Firestone Store to Open in New Building Friday Preview
Firestone brand-new Great store will open its doors on opening day preview Friday morning at 8 o clock announced by Mr Lee Herlong. The two story white brick building at 224 North Foster Street will house auto service including retreading relining wheel alignment and grease with a service shop in back. The store will also stock sporting goods household items and luxuries. Co owner Mr Bur long opened the first Firestone store here in January 1845.
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Firestone
Great “Tgern
rLee
Herlong
St. Andrews
Furlong
Firese
Labor dispute at Prescott plant over shift changes and pickets
Night crew was told to start at 6 p.m. but gates were shut when they arrived. Workers proposed a picket around the plant which stayed until an injunction limiting pickets. Union claims the strike may lack legality while company says it simply canceled the night shift. Contract signed in 1945 and renewed two months before the strike.
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Prescott
Nevels
Dorsey
Wade Reynolds
International Union
Automobile
Avcraft and Agricultural
Vonetas
America
Tid
Bere -Voters
Aumeundition
Aliv
Daresey Traders
Doc
Dlba
Alibana
Fiateedigtely
Itoo
Te Jamme
Warden
Atlantae
Joe Hurcisos
Withaut
Ben Logan
Levy Boulwell
James Nevels
Coud
Unis
Surk
Uaw-Cio
Neo WS
Dorsex Vraders
Mediately
Wolk and Tehsiune
Petro
Reidtin
Letter dispute sparks Senate letter debate aftermath
A confusing transcript describes a disputed letter reportedly translated by Higgins and sent to leading Congressmen in September. Senators Alten J Ellender and John H. Overton say they did not receive the letter but acknowledge it might have arrived unnoticed at their Washington offices. The discussion touches on government actions toward Argentina and internal political tensions, with officials noting scrutiny of correspondence and political maneuvering.
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Jeter
Higgins
Alten J. Ellender
John HH. Overton
T Loussigna
United Press
Reo
Washington
Argentures
Joe Sere
Pes
Sipert
Seti Eye
Budes A. Pendy
Fragmented OCR Note Clouds Meaning of Fashion Fate
An unreadable OCR fragment hints at a discussion of fashion and fate with scattered names, suggesting a misread or garbled report. The text includes partial words and unclear references to persons, places, and events, offering no coherent narrative to summarize reliably.
Sam Harrison Assigned to Boca Raton Air Field
First Lieut. Sam B. Harrison, husband of Mrs. Marilyn Davis Harrison of Dothan, has been assigned to Boca Raton Army Air Field Florida. He entered service July 16 1940 and served overseas in Europe from October 22 1942 to July 14 1945. He is son of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Werrinan of 308 N College Street Dathan.
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Sam B. Harrison
Marilyn Davis Harrison
Dothan
Boca Raton
Fla. Army Air Field
Harrison
R. J. Werrinan
N. College Street
Dathan
Unclear OCR Fragment Reflects Local Notes and Names
Fragmentary text shows scattered names, places, and terms with no coherent narrative. It mentions Pete, Bar, New York Central, and dates in a jumbled form, lacking a readable event or outcome. The readable items hint at local notices or social items but no complete report emerges.
Coxswain McDaniel Aboard USS Spokane in London Visit
Coxswain Max Rudolph McDaniel of Enterprise is serving aboard the anti aircraft cruiser USS Spokane which visited London marking the first U S warship to travel the Thames to London. The Spokane moored off Greenwich pier during Navy Day observances at the London Headquarters of U S Naval Forces in Europe.
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Max Rudolph MelDaniel
Sgt John Everett Learns Winter Sports
Sgt. John Everett learns winter sports while on duty with the AGE Task Force Frigid in the Arctic zone. Among the sports, skiing is most popular with the Northland men, and terms like vitzmarks parers and back will likely appear in his vocabulary on return.
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Joan J. Fiverett
Newton
Arctic
Northland
Slang Dictionary Compiled By Danes
The excerpt notes a Danish slang dictionary compiled by Danes with quirky terms and mock phrases. It mentions observers and taste for novelty, referencing an Opatuuke TM and descriptive oddities about outsiders and a theater scene with playful but odd diction. The tone remains satirical and local in flavor.
Car Stolen and Summons Issued in Parking Case
A Baltimore report notes a stolen car leading to a summons for parking. The fragment references authorities, a missing or deceased parent, and a possible legal action or court involvement. Further readable details are unclear in the text.
