Lent Brings Washington Social Season to Pause
Washington society peers sigh as Lent starts halting the season of lavish events. Mrs. Truman garners praise for her hostess style while Mrs. McLean surrenders her prominent role as Mrs. Mesta and embassy gatherings draw vast attendance amid a social boom.
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Douglas Larsen Washington
NEA
Washington
White House
Congress
Harry Truman
Franklin Roosevelt
Bess
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Reigi Ag
George Mesta
Steed
Toad
Guany Oklabesa Od Wells
Milean
Anna Love Dies In Dothan Hospital
Mrs Anna Love 62 of Ashford route one died in a Dothan hospital after a three week illness. She was a Houston County resident and Love Hill Assembly of God member. Funeral at Howard Grove Church Friday at 10 am. Burial in church cemetery. Survived by four sons Otle Adis Love Will Love and Amos Love and three daughters Carrie Lord Delle Moore and Serv Mer.
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Anna Love
Ashford
Houston County
Dothan
Love
Love Hill
Otle
Adis Love
Will Love
Blountstown
Fla
Amos Love
Bonifay
Carrie Lord
Mra Delle Moore
Srv
Mer
Two Brothers Ridley Helped By Family In Ashford Area Obituary
The notice for Tha Moore of Ashford Route One lists siblings Joe Ridley and Travis Ridley of Cottonwood and Bonifay area as well as four sisters including Mrs. Rena Hinson and Mrs. Daisy Cox. Active pallbearers include W D Bowen and A B Knowles with honorary pallbearers named J W Bowen Elmore Bowen Riley and Dickerson.
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Tha Moore
Ashford
Joe Ridley
Travis Ridley
Cottonwood
Rena Hinson
Daisey Cox
Bonifay
Bell Ready
Hilton
Gaard
Lanie Sellers
W.D. Bowen
A. B. Knowles
Eldridge Knowles
Stancil Boyd
Wyatt Lewis
Simon Bowen
J. W. Bowen
R. S. Elmore
Grady Bowen
Mollie Riley
Ivy Dickerson
Bell Knowles
Peart Henderson
Slaughter Shows Improved Arm After World Series Injury
Outfielder Enos Slaughter of the St. Louis Cardinals tested his ailing right elbow yesterday and called the result gratifying. Slaughter, known for a strong throwing arm, was struck on the elbow by a pitched ball in the fifth game of the 1948 World Series and hampered his throwing during the remainder of the series.
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Picteres
Seff
Lafayette High School
Buffalo
Alfred Ingalls
Coronado
Calif
Elizabeth
Dora Jones
Eddie Dyer
St. Louis Cardinals
Buzzy Wares
Enos Slaughter
Tony Kaufmann
St. Petersburg
Fla
August Huff
Milwaukee
Frances
Krent
Armed
Hal Boyle
Purdue University
Clarence
Parker
Duke
Chicago Cubs
Iwo Jima
Mt. Surabachi
Joe Rosenthal
San Francisco Chronicle
Carl Spaatz
Army Air Forces Eft
Bobbie Cavnar
Arctic
Greenland
Passaic River
Passaic
Michael Robel
Slaughter
Mrs. Molly Ross Dies On Hartford Route 1
Funeral services for Mrs. Molly Chaney Ross age sixty nine were held at Pondtown Church after a brief illness. Burial was in the church cemetery with Holman Funeral Home in charge. She is survived by her husband T E Ross six daughters six sons a sister thirty two grandchildren and twenty eight great grandchildren with grandsons Thelton Brown Jim Ross A D Priego Rex Price Wilmer Anderson Rewelt as active pallbearers.
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Campbellton
J. N. Brown
G. L. Howell
Ralph Cobb
G. P. Strickland
Hartford
E. C. Ross
Bonifay
J. A. Ross
Coley Ross
C. B. Outlaw
Thelton Brown
Jim Ross
A. D. Priego
Rex Price
Wilmer Anderson
Pointer Saturn Wins Quail Dog Trials
Saturn the pointer owned by A G C Sage of New York and Alberta Ala won the national bird dog championship in Grand Junction Tenn R H Scott National Field Trial Association announced after Bomberette finished the field of 25 with a three hour trial on Hobart Ames plantation Clyde Morton bred and handled Saturn earning the $1500 prize for the Sage Morton team marked their seventh national title
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Grand Junction
Tenn
Saturn
A. G. C. Sage
New York
Alberta
Ala
R. H. Scott
National Field Trial Association
Bomberette
Hobart Ames
Yo Clyde Morton
Sage- Morton
Basil Case Becomes Alabama State Checker Champion
Basil Case a 39 year old farmer from Russellville Alabama captured the state checker title from Maurice Chamblee a 20 year old university student from Birmingham. Case defeated Chamblee in two games lost one and tied six. The Russellville resident who placed third nationally in 1929 and has won the Southern championship seven times sealed the title with a late decisive game.
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Mobile
Basil Case
Russellville
Ala
Maurice Chamblee
Birmingham
Chamblee
Case
Russellville Farmer
State Checker Association
DiMaggio to Undergo Second Heel Operation
Joe DiMaggio arrived in Baltimore from the Yankee training base in San Juan Puerto Rico for a second operation on his left heel. He was scheduled to undergo the procedure today.
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Dimaggio
NEW York
Joe DiMaggio
Baltimore
New York Yankee Bullhawk
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Dodgers Training School Set To Open In Pensacola
Plans were complete for the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball school to open Saturday in Pensacola at Elly Field. The program will train aspiring players under Dodgers coaches and emphasize fundamentals and team play.
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Dodger Training School
Pensacola
Fla
Brooklyn Dodger
Elly
Exchange Club Hears Talk By Miss Ellard
Miss Abby Ellard of the Dothan Eagle spoke on newspapers reporting at the Dothan Exchange Club meeting. Fred Dykes introduced her. President Horcece Burch led the session. Cecil Shirley joined as a new member and Rev William Belk attended as guest. Thirty-one members were present.
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Exchange Club
Miss Ellard
Dothan Exchange Club
Abby Ellard
Dothan Eagle
Fred Dykes
Horcece Burch
Cecil Shirley
William Belk
J. Norton Dendy
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Washington Society
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Trumans
Nesta
Egypt
Faroux
Lee
Iim
Mane
Dothan Hospital
Molly Ross
Pointer
Son Field
Trainin
G. McIntosh
Alvie McIntosh
Enterprise
Naval Training Center
Lakes
Ill
Navy
McIntosh
Comfort Pullman
Cottondale
Panama City
Willie Colemar
Orchestr
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