Governor to Hear Widow in Murder Case
Amy Mallard plans to go to Atlanta to tell Governor Herman Talmadge about her husband Robert Mallard’s ambush death. Attorney Aaron Kravitch said she seeks relief from the governor, naming William L. Howell as a suspect in the car ambush near Lyons on November 20.
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Savannah
Atlanta
Aaron Kravitch
Amy Mallard
Herman Talmadge
Robert Mallard
Lyons
William L. Howell
Delta Airlines Ad Runs Across Atlanta Paper
The Atlanta Constitution used a large pale blue Delta Airlines advertisement on its financial page to beat the newsprint shortage. Delta said similar ads appeared today in The Jacksonville Journal and The Miami Daily News, while The Miami Beach News will use a gray block letter via the Ben day process.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Constitution
Delta Airlines
Delta
Jacksonville Journal
Miami Daily News
Miami Beach
Retired Jacksonville Chemist Stricken at Mobile Bus Station
An 82-year-old chemist from Jacksonville, Alabama named John J. Allen collapsed at Mobile's Greyhound bus station while ascending stairs. He suffered coronary thrombosis and was listed in critical condition. No further information was available from hospital attendants or police.
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Mobile
Ala
Jacksonville
John J. Allen
Allen
Howell identified as participant in Lyons slaying case
In Toombs County a woman identified Howell from six suspects as part of a robed group that ambushed Mallard, who was killed November 20 on a country road near Lyons. Two surrendering men were released, two others are in custody with no charges yet. a special grand jury session is set for Friday to probe the killing.
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Tion
Howell
Roderick Clifton
James Spivey
Mallard
Lyons
Toombs County
ADES Expanding One Bedroom Home To Three Bedrooms
The original one bedroom efficiency home can be enlarged to a three bedroom design by ADES. Plans show wide low lines of modern architecture with double-course wood shingles, a spacious dining living room, L shaped kitchen, vented corner bedrooms and a room sized porch. Blue prints and info offered through local lumber dealers.
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ADES
National Plan Service, Inc
State Buildings To Be Improved In Montgomery
The capitol building commission in Montgomery adds 3500 to its 20400 pool for landscaping and state property upgrades. Planned work includes the capitol grounds the governorso mansion the highway building the white house of the Confederacy and the archives history building with shared funds among the agriculture department public service commission health department and governor mansion.
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Montgomery
Ala
Capitol Building Commission
Capitol
Governor’s Mansion
White House of the Confederacy
Department of Archives and History
Agriculture Department
Public Service Commission
Health Department
Governor's Mansion
Negro to Face Trial in Mobile Taxicab Slaying
The trial of Charles Smith a 26 year old Black man charged with murdering Mobile taxi driver Monroe Young Jackson 32 is set to begin. Smith pleads innocent to a grand jury indictment charging first degree murder and has been held at Kilby state prison in Montgomery for safekeeping.
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Mobile
Ala
Charles Smith
Smith
Monroe Young Jackson
Kilby
Montgomery
Lawmakers Arrive in Buenos Aires for goodwill tour
Several members of the U S house of representatives including Pete Jarman of Alabama arrived yesterday in Buenos Aires for a brief goodwill tour.
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Buenos Aires
U. S
House of Representatives
Pete Jarman
D-Ala
Visiting divines at Western University cite 20 minute sermon limit
A Western University chapel once hosted diverse clergymen who were told by the president that there is no limit to speech time but a local tradition holds that most souls are saved in the first twenty minutes. The anecdote highlights a witty exchange about preaching duration.
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Western University
Modern Ways To Win A Housewife Heart
A humorous verse on courtship and social manners contrasts flattery with sincerity. A sick woman reflects on frequent visitors who dwell on others’ aches and pains, while callers seek cheerful topics to lift her spirits.
VA hospitals praised after inspection tour
Rep. Kearney reports high satisfaction with South region Veterans Administration hospitals after an inspection. He says patient feedback was entirely positive and views the overall operation as excellent and very complimentary to VA management.
