Red Cross Drive Opens March 1 in Jackson County
Marianna officials announce the annual Red Cross drive begins March 1 with a quota of 1067 dollars per community, including Marianna five thousand and Greenwood two thousand. Local chairmen and civic group leaders from Round Lake to Cypress organize efforts, with J. T. Manor heading the county chapter and Mrs. Mari an Harrison as executive secretary. Special Home Service for Veterans unit highlighted.
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Red Cross
Jackson County
Marianna
J. W. Kelly
Graceville
Greenwood
Cottondale
Sneads
Malone
Eaca
Campbe
Dellywood
Ound
Compass Lake
Alliance, Cypress
Alford
Kynesville
Inwood
Snndy Grove
Carerokee
Mr. Kelly
Round Lake
Beyant Richardson
Grand Ridge
George Lawrence
W. N. Pender
Campbellton
Cherkee
Curtis Jackson
Douglas Williams
Wae W
Wester
Shady Grove
Claude Alford
Malore
Lorry Dekle
L. R. Melvin
T. A. Harris
Residential
Fred Turner
Club
J. W.W. Kelly
Parent Teacher Association
C. C. Brown
M. H. Miller
Harold Streetman
Cecil Rhyne, Jr
Kiwanis Club
Charles Garraway
W. F. Fite
Roy Blackburn
J. H. Harper
Rotary Club
E. E. Shelley
Roy Beall
M. B. Woodlief
Lions Club
J. T. Manor
American Red Cross
Marian Harrison
Home Service For Veterans Department
Samford Dies at 78 in Opelika Former U S Attorney
Thomas Drake Samford 78 son of former Alabama Governor died in Opelika. Funeral set for 3 p m at First Methodist Church Opelika. He led Alabama practice as a prominent attorney and long served as U S District Attorney in Montgomery. He chaired the Alabama Polytechnic Institute board of trustees and was active in the Methodist church. Survived by brothers Richard and Walter and three sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opelika
Ala
Thomas Drake Samford
Alabama
First Methodist Church of
United States
Montgomery
National Association of
Samford
Alabama Polytechnic Institute Board of Trustees
Methodist Church
W Llam James Samford
Caroline Drake
Lodge William H. Samford
Alabama Court of Appeals
Richard
Walter RR. Samford
James QO. Smith
Mobile
Wiliam C. Giles
Benjamin A. Wooten
Tuscaloosa
Disorderly Conduct Charged In Arrest
Clarence Andrews was arrested by city police on a disorderly conduct charge and resisting arrest after a Jan 28 wrestling event at the Dothan Fairgrounds arena. He was released under bond.
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Clarence Andrews
Recorder’s
Andrews
Dothan Fairgrounds Arena
USDA Reports Livestock Receipts Across Southern Plants
Eight major packing plants in Georgia and Florida documented receipts of 300 cattle 200 calves and 1500 hogs. Hog prices were steady to up 83 cents with gains on butchers over 140 pounds. Hog prices ranged from 22.50 to 25.25 per hundredweight across weight groups.
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Thomasville
USDA
Albany
Columbus
Moultrie
Tifton
Dothan
Ala
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
Fla
Chicago hog and cattle market report shows varied quotes
AP dispatch from Chicago and Montgomery reports salable hogs and cattle at Union Stock Yards with prices across weight classes. Hog top at 29.00 for 180-249 pounds. cattle and calves largely steady to higher with steers and cows cited, unions noting strong activity and regional variations.
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Chicago
USDA
Montgomery
Mkt
Union Stock Yards
Choice
Nary USA
Decatur Mayor and county official questioned on board appointment
Probate Judge OT OC Almon of Decatur notes Mayor H R Summer was appointed to the board by Governor Folsom and asks if this violates the State Constitution. Attorney general says no. Circuit Clerk Carmichael holds 1945 federal act affects salary but not entitlement to fees paid for jury service. Clarence W Spear, son of D C Spear of Sanson, completes sonar operator maintenance course at Fleet Sonar School Key West. Spear enlisted in August 1942.
