Dothan Kiwanis hears Dean Deal on early town history
Dothan Kiwanis Club heard L. Deal discuss Bethe Remustering and the Indian story of a chief’s dying moments. He recalled Barbour County and upper Henry trips to St. Andrews Bay, Dowban’s early days, and typical western town rodeos. Guests included Vaughn Cornish and Lt. Vaughn Cornish Jr. from Napier Field. Lt. Richard Richards invited members to Napier Field Friday. Seaman Z. P. Culver and Elwanian M. D. Black attended.
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L.& Deal
Houston Herald
Dothan
Dothan Kiwanie Club
Bethe
Deswoki
Barbour Couty
Upper Henry
St. Andrews Bay
Dowban
Sre
Deal
Kiwanlan Vaughn Cornish
Chattanooga
Tenn
Vaughn Cornish, Jr
Napier Field
Lt Cornish
Richard Richards
Te Hase
Seaman
Z. P. Culver
Elwanian
M .D. Black
Montgomary
C. Mi. Ling
Sped
Asbury Blount
Arthur J. Hams
A. D. Witketeon
Smith Final Rites To Be Held Today
Funeral services for F C Smith aged seventy two will be held at 4 30 PM at his Columbia home officiated by Rev L K Avord. Burial in Columbia cemetery. Survived by widow, four daughters, two sons, sister, and twelve grandchildren. Ward Wilson Funeral Home in charge.
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F.C. Smith
Columbia
Toen
L. O. Turberville
Greenville
Miss
F.C. Smith, Jr
C. L. Smith
Geneve
Msg
Lessie Jackson
Blakely
George Gilbert
C. A. McGriff
A. H. Green
W. F. Oakley
J. A Leary
T. E. Bryan
Jim Rickey
Pat Serborn
Bob Elliot
Jack Walker
Alex Wood
Ivey Chambers
FR. F. McKinnon
W. BR. MecKennie
B. B. Langford
Sydney Baker
E. B. Fields
Ross Hooten
Ward + Wilson Funeral Home
Mardi Gras parade and street dance at Napier Field
Spectators watch as floats led by Miss Bernice Kirk land Miss Elgie Jones and Miss Mary Carmichael move through Napier Field. The Napier Field Band opens the midway with a concert before dancing resumes to the Napier Field Jumbo Tees band. Fireworks and game booths run from 7:00 to 1:00.
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Napier Field
Rolla Royce
Bernice Kirkland
RAF Supply
Elgie Jones
Army Air Forces
Mary Carmichael
Post Engineers
Napier Field Band
Napier
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad Claim Digest Aid
An advertorial voice touts a digestive cure claiming bile production rises to aid digestion. It asserts Nataye failure causes sour heaviness and promises quick liver flow increase with Carter's Little Liver Pills as a safe aid.
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Carter
Automobile Stamp Sales Surge in Dothan
Federal use tax automobile stamps show a sharp rise in Dothan with about 1,200 sold since June 10, compared with under 500 earlier. motorists must display a $5 stamp on windshields by July 2 or face penalties as IRS plans a compliance drive.
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Internal Revenue
Dothan
Russians Drive Deep Into Poland and Belarus Front
Soviet forces pushing toward Minsk from the southeast by Rokossovsky’s White Russian Army advance along the Minsk Gomel corridor. Units report surrounding five German divisions near Bobruisk while Orsha and Vitebsk garrisons break toward German lines. In Mogilev strong street fighting as Zaharov’s army engages. Northward, action expands toward the Murmansk Leningrad line and Teningrad region.
