Wiregrass Life Notes Include Scouts and Local Incidents
Former Southeast Alabama Boy Scout executive JV Cooke remains in Spartanburg after an operation and resignation to enter hardware business in SC. Roy Adams, 19, now attends Lowry Air Force Base photography school in Denver after Dothan High, with prior service in San Antonio. Two Wiregrass medical technologists will attend a state meeting in Birmingham on Nov 20. Mrs John Carney to speak at a council meeting in Dothan Nov 15. dinner plates 25 cents. Adam Grant slightly injured in collision at Hartford Road and West Main. drivers named as Adam Grant and Jimmy Howard. no charges. Houston County sheriff's department reports 18 weekend arrests, up to 48 total cases, mostly drunkenness. city police busier or quieter by comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JV. Cooke
Southeast Alabama
Igader
Spartanburg
D. C
Hosepital
Oral Scout Council
South Carolina
Pic
Roy E Adams
James B. Adams
S. Appletree Street
Lowry Air Force Base
Denver
Colo
Pic. Adams
Dothan High School
Dothan
Air Force
Lowry Piel
San Antonio
Tex
Alabama State Society of Medical Technologists
Birmingham
Julia Holmes
Frasier- Ells Hospital
Joss fLouise Hagler
Gibson Cine
Enter-prise
Secn
Alabama Society
American Society of Medical Technologists
Biiaf Carney
Houston
Adam Grant
Hartford Road
Wess
Main Street
Jimmy Howard
Columbus
Houston County Sheriff Department
Caty Police
County Acts To Sell Napier Power System
Houston County Board of Revenue directs Probate Judge Logue to contact Dothan City Commission about selling the Napier Field electric installation system. Board member Calhoun supports negotiations, citing ongoing losses and a likely low sale price. Other business includes routine bills and road repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County Board of Revenue
Albert Logue
City Commission of
Dothan
Napier Field
Perry Calvin
Amnhorate Logue
Calhoun
Boy Scout Troops To Help Directors Of Kiddie Parade
Dothan Boy Scout troops will assist officials during The Eagle's TriStates Kiddie Parade on November 20. Scouts will keep the parade route clear and help if a child tires. The route is shortened from 1947, with entries forming on West Troy Street near Oates and Lena before marching through downtown. Judges will pick finalists for a $300 prize fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout Troops
Dothan Boy Scout Troops
Troy Street
Oates
Lena Atterts
Troy
Fowlar
Mom
St Andrews
St. Andrews Street
Eagle and Mail
Panama City Tragedy: Fire Kills Woman and Child
A kerosene stove exploded early today in a Panama City residence, fatally burning a Negro mother identified as Liz Goodine and her infant. J D Gooding, the seven year old husband, was trapped but escaped. his condition was listed as grave by hospital authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama City
Fiz
Fragne
Hece
Lizzit Goodine
J D. Gooding
Truman aides weigh cabinet changes after election preview
Authoritative sources say the President is pleased with most of his cabinet and they back his campaign. He is considering a new Secretary of Defense to replace James V. Forrestal when he leaves. Rumors place Governor Mon Wallgren of Washington in line for a major post, with other officials arriving to discuss the State of the Union. Debate centers on housing, wage, education, and economic measures likely to shape congressional action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense
James V Forresal
Ami
Robert A. Lovatt
Mon C Wallgren
Washington State
Wallgren
Senate
Touman
Truman
Waallgren
Alben W. Burkdey
Lester Bitne
Senate Democratic Policy Committee
Howard McGrath
Democratic National Committee
Treman Wall
Congress
Walhout
South
Taft-Ellender- Wagner
Soviet Power Mansion Drafts New Military Alliance
The administration prepares to advance a proposed military alliance with Canada Britain France and the Low Countries while China-US policy remains uncertain amid the ongoing Cold War tensions and global power shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Canada
Britain
France
Low Countries
China
Masonic Lodge Schedule For Midweek Meetings
Tuesday at 7 o clock Arthagoras Lodeg will perform in Ibe linneratt dexter. Wednesday Houston Lodge No 883 holds regular meeting with first level work. Thursday Dothan Chapter No 148 meets for its regular session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthagoras Lodeg
Ibelinneratt Dexter
Houston Lodge No
Dothan
Greeks Delay Death Of 10 Seamen Slated To Die On U.N. Plea
