Cross Sections Of Life In The Wiregrass
Henry County 4 H Clubbers begin their annual encampment this afternoon at Choctawhatchee Wells in Dale County. The camp continues through Friday, County Agent Hoyt Warren said. Revival services at Harper's Joy Assembly of God Church nine miles south of Dothan run through Sunday night with Rev J L Rice as evangelist. The Seminole County Sacred Harp Singing Convention meets next Sunday at Rock Pond church near Iron City Georgia. Miss Fran Mallette and Mrs E J Whiddon will attend state home demonstration council in Guntersville and Opelika then return to Dothan Friday. One hundred and nine calls were on the docks for the monthly inferior court session yesterday, mostly short loans. sixteen defaults were recorded. Twenty-year-old Charles Leland David, listed Ft Smith Arkansas and Miami Florida addresses, held on burglary and desertion charges after a theft at East Main skating rink July 4. FBI fingerprints show he is wanted by the U S Navy for desertion. Leroy Cook, 22, Negro, arrested in Arizona on grand larceny for stealing a bicycle owned by James Edward Burks of Dothan Route Four. to be returned to Dothan today.
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Henry County
Choctawhatchee Wells
Dale County
Hoyt Warren
Harper's Joy
Seminole County
Rock Pond Church
Iron City
D. H. Miller
Fran Mallette
Houston County Home Demonstration Gent
E. J. Whiddon
Guntersville
Ala
Tom Sharman
Blanton
Opelika
Griersville
Mallette
Whliddon
Dothan
Charles Leland David
Ft. Smith
Miami
Fla
David
East Main
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U. S. Navy
Leroy Cook
Arizon
James Edward Burks
Date County
Five Nation Alliance Holds Meeting On Defense Link
Number 14 nations discuss forming a unified defense linked with American military aid. Delegates review memoranda from Washington on Western European talks with U S officials about the Berlin blockade and potential American-British alert. They view the crisis as grave and plan further discussion, aiming to base the alliance on definite U S commitments.
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Five Nation Alliance
Washington
U. S
Berlin
Soviet satellites and allies under blockades and talks
Number 23 other Soviet satellites Romania Hungary and Bulgaria remain blocked along with assets of six other countries Germany and Japan Baltic states Latvia Estonia and Lithuania absorbed by Russia and Portugal a wartime neutral. negotiations are ongoing for an agreement only with the Portuguese.
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Romania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Germany
Japan
Baltic
Latvia
Estonia
Lithuania
Russia
Portugal
Names Go Together Milwaukee Office Shakeup
UPI reports F M Ayres head of an investment firm in Milwaukee hired a Miss MacArthur to work in his office. She was unable to attend one morning and sent her cousin, a Miss Douglas.
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Milwaukee
Wis
UPI
F. M. Ayres
Miss MacArthur
Douglas
Slocomb Sealed Bids For Concrete Curb and Gutters Work
The Town of Slocomb Alabama invites sealed proposals for labor materials and equipment to construct curb and gutter improvements totaling about 3200 line feet. Bids due July 23 1948 at 2 00 pm with 5 percent bid bond and 100 percent performance bond required. Plans at Town Clerk office Slocomb. Mayor W T Peel Clerk Mamm
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Slocomb
Alabama
Soloomb
Ala
Yending
Alabam
Albimo
W. T. Peel
Mamm
Old Gibraltar Barkley even tempered in Dems bid for V P
Washington dispatch profiles Senator Alben W Barkley known as the Old Gibraltar of the Democratic Party. Loyal, level headed, and ready to fight for the ticket, he backed Truman while remaining independent on key policies and leadership roles. His career spans leadership shifts, keynote roles, and a long record of partisan service.