U S Naval Diver Keeps In Practice
A U S naval diver undergoes maintenance drills as he prepares for salvage duties on Lake Michigan. Muskegon salvor Balteisa drove from Muskegon Michigan and bought diving gear from the War Assets Administration for 1200 dollars. The apparatus weighs about 6000 pounds and was issued in 22 wooden boxes for use in salvage operations.
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Mechanicsburg
Fragmented obituary note from unclear OCR text
Fragmentary OCR shows unclear names and places. Lacks coherent events or dates. Unable to determine concrete relationships or roles for individuals mentioned.
Exchange Aero Clubs Sponsor Model Airplane Meeting
The Dothan Exchange Club and the Dothan Aero Club will sponsor another model-aircraft meeting next year, date and place to be announced. A State Board of Control and district conference preceded the banquet with state officers and local leaders in attendance. Toby Eastman attended for the Dothan Aero Club. Montgomery officials invited Eastman to the next Board of Control meeting in Montgomery. Some Exchange members will join aero men to Greenville for the early bird breakfast.
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Dothan Exchange Club
Dothan Aero Club
Exchange Club
Toby Eastman
State Board of Control
Phil Jackson
Birmingham
Lamar Field
Anniston
E. W W. Waslam
Cary Fuller
Montgomery
Pas
George Suddith
Montgomery Exchange Club
Charles Burns
Montgomery Club
Board of Control
Dothan
Headland Aero Chi
Greenville
Sky Wagon Days Partivan Od Sleena Novel Fragment
A fragmented, unclear narrative describes characters Frank Qerry and Wes rowing to Cahifaruie in a covered wagon. The group borrows no two-engine for their move, douses household furnishings aboard, and arrives at a new time in 24 Noose.
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Partivan
Sleena
Frank
Qerry
Wes
Cahifaruie
Farity
Radar Whale Hunt Expedition Sets Out for the Antarctic
A 33-year-old scientist leads the Balaena whaling expedition from London to the Antarctic to test radar aided whale hunting and study meat for human consumption and whale physiology. The Balaena, a 15 090-ton factory ship, carries radar asdic air craft and a 550 crew, with 80 British and the rest Norwegian.
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Antarctic
Frank Breese
United Press
London
Snip Balaena
Royal Navy
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
R. A. M. Case
Royal Navy Physiological Laboratory
John Grierson
Reider Pedersen
Queen Elizabeth
Port of
Mizabethan
Resolution Island
Cape York
Lost limb reaches Milton man after long transit
Francis Poleski, 27, in Milton, Mass, received an artificial limb four months after ordering it from Washington. He said the delay will not stop him from returning to his welding job.
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Milton
Mass
Francis Poleski
Washington
Moscow district to gain telephone extension by next year
Moscow district will not be a village any longer once a planned extension is finished by the first of next year. The project aims to provide telephone service to the area, marking a significant improvement in local communications.
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Moscow
Mrs. Fannie Howell Dies At Marianna
Funeral services are set for Mrs Paynie Howell aged sixty eight a former Houston County resident who died in a Jackson County hospital after a long illness Burial will be at Cottondale cemetery She was wife of the late Walter Howell daughter of Mr and Mrs Bennie Kincey Grice and taught school in Abbeville and Cottondale later running a cafe and a general store Surviving are two sons Clark and William Robert Howell a grandson Bruce Christmas two sisters Mrs Mee Kincey and Mrs Eva Folmar three brothers S P Grice R M Grice and S R Grice and two nieces Mia Lora Stephens and Mrs W Saunders
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Paynie Howell
Houston County
Jackson County
Cottondale Cemetery
Howell
Walter Howell
Bennie Kincey Grice
Abbeville
Cottondale
West Palm Beach
Fia
S. R. Grice
Selma
Mia. Lora Stephens
W. #. Saunders
Dothan
Sugar Stamps 9 and 10 Extended to December 31
Sugar Stamps No 9 and No 10 remain valid for five pounds of sugar each through December 31. The extension was ordered after shortages delayed household use, delaying the original November 30 expiration to allow continued access.
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Washington
OPA
Judge weighs advisory jury in Lewis contempt case
Goldsborough says Lewis may face contempt for ignoring an order but would not gain a binding jury verdict. The judge doubts Norris-LaGuardia applies and warns individuals cannot defy the law, while AFL counsel argues the order was invalid and seeks a trial framework.
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Lewis
Goldsborough
AFL
Joseph A. Padway
UMW
Padway
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