Scout Units File Papers In Southeast Alabama Council
Registration papers for three Boy Scout units filed in Dothan offices show Marford Troop 32 re registering with 14 boys. Hartford Lions Club and Kiwanis Club in Headland sponsor units with 18 Cubs No. 22. Leaders include Rev W M Sprowls and Rev Roby J Lee, with rosters of institutional representatives and troop committee members.
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Southeast
Alabame Council
Goumcn
Dothan
Ofod
W. M. Sproijes
L. ¥.Lemon
D. B. Roberts
C. W. Linceey
Eris Paul
K. M. Bentley
Marfferd
David Murphee
Secute
Gene Holman
Hartford Lions’ Club
Haz
J. T. Holman
S. R. Brannon
F. R. Borland
H. J. Goolsby
Lon RB. Wise
E. B. Quillen
J. A. Anderson
Kiwanis Club
Headlands
Roby J. Lée
M. K. Vickers
C. T. Martin
W. F. Vann
R. KR. Windsor
E. W. Blankenship Dies After Illness
ELBA Special Edward W. Blankenship farmer died in a Troy hospital after a four months illness. Born March 18, 1887 in Clay County he lived in Curtis area 13 years and belonged to Primitive Baptist Church. Surviving Mary Grimes Blankenship widow three sisters Janice Jones Lane Blankenship and Tom Monrow. Funeral at Curls Baptist Church conducted by Rev B F Pierce with pallbearers Louis Knowles Frank Blankenship Harland Blankenship Preston Blankenship Albert Blankenship Garon Jones. Interment in Curtis Cemetery Bon Meau Jeter had charge.
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Elba
Edward W. Blankenship
Troy
Clay County
Curtis
Primitive Baptist Church
Mary Grimes Blankenship
Tom Monrow
Lane Blankenship
Janice Jones
Curls Baptist Church
B. F. Pierce
South Dakota Lawmaker Forecasts Tax Cut With Military Costs
A South Dakota legislator said objections to a tax cut cannot be justified until the military program's extra costs are known. He noted uncertainty over preparedness proposals and future expenses.
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Ors
South Dakota
Graduates Honored at Auburn Area Polytechnic Institute
Seven Wiregrass students earned degrees at Auburn Polytechnic Institute commencement on Wednesday. Fred Jackson Greet of Enterprise received a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. Byron Lanier Bland Jr of Eufaula earned a B S in Agricultural Engineering. Hubert Dent McCullens of Eufaula got a Bachelor of Interior Decoration. Frank Hendrick Rainer Jr of Ellis earned a B S in Education. Thomas Jefferson Whatley III of Do than a Bachelor of Aeronautical Administration. Charles Glenn Cherry of Dothan received a B S. James Arthur Jackson, Chancellor, was named Distinguished Military Graduate for scholarship, training and duty. Rufus Carrollton Harris of Tulane delivered the baccalaureate address. Acting President Ralph B. Craughon conferred the degrees.
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Fred Jackson
Greet
Enterprise
Byron Lanier Bland, Jr
Eufaula
Hubert Dent McCullens
Eufsula
Frank Hendrick Rainer, Jr
Ellis
Thomas Jefferson Whatley
TI. Dothan
Charles Glenn Cherry Dothan
James Arthur Jackson
Rufus Carrollton Harris
Tulane University
New Orleans
Ralph B. Craughon
Columbia Defeated In State Tourney
TUSCALOOSA AP Houston County High School at Columbia was eliminated in the first round of the Alabama Class B basketball tournament when Corner defeated the Lions 47 to 31. Corner led 20 to 14 at halftime and pulled away with 18 points in the third period.
