Life and events from Wiregrass region overview
The Dothan VA office extends hours to reinstate World War II veterans on a fan day by collecting two monthly premiums and a health statement. Wickburg High School’s 1949 graduates host a party at Walter Draughorn Jr.’s home. Rev. F B Cherry, son of A H Cherry, elected moderator of the National Association of Free Will Baptists at Pocahontas Arkansas. J G Owens travels to Dalhart Texas for the XIT ranch reunion, meeting former employees and traveling from Amarillo for the three day event.
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The
Dethany Veterans Administration
Wickaburg High School
Walter Draughorn, Jr
1049
Clase
F. B. Cherry
A. H. Cherry
Dothan
National Association of Free Will Bapists
Poca
Gontas
Ark
Cherry
Zion Bible School
Jacksonville Junior College
University of Florida
J. G. Owens
Daléhart
Tex
Mr. Owens
Th Ranch
Amarillo
Ser Kocistes
Berlin currency row sparks Berlin crowd clashes
Russians permit Germans to exchange marks for new currency in the Western three sectors. Disorder erupts at Plecea as crowds surge to money shops. Police, firemen clash with demonstrators. injuries reported. Western officials, Germans accuse Soviet and German economic authorities of manipulative conduct and wartime diversion. Western officers reject charges and note exchange offices were planned in all sectors.
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Berlin
Thronga
Ger
Lman Economic Commission
Blaine
Crumuat
Aaid
Texas Attorney General Warns on Klan Revival
Texas Attorney General Price Daniel warned that a Klan revival in the state would trigger strict enforcement of anti Klan laws. He said his office would pursue unlawful assembly masking in public places and wearing disguises or robes in parades by secret organizations.
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Austin
Tex
Price Daniel
Ku Klux Klan
Texas
Daniel
Daniels
Texas Legioia- Danning
Sen Langan Arranges Pro Truman Meeting in Alabama
State Senator Joseph N Langan of Mobile has tentatively rented Montgomery's civic auditorium for August 16 to host pro Truman Democrats. Commissioner W A Gayle said a final decision will come soon as Langan leads a drive to place a slate of pro Truman electors on November’s ballot, while Alabama's regular electors are pledged to Truman.
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Montgomery
Joseph N Lengan
Mobile
Alabama
Langan
Ecity
W. A. Gayle
Truman
GOP Leaders Pledge Civil Rights Priority In Senate
The GOP announced top priority for civil rights legislation, signaling a delay on anti inflation and housing bills. They promised quick action on President Truman’s proposals, while Southern Democrats threaten to filibuster anti poll tax measures. Senate rules and cloture options loom as debates shape November elections.
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Dothan
Theirne
GOP
Robertson
Wyoming
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Truman Wan
Senele
House
Truman
Filly Custer
Hoey
D-Nc
Senate
Congress
Drive In Theater Planned For Dothan
Rufus Davis announced a $100000 drive in theatre project by Nin-Davis chain to be built in Dothan near the courthouse. Location not specified but described as under two miles from the courthouse. It will mirror El Rancho in Los Angeles and progress paused by car speaker development for individual volume control.
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Nin-Davis
Rufus Davis
Davis
Salt
Courty House
el Rancho
Los Angeles
Calif
Dayle Gald
Muddled Outer Plan Criticized Over Segregation Issue
Tandylph, president of the Brotherhood of Sleeps Car Portera WAFL, appeals to Nexro and white Souths to refuse draft registration. The text notes segregation abolished in the armed forces and mentions the Worth American pitcher Plant with waves trapping inset food.
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Hie
Tandylph
Brotherhood of Sleeps Car” Portera Wafl
Nexro
Witners
Photographers Threatened At Governers Hearing In Florida
The report describes two newspaper photographers being threatened as they tried to photograph Alf red and Revel. State patrols protected the governors office hearing, with multiple officials and reporters mentioned including Albert Kraus and Stanley Taunton. A stabbing occurred and warnings were issued about potential harm if photos continued. Several arrests and bond actions followed, while additional notes cover unrelated technical facts and a crude submarine from ancient times.
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Alfred
Revel
Governors Office
Stanley
Tauntion
Montgomery
Advertiser ~ Journal
Mable
Tater
Albert Kraus
Tits Wek
Tola
Florida
McVeizh
Walden
Nother
Mehcock
Cav. Peets
Strimefellow
Davis
Revels
Alpa Nquar
Opelika
Ann
Allred
Jeuse Winder
Livestock market reports from Montgomery and Thomasville
AP livestock notes detail trades and receipts in Montgomery and Thomasville with cattle and hog movements. Prices include baby beef steers 7.00 to 32.00, medium slaughter cattle 20.00 to 26.00, cutters and ghtweights 16.00 to 20.00, and hogs 24.00 to 28.00 per hundredweight. mixed tone shows largely steady, with regional plant activity and varied supply across centers.
