Foul Play Seen In Mystery Death
An autopsy indicating foul play spurs efforts to identify an elderly man found near Montgomery. Sheriff Holley said the body showed fatal blunt force blows and injuries from a fall from a southbound Louisville and Nashville train into Montgomery. Coroner Edwards noted the victim had no identification, but a watch and keys were found at the scene.
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Montgomery
Elmore County
Lester Holley
W. A. Edwards
Holley
Louisville and Nashville
Birmingham
Allocation Of School Funds Set
Montgomery notes the State Building Commission will meet Monday to consider about $614000 in the special school fund and nearly $100000 more in the general fund. James V. Jordan, secretary, says requests exceed both funds, with school money requests already over $2,250,000.
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Montgomery
State Building Commission
James V. Jordan
Commission
Harriman Urges Clean-Up of Democratic Elements
Averell Harriman urged a housecleaning of some Democratic elements in Congress at a Pierce County Jefferson Jackson Day dinner in Tacoma. He said Democrats have a phony majority and blamed phonies for defeats of parts of Truman's Fair Deal, while predicting GDP gains and higher employment and affirming U.S. lead in the cold war.
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Tacoma
Wash
Averell Harriman
Congress
Pierce County
Jefferson- Jackson
Truman
America
Russia
Humble Seeks To Expand Pollard Field
In Brewton, Humble Oil tests drill to extend Pollard Field east and south. T. R. Miller Mill Co. No. 1 reached 6200 feet without oil. planned to reach 7000. A second test 24% miles south to 3100 feet aims for 6000. Most producing wells lie west or northwest of Allen Moye No. 1. Lister No. 1 sits slightly south of the original gusher.
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Brewton
Humble Oil and Refining Co
T. R. Miller Mill Co
Humble
Man Awarded 65000 After Hippo Bites Arm
New York jurors awarded Seaman Robert H. Rawlins 65000 for injuries when a hippopotamus he fed bit off his right arm aboard the freighter Africa Star bringing the animal to Central Park Zoo. Rawlins sued Farrell Lines, Inc. for damages.
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New York
Robert H. Rawlins
Africa
Central Park Zoo
Rawlins
Farrell Lines, Inc
Rioters Clash With Police Near Osaka U S Base
Anti-American Koreans battled Japanese police near Osaka injuring thirty officers including two American MPs and arresting fifty eight demonstrators. U S Brig Gen Carter Clarke was struck in the face by acid splashed into his sedan and suffered superficial burns.
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Tokyo
Osaka
U. S
Itami
Suita City
Carter W. Clarke
Japan
Negro in custody linked to Florida murder case
Detective Capt. Lewis Miller said the arrested man in Montgomery for burglary is also wanted for murder in Plant City, Florida. The suspect, booked as David Richards, signed a waiver to return voluntarily and Florida authorities planned to fetch him today.
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Montgomery
Lewis Miller
Plant City
Fla
Miller
David Richards
J. R. Fluellen
Florida
Richards
Langer Wins Renomination To Senate
U S Sen William Langer won renomination in North Dakota's Republican primary defeating freshman Congressman Fred Randahl. With 800 of 2296 precincts reporting Langer led 40197 to 33872, signaling strong odds for a third Senate term in a solidly Republican state.
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Fargo
N.D
U. S
William Langer
North Dakota
Langer
Fred Randahl
Randahl
East Limestone Churches Unite For Bible School
Fairview Baptist and Capshaw Baptist join to host a vacation Bible school at Fairview starting Monday afternoon. A 16 member faculty and a four member refreshment committee run daily from 1 30 to 4 30 P M next week with a Sunday preparation session and a Saturday picnic closing the event with Sunday night commencement. All East Limestone children invited. Rev. R F Halbrooks and Rev. B F Rich lead the two churches.
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East Limestone
Fairview
R. F. Halbrooks
B. F. Rich
Capshaw
Loan Association Meeting Opens In Montgomery
The second annual convention of the Alabama Small Loan Association began today in Montgomery. Notables include Frank R. Broadway of the Alabama Automobile Dealers Association and John Mason of Mobile. Panel leaders are Milton Bates, J. H. Hollenman, Howard Lanier, J. C. Carter, and Ray Russell. Officers named include Leslie Allenstein, Vernon Rush, Paul Puckett, and H. R. Batchelor. The Potolemaic system note appears as a stray insertion.
