Little Theater Opens Two Nights For Band Benefit
Dothan's new Little Theater debuts with George Washington Slept Here at the city auditorium. Victor Smith reports a first come, first served box office opening at 7 tonight as the play, featuring Newton Fuller and Annabelle Poller, aims to raise funds for the Dothan high school band and showcase local talent under sponsor- ship of the Business and Professional Women's Club.
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George ‘Washington
City Auditorium
Hester the Maid
Betty Nogan
Newton Fuller
Marvin Garter
Madge Puller
Walter Citron
Clayton Evans
Rena Leslie
Mra
Ethel Lashe
Pat Eliott
Stere Eck Hatcher
Miva Sas
Victor Smith
Abr
George Washingtoon
Dothan Little Theater
Milt Carter
Will. Jeffries
Ancle Stanley
Pat Elliott
Annabelle
Poller
George Washington
Leh
Fay
Dothan Business and Professional Women's Club
Toll
Milils” Moore
Avery
Dothan High School
Movable Registrars Seek Dismissal Of Boswell Suit
Mobile County Registrars asked the federal court to dismiss a suit challenging Alabama's Boswell Amendment. The case centers on voter registration rules requiring applicants to explain the federal constitution. Remaining defendants include the registrars and state officials were eliminated. The court had ordered a trial on the merits earlier.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mobile County Board of Registrars
Birmingham
Mobile County
Gav
James E. Folsom
Circuit
Carl M. ‘Boots
Ferries Rule Waves in New York Harbor During Port Strike
Amid a longshoremen strike the New York Harbor ferries operate while ships idle. The New Brunswick ferries across the Hudson with a momentary ease as 31 ships anchor offshore and 660 vessels a month sail—roughly 580 bound for foreign ports. The port's activity drops to $25.5 million daily in trade, affecting cargoes from West Africa mahogany to Indian rubber and cognac. A Port Authority official notes one in ten workers in the 1500 square mile port area affected, including diplomats with their trunks and bags awaiting sailings.
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New York
NEA
Edward McGrath
New Brunswick
Connec
Hudson River
New Jersey
Manhattan
New York Harbor
East River
Hudson
Brooklyn
Staten Island
Jersey
ECA
New York Board of Trade
West Africa
India
Amsterdam
Bombay
Scandinavia
al Vronio Dazzi
Washington
Halifax
McCabe
Auburn Huddle Confusion Highlights Final Camp
Special report notes a halted scrimmage at Auburn Camp with players Captain Ruts Jim Benassel Ball quarterback Ball Pat Versine Rob Cannon guard and Ed Sacil Us. The fragment hints at team roles and a disrupted practice session.
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Auburn
Ate
Ruts
Jim BeNassel
Pat Versine
Rob Cannon
Ed Sacil
Met Opera hostesses and Chappell estate totals reported
The Metropolitan Opera opened the 1948 49 season with Betty Henderson on stage and a floor show at Sherry’s bar drawing big crowds. The opening generated strong reviews while Auburn’s Alabama Polytechnic Institute received 87 430 24 dollars from the estate of J W Chappell, with final court settlement correcting prior payments to 32 439 24 plus 25 000 previously paid. The will directed the remainder to API for a scholarship fund aiding rural agricultural and research students.
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Metropolitan Opera
API
Claire Cox
New York
Metropolite Opera Association
Betty Henderson
Otelio
Met
Tsien
John Lader
Henderson
Margaret Truman
Loder
Harmon Spencer Argu
Heny Lamac
Packey O'Gatty
O'Gatty
Alabama Polytechnic Institute At
Auburn
J.W. Chappell
O Ae
Houston County
APL
John Flowers
Chappell
Letter To Gambler All A Mistake
Citronelle Alabama reports a Nevada saloonkeeper began a Christmas fund after a letter from Mary Saffen’s child claimed the family faced hard times. The mother asked to disregard the letter, noting the tale was a misunderstanding and the Saffens were not in need.
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Gambler
Citronelle
Ala
Mary Sat
Fen
Nevada
Sates
Citronele Steel
Len Haffey
Delta
Virginia City
Nev
Haffey
Santa
Saffen
Saffens
Connie
Mary
Moultrie Woman Burned To Death
Mrs. Eadie May Jones of Moultrie died from burns when a kerosene stove exploded in her bedroom early today. Neighbors smelled smoke and found her deceased. authorities investigated the accidental fire with Jones previously widowed by her ex husband E P Pinson. The incident follows unrelated local references to the Curie Nobel prize and divorce statistics in the United States.
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Moultrie
APY
Eadie May Jones
Moultrie Bens
Totire
Floyd Addison
Jones
E. P. Pinson
Ely Water
Ugat
Vitath
Herve
Cadiz bans tricycles and wagons on village streets
In Cadiz, the town council forbids children from riding tricycles wagons and wheeled toys on any village street citing danger. The prohibition affects the children of the mining town and enforcement statewide remains unclear.
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Cadiz
Vinig
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Curie
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Aala
Pennsylvania
Houston Paper CO
Ty VG
Maepeed
Xen Seesie Tulle
Whee Hess
Sears Thrifty Bar
Maid of Honor
Sears
Zeenen
Ike Seareary
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