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Washington
NEA
Alben W. Barkley
Truman
V. P
Franklin Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Desi Alben
Senate
Mississippi
Pat Harrison
Barkley
Congress
OPA
Trurman
Gibraltar
Democratic Party
Alben
Tomer
More Specialists Are Needed In Army
A surge in demand for draftsmen radar crewsmen anti aircraft specialists gunners and other anti air craft artillery skills has produced one of the best offers yet by the peacetime Army. Qualified applicants in these skills can rise to technical sergeant based on specialty importance and rank at discharge. Recruiters note high pay grades are offered regardless of prior rank or duty duration.
Two Service Stations Burglarized on West Main Street
City police report two Dothan service stations burglarized last night on West Main Street. The Standard station at Edgewood Drive West Main had a rear window entry with a broken lock and about 1000 pennies stolen. The West Main Pep station was breached through a side window with no items reported missing. investigations continue.
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City Police
Dothan
West Main Street
Edgewood Drive
West Main
New York Cotton Futures Close Down Amid Slim Declines
Cotton futures in New York finished narrowly lower with October and December quotes easing by about 25 to 40 cents per bale. Prices dipped slightly across the board as traders noted muted activity and small losses from the prior session.
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Cuavin
Fumon Skyscraper Heads Westward
One of the reporters from Wisconsin plans to relocate to Los Angeles. The story mentions a tall figure named Clifford Thompson Wall, a bar exam prospect taking place after a period of serious dieting and a peculiar bed and chair setup. The text is garbled and includes odd details about attire and measurements.
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Los Angeles
Jula
Wis
Clifford Thompson
Thompson
Russians press Berlin air lift discredited again
The Russian controlled press in Berlin again assails the American British air lift claiming the air bridge is useless and Berliners will buy rations from the Soviet sector. Western officials say Soviet air tactics have not halted the Allied supply and warn of continued food and economic strain in the Russian occupation zone.
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Berlin
Russia
Germany
U. S
Britain
Helmstedt
U. S. Army
Tempelhof
Elbe River
Fourpower Air Control Center
Gatow Airfield
Gatow Field
Air Control Center
Cay
Washington
John Koster Dul
Gus Thomas BE
Dewey
Uooader
Sar Oliver Franks
Mwine
Vestadiy
Rusthaath
Tea pusca ah fo ton Tada Jove Sumatra Ching Japan
Fragmentary OCR mentions Tea pusca ah fo ton and several named entities including Tada Jove Sumatra Ching Japan. No coherent events or actions readable to summarize into a distinct news item.
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Tada
Jove
Sumatra
Ching
Japan
Surmosa
License Inspectors Told To Clean Up Alabama Night Clubs
ABC Administrator Frank Bunkley ordered license inspectors to crack down on unlicensed venues and to enforce rules against stag activities by men or women in Alabama night spots. He urged warnings for drunks and questionable characters while noting lighting concerns hinder juvenile detection and praising improvements since a Montgomery grand jury report.
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Montgomery
Alabama
ABC
Frank Bunkley
Bunkley
Grand Jury
Montgomery County
ABC Board
R. P. Reaves
Livestock arrivals at major plants in several states
About 250 cattle 100 calves and 400 hogs arrived at eight large packing plants in Georgia Florida and Alabama with activity in hogs. Prices for hogs of various weights were mostly steady with bids around 26.50 to 27.20 for 180 to 240 pound barrows and gilts and a practical top price of 27.50 for well finished 180 to 240 pound hogs.
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Thomasville
USDA
Albany
Columbus
Moultrie
Tifton
Dothan
Ala
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
Fla
Graceville Hog and Cattle Auction Report
Graceville auction grossed 1602 hogs and 523 cows. Grade hogs sold No 1 26.75 No 2 26.70 No 3 20.25 No 4 24.90 No 5 24.20. Heavy hogs 26.05 roughs 24.50 22.70. Feeder hogs 14 to 30 cents per lb. Cattle market steady to higher. Fat calves to 30c lb steers and heifers 28.50. Cutters 19.00 canners 15.50 stocker steers 21.00 beefers 19.50 stocker cows 0.17.
