Wiregrass notes show thefts, escapes and local events
A Buick sedan was stolen from behind J J Flowers home at 209 North Oates. James Register, a 20 year old white convict, escaped a Midland City road gang. Firefighters answered two alarms, one for a grass fire and one for a residence blaze. Diphtheria reported in Houston County. Rehearsals for George Washington Slept Here begin at the city auditorium. Navy and Marine personnel from Wiregrass are in amphibious training in Southern California. Local visits, travels, and medical updates accompany updates on families and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond Flowers
J. J. Flowers
North Oates Street
Buick
James Register
Midland City
Register
Headland
Dothan
Kent Drive
East Lafayette Street
Katherine Brackin
George Washington
City Auditorium
H. B. Belmar
Dothan Little Theatre
Navy
Marine Corps
California
James D. Bruce
USN
M. QO. Bruce
Hastor A. Hicks
J. A. Hicks
Union
Walter J. Grant
Graceville
L. A. McKissie
Boxer
Georgia election law revisions debated in special session
Lawmakers discussed changes to election procedures including allowing all presidential candidates on the Georgia ballot, loosening ballot certification timelines, and aligning presidential electors with party nominees. Proposals seek to require affidavits, enable broader ballot access, and possibly bind electors to party choices amid a broader reform effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of State
Thompson
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
States Rights
Truman
Georgia
Thomason
Herman Talmadge
Talmadge
Robert Elliott
House
Elliott
Eugene Cook
William Dean
Senate
Henry Wallace
Fred Hand
Dean
Social Activities At Blakely Listed
Mrs. Calvin Johnson of Gege town S C visits her parents Mr and Mrs C C Maddox and daughter Mrs Jack Fain. Mrs W A Fuqua and Mrs Dunbar Grist return from Abany. Miss Melba King of Morntrom ry visits her parents Mr and Mrs Rufus King. Mrs John Wallace and children return to Hamer S C after visiting Mrs Wallace's parents, Rex and Mrs Reeves. Dr C A Moody and family of Newnan Ga and T R Moody of Broxton plus J C Moody of Hazelhurst spend weekend with Mrs J L Moody. Mrs H C Cain returns to Ashford after a week here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Woolf
Olive M. Arnold
Minnie Sessions
Columbus
J. L. Houston
Hal Clinkscales
Sylvester
Edvin Boyett
Dothan
Dothan High
L. B. Perry
Birmingham
J. D. George
Earline Robinson
Houston
Texas
Bob Pritchard
U. S. Army
C. R. Pritchard
Seattle
Washington
Japan
Don F. Bowman
Donny
New Woodstock
N. Y
Jack Crawford
Lamar Peacock
Marietta
J. N. Peacock
Albany
Oscar Powell
J. W. Bonner
Charlottesville
Roy Lindsey
Atlanta
Georgia Baptist Hospital
Olin
Alton Geerher
TS. Navy
San Dexa
California
Ater
Olin Gancher
E. J. Robinson
Moultrie
Bruce Lindsey
Holland's Hospital
Calvin Johnson
Gegetown
S.C
C. C. Maddox
Jack Fain
W. A. Fuqua
Dunbar Grist
Abany
Melba King
Morntrom@ry
Rufus King
John Wallace
Johnnie
Betty Joan
Jorie Kate
Hamer
S. C
Wallace
Rex Reeves
C. A. Moody
Newnan
T. R. Moody
Broxton
J C Moody
Hazelhurst
J. L. Moody
H. C. Cain
Ashford
Livestock market report from Montgomery union stockyards
Estimated salable receipts 1200 cattle and 450 calves with slow trade and steady to lower bids, hogs 200 receipts opening active and steady with last week. Slaughter steers 23.00-25.00, heifers 21.00-24.00, cows 17.00-19.00, canners 13.50-17.00, stocker calves 24.00, vealers 21.00-27.00, hogs 24.00-27.50 per hundredweight with varied weights and grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery (Ap
Federal State Market News Service
Union Stockyards
Alabama liquor ads ban and whisky bottling veto
The Alabama liquor board disciplined a Birmingham beer wholesaler for illegal advertising as Hudepohl Distributing Co. faced questions over hand bills. M C Zanaty apologized but said the circulars came from Cincinnati. Alabama permits liquor ads only in print radio and newspapers and on billboards. Schenley Dis tilleries’ whisky bottle-with-initials proposal was rejected after R P McCree questioned its usefulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mingham Beer
Hudepohl Distributing Co
M. C. Zanaty
Cincinnati
Alabama
Jace
Liquar
Schenley Distilleries
R. P. McCree
Suspected Federal Employees and FBI Confidentiality
The piece notes FBI operations under the Justice Department and the Attorney General, who rules that FBI files are confidential and need not be revealed to a congressional committee. It recalls past guidance to Hoover to testify or decline based on FBI file contents, amid public questions on communist influence and party members on government payrolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Justice Department
Hoover
Attorney General
Congress
Nis
FDA
House
Federal Communications Commission
Roosevelt
Rising Star Boy Bites Rats For Theater Pass
In Rising Star Texas Lee Wiech the theater owner offered one cent for each rat tail turned in and a 30 day theater pass to the boy with the most tails. A Piermont cat has reportedly produced 100 kittens since June 19 1939 beating Bangor Maine firehouse mascot 60 kitten record. Lake Placid reports Yeopsee area debris piling along Dram Street as daily visitors scramble to view the marvels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tex
Wpr
Lee Wiech
Piermont
N. 4
Bangor
Lake Placid
Funeral services for Mrs. Mamie Deese body to Ebenezer Church
Mrs Mamie Deese seventy one died at her home 625 East North at late yesterday afternoon after illness. Services set for 3 30 this afternoon at Ebenezer Baptist Church with Rev C C Balkcom and Rev H M Givens officiating. Burial in church cemetery Ward Wilson directing. Survived by son Leonard C Deese of Dothan three sisters Mrs D S Carroll Mrs W M Forrester and Mrs John Forrester four brothers Jessie A Roy Charlie and the Rev Edward Culbreth all of Columbia route two and many nieces and nephews. Active pallbearers Carl Leslie Prentice Forrester Kenneth Goodson Robert Bunyon Culbreth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie Deese
Mamie C. Deese
Ebenezer Church
C. C. Balkcom
Graceville
H. M. Givens
Slocomb
Ward-Wison
Columbia Route Two
Carl
Leslie
Prentice Forrester
Kenneth Goodson
Robert and
Bunyon Culbreth
Alva R Kelly Remembered With Military Honors
Pvt. Alva Ray Kelly, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Celtus G. Kelly of Dothan, died May 24 1943 in the Aleutians while serving with Co B 374th Port Battalion Army Transportation Corps. Funeral at Selma Church with burial at the church cemetery. VFW post members and chaplain officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Ray Kelly
Dothan
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Kelly
Celtus G. Kelly
Greenwood Avenue
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
Aleutians Islands
374Th
Army Transportation Corps
Selma Church
Gillis Partin
Joseph Kellerman
VFW
Paris decision touch marks Berlin crisis in campaign
Speech notes reveal Dewey and Truman timing on Berlin issue and peace calls as World War II ends lingers. Dewey appeals for partisan unity and UN role while Truman faces criticism over price control and civil rights diplomacy during Texas and Pacific coast stops.
