Hear Truman At anvention In May
A. P. reports the South Convention in its 102nd year plans a May closing Day address by President Truman. The five day program includes speakers Harold Stassen Camille Peterson and Gov. Robert S. Williams with Baptist ministers and executives from multiple states attending and contributing to the opening session.
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Truman
St. O
Leuig D. Newton
Atlanta
Baptist
Newton
St. Louis
California
Maryland
Florida
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Candite
Camille
Memphis
Tenn
Jumile Court
Robert S. Wt
Oklahoma
Brown
Knoxville
C. Oscar Johnston
St. Tons
Edward T. Dahlberg
Ellis A Fuller
Louisville
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ben Barnes Named Legion Commander in Manatee Post
Ben F. Barnes was elected commander of the Smith-Kelly post of the American Legion in Marianna succeeding Foster L. Bullard. Officers include Charles Clark and Arthur Dozier as first and second vice commanders, with Lawrence Pender as finance officer and Rev. M. A. DuRant as chaplain.
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Marianna
Ben F. Barnes
Smith-Kelly
American Legion
Foster L. Bullard
Charles
Buddy) Clark
Arthur G. Dozier
Lawrence Pender
M. A. DuRant
Branson Brewer
Albert Williams
Walter Davis
Famous Negro Choir To Appear In Dothan
The Wings Over Jordan choir will perform at Cherry Street Methodist Church in Dothan on Friday March 28 at 7 and 9 pm in support of the church patronage building fund. The internationally known group recently finished a ten month USO tour of Europe and has been on radio networks since 1937 under Rev Glynn T Settle.
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Wings Over
Jordan
Dothan
Cherry Street Methodist Church
J. E. Foster
Cherry Street
Italy
France
Germany
Belgium
USO
Glynn T. Settle
Cleveland
Ohio
Federal cotton classing service certifies bales for Alabama growers
An API extension agronomist reports last year 135000 bales of cotton were officially graded for 31000 Alabama farmers. The federal classing service, offered free to organized cotton improvement groups under the Smith Doxey Act, helps farmers obtain full market price for their cotton.
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Alabama
API Extension Agronomist
Federal
Terracina Program Step Up Predicted in Alabama
A. W. Jones, PMA director, forecasts a stepped up terracing program in Alabama with PMA aid at one dollar per 100 feet. He cites 4 000 000 acres to terrace and 219 006 acres the record for one year, urging more machinery and assistance to accelerate the effort.
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Auburn
Alabama
A. W. Jones
PMA
Jones
County Spends $9 559 On Road Maintenance
Houston County Board of Revenue spent 9559 28 for county road repair in February. District allocations totaled 1506 83 for District One, 4630 87 for District Two, 2522 49 for District Three, and 899 04 for District Four. Spending covered bridges pipes grading and related work. does not include road shops or state aid. Chairman Logue notes March costs likely higher due to flood damage.
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Houston County Board of Revenue
Albert Logue
Logue
Magic Hand Defies Camera Detection
In Cleveland a magician Harry Blackstone stunned observers as a photographer using stroboscopic equipment failed to capture his hand moves. The device records at 130 000th of a second and revealed the trickery behind the act.
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Cleveland
Harry Blackstone
Blackstone Sawing Girl In Half Stirs Theater Audience
A dramatic staged illusion by Blackstone in a Hanna Theater matinee featured a circular saw cutting through the illusionist's midriff, with Lou Moore the Cleveland Press photographer documenting from the front row. The crowd remained stunned as the performer continued the act despite the risky reveal.
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Blackstone
Lou Moore
Cleveland Press
Hanna Theater
Moore
Henry Man Arrested Friday At Columbia
Raleigh Peterson was arrested in Columbia by sheriff's officers on an assault and battery warrant issued by Henry County. The warrant charged Peterson with assaulting Norman Roney. Peterson was released on a $159 bond.
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Raleigh Peterson
Columbia
Henry County
Peterson
Norman Roney
Russell County Added To Dothan VA Office For Social Service
Russell County Alabama is now under the Dothan VA social service section. Elinor Jones heads the section serving eight Southeast Alabama counties. The unit aids veterans with Vocational rehabilitation and hospital care, sharing information with VA hospitals to aid diagnosis and treatment.
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Russell County
Dothan
Alabama
Dothan Veterans Administration Office
Claud C. Bence
Elinor Jones
Houston
Henry, Dale
Barbour
Geneva
Covington
Coffee
Russell
Benee
Dothan VA
Bence
Veterans Administration
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Ben Barnes
Legion
Edgewood Drive
Mobile
Rickardy Street
Ala
Jams Nicklen
San Francisco
Neretofore
Nicklen
S. K R. Doughty
API
Henry Man
WDIG
American Broadcasting
Niversary Fy Cla
Chinaware
Samson
Kroehler
Duncan Phyfe
Danley - Johnson
N. Oates ST
Dothan, Ala
Nee Neale
Tire Service
N. Oates
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