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Montgomery
Alabama Small Loan Association
Frank R. Broadway
Alabama Automobile Dealers Association
John Mason
Mobile
Milton Bates
Birmingham
J. H. Hollenman
Howard Lanier
Bessemer
J. C. Carter
Fairfield
Ray Russell
Leslie Allenstein
Gadsden
Vernon Rush
Paul Puckett
H. R. Batchelor
Anniston
July 4 Weekend Safety Drive Planned by Dealers
Montgomer y campaign by Automobile Dealers Association of Alabama urges safety during the accident heavy July 4 weekend. Members will use newspaper ads radio time and other media to lambast speeding drunken driving and dangerous motoring practices. Rus Stallings chair of safety committee says the effort supports Gov. Gordon Persons highway safety plan as the first step in a four point program to be rolled out by local dealers statewide. Further plans to be set at next Tuesday meeting with the State Department of Public Safety.
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Montgomery
The
Automobile Dealers Association of Alabama
Association
Rus Stallings
Committee On Safety and Public Relations
Gordon Persons
Alabama
Stallings
State Department of Public Safety
Further Probe of Bank Shortage Grand Jury Aims
A federal grand jury reconvened in Mobile to pursue a $900,000 shortage at the old Thomasville Bank and Trust Company. Five people are under arrest including bank president J Moody Drinkard cashier Myrtle N McCrory W P Stutts and two women. Indictments had been returned before the May recess and U S District Attorney Percy Fountain said he hopes to finish in two or three days.
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Mobile
Thomasville
Ala
W. P. Stutts
Stutts Lumber Industries
Drinkard
Stutts
Photographers Elect Mobile Leader To Presidency
Mobile photographer A C Keily was elected president of the Mississippi Alabama Association of Photographers at the annual convention in the city. Other officers named include Roy Thigpen of Mobile as Alabama vice president Harold Woolwin of Jackson Mississippi as vice president for Mississippi and Mrs A C Keily of Birmingham as secretary treasurer.
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Mobile (P
A. C. Keily
Birmingham
Mississippi-Alabama Associated Photographers
Roy Thigpen
Mobile
Alabama
Harold Woolwin
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Doan's Pills Promised Relief From Kidney Discomfort
Nagging backache fatigue and dizziness are linked to slower kidney function doctors warn. Minor bladder irritations from cold or diet cause getting up nights and frequent passages. Doan's Pills a mild diuretic used by millions for over 50 years offers relief and helps kidneys flush waste.
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Dean
Doan
Anti Acheson Signs Appear in Oxford Town
White signs reading Acheson go home and Yank go home were plastered on streets and buildings in Oxford today. Cleaners removed the signs as quickly as they were found. One slogan appeared on a Wadham College building where Acheson dined last night with vice chancellor Sir Maurice Bowra. Oxford University conferred an honorary Doctor of Civil...
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Oxford
Enz
Acheson
U. S
Wadham College
Maurice Bowra
Oxford University
Supervisors Club Of Continental Gin Plans Decatur Area Tour
Forty five members of the Supervisors Club of the Continental Gin of Birmingham will tour the Decatur area on Saturday. They arrive by automobile and meet at White Way Pure Milk Company then board a bus for visits to Alabama Flour Mills and Wolverine Tube Division.
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Supervisors Club
Continental Gin of
Birmingham
Decatur
White Way Pure Milk Company
Alabama Flour Mills
Wolverine Tube. Division
Diplomats Convene in London Amid World Crisis Talks
The American diplomat meets with British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden to discuss global tensions and will hold talks with French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman in London on Friday.
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Anthony Eden
Robert Schuman
London
Decatur Chamber Arranges River Trip for Goodyear Mills Visit
Goodyear Decatur Mills plans lunch at Hotel Cornelian then a Tennessee River boat trip. Arrangements are handled by the Decatur Chamber of Commerce with M B Greene Traffic Manager Continental Gin Company as the contact.
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Goodyear Decatur Mills
Cornelian
Tennessee River
Decatur Chamber of Commerce of Commerce
M. B. Greene
Continental Gin Company
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