State Public School System Benefits From Legislature Action
In Montgomery AL the State Public School System gained from a $25 million unspent revenue plan and increased education fund allocations. The Legislature redirected funds to the Building Commission and kept a cushion for revenue dips while strengthening automatic year end school appropriations and working capital rules. The policy shifts favor school operations and teacher salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alapo—Alapamk
Jegushys
Senate
Building Commission Fund
Building Commission
Houston-Dale Loan Association Meeting Set For July 11
Houston-Dale Loan Association will hold a meeting at City Hall on Wednesday July 11 at 1 oclock. Secretary Pearson announces a four percent stock dividend and a review of the association's condition with plans to discuss agriculture talks and progress with farmers and business men from Houston and Dale Counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston-Dale Loan Association
Fenny Lowt
Asberstian
Dottie City Hall
Bow Pearron
Treebure
Organiza
Ion Pears
Pearebo
Hyesiun
Dale
Pearson
Bend Ipalae
Association
Spann Hardware Firm Formed as Partnership
Organizaton of Spann Hardware Co. as a partnership announced by Jim F. Spann who will manage the new firm with his brother George Spann as assistant manager. Partnership includes M. S. Spann Mrs. Kitte E. Spann and M. T. A West Jr. The Spann Macman corporation formed in 1919 dissolved with Jim F. and George Spann purchasing W. O. Stewart's interest.
Yank Fliers Sink 18 Japanese Craft
In two days American Thunderbolts sank 18 Japanese small craft and damaged 16 more near Shanghai while destroying or disabling two destroyer escorts and two freighters. Privateers of Fleet Air Wing One then sunk a 4,000 ton river boat in Hangchow Bay. Commander J. M. Chittenden notes smaller boats are the main targets now. The text also recalls the 1920 election broadcast history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orinawa
Yellow Sea
China
Feet Air Wing
Hangchow Bay
Sud
J. M Chittenden
Mussena
N.Y
Toshima Straits
Peanut Worm Alert Signals Possible Early Visit in Houston County
County agents and farmers in Houston County remain on high alert for the peanut worm as last year’s outbreak looms in memory. C M Ling notes ongoing field inspections and asks farmers to report any sightings immediately, though experts say it is too early for the pest to appear this season. Last year the worm devastated peanut acres and damaged other crops despite widespread poison applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uber
Houston
Agenta
C. M. Ling
Aenally
Lang
Ting
Seven Draw Fines In County Court
Seven persons drew fines or sentences after pleading guilty or being convicted in Houston County court. Two acquittals followed a trial. Judge Saxon P. Poyper presided. Several defendants faced penalties for violations including prohibition, vagrancy, petty larceny, worth and drunken driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Saxon P. Poyper
Joe Henry Trawich
Negro
Jesse Franklin
Sinilas
Charlie Edwards
Newin
Betty Pitts
Clarence Mitchell Negro
William Bryant
Wieraney
Welcher Swain
Grudy
Ednor Youngblood
Noty
Fldridge Dupree
Exploding flare injures eight in Bristol Army convoy
Eight soldiers were burned when a flare exploded inside an Army truck in the Here Is Your Infantry convoy from New Britain to Bristol. Teen Sgt Karl Geib of Fort Benny Georgia was severely burned and hospitalized. he was to be moved to Bradley Field Army Air Base Hospital when travel possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
T Karl Geib
Fort Benny
Army
Gei
New Britain
Geib
Bradley Field Army Air Base Hospital
Mickey Rooney Becomes Father While In Army
Mickey Rooney, then corporal in the Army, and his Birmingham-born wife Beuy Jane Rose welcomed a seven pound baby boy early today. Both mother and infant were reported doing well as Rooney, stationed in Germany, and Miss Rose wed last September after a brief courtship at Camp Sibert. Rooney’s mother Mrs. Nell Pankey traveled from Hollywood to meet the new arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Mickey Rooney
Beuy Jane Rose
Rooney
Germany
Miss Rose
Camp Sibert
Asa Rooney
Nell Pankey
Hollywood
Joy Ride Ends In Fight Jail for Four In Liquor Case
Four African American youths, Chiff Brown Louise Simomoans James Thomas and Edmon Williams, were jailed after a tavern incident led police to find a mug of rum in their car. The episode occurred as they rode, ending in arrests for liquor law violations. Separately, Gen. George S. Patton left for Europe to resume command of the Third Army, the War Department announced, with the Seventh and Wild armies assigned to American occupation duties in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powe
Chiff Brown
Louise Simimoans
James Thomas
Edmion Willams
Patton
Europe
Washington
George S. Patton
States
Third Army
Ignander
War Department
Germany
Alabama Air Force group to spend Fourth at home
A large group of Alabama members of the 8th Air Force, fresh from the European war area, will celebrate the Fourth of July at home. The men flew from New York last night and are being processed for furloughs. authorities could not specify exact numbers but expect most to be homeward by flight after arriving in New York Friday aboard the Queen Elizabeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Mcpherson
Alabama
8Th Air Force
New York
Farm Slaughtering Deadline Extended Nationwide
CHICAGO AP farmers kill under 5000 pounds annually. slaughter permits deadline extended from July 1 to October 14 as a national extension announced by the CPA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
CPA
Newspaper Story Reunites Family in Mobile
MOBILE Alabama AP a man said he had not seen his wife and two daughters for 24 years and was reunited with them after the Mobile Register printed his story on the front page. R 2 Jordan 57 told the paper he and his wife separated in 1921 by agreement and he had worked as a civilian mechanic for the Army in the Aleutians before returning home but locating them eluded him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Mobile Register
Jordan
Canada
Alaska
Washington
Aleutians
Army
Congressional limits on Security Council power in war policy
Number 8 argues that the Security Council’s authority to enter war without Congress must be bounded by statute and require congressional approval in each case. It warns the council could dictate armament size, undermine the Monroe Doctrine, and erode the Pan American Union by submitting American foreign policy to European and Asiatic nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Security Council
Congress
América
Council of Foreign Nations
Pan American Union
Oil Refineries Hit as Allied Bombing Rages In Japan
Reconnaissance photos show June 28 firebomb strikes on Moi Sasebo Shimonoseki and Nobeoka burning about two square miles. Shimotsu refinery 35 miles southwest of Osaka is third oil center hit in a week. Fuel and aviation gasoline production disrupted. Formosa alcohol output cut by 90 percent, MacArthur reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moi
Sasebo
Shimonoseki
Nobeoka
Shimotsu
Osaka
Honshu Island
Slarger
Japan
Southwest Pacific
Formosa
Douglas MacArthur
CI Commissioners Approve Bills In Routine Meeting
In a routine session the CI Commissioners approved payment of bills and discussed applications for electric service. The meeting concluded with routine affairs and adjournment.