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Tuscaloosa
Houston County High School
Columbia
Lions
Corner
Comer
Brooks
Hawkins
T. Langston
Tucker
D. Langston
Wright
Barron
Faust
Gilbert
Johnson
Beamon
Rivenbork
May
Sullivan
Selfers
Culbreth
Buford Hathorn Dies at McDill Field
S Sgt Buford Hathorn age 29 of McDill Field Florida died at the air base on Wednesday after a heart attack. He served seven years in the Army with World War I service in Burma and India. Survived by widow two sons Johnnie and Rodney Hathorn of Dothan parents Mr and Mrs J W Hathorn of Dothan route five brother Chester of Atlanta three sisters Mrs A R Snell of Dothan route three Mrs Jess Gillis of Hartford and Mrs Bernice Harris of Dothan route five. Funeral 10 am Saturday Mt Olive Church with Rev Jeter Baldwin officiating burial Clark Cemetery Ward Wilson in charge. Active pallbearers are Veterans of Foreign Wars members who will conduct the military service.
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Buford Hathorn
Mcd
Field
Fla
McDill Field
Hathorn
Burma
India
Johnnie
Rodney Hathorn
Dothan
J. W. Hathorn
Chester
Atlanta
Moers. A. R. Snell
Jess Gillis
Hartford
Bernice Harris
Mt. Olive Church
Jeter Baldwin
Clark Cemetery
Ward-Wilson
Veterans of Foreign Wars Organization
French Officials Alarmed by Joliot Curie Communist Ties
Paris uneasy over Atom Expert Frederic Joliot Curie and his wife held by U S immigration authorities. Paw Anxionnaz, defender, warns our atomic research led by a man with open Communist sympathies. Debates erupt in France over purging the atomic research commission amid protests after detention news.
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Paris
de Sense
Frederic Joliot- Curie
U.S
Paw Anxionnaz
French Assembly
National Defense Committee
M. Joliot-Curie
Council of the Republic
France
Charles de Gaulle
Commissariay
National Assembly
aAnxionnaz
de Soir
Hills Island
Mme Joliot Turieau
Frederic Joliot-Curie
Communist Party
Joliot Curie
Steami Energy
General de Garde
French People’s Party
Johiot Corie
Alabama Electors and Court Action Debate
Alabama Governor and State Democratic Chairman discussed seeking a U S Supreme Court advisory opinion on a 1945 law that ties presidential electors to the party nominee. They debated electors as state officers and a plan for a Dixie Democrats meeting against Truman civil rights policy. Also touched on Mobile Negroes suit challenging the Boswell amendment from 1946.
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Montgomery
Ptutsoly
Alabamis
Dent Trisman
Democratic
Gessner T. McCorvey
Manaeon
McCorvey
State Supreme Court
Alabama
Folsom
Truman
U. S
Mobile
Leaders condemn communism as Nordic states vow to defend freedom
The report cites the Nordic leaders denouncing communism at a Stockholm conference. Norway's Premier Gerhardsen calls Communists a grave danger. Sweden's Erlander and Denmark's Hedttoft pledge defense of independence. Finland moves to Moscow for talks on a mutual aid treaty. U.S. ally tensions and anti fascist efforts also surface as officials discuss security and immigration actions.
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Albania
Stockholm
Social Democratic Party
Einer Gerhardsen
Norway
Sweden
Tage Erlander
Hans Hedttoft
Copenhagen
H. C. Hansen
Social Democratic
Finland
Russia
Helsinki
Stalin
Mauno Pekiala
Junho K. Paasikivi
Moscow
Paasikivl
Truman
Brussels
United States
Irene Joliot. Curie
Paris
New York
France
Sofia
Wuluarmg
Suetees
Alabama State Fair aims to curb a visual story
The Alabama State Fair chairman announced today a plan to prevent a visual life story of civic and economic life from being shown. About 2,000 visitors are expected at the Alabama State Fair this year.
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Deemer
Walter J. Fuller Dies At Damascus
Walter J. Fuller farmer died at his Damascus home after residing in Coffee County 26 years. He was born in Clay County and survived by Lhzie Wambles Fuller five daughters Lula Flowers Claud Davis Louise Coppage Lorene Smith Amzy Adkison two sons Gannon Fred Fuller two sisters Barbara Pope Fannie Feltner. Bradshaw Church service led by Rev B F Pierce pallbearers included Edward Flowers Buford Fuller Jefferson Fuller Rex Dicks Robert Davis Jerald Roberts.
