Enterprise C of Commerce president outlines 1947 goals
G S Cooper, rce presdent of the Enterprise Crampe of Commerce, outlines plans for 1947. He urges a higher Chamber active membership, cites 300 plus business licenses with about 3450 total, and notes current business is down about 25 percent due to crops. He stresses broader town development and Chamber efforts as key. Lee, a veteran probate examiner, is introduced as new board member with deep Wiregrass ties.
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G. S. Cooper
Rce
Nave
Aown
Chamber
Cooper
Chamber of Commerce
Jeter Plans Accounting Help After Probate Service
Leo Jeter of Enterprise probate office, thanked for securing election returns from Coffee County the same night. He plans to open an Enterprise office in January for accounting and tax consulting to assist people with tax returns, continuing the work he has done in spare time.
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Leo Jeter
Enterprise
Coffee County
Leo
Oldest Ford in Coffee County Makes Display Debut
Ray and Fox Metcalf of Enterprise own a 1919 Model T three pedal Ford that sits in their showroom as the oldest running car in the Wiregrass. Ed bought it but couldn’t drive it home, so Ray drove it in. Fox predicts Ford production will resume steadily next year and new cars will be available to all.
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Ray
Fox Metcalf
Enterprise
Ford
Coffee County
Fox
Dothan
Hospital Expands to Add Beds at Enterprise Clinic
Dr. FE L Gibson is enlarging his hospital in Enterprise, increasing beds from 40 to 70 and making the building fireproof for occupancy around April 3. He bought the hospital after Coffee County relinquished management due to debt, added two doctors and a lab, and expects patient discharges to surpass 1945 figures of 1,463 as beds reach one per 450 residents.
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FE. L. Gibson
Enterprise
Gibson
Coffee County
Visiting relatives noted by scattered names at Fort Slonreoe
A string of visitors and relatives arrive or plan visits across Virginia and nearby states. Emory Moody at Fort Slonroe, Mr and Mrs E T Moody. Mr and Mrs Felix Haynes from Jacksonville. Mr and Mrs Jim Faulk and Martha Faulk of Columbia. Mr and Mrs Frank Sheldon and Berry McClendon from Kalamazoo. Pittman to Mobile to visit Dodd family. W Briggs Ogletree Jr arrives for Christmas with wife and children. Ole tree, base inspector at Wright Field Ohio. Misc Ed Jones visiting Roy Hill and Mrs Wilson. Mr and Mrs Edward Grady spend time at South Fort Mitchell. Mrs G E Jackson hosts Theodore Jackson of Dotaan. Mrs Tastor visiting Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Joan Hears Mills at Centre University. preparations for arrival ongoing.
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W. Briggs Ogletree, Jr
Michael
Eeugenia
Mr. Oletree
Tens
Edward Gravy
South Fort Mitchell
G. E. Jackson
Ashford
Theodore Jackson
Dotaan
So Jackson Ky
Dozier Bryan aids Coffee County veterans weekly
Dozier Bryan of Elba is Coffee County’s veteran service officer, meeting veterans in the courthouse every Tuesday and Friday. A World War II veteran and former major who served in Alaska, he notes Elba’s payroll loss from the Dorsey Trailer plant shutdown. He recounts a Christmas wagon price drop from 12.95 to .95.
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Dozier Bryan
Coffee County
Enterprise
Dozier
Elba
Alska
Dorsey Trailer
Baghdad plans 84 million airport to serve modern aircraft
Baghdad government aims to start construction of a new 84 million airport to replace the old facility built in 1933 and upgraded during the war. Scientists in London report Dr. Joan W. Dunworth predicts atomic energy will not power cars or trains for another 15 years.
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Bagdad Baghdad
Iraq
Baghdad
London
Joan W. Dunworth
Atomic Energy Research
Harwell
Czechs Seek Jury Trials in Postwar Return
Czechoslovakia plans a jury system by year end 1947 after a law submitted to parliament. Juries had been abolished by Nazi decree early in the war. In a separate note, relatives of Mrs Gladys Mills and Mrs E J Bun tin are mentioned visiting and illness of an aunt brings Annie Ovletree from Montgomery. Anne Bliss, a Duke University student, will arrive to spend holidays with her parents.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Annie Ovletree
Montgomery
Duncan Campbell
Anne Bliss
Duke University
Mrs
J. F. Bliss
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Nat C. Faule
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Lee
Alabama
B. A. Jeter
Jeter
New York
Ideal Jewelry
Ideal Jewelry Co
Personali
Emory Moody
Fort Slonreoe, Va
E. T. Moody
Felix Haynes
Jacksonville, Fla
Mr. Haynes
J. C. Haynes
Jim Faulk
Dayeater
Martha
Columbia, &. C
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N. A. McIntosh
Frank E. Sheldon
Mberry McClendon
Kalamazoo, Michicas
Wil
Sheldon
B. L. McClendon
Pittman
Mobile
Thomas Dodd, Jr
Ed Jones
Auburn
Vielen
Roy Hill
W. Os. Wilson
Mr. Mars Tastor
Alabama Polymbiece Institute
Mra
Annie D. Tastor
Joan
Mills
Cotupria University
Santa
Perlman’s
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Him
King Ellison
Credit Jewelers
Sears Building
Mark Downs
Gladys Mills
E. J. Buntin
Pipes & Tobaccos
Ronson Lighters
Coty Shaw
Shaeffer
Page Drug Store
Main ST
Phoni
Cory Coffee Brewer
E. Adams
G&s
Chicago
Pets Get Beauty Salon
Pittsburgh
Sewall Buslaces Ventures
Pen
Eugene C. Ort
Jonah J
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Rogers Beauty Shop
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