Sickwich to Receive Walter Camp Trophy in DC
Washington AP Frankie Kinkwith Georgia star and future Marine travels to the nation’s capital to accept the Walter Camp Memorial Trophy from the Washington Enc ycledon Club. Notables including Admiral Emory Lend and Alben Barkley will attend the ceremony as the outstanding collegiate gridder of the year is honored.
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County Records Two Property Transfers
Houston County probate office recorded two real estate transfers yesterday. The first transfer moved a parcel on Waters Street to Acme Freight Lines for 5000 dollars, involving Annie Graham King and Jomkle Woodham. The second transfer recorded Edward N Lowell and wife Victoria to Mattie B Cofey and John Deijoris Coley, in the Fairmont addition of Dethan in the northeastern city.
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Houston County
Jomkle Woodham
Annie Graham King
Agelma
Waterstreet
Acme
Edward N. Lowell
Victoria
Mattie B. Co Fey
John Deijoris Coley
Fairmont
Dethan
Sugar users miss deadline for January and February allotments
Forty institutions in Dothan and Houston County failed to register for January and February sugar allotments by the deadline and will receive a penalty of one day's ration for each day of delay. Houston County War Price and Rationing Board says 118 users in the area are registered, with 28 registered before the deadline. Sinkwich arrived from Los Angeles after the Rose Bowl win and discusses sleep, a Hollywood movie contract, and his wife’s casting offer. Grantland Rice to present the Walter Camp trophy to Sinkwich.
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Walter Camp
Baseball Officials Face Short Conference On War Time Travel
Chicago reports weary major league representatives travel worn after arriving for Commissioner Landis's emergency parley. Club executives seek a strict mileage conservation plan amid travel delays and spring training uncertainties for 1943. Boston Red Sox plan at Tulane College gym. others undecided on locations.
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Boston Red Sox
Tullu College Gymnasium
Governor Dixon weighs political fate and vows in farewell
Number 9 continues as Governor Dixon reflects on South politics and potential Senate runs. He dismisses fur and other ambitions, warns of perilous times in the South for 10 to 15 years, and plans to deliver his final legislature message next Tuesday. He notes happiness in office but fears poverty in old age. He watches carpenters build the inaugural platform and recalls a friend’s blunt prediction of Capitol improvements.
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Lee Savold Heads Chicago Boxing Card
Des Moines heavyweight Lee Savold travels to Chicago to face Nate Bolden in a 16 round bout opening the 13 card at the stadium on January 22. The event marks Savold's first Chicago appearance in four years and headlines a program featuring top light heavyweight action.
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Lee Savold
Des Moines
Nate Bolden
Payroll Truck Guns Fire At Main And Foster Corner
A payroll truck manned by armed guards fired several unexpected shots at the Main and Foster corner. Patrolman Wylie Collins, on duty nearby, saw the truck stop after the volley though the cause of the gunfire remains unknown.
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FSA to Meet Applicants for Crop Year Loans
Morris M. Borland Houston County FRA supervisor says a Farm Security Administration rural rehabilitation loan meeting will be held in the courthouse annex on Tuesday January 12 at 9 am. The Food for Freedom program from the U S Department of Agriculture is the main program. A rural rehabilitation committee, including Preston Watford Edgar G. Ivey and Clarence Meadows, will evaluate all FSA applications.
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Houston County
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Engineering Radio Men Needed By U S Civil Service
The Civil Service Commission announces an urgent need for applicants in three branches: engineering, drawing, and radio. No written examinations will be used in fall testing. Interested individuals should apply at the Dothan post office to Mr. Coe for application blanks and full details.
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War dispatch details air war and ground fighting in Tunisia
The report covers Allied air struggles in Sicily and Sardinia, German air force decline, and airfield shortages hindering operations. It notes French bravery at Pont De Fahs, German defense preparations in Tunisia, and brutal trench warfare with American French and British forces pushing forward amid glider and parachute raids and hostile air activity.
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Gas Defense Class to Start Thursday Night at City Hall
The civilian gas defense school begins with a seven o'clock session at City Hall led by Lt. Blumenfeld with prior gas and explosive training. The first class aims to last about an hour and a half, with a second meeting to cover final course material. Motion pictures may be shown to aid counter action training, compressing three hours of study into two sessions. Local officials and Houston County Defense Council members urge attendance by mayors, defense personnel, and interested residents as part of civil defense readiness.
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Camp Rucker
L .C. Bates
Houston County Defense Council
Houston County Defense Setup
Tragic Rabbit Rescue Near Armishhes County Camp
AP report recalls Tom Edwards and a group at Armishhes Country club where a stray feed shortage left rabbits starving. After two days rabbits began dying until Travis Key entered to save them. Maronte proposed finding homes for survivors as the week ended.
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