Jaycees Plan Playgrounds and Courts for Children
The Dothan Junior Chamber reveals aims for 1 playground and tennis and baseball courts as core goals for the year. New officers include Davis as first vice president and L Smart as second vice president while Emery Johnson becomes secretary treasurer. The group, formed last March with 98 members, reports benches at bus stops and a softball park funded in prior efforts, and is featured in The Alabama Jaycee.
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S Anderson
Lor Chamber
Davis
L. Smart
Emery Johnson
Secnd Treasure
Urden
Lex Dowling
V. C. Jr
J. C. Howell
Jack Alle Lee
Max Hinson
Hunter
Earl Lane
Woodrkman, Jr
Escoll
Revenue Board of January 21 Meeting Noted in County Schedule
The Houston County Revenue Board meeting is set for Tuesday at 10 a.m. Probate Judge Ibert Logue will chair with county offices and special business on the agenda. Judge Saxon Poyner reports the last region of the current revenue plan ends January 20, with progress on road and building improvements and law bonds filed by departments and county employees.
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Houston County Board of > Wil
Ibert Logue
Saxon Poyner
Poyner
Noad
Depaties
Wnty
Thompson’s Long Illness Reported in Forsyth
In Fordton North Carolina Thompson was ill for a month and worse, according to Dr Glenn. He had a tea injury and underwent a large treatment recently. Thompson had earlier been treated four months ago and said he felt no relief.
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Frfordton
N.C
Uompson
Mtio
Glenn
Teaompson
Heror
Oldest Abbeville Resident, 91, Dies
Abbeville records Miss Mollie McAllister, born July 6, 1855, as the town’s oldest resident and last pioneer family member. A longtime Abbeville teacher, she traveled widely, studied subjects, and was active in the Presbyterian Church. Funeral services set for 10 am Saturday at the Steagall residence with burial in the local cemetery. survivors include numerous nieces, nephews, and relatives. An unrelated oil heater fire at 308 Northerning Street caused no damage.
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Abbeville
Mollie McAllister
Mollie
Dan Gordon
John
Mary Elizabeth Gordon McAllister
Jamies N. Lightfoot
Savannah
Winston-Salem
N.C
Eufaula
Duro
Presbyterian Church
Fufaula
Lawrence Lightfoot
Lily Bradley
Daisey Stea Rall
Steagall
Kennedy
Folsom May Seek Solons Probe Sparks Regime
Governor elect James E. Folsom may ask the 1947 Legislature to investigate parts of the outgoing Sparks administration. Two aides and a legislator with knowledge indicate inquiries into at least three state departments are likely. Timing and method remain undecided, with a possible special session discussed.
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Folsom
Solons
Sparks
Rex Thomas Montgomery
James E. Folsom
Chauncey Sparks
House
Senate
VEW Post Seeks Rotary Forum Attendance January 23
Wiregrass Post Veterans of Foreign Wars votes to postpone their January 22 meeting to participate in the Dothan Rotary Club Institute of Understanding at the Recreation Center January 23. Imre Kovacs of Phoenixville Pa will address the forum on Getting Together in Europe. About 50 members attended the VEW gathering and a dinner is planned for the auxiliary.
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Wiregrass Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Huorgais
Europe
VEW
Saad
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Ben Mix
Nick Saad
H. G. McIncshe
Barbara May
Din Folkes
Barney Adams
How To Live With A Wife Pseudo Hen Pecked
Hal Boyles New York AP column humorously advises a wary Horace on mastering married life by avoiding overt dominance. He argues wives resist puppet husbands and urges the husband to guide rather than control, portraying the wife as a partner in shared life. The piece ends noting continued discussion on page 3.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Horace
Les Me
Soren
City Begins Survey For Widening Powell Street
Powell Street widening and paving from North Oates to Montezuma Street moves forward under new city engineer H M Ramseur. City Commission President John Ayres cites easing West Main traffic bottlenecks as priority number 16. Plans call removing grass plots to widen by four to six feet and paving the full length with stop signs at cross streets reversed. Through street near Mount Finn remains dead end. Highland School frontage already paved. Work starts once survey is completed.