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Elba
Walter J. Fuller
Damascus
Clay County
Coffee County
Lhzie Wambles Fuller
Lula Flowers
Claud Davis
Louise Coppage
Lorene Smith
Amzy Adkison
Gannon
Fred Fuller
Barbara Pope
Fannie Feltner
Bradshaw Church
B. F. Pierce
Edward Flowers
Buford Fuller
Jefferson Fuller
Rex Dicks
Robert Davis
Jerald Roberts
Elba Methodists Holding Revival
A revival meeting led by Rev. J. P. Trueblood of Hartford NC is underway at Elba Methodist Church. The revival opened March 11 and runs daily with 11 am and 7 30 pm services, closing Sunday night under Rev. Cecil Bradley’s supervision of the young people’s department.
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Elba
J. P. Trueblood
Hartford
N. C
Elba Methodist Church
Cecil Bradley
Methodist Church of
Marshall Warns ERP Voluntary Yet At Risk From Communist Pressure
Marshall argues the European Recovery Program is voluntary and nations may withdraw without coercion. He accuses a small group of Communists of guiding coups across Europe and warns that Soviet influence threatens freedom and leadership stability. He notes risks in the Middle East, Indonesia, China, and U S duties in Latin America, Japan, and Korea.
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Marshall
Italy
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Europe
Alwayes
Middle East
Indonesia
China
United States
Latin America
Japan
Korea
Costa Rica in crisis as martial law amid election row
Fragmentary report notes Costa Rican politics heated since elections with martial law declared by President Teodoro Picade Michalski. Opposition leaders challenge results as Congres asserts control amid protests and disrupted orders.
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Costa Ricas
Teodoro Picade Michalski
Maren
Death of Baretta E Merrin in Dothan area
Baretta E Merrin fourteen adopted son of Mr and Mrs T M Merri died at a local hospital Thursday morning after brief illness. He was a seventh grade student at Adavein Junior High School. Surviving include his father A M Vinson of Glocomb route two foster parents Mr and Mrs T M Merritt of Dothan route one four sisters and eight brothers. Funeral held at Rehobeth Church with burial in Rehobeth Cemetery. Ward Wilson supervised arrangements. Active pallbearers listed. honorary pallbearers were school classmates.
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Baretta E. Merrin
T. M. Merri
Dathan
Naroi@d
Adavein Junior High School
A. M. Vinson
Glocomb
T. M Merritt
Dothan
C. M. Collins
Malvern
Wade Wilson
Lynn Hogan
Slocomb
Lille Ruth Davis
Rudah Vinson
Ralph Vinson
Enterprise
Earl Vinson
Columbus
Adolph Vinson
Pvt
Junior Vinson
U. S. Army
Clarence Vinson
David E. Merritt
Napier Field
William L. Merritt
Rehobeth Church
C. C. Balcom
Rehobeth Cemetery
Ward Wilson
Judah Vinson
David Merritt
Willard Merritt
Mrs. Yola Dykes Dies in Dale County at 64
Mrs Yola Dykes 64 of Midland City route two died at home Thursday after a short illness. She had lived in the community three years and was a Mt Enon member. Surviving: four sons Travis Hughes Dothan route three Bert Newton Morton Midland City route two Buford Madrid. two daughters Minnie Webb Dothan route five Macy Martin Newton. brother Clarence Culbreth Dothan route five. three sisters Clara Meredith Millville Fla Elonza Meredith Madrid Jewel Newton Madrid. many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral a.m. Saturday Union Hill Church with Rev Albert Davis officiating burial in church cemetery Ward Wilson Dothan in charge pallbearers Fady Hathorne Floyd McCord Byrd Johnson Billy Webb Dalton Webb Howard Hughes.
