Cross Sections Of Life In The Wiregrass
Roy Killingsworth of Dothan resumes his post as president of the Student Government Association at the University of Alabama after a three month leave. Dothan Jewish Temple’s B n ai Brith rice aid to Israel, Judge Halstead sets hearings, and local students take part in Troy State Teachers College activities. A Dothan man is charged with DWI, a flood damaged an oil heater, and Texas or Alabama era military honors noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Killingsworth
Dothan
University of Alabama
William E. Johns
Birmingham
Abraham Mordecai
B'nai Brith
Israel
Harry Blumenfeld
Aaron Kraselsky
New Orleans
Palestine
Harry Glazer
Montgomery
Alabama
Wiregrass
Troy State Teachers College
Frances Sullivant
Midland City
Louie Tillery
Cottonwood
Charles Cleatman
Headland
Sam Meeks
Earl Hutto
Ozark
John F. Moseley
New Brockton
Moseley
Bill Easterling
Clio
Troy
Georgia Rural Counties Backed for Sales Tax Plan
Georgia lawmakers consider a $5,009,000 rural counties welfare fund to back a three percent sales tax and higher income taxes. The plan, aligned with Gov. Herman Talmadge, would grant $5,000,000 to counties via a referendum tied to a county unit system, targeting school, road, and welfare needs with grants allocated to small counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Barrett
Atlanta
Georgia
Herman Talmadge
House Appropriations and Ways
General Assembly
Battey
Puptic School
Appling
Atkinson
Bacon
Frank Gross
House
Ways and Means Committee
Free Tone Hearing Brochure For Deafened Persons
A free brochure titled Full Tone Hearing offers guidance and encouragement for hard of hearing individuals. Send name and address on a penny postcard to Beltone Dept. 18 1450 W 19th St Chicago Ill to receive a no charge copy and share this notice with a friend who may benefit.
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Beltone
19Th St
Chicago
Ill
March of Dimes drives support across county towns
Fundraising efforts spread through Ashford Cottonwood and surrounding communities with donation boxes in businesses. Dothan area shares a personal interest in the campaign as the poster girl Linda Brown from San Antonio has kin in Dothan Greenville and Montgomery. The child contracted polio in 1948 and fully recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashford
Cottonwood
Dothan
Little Linda Brown
San Antonio
Tex
Beaty Whiddon
W. J. Ray
George Sokolsky Joins The Eagle Editorial Page
The Eagle adds George Sokolsky to its editorial page features. He writes a sane and sound column with fairness and honesty, unafraid of controversy, and will be regular on the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sokolsky
the Eagle
George Sokolsky
Midland City Man’s Auto Stolen Here
A Midland City man reported his car stolen from East Main Street after leaving it running for about 10 minutes while he went inside a store. The vehicle vanished as a white male suspect, in blue dungarees and dark green shirt, drove off toward St Andrews Street. Patrols from Alabama and Florida searched near the Florida line on U S Highway 231, but the driver eluded capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Williams
Midland City
East Main Street
Williams
Dothan Poli
St. Andrews Street
Alabama
Florida
Ralph Wilson
T. L. Brooks
Dothan
Florida Line
U. S. Highway 231
Better Bullet Maker Finds It Profitable
DURANGO Col UP Fred Barnes preferred hunting to store bought bullets. He built a business around a superior all copper jacketed, sharp nosed Spitzer bullet after fashioning a press and serving other gun enthusiasts. Now six makers produce ten calibers and 48 weights of cartridge leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durango
Col
Fred Barnes
Barnes
Mobile Board Registers 245 Negroes Post Boswell Ruling
The Mobile County Board of Registrars registered 245 Negroes in a week since the Boswell Amendment was ruled unconstitutional. This doubled the total registered in the year prior. The Negro Voters and Veterans Association of Mobile aims to have 1,000 Mobile Negroes registered by February 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile County Board of Registrars
Negro Voters and Veterans Association of Mobile
Dothan committee to defer action on vacancy and name election officials
The article notes a vacancy left by a late member and a plan to defer action, with remaining officers including Hall Smith Deal John Tally and S M Bentley. It details ages origins and careers of Davis Malone and Rush, and states the committee will meet soon to appoint election officials from candidates lists, with a February 5 qualifying deadline at 6 p m and last minute entries allowed before the deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Smith Deal
John Tally
S. M. Bentley
Davis
Headland
Malone
Malones
Dothan
West North Street
Rush
New Jersey
Napier Field
Vida Strickland
Sullivan Sees Defense as Peace’s Price in Future Budget
Secretary of the Navy John L Sullivan said a powerful defense is the price of peace and that future peacetime budgets will be even larger due to inflation war machine complexity and exhausted wartime stocks. He cited anticipated broader needs across all services. He noted advances in guided missiles anti aircraft improvements and new ship and aircraft designs while predicting remote warfare remains unlikely in the near term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Truman
Armed Services
Trig
Inaugural Parade Details and Gala Plans
President Truman and Mrs. Truman prepare for the inaugural parade with a 1:30 p.m. start near the Capitol and a 4:00 p.m. end. About 750,000 spectators are expected to witness jets, B-36 bombers, cadets, and hundreds of floats and bands. Gala seating priced up to 10 dollars and tickets fast selling, followed by a National Gallery of Art reception and an Armory inaugural ball.