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Montgonery
Cilves
Mega
Wills Peak
Thomasville
WSDA
Albany
Columbus
Moultne
Titon
Dothan
Aly
Jackson- Ville
Tallahassen
Bout Meads
Higher Steel Prices Debate, Olds Defends Industry
U S Steel Chairman Irving Olds rebuts critics in Congress and industry claiming steel price hikes drive inflation. He argues profits are modest, expansion costly, and voluntary allocations keep prices in check while inflation drives higher costs. Department of Commerce notes steel expansion costly and slows delivery. Reynolds Metals touts rising aluminum building demand based on a survey of 600, with potential 989 percent rise in use.
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Jam Dawson
NEW York
U.S. Steel
Irving $3
Olds
Oldz
Aluminum
William G. Reynolds
Reynolds Metals Co
Ute
Rexnolds
Doctor and Wife Donate Fortune to Community
Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Holker donated about 750000 dollars to aid five counties around Gallipolis. The couple, long tied to Holzer capital projects over 38 years, redirected most of their personal wealth to local residents and community development.
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Gallipolis
UPI
Charles E. Holker
Holzer
Draft questionnaires to start after Aug 30 registration
Selective Service officials said local boards will begin sending draft questionnaires soon after registration begins on August 30. Registrants will have at least 10 days to complete the forms, with no decision yet on how long draftees must arrange personal affairs before reporting for duty. Army leaders described possible rapid processing due to limited training and housing facilities, stressing treatment of draftees as individuals, not as numbers.
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Senate
Selective Service
Hoss
Willard Pavley
Fiat
Te Army
Omar N. Bradley
Army
Bradley
Mannheim police say maby persing moved toward Moonhem
Disjointed report notes police from the American zune state of Messe and the Fivnich gang state Rhineland were involved. Pfale sent tens to the area and Red Cross workers rushed to the scene as confusion and unclear terms persist in the chaotic briefing from New Orleans cotton market and local business listings.
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Mannheim
Maby
Persing
Moonhem
Messe
Rhineland
Pfale
Red Cross
Niles
Cover crop plan approved by PMA for farms in Houston County
Jesse A. Culbreth announced a special conservation practice to establish cover of small grain or rye grasses for grartage poses. The plan aims to curb erosion and provide stock feed as drought looms next fall. The Houston County ACA committee supported the measure and urged farmers to contact PMA agents, submit offers with purity and germination data, and follow seeding rates and fertilizer guidelines. Payment rates are one and a half cents per pound for oats and two cents for other small grains, six cents for the grass. seeding recommendations include oats two to three bushels per acre and rye grasses forty pounds per acre, with fertilizer of 200 pounds 4-107 per acre and nitrate of soda at establishment.
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Jesse A. Culbreth
Culbreth
Houston County
ACA
Truman seeks broad tax and credit controls to curb inflation
The president proposes restoring excess profits tax and consumer credit controls, expanding federal reserve powers over bank lending, and regulating commodity speculation and inventory. He argues tighter tools could brake inflation if inflation risks rise and profits are constrained. The plan targets corporations after taxes, credit expansion, and allocation of scarce commodities like steel to stabilize prices.
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U. 8
Treasury
Truman
Congress
Mr. Truman
Cmsen
Congreas
Govermnment
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve
Commodity Exchanges
World Circling 8 29 Arabian Coast Tragedy
An American air crew member of three B-29s circling the globe crashed at sea off Arabia after takeoff from Aden. One survivor Gustelson was rescued by a fisherman and hospitalized. The planes flew from Davis-Monthan Tucson to MacDill Tampa Azores Wheelfus field then Aden with a plan to survey basing and conditions for world-wide training.
