Cross Sections Of Life In The Wiregrass
The mobile laboratory of the State Department of Agriculture and Industries will be open all day Saturday for public inspection with chemists guiding visitors through equipment. Marion G. Batey of Dothan is enrolled at Ohio State University summer session, among 22 Alabama students. Three Wiregrass students will perform in a Troy State Teachers College Spanish program Monday. Participants: Perry Nichols Dothan Jimmie Ruth Milton Geneva Prentiss Melcher Andalusia. Edwin Blitz will lead Temple Emanu El services tonight in Rabbi Hinch's absence. Abe Blitz assists. public invited. Lupine seed crop in Wiregrass states expected at 25 100 000 pounds, smallest in three years. last year 50 100 000 pounds. average 1943 46 was 16 175 000. Thieves net about 36 dollars in burglary of Alabama Machinery and Supply Co store. entry via rear window. nothing else known missing. Flba telephone dialing to begin within two weeks. dial system near completion. weather delayed finish. Geneva County teachers announced: Kinsaul W F Hethion principal Ruby Perdue Lois A Commander Fadette Enmice Watford Sally Culverhouse Juanita Register Mildred Baxley Open Pond J C Spears Carmie M Brooks.
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State Department of Agriculture and Industries
Wiregrass
Troy State Teachers College
Perry Nichols
Dothan
Jimmie Ruth Milton
Geneva
Prentiss Melcher
Andalusia
Department of Agriculture
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Alabama Machinery and Supply Company
Eddie D. Kelley
Kelley
J. J. Collins
Geneva County
Kinsaul
W. EF. Hethion
Ruby Perdue
Lois A
Fadette
Enmice Watford
Sally Culverhouse
Juanita Register
Mildred Baxley
Open Pond
J. C. Spears
Carmie M. Brooks
War veteran hopes sunny Alabama move prompts three way sunshine contest
Rush W. Burnside of National City California seeks relocation from foggy California to live in Alabama Wiregrass area. He asks for a roaming place with board at 34 to 30 dollars per month starting August first. Dothan Chamber official S Bailey invites landlords to contact Burnside directly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers of Commerce
California
Florida
Rush W. Burnside
6Th Street
National City
Calif
Chamber of Commerce
Selden Bailey
Burnside
Canada Increases Food Output Over 140 Percent Since 1939
Canada has expanded its food production by more than 140 percent since 1939, reflecting a substantial boost in agricultural output. Data show gains across crops and livestock, underscoring the nation’s growing emphasis on food security and export capacity.
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Canada
Wallace and Taylor third party launch at convention
Wallace arrives with Mrs Wallace and aides marking the formal start of a cross party bid for the presidency with Senator Taylor. The convention showcases labor support, platform planks on civil rights and foreign policy, and debate over Communist influence, aiming to attract up to 9 million votes.
West Killers Close In After Driveaway Case Mass murder
Fragmented report traces seven victims linked to a driveaway gang. Authorities identify a missing regular driver and confirm two bodies found near a roadside park. Names and places appear garbled but implicate a northeastern and midwestern sequence of killings with a final roadblock and multiple decedents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Druck
Suntien
Thanh Andy O
Thea
Urmer James Strath
Tiffin
Guether Gaan
Glenn Beard Gselwind
Premont
Fremont Pole
Cisehwind
Raad Ambrose
Columbes
Gchwand
Krink Kereeh
Flat Rock
Mich
Soviet Berlin blockade tensions rise after Sokolovsky interview
The Berlin crisis intensified as Soviet Marshal Sokolovsky spoke with a Western reporter at a Polish mission supper. He warned that if the US opened its zone, the Soviets would respond, and cited reciprocal traffic controls at Helmstedt. The exchange touched on Soviet restrictions on crossings, Western demands to lift the blockade, and broader German settlement talks.
