Mrs Sarah Hamm dies near Marianna at 83
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Francis Hamm, eighty three, were held Sunday afternoon at Friendship Church with Rev. Fort officiating. She had lived in the community over years and was a member of Friendship Church. Survived by a son, three daughters, one sister, twenty grandchildren, four great grandchildren, two great great grandchildren, and active pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah ‘Gancis Hamm
Marisa Ute
Von
Friendship
Fort
Counry
Ward-Wilson
Hamm
Riendship Church
Aeing C. C. Amm
Marianna
W. P. Haul
J. Hatcher
Greenwood
C. E. Woods
Ashforiute
Blanche
Dalton Brookins
Sidney Hall
Will Culpepper
Albert Mathews
Rabies and other disease tests at Dothan lab in 1946
The Dothan Brain Laboratory reported a near record year with 58 rabies tests yielding 19 positives. Positives came from foxes dogs and one cat. Malaria tests were 552 with 32 positives. Other positives included 21 venereal cases, 1 typhoid, 56 typhus, 2 brucellosis, five tularemia, 19 diphtheria and 27 tuberculosis. The lab serves Dale Colfer Geneva Henry and Houston counties, with most samples from Houston County.
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Dothan Brain Laboratory
Aring
Anne Cooper
South
Pacifio Atre
Dale
Colfer
Geneva
Henry
Houston
Cooper
Masonic calendar lists upcoming Dothan meetings
The Masonic calendar for the week shows a special meeting of Dothan Commandery No 25 at 7 tonight, a 7 pm special meeting of Dothan Lodge No 466 on Tuesday, and a 7 pm regular meeting of Dothan Chapter RAN on Thursday.
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Dothan Commandery No
Knights Templar
Dothan Lodge No
Dothan
Veterans enlist at local office in Army admissions drive
Three veterans Wallace B Nolen Horace D Skinner and Fred Cochrar J Wes Ville join the Army at the local office with Nolen enlisting in the Medical Corps and Skinner and Cochrar entering Air University programs via Maxwell Field officials announce a new procedure to enlist former Navy Marine and Coast Guard personnel in the Army with equivalent ranks at the local recruiting office for full guidance.
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Wallace B. Nolen
Biustet Ruite 2
Horace D Skinner
Grarvevciderote
Fred Cochrar
Wes. Ville
Beetersted
de J. Kreese
Tedus
Nolen
Air University
Skinner
Maxwell Pielu Cochtar
Kraus
Iuesi
Ramphiet
Navy
Marine
Coast Guard
Outlandish Memory of Crazed Scalp Ingenuity
A fragmented column recalls a spree of cheeky thefts and mock accusations. Comically, witnesses describe a polite fat man, a gray overcoat stranger, and a boastful traveler as scalp and braid thieves. The piece imitates Perry Mason style banter while lampooning detective stereotypes.
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Bernice Dyer
Mary L. Sanders
Jeanne ‘Thompsount
Mt. Pleasant
Banker's
Diane Sklarsky
Omnia Bus
Veterans, Training, and Personal Struggles Revealed in Memoir
The narrative details a veteran reflecting on restlessness after return, struggles with tasks and learning, and plans to adjust routines. He recalls sensitive moments, fears about shaving, and the desire to learn new skills while balancing duty and personal limits. The passage hints at broader themes of reintegration and discipline within military life.
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Picki
Jay
Jeanne
British Prepare Offensive to Crush Palestine Unrest
London reports Britain plans a large military operation to suppress Jewish Palestinian resistance. About 100000 troops from all branches gather in the Holy Land as Arab League delegates prepare for a London conference starting January 21. Haganah calls for end to violence while Zionist groups weigh participation.
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London
Britain
Hulfy Land
Holy Land
Arab League
Palestine
Haganah
World Zionist Organization
Basel
Switzerland
Ramating
Abdel Rahman Azzam Pasha
Cairo
Jeneue
League
Egypt
Syria
Trans-Jordan
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Ebanon
Yemen
PSC Approves Gadsden Power Plant Burial Plant
The Public Service Commission approves Alabama Power request to bury a 12 million dollar steam electric plant at Gadsden. Chairman Gordon Persons abstains, citing insufficient study time. Construction must start within a year and generating limits set, with a 90 day post completion cost report due.
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Alk
Amy Hot
Grand Jury To Probe Deadwyler Death
A Jefferson County Grand Jury was convened to investigate the death of June Deadwyler, with about a score of witnesses summoned. The всего proceedings were organized by Circuit Judge Rupert Wheeler and will likely proceed later this week. Deadwyler died at a Birmingham hospital after being held on a driving while intoxicated charge.