Paris AP: Greece postpones executions of 10 seamen charged with aiding communist rebels after UN General Assembly president Evatt appealed. Postponement followed amid political crisis as Sophoulis cabinet resigns. UN efforts push for a Balkan peace conference with Greece, Yugoslavia, Albania, and Bulgaria. Evatt seeks meeting among four nations and UN leaders to resolve tensions. Western bloc and Soviet delegation shape vote order on related resolutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
U.N. General Assembly
Herbert V. Evatt
Foren
Assembly
Paul
Themistokles
Sophouste
Evatt
Yugoslavia
Albania
Bul
Garia
Sophoulis
Athens
Ministry of Justice
Martine
Markos Vallades
Greece
U.N
Evalt
Teygve
Aweivalin
Yuguslavia
Bulgaria
Fire Hits Judson Historic Home on Marion Campus
A historic Judson house on the Marion college campus suffered heavy damage in a fire. Volunteer firefighters from Marion fought the blaze until Uniontown arrived at 10:30 am to assist. Two temporary dormitories were evacuated, and nearby buildings were kept safe from the flames. Jewett Hall, the campus main building, burned but with limited loss estimated around 259 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Uniontown Fire Department
Southern lawmakers weigh post election reprisal risk
Senator McBellar heads the appropriations panel but cautions there will be no reprisals toward Southern lawmakers. Rep Hays says no reprisal in the House, while observers warn action could imperil working majorities in Congress. The South holds 7-4 Senate seats and 36 House seats among Thurmond counties, with patronage bets depending on Democratic committee decisions. Cotton futures slip after government forecast but stay near highs from early deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McBellar
House
Congress
Hays
Simes
Truman
Senate
Got. J. Strom
Thurmond
Cinhs
National Democratic
Speax
iMmor
Negro Teacher Held On Charge Of Driving While Intoxicated
Thomas Edison Johnson, a Negro schoolteacher of Slozomb, was arrested by highway patrolmen Saturday night on charges of driving while intoxicated after a three car collision near Blocomb on Alabama Highway 12. Drivers of the other two vehicles were Walden C. Spann of Stocomb and John Ray Snell of Stocomb Route Two. Officers said all three cars traveled in the same direction with Spann leading and Johnson bringing up the rear. Johnson pulled out to pass Spann, Snell started to pass Johnson, and Johnson’s car was trapped between them. No injuries occurred and damages were moderate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Edison Johnson
Slozomb
Blocomb
Alabama Higheway
Walden C
Spann
Stocomb
John Ray Siell
Tohnson
Tohnsen
Shell Gnn
Snell
Johnson
Hope Ebbs For 38 On Missing Planes
Seattle AP reports hopes fade for 38 people aboard three missing planes. Coast Guard says more than 40 planes and several ships scoured waters near Vancouver Island and Aleutians in the largest search yet, but no survivors found. Weather hampered air and surface searches as crews sought a Navy patrol submarine crew of nine and a Pacific Alaska Air Express liner with 17 aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Hope
Ue Coast Guard
Vancouver Island
Betish Columbia
Pacific Alaska Air Express
Satka-Ketehikan
Kotiak
Aleutian Islands
Troy State Preps For Alabama Bees
In Carrollton Georgia Troy State’s Red Wave prepare for the Alabama Bees in a Lions Club benefit game at Wiregrass Stadium. The Wave beat West Georgia College 28 to 7 last week with Chesser and Carlton scoring, Elmore and Searcy contributing, and Henfroe kicking two extra points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrollton
Troy
Alabama Bees
Lions Club
Dothans
West Georgia College Braves
Chesser
Goathead
Carlton
Wavemen
Fullvack
Elmore
Corlton
Searcy
Dewey Henfroe
Iwo
Genenians
Braves
Troy Jedis
Stassen Age and 1948 GOP Prospects Highlight Penn President
The article lists Stassen among 13 potential national leaders with several senators and governors named as likely future ticket contenders. It notes Stassen, as president of the University of Pennsylvania, could play a political role with leeway on campus, and underscores his appeal to younger voters. Dewey cites student telegrams praising youth support for the Republican cause and the party’s view of youth as a key future instrument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stassen
Teving M. Ines
New York
Willan Knowland
California
Raymond Baldwin
Connecticut
Leverett Saltonstall
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Homer Ferguson
Machigan
Clarence Brown
Ohio
House
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
Ernest W. Gibson
Vermont
Luther W. Youngdahl
Minnesota
Dewey
Sias
Sca
Pels
Albany
Supreme Court agrees to rule on anti-Red Taft-Hartley section
