Air Force Caravan Exhibit Heads for Dothan Two Days
The Army Air Force caravan arrives in Dothan this week with 35 vehicles and 40 officers. From 2 to 10 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday the display on Burdeshaw Street features a radar navigation trainer and hands on equipment, plus RAF films, a war-weary 8-29 aircraft, bomber engine cutaway, and aerial fighting equipment.
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Tokyo
Army Air Force
Dothan
Burdeshaw Street
Foster
St. Andrews
Dothan Army Recruiting Office
Japan
Waola
RAF
Otier
Army Air Forces
Burdeshaw
College At 91, To Study History At Mills College
In Oakland California Mrs Clare Edwards Paulding, 91, audits American studies at Mills College. Born in Bath New York she traveled with her missionary father to Texas before the Civil War, saw Confederate army gatherings, and taught in California for over four decades. Her father was Rev John Edwards, Princeton graduate.
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Qakland
Calif
Clare Edwards Paulding
Mills College
Edwards
Division of
Texas
San Francisco
California
Bath
N. Y
John Edwards
Princeton College and Theological School
Makeshift Sow Suits Little Pigs in Arlington
In Arlington Washington a farmer improvised by teaching nine piglets to drink from bottles after a sow refused to nurse. He built a rack suspending nine bottles, enabling the piglets to feed and grow rapidly.
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Arlington
Wash
A. R. Lea Quee
Nineyearold Mary Ann Heitz Adopts Nine Baby Mice
In Jerseyville Illinois a nine yearold girl named Mary Ann Heitz shifts from loving dolls to caring for a family of nine baby mice. She feeds the mice with a doll bottle and nipple, puzzling her parents with the unusual affection.
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Jerseyville
Mary Ann Heitz
Navy Band To Tour Southeast With Two Dothan Concerts
The United States Navy Band from Washington plans its first Fall Tour since 1941, performing in Dothan on October 15. Lieut. Charles Brendler will lead over fifty musicians and seven soloists on a nine hundred mile journey across fifteen states and fifty cities. The program features two hours of varied music including folk songs, modern melodies, and classical band arrangements.
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United States Navy Band
Washington
Dothan
Charles Brendler
U. S.S
Navy Band
Huntingdon College Opens September 16
Huntingdon College in Montgomery reopens September 16 with dormitories filled and veterans as day students to capacity. Special pre professional training in medicine engineering law journalism and clinical technician work is offered for veterans. The annual Retreat for planning will be September 13-14 at Camp Grandview. The first faculty meeting is September 14 and dorms open September 15 with registration starting September 14. All freshmen must be on campus by 8 a.m. September 16.
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Huntingdon College
Montgomery
Hubert Searcy
Huntingdon
Camp Grandview
Concerts Presented at Wiregrass Memorial Stadium
Dothan Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsors complete arrangements for music by past and present composers to be performed at Wiregrass Memorial Stadium at 2:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
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Dothan Junior Chamber of Commerce
Wiregrass Memorial Stadium
New Aviation University Opens in Montgomery Alabama
The Army Air Forces establish the new Air University in Montgomery with 17 generals present. Governor Sparks attends amid talks on state finances and education. Folsom plans to expand the State Labor Department while voters prepare for the Boswell Amendment in November. Death of John DeMotte, a Montgomery civic leader, is noted. Shorty McWilliams to play in the North South game on December 28.
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Montogermy
Montgomery
Army
Air Forces
New Air University
Air Force
Chauncey Sparks
Mobile
State Bar Association
United States
Capitol
State Personnel Board
O. K. Sparks
Ben Morgan
Olive Onmfera
State Building Commission
State Board of Education
Building Commission
Alabama
Agricultural Center Board
Finance Department
Hayse Tucker
A. R. Meadows
Tucker
Alabama Insane Hospital
Partlow State School
Gov. Sparks
Big Jim’ Folsom
State Labor Department
Folsom
John DeMotte
WMGY
WSFA
Alabama Journal
Champ Pickens
Blue- Gray Association
Shorty McWilliams
McWilliams
Mississippi State
West Point
Boswell Amendment Tops Alabama Election Dispute
A split in Alabama Democrats over the Boswell amendment grows as a citizen lobby, editors and labor leaders launch a campaign against tightening voter qualifications. The State Democratic Executive Committee backs the measure with a $3,500 effort, while anti amendment figures led by Richard T. Rives mobilize business and civic leaders statewide. The proposal would require voters to understand the Constitution and grant registrars power to judge character and qualification.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Democratic Executive Committee
Richard T. Rives
Rives
Whin
Nncelus
Harry M. Ayers
Anniston Star
Charles G. Dobbins
The
Montgomery Advertiser
Harry McDaniel
Demopolis
Albert Thomas
Auburn
Women's Joint Legislative Council of Alabama
R. R. Wade
Tallas- Lee
Alabama Federation of Labor
U. S
Debate over registration power reaches Supreme Court level
A heated dispute centers on whether election registrars should have broad authority to approve or deny applicants. Opponents warn political bias could block supporters of opposing sides. Word awaited from Gov designate James E. Folsom on the Boswell plan.
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U.S. ‘Supreme Court
James E. Folsom
Boswell
Folsom Stance Unclear on Amendment Vote in Election Tie
The text shows confusion over Seananes position on an amendment and indicates a Dothan Eagle quote attributing support for returning the Legislature to a regular session, noting current 60 day limit and lawmakers’ complaints about insufficient time to finish work.
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Folsom
Seananes
Tae Dothan
Eagle
Earl
Senate
First Morade-metal Books Use Medieval Hand Letters
A note on early book printing cites the morade metal type in mid 15th century Germany modeled after the hand letters of medieval scribes.
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Johann.Gutenberg
Germany
Unclear marine incident report from San Diego coast
Fragmentary OCR text describes a cutter named Pereus and a mine or danger along the coastline. It hints at recovered items and current movement but lacks full details and proper names. The readable portion mentions San Diego, a cutter, and a possible menace along the coast.
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San Duego
Pereus
Pecenig
Smithsonian Debates Legitimacy of Congressional Involvement
The Smithsonian faces a congressional debate over proper oversight and legacy. Lawmakers weigh constitutional authority and fiscal implications, while curators emphasize scholarly mission and public access.
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Patston, Jr
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Rex Thomas
Mes
South Oates St
CALL
Aners
J. W. Kirkland
Prop
S. Oates
Smithsonian
Tnstistieg Congress
Mrs. Dothan
Rimson
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Waeter Morris
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