City Seeks Two To Fill Top City Positions
Mayor Adkins contemplates appointments for City Clerk and City Commissioner after recent resignations. Cal Rawlingson and AL Remy are among candidates. Vaughn's vacancy lasts into 1949 while Commission discusses possible joint consideration. Public announcement to follow after private talks.
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George Whittington
Johm Adkins
Mortis B. Malone
Commission
J. L. Vaughn
Adkins
Wani Mn
Cal. T. Rawlingson
AL. B. Remy
Jimmy Thrower
Cal. Rawingson
Vaughn
Guing
Thrower
Toxeter
Ponts
Ponte
Adkina
Jim Brennan
Adkite
Parolee Requests Return to Kilby After Publicity
Montgomery AP report details parolee Glenn Davis, 40, who offered to return to Kilby Prison due to publicity surrounding his parole. Parole board member Bill Drinkard rejected the offer, sending Davis back to a chicken farm in Walker County. Davis has a long crime history including a 1943 bank robbery sentence, a 1950 confession by another inmate, and a 7,000 settlement from the legislature.
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Wnitmal
Feppie
Anany
Davis
Prion
Kilby
Dne Prn
Drinkard
Jefferson County
Drinkyeg
Walker County
Horry
Alu
Fayette County
Bovis
Sta
State Tax Collections Drop in 1949
AP reports Maryland tax collections fell by 1,924,595 from the prior year. Commissioner Hamm notes October through December 1949 saw 21,469,196 less than the same period in 1948. December 1949 alone yielded 7,039,658 versus 7,446,901 in 1948.
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Montgomery
Phi Hamm
Endias
Warrant Issued Against Maund in Murder Case
Warrant issued for Maund on first degree murder charges in the Monday night shooting death of neighbor W. A. Whigham 47. Authorities say Whigham was shot three times after an argument over land tied to a lease Maund obtained last summer. Whigham’s wife reportedly witnessed the incident.
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Elsa — John Maund
Coffey County
W. A. Walgham
Eris ¥. Paul
Mannd
Wax Whigham
Paul
Pnalagr Cotfen Coury
Whigshaw
Maund
D. Tillman
Hocogsky
Whigham
En prise-Geneva
Enter Prise
Baul
Nine Of 14 Convicts Caught After Escape
Atmore prison in Alabama saw four teen inmates escape under heavy fog while digging under the fence to reach a new building after a previous fire. Nine were recaptured. director Frank Boswell said guards noticed the escape as the prisoners slipped through. Names were not yet released.
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Montgomery
Atmore
Frank Boswell
Boswell
Bethree
Quota Gripes From Alabama Farmers At Ozark Meeting
Farmers from 18 South Alabama counties gathered in Ozark to vent against the 1950 cotton quota system. They urged Congress to amend the program, saying it has left them financially unstable and unable to secure adequate loans for a 1960 crop. Walter L. Randolph presided as resolutions criticized marketing quotas while agreeing with some aspects of the program. Meetings will continue in Monroeville Birmingham and Bell Mina Experimental Station with further state farm representatives to Washington next week.
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South Alabama
Ozark Community House
Congress
Eagle State
ED Driggens Ozark
Walter L. Randolph
Alabama Farm Bureau Federation
High County
Randolph
State Farm
Washington
Monroeville
Birmingham
Bell Mira Experiment Station
Covington County
Bullock County
C & Mon
Tom Borland
Prickard
Purebred Hog Show Scheduled Jan 14 At Stockyard Here
A purebred Duroc Hog show backed by Dothan Chamber of Commerce is set for January 14 at Ramsey and Sons Stock Yard. The sale, a cooperative venture with Fiorian breeders, aims to provide farmers in Wiregrass access to top stock and genetics. Colonel R. W. Henry of Dothan will attend. Broyles Duroe Farm of Live Oak Florida will bring bloodlines from Proud Cherry King. Cantrell Duroc Farm of Fairfield will supply stock. Cantrell’s influence helped spark Duroc production in British Columbia. Registration papers will be delivered to buyers at the gate. papers on all stock are guaranteed by the Chamber.
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Dothan, Chamber of Commerce
Ramsey and Sons
Fiorian
Chameers Committee On Agriculture
Ik Wi
R. W. Henry
Dothan
Harry Broyles
Carrphuy
Pooch Receives 10 Day Sentence After Downtown Bite
Health officer Br. W. T. Burke ordered a well cared for dog locked up for ten days after it bit a child in downtown Dothan. The pup will serve the term as authorities determine if further action is needed.
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Acard City
Dolian
Br. W. T. Burker
Dothan
Federal Reserve Survey to Include Houston Area in 1950
The Federal Reserve Board will include Houston County in its 1950 Survey of Consumer Finances. Local interviewers from the University of Michigan Research Center will conduct surveys in January, February, and March. The study covers income, savings, purchases, and attitudes toward credit, with responses drawn from urban areas nationwide.
