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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1943
Page
2
Local boards in 1943 plan to reassess registrants involved in nondeferrable activities. Starting April 1, 1943, workers in listed occupations such as crafts, retail, services and certain trades must transfer to deferrable roles or document U S employment service registration within 30 days.
Governor Sparks outlined a broad postwar reform agenda including pooling state funds, studying county road maintenance under state guidance, and expanding the State Planning Board. He projected reduced gasoline and motor vehicle revenues this year, no new taxes, and possible changes to sales tax. He urged studying welfare, education funding, and a division of aviation in the highway department as air transport nears.
An account recalls Columbia’s early fire equipment including the 1913 American LaFrance truck delivered the day Chief Ziglar joined the force. The crew narrates tire changes from solid rubber to inflated tires, a dramatic first motorized run to a Negro school, and a live-wire mishap during repairs. The fleet then included three older trucks from 1922 and earlier, plus a newer auxiliary red unit for aviation and grass fires.
An 1800s sensational account recounts public fascination with Abraham Lincoln's coffin. Rumors about the coffins moving, alleged theft attempts, and myths of a petrified or statue like body spread as historians note 17 relocations and multiple plots to steal or misappropriate the remains.
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