The Supreme Court accepts review of the anti-Communist provision of the Taft-Hartley Act, signaling a potential shift on union shop policies. It also considers contempt rulings against Eisler and Lawson, with the Lawson case to follow its normal appellate path. The court weighs state bans on union security in Arizona Nebraska and North Carolina, and the impact on closed shop versus union shop rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Court
Washington
Supreme Court
Taft Starley
Congresa
Gerhart Eisler
John Howard Lawson
Congress
Congressional
Lawson
Court of Appeals
Arizona
Nebraska
North Carolina
C LO American Communications Association
New York
National Labor Relations Board
Press Wireless, Inc
Unopposed Election Totals Across Local Offices
Unopposed figures show George Andrews for Congress 7 834 Solomon Baxter for education 2 628 De D M Hicks county board 2 659 J Theodore Jackson inferior court 2 821 A A Parker coroner 2 83 Elton G Collins tax assessor 2 828 Carl Sellers tax collector 2 829 Officially recorded vote on constitutional amendments: Am1 545 for 250 against Am2 485 for 300 against Am4 524 for 297 Am6 714 for 334 Am6 414 for 301 Am7 3 for 338 against Am8 480 for 325 Am9 410 for 535 Am10 48 for 249 Am11 180 for 1 161
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Andrews
Congress
Solomon Baxter
de D. M. Hicks
County Board of Education
J. Theodore Jackson
Inferior Court
A. A Parker
Elton G. Collins
Tax Assesnox
Carl Sellers
Cole Kector
Sidewalk Bicycling Must Stop Kelley Warns Citywide
Police Chief Eddie D Kelly announced that riders on sidewalks citywide will be charged for sidewalk bicycling. He called it dangerous in residential areas where children play, noting prior warnings to offenders and officers’ past practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie D. Kely
Kelsey
Fragmentary GOP defeat blamed on voter bloc and farm vote
The text shows a fragmented note where the defeated GOP nominee criticizes Republicans for overconfidence and faces Democratic gains. In other quarters Republicans blamed the Farm vote for their defeat, reflecting internal blame and sectoral tension after an election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Repubilean
Wiregrass Deaths Report Multiple Survivors Across States
Wynn, J. T. Sr. of 1003 West Main Street died after a long illness. He was 19 last Friday and born in Columbus, Ga. He moved to Dothan and was a member of the Methodist church, Mason, and Shriner. Funeral at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Johnson Funeral Home chapel with Rev Henry A. Parker. burial in Columbus. Survived by widow, nine children, and numerous relatives across Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. Also Mary Katherine Brannon, 72, died at a Dover, Fla. home. Survived by four sons, four daughters, two sisters, and four brothers. Funeral at Old Center church today at 3 p.m. Burial in church cemetery with Headland Mortuary directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winn
T. J. Wynn
West Main Street
Mr. Wynn
Columbus
Dothen
Methodist Church
Mason and Shriner
Johnson Funeral Home Chapel
Henry A. “Parker
J. H
R. J. Wynn
Dothan
R. F. Schumacher
Fullerton
Cal
Martin
Cadden
Atlanta
S. B. Elkins
Hamburg
Geremany
T. J Wynn
Hattiesbug
Prank C, Wynn
Oakland
Nolan W Wynn
Huntingdon
Tenn
Charles Henderson
Jackson
Iile
Fla
Tve
DMRS
Moranna
Anna Brannon
Newville
Nellie Ward
Bainbridge
Queen Owens
Auburnvale
Old Center Church
J M Baldwin
Madland City
Shoffner Baldwin
Echo
Headland
Diverse Live Stock Arrivals Reported Across Southern Plants
USDA livestock arrivals report with around 500 cattle 400 calves and 1600 hogs at eight major plants including Albany Columbus Moultrie Thomasville Tifton Dothan and Jacksonville. Hog prices vary by weight with good and choice barrows and gilts 180-240 lbs at 21 to 21.50 dollars per cwt and lighter weights around 17 to 19 dollars. Montgomery market shows steady bids for slaughter cattle calves and hogs with typical ranges for weights and grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Susda
Albany
Columbus
Moultsie
Tifton
Dothan
Ala
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
Fla
Montgomery Market
Montgomery
Federal
Union Stockyards
Yugoslavia Expulsion Threat Over Greek Rebel Aid
The text notes a possible expulsion of Yugoslavia from the United Nations if aid to Greek rebels continued, marking the first such threat against a UN member. Russia would veto in the Security Council, with frantic debate and Spaak accusing Eastern European nations of sabotage. The UNSCOR would be renewed for a year and urged to press Yugoslavia Bulgaria and Albania to cooperate with the Balkan conspiracy in seeking a peaceful solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yugoslavia
USN
U.N
Russia
Security Council
Bloe
Paul Henri Spaak
Belgium
U.N. Special Committee On the Balkane
Gnscob
General Assembly
Unscor
Bulgaria
Albania
Gspuie