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Payreil Street
North Oates
Montezuma Street
H. M. Ramseur
City Commission
John Ayres
Eeach
Powell
Midae
Mount Finn
New Power Lines Installed In City
City power department head WLC Smith announced new primary lines are being installed to relieve outages in the western section. The work, starting Park Avenue to East Main and North Park to O’Ceiga, will take about a week and aims to end temporary power failures.
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Dothan
City Power Ent
Wlc Smith
Said Todas
Bea Dines
Park Avenue
Ponta Street
O'cegia
North Park
An Ce
Seyi
Trés
Samson Man Pinned Beneath Truck Near Geneva
James Charlie Weeks, on route 2, was pinned beneath a dump truck that overturned on Highway No. 12 about four miles west of Geneva. The incident occurred about 1 30 p m, trapping Weeks for about 30 minutes before he was taken to a hospital for treatment.
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Geneva
James Charli
E Wee
Highway No. 12
Here
T. L. Payne
Weeks
UCS Nave
Dotaan
Ball Marks New Bill Aims to End Industry Bargaining
Washington Reuters Senator Joseph H Ball introduced a bill to break up industry wide collective bargaining. It would limit a union contract to a single labor market area not over 100 miles across, targeting CIO steel auto unions and John J Lewis mine workers. The measure would exempt only Railway Labor Act entities and seeks to prevent monopolistic bargaining power while prompting protests and revisions in procedures across basic industries.
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George E. Reedy, JR
Washington
CIO
United Mine Work. Org
AFL
Joseph H. Ball
R-Minna
Ball
CIO Steel and Automobile
John J. Lewis
Fred A. Hartley, Jr
House Labor Committee
Hartley
Wevat
Mrs Hattie Coker Seeks 2400 Damage in Husband Death
A damage suit for 2400 dollars was filed in district court by Mrs Hattie M Coker regarding the death of her husband. The filing names Coker as executor of the estate and cites alleged negligence or actions connected to the death. The court documents reference the case against defendants including a Grocer and others connected to the incident.
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Hattie M. Coker
Cheturt
Hattie Mo Coker
Akor
Cole
Coker
Cernatharces
Jap death by own action Sub On Display Here
Fragmented wartime summary refers to a Japanese death by own action and a display, with garbled OCR lines mentioning Navy Cis, street references, and unclear notes on targets, detonators, and forces. The readable text hints at a report of a self-inflicted death and related military display, lacking coherent details or names.
Truman Urges Overhaul of Farm Policy in Budget Plan
President Truman warned that U S agricultural policy must be overhauled to meet falling farm price supports and rising world demand. He proposed 1948 budget spending of about 1 381 billion for agriculture and resources, aiming to balance supply and demand and preserve export markets while easing consumer costs.
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Uruman
U.S
Truman
Three ABC Board Members Resign in Alabama
Montgomery report states all three members of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board resigned. Dr. B. C. Hay, John Fo Toomey, and Lee of Monroeville announced their exits effective Jan. 20, with Sparks leaving office and Folsom taking over. Appointed by Governor Sparks last year, the term lengths varied from four years to max years. The board members cited turnover after an overhaul as reasons for leaving, while Governor Sparks thanked them and noted the agency will move forward under new leadership.
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Montgomery
APS
Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Crow
Chiuteey Sparks
Boc. Hay
ABC
Challeneab
John Fo Toomey
Matith Oid AC
Lee
Monroeville
Sparka
Danies
Sparks
Dro Kav
Tooley
Moan
Otetin
Peta
Your Share Of U S National Debt As A Per Person Figure
Washington offers a simple plan to erase the national debt by asking every man, woman, and child to turn in 1858 dollars. The calculation divides an estimated 140 million people into a 260 billion dollar debt, suggesting 268 dollars per person to cover next year’s spending.
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