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Birmingham
Jeffersom County
Stag
Deadwyler Miutumobils
Bird
Wudwe
Ruvert J. Wheeler
Leadwecher
Aderiy succession and 1948 governor election debate
The piece discusses succession concerns for the governor role and the 1948 election. Thompson warns that chaos follows if the opponent wins, while references to the White primary and county unit system appear. It notes political maneuvering and legal questions about electing a governor against Proxgrange opponents. Cotton market data follows.
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Eteetion
Thompson
Fle Viotrochae
Len Poon
Wit Newsraker
Tostal
Allon Polridge
Ene Reneral
Earliot
Uranium Deposits in Manchuria Under Red Control
The report notes uranium deposits in Manchuria now under Russian military control. It identifies the fissionable material used for atomic bombs and mentions Japanese activity in the region. A map cross marks the Haicheng area, with Manchuria locations shown.
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Haicheng
With The Boy Scouts Be Prepared for M Day Mobilization
Scout Executive J. Cooke urges all Scouts and troops to prep for rapid mobilization this month. Knapsacks blankets rain coats food and gear should be packed. Troops must plan to assemble at a central meeting point and arrange transport to the mobilization area on short notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Cooke
Navy Enlists Four Here Two Veterans and Two Recruits
Two veterans and two recruits from Wiregrass were accepted for Navy duty. Ovie Bond of Columbia route 1 and Robert Adolph Owens of Newton route 1 enlisted as Seaman First Class. Recruits Albert Fred Helms of Darlington Florida and Charles Edward Severs of Ashford route 1 are sent to Bainbridge Maryland for basic training.
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Navy
Ovie Bond
Columbia
Robert Adolph Owens
Newton
Albert Fred Helms
Darlington
Fla
Charles Edward Severs
Ashford
Bainbridge
First firm to transport general cargo in 1945 ruling
After hearings the commission limited Seutralis to railroad cars and oils, ruling other general commodities were mistakenly included. The decision cited Seatrans history and carrier operations under jurisdiction. A separate case involved Interstate Natural Gas Co challenging rate cuts totaling $596,320 for Louisiana pipeline operations serving Monroe Field wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seutralis Service
Seatrans
Interstate Natural Gas Co
Eyeten
Witich
Monroe Field
Hip
Fifth Circuits
Cu of Appeals
Truman Aims to Veto Tax Cut Bill Amid War Costs
President Truman warned a ten percent tax reduction plan could be vetoed as wartime expenditures stay high. Knutson pushed to convene a committee to advance tax reductions immediately, while the July schedule for cutting various rates faced resistance from some Republicans.
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Truman
Knutson
Navin
Concuiteen TesGas
Serigusda
Applications Filed For Supervisory Job
Superintendent Sulemmen Baxter said several applications have already been filed with the county superintendent of education for the agriculture supervisor position while only one application has been received for a teaching post. Openings include home economics, physics, biology, general science, English, and elementary instructors. Home economics and science teachers are urgently needed. applications are being accepted for both classifications.
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Sulemmen Baxter
Instruction Class Set For Columbia
The second in a series of instruction-improvement classes will be held Wednesday at 2 p m in the Columbia school. Solomon Baxter, county superintendent of education, announced today. Dr. B R Showalter of the extension teaching division at Auburn will conduct the class. The course aims to improve instruction in mathematics English and spelling in Houston County schools and all white teachers in the county are to attend.
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Columbia
Solomon Baxter
B. R. Showalter
Auburn
Houston
Japanese Take Their Orders Literally
In Tokyo a holiday prank unfolds as a librarian announces after lunch will trim the Christmas tree. The Japanese assistant librarian is already pruning the tree with shears, the act captured in a quirky scene from the 28th General Hospital in Osake.
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Tokyo
28Th General Hospital
Osake
Linik
Plane crash kills three in Southwest Virginia mountains
Sydney M. Herscovitz, 35, of Brighton Mass, Richard A. Neff, 29, and his wife Elsie Jean, 14, of Rosebush Mich, were killed when a light Guil t Oil Co. plane crashed during a Florida air show sponsored by the company in the mountains of Southwest Virginia.
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Sydney M. Herscovitz
Brighton
Mass
Richard A. Neff
Elsie Jean
Rosebush
Mich
Hght Guilt Oil Co
Virginia
Oil Company
Florida
Storm sweeps Palmyra and parts of Pacific as relief efforts begin
A South Pacific storm battered Palmyra Atoll injuring no one and forcing a temporary evacuation plan. Navy Coast Guard crews report seas receding and note all Palmyra residents are in fine health and spirits. At Nome and Alaska, officials warn of possible deaths while crews monitor damage from the wind event.
