Defense Begins Case in Blue Murder Trial
In Bessem er Alabama on September 21 1943 testimony for Dr J ward Blue 56 faced murder charges for killing his wife in May 1943. The defense introduced a 1942 1943 North Carolina hospital record showing Mrs Blue as a narcotics addict. Investigator Bob Ragsdale described blood in the Blue home and shell fragments at the scene. Alf Ball Mrs Blues father testified at a prior hearing concerning his daughter shortly before her death.
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Bessemer
Ala
J. Ward Blue
Bessem
North Carolina
Bob Ragsdale
Blue
Alf Ball
Burgin Hawkins
Ball
Doctor Gardner Goodwyn Faces Third Trial After Two Mistrials
The physician, Gardner Goodwyn, has previously faced two trials with a first mistrial and a second yielding a second degree murder verdict and a 50 year sentence for the physician. The state supreme court later set aside that verdict and ordered a new trial. In prior proceedings the physician’s wife died from a shotgun wound during a struggle over the weapon.
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Gardner Goodwyn
State Supreme Court
Dr. Blue
Everest Peak Rises to 29002 Feet Above Sea Level
Historical peak data notes Mt Everest as the world highest mountain at 29002 feet above sea level. The landmark height is cited as the apex of Himalayan geography.
Milk cow herd changes to meet war food needs
Uncle Bob notes dairy farmers may adjust herd size as new heifers enter production this year to maintain or raise milk output with limited feed and labor. Idaho data show high producing cows yield fat at lower cost per pound, while low producers waste feed. Emphasizes the 8-Point Dairy Program to keep milk volumes while using feed efficiently and stresses proper bedding and clean milk handling with free USDA bulletins.
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Food Administration
University of Idaho
Idaho
University of California
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
USDA
Minnesota Extension Service
Extension
University of Minnesota
St. Paul
Minn
Uncle Bob
Kraft Cheese Company
Peshtigo Court
Chicago
Ill
GOP accused of using wartime ballots for propaganda
Miami Herald reports Republicans charged with sending campaign literature enclosed with ballots to G I voters in Michigan and Minnesota and using service numbers as a mailing list for GOP material. An anonymous Navy officer cited a Michigan sailor at the Miami naval training center who received Dewey Bricker literature urging re election of Gov Harry F Kelly. The officer said sailors were angered by the pamphleteering and noted material bore service numbers that could only come from ballot applications.
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Miami
Fila
Miami Herald
Michigan G.I
the Herald
Navy
Michigan
Miami Naval Training Center
Dewey-Bricker
Harry F. Kelly
Herald
Minnesota
New Hampshire
Dewey- Bricker
GOP
Congress
The
Negro Held For Slaying In Tampa Murder Case
Simon Peter Taylor, 25, identified by the FBI as wanted in Florida for the deputy sheriff slaying at Tampa, faced arraignment in Birmingham on crossing a state line to avoid prosecution. Bond recommended at 10000. Taylor was arrested yesterday near Birmingham while working with a railroad section gang and allegedly fatally wounded Deputy Sheriff Robert Max Saurez by stabbing him about 40 times and shooting him with his own pistol.
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Birmingham
Ala
Simon Peter Taylor
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Florida
Tampa
Abbaticchio
FBI
U. S
Jim C. Smith
Louise C. Charlton
Coal rationing near in effect for home heating nationwide
Eastern U S homeowners face coal cuts as government requires dealers east of the Mississippi to parcel out supplies. Anthracite drops 13 percent from normal. Southern Appalachian bituminous down 10 percent. Officials urge weatherization and conservation as shortages total about 6 to 16 million tons across coal types.
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Washington
United States
Mississippi
Southern Appalachian
Appalachians
Ickes
Solid Fuels Administration
Maine
D. C
Erie
Great Lakes
Plane Crashes Off Long Island Sound In Training Flight
Army officials report a trainee pilot missing after a trainer plane crashed into Long Island Sound during a training flight from Maxwell Field Alabama to New York. Lt. Col. Malcolm G. Spooner, 52, of Montgomery Alabama, is injured.
