Cross Sections Of Life In The Wiregrass
The 52nd annual Houston County Sacred Harp Singing Convention will meet at the courthouse in Dothan this Saturday and Sunday. Secretary WLC Lisenby said the event is one of the oldest and largest of its kind in the South with a large attendance expected. Singers from Georgia and Florida will join Alabama participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
Sacred Harp
Dothan
WLC
Lisenby
South
Georga
Picrida
Alabama
Seaman Apprentice Alvin Weaver Helps USS Mourt Katmai
Alvin Weaver of Donalsonville Georgia serves aboard the ammunition ship USS Mourt Katmai in the Pacific Fleet. The ship, named after a volcano in Alaska, earned the battle efficiency remnant and E for general excellence over 15 years and provides ammunition to Pacific area ships and island bases.
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Alvin Weaver
Appprentice
USN
Donalsonville
Gua
Pacific Fire
Alaska
Pacific
Multiple Crashes Quietly Damage Auto Fleet
David Hyatt’s 506 Montana Street vehicles escape injury after rear end collision with a Colonial Bread tuck driven by Creel Parrish in the 400 block of N St. Andrews. Later a truck slid down a hill, striking Hyatt’s parked car and another vehicle. drivers include Willie Jordan Holland and the St trunk of Lakeview Park. No injuries, light damages. Fire crews respond to a stove fire at Mrs. C. P. Mercier’s home on Lena Street. Police arrest Frazie Bailey and Lewie Frank Riley on intoxication charges, with Riley also charged over liquor violations. H. G. Grice faces a liquor charge. Cottonwood warns dogs must be vaccinated after a rabid fox attack. All dogs should be confined for 21 days and vaccinated. Dr. W. T. Burkett issues the advisory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Hyatt
Montana Street
Colonial Bread Company
Hyatt
Creele- Parrish
N. St. Andrews Street
Willie Jordan Holland
Columbia
Sistrunk
Lakeview Park
Frazie Bailey
Blountstown
Fla
Lewie Frank Riley
H- G. Grice
Riley
Cottonwood
Houston County Health Department
Dot
Meat price outlook tied to7 shortage and seasonal demand
James Elliott of the National Association of Retail Meat Dealers cautioned that a temporary price spike may occur after peak seasonal runs, with prices likely reverting to two weeks prior. Filinit doubted consumer resistance, while an Agriculture Department official in Indianapolis noted rumors of bumper crops depressing buying.
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James Elliott
National Association of Retail Meat Dealers
Agriculture Department
Indianapolis
Alabama Republicans await voters choice in presidential race
Alabama party chairman says state voters have made up minds for President Tranwin in the May 4 primaries. He notes 21 presidential electors will vote, with plans for possible court action after the general election to compel two Democratic electors to vote as directed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Alabama
Penrocratic
Inday
Tranwin
Geesner
McCorvey
eGov
E. Folbes
Alabermat
Faaong
Fa Fae
Teady
Democrats of
Nce
Opera
Ernor Felsor
Mary
Republicans Gain Ground As Georgia GOP Expands
ATLANTA AP Republicans claim a revived Georgia GOP with 590 expected attendees at a $50 dinner in a Democratic stronghold. Campaign director Robert Snodgrass says clubs will form in every county for the first time and Dewey Warren support grows in cities like Atlanta Decatur Augusta Columbus Savannah Athens Blue Ridge and Newnan. National chair Hugh Scott to address the dinner. State chair W T R Tucker notes prominent Democrats switching sides including Hamilton Hull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Joe
Thomas Dewey
Earl Warren
Tce
Fins Warker i
Robert Snodgrass
GOP
Snodgpruss
Hurghn Scott
Snadcrass
Georgia
South
W. T R. Tucker
Hamilton Ilult
Macon
Dowey + Warren
Decatur
Augusta
Columbus
Savannah
Athens
Blue Ridge
Newnan
Satira Released From Cuban Prison
Patricia Satira Schmidt, American dancer from Toledo Ohio, was pardoned and released in Havana after serving less than 18 months of a year sentence for the killing of John Lester Mee of Chicago aboard his yacht. The case stemmed from Mee's death on April 13, 1947, five days after he was shot, with Schmidt imprisoned at Guanabacoa women's prison since December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
Patricia ‘Satira’ Schmidt
Havana Harbor
Miss Schmidt
Toledo
Guanabacoa
John Lester Mee
Chicago
Mee
Houston County High School beauty pageant crowns young winner
The show featured 11 contestants from Houston County High School. Miss Mildred Nowell placed second and Miss Lavren Lawrence third, with the winner described as a 14 year old drum majorette. Finalists returned for encore appearances as judges chose the top placements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merritt
Miss Waldrop
Mildred Nowell
Bruenette
Cami Etheridge
Iris Lawrenson
Miss Nowell
Miss Lavwren
Houston County High School
Evelyn Kelly
Annie Raith Tham
Katreen Fearrest
Laverne Rich
Betty Jean Walters
Jimmie Folks
Minnie Newton
Russians warn of full scale air maneuvers over Berlin
Western sources report Moscow informed allied powers that major air maneuvers would be staged along the Berlin corridor and over the city, with bomber and fighter formations, parachute drops, and antiaircraft fire. Officials view the threat as potentially serious to air lift operations into Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Vine
