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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1947
Page
4
A chatty detective tells of outsmarting a Fifth Avenue shoplifter by planting decoys and watching a well dressed shopper walk away with harmless props. The capture comes when the manager is warned the crime wave ends with the final planted package show.
The PTA hosts a Halloween carnival at Enterprise School with sections by grade, a Haunted Horse ride, a comedy show, and free activities for children. Mrs. Eva Averett leads volunteers. Lou Letiat will be a clown. Proceeds benefit PTA projects and local organizers.
Alabama Finance Director W H Drinkard approved a 5 516 000 REA loan for the Alabama Electric Cooperative to build a generating plant at Gantt Alabama after Gov Folsom and Shaffer discussed the project Shaffer had opposed the loan saying current capacity meets regional needs and that Alabama Power Co will sell power at 6 12 cents per kilowatt while producing at least nine cents per kilowatt Shaffer noted the ARC serves several cooperatives and service area would not expand significantly with the new plant.
In Winterville Georgia a Methodist class led by Grady Pittard Jr is coordinating canned fruit and vegetables for Europe. Farmers and sharecroppers donate thousands of cans despite cash shortages. The effort plans to send a shipload via Savannah Command’s airlift training, with cans collected from surrounding communities.
Rewxat services will begin at see Bethel Assembly of God Crick Sunday with Miss Doreen Efescus as writing evangelist. Services will be held each evening at 7 o clock, and will continue on Nes. 16. The church is located near Ari on.eo the Cio road.
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