Ex-Convict Faces Trial in 14-Year-Old Slaying
In Wetumpka Alabama a 20-year-old African American ex-convict J. C. Winters is on trial for first degree murder in the brutal death and sexual assault of Clyde Peak, a 14-year-old white boy. Winters allegedly beat Peak with an air rifle, choked him, and disposed of the body in the Coosa river. He reportedly confessed and was jailed after arrest, then released from Kilby prison less than two months earlier.
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Wetumpka
J. C. Winters
Dex
Lester Holley
Clyde Peak
Coosa
Winters
Peak
Holley
Kilby
Newton Assigned to Naval Base Los Angeles
Delton W. Newton seaman apprentice in the U S Navy is stationed at the Los Angeles Long Beach naval base attached to the staff of the Commander battleships and cruisers Pacific Fleet. He entered service June 15 and trained at the San Diego Naval Training Center after graduating from Rogersville High School.
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Delton W. Newton
USN
Dorothy Jean Newton
Rogerville 3
Naval Use
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Calif
Cruis Pacific Fleet
Oo Newton
Naval Service
Naval Training Center
San Diego
Newton
Rogersville High School
Syrup of Black-Draught For Kinder Laxative Appeal
A vintage advertisement extols SYRUP OF BLACK-DRAUGHT as a pleasant tasting laxative for children. It claims the syrup ends tears with laughter and promises prompt results and safety due to the makers' reputed purity and quality.
Senator Fights All New Taxes Opposes Highway Bond Issue
Alabama report notes State Senator Ben Glover of Washington County denounces new taxes as socialistic and criticizes Governor Folsom. He opposed a $40 million highway bond in 1947, cites risk to county funds, high interest, and argues for county‑level road reform over large state construction.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ben Glover
Washington County
Glover
Folsom
Rainfall in Valley Close to Normal in February
February rainfall in the Tennessee River basin averaged 88 percent of normal at 3.8 inches, below the 4.34 inches normal. No floods of consequence occurred in the Tennessee Valley, but two moderate floods on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers required managing outflow from the Tennessee system. The Cairo flood stage estimate of 51.2 feet was reduced by 0.7 foot due to reservoir operations.
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Tennessee River
Tennessee Valley
Mississippi
Ohio
Tennessee
Cairo
Priceville seniors present The Funny Brats Friday night play
Priceville High School seniors will stage a three act comedy The Funny Brats in the school auditorium Friday at 7 30. Robert Ryan directs with a large cast including Harriett Gresham Sylvia Gresham and Margie Gilchrist in supporting roles. Almost half the world’s population resides in Southeastern Asia.
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Priceville
If Glass
Priceville School
Funny Brats
Harriett Gresham
Sylvia
Betty Walker
Aurora Borealis Pake
Leasle
Halbrooks
Sylvia Gresham
Robert Ryan
Southeastern Asia
DAILY CROSSWORD ACROSS AND CRYPTOQUOTE PUZZLE LIST
Crossword clues cover Across and Down with entries spanning animals rivers tools and words. A cryptogram quotation by Longfellow is included with a daily puzzle by King Features Syndicate.
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Longfellow
King Features Syndicate
Lac
Governor Warren Admits Ku Klux Klan Membership
Florida Governor Fuller Warren acknowledged he once joined the Ku Klux Klan, saying he left in disgust after attending a few meetings. He announced plans to ask the 1949 legislature to outlaw the hooded group in the state and criticized Klansmen as hooded hoodlums.
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Tallahassee
Fra
Fuller Warren
Ku Klux Klan
State Capitol
W H. Brough
Wildwood
Florida Klan
Brough
Warren
Florida
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