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Almon
Decatur
Morgan Gounts
H. R. Summer
Folsom
Hawston County
Carmichael
Clarsice W. Spear
USN
D.C. Spear of
Sanson
Fleet Sonar School
Key West
Fla
Navy Public Relations Office
Spear
Navy
New York and New Orleans Cotton Quotes Mixed
Market notes show overspread quotes with May and Dec contracts. Trading activity lists highs and lows along with last and close figures, indicating fluctuating prices across two major cotton hubs, with figures obscured by OCR.
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Bret
Dee
New Orleans
Orban Jy
Mother-Daughter Tea Marks Girl Scout Anniversary
A mother-daughter tea honoring the 35th anniversary of the first Savannah Girl Scout troop will be held March 12 at the Houston Memorial Library from five to six thirty. Committees include guest book and receiving Mrs H C Hutchings refreshments Mrs Ted Scheile and Troops Six Seven Fight and Nit serving program Mrs Ed Crawford and Mrs Richard Ramsey. A kit directed by Mrs LaBruce Hanahan will be broadcast on WAGF later. invitations issued by the Girl Scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Memorial Library
Savannah
Juliette Lowe
H. C. Hutchings
Ted Scheile
Ed Crawford
Richard Ramsey
LaBruce Hanahan
WAGF
Girl Scouts
Mrs. B. A. Gary Dies in Dothan Hospital
Mrs. B A Gary 28 of 200 South Appletree Street Dothan died in a local hospital after a two month illness. She was a member of Lafayette Street Methodist Church and moved to Dothan from Atlanta five years ago. Funeral services and interment will be in Cumming Georgia. Surviving husband a son Ronald Allen Gary parents Mr and Mrs A C Kennemore Cumming two brothers Malcom C Kennemore Oregon and Carl N Kennemore Cumming two sisters Mrs Dean Barrett and Miss Edith Kennemore both of Cumming Ward Wilsthig in charge of local arrangements.
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B. A. Gary
South Appletree St
Dothan
Lafayette Street
Gary
Atlanta
Cumming
Ronald Allen Gary
A. C. Kennemore
Cumming, Ga
Malcom C
Members Of Legion To Tour Napier Officer Club
American Legion members plan a short inspection tour of the Napier Field officer club after tonight’s meeting at the Recreation Center at 7 30 p m Pete Childs commander said. He noted the auxiliary members have worked all day on a clean up campaign as lights and water are on and the club nears a formal opening. donations for furniture are still needed.
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American Legion
Napier Field
Pete Childs
Childs
Vetheans
Armed the American Thoroughbred Shines in Widener Handicap
The writer praises Armed's speed and personality after a dominant win in the $450,000 Widener Handicap. Observers, including Mrs. Doug Dodson, celebrate his power from the paddock to the finish line, noting his calm temperament and track-record pace. The piece blends racing admiration with vivid, poetic prose.
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Bradstreet
Armed
Chiron
Thessaly
Doug Dodson
Dodson
America
Doug
Mrs. Dodson
California
Willie
King Johnson in fair condition after alleged self harm attempt
In Dothan a hospital reports King Johnson in fair condition following an alleged suicide attempt. Attendants say the Necro reportedly shot himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Johnson
Dothan
Necro
Night shift plan tests Britain with labor calm
Britain faces a major test as the Labour government moves to introduce a nationwide night shift in industry. Sir Stafford Cripps said roughly 2.5 million workers would shift to night duty by agreement with workers to cope with a coal and power crisis. Responses varied with Derby and Northampton opposing the plan while Nottingham and Luton groups planned to start next week. He warned current generators cannot meet daytime demand and that staggered hours will continue for two to three years until plants are expanded and modernized.
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Robert Hewett
London
Britain
House of Commons
Stafford Cripps
Board of Trade
Derby
Northampton
Nottingham
Luton
Sir Stafford
Alabama Attorney General budget debates and staffing plans
Alabama lawmakers weigh expanding the Attorney General's office to handle more State legal work with added staff while noting existing departmental attorneys. The Supreme Court requests 92.5 in budget per year for two years, as executive offices seek increases in various funds. The governor contemplates a special session to confirm Auburn trustees and release education funds from tax surpluses.
