Interesting Wiregrass tour highlights Hartford Slocomb Este and Bonifay
Eagle reporter Smith traces a southern loop from Dothan into Geneva County and into Northwest Florida. The piece visits Malvern Slocomb Hartford Este and Bonifay noting a derelict jail house a rebuilt theater a new shirt factory and Red Feather sweet potato operations with scenic lakes and crepe myrtle lined streets.
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Dothan
Geneva County
Florida
Main Street
West Woodland Drive
Malvern
Nature
Placid
Little
Este
Bonifay
Chipley Highway
Red Feather Foods
Borifav
Hartford
Chipley
Fla
Slocomb
Esto
Hagle Steff
Dorothy Dix on Mothers and Selfish Parenting Woes
Dorothy Dix condemns cruel selfish mothers who block marriages to keep children close. She praises unselfish motherhood while warning that threats of death and tears can weaponize parental love against a child’s happiness. The piece also notes a regional journey through Chipley county seat and local sights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Minary
Mary
Nevrebel
Bundurn
Jet pilot Faizgerald defies fear on XS-1 rocket flight
Captain James Faizgerald, Sr, visiting his wife and infant son, said he felt no fear flying a jet faster than sound. The air medal recipient, one of a few to fly the XS-1 rocket plane, noted he stays focused on instruments during the rapid flights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
James Faizgerald
Muroc Air Force
Rase
Calif
Fitzgerald
Balsa Wood
France
Atstast
Meals Not Taxable for Free Employee Meals Ruling
Montgomery Alabama AP report states Judge Walter Jones ruled meals served free to a restaurant employer are part of compensation and not subject to the state sales tax. The decision favored City Grill operator Robert Windham, backed by the Alabama Restaurant Association, with the Revenue Department planning an appeal to the State Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alan Dora
Walter BB. Jones
Robert J. Windham
City Grill
Clinton
Windham
Alabamas Restaurant Association
State Revenue Department
Jones
Frank M. Young
Birmingham
Jade Jones
Five Wiregrass Men Join Marine Corps
Five Wiregrass men enlisted in the U S Marine Corps through the Dothan recruiting station last week Officials announced yesterday They were Broosts B Belmaar Edward G Jenkins of Dothan Fyoute one Henry C Hardy of Elba
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Marine Corps
Dothan
B. Belmaar
Edward G. Jenkins
Doth
Henry C. Hardy
Elba
Route Five Recruits Enter Service
George E. Kilercase of Sanson route one and Eugene J. Baxley of Slocomb route one join the unit. None of the recruits had prior military service.
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George E. Kilercase
Sanson
Eugene J. Baxley
Slocomb
Hearing Postponed on Graceville Rail Service Elimination
A Public Service Commission postpones the July 22 hearing on substituting buses and trucks for passenger trains 27 and 26 between Georgiana Alabama and Graceville Florida. The delay runs to August 19 to avoid conflicting with an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing opening July 21. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad seeks to discontinue the trains and replace them with bus service for passengers and mail and express along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
South Alabama
Public Service Commission
Interstate Comerce Commission
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Georgiana
Ala
Graceville
Fla
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Eagle
Charles Smith
Texas
Smith
Pleasant Square
Dorothy Dix
Washington County
Alabama
Dethan
Cripley
North Ward
Sherwin-Williams
Jose
Gallen
M. Foster
Pmnt Scevice Cearce
Elesiers
Foster
Vena Roca
Pasar Service Centee
Chicago Grain
Chicago
Agriculture Department
Corm
WB Laser
Luis RA
Sav Neans
Ho Grady Tiller
Revenue de
State Supreme Court
Marine Corps
Cross Eye Foundation
BYE Graman Bog Jackson Vee Hlomda
Emory Cunningham
Manante
Peone
Priotrbagry Sheet Metal Company
Minum Aranings Vesta
Cce
Gorttas
Aids Heale Ue
Penney S
Eacy
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