Native Of City Named To State Department As Japanese Consul
James B. Pilcher a Dothan native and State Department Foreign Service officer since 1928 has been assigned as Consul General in Yokohama Japan. He studied at the National War College and served in Far East posts and during World War II in Paris. Pilcher is a 1920 Auburn Polytechnic Institute graduate with a BS and later earned a master's degree. He taught in Cordele Georgia and worked in commercial sales before joining the Foreign Service.
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James B. Pilcher
Dothan
Foreign Service
Yokohama
Japan
U. S. Department of State
National War College
State Department
Pilcher
The
War College
Faris
Division of Foreign Service Administration
Prichett
Nanking
Hane Kow
Harbin
Shaanghai Felping
Tientsin
Amoy
Far East
Dothan High School
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
United States
State Dairymen Plan Promotion Campaign in Alabama
Alabama dairymen plan a promotion campaign to advertise and promote use of dairy products. A meeting convened by the dairy committee of the Alabama Farm Bureau Federation set the plan in motion and outlined steps to boost dairy consumption statewide.
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State Dairymen Plan
Montgomery
Alabama Dairymen
Dairy Committee
The
Alabama Farm Bureau Federation
Unemploy Claims Fall Across Alabama Amid Strikes
Areas affected include ore miners laid off during the steel strike with 5000+ workers impacted. Overall unemployment payments declined in October by about 207,508 from September as most counties showed reductions. Birmingham-Eastern region recorded notable increases. Granite Chapel marks 200th anniversary with historical observances in Boston while industries report brighter job prospects due to fewer disruptions.
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Carley
Montgomery
Unem
Alabama
Indust
Rial
Fleetwood Coal and Steel
Carney
Carnsteel
Ley
Boston
King's Ley
AU Industries
Episcopal Church
Quincy
gett/ss
Dustries
Birmingham-Eas
Gala Homecoming Set For Covington High
Covington County High announces its first annual Homecoming on Thanksgiving Day November 24. Alumni invited as officials say extensive plans aim to make it a gala season event with open house pep rally and Florala Georgiana football game at 2:30 p.m. followed by a formal dance at the Colonial Hotel from 8 p.m. to midnight. The Homecoming queen and attendant will be presented at halftime amid a Thanksgiving lunch served in the school lunch room.
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Florala
Covington County High School
Colonial Hotel
Dale County Ag Fair Proclaimed Success
Ozark special report says the Dale County Agricultural Fair was an outstanding success. Proceeds from the carnival paid all expenses and left about 200 dollars over to benefit the coordinating council. Exhibits featured communities and firms. prizes were awarded across groups. Sam Strickland praised exhibitors and cooperation.
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Ozark
Dale County
Sam Strickland
Pcosis
Rickland
Reno Club Gambler Fitzgerald Shot in Midnight Ambush
Reno Nev is shaken after Lincoln Fitzgerald co owner of the New Yada Club is critically wounded by a shotgun blast at his garage door. Police suspect an underworld revenge shooting linked to Detroit gamblers and Reno's casino culture as the city braces for possible fallout.
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Frank J. Bartholomew
Reno
Nev
Gambblers
Lincoln Fitzgerald
Yada Club
Fitzgerald
Theospital
Meta
Detroit
Lorenz Greeson
Greeson
Bugsy Siegel
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Harry Sherwood
Taboe
Dairy producers approve voluntary assessment plan
A committee chaired by A F Randall Seale said a dairy group representing most counties votes for a voluntary 10 cent per hundredweight assessment on production sold every January and July. Federation President Walter J Randolph noted Alabama has about 2 600 Grade A dairymen and 10 000 Grade B sellers. The extension service will aid the campaign to boost dairy consumption.
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A. F. Randall
Seale
Alabama
Federation
Walter J. Randolph
State Agricultural Extension Service
Gambling in Nevada and crime concerns cited by Pittman
Governor Pittman discusses Nevada's approach to gambling as a regulated activity with licensed operators, fingerprinting, and FBI background checks while acknowledging the impossibility of screening out out-of-state gamblers. He notes the state police monitor games to keep them honest and figures that crime motives may involve high stakes and personal elements. The report mentions Fitzgerald and an attempted murder tied to money, with references to his wife and associates.
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Villa
Nevada
Wait M. Pittman
YMCA
FBI
Fitzgerald Ordinstily
Danny Sullivan
Fitzgerald Shot At Close Range In Nevada District
A man named Fitzgerald was shot in a residential Nevada district when two shotgun blasts sounded. One shot struck him at very close range leaving powder burns on the skin. Neighbors rushed out to find Fitzgerald moaning on the ground as bystanders watched. An ambulance arrived and he was taken away, his wife later comforting him. The incident prompted police attention and a push for further investigation.
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Fitzgerald
Hushang
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