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BU Veiti
Wedee Beeen
Stert
Senate Education and Labor Committee
House
United Nations Reliefs and Rehabilitation Administration
Brosden
G. I. Ball
Tmeney
Marigaton
State Farm Road Plans Ready for Market Road Build
Alabama moves to a large farm to market road program with 68 counties approving plans 41 counties with registered engineers authorized surveys 60 counties cover 130 projects totaling about 800 miles 78 surveys or plans underway 10 under construction 14 completed as federal funds rules caution county authorities.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Highway Department
Uscle Sam
Associated Presse
Uder Way
Elgin Price Rites Set For Tuesday
Funeral services for Elgin Price a sixty seven year old resident of Dothan will be held Tuesday at 2 p m at the Negro First Baptist Church. Hawk Funeral Home directs arrangements. Price a prominent property owner in the city and county was a longtime member and leader in the Baptist community. He is survived by his wife one sister and one brother.
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Elgin Price
Dothan
Negro First Baptist Church
Hawk Funeral Home
Price
Ciarity
Baptist Church
Alabama Colored Baptist Layman’s Convention
Southeast Alabama Colored Baptist Association
People's Peace Army May Be Hurled Against Indonesians
Batavia Java dispatch reports the People’s Peace Army may be hurled against nationalist forces as British authorities indicate strong action. Indonesian Army Chief Arosdji reportedly urged full military action, while Dutch and British sources note increasing nationalist activity and Indonesian cooperation with British forces around Batavia and Bandung.
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People’s Peace Army
Batavia
Java
Ee Ian People's Peace Army
Atrifetem Java
Arosdji
Batavis
Bandoeng
TKA
Tiikamepek
Aneta
Tjikampek
Mrs. J. W. Tye Funeral Today at Shorterville Church
Funeral services for Mrs. J. W. Tye will be held at 12:30 today in the Shorterville Baptist Church. A former Houston County resident, she died at her Hilton Georgia home after a short illness and left Alabama in 1940.
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J. W. Tye
Shorterville Baptist Church
Bike Theft Leaves School Boy Stranded
The theft of a Columbia blue and white standard men’s bike from the Myers home at 402 East Burdeshaw street Friday night left seven year old Tommie Myers, using crutches for a year due to an infected leg, without transportation to school. Mrs. Myers reported the loss to police after 10 p.m. The bike had been used by John Myers to take Tommie to and from school each day. The family has been urged to limit Tommie’s leg use, per physicians.
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C. Myers
East
Burdeshaw Street
Tommie Myers
Sencos
John Myers
Myers
Tommie
Make This A Happy Xmas
There is no present on earth that will bring more happiness than at No 1100 W Burdeshaw St. I offer a 3 bedroom home asbestos siding just being completed. You can have possession next week. The price is 8500.44 and I'll be glad to make a 50 percent loan and you can repay it monthly. No 506 Marbury St this is in the eastern section. I have a 2 bedroom new concrete block home sheet rock inside lifetime roof and a lot with frontage of 100 feet. The price is 6500.00 and I'll be glad of 50 percent. 95 acres west of Dothan this is a real farm. Good dwelling new tenant dwelling plenty of wood and water. 73 acres open and just an ideal home 75.90 per acre.
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Earth
Marbury St
Dothan
New Westmont Homes to Be Built in Dothan Area
Real estate ad promotes three new homes in Westmont Dothan's fast selling residential section with up-to-date features and buyer options to purchase lots or build. Also advertises a 300 acre farm in Houston County with 160 acres cultivated and several tenant houses for sale alongside two usable houses and other farm land.
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Westmont
Dothan
Houston County
Commerce Chamber To Name Officers In January Session
Marianna officials announce the Chamber of Commerce will hold its January session the second week of the month. Fifteen directors will be elected. Otis Padgett and Charlton Keen head the arrangements committee. Other appointees include O J Detrick F E Neely M D Miller Madison Moore Foster Bullard and Mrs C E Cahoon. Topics cover city-Chamber negotiations with the Army Surplus Property Administration on Marianna Army Air Field uses support for the County Fair, Oak Circle homes rent of Defense Homes and aid to the Farmers Market.
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Marianna
Chamber of Commerce
Otis Padgett
Charlton Keen
Chamber
O. J. Detrick
F. E Neely
M. D. Miller
Madison Moore
Foster Bullard
C. E. Cahoon
Army Surplus Property Administration
Marianna Army Air Field
American Legion
Oak Circle
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Santa
Max
Max’s Grill
Sante
the Book &Art Shop
Troy Street
Him
Richard Hudnut
Harriet Hubbard Ayer
Cheramy
Paline
DuBarry
Dothan Drug Co
Elgin
Anderson Brothers
East Troy
Nowell
Enterprise
Steinway
Dixie Furniture Co
Woodland Drive
Apt
Cooley’s
Blitz Electric Appliance Co
E. Troy St
Kermit Godwin
Call Parrish
Dothan Steam Laundry
Hazel-Hurst Laundry
Hazel-Hurst
Laundry & Dry Cleaners
East Main
Child's Toy Chest Soft Dolls & Pandas
Solid Model Airplane
Elsie the Cow
Chick-A-Dee
Lotto
Al-Steel
Sears, Roebuck
George L. Anglin
Southport
Idell Strickland
Ebroa
James L. Johnson
Buffton
Sarah Helen Warren
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Lucax Carl Douglas
Boca Raton
Martha Carolyn Warrick
O. Sherwin Staples
Hyde Park
Mass
Mable Hughes
South Appletree Street
Edward H. Parker
Joyce Brantley
Blountstown
H. Jack Cassady
Jacksonville
Mary Jim Andress
Madrid
Mosie Lee Bowman
Mozelle Arington
Albert Logat
Warking
Chester & Vickery Fest
American Legion, Inc
Scooters
Variety Store
Ozark
Ford Dealer
McGowan
Sandwich Shop
South Foster
Albert Logue
J. L. Bracewell
Commerce Chamber
Sears, Roebuck & CO
Cue” Parrish
Robert Malone Motors, Inc
South St. Andrews
St. Andrews
Phons
Dodge
Plymouth
Volek
Whatley Seed Store
Foster St
Sears
Sears Roebuck & Co
Ward's
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