Abbeville installs four traffic signals at key intersections
Abbeville residents should watch for new four stop and go lights at College Kirkland and courthouse square. The lights, on for nine months and activated last week, bring mandatory full stops on red, no turns on red, and a $1 to $25 fine for violations. City Clerk W. A. Nordan notes one minor crash occurred the first day. The cost to operate is about $6 to $7 monthly per signal. The passage also lists candidates for local offices Ay mouse?
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Abbeville
College and
Kirkland
Dothan
Courthouse Square
W. A. Nordan
Nordan
Henry County Farm Bureau Maintains High Alabama Rank
Thornton says Henry County Farm Bureau shows a near 1 700 member drive after last year's peak. He predicts surpassing 1 700 this year as Henry County claims the state’s highest farm family membership percentage. Officials stress broad member outreach to include all county residents tied to farming. Thornton is in his fourth year as president.
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Henry County
Alabama Farm Bureau Federation
John Thornton
Henry
Farm Bureau
Thornton
Henry County Officials Step Down In Primary Shakeup
The Wiregrass county sees two incumbents decline re election in Henry County with Tax Collector W L Woodham and Tax Assessor F T Hodges both opting not to run again. Woodham also runs an active insurance business and serves as secretary of the Pea River REA coop, while Hodges cites health concerns as the reason to retire from campaigning. Both men have served ten and fourteen years respectively.
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Henry
W. L. Woodham
F. T. Hodges
Woodham
REA
Pea River
Hodges
Henry County Donates to March of Dimes Drive
Henry County contributed 394.09 to the March of Dimes the county chairman Carl Farmer reports. Half the amount goes to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and the rest to Dr. T J Floyd to cover hospital costs for polio afflicted children. Schools and organizations supplied 239 28 with Headland giving 59 55 Hebron 12 10 Shorterville 13 15 Abbeville high 7 20 Abbeville public school 71 97 Union 40 23 Waleburg 4 58 Shelley 13 20 Newville 17 3 assisting Farmer in the drive were Walter Stone and C F Reynolds.
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Henry County
March of Dimes
Carl Farmer
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
T. J. Floyd
Headland
Hebron
Shorterville
Abbeville
Union
Waleburg
Shelley
Newville
Farmer
Walter Stone
C. F. Reynolds
Stone
Reynolds
Peanuts yield far above state average at Brown's Cross Roads
J R Vann and Stout Etheridge on 10.89 acres produced 26,325 pounds of runners with near perfect seed bed and cleanup of bermuda grass. Planting April 15 in 32 inch rows, they achieved 2 417 pounds per acre vs 650 state average. Top grades sold for 250 per acre. Grover proposes a Ton to The Acre Peanut Club.
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J. R. Vann
Stout Etheridge
Brown’s Cross- Roads
G. W. Ray
Headland
Vann
Etheridge
Brown
Grover
New York Cotton Futures Turn Reactionary After Steady Start
New York cotton futures closed 25 cents per bale lower to 5 cents higher as volume dwindled and traders awaited fresh developments. Decline blamed on commission houses selling for week end, with some support from firmer grains and ongoing export prospects to Japan and Europe. Weather disruptions across the cotton belt also cited as a factor.
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New York
Japan
Europe
New Orleans
Northern Visitor Protest Tactics Of Georgia Patrol
A St Paul winter visitor Alf Lawrence Lee protested Georgia highway patrolmen tactics rough handling and abuse after an incident near Dalton Georgia. He and his wife said patrolmen assaulted his wife damaged car ripped clothing jailed them and demanded 15 dollars to tow their auto. Lee asked for dismissal of the officers and warned of further action.
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Tampa
Fla
St. Paul
Georgia
Alf Lawrence Lee
J. Q. Davis
Public Safety
Cleghorn and McCall
Lee
Tennessee
Dalton
Whitfield County
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Alex Clark
Tom Ben Culpepper
Myrtle McCoy
St. Pat Whitehead
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Dothan Drug CO
Maine
Miami
Ashford
Henry's Dimes
New Zealand
Malone Peanut CO
Malone, Fla
Montgomery
Ala
W. M. Ray
Acorn Refining CO
Dothan Milling CO
Dothan, Ala
Greenwood Products Co
Graceville, Fla
Nuroof
Marianna Peanut Co.,,Marianna
Henry 3. Taylor
Mutual Network
Mendeys
Buick
Madera
Dothan Buick Company
West Main
Dothan, Alabama
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