Army High Command absolves Lt Gen Lee of wrong intent in Med theater
Army Chief Eisenhower endorsed by Royall finds Lt Gen John C. Lee acted without wrong intent. Maj. Gen. Ira Wyche’s inquiry found some minor irregularities supporting parts of Roark charges but cleared Lee of malice. Corrective actions ordered for theater and broader Army policies.
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William F. McMenamin
Washington
Army High Command
G. I
Mediterranean
Scripps - Howard
Ira T. Wyche
Army
Wyche
Ruare
Ruark
Lee
We Army
Eisenhower
Blediterranean
Lawrence .C. Jaynes
Fisenhower
United States
Italy
Esenhower
Jaynes
Cuthinander
Tate
Roark
Tee
Wyene
Boy Scouts and Cubs to March in Pea Out Festival Parade
Southeast Alabama scouts from five Dothan troops join the Pea Out Festival parade on Saturday at 10 am. Frank Gaines says more council units may participate, with scouts urged to wear uniforms when possible and to join even in regular clothes if parts of the uniform are missing.
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Alabama
Dothan
Frank Gaines
Council
Gaines
Church Repairs Await Permit Approval for $2720
A permit for repairs to Headland Avenue Baptist Church with estimated costs of 2720 is on record at the city office. Plans include waterproofing interior decoration and related work. Separate items list local residential builds with varied costs on Newton and Parker streets and surrounding areas.
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Headland Avenue Baptist Church
Citsemeneer
Otter Highhay
Io “Fer Powell
Fast Burdeshaw
David Hopson
Adams
Foster Streets
JR. Jenkins
Eate
Misys Peanut Festival Parade and Evening Events
A busy Misys Peanut Festival schedule features a 2 40 pm parade through Dothan led by leading float carrier Mins Fussell and city officials. Afternoon concerts at City Hall showcase famed regional groups while a four oclock football parade includes community participants and a queen pageant.
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Misys
Utipiey
Guty Hall
Huhieland
Athanta
Momtromerys
Goro
Paul Theward
Atta Cattery
Phas
Nytt
Christmas Mail To Overseas Forces Instructions
Postal officer Major Heinz outlines rules for Christmas parcels to armed forces. Envelopes, under seventy pounds, up to one hundred inches girth and length, labeled Christmas Package. Include inside name and address, list contents, and ensure complete recipient and return addresses. Perishables and intoxicants not accepted. register valuable items. type or ink outside. insure when possible.
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Etd
U.S
Heinz
Local education bills advance in final hours
The Seagteamn bill, pushed by Rep WH B Larkins, allows Coffee County Board of Education to meet 24 days a year, raising pay for each meeting. A Geneva County bill seeks appointive superintendent by the County Board, formerly elected by the people, impacting J Z Collins's term and broadening qualifications to include business people.
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WH. B. Larkins
Bilba
Coffee County
Geneva County
Hughes
County Board of Education
J. Z. Collins
Hoghes
Dale County bills seek higher pay for education officials
Dale County lawmakers introduced two local bills via Rep. Jesse Adams to raise the salaries of county educational leaders. One bill would extend the school board meeting days and raise the superintendent’s pay, while another sets a $1,000 yearly raise for the Superintendent of Education. Additional city implications and related measures were discussed ahead of a governor’s approval.
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Dale County
Jesse Adams
Clark
Board of Education
Hep Adams
Adame
Dale County Circuit Court
Touston Cooney
Potein
Hopper
Eig
Dothan
Hoeustan
Esters
Willie Frank
Livestock price rally across southern markets reported
AP dispatch notes cattle and calf arrivals at eight packing centers in Georgia Alabama and Florida with Albany Columbus Moultrie Thomasville Tifton and Jacksonville plus Tullahassee and Montgomery. Hog prices show mixed gains with barrows and gilts 180 to 240 pounds near 25 dollars and above while heavier hogs reach 26 dollars per hundredweight. Cattle receipts estimated 3 800 for the week with steady to higher prices across steers heifers and cows and calves about 1 to 2 dollars higher than last week. Sows and feeder stock also mixed with lighter calves showing softer trade.
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Thomasville
USDA
Albany
Columbus
Moulthe
Tifton
Deathan
Ala
Jacksonville
Tullahassee
Fis
Montgomery
Federal State Livestock Market
Montgomery Union Stock Yards
Atic
Long Alabama session adjourns after filibuster and reforms
The Alabama Senate and House ended a marathon session with a filibuster on a road bond bill, debating farm to market funds and a Swift substitute for four million dollars. Lawmakers approved noncontroversial measures and major fiscal actions, including a record school appropriation and constitutional amendments affecting taxes and legislative control. The session, with organizational work and special sessions, was among the longest and most costly in recent decades.
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Senate
House
Folsom
Robin Swift
James B. Allen
Gadsden
Swift
Alabama
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
University of Alabama Medical College
Sesson
Antennna
Jay
NAACP maps crusade to nullify Boswell Amendment in Alabama
Montgomery AP NAACP plans three day state meeting to organize efforts to void the Boswell Amendment denying equal voting rights. E B D Nixon says a legal formula may strike down the provision and vows an all out attack, arguing it conflicts with the federal constitution. Attendees include Leslie Perry and Corey Haisier with state and national civil rights leaders.
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Montgomery
Alabama
National Association For the Advancement of the Colored People
E. B D. Nixon
NAACP
South Carolina
Democratic Party
Court of Appeals
South
Nixon
James J. Folsom
Ballars
Gessner T. McCurvey
Mobile
Red Level Minister To Preach At Smyrna
The Rev. Herman Greer of Red Level Alabama will be the visiting preacher at Smyrna Church Sunday at 11 a.m. The Texan native has pastored in Alabama for many years and invites members of nearby churches to attend.