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U.S
U. S
Sokolovsky
Berlin
Hays
Sohailovsky
Germany
Moscow
United States
Piropusk
Ussast
Poland
Sokalovalsay
Sokoloveky
Frank Howley
Berlingosind
Washington
Lucius D. Clay
Sololovksy
Army Department
Charge Of Forgery Brings Man's Arrest
Virgil Jones, 39, of Dothan, is jailed on forgery charges after allegedly cashing a check for SAGS at a local store to buy goods including a radio aerial and truck tools. Jones admits signing the check but says another man cashed it. Items were found near town. cash was kept by the recipient for the difference. A prior forgery charge was reduced to obtaining money under false pretenses last month in Inferior Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Jones
Dothan
Sen’fernce
Eddie N
Kelley
Jones
Janes
Mrs Hatch Quietly Renounces Ripley Switchboard Duty
In Ripley the longtime switchboard operator Mrs Hatch, famed for her calm demeanor, decides to quit after decades of running the old hand cranked system. She recalls the 1913 setup with 83 subscribers and 63 telephones, and recounts her failed attempt to sell the cooperative when her husband’s pledge ended in 1946. She notes she wrote the Public Utilities Commission but received no reply, then describes quitting by disconnecting the lines and going home to sleep the night away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Utilities Commission
Hatch
Lourd
Ines
D W Griffith Career Highlights From Silent Era
A historical look at director D W Griffith from early theater to Biograph, detailing his rise as a reporter, first film credit for The Adventures of Dolly, the landmark Birth of a Nation, Intolerance, Way Down East and other classics. It notes his marriages to Linda Ardinson, later Mary Pickford era collaborations, and the formation of United Artists with Pickford, Fairbanks and Chaplin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisviie Courier - Journal
Crome
Tonawanda
N. Y
New York
Linda Avdson
Biograph Studio
Linda Windson
Hirs
Griffith
Biograph
Dolly
Wenrta
Miss Pickford
Pairbanks
Charlie Chaplin
United Artists Corporation
Truman Aims for Education Aid and Wage Bill in House
The 21st cation committee leader said approval for an education aid bill and a move to floor a bill raising the 40 cent per hour minimum wage are possible if party leaders back them. He cited sufficient committee votes and noted civil rights actions hinge on Senate steps, with the House pressing anti-lynch and poll tax measures and Republican leaders urged to bring votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cation Committee
Truman
House
Senate
Huuse
Samate
Martin Cr-Mass
Clay Returns to Berlin After Brief White House Visit
General Clay met with President Truman and top advisers for a short briefing before resuming command duties in Germany. The talks touched on German policy and Soviet travel restrictions, with officials noting ongoing plans to shape U S policy in the Berlin crisis.
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White House
Berlin
Royall
Army
Witlam UH
Deaper
Clio
Clay
Germany
Nipit
Truman
Chalitougn Futon
Eaton
Mido
George Potavs
Miletary Povernog
Americgan Zone
Tavs
Sec Y Rovatlepd Fasurer
Robert PL Patterson
Comite Hilleton
Reps
Keedpb Ws
Jarman Abe
Ep Daehsen
Crs
House Appropriations Committee
Ren. Pewee
Pex
Europe
Chiy
Drcivetus
Life under London rationing at the Olympic era
A vivid report on rationing in wartime Britain as 500000 visitors prepare for the Olympics. It details limited meat each week, bread, tea, sugar, and fats quotas, the black market, and the high cost of dining out. It notes inflation in restaurants, new meat types, and the rise of fresh fruit offerings under price controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nooo
Miss Charee
Brussels
Festival weekend schedule outlines games and committee roles
The plan lists November 5 as the Do than Pensacola game during the festival weekend and notes the following weekend features a Troy Alabama B team game sponsored by the Lions Club. Festival committees will be formed from Warner Chamber of Commerce members and the sector organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Warner Chamber of Commerce
Sertor
New York Cotton Prices Mixed on Weak Day Trade
Market reports show New York cotton closing four and a half to thirty cents per bale lower than prior session, with quotes around 4S to 30 cents down. Traders note thin activity and lingering pressure from overseas markets as futures drift lower amid uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fittaas
Dlaw Owen
Dothan Building Permits Fall Below Peak This Month
The building activity in Dothan slowed in the last two weeks with private permits totaling 98500. Notable items include three school additions around 20000 each at Southside Highland and Minnie T Heard. Other permits cover residences, repairs, demolitions, and small commercial projects across multiple streets.
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Dothan
Southside
Highland
Minnie T. Heard
W. S. Clark
W. South Street
S. Alice Street
Foy E. Yeoman
W. North Street
Parker Brown Construction Company
Blackshear
W. Main
John Odets
N. Alice Street
Hurley Johnson
Hartford Highway
W. W. Milder
E. Main
Carl Gray
Stough Street
Park
B. M. Morris
Blackshear Street
Lions Club drives Crusade for children aid appeal
C A Dunseth urged Lions Club support for the Crusade for Children fundraiser. Don Pierce leads the local drive in Dothan as part of a nationwide effort to raise money for food clothing and medical supplies for starving children in war zones. Nat Faulk, Eagle editor, spoke on the Democratic National Convention, with further remarks to the Dothan Exchange Club. The Exchange Club set an August 17 beauty pageant at the Martin Theatre, with 31 members present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan Lions' Club
C. A. Dunseth
Don Pierce
Dothan
Houston County
Paul Gamble
Lions C. C. Wright
Tom Pen
Livestock market report from Montgomery week
AP field notes from Union Stock Yards summarize Friday trade and weekly receipts for cattle calves and hogs. Cattle receipts estimated 225 units with steady to weak price moves. week overall saw varied changes from 50 cent to several dollar declines across steers heifers cows bulls and feeders. Calves week receipts about 900 with slow Friday trade. prices mostly lower to steady with light declines for many classes. Hogs weights 180 to 500 pounds steady to firm with mixed spot declines, closing bids ranged 25 to 28.50 dollars per hundredweight depending on weight class. Overall tone indicates softer week, with pockets of activity in butcher calf and heavy slaughter categories.