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Washington
Kearney
Veterans Administration
South
House Veterans Subcommittee
Breakfast devices claim safety with quirky flaws
A humorous notice notes modern toasters and percolators improve meals but warn no gadget can stop a wife from demanding payment before departure, mixing gadget pride with social quip. The tone mirrors a light column styles of a past era highlighting household tech and domestic punchlines.
Rounder Gee and the stormy homeward rush
A humorous dialogue collage centers on Rounder Gee predicting a storm at home and a series of domestic concerns. Characters include Spender, a radiation philosophy line by George H. Knox, a husband and wife negotiating gifts, a divorcing couple, a washer, and shoppers. The piece echoes social satire and everyday ironies in a newsroom style montage.
Price Tags Must Be Yanked Yet Buttons Come Off Themselves
The note suggests removing price tags by hand while the buttons detach on their own. It presents a quirky image of a garment with effortless details and a casual warning tone.
Ring as Betrothal Gift Roots in Ancient Rome
The practice of giving a ring to seal a betrothal traces to ancient Rome. The tradition linked jewelry to engagement rites, reflecting social bonds and promising marriage.
Ryan Class to Present Play at Ryan High School
The Ryan high school senior class stages a three act comedy The Daffy Dills on Thursday night at 7. Cast includes Richard Dill widow Talmage Bennefield Carol Dill and others with Elaine Escott Papa's Bride Geneva Wigginton and Arica Jukes the Negro cook. Sponsor is Mrs. Ruby Ryan.
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Ryan High School
Daffy Dills
Richard Dill
Talmage Bennefield
Carol Dill
Bobbie Sue Norrell
Rodney Dill
Harold Nunnelley
Doris Dudley
Calamae Light
Osker Light
Dill
Richards
Francis T. Oden
Maude Maddox
Mary Agnes Ryan
Elaine Escott
Papa
Geneva Wigginton
Aimee Lovewell
Sweet Sixteen
Marion Earwood
Ruby Ryan
Hike in Income Tax Predicted by Former U S Treasury Official
Randolph E. Paul, ex general counsel of the U S Treasury, predicts higher income taxes in the next two years. He spoke at a University of Alabama tax clinic with 150+ Alabama tax experts in attendance. Hugh Carden outlined Alabama tax-roll increases noting last year 769,000 federal returns filed in Alabama and $240 million collected versus $20 million in 1933.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Randolph E. Paul
U. S. Treasury Department
Paul
University of Alabama
Alabama
Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants
School of Commerce and Business Administration
The
Commerce Extension Service
Hugh Carden
Birmingham
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Corn Wet Milling Uses About Six Percent of U S Corn
About 5.8 percent of the nation’s corn crop is utilized by the corn wet milling industry, reflecting its share of overall agricultural use and industrial demand.
Estate of Daisy Hughes deceased probate notice
Letters of Administration granted November 27 1948 by Judge T C Almon Morgan County notice to all claimants to present claims within legally allowed time or be barred William T Bolden Jr November 30 December 7 14
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Daisy Hughes
T. C. Almon
Morgan County
Wiliam T. Bolden, JR
Beta Kappa Chi Convention Heads to Montgomery Event
Pi Alpha Alabama State College hosts a national Beta Kappa Chi convention December 10 11 with national president Dr Victor J Tulane of Howard University born in Montgomery The snippet notes modern refrigeration invention in 186? but lacks full date details.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama State College
Beta Kappa Chi
Victor J. Tulane
Howard University
Washington, D. C
Alabama Nurses Survey Set to Begin in 1949
A survey of professional registered nurses in Alabama will start early in 1949 as part of a nationwide inventory by the American Nurses Association for the National Security Resources Board. The Alabama state board of nurse examiners will cooperate by mailing questionnaires.
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New York
Alabama
American Nurses Association
National Security Resources Board
Alabama State Board of Nurse Examiners
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