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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1943
Page
8
Army selectees and guards faced new duties as older drafts ended, with reports noting police and guard coordination. Officials warned of potential shortages in manpower and the need to reassign guards to key posts while awaiting new mobilization plans.
Nation leaders led by President Roosevelt honor Dr George Washington Carver, slave-born scientist of Tuskegee, as funeral preparations proceed. Messages of condolence arrive from officials including Secretary of Commerce Jones and Alabama figures. Carver to be honored at Tuskegee Institute with burial near Booker T. Washington. funeral set for tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. in the chapel. Born circa 1864 in Missouri to slave parents, he rose to prominence in agricultural chemistry and academia. Also notes a proposed memorial in Diamond Grove, Missouri, for Carver’s birthplace. Public notice from Houston County Probate Court references a 1943 will probate hearing for James Karl Jerking and D. M. Jerking Jr.
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