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Graceville
Montgomery Market cattle and hogs report
Estimated salable receipts at Montgomery 1,000 cattle 350 calves 150 hogs. Trade fairly active but slaughter cattle opening weak to 50 lower than Monday. Good light weight slaughter yearlings 28.00-31.00, medium to good 937 lb steers 28.75, cans 24.50-28.50, common 18.00-22.00. Calves 275-450 lbs 26.50-30.00, 21.00-26.00 medium, 16.00 down. Hogs steady to weak with 180-240 lbs 27.00-28.50, 210-270 lbs 29.00-26.00, 300-500 lbs 18.00-19.00, 90-140 lbs 20.00-24.00.
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Montgomery
Fed- State
Mkt News
Union Stock Yards
Mail Pending Citizens Listed by Reynosa Paper
A column in El Internacional Reynosa lists local residents with mail waiting at the post office. The feature highlights citizens in the Mexico border town awaiting correspondence as part of the daily paper's notices.
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Land OF Manana Reynosa
Mexico
el Internacional
Reynosa
FBI baffled at Tacoma break in weapons cache
The FBI told police a break in at a facility on McNeill Street and near a federal penitentiary left dangerous arms missing. A German Luger and a Colt police revolver were reported among the confiscated items.
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FBI
Tacoms. Wash
McNeill St
Federal Penitentars
Massing
Congress to reconvene as Wherry argues over Truman plan
Wherry warned the new session could stretch days or weeks as Congress opens the calendar and committees. He accused Truman of violating the reorganization act by recalling Congress, saying no national emergency had been proclaimed since June 20.
Farm Loan Group To Elect New Officers
The Houston-Dale National Farm Loan Association will hold its annual stockholders meeting at the Dothan Recreation Center on Thursday at 10 a m. Secretary-Treasurer B W Pearson said two directors will be elected for three year terms and a report on the past year will be presented. The five member board manages the association. Members their wives and guests are invited.
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Houston-Dale National Farm Loan Association
Dothan Recreation Center
B. W. Pearson
Association
Registration rules outlined for peacetime draft plan
The draft system will register men ages 18 to 25 with induction limited to 19 to 25, volunteers 18 to 19 may serve 12 months domestically. About 13 million cards are printed, 9.6 million expected for first registration, plus 100000 monthly eligibility. Local boards set locations to minimize travel, with Hershey briefing on procedures and possible changes to induction order amid opposition to age-first drafts.
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Truman
Hershey
Army
Kenneth Co. Royall
House
Senate Armed Services Committees
Asaet
Coastal Yucatan Regions Experience Tropical Climate
Only the coastal regions and low lying peninsula of Yucatan in Mexico have a tropical climate.
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Yucatan
Mexico
Funeral services held at Pilgrim Rest for S. M. Casey
The funeral was conducted today at Pilgrim Rest with Rev. A D Zbinden and Rev James Allen Smith officiating. Burial followed in the den cemetery with Johnson Fumerg Home directing. Survived by husband S M Casey three daughters Mrs Hugh Hollis Mrs LeRoy Wheeler Dothan route one Mrs A C Singleton Selma one son Clyde Casey Dothan route one two sisters Mrs L G Upton Dothan route one Mrs H L Howard Mineola Fla three brothers Arthur Hughes Dothan Clayton Hughes Dothan route two Jesse James Hughes Dothan route one and eight grandchildren Pallbearers Ernest Casey Howard Casey Curtis Casey Roy Hughes Ben Upton Bri Hughes.
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Rpm
Pilgrim Rest
A. D. Zbinden
James Allen Smith
Ating
Den
Johnson
Funeral services for Mrs Zelema Batchelor Weeks
Funeral services for Mrs Zelema Batchelor Weeks twenty four who died yesterday in a Pensacola Florida hospital will be held at 3 p m tomorrow at the First Methodist church. The Rev W O Phillips and the Rev Mr Howell of Daleville will officiate and burial will be in the city cemetery. Searcy Funeral home directed. Mrs Weeks long time resident of Enterprise moved to Pensacola about a year ago where she was employed by a bank. She is survived by her husband Glenn D Weeks of Pensacola her parents Mr and Mrs W L Batchelor and one sister Mrs Clem Minyard all of Enterprise.