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Montgomery
Fed
Mkt
Union Stock Yards
Hays
Three Million Adults in US Never Attended School
A report highlights that about three million adults in the United States have never attended any type of school. The data emphasizes lifelong educational gaps and potential impacts on employment and social mobility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Lemma Weekes Enterprise funeral plans announced
Special services for Mrs Zeleg Batchelor Weeks were set for Wednesday afternoon at Fic Methodist church with Rev W O Phillips and Rev E G Howell officiating. She leaves husband Glenn D Weeks of Pensacola Florida, parents Mr and Mrs W L Batchelor of Enterprise, sister Mrs Clem Mynard, and pallbearers include James Murphy Clayton Metcalf Charles Batchelor Ellis Roberts Hart Goodwin and Thomas D Short. She died Monday in a Pensacola hospital.
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Lemma Weekes Enterprise
Zeleg Batchelor
Fic Methodist Church
Re. W. O. Phillips
E. G. Howell
Glenn D. Weeks
Pensaco
Fla
W. L. Batchelor
Clem Mynard
Enterprise
Weeks
Pensacola
Pensacol
James Muphy
Clayton Metcalf
Charle Batchelor
Ellis Roberts
Harr Goodwin
Thomas D. Short
Mrs Annie Thompson Enterprise Funeral Held at Local Church
Funeral services for Mrs Annie Thompson were held at First Methodist Church at 1 o'clock Saturday morning. Rev W O Phillips conducted the service with Rev AO Hamby assisting. Burial followed in the city cemetery under Boyd Funeral Home supervision. Mrs Thompson, born in Ozark, lived in Daleville before moving to Enterprise to reside with her daughter about a decade ago. Surviving are her daughter Mrs Paw Hutchison of Ft Walton Florida and brother Angus Eason of New Orleans, plus several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Nick Thompson
Paw Hutchison
Ft. Walton, Fla
Angus Eason
New Orleans
Supina sought in 13 state manhandling case over flare
Stephen J. Supina, 36, of Willington Conn a former B 17 turret gunner, left the field as police issued a 13 state alarm on a felony charge of malicious mischief in connection with a bombing near the U N headquarters. Supina's brother Thomas Supina Jr a former Connecticut state representative commented Steve may have used a signal flare to rouse the United Nations. A two seater Aeronca plane later landed at LaGuardia with a map of the Lake Success area found inside. authorities say the craft dropped the bomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen J. Supina
Willington
Conn
Supina
Ashford
Connecticut
Thomas Supina Jr
Steve
United Nations
U. N
Gerald D. Waine
Lake Success
la Guardia
U.N
Aeronca
Bombers plan roundabout route to Libya stopover
The Air Force described yesterday’s three B 29s mission as not alarming. The flight began from the Azores to Whellus Field near Tripoli Libya, a WWII lane reopened as a transport hub. Refueling stops include Ceylon, the Philippines, Japan, Alaska, then Tucson with arrival set for August 5.
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State Department
Air Force
Middle Eost
Azores
Whellus Field
Tripoli
Libya
Whellus
Ceylon
Philippines
Japan
Alaska
Tucson
Tuscon
Veteran tax official from Victoria Alabama returns to public service
Number 15 Internal Revenue officed Bir mingham from 1932 until 162 when he returned to a farm in Houston County. He re-entered public service with the Folsom administration. A native of Victoria Alabama, the graying bespectacled tax veteran is married and the father of two daughters Mrs. Dan J. Brooks of Port Saint Joe Florida and la Rue 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
Birmingham
Houston County
Folsom Administration
Victoria
Ala
Dan J. Brooks
Port Saint Joe
Fla
la Rue
No Hit No Run Game For Lafayette Bulls
In the Evangeline League Francis Hecker pitched a no hit no run game for the Lafayette Bulls against the Abbeville Athletics. The Bulls won 4 0 with Hecker walking one and two other runners reaching on errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Francis Hecker
Oaight
Lafayette Bulls
Abbeville Athletics
Bulls
Hecker
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