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New York
Army
Malcolm G. Spooner
Jefferson Davis
Montgomery
Ala
Long Island Sound
Axwell Field
Bolling
Grand jury returns indictment in stabbing case
An indictment charging Taylor with the crime was returned by a grand jury. Abbaticchio said Suarez was trying to serve a civil writ on the Negro when the stabbing happened. He also reported a girl grocery store checker identified Taylor as the Negro who robbed her cash register of $200 last Saturday night.
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Taylor
Saurez
Abbaticchio
Pearl Harbor Probe Faces Political Battle in Congress
Chairman Sabath decries demand for a special Pearl Harbor inquiry as pure politics. May of the military committee ignores a joint naval-military probe request, noting Congress has already directed War and Navy Departments to investigate.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Sabath
D.dl
Rules Committee
May
D.ky
House Military Committee
Congress
Rep
Harness
R.-Ind
Mr. Roosevelt
Kentucky
Naval Affairs
Hebert
D.-La
Hess
R.-Ohio
Cole
G Vinson
D.-Ga
Naval Committee
War and Navy Departments
Pastor Advocates International Justice For World Peace
Dr. Theodore Adams of First Baptist Richmond urged the Southern Baptist Women’s Missionary Union to base world peace on international justice and law. He called for courts to interpret international law a world police to enforce justice and an assembly representing the nations.
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Oklahoma City
Theodore Adams
First Baptist Church
Richmond
Southern Baptist Women’s Missionary Union
Radio contact with LaGuardia Field before crash noted
Field Washington D C received word from the Army that it had been in radio contact with LaGuardia Field prior to the crash, confirming prior communication between the sites.
Home Burns Down Destroying Family Goods
A family on Prifftn Road lost their home and all possessions except what they wore when a fire discovered near midnight swept through the frame house. Nine family members escaped. origin unknown. Helpers urged to contact Tom Ratliff or call 65 or 1111 to assist.
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Flannigan
Prifftn
Tom Ratliff
To Meet Changing Conditions and Provide for Adjustment
The text indicates a clause about adapting to evolving circumstances and setting a mechanism to adjust differences as conditions change. It outlines a framework for flexibility and ongoing modification.
Truman Hits Dewey in Debate Over Indispensable Man
President Truman challenged Dewey’s claim that Roosevelt is indispensable and warned that a candidate should stay within veracity. He criticized the Republican case as lacking a constructive policy and argued Dewey envisions an impossible White House with a Republican Congress and Senate.
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Harry S. Truman
White House
Truman
Democratic Nationa Committee
Thomas &Eey
Portland
Roosevelt
Dewey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Senate
House of Representatives Il Reepublican
Tilman
Sidney Hillman
Hillman
Alabama Tax Codes and Exemptions Outline
The excerpt details ad valorem property taxation rules including filing requirements, penalties for late assessment, and homestead exemptions. It covers sales and use taxes, penalties for late reporting, required recordkeeping, pass-through of tax to consumers, chain store licenses, auto licenses, and general licensing for businesses in Alabama.
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Alabama
Sales Tax License Levy on Retail Sales
A 2 percent sales or use license tax is imposed on the gross amount of retail sales of tangible personal property by merchants. The provision is part of the chief art of schools and local home age assistance programs.
Tax Filing Rules for Individuals and Estates
Tax notice requires individuals with two or more pets and income thresholds of 1500 for single or 3000 for joint to file a return. Partnerships and estates or trusts must report earnings and be responsible for filing.
Tax note urges citizens to learn duties before operating
A brief notice warns that operating a business is unsafe until tax responsibilities are understood. It lists corp permit and franchise taxes, insurance excise, motor fuel taxes, mileage taxes, utilities levies, tobacco, gaming, carbonic acid for bottlers, and more. It invites citizens to call for details.
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Financial Institution
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Aachen
Peter J. Pere
Associated Press
University of Missouri Extension
Columbia
Missouri
Yuck, Bob
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Charles Laughton
Robert Young
Margaret O'Brien
Princess Theatre
Betty Grable
Rosie O'Grady
Roxy Theatre
Adolphe Menjou
20Th Century-Fox
la Grable
Nuff
Loyd’s Drug Store
Paul Fowler
Craig
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State Department of Revenue
H. C. Dowling
Montgomery , Alabama
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