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Germany
Poland
Polotsk
Lithuania
Minsk
Konstantin Rokpasovsky
Minsk-Gomel
Rokossovsky
Unis
Bobruisk
Orsha
Vitebsk
Bobrusk
Mogilev
Red Army
Georg Fedorovich Z Zah
Anah-laa
Oitades
Teningrad
Aquacade Finale at Wiregrass Fiesta Pool
The Fiesta grand finale aquacade will be held at the enlisted men swimming pool at 10 06 pm. SSgt Dadian organizes a bathing beauty contest with Wiregrass maidens. Judges include Clyde Coe Charlie Adams and Arthur Ussery. Officials expect about 10 000 visitors and plan to use profits for Houston County Public Welfare children services.
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Ssgt
Dadian
Clyde Coe
Charlie Adams
Arthur Ussery
Houston County Department of Public Welfare
Colonel Spooner to Leave Camp Rucker After Notable Service
Longtime Army officer Col Spooner departs Camp Rucker after a career spanning Hawaii Fort Francis E. Warren and Ft Bragg. He served as Commanding Officer of the Reception Center and AF Induction Station and praised Wiregrass citizens for support in war funds drives and local events. The Spooners will reside at 9147 ith Street San Francisco California.
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New England
Lewis
Wash
Infantry School of Army
Ft. Sam Houston
Texas
4Th Infantry Brigade
Francis E. Warren
Wyo
Hawaii
University of Pennsylvania
Massachusetts National Guard
First Service Command
Boston
Ft. Mason
Calif
Seattle
Army Transport Service
North Pacific
Armed Forces Induction Station
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Camp Rucker
F. W. Manley
Col. Spooner
Col
Mrs
Spooner
Ith Street
San Francisco
Calit
Officers Elected By Masonic Order
Officers to serve for the ensuing Masonic year were elected at Henry Lodge No 91 AF and AM. The installed officers were P. F. Sayley R O Henson F E Armstrong C S Farmer K A Bostwright G E Morgan J A Phillips T R Ward Dr A M Robinson R C Stokes W T Gordon and Sterin Freemon.
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Henry Lodge No. 91
P. F. Sayley
R O. Henson
F. E. Armstrong
C S. Farmer
K. A. Bostwright
G. E. Morgan
J. A. Phillips
T. R. Ward
Dr. A. M. Robinson
R. C. Stokes
W. T. Gordon
Sterin Freemon
Cotton ginners urged to protect 1944 crop quality
Extension specialist J T Relue told wiregrass ginners and five county farmers that labor shortages and war conditions threaten careful handling. He cited loan program discounts and warned that even small staple length changes could cost bale by reducing grade. urged clean dry picking and prompt, careful handling to preserve quality. J Coogierbee Jr also spoke on ginning issues.
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Alabama Extension Service
Belue
Burglary Probe Snaps at Ministry Containment Claim
On page one a continued Free Page item notes the Ministry of Information in Henrolt’s locality demanded to eye him and fired when his bed was searched or he resisted. Officials insist the action was routine security.
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Ministry of Information
Henrolt
Poyner Commended By Commissioners
Probate Judge Saxton P. Poyner was commended by Alabama Association of County Commissioners president G. Clalporee Blanton for ensuring counties received their share of carbonic acid gas distribution funds. Blanton urged formal demand on the Revenue Department for one third of the distribution dating from January 1 1944 to May 11 1946, noting counties may have additional funds in the state treasury.
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Saxton P. Poyner
County Commissioners of
Alabama
Countien
Houston County
G. Clalporee Blanton
Selma
Siste Department of
Jesusry
Sista
Revenue Department
Blanton
Poyner
Leathernecks Find Easy Ways to Wash Clothes
Marines on Ewa Jalein Atoll Marshall Islands use two quick methods to launder gear. Some tie uniforms to rocks and let surf beat the dirt free while others use washing machines powered by a windmill to rock the laundry. In a rush, Marines wade in water swing clothes overhead and dunk them to rinse away dirt.
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Ewajalein Atoll
Marshall Islands
Dewey nomination sparks party drama and Hoover critique
At the Republican convention Dewey received early support from leaders including Joseph W. Martin while Bricker withdrew from the race. Herbert Hoover and Mrs Luce criticized Roosevelt's foreign policy as power politics. The text also notes contemporaneous cotton and grain data and a report on a past assassination attempt on a prominent figure, Henrich.
