Dothan’s First Industry Roots in Saowmill and Early Mills
The article recounts Dothan’s early industrial history beginning with the Saowmill near Central of Georgia and Main Street, followed by a brick yard and a snakebite remedy distillery. It notes the first cotton gin near Spann Marchman hardware, early rail arrivals to 3887, and the rise of the Central of Georgia extension from Albany. After 1890 population grew, fertilizer manufacturing expanded, and a tram line to the Gulf sought export, cementing Dothan as a regional industrial center in the Wiregrass.
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Chamber of Commerce
Dothan
Poplar Head
Giorgia
Hoya
Florida
North Alabama
Ripley
Main
St. Andrews &T
Spann Marchman Hardware Establishment
Jacksonville
Montgomery
Central of Georgia
Albany
Wiregrane
Olla
Gulf of Mexico
Panama City
Development of Dothan as regional manufacturing hub
The article traces Dothan's rise from farmer crops and local processing to a diversified economy. It notes peanut shelling plants, cotton gins, and fertilizer demand driving industry growth. Lumber, an added railroad, and Bay Line service boosted distribution and employment. A movement seeks small to larger factories to curb unemployment and secure a regional market. Southwest Georgia and west Florida are mentioned.
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Dothen
Sho
Dothan
Panama City
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Masonic History in Dothan Grows Beyond Records
The article traces Masonic activity in Dothan from 1889 onward, noting that early meetings of Dothan Lodge No 466 began across from the Young building and that prominent locals joined. It covers the shift to Dothan Pythegoras, movement of lodges to the Foster Street building, and the 1932 completion of a modern Masonic structure plus Royal Arch Mason history.
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Dothan
Masona
Masonic Lodge
Order
Dothan Lodge
Gtands
W. J. Baxley
Keener Baxley
R. D. Carrott
Felows
H. A. Powell
Dathan
Royal Arch
Dothan Masons Chronicle Growth and Key Figures Through Years
The article recounts early Dothan Masonic chapters and members including A. J. Mundy G. Y. Malone T. J. Whatley HH McNeill and D. C. Carmichael among charter members. It notes Eastern Star units led by Jessie Bunter and Anna Green, later groups formed by women in 1921 and the Rainbow Girls in 1934. The Dothan Commandery Knights Templar founded in 1922, followed by Scottish Rite Masons in 1927. The DeMolay lodge appeared in 1826 and a modern Masonic building at Oates and Troy built in 1932, highlighting the order’s growth in the Wiregrass region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Mundy
G. Y. Malone
T. J. Whatley
HH McNeill
D. C. Carmichael
W. W. Millikin
M. Cody
Fr. ©. Granberry
M. Howell
M. 8
Davie
W. J. Willams
Dethan
Mr. Carmichael
W. L. Lee
D. GC. Carmichael
W. J. Baxily
Henry Green
J. C. Koight
B. M. ¢. Howell
Dothan
O. B
Jessie Bunter
Worthy
Anna Green
Houston County
Helen Renfroe
Hopkins
Masonic Lodge
Rainbow Girls
Dothan Commandery
Knights Templar
J. E H. Baxon
C. C. Bennett
A. D. Ussery
Robert Collins
Wade Griffin
R. M Carswell
Mervin Liddon
Oates and
Troy
Masonic Order
Wiregrass
From mud to power Belle Fourche mineral infant prodigy grows
From muddy soil to industry, Bentonite mineral has transformed Belle Fourche. In five years it moved from a local nuisance to a leading western South Dakota industry. By 1929 farmers battled clay in soil while now three mills operate and two more are planned. Several hundred men find work in the plant-driven boom.
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Belle Fourche
South Dakota
Fate and Entry Case in Mobile Jail
Allen Boge Alms from Mobile insalgration was refused benedictions and jailed after illegal entry charge. Lortie a Canadian, sought alms then faced arrest. Host L I joy, chief immigration inspector at Mobile, identified as involved in the incident. Budapest births decline in latest AP report shows falling rate for the city.
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Allen Boge
Mobile
Lortie
Beese
L. I. Joy
Lortie Fa
United States
Budapest
Onion's Power Fades After War Era Decline
Onion production and influence waned as wartime demands eased and prices fell. Observers note reduced demand and lingering supply chain disruptions, with farmers adjusting to new market realities and shifting crop focus amid postwar transition.
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William Jennings Bryan
Prohibition
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Wiliam Jennings Bryan
Haix
Trammell and
Grigsby
Hin Dothan
Annals of Ancient Order
Onion
Ad Serena
Specul Servic G Mistmas Cleaning
E —— Mae
Swiss Dry Cleaners
Troy Street
S. E Ala
S. W. Ga
W. Florida
Alabama Machinery & Supply Co
Per Samerland
Met
the Myers Deep Well Water System
Meyerseen
Victor
J.D. Griffin
Ale Eit
Dothan, Alabama
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