Blakely plans civic project contest with community groups
Blakely special report notes plans to enter a Home Town Contest this year with projects from many community groups. A meeting chaired by Mrs W Wall discussed organization clinics to be held at New Brockton and Bethany Church with health department support. N K Mims of Headland Avenue was treated and dismissed after a scooter automobile crash at Main and Oates Streets.
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Dothan bankers set for Alabama bankers meeting
Do than Bank and Company official and Charles H. Adams of First National will attend the annual Alabama bankers parley opening tomorrow. Speakers include Ben Turner and Altos Barr, with others from Roanoke, Dalles, and Milwaukee. Local civic talks cover park plans, sewage upgrades, and youth center development.
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Company
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Firet National
Alabama
Ben D. Turner
Mobile
Altos B. Barr
Birmingham
Newson
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Roanoke
Ameri Trans
Children Sleep Away Constipation Worry
Fragmentary text presents concern over a child’s constipation and potential remedies. Readable parts reference relief methods and a caregiver’s anxiety. Names, dates, or clear actions are missing due to garbled OCR.
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Texaley
Concert Association Postpones Election
The Dothan Community Concert Association postponed its election of officers after a board meeting with only seven members present. Mrs. Graham Carson, association president, presided over the session.
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Offi Sera
Graham Carson
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Appointment to Alabama College Board of Trustees
Gov Gordon Persons appointed Alto V Lee IM of Dothan to the Alabama College Board of Trustees. He succeeds Mrs A Malone as Third District representative. Lee is among five named yesterday, with a term through 1963.
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Alto V. Lee, IM
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Alabama College Board of
Graduation Plans Across Dothan Area High Schools
High schools schedule rites for 1952 seniors at Dothan Cottonwood Rehobeth Ashford and Vicksburg with ceremonies Friday and Monday. Stephen class leaders named including valedictorians salutatorians and student speakers. diplomas awarded by principals and district officials.
New Ordinance Tightens Law Near Railroad Property
Dothan city commissioners approved a new ordinance to close a loophole in public drunkenness cases on railroad right of way. It prohibits intoxicated persons from approaching within two yards of the tracks unless riding a train, with fines from 1 to 100 dollars or jail at the recorder’s discretion. The measure also punishes loitering near the tracks while intoxicated, excluding passengers in trains.
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Dothan
City Recorder
Florida Lions elect new district governors at annual convention
The Lions Clubs finished their annual convention with elections naming new district governors. Robert District 38 Lt John Henderson heads 38-P Winter Park, Harm on Jones serves 35-N Tampa, and Milo Bennett leads Miami Beach 35-M as the incoming governors.
Bigger A-Blast In Test Hinted Bigger A-Blast In Test
Washington reports hints of a larger atomic test at Eniwetok Marshall Islands with evidence of a still ongoing program. Officials expect a potentially far more powerful blast possibly 16 times Hiroshima and Nagasaki size, with next tests anticipated early fall in the Aleutian Islands to study underground detonation effects.
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Death Notice for Miss Gena Kirkland in Chipley
Miss Gena Kirkland sixty four died early today in Chipley Funeral services set for tomorrow at 110 a m at Piney Grove Church interment in church cemetery Blackburn Funeral Home directing Surviving sisters Mire A B Weeks Bonifay Mrs E J Medlock Mia R W Nelson Chipley and Mrs D T Finch Youngstown two brothers L N Kirkland Chipley and J L Kirkland Bonifay
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Chipley
Piney Grove Church
Blackburn
Mire
B. Weeks
Bonifay
E. J. Medlock
Mia
R. W. Nelson
D. T. Finch
Youngstown
LN. Kirkland
J. L. Kirkland
Donalsonville Rally Day Observed by First Methodist
Donalsonville special report notes Rally Day observance at the First Methodist Church. Hudson Owen led the Rally Day program with sessions of Sunday School Council planning. Participants included W. E. Brigham, Morris P. Shingler, Wallace Drake, Mrs. Hodges, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Franklin, Mrs. Howard, and Rev. L. Elton Pierce.