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Federal Reserve Board
Houston
Houston County
Board of Governors
Federal Reserve System
University of Michigan
Fedrum
Sur-vey
Truman Optimism Shines In State of the Union Message
President Truman calls for modest tax increases to fuel growth and outlines plans for continued rent controls civil rights anti trust and social security expansion. He forecasts the national economy doubling in output over the next 50 years and hints at later tax details in a forthcoming special message.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Washington
Truman
America
Congress
Taft Harley
Stirninio
Slater
Trasman
Europe
Brannan
Cape Trols
Congress Battle Over Civil Rights Move This Month
AP reports Congress faces a civil rights clash with the Fair Employment Practices Commission bill headed for early House action. Rep. Lesinski predicts floor consideration by month’s end, despite Southern opposition and a Senate filibuster threat. A compromise trade with anti-lynching and anti-poll tax bills is discussed but opposed by Senator Morse.
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Lesinski
Senate
House
Morse
R-Ore
Nervous gunmen rob Ardmore bank for cash
ARDMORE AP Two young gunmen robbed the Ardmore Bank of $9000 to $700 in cash while driving away in a 1938 black coupe toward Pulaski Tennessee. They ordered 10 employees into the vault, scooped cash from the teller cage, and abandoned a car with Sleeose plates. A posse recovered the car north of Ardmore but the robbers were gone.
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Ardmore
Bank of
Ardmoore
Tennessee
Ala
Tenn
J. G. Brown
T He Tebkers
Brown Oba
Pulaski
Achena
Lemenstone County
Brown
Win Alsnemo
US Debt For 1949 Tops 257 Billion
Washington AP reports the 1949 government debt exceeded 257 billion dollars as of June 30 fiscal year end. Key outlays included Veterans Administration 333 million, Air Force 90.75 million, Agriculture 74.162 million, Navy 43.948 million, and interest on the debt 108.538 million. The deficit for the first half of fiscal 1950 neared 3 billion dollars, with President Truman predicting a 5.5 billion dollar annual shortfall.
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Washington
Caldway
Treasury
Veterans Administration
Air Force
Agriculture Department
Navy
Truman
South Carolina Girl Named Maid of Cotton by Judges
Elizabeth a brown haired hazel eyed 18 year old student from Holton Arms Junior College in Washington was selected as South Carolina’s Maid of Cotton. She will act as King Cotton’s goodwill ambassador for six months, covering 40,000 miles and touring 40 cities. The winner succeeds Sue Howell and will travel to New York City for a wardrobe collection and fashion opportunities.
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Memprig
Rene
Willabeth A. McGea
Spartanburg
Cotton Belt
George Arm Hicks
Edmond
Okla
Emma Cain
Nashville
Tenn
Elizabeth
Holton Arms
Washington, D. C
King Cotton
England
France
Accent On
Cotton
Maid
Sue Howell
Bakersfield
Califeaves
New York City
South Carolina
Vandenberg and Taft Reach Quiet Foreign Policy Accord
Republican Sens. Vandenberg of Michigan and Taft of Ohio ended a split over foreign policy by agreeing to back a joint GOP platform draft. Taft said he circulated a statement on party aims for review by Vandenberg and submitted it to Republican National Chairman Guy G. Gurlison. House members voted to continue work on the brief platform.
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Washington
Senar Texq Vandenberg
Taft
Ohio
Vandenberg
Michigan
Guy G. Ga Urlison
Dizzy Little Kitten Weaves Into Clinic After Whirling Ride
London report describes a kitten riding with a truck driver after becoming wedged between the truck’s rear wheels. A passerby freed the animal and it was taken to a clinic for treatment. No injuries to the driver are noted.
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Dizzy Little Kitten
London
Percy ‘Elinir
Rail Passenger Service Cut Amid Coal Dispute
Washington AP A 25 percent cut in passenger rail service was announced as likely to take effect next Sunday amid the coal shortage from a three day mine workweek. ICC Chairman J Monroe Johnson warned the move would strain railroads already burning scarce coal. The action follows the United Mine Workers dispute with mine operators, with Illinois mines shut down and a buildup of coal stockpiles under pressure.
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Washington
J. Monroe Johnson
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Japlin
Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Nole
Illinois
Johnson
Ulineis
Reid Transportaion
Daiy
Educational expenses exceeding revenues in Alabama
In Alabama the Legislative References Service warns that educational spending outpaces receipts. Charles A. Knight says a $13 million surplus at the year’s start would vanish by 1951 if spending continues, and the Legislature may need new taxes, cut other state work, borrow, or raise education funds. A proposed new division in the State Examiners Department would study future budget requests.
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Montgomery
Albabama
Legislative References Service
Charles A. Knight
Reference Service
Knight
State Examiners Department
Camellia Exhibit Plans Near Completion at Hotel Houston
Plans are nearly complete for a Camellia Exhibit sponsored by the Dothan Men's Camellia Lab with W. Frank Covington Sr as general chairman. The event, educational in nature, will feature grafting demonstrations by Spann Clay, with twelve tri state nurseries invited to display blooms and two special arrangements prepared for the showcase. The exhibits open from 2 to 12 with demonstrations and discussions planned for attendees from Alabama Wiregrass and Northwest Florida.
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Hotel Houston
Alabama
Northwest
Prorlm
Georgia
Dothan Men's Camellia Lab
W. Frank Covington
Covington
Ita
Tri State
Ares
Cee
P.mana
Dosa
Covina
Nikeabs Ee
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