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White House
Mr. Truman
Mr. Barkley
Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
Melvin D. Hildreth
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Merchant Marine
National Guard
Truman
Margaret
National Gallery of Art
Trumans
Armory
Washington
Woman Assault on Train Near Klamath Falls
A 36 year old wife of a Richland atomic plant employee accused an unidentified man of assault while she slept in a lower berth on a California bound Southern Pacific West Coast limited. The train halted five hours as Oregon state police and local authorities questioned more than 100 passengers. Investigators classified six men as material witnesses or suspects. The victim, en route to Los Angeles to testify in a civil suit, has two sons and lives in Los Angeles. The incident occurred about 58 miles from a prior high profile murder on the same route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klamath Falls
Ore
California
Southern Pacific West Coast ‘Limited
Oregon
D. E. van Vacter
E. W. Tichenor
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Dunsmuir
Cal
Southern Pacific
United Press
Klamath County
Richland
Wash
Tichenor
Lane County
Martha Virginia James
Pullman
Robert E. Lee Folkes
Ray’s death in taxi case shocks Dothan family
A hitchhiker Ray was picked up by Thurston who drove toward Graceville then Dothan where the driver said Ray died en route. Deese allegedly moved Ray’s taxi into Dothan. pistol remains found under the front seat. Ray, of 702 Meade St., Houston County native, survived by widow and four daughters and other kin. Funeral at Providence Baptist Church with burial at the church cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurston
Ray
Graceville
Dothan
Deese
Barnes
Florida
Cameron
Meade Street
Houston County
Wilma Clyde
Margie Nell
Maxine
Wright Ray
Cottonwood
Fletcher Ray
Arthur Ray
Ina Burroughs
Dasie Anderson
Mattie Larkin
Columbus
Minnie Marie Givens
Providence Baptist Church
C. G Ballicom
Henry A. Parker
Johnson Funeral Home
Rioting in Durban Hits Indians Amid Race Turmoil
In Durban waves of violence erupt as Zulu bands raid Indian camps prompting two emergency hospitals and flights by Defense Minister Erasmus and Justice Minister Swart. Police say rioters killed and torched, with damages near 1 million rand as troops restore calm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense
F. C. Erasmus
Justice
C. R. Swart
Durban
Transvaal
U N Sees 2 Years More Of Cold War
United Nations leaders foresee at least two more years of Cold War tensions between Russia and the United States. Paris General Assembly talks yielded discouragement yet no war. Officials say progress will be limited to non geopolitical projects, while hoping a world settlement could energize the UN. United States citizens feel cynical but optimistic about eventual UN success.
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United Nations
Russia
United States
World Organization
U.N
Paris
General Assembly
U.S
Paris Assembly
World leaders urged to declare war zones in major cities
A report details a call from Chinese northern provincial leaders and international figures for Peiping London Rome New York and Moscow to be declared non war zones. The piece notes ongoing sieges of Taiyuan and Peiping with anticipated falls, heavy civilian casualties, and a Communist capture of Tientsin after a 27 hour battle. It describes U.S. Consul General Smyth in Tientsin, damage to the U.S. consulate, and the strategic impact on rivers railways and the grand canal. Mao Tse-tung’s eight peace terms are cited as top Nationalist leaders in Nanking study responses to.
