Florida trial ordered for three accused of rape
In Ville Florida the state moved a Gainesville trial date for three Black men charged with raping and assaulting a 20 year old woman near Joochee on July 30. A change of venue was granted amid heavy security including seven state guard units and about 60 patrolmen. The defendants Fred Safie James Davis and James Williams have been held at Raiford since last Thursday night. The woman is recovering and will testify.
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Walker
State Guard
Leon County
Holland
Gainesville
Raiford
Fred Safie
James Davis
James Williams
Parkerg
Lawrence County Ellisville Social Notes
Mrs George Burchell and family visited Mr and Mrs J R Livingston in Ellisville on Sunday evening. Mack Collins stayed with Mr and Mrs John Collins. Mrs Helen Legg dropped in to see Mr and Mrs John Aldridge. Mrs Ruby Lee Collins visited Frances and Odell Livingston Saturday evening. Mr and Mrs Howard Lowery spent time with the Lowery family Saturday.
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George Burchell
Johnson Chapel
J. R. Livingston
Mack Collins
John Collins
Helen Legg
John Aldridge
Ruby
Lee_Collins
Frances and
Odell Livingston
Howard Lowery
Jim Lowery
Birthday Dinner Honors Patton Birthday Dinner Honors Patton
A Sunday birthday dinner was hosted at the Patton home in Eva for J. M. Patton aged 74. Family members and friends attended including I. M. Patton, Emily Williams, Lee Patton, Herman Patton, Clarence Patton and many Patton relatives, along with extended guests Gene Fowler and others.
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J. M. Patton
Eva
I. M. Patton
Emily Williams
Lee Patton
Herman Patton
Clarence Patton
Marolene
Wayan Patton
James G. Patton
Willie Patton
Etta Patton
Robert Lee Patton
Henry Patton
Flossie Patton
Eugene Patton
Bill Patton
Bud Livingston
Howard Patton
Sidney Puckett
Tissie Childers
Vera Childers
David Childers
Cleve Williams
Evelee Williams
Mary Shickles
Mary Childers
John Bates
Lum’ Bates
Floyd Fowler
Jake Nelson
Belle Fowler
Gene Fowler
Arval
Bobbie Windell
Ray Fowler
Wiener Roast Honors Sailor From Camp Wallace
The Forest Chapel Epworth League held a Wiener roast Friday night at Snow Hollow to honor Leon Battles on furlough from Camp Wallace Texas. Attendees included Fredia Atkins Ovalee Pittman Verna Mae Sandlin Nova Jo Barbara Lee Adell Bridges Louise Cobb Eloise Jones Jean Garner Inez Burns Jr Cobb Talon Whitten Olan Whitten T L Speakman Jr Adram Jones Gilman Story Mudridge Garner Truman Bridges Hugh Battles Lloyd Barnes Frank Wiley Milford Fields Buford Lawrence and other Navy personnel.
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Forest Chapel
Epworth League
Snow Hollow
Leon Battles
Camp Wallace
Texas
Fredia Atkins
Ovalee Pittman
Verna Mae Sandlin
Nova Jo
Barbara Lee
Adell Bridges
Louise Cobb
Eloise Jones
Jean Garner
Inez Burns, Jr. Cobb
Talon Whitten
Olan Whitten
T. L. Speakman Jr
Adram Jones
Gilman Story
Mudridge Garner
Truman Bridges
Hugh Battles
Lloyd Barnes
Frank Wiley
Milford Fields
Buford Lawrence
Navy
Judith and Matthew Cross Paths After Pool Incident
In chapter twenty six, Judith lies in bed after a pool accident while Matthew tends her from next door. He orders rest and a sedative, checks on Ella and Eva, and learns Jimmy Treadway’s group caused the stumble. Judith asks if Matthew is there and Miss Meredith notes he will be available, as he prepares to return later.
