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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1946
Page
3
Two courses remain in the We United States with about 5090 units in use, reflecting a sparse regional golf landscape as of the latest count. No further context on names, locations, or ownership is provided.
MONTGOMERY AL A P reports 22 362 World War II veterans in Alabama on pension rolls, compared with 9 745 receiving compensation. 13 174 claims pending at month end. regional VA manager cites slow medical record retrieval from Army and Navy as key factor, with records now being centralized to speed action.
ENTERPRISE Chester Swor noted youth leader will conduct a Youth Week Revival at the First Baptist Church in Enterprise. Rev B R Justice, Pastor, announced a Youth Rally Sunday at 2 30 pm for youth and leaders with Morning Watch at 7 30 each weekday and evening services at 7 40 pm. Swor, a former revival speaker in Doshan, is a Massis top graduate with an HD from Baylor and a Diploma in Guidance from Columbia. He has since 1942 lectured in churches and colleges.
Funeral services for Saundra Fey Byrd infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Curt Byrd were held at the Cool Springs community residence Friday afternoon with Rev Cecil Bradley officiating Burial followed in Wesley Chapel Cemetery with Boyd and Company directing
Tallahassee Florida United Press reports a $200000 bidding program at Belle Glade State prison farm. The Budget Commission released $10000 to fund preliminary plans for expansion including a $75000 administration building a $50000 barracks a $10000 laundry $40000 for ten employee cottages and $21000 for walks towers and sheds. Major construction delayed by lack of funds.
Tallahassee officials plan to stop fingerprinting first offense juvenile offenders at state institutions. Fingerprints will be taken only for second offenders or major offenses, with records sent to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Judge Beckham and Mrs Nell Smith urged the change to abolish universal juvenile prints.
Tallahassee report shows unemployment in Florida rising to 7,896 in the week ending February 22, up from 7,460. Jobless payments grew from 125000 to over 127000 dollars as claims increased.
Wakulla County voted dry in a close election with 662 against liquor sales and 650 in favor of legal drinking. It marks Wakulla’s first dry status since prohibition repeal.
A Dothan advertisement recalls a woman nearly choking from stomach gas while lying in bed. After taking INNER-AID of 12 pellets she reports a clear stomach, regular bowels, and sound sleep. The copy urges readers to buy INNER-AID at local drug stores.
The island of Sark faces renewed action as the governor prohibits motor vehicles. Sark’s pre war law bans automobiles and trucks, with authorities to renew transport rules. Residents recall the arrival of armored vehicles and fear changes to daily life amid tensions on the island.
New York news reports indicate a mob incident near Times Square as shoppers in lines for various goods sparked a disturbance during a movie show. A white skirted bystander allegedly declared a remark about marriage as authorities restrained the crowd and restored order.
Gustaf A. Carlson of Coeur d Alene Idaho is described as a promising student in the Madigan convalescent center article. He joined the war after not finishing his first year of high school and, after six months of convalescence from two wounds, is nearly a graduate with 24 semester hours, ready to enter college on discharge.
London reports a surge in marriages as troops return home. Ministry of Health figures show July to September 1945 marriages totalled 118,723, up 46,491 from the same period in 1944, reflecting widespread demobilization and wedded life resuming after war.
In Belleville Illinois an old discharge certificate dated May 8 1899 was recorded for Capt Fred Jo Schrader who served with the Fourth Civic Regiment in Augusta Georgia during the Spanish American conflict now appearing among World War II discharge papers filed at the county recorder.
Florida voting rules clarified by Attorney General Tom Watson in May. He directed Broward County registration to register illiterates and held that a wife who has lived in the state less than a year is not qualified to vote even if her husband has resided for two years.
The Lenin museum in Tampere Finland opens at the site of Lenin and Stalin’s first meeting in December 1905. Tampere funds the museum and the state will provide 300,000 finmarks annually. In Warsaw the government plans to lease 32,000 railway cars and buy 200 from Sweden to ease Poland’s transport shortage. Four hundred cars and twelve locomotives will be leased from Norway.
An experimental project in England reports use of devices to track and manage soil spalling in coastal herring areas. Officials say trials involve APY- and U-boat tracking tech adapted for soil stability. Further details are limited as authorities assess safety and efficacy.
Florida residents seeking admission to the University of Florida next year will receive preference over out of state applicants as record enrollment is anticipated. The State Board of Control and university officials expect about 6,000 registration hopefuls, while the cabinet asks that Florida residents be accepted first and limitations apply to transient students, with capacity for 5,000.
During Franklin Pierce's 1853 inauguration on March 4 William F Lang his running mate resided in Cuba for health reasons U S Consul at Havana presided the vice presidential oath by special act of Congress in Cuba.
Former Gov Spessard L Holland will begin his campaign for the U S Senate Friday night with an address in the courthouse square of Holland s hometown He will speak in Lake Nord and Winter Haven Saturday and tour counties next week opposing Lex Green and Polly Rose Balfe for the seat being vacated by Charles O Andrews.
Four years after the American flag was raised at Monterey California gained admission to statehood as the union’s remaining “lost state” with renewed status and recognition.
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