Enterprise to start 250 kw broadcasting station
Ed James and associates prepare to construct a wireless transmitter tower near the Enterprise Dothan highway after FCC approval. The 250 kilowatt station, with unlimited broadcasting tone, is set to go on air soon, welcomed by Enterprise residents. Sam Lasseter marks 37 years in the hardware business, noting he is the town’s second oldest business operator behind Richard Martin who runs a drug store with 42 years in the trade.
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Enterprise
Ed James
Othe
Triangle
Enterprise-Dothan
FCC
James
Sam Lanseter
Walter
Sam
Bainbridge, Ga
Richard Mortin
Martin
Tasseter
Two Enterprise Justices Share Court Duties
W H Watkins a longtime law officer now serves as a justice of the peace in Enterprise with J W Smith. They hold Friday court or sooner if requested and avoid competition, each handling cases filed in his own court. The third JP seat remains vacant since C I Goodson’s death.
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W. H. Watkins
Enterprise Beat
Clint Harrison
Coffee County
Jps
Enterprise
J. W. Smith
Justice Watkins
Mr. Smith
C. I
Goodson
Kelsoe Helps Enterprise Football With Taylor Coaching
Billy Kelsoe, a former Enterprise star and State University of Arkansas alumnus, assists Coach Russell Taylor with Enterprise high school football during wartime. Their long collaboration strengthens teams from eastern Coffer County, aided by Kelsoe’s wartime service at Napier Field.
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Billy Kelsoe
Enterprise
Russell Taylor
Enterprise High School
Billy
State University of Arkansas
Bill Adams
Army Air Forces
Napier Field
Taylor
Bill
Toether
Coffer County
Enterprise Ex football star Rex Forehand reflects on Dothan, league gaps
Rex Forehand, a local former Enterprise football varsity player who later became a furniture man and Rotary Club president, recalls Enterprise's heartache in 1930 when it lost to Dothan and argues the two schools' imbalance. He notes Dothan's larger talent pool and fears the Dothan–Enterprise games may not resume. The piece also touches on wartime anecdotes and a Poultry tip about lime use in poultry houses.
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Enterprise
Rex
Rotary Club
Dothan
New Social Security Provision Helps Young Widow Of 9
A 1946 amendment to the Social Security Act allows a Houston County widow to receive survivor benefits for nine sons. James A Windham, a WWII Army Air Corps veteran, died in an auto crash. The law credits 160 monthly for three years post discharge, enabling payments to widow Mrs. Windham for her children. The family expects first checks by February, retroactive to November, with four children claimed to maximize benefits.
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Clarence Streetman
Houston County
James A. Windham
Army Air Corps
Social Security
Schonace
Windham
Windhams
Harry N. Scott
Dothan
James Edward
Willard
Billy Messer
Rosa Grimsley
Social Security Administration
W. A. Tice
Scott
Birmingham
Louise T. Windham
Scon Urges Survivors to Contact Local Office for Benefits
Scott urges survivors who may qualify to contact representatives of the local office for help and to ensure they receive every dime of benefits under the program. He emphasizes uncertainty about who was contacted and warns against missing payments.
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Scott
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