George PL
Faery Peverner
McKellar and Crump Split on 1948 National Politics
Washington AP Kenneth McKellar senator from Tennessee and Ed Crump Memphis longtime allies divided over the 1948 presidential election. McKellar backs the Truman Barkley ticket while Crump supports the States Rights Thurmond, with Shelby County training backing Thurmond. McKellar calls Crump's choice honest and expects no change in friendship or regard. He notes his own duty under the circumstances as the veteran dean of the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kenneth McKellar
D-Tenn
Ed Crump
Memphis
McKellar
Trunan-Barkley
Crump
Tennessee
Jast
Shelby County
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Mr. Crump
Ex-Missionary Wil H Carson to Speak at Headland Avenue Baptists
Wil H Carson of Birmingham, long in Nigeria as a missionary, will lecture at Headland Avenue Baptist Church over four evenings 6:45 to 8 p.m. starting Sunday. The Howard College alumnus and his wife will depart for Nigeria later this month, ending their 30 years of mission work with the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wil H. Carson
Birmingham
Nigeria
Headland Avenue Baptist Church
Mr. Carson
Howard Calleze
Mr. Cargon
The
Southern Baptist Convention
Two Farm Bureau Directors Named
H H Knowles announced two new members to the 1949 Houston County Farm Bureau board Ton Snell of Bay Springs and K OFM of Dupree were named to the directors bond J L Bond was elected president of the Bay Springs group Knowles said county bureau membership reached about 1700 in 1948 and a larger total is expected for 1949 The membership drive for next year will begin in September with bureaus across the county to hold meetings to plan for the 1949 officers election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County Farm Bureau
H. H. Knowles
County Bureau
Ton Snell
Bay Springs
Negro Woman To Be Freed From Prison
Fragmentary OCR text reports French authorities raids and a depiction of a Negro woman to be freed from prison, with garbled phrases and unclear names or dates, leaving uncertainty about location and case details.
Atomic control talks pace Berlin crisis and U S plans
United Nations talks grapple with atomic weapon control as Vishinsky accuses the United States of planning to manufacture weapons for global dominance. Western powers seek a Berlin settlement while Big Three discussions consider a new framework with Canada and the six permanent members of the United Nations atomic commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Vishinsky
U. S
U.S
N. Politico
Berlin
Russia
Soviet Union
U. N. Carly
Germany
New Zealand
Canada
Atomic Energy Commission
Warren Austin
Scene Mission
Wil Mtemip
Strate
Comsies
Seanvet
Jirob Maik
Zulu Chief Amazed At America's Woods
Zulu chief Albert John Luthuli, leader of about 4,000 Zulus, praises American forests after meeting Governor Thomas J. Herbert in Columbus. He notes South Africa lacks comparable woods and remarks America is a “quite a jungle” during the Foreign Mission World Assembly visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Albert John Luthuli
America
South Africa
Luthuli
Thomas J. Herbert
Eg Vulhuli
Foreign Mission
World Assembly
Warren To Address Legion Convention
MIAMI (UP) Gov Earl Warren of California and William Green of the AFL were added as speakers for the 30th American Legion national convention. They will address the delegation Oct 20 along with President Truman Treasury Secretary Snyder Navy Secretary Sullivan and General Van derberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Earl Warrn
California
William Green
American Federation of Labor Today
American Legion
Truman
Treasury
Snyder
Navy
Sullivan
Vanderberg
Dewey campaign schedule includes Owosso stop in Michigan
Dewey will visit Owosso Michigan his birthplace and home of his mother Mrs George M Dewey on Saturday night October 16 and stay through Sunday. Campaign manager Herbert Brownell Jr announced next stops through October 18 with appearances in Chicago Boston and New York and a spoken address in Cleveland. Meanwhile President Truman renewed his bid for electoral votes on a three day tour with a Philadelphia rally stressing peace and criticizing Republican campaign promises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
New York
Sapulpa
Oklahoma
Dewey
O. T. Hutt
GOP
Owosso
George M. Dewey
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Brownell
Edwin F. Jaeckle
Buffalo
J. Russell Sprague
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Truman
Pennsylvania
Jersey City
N. J
Dothan
Philadelphia
Campany Union
United States
Republican Party
National Association of Masifacturers
Truea
Re. Tousata
Taft-blaitley
101-Year-Old Pansey Resident F J Jordan Dies At Home
F J Jordan aged 101, long-time Houston County resident born in North Carolina, died at his Pansey Route One home after a brief illness. Survived by four daughters, three sons, 21 grandchildren and 36 great grandchildren. Funeral at Liberty Church Friday with Rev J W Yeoman officiating. interment in church cemetery. Ward Wilson Funeral Home in charge.
