Bank fraud charges filed against Jacksonville bank officials
Eleven defendants including officers of the First National Bank of Jacksonville Alabama and nine others face federal indictments for cashing checks with insufficient or no deposits from 1947 to 1949. Total misapplied funds exceed 86 thousand dollars with several individuals named for false entries. District attorney notes substantial recoveries and FBI involvement followed a bank examiner’s complaint. Jacksonville lies about 12 miles northeast of Anniston.
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Birmingham
Ala
First Naional Bank of
Jacksonville
Federal Grand Jury
U. S. Marshall
Dean Edwards
A. D. Edwards
U. S. Dist. Atty
John D. Hill
FBI
National Bank
Sixth
Federal Reserve District
Hill
Dorothy M. Miller
Leo Traylor
Ralph C. Warren
Dean Wood
Wilma Leona Johnston
Anniston
Flying Saucers Declared Non Existent by Air Force
Washington December 28 The Air Force says after reviewing 375 sky phenomena there are no flying saucers. Project saucer ended with conclusion reports stem from misinterpretations conventional objects mass hysteria or optical illusions. The false claim from True magazine is denied by the Air Force.
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Washington
Air Force
USAF
Air Materiel Command
Wright Base
Dayton
Ohio
Wright Field
Colonies and independence swirl in Dutch empire
Mackenzie reviews Queen Wilhelmina’s pledge that colonialism is dead as the United States of Indonesia emerges, while Dutch holdings in the West Indies and Guiana shift toward autonomy. He notes guaranteed Dutch investments, wealth in bananas and sugar, and the perilous jungle hinterlands with deadly wildlife and exploration risks.
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Wilhelmina of Holland
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Dutch East and West Indies
United States
Indonesia
Dutch East Indies
Dutch West Indies
Antilles
Dutch Guiana
Surinam
Atlantic
South America
West Indies
Dutch
French
British Guiana
New Vitamin A Treatment for Deafness Suggests Benefits
A 1949 syndicate feature describes vitamin A injections as a potential aid for certain deafness types. In studies, patients receiving regular injections showed about 20 percent hearing gain over long courses, with faster improvements in those treated longer. Benefits often accompanied reduced tinnitus and better responses when nasal issues were addressed. Still, outcomes varied and continued monitoring was advised.
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King
Report casts doubt on Mars manned missions and alien tech
A United States Air Force analysis questions the existence of intelligent beings on Mars and doubts that humans on the planet could field space ships. The report casts doubt on whether Mars hosts a technically established race capable of interplanetary travel.
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Mars
USAF
Shelly Winters Names 5 Intelligent Men in Hollywood
Hollywood gossip by Bob Thomas notes Shelly Winters listing five intelligent men she met in Hollywood. The list includes George Stevens, Farley Granger, Marlon Brando, Charlie Chaplin, and Charles Laughton with brief compliments. She adds her remark that intelligence is scarce in Hollywood and criticizes shallow conversation.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Shelley Winters
Miss Winters
George Stevens
Charlie Chaplin
Charles Laughton
Florida
Clark Gables in Hawaii Receive Royal Welcome
Honolulu reports Clark Gable and his bride Sylvia Hawkes Ashley Fairbanks arrived aboard the Lurline from San Francisco for their Hawaiian honeymoon. About 10,000 well wishers gathered on the pier as Leis were exchanged and Alrioa music played. Fans praised Gable as more handsome than a decade ago.
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Honolulu
Clark Gables
Hawaii
Lurline
San Francisco
Gable
Sylvia Hawkes
Ashley Fairbanks
Boy hit and killed by train near Prichard
A seven year old boy named Roosevelt Taylor was struck and killed yesterday by a Gulf Mobile & Ohio passenger train on the railroad tracks in Prichard Alabama. City Patrolman Sherman Blackwell and C L Bentley reported witnesses said the boy had his back to the locomotive when struck.
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Prichard
Ala
Sherman Blackwell
C. L. Bentley
Roosevelt Taylor
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
Record Size Anaconda Hinted In Surinam Jungle
In Paramaribo a Dutch trader spoke of a native report detailing a 45 foot anaconda. He plans an expedition to capture the reptile for a zoo. The note hints Surinam could become a source of wealth through United Nations of the West Indies and Surinam, amid Dutch independence questions.
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Paramaribo
Dutch Guiana
Surinam
United Nations of
Buick Special proves value in price and per pound
A 1950 Buick Special 4 door emphasizes cost per pound, claiming less than Butter price equivalents and a lower price than many cars in the lowest bracket. The copy highlights engineering, manufacturing efficiency, maneuverability, and Buick’s understated styling as reasons to choose this model.
Peace and Cold War Shifts in 1949 Review
In 1949 the world pressed toward peace yet prepared for conflict. The United States lost the atomic edge when Truman announced Soviet atomic testing. Communists seized China, expanding control across Asia and Eastern Europe. The Atlantic Pact and Marshall Plan strengthened Western alignment against Soviet expansion, signaling potential war if Russia struck Western Europe.
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Washington
United States
U. S
Russia
Truman
China
Asia
Europe
U.S
West
End of year view of postwar Europe and Germany
The text recalls Tito breaking with Stalin signaling western hopes to inspire similar moves in communist lands. It notes Berlin airlift end, two German governments, and ongoing East West split. It concludes with UN atomic control as a major challenge.
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West
Marshall Tito
Yugoslavia
Stalin
Tito
Germany
United States
Britain
France
Berlin
Russia
United Nations
Final Payment on TVA Town Is Made
TVA reports Norris Properties Inc paid the final installment on the Norris Town mortgage. The town and related properties sold by TVA on August 31, 1948 for 2.1075 million dollars. the new owners had four years to pay. Interest rate noted at 4.12 percent.
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TVA
Norris Properties Inc
Norris
End of an Era Shaped by a Cold War Standoff
The passage notes a year closing with the Cold War unresolved as the West and East continue strategic positioning, prepared for any eventuality. It emphasizes ongoing tension and the lack of decisive change despite efforts and forecasts.
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Dewitt N
Holland
Bank &T
By Herman N. Bundesen, M.D
B. J
Eatures Syndicate, Inc
Albany Grain _& Goal Co
Shelly
Farley Granger
Marlon Brando
Royal
Scott
Equator
Kilimanjaro
Africa
R. J. Scott
Buick
Gene Aker
the Nation
James Marlow
Sea Line Highway
al Grant
Mores
Grant St
Morgan County National Bank State National Bank
Henry J. Taylor
ABC Network
Lee Street
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