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Aden
Globe
Arabia
Sanly
Gustelson
RAF
Percy H. Kramer
Davis Monthan Field
Tucson
M-Spt
Slater R. Gustafson
Norwood
Mass
J. C. Selser
Davis-Monthan Tielt
Navy
Air Force
Arizona
Aix
MacDill Field
Tampa
Fla
Lagens Air Base
Azores
Wheelfus Field
Inore
State Department
Wier
Ceylon
Jungle Rhythm Finds Interpreter In Brazil
In Rio de Janeiro Jungle Rhythm finds Abagial Moura, director of the Afro Brazilian Orchestra and their composer, blending African drum beat with Brazilian melodies. Born in Brazil to African descent, Moura learned slave legends, dialects, and live instruments, fashioning a 20 person group in somber ceremonial dress for performances of Afro Brazilian music now used in a ball marking emancipation.
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Hoy
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Dom Pedro II
Europe
Isabel
Moura
M Leather Strong
Government study suggests steel hoard limits for industry
A proposed plan would require makers of freight cars to keep a limited steel stock on hand, perhaps for about 80 days, to prevent hoarding. Currently the government relies on voluntary cooperation from steel producers to supply firms that badly need steel.
Obituary Notices From Alabama And Indiana Areas
Death notices for several individuals from Molmes County Alabama and Hartford Indiana report funeral services led by Rev. Lee Mixon and Rev. Kaleb Hidle. Surviving relatives include spouses, children, siblings, and a host of extended family across Enterprise Alabama Louisville Alabama Boydston Pensacola and Slocomb. Funeral arrangements were handled by Holman Funeral Home and Burne Church provided services.
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Yeomas J. Strickland
Mar
Lee Mixon
Man Funeral Home
Strickland
Molmes County
Fis
Ora Helms
Boylston
Als
Anderson
Samie Lee Mason
Carry Young
Carryville
Fie.terprise
Poy
Pensacola
Charlie
Black
Ala
Joe Coffee Springs
Horace xX
iStrickland
Columbus
W. H. Hicks
Louisville
Jessie Strickland
Enterprise
Joseph Malcom Martin
Hartford
Burne Church
Kaleb Hidle
Burnel
Holman
Josephine Bennett
Morexina
Ind
A. C. Martin
M. M. Martin
Madrid
Rebecca
Myrtle Lee Adams
Bart
Mich
W. O. Watson
Alto Thomas
Pondtown
H.J. Adams
Bonnie Ruth
Beny Jean Adams
Johnie Mack
Tommie Jack
Robert Earl Adams
Hart, Mich
Stella Dorriety
Alain Grant
Neale Watson
Pansey Watson
C. W
Earnest Watson
Slocort
Hemp Watson
Este
Fla
William
Clyde J
Cecil Watson
Collin Watson
Winter Garden
Festival Chairmen Meet Here Today
Committee chairmen on the 198 Peanut Festival were scheduled to meet with the executive committee. Alta Lee said working committees would be drawn up at the meeting and chairmen would learn their jobs. Each chairman will prepare a working budget and submit it to the executive committee within old May.
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Alta Lee
Old Mays
Rabid Foxes Killed in Kinsey Community
Two rabid foxes were killed in Kinsey on Dothan route four. A Kinsey resident, A. B. Kelly, reported positive diagnosis after examination of a fox head. The first fox was killed by C. M. Hughes last Saturday and a positive brain diagnosis was found. no bites were reported.
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Kinsey
Dothan
Technicianal 7 Today
A. B. Kelly
C. M. Hughes
Remark on the victors belong the spoils misattributed to Jackson
The phrase commonly linked to Andrew Jackson is clarified as a misattribution. The actual attribution belongs to Senator William Learned Marcy of New York, a Jacksonian Democrat, who used the line in political context. The note highlights how Old Hickory’s housecleaning and scale are often overstated in popular history.
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Jackson
Old Hickory
William Learned Marcy
New York
Sewerage Plant Construction Planned for Dothen
The city advertises bids for a new sewage disposal plant and related equipment. Two pumps already ordered with seven months for pump delivery, followed by construction gear procurement. Plant expected to finish in about a year to meet growth and sanitary needs. plans open for public inspection in the city clerk’s office.
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Todey
Acarce
Dothen
Itp
Ely
Youth Revival Plans Discussed By Morris At Kiwanis
Max Morris, Dothan Kiwanis speaker and ministerial student, outlined the Youth Revival kickoff at First Baptist Church. The program, introduced by Dr. Henry A. Parker, urged contributions to the Crusade for Children. Guests included Robert Piper and Hart Shutman, with J P Culver leading.
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First Baptist Church
Max Morris
Dothan
Kiwanian Hart: Shutman
Montgomery
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Office of Business Economics
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Arabian Coast
Morris
Wisconsin
Chamber of Commerce
Willeison
W. Va
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Montgomery Hwy
Speigner
Fundy
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