American Soldier Held by Russians Released in Berlin
Pvt. Fred J. Jacobson of Birmingham Alabama was released after four days of questioning by Russian authorities in Berlin. Col Thomas F Lancer said the soldier was treated well and forced to answer questions about life in the United States with threats to harm his American family if he did not provide information.
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Berlin
America
Fred J. Jacobin
Birmingham
Ala
Thomas F. Lancer
Jacobson
Jacobs
Germany
Lancer
United States
St Patrick's Day Parade Draws Million Spectators in New York
More than a million spectators are expected along Fifth Avenue for the St Patrick's Day parade led by Rainbow Division veterans and the 69th Infantry. Gov. Dewey Mayor O'Dwyer and other dignitaries will review from the stand as crowds enjoy Celtic music amid cloudy skies.
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New York
Ireland
Fifth Avenue
St. Patrick's Day
Thomas E. Dewey
William O'Dwyer
Weather Bureau
Rainbow Division
National Guard
69Th Infantry
Emerald Isle
96Th Street
The
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
Midway Home Demonstration Club Meets in March
The Midway Home Demonstration club gathered at Mrs. Compton's home for the March meeting. Seven mail boxes finished, three new members joined, and Mrs. Louise Suggs spoke on child care. Miss Bain led leadership insights on Respect For Authority. The group adjourned to meet with Mrs. Ernest Rose in April.
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Louise
Ernest Shelton
Ben Compton
Anna Waugh
Louise Suggs
Miss Bain
Missin
Ernest Rose
Negro seeks clemency in Kilby death row case
Perry Lee Haygood, 26, a Birmingham man convicted of fatally shooting 59 year old W. J. Trotter in his store in February 1948, asked Governor James E. Folsom for clemency to avoid the electric chair scheduled after midnight at Kilby prison.
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Ontgomery
James E. Folsom
Perry Lee Haygood
Kilby
W. J. Trotter
Trotter
Death of Charlie Rose in Birmingham Traffic Injury
Charlie Rose aged 50 of Bessemer died from injuries after a collision near Tuscaloosa. He was struck by a car yesterday about twenty miles southwest of Birmingham and taken to a local hospital.
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Birmingham
Charlie Rose
Bessemer
Rose
Tuscaloosane
Tenemer
Birminghagy Hospital
Cotton consumption and holdings by state and region
The Census Bureau reports February cotton use at 640 182 bales lint and 119 007 linters with January and last year comparisons. Seven month totals reach 4 844 239 lint bales and 801 790 linters, while on hand stock in consuming establishments and storage sites is listed along with spindle activity and regional breakdowns for cotton growing and New England states.
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Washington
Census Bureau
New England
New Homes Not Going So Fast in 46 Cities
An Associated Press survey finds over 15,000 new houses valued mainly above 9 500 dollars remain unsold across 46 cities. Builders cite winter slack, higher down payments, income tax and credit tightening, with rent controls blamed for weak demand while 11 cities say the shortage issue is resolved.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Midwest
United States
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Non-Coms Blame Beer for Joyride Crime Conviction
Two Air Force non coms Virgil Counts and Clarence Harrell were convicted in Montgomery on transporting a stolen car after a Orlando party. They received probation with a warning that stiff penalties await if the Air Force does not take them back. The men admitted drinking before borrowing a car for a joyride and were released to return to their base with a caution to abstain from alcohol.
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Montgomery
Ala
Orlando
Fla
Air Force
Corp
Virgil Lamar Counts
Enterprise
Clarence Everett ‘Harrell
Chickasha
Okla
Orlando Air Force Base
Fila
C. B. Kennamer
Counts
Orlando Drive-In
Young Father in Paw Paw Awaits Breaks Amid Hardship
In Paw Paw Michigan a 13 year old father and his family live in a two room tarpaper shack behind the city dump. He hopes for work despite Michigan law blocking under 14 labor permits. Community discussants rally to his side while unpaid bills mount.