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Zelema B. Weeks
Enterprise
Zelema Batchelor Weeks
Pensacola, Fla
First Methodist
W. O. Phillips
Howell
Daleville
City
Searcy Funeral Home
Weeks
Pensacola
Glenn D. Weeks
W. L. Batchelor
Clem Minyard
Mrs Amanda Gilford Dies. rites held in Daleville church
Mrs Amanda Gilford seventy died at her home in Daleville Friday morning. Funeral services were conducted Saturday at 11 am from First Methodist Church of Daleville by Rev Headley and Rev Howell. Survived by five sons Bascomb J R Mark T W S H Gilford and four daughters Beresell Ford Ven Stembridge Ethel Detty Estelle Gilford plus two brothers John and F W Whigham and sister Mrs Daisy Jeffries. Burial in Daleville Cemetery with Boyd Funeral Home directing.
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Enterprise
Daleville
First Methodist Church
Headley
Howell
Gilford
Berbour County
J. H. Gilford
Bascomb Gilford
J. R. Gilford
Mark Gilford
T. W. Gilford
Sweetswater
S. H. Gilford
Marieanna
Bere ‘Sell Ford
Malone
Florida
Ven Stembridge
F. W. Whigham
Marianna
Daisy Jeffries
Dothan
Dalewile
Boyd
Hors
Funeral services for Mrs A M Spooner Ozark
Mrs A M Spooner 38 died unexpectedly Sunday at her Detroit home. Funeral at Center Ridge Church at 3 p m with Rev E T Carroll of Dothan officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Holman Funeral Home in charge. Survived by husband two daughters Jo Ann Sherry a son Jehemy Mack all of Detroit five sisters and five brothers local nephews to serve as pallbearers.
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8. C. Blackman
Arian
E. R. Pelham
Graceville
A. L. Whither
Coloma, Mich
We 1. Kirk
Union Springs
Leroy Peacock
Dothan
P. M. Sexier
Bainbridge, Ga
C. L
C. S. Segler
Detroit
R. B. Segler
Montgomery College President Dies After Heart Attack
Tw ean A. Searcy 48 brother Huntingdon College President Fie bert Searcy died after a heart attack at New Brocton Alabama yesterday. He had been in ill health for a year. Funeral services were arranged for this afternoon at New Brocton.
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Duncan A. Searcy Montgomery
Twean A. Searcy
Huntingdon College
Fiebert Searcy
New Brocton
Ala
Marilyn Portwood Ozark (Special) Dies at Three Months
Marilyn Joy Portwood three months old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Portwood of Ariton, died at home Monday. Survived by parents, one sister Linda, paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. J. Portwood of Ariton, maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. W. Smith of Clio. Funeral 3 p.m. today at Bethel Assembly of God Church in Ariton with Rev. J. H. Alpin officiating. Interment in church cemetery, Holman Funeral Home directing.
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Ozark
Marilyn Joy Portwood
Virgil Portwood
Ariton
Linda
J. Portwood
W. Smith
Clio
Bethel Assembly of God
J. H. Alpin
Holman Funeral Home
Wheat and grain futures mix on Chicago Board of Trade
Improved flour demand spurred mill buying and early wheat gains before profit taking trimmed yields. July wheat at 2.25, corn around 2.07 to 2.14, oats down near 81, rye mixed, soybeans up about 3 cents.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Get Cleanliness Less on Boston
A dirty apartment led to Clarence Washington of Roxbury receiving a 102 day jail sentence after a city health department complaint noting refusal to clean his place.
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Boston
Clarence Washington
Roxbury
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