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Honoluluar
mid-Pacific
Palmyra
Navy
Cugper Island
Menge Island
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Walebontom
Maya
Alaska
Paulie
Anchorage
Nome
Hauper Bay
Hawa
Palmsra
Miregterung
Navy Coast Guard
Air crash in China prompts weather and safety review
Embers trapped in the owner charge as a seaplane flight from Shateshie to Peiping crashes about nine miles from Wengtay airfield. Ground rescue from Tsingtao finds little chance of survivors. CNAC observer report confirms all dead. Government suspends operations for a week and orders airfields to recheck weather rules and overhaul equipment.
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Cyewwar
Shateshie
Peiping
Wengtay
Tsingtao
CNAC
China
Crash Involving Bus Claims Port St Joe Trip Upset
John Robinson driver Louis Pete owner of the car and his wife Hattie May all of Quincy George Culbert and Clara Mae Culbert of Daytona Beach and John Kendrick of Quincy. The bus driven by William Lee of Marianna was bound from Port St. Joe to Marianna and carried 12 passengers. Sheriff Barkley Clause said the passenger car turned from an intersection into the path of the oncoming bus. The car was demolished and the bus badly damaged.
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John Robinson
Louis Pete
Hattie May
Quincey
George Culbert
Clara Mae Culbert
Daytona Beach
John Kendrick
Quincy
William Lee
Marianna
Port St. Joe
Barkley Clause
Truman Labor Plan Seeks Broad Reform and Arbitration
President Truman outlined a five point program to align foreign and domestic policy with a strong economic stance. He urged prompt labor legislation to curb unjustified practices and jurisdictional strikes, favoring compulsory arbitration for unresolved disputes. A national joint commission would study nationwide strikes and improve collective bargaining while expanding social welfare programs and housing.
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Italy
Bulgaria
Romania
Hungary
Germany
Japan
Truman
White House
Labor Department
Congress
Vrouse
Senate
Pobiie
John L. Lewis
Livestock market receipts and Chicago trading report
Livestock receipts at Montgomery show cattle and calves steady to higher with active first sales. hogs firm to higher with barrows and gilts up. Chicago market: early slow but later active, cattle and calves up versus last week, top steers near 32.09, bulk 21.00-27.00.
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Montgomery
Union
Chicago
USDA
Truman outlines war power limits and threefold economic plan
President Truman warned that wartime powers will fade and urged a bold yet rights-preserving approach. He split economic responsibility among industry lowering prices, labor avoiding unjust wage jumps, and government boosting production and profits. He offered no tax cut, calling for high federal revenue to fund relief, veterans, military needs, and debt interest while pledging stringent budget realism.
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Truman
Tims
Pitts
Congress
Registration opens under new Boswell amendment
The Houston County registrars began applying a new Boswell amendment for the general election. It requires applicants to understand and explain the Constitution and removes an old provision tied to property ownership. Registrars had not received state guidance and opened registration to 1947 books, with fewer than six applying by noon.
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Houston County
Gaee
60 Persons Arrested For Minor Offenses
Police records show about 60 arrests over the weekend by city and county officers. Among those taken in were 37 by city police and 19 by county officers for drunkenness vagrancy and other misdemeanors including gambling against Negroes.
Meat Market Summary of Beef Cattle Prices
Market notes show beef cows ranging 13.10 to 15.50 with outsiders to 16.70. Canners and cutters 10.0 to 19.38. Bulls firm and vealers up to 1.00 higher. Heavy beef bulls to 17.50. Sausage offerings at 17.0. Choice vealers up to 27.00. Stock cattle scarce, steady at 17.50 down.
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Sarah F. Hammies
J. €. Willis Bonding Company
Old Alabama Theatre
Dr.r.l Tindell
Optometrist
Blumberg’s
Main Street
Shell
North Foster ST
North ST. Andrews
To & Plm
Great Southern
Chiropractic
James D. Grow
Army
Nick
PSC -Anmroves
Gadsden
Grand Jury
Deadwyler
New York
Bea
Bay Daly
Otton Low
Manchuria
Trirgtec
Changchun
Wmukdon
Pailes
The
Boy Scouts
Board of Registrais
Boswell
Roy Acuff
Memphis
Ritz Theatre
Wed
Thurs
Vicks
Dothan Federal Savings & Loan Association
Alabama
U.S
Federal Home Loan
Federal Home Loan Bank System
Foster Phone
John D. Ayres
W. C. Faulkner
Harsy
P. Hall
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