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Yola Dykes
Midland City
Clara Meredith
Millville
Fla
Elonza Meredith
Madrid
Jewel Newton
Union Hill
Albert Davis
Church
Ward- Wilson
Dothan
Fady Hathorne
Floyd McCord
Byrd Johnson
Billy Webb
Dalton Webb
Howard Hughes
Political muddle and rival plans ahead of Ohio GOP primary
The piece reports Harold Stassen charging Truman afield for not demanding tougher measures against Communists and Russia while urging outlaws of the Communist Party and stronger UN action. It notes Stassen’s Ohio primary clash with Taft and the new Eisenhower drive gaining momentum. It also mentions Truman’s praised foreign policy and Virginia’s Tuck opposing civil rights concessions, with calls for broader Republican preparedness and party unity.
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Truman
Harold E. Stassen
Cleveland
Communist Party
Russia
United Nations
Stassen
GOP
Anderson
White House
Virginia
William Tuck
Tuck
Virginia Assembly
Army
National Committee
Fisenhower
Unita
New York
Paul Stockhammer
Ashford woman freed on bond after dance beating incident
Una Brum 23 of Ashford was released on 208 bond after arrest on charges linked to an assault on Mrs. Travis Jones, Justice of the Peace, at an Ashford dance. Jones reported being beaten by four men and a woman, with a bottle strike and knife wounds at his home. no arrests in that beating have been made.
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Una Brum
Ashford
Travis Jones
Jones
Justice of the Peace
Sheri
Walt Cameron
Helen Jones
Cameron
Ching Opposes Court Appointment of Trustee
Reports say Ching argued against seeking a court appointment of a neutral trustee citing time concerns. None of the three would comment on the matter.
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Ching
Five Day-Old Coal Strike Deepens Rail Car Coal Crunch
Pittsburgh AP The five day old soft coal walkout cripples steel and transport with 12 000 to 15 000 idled workers and threatens thousands more. Chesapeake Ohio Railroad loses 10 000, with 5 000 more furloughed if no end by Saturday. Rail lines slash coal runs and crews as exports pause and ships may delay. Government moves to curb stockpiles and trim coal burning passenger train service by 25 percent.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine
Chesapeake Ohio Railroad
R. J. Bowman
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Virginian Railway
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific
Utah
Alabama
Huntington
W. Va
Lake Ontario
Bethlehem Steel Co
Lackawanna
N. Y
Bethlehema
Johnstown
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Youngstown
Sharon Steel
Farrel
Sharon
Washington
Canada
U. S
Office of Defense Transportation
Draft support soft among senators as Forrestal maps plan
Thirteen member Senate committee shows 5 favored or leaning toward some draft form while others are out of town or not ready to commit. Forrestal reveals a two year draft for non veterans aged 18 to 25 to build Army toward 900,000, with total forces target near 1,963,000. House Republicans delay until recovery plan releases around April 1. committee expected to approve once administration submits a bill. Senior officials compare Allied postwar strength to Soviet forces as debate continues.
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Fee
Senate Committee
Defense
James Forrestal
Forrestal
Russia
House
Senate
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Truman
Walter G. Andrews
RNY
House Armed Services Committee
Army
Navy
Air Force
Alabama Supreme Court Hears Mobile Voter Registrar Dispute
The Alabama Supreme Court was asked to decide if thousands registered in Mobile County since 1943 qualify as voters and if a 1933 registration law, challenged by AFL lawyer W N Harrington, conflicts with a 1943 act revising registration. Mrs D C Randle's 1946 registration and her board appointment are central to the case. Former Senator Vincent Kilborn argued no intent to invalidate old registration laws in 1943 act.
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W. N. Harrington
AFL Painters
Mobile
W. C. Taylor
Harrington
Supreme Court
Randle
Wasllegal
Miss Ida Hudson Dies at Bell Crossing Home
Miss Ida Hudson sixty seven died after months long illness at her Bell Crossing home. A Montgomery County native, she lived near Bell Crossing most of life. Surviving are sister Mrs Lizzie Miller and brothers Tom and Charlie Hudson. Funeral held at Bell Crossing Church by Rev Lumpkin. Hayes Funeral Home.
