Cross Sections Of Life In The Wiregrass
Lex Dowling is elected to the Alabama Automobil Dealers Association board of directors during the association’s annual Biloxi convention. Peacock reunion at St Mary Church invited all. Grimes Tramoqrary boys names Paramore president, Etarning VP. school club officers listed. Halloween Carnival October 31 at the high school auditorium. Miss Reon Kirk arrives to cast a play for Onyx Smart Sunday School class with “The Ding” November 1. Delinquent-appearing arrests reported. two individuals released on bond. Auditors from the Alabama State Highway Department arrive to audit Rouston County disbursements on the Dothany Webb-Kinsey Road project. Tank over Dothan Inn night spurs graffiti reports.
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Harsford P. T. A
Reon Kirk
Sewell Productions Company
Newnan
Hay
Dothan
Onyx Smart
Rennin
Bive Bonnet
Elly An
Alabama State Highway Department
City Clerk warns of Oct 30 payment deadline for improvement assessments
City official Vaughn appeals to property owners to choose an assessment plan and pay installments for the Dothan street improvement project. He notes many have yet to indicate their preferred plan and urges prompt payments to avoid crowding and delays as the next Monday deadline approaches.
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Vaughn
L'Ientian
Paymenta
Indicatn
Vasiahn
Page Park Proposal Still Is Considered
Mayor Jim Brenner announced that the Page Park site for Negro recreational facilities is back under review. Monroe Page, owner of the property, has agreed to a three-member appraisal panel to assess the land before commissioners discuss purchase. Page quoted seven thousand four hundred dollars for about three acres, a price Brannan called excessive. The plan calls for one appraiser chosen by Page, one by Brenner, and a third agreed by both, with later commission action to decide on buying the land.
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Page
Jim Brenner
Brennan
Monroe Page
Jess
Brannan
Com
Tn Une
Commissalonets
Apy Pratyer
wHl
Scout Finance Drive Plans Shaping Up
Roy Crow chairs the Southeastern Alabama Scout Council drive set to begin November 1 with a $20,185 goal by November 14. Officials call it the best planned drive in council history and expect broad participation across all units as the budget for next year is smaller than this year’s.
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Roy Crow
Alaamea
Cour
Mara
Ozark Firm Awarded Shipyard Repair Job
Washington AP reports Parker Ozark Alabama awarded a War Assets Administration shipyard repair contract at Wainwright Shipyard Panama City Florida with a bid of 374 900 plans to begin within 10 days. Yard closed after the war and now on a standby basis employing federal work. WAA to dispose of about 1 million in surplus property Atlanta regional office to handle. Agency seeks lease or sale of the saved ship. job includes miscellaneous repairs and painting.
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Washington
Parker
Atlanta
WAA
War Angels
Agenzy
Barker
Indictments Span Burglary and Assault in Adamsville
The case names Mrs Hugh McDangie Ayentohl grantynolter as alleged victim and cites a shotgun incident. Authorities report six other defendants charged with first degree burglary and logging crimes during masked offenses. A Ku Klux King meeting was planned in Adamsville with a special deputy sheriff commission. Indicted suspects include AB Corsadine Ray G Kanderm Lyons Wert Sindte Bret Brastick Richard Lollar Moody Mahons and Henry Nelson, all from the Piedham area.
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Hugh McDangie Ayentohl
Grantynolter
Mod
Loltar
Tom Vr
Adamsville
AB. Corsadine
Ray G. Kanderm
Lyons
AL Wert Sindte
Bret Brastick
Richard Lollar
Moody Mahons
Henry Nelson
Cotton futures rise as trade buys and covering offset declines
New Orleans AP reports cotton futures rebounding after a morning dip as traders cover shorts and buy. Prices at 11 50 am showed tentative strength with quotes near 20 cents higher, indicating renewed demand and cautious optimism in the market.
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New Orleans
New York
Livestock prices cross state lines in regional stock market notes
In Thomasville and Montgomery reports, cattle and hog arrivals totaled hundreds at eight plants including Albany and Dothan. Hog prices ranged from 11.75 to 19.25 per hundred weight depending on weight and grade, with varied readings across cattle and calf categories.
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Thomasville
USDA
Mator
Albany
Columbus
Monttele
Tilton
Dothan
Ala
Jacksonville
Tsuagansee
Fle
Montgomery (Ap
Fed- State
Mit News Soc
Union’ Stock Yards
Three Wiregrass Men Await Federal Jury
Three Wiregrass men charged with concealing and transporting four gallons of wore tax paid money waived a preliminary hearing before U S Commissioner J W Daugherty yesterday. Each posted an $800 bond to await action by a Federal Grand Jury. The men were Islad ax Green s Summers from Enterprise Hamer W Jordan from Enterprise and Willie Parrish of Dale County.