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F. J. Jordan
Houston County
Pansey
Mr. Jordan
North Carolina
Church of Christ
Jordan
Liberty Church
J. W. Yeoman
Ashford
Church
Ward-Wilson
Mattie Jordan
Rhoda Kelley
Emma Harbuck
Pansey Route One
Jocie White
Blakely
J. E
E. F
S. W. Jordan
Doster
L. Z. Hamrick
Quinton Ingram
Willi Croom
E. R. Cook
Quattlebaum
Tragic Army plane crash near Warner Robins details emerge
Capt. R W Erwin and 1st Lt L N Pence among those listed in the crash report. Captain Moore recounts engine fires at 20 000 feet before a spin and explosion. Investigators Col Moody Col McGrew Maj Pomeroy seized evidence while guards protected confidential gear. Four bodies found in tail. others in nearby water and swamp as search continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Erwin
Alameda
Calif
N. Pence
Warner Robins
Eglin Field
Fla
M. T. Walker
D. T. Irvin
J. O. York
A. Palya
Radio Corp. of America
Camden
N. J
W. H. Brauner
Franklin Institute
Philadelphia
R. Reynolds
R. Cox
Wright Field
Dayton
Daniels
Moore
Army
Col
H. A. Moody
M. G. McGrew
Medical Corps
Donald A. Po
Miss National Peanut Festival entrants grow to sixteen
Wiregrass beauty contest enters final stages as Alto Lee updates a 40 member committee on preparations for the 1948 Miss National Peanut Festival. Cottondale predicts a record pre festival show with 45 to 50 participants tonight as plans ne ar completion for the October 21 23 event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Alto Lee
Cottondale
Grandmother Produces Four and Half Tons Mince Meat
Mrs Lisle D Mcintosh a great grandmother in South Royalton Vermont is making four and a half tons of mince meat. She has produced that quantity annually for 30 years selling it across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Royalton
Lisle D. Mcintosh
Charles Wheeler Marsh of New Brockton Navy death
Funeral services for Charles Wheeler Marsh 20 son of Mr and Mrs Frank Marsh of New Brockton will be held at First Methodist Church New Brockton. Marsh was killed in action while serving with the Navy off Telekeu Island South Pacific in October 1944 after enlisting January 11 1943. Rev Cecil Bradley and Rev J H Dykes will conduct services. Borden Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Marsh
Spe
First Methodist
New Brockton
Charles Wheeler Marsh
Navy
Marsh
Frank Marsh
Telekeu Island
South Pacific
Cecil Bradley
J. H. Dykes
Borden Funeral Home
Lennard Marsh Dies in Enterprise Hospital
Lennard Marsh of Chancellor died this morning in Enterprise Hospital. He is survived by his widow Mary Grice Marsh and four daughters Mrs Jesse White of Chancellor Mrs Bessie Nichols of Chancellor Mrs Ann Weldon and Mrs Etta Sawyer of Enterprise and three sons Taff Frank of Chancellor and Barney of Enterprise. Bethel church funeral arrangements to be announced by Borden Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Lennard Marsh
Chancellor
Mary Grice Marsh
Jesse White
Bessie Nichols
Ann Weldon
Etta Sawyer
Taff and
Frank
Barney
Bethel Church
Borden Funeral Home
Livestock arrivals and hog prices across Southern plants
Livestock arrivals totaled 600 cattle 409 calves and 1000 hogs at eight major plants in Georgia Florida and Alabama and at Jackson ville. Hog prices were mostly steady with a strong undertone in ranges for barrows and gilts across weights from 140 to over 270 pounds.
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Thomasville
USDA
Albany
Columbus
Moultrie
Tifton
Dothan
Ala
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
Florida
Miners Set Holiday on Lewis Birthday Observance
Cincinnati AP reports The United Mine Workers convention unanimously adopted a resolution to make John L. Lewis birthday February 12 a national holiday in the coal industry. The move caps a long effort within the union to memorialize Lewis as the 40th convention opens wage and welfare talks for a fourth postwar contract.
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Cincinnati
John L. Lewis
Art Lewis
Lewis
UMW
Warren F. Draper
Army and Public Health Service
Dr. Draper
Misgy Josephine Roche
Interior
J. A. Krug
Hog market price ranges by weight and grade
The report lists price bands for different hog weights and grades. For example Ibs 21.00-21.50 at 240-270 Ibs, 20.50-21.00 at 270-500 Ibs, plus 19.50-20.00 for 180 Ibs and 140-160 Ibs at 18.00-18.50. Medium and good slaughter pigs at 90-140 Ibs 14.0-17.00. sows 200-300 Ibs 17.50-18.50 and 300-500 Ibs 16.50-17.00. stags 14.00.
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Montgomery Market
Montgomery
Fed- State
Mkt
Union Stock
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C. P. Mercier
N. Lena Street
J. A. Turner
Satira
Johnny Sain
Boston Braves
Dale Mitchell
Farm Bureau
Trier
Bates
Pat Payer
Tad
America’s Woods
Warren
Legion Convention
Suawano
Wis
Houston
New Orleans
Texas State College For Women
W. F. Bailey Barber Insurance Agency
Albert Logue Agency
Gaines & Jones Ins. Agen Garner Insurance Agency
Harry Hall Co
Saxon Insurance Agency
Ozie Scarborough Malone
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