Ex POW Claims Received for Compensation Drive
Former prisoners of war may file claims through the American Red Cross with the Chapter 5 Commission, Alvis Briscoe announced. The Home Service Department will aid ex prisoners in adjudicating claims for Geneva Act compensation rates and for civilian internees. Eligible ex POWs receive $1 per day of confinement. $60 per month for civilian internees. prisoners under 18 receive $25 per month. Briscoe said many applications are already filed and urged prompt filing.
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Secontly
Cou
U.S
Philppine Islands
Briscoe
Floating mooring bulkhead reduces Hales Bar Lock width
The installation of floating mooring buoys at Hales Bar Lock mile 431.1 on the Tennessee River requires placing a bulkhead against the lock face on 16 January 1950, narrowing the chamber from 60 to 54 feet. This will last until early March with possible two hour delays during concreting. Operators are urged to proceed with caution and follow navigable waters rules. Colonel A W Pence District Engineer.
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Hales Bar
Tennessee River
Hales Bar .Lock
United States
Bodies Recovered From B 50 Bomber Crash
Two enlisted men killed when a B 50 bomber crashed in Choctawhatchee Bay have been identified by the Eglin Air Force Base public information office. MSgt Claude L. Dorman 29 flight engineer from Kingston New Hampshire and S Sgt William Thomas Bell 21 aerial photographer from Mayo Florida were recovered from the wreckage.
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Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Choctawhatchee Bay
Air Force
Eglin Public Information Office
Claude L. Dorman
William Thomas Bell
Dorman
Kingston
N. H
Bell
Mayo
Red Cross Morgan County December assistance report
The Morgan County American Red Cross reported in December handling 105 cases. Most were veterans, with 97 veterans, 35 servicemen and 19 civilians receiving services. They filed 47 compensation pension and insurance claims and assisted 44 with VA matters. Counseling occurred in 41 cases, and 27 helped obtain vital records. Seven furlough extensions were verified and three compensation claims advocated. Six others were helped obtain government benefits.
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Morgan’ County
American Red ‘Cross
Red Cross
Veterans Administration
Rev Walter Maier Dies After Fourth Heart Attack
Dr. Walter A. Maier, age 56, died today in St Louis after suffering a fourth heart attack in under two weeks. Since 1935 he had been widely known for his radio programs.
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DR. Maier
ST Louis
Walter A. Maier
All Willing to Get Into Act To Aid the Heart Association
Washington January reports show Vice-President Barkley will join a national heart fundraiser variety show on February 2 to kick off the 1950 campaign. Congressmen Chelf Gore Kilday and Senator Brewster will perform acts, with talent from all directions amid rehearsals.
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The
Heart Association
Washington
Barkley
Chelf
D-Ky
Brewster
Sidney Wayne
Gore
D-Tenn
Kilday
Texas
Winston Churchill
Gunman Slays Mendon Chief and Woman at Bar
In Mendon Massachusetts a liquor crazed gunman robbed the Red Rooster cafe and held customers at bay for hours before shooting Mendon police chief Matthew Mantoni and Miss Katherine Brady of Uxbridge. Two patrons and the gunman were wounded as a gun battle followed. Superintendent Mantoni and Brady were killed.
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Mendon
Mass
Red Rooster
Matthew Mantoni
Katherine Brady
Uxbridge
Harold Ward
Aubrey Hensel
Mantoni
Clarence Grant
Ward
Brady
Laurence Griffin
West Upton
Josephine Pitasi
Girls of Broadway Aboard Ship Bound for Sea
A ship's crew radioed a distress notice after 23 cast members from Kiss Me Kate boarded Italia by mistake for a March of Dimes benefit. The ship sailed with the performers aboard, who later collected donations from passengers as they awaited rescue.
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New York
Italia
Coast Guard
Kate
Toj
Broadway
Congress leaders plan unknown entry for charity benefit
Barkley and his wife along with Speaker Rayburn will attend a secret activity. Mrs George Malone will direct a chorus including her husband Senator Brewster and other senators. Rep Dewey Short auditioned with a Johnny Burke impression and got strong applause after a light hearted poke at his health.
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U.S. Congress
Barkley
Rayburn
George Malone
Nevada
Brewster
Maybank
D-S.c
House
Dewey Short
Short
Johnny Burke
Revolution In Hollywood Movies Sparks Independence Movement
A veteran group of top film creators pushes for greater artistic freedom from major studios. Stanley Kramer Robert Rossen Mark Robson John Huston champion independent productions while veterans Capra Wyler Stevens and McCarey also pursue fewer interferences. The revolt seeks fresh subjects to win back adult audiences and end the era of rehashed formulas.
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Hollywood
Weir
Stanley Kramer
Robert Rossen
Mark Robson
Home of
The
Brave
John Huston
Sierra Madre
Frank Capra
William Wyler
George Stevens
Leo McCarey
No Postoffice Funds in Sight
Washington on January 11 reports there is no money appropriated by Congress for building new post offices and President Truman has not recommended funds for new post offices. Funds exist only to acquire sites and prepare plans, with a request for more money for this purpose in the coming fiscal year.
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Washington
Truman
House
Senate Public Works Committee
Postoffice Department
General Services Administration
Congress
President Truman
Mr. Truman Nas
Monroeville factory owner held on charge after fatal shooting
Monroeville Alabama January 11 a furniture maker Hugh Dickson the factory owner was bound over on a five thousand dollar bond for grand jury action in the fatal shooting of foreman Horace Franklin Garner 40 Dickson claimed self defense and surrendered to Sheriff E N Nicholas after the incident. A May grand jury session was announced. Railroads supplied the steel industry with 3750 tons of scrap metal in 1949 according to the Institute of Scrap Iron and Steel.
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Monroeville
Ala
Hugh Dickson
E.T. Millsap
Dickson
Horace Franklin Garner
E. E. Nicholas
the Institute of Scrap Iron and Steel
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Old Man River
A. W. Pence
Corps of Engineers
Johnny Mathers
General Finance Company
Grant Street
McGough
Seventh Avenue South
Bill Biles
Herman Lambert
Hobbs
Henri Beninet
Buick
Henry J. Taylor
ABC Network
Lee Street
Bob Thomas
S & Boys
Ass‘t
Ladies Union
W.T. Grant Cott
Grant Se
Albany
Grain & Coal Co
Davis Street
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