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Wiregrass
Joy Federal Authorilies
U.S
J. W Daugnery
Fach
Islad Ax Greens
Summers
Enterprise
Hamer W. Jordan
Willie Parrish
Dale County
Britain’s Budget Cutback Measure Sparked by Economy Strain
The report notes a measure aimed at trimming Britain’s budget by 3724,000,000 as part of a lop gap economy strategy. In London, the British Atomic Scientists’ Association urged European governments to mediate between Russia and the United States to avert atomic war. Paul G Holtman, director of ECA, departed Washington for Europe with a Marshall Plan ultimatum urging sharp cuts in aid. Washington observers expect a tough stance at the Paris talks next week. Chungking’s Nationalist capital was unsettled by reports of Communist preparations for a major invasion of Yunnan province, a strategic southwest China region.
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Britain
London
British Atomic Scientists’ Association
Russia
United States
Paul G. Holtman
Economic Cooperation Administration
Washington
Europe
Washington Observer
Nojima
Faris
Chungking
Livers
Kewangsi
China
President fights for civil rights in Congress drive
In Congress the administration plans to push anti lynching and anti poll tax bills while Fair Employment Practices measures face Senate hurdles. Kefauver warns strong Southern and Northern opposition may block action as Republicans and Democrats weigh how far to let government dictate hiring and loweing lynching and poll taxes.
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Senate
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Tennessee
Bovlevas
Graham
D-Nc
Pepper
D-Pra
Dixie Contique
Atomic Bombing Emergency Prep Urged After Attacks
Report notes 16 deaths with 1s in 100 care from radiation sickness. Most fatalities stem from burns fractures and contusions. Bayer and Hogness warn of high radiological hazards and call for unified preparedness and education to prevent hysteria. They advocate public drills and atomic emergency planning.
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Bayer
Hognass
Batlec Amt
Hogness
Bauer and
Bookmobile Service Continued in Coffee County
Coffee County residents are assured the regional library BookMobile will continue after a County Commissioners meeting. Judge English announced the appropriation will be available again this year after prior plans to discontinue the project to fund tuberculosis and typhus control. The unit began in January as a project of the Sixth District Federation of Women’s Clubs directed by Mrs. B Or Griswold, traveling 14 422 miles and serving 144 stations in its first year.
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Coffee County
Cotte County
Sixth District Federation of Women's Clibs
Nell Brannen
Miss Brannen
English
Burria Meater
Baler Lee
Mr. Zion
D. W. Babby
F. D. Gowen
Ward
National Guard, armed forces urged to unity and strength
Senator Hitt and other speakers urged the armed services to end interservice fighting and unite to strengthen national defense. They defended the National Guard as a crucial first line and opposed federalization, saying officers should be state appointees to avoid duplication and cost. General Bradley was expected to respond to federalization opponents at the National Conference.
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Hitt D-Alel
Krerptin
Jespe Hill
United’ States
Army Navy
Ady Force
America
Strenzih
Kremlin
National Guard
Joint Chiefs of
Oiar Bradley
Gen. Bradley
Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gold Nugget Findings Spark Yukon River Diggings
Prospectors along a two mile river stretch near Garton's claim report pea sized nuggets found in muck and minute specks of gold near Arctic settlement. Adventurers sharing warmth and tales amid shifting temperatures from five degrees above zero to potential 29 below tonight.
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Lunden
Sutton Carroll
Garton
North Land
Dignitaries Attend Informal Postmeeting Chats
An informal session concluded with remarks that everything had gone along fine. After the meeting, Bradley exchanged friendly banter with Rear Admiral Arthur Davis and others. Generals Deflfeld and Lawina were noted as present but offered no formal commentary.
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Janey Dane
Cme Olt
Bradley
Adm
Arthur &. Davis
Death notices from Wiregrass area services and survivors
Funeral services were held for Robert Pinckney Harrell seventy eight of Donalsonville at Primitive Baptist church with C C Mougion Rev Whitt Aiken and W L Kelley officiating. Survivors include his wife anddivert Mrs Caleb Spoontr and Mire Aviiel both of Donalsonville eighteen grandchildren and great grandchildren. Whit Payne seventy four of Red Level died at Ida Lowery's home in Geneva after a short illness with services at Pigeon Creek Church and interment in church cemetery. Mrs Mary Etta Mathis forty two of Black route one died after long illness with funeral at El Bethel church officiated by Rev Leg Mixon and burial at church cemetery. Survivors include husband R B M Mathis four sons four daughters three sisters and three brothers.