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Paris
United States
Britain
France
Berlin
Security Council
Dewey
Sam Rayburn
House
San Antonio
Charlies G. Ross
Truman
Russia
Marshall
Ross
Farether
Republian
United Nations General Assembly
United America
Oregon
Washington
Portland
Seattle
San Francisco
New Yorker
Uvalde
John N. Garner
Texas
Congress
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
FEPC
Dinic
Forth Worth
Dallas
Bonham
Oklahoma City
Henry A. Wallace
South Bend
Ind
Jet bomber speed and range compare with early XB-47
The article discusses Symington and the XB-47’s jet power and jet assisted takeoff, noting its speed potential over 500 mph and a tactical radius under 1,000 miles. It contrasts XB-47 range with B-29 and B-66 performances and cites the B-49 flying wing’s bombing radius of over 1,500 miles as engineers seek better bomber performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Symington
Air Force
Northrop
Ground Control Approach Guides Narrow Corridor Flight
A detailed account explains how a pilot flies through a tight two corridor system with autopilot instruments. The aircraft maintains a fixed altitude and speed while radio beacons and radar controllers keep him on course and steer him back if he deviates.
Berlin Crisis Talks And U S Britain France Split
Tass pinned blame on Western powers for failure to reach an agreement as Soviet and Western positions clash over Berlin. The report outlines Soviet control of traffic in Berlin and four power trade limits, with currency interference restricted in the Soviet zone. Progressive candidate campaigns through Dallas Houston and El Paso as Warren and Barkley push tours and speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
U. N
Marshall
Schuman
Bevin
Kremlin
Paris
London
Washington
Russia
Germany
Moscow
Stalin
Vassily Sokolovsky
United States
Britain
Sokolovske
Financial Commission
Finance Commission
Soviet Union
Berlina
West
Tass
France
Progressive Party
South
Dallas
Houston
el Paso
Earl Warren
California
Deves
New York
Springfield
Mass
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Asheville
N. C
Enterprise Man First Grid Contest Winner
H L Furlow of Enterprise topped Eagle contest a week, correctly predicting most games. He missed only one pick while others erred on two, with top forecasters listed as Furlow, Boyd, Lewis, Boone, Childs, Nowell, Deg, Rice, Bradberry, Roundtree, Myric, Curry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.L. Furlow
Enterprise
Pigakin
Eagle
Furlow
Rover
Farlow
Thay
H. L. Furlow
Moppy Boyd
Charles Lewis
Sue Boone
Je Childs
Rex Nowell
Harold Deg
Nelson K. Rice
John Bradberry
Lowell Roundtree
Peggy Myric
Ralph Curry
Deputy Sheriff Files Warrant for Driving While Intoxicated
Deputy Mose Harper filed a warrant charging Houston Franklin with driving while intoxicated. Bond set at 300 dollars. In a separate case, L. B. Kornegay faced reckless driving with bond at 200 dollars. Franklin and Kornegay were among 61 arrested by city, county and state officers over the weekend for drunkenness, gaming and assault and battery. City police booked 51, the sheriff’s nine, and the highway patrol one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mose Harper
Houston Franklin
Franklin
Highway Patrol
L. B. Kornegay
Kornegay
Sheriff's Force
Food Handlers Told To Obtain Permits In Dothan
Dr W T Burkett the count health officer reminded today that October 1 is the deadline for new permits to open food handling establishments in Dothan. No permits will be issued to places with an average grade below 90 in the past year. All employees must have health certificates before permits and certificates must be renewed every months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
W. T. Burkett
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Houston County Health Department
Dothan Route Two
Dothan Todre of Perfection
the Tennle
Pythesoras Lodge
Joe Veltman
Illinois
Robert Lews Stevenson
Samoa
Blakely
Ala
Universal Concrete Pipe CO
Dothan Federal
Me Puisiings ¢ Loan Association
Federal Home Loan
Bill Wardle
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Wardle
Hen Powell
Carolina
Urly Brosken
Exeternally
Enterprise Man
Hero
VapoRus
Liberal
Tadao
Avallntte New
S. Oates St
Pat Murphy
Independent Service
N. Oates St
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