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Herman Greer
Red Level
Ala
Smyrna
Green
Texas
Alabama
Ousted Sheriff Dies In Tennessee Blast
T. B. Ivins a McMinn County Democratic leader was killed when his car exploded as he backed from his garage in Etowah Tennessee. His grandson Danny was reported injured but considered shaken. The event follows prior county political violence linked to a summer Athens confrontation.
Improper Brakes Cause Accident Near Dothan
Oliver Watson of 814 North Appletree street was charged with driving with improper brakes after his car collided with a wagon driven by John R. Robinson of 1203 East Adams street one mile east of Dothan on U S Highway 84. Damages were about 150 dollars. no injuries. Patrolmen T J Brooks and F Mason investigated.
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Oliver Watson
North Appletree Street
John R. Robinson
East Adams Street
Dothan
U. S
Wat Son
T. J. Brooks
F. Mason
Medics Postpone Newston County Society Meeting
The October meeting of the Newston County Medical Society is moved to next Friday night at 8 p.m. due to peanut festival events in Dothan today and tomorrow.
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Newston County Medical Society
Dothan
Cotton futures drift lower amid long liquidation
New Orleans and New York sessions show mixed trading as farmers and hedge funds pull back. At noon New Orleans quotes run unchanged to 70 cents lower per bale, with front months around 30 dollars per bale, while New York yields swing with modest gains on buying then retreating, futures ending near mixed ends.
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New Orleans
New York
All Food Handlers Must Have Permits By October 31
Dothan public health authorities remind food handlers to secure health permits for next year under a city ordinance. Applicants must pass a physical examination every six months and obtain a yearly permit valid November 1 1947 to October 1 1948. Applications are at the county health department and processed by a family physician. permits must be posted in each establishment. About 225 permits were issued last year, including markets and cafes.
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Dothan
Dothan Miss Figures Into Final Lineup At Pageant
After a long round of ballots the judges narrowed the Miss Peanut Festival field. Finalists included Miss Chipley Miss Vicksburg Miss Donalsonville Miss Troy Miss Bainbridge and Miss Dothan with Miss Dothan finishing ninth in the event.
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Miss Dothan
Wart
Hartford
Vicksburg
Miss Chipley
Rroy
Banterprise
Bainbridge
Rehobeth
Miss Donalsonville
Donalsonville
Miss Bainbradge
Miss Enterprise
Miss Hartford
Miss Rehobeth
Miss Troy
Miss Dethan
Mark Cannon
Rufuis Davis
Chipley
Donualsu
Iville
Troy
Harriet Berry
Abbeville
Betty Ann Beasley
Elizabeth Bush
Georgia Baker
Dothan
Sue Bracken
Newville
Arana Smith
Slocomb
Sudan grass yields pasture in six to eight weeks
Sudan grass produces usable pasturage about six to eight weeks after seeding. The period covers early establishment as the young plants mature into forage ready for grazing.
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Sudan
Mrs Blumenfield Dies At Home In Dothan
Mrs Blumenfield Batrey, 306 East Woodland Drive, died in a Dothan hospital after an illness. Funeral services were set for Birmingham with surviving relatives including husband Jack Blumenfield, four sisters Mrs Sora Ber, Mrs Simmie Joseph, Dorothy Joseph, Miss Rebecca Joseph of New York, and brother Sidney Joseph of Birmingham.
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Barney Blumenfie Batrey
East Woodland Drive
Dothan
Birmingham
Jack
Sora
Ber
Simmie Joseph
Dorothy ‘Joseph
Birminghs
Rebecca Joseph
New York
Sidney Joseph
Jasper J Curtis Dies After Heart Attack in Jasper
Jasper J Curtis 76 attorney died after a heart attack in Jasper hospital while visiting his daughter. A native of Double Springs he practiced law 50 years after study at Alabama State Teachers College Florence and served as mayor of Faileyville 1906 to 1910 and Jasper judge 1910 to 1927. Funeral services scheduled tomorrow. surviving daughter Mrs Lorene Coldfinger Jasper and brother Charles Curtis Texas.
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Jasper
J. J. Curtis
Ina Hosn'tal
Double Springs
Cullman
Alabama State Teachers College
Florence
Faleyville
Jasner
F Mmett O'Neal
Jasper Lions Club
Walker County
Alabama
Jasper First Presbyterian Church
Lorene Coldfinger
Charles Curtis
Texas
Nine Member Group Prepares To Probe Prison and ABC Board
A nine member legislative committee, authorized by a House resolution, prepared to investigate the State Prison Department and the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. Members from the House included Pelham Merrill, Paul Meeks, GM Taylor, W L Martin, Max Shirley and others. Senate appointees were R J Lowe, Joseph Nolan, C J Owens, and Browneport Larabarth.
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ABC Board
Montgomery
State Prison Department
Alcoholis Beverage Control Board
Lenate
House
W. M. Beck
Pelham Merrll
Cleburne County
Paul Meeka
Jefferson
GM. Taylor
Antanya
W. L. Martin
Greene
Max Shirley
Pike
Senate
Sens
R. J. Lowe
Madison
Joseph No Langan
Mobile
C. J. Owens
Marshall
Brouwpehtor Laraberth
Tallapoosa
Congress to fund ninth dam series across states
Congress plans continued appropriations to complete a nine dam chain. Columbia is slated as the second spill in the sequence, with construction to start after Woodruff. Fort Benning Georgia and Buford near Atlanta follow, as tri state commerce goals seek uninterrupted progress.
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Congress
Columbia
Woodruff
Fort Benning
Buford
Atlanta
Andrews
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