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Carl Blake Jr
Winifred
Charles II
Kalamazoo
Mich
Papa Blake
Michigan
Paw Paw
Midh
Carl Harvey Blake Jr
Carl
Leo Singleton
Lawton
Refugee Tots Arrive In New York Harbor
Sixty six war orphaned children from Germany arrived in New York under the International Refugee Organization. They wore outgrown clothes and carried small blue boxes, cried and asked if this was really America, and sang a Latvian folk song as they began their new foster care process at the U. S. Committee For The Care Of European Children center awaiting agency assignments.
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New York
Germany
Erna Kulmanis
America
Immonts Franks
Anatolija Trivonovs
International Refugee Organization
New York International Airport
Alexander Kléins
U. S
Infant Richard F Wallace Jr. rites set at Oak Ridge
Funeral services are held at Oak Ridge church at 2 PM for Richard Franklin Wallace Jr. infant son of Mr and Mrs Richard F Wallace of Columbia South Carolina who died at home March 14 He leaves one sister Charlotte Jean The Rev Clarence Davis conducts the service and burial follows at Hartselle cemetery Peck in charge
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Oak Ridge Church
Richard Franklin Wallace Jr
Richard F. Wallace
Columbia
S. C
Charlotte Jean
Clarence Davis
Hartselle
Peck
Dragonfly Speeds Through Air at Unknown Miles per Hour
A fragment notes a dragonfly moving through the air at a reported speed of miles per hour with no exact figure provided. The item emphasizes the creature's rapid flight capability even as missing data leaves the precise velocity unresolved.
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Ike Talbert
Meridian
Mississippi
Banner Day Planned at Mt Hope Baptist Church
Mt Hope Baptist Church announces Banner Day on Sunday March 20 aiming for record attendance. A youth revival begins that week through Friday March 25 with Rev Howard and Cecil Golden of Howard College preaching. Mavis Golden will be the pianist at First Baptist Sawm Ala and sing. Morning watch 7 to 7 40 a m daily. Conferences for all ages at 6 45 p m each night. public invited.
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Mt. Hope Baptist Church
Howard
Cecil Golden
Howard College
Mavis Golden
First Baptist Church
Sawm
Ala
Jesus
Howard Golden
Life
Richard
Howard Galen
Edward Davies Sr. Dies at Home in Newport Kentucky
News arrives of the death of Edward Davies Sr. after an extended illness at his Newport home. Funeral services will be in Newport on Saturday with interment there. He was the husband of the late Bonnie Jervis Davies of Decatur who preceded him.
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Edward Davies Sr
Newport
Herm
Davies
Bonnie Jervis Davies
Decatur
Three Seasboard freight cars derail north of Chester
Three cars of a Northbound Sea board railroad freight train jumped tracks early today one mile south of Chester. Train No. 88 a diesel drawn fast freight. Other trains on the Hanglet N C to Atlanta division were delayed. Cause of derailment not determined.
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Chester
Seaboard Railroad
Hanglet
N. C
Atlanta
Obituary Note: Edward Davies Sr. 1918 Veteran
Grave in 1918. He is survived by one son Edward Davies Jr. of Decatur who was called to the bedside of his father several days ago.
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Edward Davies Jr
Decatur
Woman Killed When Her Car Is Struck By Train
WINDER Ga March 17 Mrs Joe Weimer 25 of Athens was killed when the car she drove was struck by a Seaboard Airline freight train near here yesterday afternoon Her husband a tree surgeon with Georgia Power was working nearby Mrs Weimer had brought tools to him and was returning to Athens Her car was dragged along the track and her body was thrown into a field
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Winder.ga
Joe. Weimer
Athens
Seaboard
Georgia Power Company
Weimer
Meeting shifted for Alabama Episcopal convention in Birmingham
March 17. Pr Rt. Rev. C C J Carpenter said the special Episcopal convention planned for Montgomery on April 20 will be held in Birmingham on the same date. The gathering will appoint a suffragan bishop for the Alabama diocese, an action authorized by the regular convention.
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Birmingham
C.C. J. Carpenter
Alabama
Montgomery
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