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Robert FP
Harrell
Donalsonville
Robert Pinckney
Brship
Seminole County
Ahllahgad
Primitive Baptist Church
Dandivert
Caleb Spoontr
Mire, Aviiel
Dondsonvile
Etder C. C Mougion
Whitt Aiken
Kellew
Mr Mattel
Leroy Ditton
Thames Bowener
Plowden Harrell
Wayne Avivelt
Buford Pulford
Whit Payne
Geneva
Red Level
Hisister
Ida Lowery
Lowery
Monr Whiddon
Zeek
William Payne
Pigeon Creek Church
Pittman
Mary. Mathis
Hartford
Mary Etta Mathis
el Bethel Church
Revi Leg Mixon
Aad Durie
Holman Funeral Home
RB. M. Mathis
Willie Perry
Dallas Lee Perry
James A. Mathis
Jimmy Howard Mathis
Black
Lorene Garner
Columbus
Dorothy Jean Mathis
Mary Nell Mathie
Gloria Faye Mathis
Ira Mae Newsome
Beatrice Kelly
Coffee Springs
Myrs
Inez Hyatt
Point City
Fla
Eulendon
Philips Oden
Shelby Odon
Steet Dispute Panel Recommends Good Faith Bargaining Concept
The panel's report urged reconvening to explain good faith individual collective bargaining. The Steelworkers union says the concept was accepted unreversibly. While stalemates remained, the strikes left about 4,000,000 workers idle without pay and caused widespread inconveniences.
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Stee
Steehworkers’ Union
Government plans to curb surpluses with price supports and sales
Budget projections show a $5.598 billion CDC funding need to run support programs this year, with $2.689 billion next year. Officials expect larger farm surpluses in the next fiscal year and plan broad production controls to lower output, potentially disposing of surpluses after the current budget period.
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Rncarit
CDC
House and Senate clash over indispensable to production labor
The House rewrote a phrase to indispensable to production of goods in interstate commerce, moving to allow about 1,605,000 workers to be freed from wage hour provisions. The Senate and House committee substituted directly essential to for indispensable to, saying the change would reduce the number of workers excluded versus the House vote.
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Senate
Academy Trains Jeff Davis Endowed For White Supremacy
Natchez Mississippi United Press reports Jefferson Davis era military college to teach white supremacy in exchange for a reported endowment exceeding 50 million dollars from George Armstrong. Trustees reduced to five with Armstrong foundation naming three. endowment includes mineral rights and large land holdings in Adams Jefferson and Wilkinson Counties. Endowment demands require teaching true principles of American constitutional government and states rights, ban Communist ties, and favor Anglo-Saxon or Latino American Christian advocates of free enterprise.
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Mississippi
Shige George Armstrong
Allo
Jefferson Military | College
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Antebellum Mansion
Washington
Dack
Jackson
Military Academy
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Tex
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Judge Armatrang Foundation
Thee
Armatrang Foundation
George van Horn Moseley
Army
Douglas MacArthur
Din U
A. Ai. Armstrong
Judes Armstrong
Joseph E. Brown
O. S
Southern District of Mississippi
D. H. Brendon
Stanley N. Murphy
Exceptions Made In Music Program For Dothan Schools
Hobart Hale stated that no elementary pupil who owns or has started instrument training will be excluded from the city music enrollment effort. The program will generally be limited to fifth and sixth graders with musical aptitude, though instrument owners with some training should not be penalized.
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Dothan High School
Hobart Hale
Hall
Lawmakers settle on national planting allotments for next year
House-Senate conferees report a national planting cap of 2,100,003 acres with 1810 state allotments. Alabama and North Carolina show large shifts from 1949 figures while several states list varied acreages. A note mentions Antonio Remand in Brooklyn building a miniature model of the liner Rex without witnessing the ship.
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House-Senate
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Fiorida
Georgia
Lewisiana
Mississippi
Miesauci
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Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Ec. Virgi
Jewell Dempsey To Lead Prayer Meet At Local Church
Jewell Dempsey, noted for placing as runner up in last Friday’s Peanut Queen pageant, will conduct prayer services at Mt Zion Baptist Church tonight. Mayor Joe Calhoun, active in church and civic affairs, announces the event.
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Mery Jewell
Dempsey
Qe Mt Zion Baptist Church
Joe Calhoun
Atomic talks continue after Soviet explosion dispute
The six powers and the United Nations Atomic Engagement Commission say talks will proceed in November despite a Soviet atomic test. Delegates from the United States United Kingdom France China and other members report mixed results with limited discussion of the explosion. European and U N observers note dissatisfaction and urge practical future discussions.
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United States
U. N. Atomic Engage Commission
U N
Alexander Cadoran
Britain
Malik
Canary learns to speak in Aussie kitchen cage tale
In Bunburg Australia a male canary regales locals by asking for food and repeating phrases learned from a parrot nearby. The cage bird, owned by a 1 year old child Joe Flynn, has reportedly adopted the limited vocal routine as part of a domestic anecdote captured by the Australian News Bureau.
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Bunburg
Australia
APY
Sens
Joe Flynn
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