Cretan Drama News Banned Amid Blood Feud on Crete
Athens reports the government bans news dispatches on Crete's Romeo and Juliet drama as a blood feud looms. Abduction of 19 year old Juliet Petracogeorgi prompts fines up to 10 million drachma for publishing details. premier Venizelos suspends constitutional sections to curb unrest though military jurisdiction is denied.
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Athens
Greece
Crete
Juliet
Strassoula Petracogeorgi
Constantine Kephaloyannis
Constantine
Sophocles Venizelos
Stassoula
Mount Ida
Bridges Union Ousted By CIO
The CIO executive board expelled the West Coast Longshoremen and Warehousemen union led by Harry Bridges and the Marine Cooks and Stewards led by Hugh Bryson for following communist policy. Bridges and Bryson may appeal to the Chicago convention on November 20, but a reversal is unlikely.
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Washington
CIO
Communist Party
West Coast
Harry Bridges
Marine Cooks and Stewards
Hugh Bryson
Bridges
J. W. Robertson
Bridges’ Union
Bryson
Executive Board
Chicago
Fishermen and Allied Workers
Joseph Jurich
Bridges Union
ILWU
Robertson
Plane injures camel riders on coastal road near Tripoli
A low flying plane struck two Arab camel riders on the main coast road out of Tripoli. Both riders were seriously injured when the aircraft’s undercarriage hit them during a camel caravan crossing.
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Tripoli
Libya
Pleasant View Wedding and Community Notes
Mrs Mamie McClendon and grandchildren visited in Birmingham. Vera Asherbranner and Albert Turrentine wed on August 26. Community members attended singing in Corinth and visits to local families continued through the week. Planned preaching services are announced for next weekend.
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Mamie McClendon
Donna Gay
Allen Smith
Birmingham
Walter Speegle
Vera Asherbranner
Albert Turrentine
Corinth
Grover Hooper
Walker County
Henry Dotson
Nina Fay
Alta Gay ‘Little
W.D. Hogan
Gladys Dotson
Lorene Turrentine
Ruthie Turrentine
Marvin Freeman
Dashin Turrentine
Wesley Hogan
Ellen Vaughn
Alvin Milligan
East Battleground
Brice Hogan
Vivia Hampton
Roy Hampton
Bree Hogan
Chicago officials' pay tops clerk with commissions
Chicago mayor earns 18000 dollars annually while city clerk Ludwig D. Schreiber received 28028 last year. Only 8000 was salary, the rest came from commissions on license sales.
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Chicago
Ludwig D. Schreiber
Quick Egg Lunch With Tomato Omelet and Sides
A simple noon menu uses eggs as scrambled eggs or a tomato sauce omelet. Pair with whole wheat toast, a green salad, and a glass of milk. Dessert may include fresh fruit and cookies.
Collision on Grant Street Causes Minor Vehicle Damage
Police investigated a late afternoon traffic crash at Grant Street and Twelfth Avenue involving a 1940 Buick driven by Alexander Hobbs and a 1939 Ford driven by Thomas Clifton Crow. Each car sustained slight damage. Crow pulled into the Buick’s path. Investigators John Webb and Charles Smith led the inquiry.
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Grant Street
Twelfth Avenue
Alexander Hobbs
McCartney Street
Thomas Clifton Crow
Crow
John Webb
Charles Smith
Quarterly Meeting Of Zone To Be Held
The quarterly zone meeting will be held at Chapel Mill Methodist church on Thursday September 7. Ladies of the church will serve lunch at noon. Proceeds will go toward furnishings for the dining room.
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Chapel Mill Methodist Church
Ladies of the Church
Boomeranging Tax Exemption Hits Alabama Gas Tax Revenue
Alabama's 1949 act allowing federal agencies to deduct state gas tax on federal returns is reducing revenue for the Highway Department and counties. Officials say refunds and exemptions shift tax burden, with one agency seeking nearly $6,000 for six months after the law took effect.
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Montgomery
Ala
Revenue Department
Roy Blair
Blair
Russell Hungerford
Alabama
Hungerford
Sober Spell Vancouver Probation Warning
Vancouver magistrate Matheson warned repeat offenders will face a minimum six months for a third drunkenness charge. The usual sentence is 30 days, as patience wears thin with recurring drinkers in the city.
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Vancouver
Matheson
Lewis Spurns Labor Pledge in UMW Message
John L. Lewis told AFL President William Green that United Mine Workers will not be bound by any no-strike pledge. The exchange followed Green and CIO officers’ hints at such a pledge during Korea era defense mobilization. A sarcastic UMW memorandum from Lewis was made public, noting Green’s searches for pledge recipients and urging Green to limit pledges to his own rank.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
AFL
William Green
Green
CIO
United Mine Workers
Lewis
British Princess Named Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise
Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise was announced as the name of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip's newborn daughter. The birth certificate at Clarence House confirmed the full title Her Royal Highness Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise of Edinburgh.
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London
Elizabeth
Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise
Prince Philip
England
Clarence House
Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise
Edinburgh
Mine Workers Union Gains Independence Amid Past Alliances
In a shift from prior CIO and AFL ties, the mine workers have established themselves as an independent union. The move reflects evolving labor organization dynamics and signals a new chapter in representation for miners.
Red Cross Safety Official to Visit Decatur Morgan County
Gordon Esterline from the Atlanta Red Cross safety service will visit Decatur for a Tuesday conference with the Morgan County chapter. Floyd Briscoe says Esterline will help outline a safety resources program and plan a civilian defense effort at first aid classes. The meeting includes county communities and local industry and civic groups at Red Cross Headquarters at 7 30 P M.
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Gordon Esterline
Red Cross Safety Service
Atlanta
Decatur
Morgan County
Floyd Briscoe
Morgan First Aid
Esterline
Frank Kirby
Red Cross
Bermuda may join Canada as 11th province
Nova Scotia born William S. Purvis, president of a Bermuda importing firm, says a large number of Bermudians favor making Bermuda Canada’s 11th province. He adds many consider it the best option for Bermuda.
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Halifax
Bermuda
Canada
William S. Purvis
Five Enlist In Marines Here
Local Marine headquarters announced five enlistments in August. All joined as privates and will train at Parris Island. Among the enlistees are Jack Greenhaw, 21, Huntsville. Larry P. Chumney, 23, Bowling Green. Cornelius Q. Short Jr., 18, Huntsville. William Doyle Fulton, 20, Russellville. and William Nelson Jackson, 20, Sheffield. Jackson previously served in the Marine Reserve and has three years of college.
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Marine
F. D. Baker
Parris Island
S.C
Jack Greenhaw
Ester Greenhaw
Sixth Avenue
Huntsville
Larry P. Chumney
J. T. Chumney
Bowling Green
Cornelius Q. Short Jr
C. Q. Short
East Holmes Street
Short
William Doyle Fulton
Russellville
Bernice Fulton
William Nelson Jackson
Sheffield
Mable Etna Jackson
Jackson
Marine Reserve
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University of Alabama
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