City Buys Ditch Digger To Save One On Cost Of Laying Pipes
The City of Dothan buys a Barber ditching machine to expand sewer and paving work. Ramseur, the city engineer, says the digger may replace at least 70 laborers, cutting 100 to 60 feet per hour and handling six and a half foot trenches. The $12,000 machine runs on a six cylinder engine, uses minimal fuel, and operates on tractor treads with a conveyor system depositing dirt into a pile beside the ditch.
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Tity
H. M. Ramseur
Idty
Ramseur
Cacoline
Qditch
Elmo Bass
Bass
Ramseeur
Eagle
Glen Holley Named Mayor of Marianna
Marianna's new Board of City Commissioners took oath Friday morning and elected Glen Holley mayor. The board includes A. J. (Buddy) Lewis finance commissioner, Harry Bell fire commissioner, W. R. (Buster) Daffin sanitation commissioner, and Hugo Simmons street commissioner. Holley also becomes police commissioner. city manager R. W. Yost announced reappointments for all departments.
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Marianna
Board of City Commissioners
Glen Holley
R. W
R. W. Yost
Evelyn Davis
W. A
Pete) Smith
A. J. McMullian
D. W. Wells
0. Y. Roberts
R. S. Pierce, Jr
Claude Davis
J C Winslett Named Editor of Floridan in Marianna
John C Winslett, a longtime editor and writer, resumes the post of city editor at the Jackson County Floridan. He previously edited the Floridan from 1932 to 1947 and has 21 years in local newspaper work. Henry E Digby leaves for Panama City to join the News Herald editorial staff.
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Marianna
John C. Winslett
Jackson County
Truman On Cruise For Weekend Rest
President Truman sails down the Potomac River on a weekend yacht trip with staff. He plans to use the trip to complete final touches on the annual State of the Union message.
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Washington
Truman
Potomac River
Coffee County sells $100000 in road warrants for Elba Kinston project
Probate Judge J O English said the Coffee County Board sold 100000 dollars of gasoline fund road warrants to Hugo Marx & Company of Birmingham to cover the county share of paving the Elba Kinston highway. The three way project will cost about 184000 dollars exclusive of six bridges. Warrants mature to 1957 with 3 percent interest plus a small discount. Work on the paving is promised to start in March.
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Elba
J. O. English
Coffee County Board of Commissioners
Hugo Marx & Company of
Birmingham
Elba-Kinston
English
Kinston
Truman spends New Year quiet shift at White House
President Truman begins 81st Congress week with a solitary morning in the White House. He had no appointments and planned to return to Washington from Williamsport Sunday afternoon after the holiday break.
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Congress
Williamsburg
Truman
White House
All Areas Covered In Hunt For Plane
The Coast Guard said all areas of probability were covered in the search for a charter airliner missing since December 28 with 32 aboard. About 275 Air Force Navy and Coast Guard airmen on 30 planes scanned thousands of miles of sea and islands from San Juan to Miami. The last transmission gave a position 50 miles southeast of Miami. The search shifted to the Atlantic area north of Hispanola. A theory is the Miami position was erroneous and the plane struck a mountain in Hispannola.
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Miami
Fla
Coast Guard
Air Force
Navy
San’ Juan
Atlantic
Hispanola
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Free Offer for Deafened Persons brochure
Free offer targets hard of hearing readers with a brochure titled Full tone Hearing. It promises practical guidance and encouragement, available without charge on a penny postcard request to Beltone Dept. 18 1450 St Chicago.
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Beltone
Afbhancine
Soft Coal Industry Fights John Lewis Demand in 1949
Washington dispatch reports the soft coal industry opposing possible 1949 demands from John Lewis for a shorter work week. National Coal Association vp John D. Battle warns a shorter week could ruin the industry and force six days of work to meet coal output needs. Current contract expires June 30 with 30 days notice to reopen. stockpiles rise as mild winter limits mining. Battle projects 1949 production near 560 to 580 million tons unless a recession or strike intervenes. No mine workers official commented.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
John D. Battle
National Coal Association
Battle
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Baitle
Tehran Hit by Three Feet Snow in 72 Hours
Tehran, Iran reports nearly three feet of snowfall over 72 hours. Up to eight people killed and 73,000 homeless as collapse of earthen houses, many home to the city’s poor, amid the heavy weather.
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Tehran
Iran
Walter Abbott Dies Geneva Coroner at 60
Geneva coroner Walter Abbott aged 60 died in a Dothan hospital after a brief illness. A native of Geneva County, he served three terms as coroner and worked with Pittman Funeral Home since 1934. Funeral services set for 2:30 p.m. at the Methodist Church with interment in the city cemetery. He is survived by his wife Ella, a daughter, two sons, two brothers, two sisters, and several nieces and nephews. Active pallbearers listed.
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Geneva
Walter Abbott
Geneva County
Dothan
Genoa County
Abbott
Pittman Funeral Home
Methodist
J. C. Vickers
Joe Bekkering
Ais
Ethel Abbott
Daughtre
W. QO. Pridgen
Ames Black Abbott
U. S. Army
Bill Abbott
University of Alabama
C. A. Abbott
Coffee Springs
R. A. Abbott
Pensacola
R. J. Cumbie
Jennsie Minike
Frostproof
Fila
R. E. Howell
Press Jacobs
H. Beckham
Louis Hudson
Arch Childs
George Cailleteau
32 Cases Of Stolen Firearms Recovered
FBI reports 32 cases of stolen government firearms recovered from a Mexican ship at San Francisco. Guns traced to the Raritan Arsenal in New Jersey include Thompson submachine guns and bazookas. Nine men were arrested in Newark in the theft of about 750 arms. The ship was a Mexican naval vessel named Reo Paiopan and departed Treasure Island for the West Coast.
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FBI
San Francisco
Raritan
N. J
Newark
Paiapan
Coas
Wast
Sip
Treasure Island
California
Mosques Pressed into Service as Temporary Animal shelters
Buildings originally built for animals are being repurposed to shelter people. Mosques are now functioning as temporary housing facilities amid a housing shortage and displacement.
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Floridan
Pe Ag
Eunora Farris
Eris F. Paul
Elba Lions Club
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Old Taylor Mill
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Varus Dept
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