Florida faces possible loss of school lunch for 110000 children
Florida officials warn more than 110,000 students could lose school lunches next month without federal funds. State Superintendent English says no money has been provided after March 1 and 75 percent of February county claims can be paid. He cites 738 schools at risk and a $1.5 million need versus an $871,593 allotment.
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Tallahassee
Fila
Florida
Colin English
English
State Department of Education
Florida Pair Held On Robbery Charge
Harold Frier 35 of Jacksonville and Mrs Jim Holden of Madison were bound over to circuit court after a preliminary hearing in probate court on breaking into the Snends theater January 31. Bonds were set at 750 dollars each and about 200 dollars was allegedly taken from the theater office. The defendants face circuit court trial in May. Also in probate court Brown Carlisle and Lewis Carlisle received three months on one charge and 30 days on another for assault and drunkenness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marianna
Harold Frier
Jacksonville
Jim Holden
Madison
Florida
D. H. Oswald
Snends
Thev
Albert Dennis
Glenn Hinson
T. C. Hinson
Brown Carlisle
Lewis Carlisle
Geneva Man Injured In Auto Accident
Ira Hodges a Geneva businessman is listed as fair after an auto accident on the General Hartford highway Monday afternoon. He is treated for a broken arm and fractured ribs at a Dothan hospital.
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Geneva
Ira Hodges
Dothan
Hodges
General Hartford
Byrd Antarctic flight log details and new coastline finds
The report notes 29 flights from Little America with 206 mapping sorties and a western task group with over 30 flights. A plateau beyond the pole is described as flat and featureless. Byrd expects a full report soon on thousands of miles of coast and unknown areas, plus post-mission lessons on gear and operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Pole
Cruzen
Little America
Admiral Byrd
South Polar
Resignation Ties Mutual Life Chief to Britain Trip
Number 18 sured, submitted his resignation yesterday as president of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. He said he will hurry to England after a State Department briefing on his new task. He cites Britain's economic crisis as a result of extortion on resources and wartime suffering, urging remedy with global repercussions.
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Sured
Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York
England
State Department
Britain
Douglas
United States
London
Truman
W. Averell Harriman
Henry Wallace
Max Gardner
the Treasury
Education—an investment in people lecture set by chamber
Number 11 ger of the U S Chamber of Commerce will give an illustrated lecture titled Education an investment in people School officials in this territory are invited to attend. Arthur Jotingon secretary of the Dothan chamber handles arrangements for the divisional meeting, the first the state chamber has held in this section in more than three years.
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Ger
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Arthur Jotingon
Dothan Chamber
State Chamber
Navy Seaman Wade Baxley Joins U S Navy in 1945
Wade Baxley an electrician's mate third class and son of Mrs. Margaret Baxley of Dothan enlisted August 23 1945. He trained at the Naval Training Center Bainbridge Maryland before serving aboard the destroyer escort USS Alexander J Luke.
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Wade Baxley
Margaret Baxley
Dothan
Alexander J. Luke
Baxley
Navy
Naval Training Center
Bain Oridee
Mrs Mims Seeks Passport to Visit Husband in Japan
Mrs Dorothy E Mims of Abbeville filed for a passport in U S District Court to visit her husband MSgt John L Mims in Japan. Her daughter Judy C Mims will accompany her, and the trip is planned by ship.
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Dorothy E. Mims
Abbe Ville
U. S. District Court
John L. Mims
Japan
Ashford Truck Crop Station Sought By Alabama Growers
A legislative push grows for a Southeast Alabama vegetable and truck crop research station at Ashford. Farmers from Houston, Henry, Dale and Geneva counties urge a state funded facility to study insect and disease control, fertilization and better varieties. The proposal, backed by local boards, requests open hearings in Montgomery in April.
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Thagard
Montgomery
Headland
Wilson
Paterson
Extension Service
Dean Funders
Experiment Service
Albert Logue
Ashford
Board of Revenue
L. O
Doc) Boswell
Robert Meadows
Producers Association
Alabama
Marketa Board
Houston
Henry
Dale
Geneva
State of
Board of Revenues
Houston County
State Department of Agriculture
Local Officials Appointments and Staff List
Absentee Box shows R L Cox as manager with A J Harvard Sr and W Northcutt among managers. Fred Dykes and Mollie Clark serve as clerks. J & Johnson handling returns. Adkins inspector Pat Jones chief clerk H A Jessup first assistant clerk RR Spann second assistant clerk.
