Commmie Waits And Wonders In Georgia Jail
Georgia's No 1 communist Homer B Chase sits in jail pondering whether to raise a $5000 bond or wait until July. He was found guilty of threatening a Cartersville youth and placed under a $5000 peace bond. Evans Wilder sought the bond after a three day hearing.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Homer B. Chase
Communist Party
Cartersville
Chase
Superior Court
Evans Wilder
Fulton
Ralph McClelland
Pistol Slayer Held In Jail
Unemployed foundry worker James J. Phillips, 28, is detained after a pistol slaying in Tuscaloosa. Grover C. Harris Jr., 13 year state employment service manager, died after four shots from a German P-38. Witness accounts cite a dispute over unemployment compensation. Harris’s widow and stepson survive.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Grover C. Harris Jr
State Employment Service
Harris
James J. Phillips
H. D. Billingsley
Phillips
Frank Benson
Florence Cataldo
Mines Reach Depths Around Nine Thousand Feet in Africa and India
A report notes several gold mines in Africa and India reaching depths near 9000 feet. Operators anticipate higher ore yields at great depths while addressing ventilation and safety challenges.
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Africa
India
Doctors Fired by Talmadge at Georgia Mental Hospital
Thirteen of fifteen doctors at Milledgeville state hospital were dismissed in a mass firing after resignations were rejected. They faced trespass threats if remaining on state property, while the welfare director planned to replace them with new medical staff.
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Normandy
Kingsbridge Veterans Hospital
New York
Will Carstaedt
Salem
N. J
Dennis Buckley
New York City
Robert Farmer
Elmira
N. Y
Peter J. Carroll
Associated Press
Milledgeville
Georgia
T. G. Peacock
Jack Forrester
Forrester
Peacock
T. A. Dechman
Herman Talmadge
Dechman
State Social Security Board
Morgan County notes and family visits in Falkville
Mr and Mrs Alvin Stinson and brothers Elliott visited their father Stinson in Falkville. Christine Kinney of Decatur was home over the weekend. Tony and John H Ponter were in Falkville on Friday. Mrs Jim Woods died Saturday night at her Falkville home. The infant son of Mr and Mrs Bill Quinn died at the Falkville clinic Tuesday night. Noel Holmes visited her father at the Falkville clinic Saturday. Hollis Oden and Mrs Elliott Stinson were Sunday visitors of their parents at Union Hill. Gilbert Kinney and children were Sunday visitors of Alvin Stinson. Mrs Tony Ponter and Randy spent Saturday night with her sister Mrs Cecil Bagley of Oden Ridge. Omer Holmes and Noel Holmes attended singing at Eva Sunday. Orten Auburn spent Saturday night with her sister Mrs Omer Holmes.
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Alvin Stinson
Elliott
Stinson
Falkville
Christine Kinney
Decatur
Tony
John H. Ponter
Jim’ Woods
Bill Quinn
Falkville Clinic
Noél Holmes
Hollis Oden
Elliott Stinson
Union Hi
Gilbert Kinney
Tony Ponter
Randy
Cecil Bagley
Oden Ridge
Omer Holmes
Noel Holmes
Eva
Otto Ren
Auburn
Pensacola Votes Narrowly Against Daylight Saving
Complete returns show Pensacola residents vote 1 082 to 1 215 against daylight saving time. Pensacola will stay on Central Standard Time this summer as daylight saving proponents lost by a narrow margin. The Navy and others backed changing the entire city to this practice for more flying tours.
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Pensacola
Fla
Pensacola Naval Air Station
Navy
Tragic hit and run kills 4-year-old boy in Montgomery
A four year old African American boy named William Carwell was killed when a truck struck him and drove on. Investigators say neither driver stopped and police seek them. The incident occurred in Montgomery Alabama with authorities noting the head was mashed flat.
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Montgomery
Ala
Marvin Stanley
William Carwell
Stanley
Community visits noted in Birmingham area
Mr. Holmes reports visits from Mr and Mrs Ollis Oden to her uncle J A Brooks and Mr and Mrs Aaron Oden Sunday afternoon. Mr J L Bryan visited his sister Mrs Melvin McDaniel and Mr McDaniel and uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs W K Jacobs, all of Birmingham, last week.
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Mr. Holmes
Ollis Oden
J. A. Brooks
Aaron Oden
J. L. Bryan
Melvin McDaniel
Mr McDaniel
W. K. Jacobs
Birmingham
Coal mining offers graduates a wide field
The article notes coal mining employs many and pays well with average earnings around 76.40 weekly in Oct 1948. It urges graduates to pursue roles in planning, operation, safety, sales, research, teaching, and manufacturing of mining machinery, highlighting safety progress and strong demand for young, adaptable engineers.
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Coal Mining
Union
United States
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
WOFK
Montgomery Brothers Over House Numbers
The city commission in Montgomery considers an ordinance to standardize house numbers to clear confusion for residents. President numbers would be required to be at least two and a half inches high. Violators could face up to 30 days in jail.
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Montgomery
Ala
City Commission
W. A. Gayle
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Commie
Frigidaire
Baldwin Pianos
RCA Radios
Bank St
Talmadge
Caddell Drug CO
Wolfgang
Gene Aker
Puffle Towers
Morgan County
Lawrence Cove
E. M. Ponter
Belk’s
Belk Hudson
Sonn Foster Dulles
U. S
Paris
Germany
M. D. Cooper
Nat. Coal Assn
Fatzal
Fleetwood Coffee
B. F. Goodrich
Schuinn-Bult
B. F. Goodrich “Schwinn
Emmett McClary
F. Goobee
D. W. Spees
Diagnostician
Los Angeles
California
Kirk
Chiropractic
Dr. Kirk
Farmer's
Neil Kirk
W. E. Farmer
Blanche Farmer
Grant Street
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