Dixiecrats Deny Plan To Fight Truman In Electoral College
Washington reports a Dixiecrat leader denied any plan by the States' Rights Democrats to deny Truman the electoral votes. The group would seek to pressure the administration to drop civil rights programs, aiming to swing Southern votes to force a House decision if no candidate wins a majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Washington
Delared
Meritt Gibson
Longview
Tex
Alabama
Charman Gessner T. McCorvey
Radio
Charles Palmer
WEAM
Arlington
Jhax
Parmer
Lapa
House of Rep
Palmer
Walter F. George
D-Ga
Warry F. Byrd
D-Va
A George
United Press
J. Srom Thurmond
South ‘Carolina
Dewey Vacationing in Warm Desert Sun
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey vacationed in Tucson after his second unsuccessful bid for the United States presidency. An enthusiastic crowd of about 5,000 greeted him as he arrived yesterday at Tucson Municipal Airport, stepping from an American Airlines plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscon
Ant
Thomas E. Dewey
United States
TusconsTunicipal
Royal birth rites and Buckingham Palace preparations
A 1945 account outlines royal birth procedures with a royal midwife, guards, and domestic staff moving to Buckingham Palace. Guns from the Tower and bells at Westminster Abbey signal the birth while the Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Elizabeth receive official notices and ration provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AH “Briain
Tittle
Royal Palace
London
Palace
Royalamily
House of Windsor
Royal Apartments
Gillialt
Buckingham Palace
Tower of London
Westminster Abbey
Dominions
Philip
Duke of Edinburgh
Princess Elizabeth
Duchess of Edinburgh
Elizabeth
Truman backs anti inflation plan with excess profits tax
After the conventions, President Truman renewed a profits tax ban as the top item on an eight point anti inflation program. A White House aide said the president would not welcome talk of an excess profits tax now after his upset election victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Truman
White House
UNSCOR pushes talks with Communist states for settlement
The United Nations Security Council votes to urge direct negotiations with Yugoslavia, Albania and Bulgaria along with Greece to reach a settlement. After two weeks of bitter debate, the bloc accused the United States of building a ring of bases and missiles aimed at Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unscor
Yugoslavia
United States
Russia
De Gaulle’s RPF triumph reshapes French elections
AP reports that the Rally of the French People wins a sweeping first showing in legislative polls, while the Communist and Socialist groups suffer heavy losses. Voter coalitions against Communists limit their gains as De Gaulle’s movement expands influence in the Council of the Republic and in the legislative landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saparis
Charles de Gaulle
RPF
Cornel
Republic
Sem Council
Jorn
Legi
de Gaulle
Cateel
Ues
Interior Ministry
Socialits
Commuunists
Berthera
REF
Gro
Council of the
Truman Eyes Talk With MacArthur For Conference
UP report states President Truman seeks a direct talk with General MacArthur to discuss a potential conference as Supreme Commander. Joseph B. Keenan, chief prosecutor at Allied war trials, disclosed details with no confirmation of MacArthur’s response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yoryo
Geo. Dew MacArthur
United _ St
Npumas Supreme
Joseph B. Keenan
Tibet
MacArthur
Teresira
Blakely Cub Pack Holds Meeting Tomorrow
Blakely Pack 1 will meet at 4 30 p m tomorrow at the Masonic Hall. Cubmaster Ful Smith and Scout leaders plan early-registration for the year with scouts and parents to attend at James RB Scort field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blakely
Masonic H
Ful Smith
Sem
James
Indictment Lists 15 Counts Against Thomas in Trial
A. S. Wict Attorney George Morris Fay said Thomas faces 32 year prison and up to 40000 in fines on 15 charges. Thomas will appear next Tuesday under 80 procedures, with trial not before January. The indictment cites 34 overt acts outlining specific alleged offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Yee
George Morris Fay
A. S. Wict
Fay
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Carney
Community Resistent
Girl Scout-asteonal
Fred C. Mosley
Com
Napier Power
Southeastern Mfg. Co
Pete Willams ‘Coy Brunson
Hub City
Sey Phone
S. Che
Zaty
J. L. Harris ‘Roofing CO
Chile
Judson
Als
APL
John ‘Craywood Moore
Ignere College
New Orleans
Criten | Ratures
Doreau
Ancr
Takingrand Jong
NEW York Cotton
Hope Ebbs
Troy State Preps
Wes
Fanane
Alsbarie
Syavtee
Florida
Georgia
Blakely Cub Pack
Thompson Neon CO
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!