Jamboree for Samson Legion Veterans Set for Armistice Day
Jamboree planned by Samson Memorial Post 78 of the American Legion near Freeport Florida will run from Saturday night November 9 to Tuesday morning November 12 at McDaniel's Fish Camp. The event will be fully paid for by the post with activities and poker allowed. Commander J P Faulk Jr and members, including 340 total and 103 new World War II veterans since July 1, anticipate Governor Jim Folsom and national Legion leaders to attend the San Francisco convention week-end.
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Samson
Samson Memorial Post
American Legion
National Legion
San Francisco
Samson Legionnaires
McDaniel
Fish ‘Camp
Freeport
Fla
Samson Post
Faulk
Rivenbark Promotes New Shirt Garment Factory in Samson
Samson merchant Rivenbark, who runs a local drug store, reports plans for a shirt and children's garment factory once materials are available. He moved to Samson in 1917, says the town founded in 1899 has grown from an agricultural center to welcome small industries. He notes people dislike mis-spelling Samson and mentions his brother Bil Rivenbark of Columbia.
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A. J
Rivenbark
Samson
Bil Rivenbark
Columbia
Headland Flying Service Opens at New Airport
Headland gains a new aviation hub as Headland Flying Service, run by Charlie Smith and the Johnsons, leases the municipal airport. The facility features two hard surfaced runways, a four lane hangar, and multiple taxiways, with four students, about 15 flyers, and GI program instruction approval. Mrs Gladys Jackson, a licensed woman pilot since 1926, is among local aviation enthusiasts.
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Headland
Charlie Smith
Loma
Burl Johnsorm
Headland Flying Service
Napier Field
Smith
The
Johnsons
Army
Charlie
Hearland
Gladys Jackson
Georgia
Headland to Start Football Season Despite Late Begin
Headland High School fans and merchants raised about $2,000 to equip the team and cover coaching costs as the 1946 season starts late. C. Lee, formerly with the Veterans Administration, will coach the squad and has likely arrived in Headland.
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Headland
Robert Redding
Inne
C. Lee
Veterans Administration
Peanuts Game for Mac McEachin Ends Short of Expectation
Mac McEachin of Cowarts faced a poor 1946 peanut crop like many growers. He measured potential profits lower than hoped due to worms rain and a shortage of labor. He expects to net only about a third of his original forecast after these losses.
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Co. C. McEachin
Cowarts
Mac
Firemen Respond to Two Alarms With Minimal Damage
City firemen answered two alarms yesterday. Sparks from a welding torch at Solomon Motor Company caused slight damage. A second alarm went to Ada Childress residence at 811 Pilcher Street due to an overheated radio condenser. No damage was reported.
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Solomon Motor Company
North St. Andrews
Ada Childress
Pilcher Street
R. H. Ryan
Elephant trunk shown strong yet gentle in nature
The text notes an elephant's trunk can lift heavy objects like a one-ten tree trunk while being delicate enough to pluck a blade of grass. It also claims that most lightning strike victims in the United States live in rural districts, highlighting contrasting rural exposure.
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United States
Jury Panels Drawn For U S District Court In Marianna
North Florida District announces October term grand jurors for Marianna and surrounding counties including E C Anderson Bonifay K G Beasley Marianna W Bailey Blountstown Robert Bellows Port Saint Joe and more. Petit jurors listed with many local towns.
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U.S
Marianna
United States Court For
Florida
E. C. Anderson
RFD
Bonifay
K. G. Beasley
W. 3. Bailey
Blountstown
Robert Bellows
Port Saint Joe
John W. Burton
G. E. Baxiey
Cottondale
A. E. Clarke
Walter Conrad
Red Grand Ridge
W. H. Dekle
Malone
J. I. Ditty
Bascom
Dan Harris
Graceville
Ralph F. Harrison
Charlton Keen
Roy L. Kingly
Paul Carschal
RFC
W. D. McRae
H. G. Neel
Greenwood
J. T. Rogers
Holt Simonton
J. M. Stuart
T. K. Snipes Malone
J. C. Swindle
C. Davis Turner
Guy Vereen
J. E. Wells
J. D. Williams
W. T. Wright
Rex D. Wroten
J. A. Adams
A. , Barber, Jr
W. T. Baxter
3. C. Corcoran
Willie Coulliette
Arthur Coker
A. B E. Edge, Jr
Chipley
R. W. Franklin
John D. Fuqua
Altha
S. A. Gaine
Alford
Alva Hall
Joe L. C. Tucker
Euless Watford
T. D. Webb
Dallas May 8 1926 hailstorm causes $2 million damage
A hailstorm swept through Dallas Texas on May 8 1926 damaging property and vehicles across the city for about twenty minutes The storm inflicted roughly two million dollars in losses affecting homes stores and streets with extensive debris and temporary closures across several neighborhoods.
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Dallas
Texas
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