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Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
Dewey
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Wendell
Willkie
New York
Associated Press
Bricker
Herbert Hoover
Luce
Roosevelt
White House
Hoover
United States
Britaan
Russia
Fraedom
Congress
Connecticut
Forces Press German Salient Across Odon River Shift
Allied forces report a German salient from Saint-Manvieu to Juvigny shrinking after air and naval strikes. Berlin cites modern British battleships in action near Tilly. RAF Typhoons raid a German corps HQ at a Cherbourg château as mopping up of garrisons is expected to extend.
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Allied
Romel
St Manweu Wast
Camm
Juvigny
Odon
Toervalle
Berlin
Tilly
Dherbourg Peninsila
Omar N. Shradhey
RAF
St Serveur-Endelin
Sorthern
Cherbourge Aineuls
Rally Draws Slim Crowd With Bond Confusion
A small turnout for a special rally tied to a campaign left many attendees confused about needing to buy a bond for entry. Logue urged farmers to remember the date and attend the program, noting no admission charge was required, while Poyner cited about 41.9 million invested in bonds and a total quote of 2,208 dollars.
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Logue
Rehobsih
Charg- Poyner
Executive County
Cemetery Working At Ebenezer Church Dothan Area
A cemetery working will be held at Ebenezer Church four miles south of Dothan on July 5. All interested persons are invited to attend and bring their own tools.
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Ebenezer Church
Dothan
Tippett Will Contest Slated For Tomorrow
A will contest involving the estate of Dr Tippett, an optometrist from Dothan who died in March, will be heard by a Rooston County circuit court jury tomorrow. The estate is valued at about 475,000 and was challenged by Mrs Agatha Rutledge Cook of Lions Yall.
Eighth Army Advances Amid Fierce Italian Resistance
Allied forces push forward near Lake Trasimene with limited gains on the east side. British troops seize Gioiella and Porto while a tank force captures Gioialla after a six hour battle. Mont Bagno la and Monte Pacciano rise to Allied control north of Perugia as Pagliactia falls east of the Tiber. Enemy air losses exceed one hundred over two days.
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Travale
Eighth Army
Lake Trasimene
Gioiella
Porto
Gioialla
Castiglione
Magione
Perugia
Monte Bagnola
Monte Pacciano
Tiber River
Pagliactia
Improvements Made Its County Courthouse
County courthouse additions include twelve juror stations and improved facilities on North Fe Nis Courtress Street. The project reflects housing and court service upgrades for Housiar County.
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Fenis Courtress Street
Housiar County
County Officials Meet at 10th Alabama Convention
County members attend the 10th annual convention of the Association of County Commissioners in Birmingham. The opening session today will run through Friday with business items on the agenda. Proposed name changes aim to include probate judges or expand to County Officials of Alabama. Governor Chauncey Sparke is slated to address the opening session.
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County Board of Revere
H. O. Summerford
J. Brody Trawick
Fred L. Mulling
Birmingham
Association of County Com Ensasioners
Association of County Commissioners and Probate Judges of
Alabama
Houston County
Chauncey Sparke
OPA Regulation Change Aims at Motor Repair Pricing
The amendment shifts repair and resale pricing for 1 horsepower electric motors under OPA rules. It replaces a 5 percent base cost return with a 3 percent base plus a fixed 7 dollar scale, reducing labor return and altering trade allowances for motors up to three quarters horsepower.
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Armanded
OPA
Lee
Wright
Tive
Montgomery
Bell Electric
Pg Corgne
Fiat
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PAU
O@k. LLOTD
Irrawaddy River
Burma
J. Coogierbee, Jr
New Orleans
Ator OT
Chicago
Tyne
Toom
Henron
Tarbes
Henrich
Tippett
The
First_ National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
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