Labor and wage rule debate drags through Congress
In the House a first attempt to amend the 40 hour week law to bar portal pay suits faces uncertain support though GOP backers from Southern Democrats march it toward passage. Senate committees weigh ending OPA with sugar shortages warning. Foreign and labor questions dominate hearings as Knowland taft budget splits frame floor battles.
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House
Senate
House Committee
Green
Hariley
Knowland
Rcalif
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Congress
Hoffman
R-Mich
House Expenditures Committee
Expenditures Committee
Armed Services Committee
Atomic
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
OPA
Bridges
Rnh
Senate Appropriations Committee
Shelley Adcock Dies After Short Illness
Shelley Adcock a longtime Enterprise resident founder of the Enterprise Pig Methodist Church and active Woodman of the World for 30 years died after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife Ruth of Andalusia two daughters Mrs Jack Harel and Mrs M N Brown of Bay Prise, one daughter Willie Adcock of Enterprise one son Harold Adcock of Philadelphia two brothers R E Adcock of Enterprise and M N Adcock of Lake Worth Fla and many grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the home with Rev W O Pur and Dr R P Cochran officiating. Burial followed at the city cemetery.
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Enterprise
Adcock
Andalusia
Res
Enterprise Pig Methodist Church
Werty
Ruth Aterek
Jack Harel
M. N. Brown
Baprise
Richard Campbell
Harold Ag
Philadelphia
Willie Adcock
R. E. Adcock
Navy Hero Veterans and Recruits Enlist in Navy
Five veterans and two recruits enlist in regular and reserve Navy branches. Veterans include John Pre Bailey Robert A Courtne Floyd Patterson Jack Chalker Henry Clay Shirley. Recruits Martin Sher and Thomas Bro Negro listed in reserve. location Panama City Dothan Midland City.
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Navy Center
John Pre Bailey
Robert A. Courtne
Panama City
Floyd Patterson Dothan
Jack Chalker
Chaylor
Henry Clay Shirley
Ford
Bailey
Courtney
Martin Sher Dothan
Thomas Bro Negro
Midland City
Permit Issued Here To Re Roof City Hall
Grady Henderson received a building permit to re roof the hall and began work this morning on a tract basis for a fee of 650 dollars guaranteeing the work. City engineer H M Ramseur said. One other permit was issued this morning to J L Brace for a residence at 104 West Mont street for 5500 dollars.
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Grady Henderson
Henderson
H. M. Ramseur
J. L. Brace
Westmont Street
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Thomas D. Samford
Bond
Kresky
SALES
J. L. Harris Roofing CO
Dothan, Ala
Beauchamp Paint & Glass CO
E. Adams
Dr.r.l. Tindell
Optometrist
Giasess
Blumberg
Montgomery Market
Romer
Rainer
Legion To
Napier
Officer Club
James B. Allen
Etowah County
Thomas A. Johnston
Mobile County
Revenue Department
Supreme Court
Fleetwood Darnley
Industrial Relations Department
Department of Industrial Relations
Executive Department
O H. Finney
James EF. Folsom
Dan Thomas
Falsem
Auburn Board of Trustees
Walter Randolph
Alabama Farm Bureau Federation
State Senate
Committee On Education
Edward Br, Miller
Ftowah
Auburn
Senate Banking Committee
Agriculture Department
James Marshall
Department
House un-American Activities Committee
Floyd D. Lucia
Allis-Chalmera
West Allis
Wis
CIO
United Auto Workers
Farm Equipment Manufacturing Company
United Electrical Workers
Senate Labor Committee
Albert J. Fitzgerald
James J. Maties
Julius Emspak
Atwood R. Wynn
Confederated Unions of America
House Labor Committee
Wynn
AFL
Ball
R-Minn
Fitzgerald
AFR
William Green
Shelley Adcock
Shor Lines
Drug Or Stutts Laboratories
Florence
Alek
Nature
Wil
Dous
Ulas
Psale
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