Green Sees Hope For Unanimous Charter Approval
Washington AP reports Senator Green dismisses opposition to a unanimous Senate vote on the United Nations Charter. Green, Foreign Relations Committee member, recalls League of Nations work and notes a different political atmosphere as Ed Stettinius Jr. will testify first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
Washington
Van
Associated Press
Edward KR. Stettinius, Jr
Bruman
United States
Lt Solomon Rises To Be Held Thursday
Funeral services for Lt James Brantley Solomon killed June 22 in an airplane crash at Reno Nevada will be held Thursday afternoon at the Solomon family residence in Blakely Georgia. He is survived by his wife Jane Tyner Brundidge Alabama his mother Mrs N B Solomon Blakely Ga a brother N B Solomon Jr U S Navy and a sister Mrs Thomas F Debnam Blakely Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Brantley Solomon
Reno
Nev
Blakely
Gai Li
Solomon
Jane Tyner
Brundidge
Ala
N. B. Solomon
U. S. Navy
Thomas F. Debnam
Blakely, Ga
Governor Sparks Urges Tax Reform for Postwar Prosperity
Governor Sparks argues the current tax system risks small businesses and urges timely tax reform. He criticizes past farm handouts and stresses efficiency, expanded markets, and better distribution. He supports farm electrification and rural housing, noting 3,000,000 new farmhomes as essential and calls for state action to level farming with industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparks
Beter
Feder
Chinese Russians Near Pact Says Informant
An informant with ties to talks involving Chinese Premier Soong said China and the Soviet Union were much closer to a treaty whose nature was not specified. Soong planned to meet with the Soviet Foreign Trade Office to discuss the negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
T. V. Soong
Soong
Newsmen in Berlin arrive from many nations
One hundred and forty newspaper correspondents from many nations, alerted since mid May to be ready at any moment to go to Berlin, arrived shortly after noon today in Zehlendorf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Zehlendorf
Nation Faces Boom Or Low Mood Warns Vinson
James Marlo reports on Vinson warning that a boom and later deflation could unfold as wartime production winds down. He cites unemployment, reduced wages, and slower spending as risks, urging steps to boost output, retain useful controls, and use public works to support income and jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlo
Washington
API
Critian
Soil Conservation Survey Discussed
Plans for a soil conservation survey in Houston County were discussed by County AAA Committee members C M Ling farm agent Aubrey Lloyd of the Soil Conservation Service and B E Bond district field agent of the State AAA committee. After completion the study will be conducted by the County AAA Committee and results sent to the State Committee for transmission to Washington officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
C. M. Ling
Aubrey Lloyd
The
Soil Conservation Service
B. E. Bond
State Aaa Committee
County Aaa
State Committee
Washington
State Guard encampment to host 2000 at Camp Libert
More than 2,000 officers and men are expected to attend the Alabama State Guard summer encampment at Camp Libert July 22 to 29. Brig. Gen. George L. Cleere notes it is the first encampment for the Guard Brigade as a whole. Officials promise keen competition and prizes on Governor's Day July 28. July 5 is the deadline for accepting new recruits and promotions prior to training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama State Guard
Camp Libert
George L. Cleere
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dothan Savings and Loan Co
Harry Holl
Pres
Troy St
As & Co-op
Farmers Exchange
Olaf Geacger
Mgr
Phoow
Spann Hardware Firm
Yank
Harding
Cox
Raymond Espann
Spann-Marchman Bldg
BAY Line
Dothen
Cottondale
Fla
Panama City
Pensacola
New Orleans
Jacksonville
Miami
Tampa
Pacific
Oxeans
Rosa
South
Chine
Enst
Changsha
Hengyang
Paris
Davistort
Supreme Allied Headquarters
WAGF
Srink
DR. Pepper Bottling Company
Dothan, Alabama
Air Force
Hudson
Ny Ual
Ng Mo Oh
Vinson
Er Wimery
Sili
Mermpins
Wireless
Era
Soil Conservation Survey
State Guard
Forrester
Gov. Health Depts
Forrester Vault CO
Dethsa
Als
C. E. Blakey
N. Foster, Dothan
Alaga Feed Cooperative
Headland, Ala
Dothan Bank
E. F. Moody
J. J. Flowers
J. J. Whiddon
A. Flowers
J. J. Flowers, Jr
FDIC
Federal Reserve System
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!