Mrs Winnie Jenkins Dies In Ozark Home
Funeral services for Mrs. Winnie Payne Jenkins, who died at her Ozark route home after a long illness, will be held at 2 30 p m today at Ewell church with Holman of Ozark in charge. Surviving are her husband Kelly Jenkins a daughter Marjorie Jenkins her father J R Payne two brothers J Ross Payne and Sam Payne and six sisters including Mrs E E Norris and Mrs Clyde P Johnson all of Ozark route and others in Montgomery Florala and Birmingham.
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Ozark
Winnie Payne Jenkins
Ewell Church
Holman
Kelly Jenkins
Marjorie Jenkins
J. R. Payne
J. Ross Payne
Sam Payne
E. E. Norris
Clyde P. Johnson
Bailey’s Path to Governorship in Mississippi
The article outlines Bailey’s career from aspiring Millsaps student to lawyer, legislator, and eventual governor. It details his long service in the Mississippi House from 1916 to 1940, his role as Speaker 1924 1936, the “Big Four” bloc, his anti Bilbo stance, and his 1944 inauguration after two failed earlier bids, with wartime ceremony and interim governors noted.
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Meridian
Gillespie and Bailey
Nellah H. Massey
Lauderdale County
Mississippi
Theodore Bilbo
Paul B. Johnson
Dennis Murphree
Johnson
Bailey
Farmer Veterans To Hold Meeting At Cottonwood
T. J. Bedford, vocational agricultural supervisor for Houston County, will meet veterans in Cottonwood at the vocational agricultural school on Tuesday at 7 30 pm to outline the government farming program. Veterans with at least two years of farm instruction are urged to contact Bedford. ex servicemen with one year of service must apply for a certificate of eligibility. The program emphasizes farm management and general farming with 38 hours weekly farm work, two hours of instruction, and four hours of classroom study.
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T. J. Bedford
Veterans Vocational Agricultural
Houston County
Cottonwood
Vocational Agricultural School
Bedford
County Superintendent of Education
Courthouse
Veterans Administration Office
UN Committee Admits Afghanistan Iceland Sweden to Membership
The five member committee recommended admitting Afghanistan Iceland and Sweden unanimously. A later dispute, led by Australia with several small nations, sought to curb Security Council powers on membership. Dr. Jose Arce of Argentina urged broad acceptance excluding former enemy nations, saying it would ease pacifism.
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Afghanistan
Iceland
Sweden
General Assembly
Australia
Security Council
Jose Arce
Argentina
Merday
Smoot 79 Dies At Home In Pinckard
OZARK Funeral services for W. E. Smoot, seventy nine, who died at his Pinckard home Saturday, will be held at 2 p.m. today at Bethlehem church with the Holman Funeral Home directing.
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W. E. Smoot
Pinckard
Ozark
Bethlehem Church
Holman Funeral Home
Political stakes in off year 1946 election campaign
The piece notes President Roosevelt’s dignity remark and Eleanor Roosevelt support for the Democrats. It cites Detroit speeches by Henry Wallace and outlines a heated race with 59,669,058 eligible voters and an expected 35,000,000 turnout. It analyzes GOP aims to gain Senate and House seats, mentions Dewey Bricker Warren Lausche and Herbert, and quotes Hannewan on Democratic gains and Republican obstruction. It also cites Reece on Republican prospects with potential 7 Senate seats and 40-49 House seats.
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ABC
New York
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
House
Thomas E. Dewey
James M. Mead
John W. Bricker
Ohio
James W. Huffman
Bricker
Dewey
Earl Warren
California
Frank J. Lausche
Thomis J. Herbert
Cleveland
Hannewan
Hannepnan
GOP
Reece
Prisoner recounts complex flight after restaurant robbery
Det De Dt said a woman used a pistol to steal 657 from a restaurant in Cleveland. She described plans to flee by taxi to the western city area then a bus to New Orleans with purchases of clothing and entertainment funds. Authorities link the suspect to prior prison and marriage histories as they piece together the case.
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Lusan
Chienage
Cleveland
Tosti
Walter Domas
Dulas
Baltimore
Dellas Taden
Dellas Taden, Cant Brite
Rand
Mobile
Ozark Direeting Details Surviving Relatives
A brief obituary notes Ozark resident with several nieces and nephews surviving. No other immediate family details are provided.
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Ozark Direeting
Sveral Nieces
Surviva
Amendment No 6 would lengthen legislative sessions
E C Bud Boswell former Geneva County representative and State Democratic Executive Committee member said Wiregrass would back Amendment No 6 which would reset the legislature to a 36 legislative day biennial session with power to space days, add a daily expense allowance, and keep pay at 16 dollars per day plus at least the standard state employee rate. Voting in Dothan and Houston areas on amendment summaries and polling locations were noted with machine voting features and straight party tickets.