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Peiping
London
Rome
New York
Moscow
China
Chiang
Taiyuan
Fu Tsoyi
Smyth
Tientsin
Chen Chang-chieh
U.S
United States Information Service Office
Lin Piao
Haiho
Old City
Peiping- Mukden
Mao
Civil Rights Group Plans Pre Inaugural Freedom Crusade
Washington report on a pre inauguration freedom crusade announced by the Civil Rights Congress predicting 3500 participants. The event aims to pressure government and Congress to curb the communist party and prosecute its leaders. It draws opposition warnings of possible violence despite precautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Rights Group
Freedom Crusade
Washington
Civil Rights Congress
House un-American Activities Committee
John S. Wood
D-Ga
UN- American Activities Committee
Congress
Communist Party
Wood
House un-American Committee
Department of Justice
William S.patterson
Truman
East Congress
House
Rep
Justice Department
un-American Activities Committee
Patterson
Out-of-towners housing plan for peak week announced
Arrangements have been made to house thousands of out-of-towners in private homes for the week. Others will stay in nearby cities, commuting back and forth.
Protest Message Amid Segregation Policy Debates
A fragment notes native and Indian populations protesting white government policies. It highlights demands against segregation and limited government representation for colored inhabitants, reflecting tensions over civil rights and political inclusion.
Unique Aluminum Church in Louisville Opens
In Louisville a church billed as the nation’s only aluminum structure has been completed. The Apostolic Church of God of the Pentecostal Assembly of the World donated materials for the building, which features aluminum studs roof ceiling walls and window frames. Total cost, including furnishings, was about $40,000.
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Louisville
Apostolic Church of God of the Pentecostal Assembly of the World
Salmon make 1000 mile spawning journey without feeding
Chinook salmon travel about a thousand miles to their spawning grounds and survive the strenuous trip without eating. The journey tests endurance as fish navigate currents and obstacles before spawning.
Death notices for Wiregrass residents list Jim Lorett and Garland Whigham
Services were held for Mrs Jim Lorett Liberty church near Montgomery with interment at Pine Level cemetery. She was born in Coffee County to the late Donaldson and survived by a mother, sister, and brother. Garland Whigham of Enterprise died at home after illness leaving wife Mattie Hathersham four daughters two sons and several siblings. Funeral at Pay Avenue Baptist Church with burial in City Cemetery.
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Jem Lovely
Elba
Jim Lorett
Liberty Church
Montgomery Jar
James Watson
Pine Level
Rev. C
Coffee
Ramason
Donaldson
Areth
Jim Sewell
Franklin
Rev Rudd Donaldson
Hayyneral Home
Garland Whighay Enterprise
Garland Whigham
Enterprise
Whigham
Mattie Hathhersham
Rudd
Orace
Exp Taylor
New Brockton
R. J. Ae
Arbor
Eny Whigham
Harmon Whigham
Arbor, Mich
Realons
Clayhatchle, Jr
Columbia
Ala
Iham
Geneva County
Omter
Vera Bowman
Pay Avenue Baptist Church
C. R. Lindsey
Tt A. O. Martz
City Cemetery
Bay Funeral Home
Irene Child Enterprise
By Childs
Dalusia
Asbury Odist
Buford Bradler
Searcy Hiome
Burisl West
Jessup Childs
Matalene
Merle
Annette
Doris
Thurman
Jacob
Randal
J. Z. Jones
Herbert Jones
Columbus
Annie F, Olli
Annie Forrest
Miami
D. W. Poole
East Mt Street
Alabama
The
Baptist
Howard Grove List Church
Mer of
Malone
Johnson Funeral Home
O. C. Olliff
Pauline Avery Heywood Olliff
Poole
Irs
J W
Marianna
G. M. Lap
J. E. Hall
Egyptian leaders share first official meeting in history
Officials confirm that Egypt's two governments held a first official encounter. Photographs from the session show both leaders seated at a shared table, signaling a notable step in bilateral relations.
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D. C. Halstead
Clara Pearl Roberts
Pat Jones
J. T. Jackson
Houston County Circuit Court
James F. Crutchfield
Tanac Crutchfield
Air Tactical School
Tyndall Air Force Base
Crutchfield
Howard Pelham
Chipley
Merlin Casey
Troy State
Alpha Psi Omega
Troy Playmakers
Russell Smith
S. T. Nolan
Boulevard
Floyd Harris
J. L. Harris Roofing CO
Pho
Arthur Schneider
Germany
Oberammergau
Bavaria
Nea-Acme
Gerhard P. Seinig
Woiman
U. N
Corene Maddox
Eufaula
Solomon Motor
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