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Donalsonville
Sunday School Council
Hudson Owen
W. E. Brigham
Morris P. Shingler
Wallace Drake
Kenneth Hodges
Quear Smith
Nutce Gery
Cecil Franklin
Eager Howard
L. Elton Pierce
Livestock Market Reports From Thomasville and Montgomery
Livestock receipts at eight major plants in orgin Madrid and Florida total 125 cattle 150 calves 1000 hogs. Hog prices range 20.00 to 20.50 for barrows and gilts 160 180 pound hogs at 16.50 to 20.00 and 140 160 pound hogs 16.50 to 18.75. Slaughter cattle steady to strong with cows 23.00 25.00, vealers 26.00, and calves 25.00. Hog receipts 350 with prices 18.00 to 21.00, sow and elder stockers around 18.00.
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Orgin
Madama
Florida
Montgomery
Union Stockyards
Ee Ang
Thy Wei
Murder Plea Draws 50-Year Sentence in Houston Circuit Court
Loyd Danzey, a Black man, pleaded guilty to second degree charges in the death tie and was sentenced to 80 years. He had been indicted for first degree murder, which was reduced on plea. Dantey’s wife was shot in May 1950 and died last November. Jack Gordon, indicted in 1946 for first degree murder, faces trial in Illinois circuit court tomorrow after arrest in Orlando, Fla.
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Houston
Danzey
Dantey
John McGritt
Mose Harper
Carver To Graduate Record Senior Group
The largest group of seniors ever to graduate from the Dothan Negro school system will receive diplomas at Carver School next Monday night. Dr. Robert C. Hatch of Montgomery will deliver the principal address. A baccalaureate service precedes the graduation at 2 30 p m on Sunday at the school. The event honors 58 seniors with ZL C. Lawrence valedictorian and Matte Pearl Gambles salutatorian.
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Elee Club
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Cottonwood
Beegin
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Windsor
Lucile Moore
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G. W. Franklin
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Ant. Preston Mills
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Bowden
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Montgomery
State Department
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Troy Negro Baptist Church
Fragmentary Senate Inquiry Discussion Hint at Shortening Probe
Disjointed lines show senators debating an early end to a probe. References mention dangers, positions on Yugoslavia and China, and calls for a quicker inquiry. Discussion includes names and terms indicating a political process but details are unclear.
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Bradley
Young Junior High To Graduate Friday Afternoon
A Junior High School class will graduate Friday afternoon with diplomas. The program opens with a processional and invocation, a Debussy clarinet piece, a six-member choir, and speeches including a salutatory by Charlotte Ann McInnis and a valedictory by Martha Ray Hayes. The DHS Louis Pelham Chapter National Honor Society will present scholarships, and top scholars receive engraved honors on a ramp cup.
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Minnie T. Heard
Te Heynolds
Litte
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Reich
Charlotte Ann McInnis
Martha Ray Hayes
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Former Rep Joe Sullivan Defends State Regulation Stance
Former Mobile representative Joe Sullivan spoke for the industry arguing no other state regulates business through a Public Service Commission while noting regulating the industry is needed but a state agency is not the answer. He claimed complaints are magnified and many customers are satisfied.
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Mobile
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Mile Control Board
Fridey
Poultry Prices Reported in Atlanta Market
Poultry items from Atlanta market show Tuesday sales with uneven prices for hams and fryers. Dealers note a mix of ungraded and uninspected stock, with rollers and fryers trading around 37 cents per pound in scattered lots.
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Atlanta
USDA
Une
Lawmakers Okay Bill On Bookies
Tallahassee lawmakers debated a measure on bookies with a chaotic scene described as a race sheet controversy. The report notes Bernie Mource, Miami Mor sid, and supporters pressing for exemptions for newspapers while opponents urged rejection of the amendment.
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Tallahassee
Bernie Mource
Miami Morsid
Woile Willams
Cotton futures show mixed changes amid market shifts
New York cotton prices edge lower for July and October months while some futures retreat. July remains around 45.34, October at 29.90, and December near 26. The data also notes shifts in other contracts including May and July figures, with slight percentage movement around 11.48 percent.
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