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E. C
Bud” Boswell
Geneva County
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Dothan
Houston
Decatur
Cullman
Morgan County
Haleyville
Mobile
Montgomery
Mobile County
Dothan Firms Seek Dredge Permits on Local Rivers
The Mobile District Army Engineers report applications from Smith Sand & Gravel Co. of Dothan Alabama and Rome Sand & Gravel Co. of Rome Georgia for commercial dredging of sand and gravel on the Chattahoochee and Etowah rivers. Protests from navigation interests must be filed by November 11.
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Rome Sand & Gravel Co
Etowah River
Second Avenue Bridge
Sixth Avenue
Rome
Iov
Mules and a Cow Roaming toward Georgia and Virginia
An eccentric traveler on Montgomery highway 18 rest stops with mules and a cow. Norton, who once owned cars, wanders east and south seeking pasture and warm weather. He plans to reach Donalsonville, Georgia, then head to Virginia after a three month layoff. He foresees a coming American dictator, Herbert Hoover, and a renewed passge to prepare for Christ's return.
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Norton
Jesus
Donalsonville
Virginia
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Dothan
Bainbridge
America
Herbert Hoover
Christ
Japan's new constitution enshrines equal rights for all
The document, second Japanese constitution, abolishes parental marriage pact norms and requires consent and equality in marriage. It renounces war, limits nobility, and guarantees rights including due process, mail secrecy, property, faith, speech, writing, petition, and the ability to sue the state for rights violations.
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Hiromto
Meiji
Douglas Macarthur
House of Representatives
Alabama Faces Boswell Amendment Debate in Governor Race
The piece reviews the Boswell Amendment battle tied to voting rights for Negroes and white registrants. Opponents warn of arbitrary county registrar power, while supporters led by Governor Sparks insist current rules allow broad eligibility. Alabama political races show Folsom vs Ward with Sparkman unopposed for Bankhead seat. A light turnout, with an estimated 175000 voters, is expected.
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Democratic Party
Toney
Sparks
Alabama
Folsom
GOP
Lyman Ward
Camp Hill
Ala
Jonn H. Banknead
House
John Sparkman
Suspect in Grand Swindle Linked to Nickel Cash Haul
Rapesport, head of Ultima Optical Instrument Co and Ultima Frozen Fruit Co of New York, faced nine prior arrests for grand larceny and prohibition violations. Rappaport was questioned at length and released to his attorney before further questioning. Mrs Nickel described her husband as a smooth talker and revealed a $83,100 cash and $35,000 in jewelry stash. Nickel confessed in Miami to his role in the scheme to Assistant DA Hoey in Brooklyn.
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McDonald
Rapesport
Ultima Optical Instrument Co
Ultima Frozen Fruit Co
New York
Newark
Rappaport
Ihe
Hyman Barshay
Brooklyn
Nickel
District Attorney's Office
Joot
Miami
Joseph T. Hoey
Dothan Youth Breaks Arm In Grid Game
Dothan High School player Bruce Hanahan Jr. fractured his left arm in the Dothan Headland football game played in Headland Friday afternoon. He was treated at a Dothan hospital. Dothan won 13 to 12. Headland reported a broken leg on their side.
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LaBruce Hanshan, Jr
Ruce Hanahan
Parks Ave
Dothan
Headland
Bruce
Dothan High
DHS Homecoming Parade Showcases Local Bands and School Spirit
The 17 band opened with a tiger-costumed performer and baton twirler before shifting through a Pensacola fight song novelty tune and an automobile formation to In My Merry Oldsmobile. Dothan’s 80 piece band followed, performing Five Minutes More and the Alma Mater while forming D and later a P for Pensacola. Both bands and cheerleaders kept up school cheers through the halves ending with homecoming close and fans hoping for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Number 17
Pensacola
Dothan
Pride and Joy
Dothan Rooters
DHS
Crippled Children's Clinic At Marianna Reported
In Marianna the annual crippled children clinic, led by orthopedic surgeon Dr M Jr and Dr Alvin White, served about 80 children. The Jackson County Health Department, headed by C Adams Jr, partnered with the American Legion auxiliary and Wer Board volunteers, with Legion transport aid.
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Marianna
C. Hannon
Alvin White
Jackson County
Adams, Jr
Wer Board
Wes
Legion
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Winnie Jenkins
Millsaps
The
Bar Association
Dothan Floral CO
N. Oates
So. Oates
J. D. Buie
Optometrists
C. E. Blakey
G. W. Blakey
Lippet
N. Foster
Blakey
Dothan Drug CO
Roger T. Lermoh
Independence
Eleanor Roosevelt
Commerce
Henry Wallace
Detroit
Hackensack
N. J
Susan Bowers
Bergen County
City of Dothan
City Hall
Eb Market
Robert Malone Motors
Brewton Eng. CO
E. Washington
Bill Farmer
Crippled Children’s Clinic
Marienna
American Legion É Itz Auxiliary
Amalia
Webster
Hollywood
Deliciou Quaker Oats
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Athy
S. Foster St
Harry Hall
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