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Matthew
Judith
Meredith
Mary
Ella
Judy
East
Herbert
Eva
Norman
Jimmy Treadway
Mohammed
Jimmy
Dr. Norman
Villa Capri
Nurse Meredith
Miss Meredith
Miss Lambert
Treadway
Faith Baldwin Cuthreby
King Features Syndicate
Ing
Life under German rule in Paris through a waiter’s lens
Paris correspondent records daily life under occupation. Alec Greciet, a Grand hotel waiter, describes shortages, rationing, and black market commerce. He notes bread and milk scarcities, German preference for food, and a shift to anxiety and danger after street fighting and barbed wire.
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Paris
France
Alec Jean Greciet
Grand Hotel
Alec
Civilians Wounded Amid Halt Controversy and Patrols
A fragment reports intense security actions with strong patrols and failure to call halt twice, resulting in many civilian injuries. The incomplete text suggests a chaotic confrontation and disputed orders during a conflict or patrol operation.
Turks blamed by Pravda for harboring German spies and aiding Nazis
The Pravda article from Batum claims Turkey shelters German spies and maintains German officials in Ankara despite diplomatic break with the Reich. It cites 1300 Germans in Turkey including military and air attachés and Gestapo, and notes pro Nazi Turkish press influence.
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Daniel DE Luce
Moscow
Pravda Today
Turkey
Dardanelles
Pravda
Ankara
Batum
Black Sea
FCC
Therancisco Franco
Germany
Spain
Franco
Soviet Union
Franz von Papen
Rode
Kettenbeil
Gestapo
Star Center Joins Squad At Auburn
Auburn Alabama August 30 1944 Head Coach Carl Voyles announced Tex Warrington a 205 pound center fresh from the United States Marines has joined the Tiger squad Warrington who prepped at Bordentown Military Academy and played two years 1941 42 at William and Mary is from Dover Delaware Voyles called him the greatest center barring none and a magnificent blocker and giant on defense Full scale practice starts Monday with about 50 athletes hoping to make the varsity team.
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Auburn
Ala
Carl Voyles
Tex Warrington
United States Marines
Tiger
Warrington
Bordentown Military Academy
Bordentown
N. J
Voyles
William & Mary College
Dover
Del
Church conferences to discuss post war problems
Rev Elmer Freer and leaders of the First Christian church will attend a Florence conference on September 4 to address postwar church issues. Dr John L Davis of Indianapolis will speak, with state led discussion groups on returning soldiers, world peace, industrial unrest and race relations.
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Elmer Freer
First Christian Church
Florence
John L. Davis
Indianapolis
Disciples of Christ
Davis
Alabama
Mississippi
Drake University
Des Moines
Drake
Army Navy game set for Annapolis under wartime limits
The Army Navy football game will be played at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis on December 2 with attendance strictly limited to residents within 10 miles. Ceremonies and parades will be omitted to conserve transport fuel and tires, mirroring last year's West Point arrangement where Navy won. Secretary Forrestal announced the plan amid calls for a metropolitan host to raise attendance.
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Washington
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Navy
Forrestal
Army
West Point
Methodist Church Conference Tour Across Two States
Conferences in the two state area will be held in Florence Greenwood Jackson Mobile and Montgomery area leaders include Percy E. Kohl Birmingham G M Peery Jackson J J Van Boskirk Florence Ala and G W Patterson Corinth Mississippi guiding discussion groups at the events.
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Methodist Church
Florence
Greenwood
Miss
Jackson
Mobile
Montgomery
Percy E. Kohl
Birmingham
G.M. Peery
J. J. van Boskirk
Ala
G. W. Patterson
Corinth
Mississippi
Whitney family probes rumor of Col. Whitney capture
The Whitney family said they were checking a rumor that Col. John Hay Whitney was captured by German forces somewhere in France. Whitney, heir to a major fortune, known for racing and polo, is married to Betsy Cushing, widow of James Roosevelt.
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New York
John Hay
Jock) Whitney
France
Col. Whitney
Betsy Cushing
James Roosevelt
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