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Elba
Ida Hudson
Bell Crossing
Five Die in Centralia Building Blast
An explosion destroyed a two story brick building in Centralia Illinois killing five people and injuring 25. Ten of the injured are in critical condition. The dead include Mrs Frank Nichols 60 James Rolla Telford 61 Percy Ar couet about 60 Oral Leeds Jr and Wayne Scott 28 both of Champaign. Police and fire crews search the rubble as winds and rain hinder the effort.
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Centralia, Ill
Frank Nichols
James Rolla Telford
Percy Arcouet
Centralia
Oral Leeds, Jr
Wayne Scott
Champajen
State law requires certification of all plants for 1949 sales
Number 12 White notes a new state law effective next year mandating certification for all plants. The rule affects legal sales in 1949 and requires at least four inspections by quantified persons before farmers can produce certified plants. An inspector may visit Dothan to inspect hotbeds today or tomorrow.
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White
Dothan
New Orleans Cotton Futures Rise on Short Covering
New Orleans cotton futures edged higher as short covering and mill buying pushed prices up midmorning. At about 11 30 a m quotes showed gains of 15 cents to 1 05 a bale with July October and December contracts quoted in the 33xx to 31xx range and nearby trading firming.
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New Orleans
New York Cotton Futures Move with May Delivery Lead
New York cotton futures fluctuated over a wide range led by May delivery. Late afternoon quotes showed May at 33.91 cents, up 0.50, with July at 33.48 and October at 31.26 cents per pound, reflecting market volatility and nearby demand pressures.
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N.Y
New York
Livestock Prices and Cattle Market Update From South Region
In Thomasville and Tallahassee areas buyers reported steady to higher bids for cattle with various weights and grades. In Montgomery weekly stockyard figures show steady demand with good to low choice slaughter steers mid twenties, common cows mid teens to low twenty, and stockers around nineteen to twenty-two dollars per hundredweight.
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Thomasville
USDA
Livestoad
Te Than
Als
Jacksonvile
Tallahassee
Fis
Soule
Eumon Heedy
Montgomery MA
Montgomery
Grover F Taylor 54 Dies In Troy
Elba special obituary note for Grover Frank Taylor age 54 who died in a Troy hospital after a brief illness. Survived by widow Molly Rowell Taylor two sons Robert Paul and Joe Frank Taylor all of Opp route one four sisters Mabel Weaver D Lo Miss Icy Taylor Elba route two Malzie Wilkerson Opp route two Pinkie Redman Kinston. Funeral at Mt Zion Church with burial in Mt Zion Cemetery.
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Elba
Grover Frank Taylor
Troy
Molly Rowell Taylor
Roert Paul
Joe Frank Taylor
Opp
Mabel Weaver
D'Lo
Icy Taylor
Malzie Wilkerson
Pinkie Redman
Kinston
Mt. Zion Church
Mt. Zion
Producers to Meet at State Farmers Market Ashford
A meeting of the Houston County Producers Association is set for tonight at 7 p.m. at the State Farmers Market in Ashford. The group will discuss growing tomatoes for early and green pack markets. President F. G. Granger announced the plans today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County Producers Association
State Farmers Market
Ashford
F. G. Granger
Air density at sea level compared to water
A fact notes that air density at sea level is about one eight hundredth that of water.
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E. W. Blankenship
St.Joseph
R.l.tindell
Optometrist
Main Street
Blumberg’s
American Life Insurance Company
N. Herring
J. L. Harris Roofing CO
Auburn
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Turkey
Budapess
Ankara
Istanbul
Kenoeral
Herald Monit
Dale County
Bodhirdharma
Taviig
Edo Salt
Lowe Cite
Sea Weel MD
Count Ros
Mobie
Grover F. Taylor
Moroi Petroleum
C. E. Blakey
Glassex
N. Foster
Scranton
Suleamanshiy
Yoshilor
Daniel S. Percival
Parker, Florida
Foster S
Leon Aceon
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