Birth Trends Rise in Houston County As Nation Grows
Houston County birth records show population rising in step with national increases. In 1947, 1,232 births were recorded, with 463 white males and 443 white females. Negro births totaled 162 males and 114 females. Whites led girls in most months, while clerical delays affect monthly totals. The Census Bureau notes U.S. population reached 142,673,000 by January 2.
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Health Department Orhes
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United States
Resident engineer Basil G Dishough named at Eglin Field
Basil G Dishough of 2083 Herries Street Dothan has been appointed resident engineer at Eglin Field Florida by the District Engineers office Mobile He succeeds Otto W Tod who was transferred to Ch Fla to oversee construction of the Jim Woodruff Dam Dishough came to Dothan in 1941 with Napier Field work beginning and remained until August He later assisted the city in acquiring Napier Field land for an American housing project
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Herries St
Dothan
Eglin Field
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Fingineers
Mobile
Dishough
Otto WL Todwell
Balin Field
Ch. Fla
Jim Woodruff Diam
Tishough
Napier Field
Ausree
Napier Field Land
Expatriates in England Describe Food Rationing and Habits
An aging observer recounts life in England amid rationing. Coupons govern purchases from clothing to food with strict limits and priorities for families with babies. The correspondent notes lower prices and different norms, including tea as a daily staple and separate consumer restrictions compared with the United States.
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England
Obituary Notice for Alex Trawick of Abbeville
Obituary records the death of Alex Trawick 73 of Abbeville with services at 4d Baptist Church and burial in Kennedy Cemetery. Survived by wife Mary, children Mie Jacke, Laney, Joan, and several siblings. The notice includes erroneous garbled text and stray quotations from the original report.
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Jeke Gray
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Laney
Abbess
A Bother
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