Four Dale County men injured in head on crash near Ozark
Four Dale County men were hospitalized after a head on collision on U S Highway 231 about three miles south of Ozark. Howard Baker 34 of Ozark suffered severe head injuries and brain surgery was planned. The other injured were Wallace Long 21 Looney Sheehan 24 and Hildreth Childree 24 all of Ozark with lacerations facial fractures or jaw injuries. The two vehicles were heavily damaged and no witnesses or speed estimate were available.
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Dale County
Ozark
Howard Baker
Baker
Wallace Long
Looney Sheehan
Hildreth Childree
Childree
Sheehan
Long
Dothan
J. D. Wilkinson
J. O. Dunaway
King’s Place
Men’s Camellia Club To Hear Lecture Monday Night
Lyle Brown of Auburn will discuss Soft Chemistry and Conditioning of Soil while camellia films are shown at the Dothan Men’s Camellia Club meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Wagon Wheel. Dr. Turner Judge Saxon Poyner and J. H. Burson lead the program. Last meeting until fall.
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Lyle Brown
Auburn
Dothan Men’s Camellia Club
Wagon Wheel
E. W. Walker
W. M. Turner
Saxon Poyner
J. H. Burson
Walker
Floods Grip Wiregrass Area Amid Fifth Straight Day
Southeast Alabama Northwest Florida and Southwest Georgia battle ongoing floods. Dothan rail and bus service stalled. many bridges roads and rail beds impassable isolating communities. Houston County roads remain blocked with 30 day repair outlook. South Georgia endures crop and property losses exceeding a million dollars. Malone area sees $25000 peanut plant damage and widespread flooding. Turn to No. 16 on Page 2.
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Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Dothan
Houston
Albert Logue
South Georgia
Geneva Man Charged With Manslaughter After Fatal Accident
James Houston Royales of Geneva faces first degree manslaughter charges after the death of Mrs. Georgia Russell 37 of Coffee Springs in a Thursday traffic crash. Four other women were injured including Ruth Bernice Owens 29 of Samson. Royales allegedly forced Gillie’s car off the road, then fled the scene before being arrested.
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Geneva
James Houston Royales
Royales
Fred Draughon
Georgia E. Russell
Coffee Springs
Dothan
Russell
Ruth Bernice Owens
Samson
Nellie Mac Gillie
Ramona F. McCulloush
Mary Kate McCullough
Gillie
Geneva County
Dothan Dollar Days Set With 80 Merchants
More than eighty merchants have agreed to take part in Dothan Dollar Days offering special bargain prices. Final plans are completed and letters mailed to merchants. First day dates will be announced soon by the Retail Merchants Association of the Dothan Chamber of Commerce.
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Dothan
Retail Merchants Association of the
Dothan Chamber of Commerce
Library Improvement Program Advances in Dothan
The Dothan library improvement program moved forward with a board reorganization and a new board of trustees led by Mrs. C. S. Lewis. Other officers were Mrs. J. Flowers, Sr., vice chairwoman, Mrs. C. Bennett secretary, Morris Matene treasurer, and Mrs. Max Morrie Wes. A conference with professional librarian Lois Green is planned for April 5 to discuss facility improvements.
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Dothan
Houston County
C. S Lewis
Lewis
J. J. Flowers, Sr
C. Bennett
Morris Matene
Max Morrie
Wes
Jewel Thracher
Mester
Lois Green
Public Assistance Totals For March In Houston County
Public assistance totaling 35009 was issued by the Houston County Department ofPublic Welfare in March. 1088 aged, 35 blind, 192 families with 421 children, seven children in boarding homes, 102 blind and two temporary cases benefited.
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Houston County Department of Public Welfare
C. L. Collins
Woman Rents Home to 22 Families in Deposit Scam
An Omaha woman, 47, Evelyn Cairo, admitted renting her home to at least 22 families over two months and collecting about 765 in deposits. Deputies say she screened applicants, arranged interviews, and told renters they could move in April 1 to help boys aged 18 and 2. Charges of obtaining money under false pretenses are planned.
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Omaha
Evelyn Cairo
Joseph P. Inserra
Inserra
Caito
Insesta
Federal Judge Orders Lewis To Settle Soft Coal Strike
Eight armed Russian guards quit the Soviet military railroad HQ in the American sector of Berlin as Britain and the United States push the Soviets to remove guards. American MPs blocked Russians from entering the offices and set up road checks for four hours. The British deputy governor declared the Russians would not be bullied.
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Lewis
Berlin
Britain
United States
Potsdam
Nev C. D. Brownjohn
Democrats To Pick Man From West As Nominee
AP reporting from Wetumpka Alabama notes Gov. James E. Folsom says the West may supply the next Democratic presidential candidate. He urges a liberal progressive platform acceptable to the South and attacks federal interference and a national police state as he campaigns for delegate to the Democratic National Convention.
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Wetumpka
James E. Folsom
Capitol
Clanton
Prattville
America
JY Am
Washington
Folsom
Congress
Stalin
Spain
South America
China
Greece
Court Action After Truman Moves To End Coal Strike
A federal judge ordered John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers to end the three week soft coal strike. Judge Matthew McGuire issued a temporary restraining order under the Taft Hartley act at the president's urging. The order sets April 13 as the expiration and requires immediate return to work and cooperation to resolve pension fund disputes.
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Max Hall
Norman Walker Washington
John L. Lewis
Matthew F. McGuire
Justice Department
Truman
Tom Clark
Lewis
Ramoaa
McGuire
United Mine Workers
UMW
Ezra van Horn
United States
Congress
AFI
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Korean Nerve War at 38th Parallel Trenches Between Sides
AP reporter Roy Roberts and New York Times correspondent Richard J H Johnston visit the midline on Korea s west coast near Sinchon. Russian troops fire intermittently north of the line while villagers south fear crossing the border. An American cigarette is discarded by a curious North Korean.
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Roy Roberts
38Th Parallel
Korea
Richard J. H. Johnston
New York Times
Ongjin Peninsula
Sinchon
New Strip Presents Rube Burrow as Counterfeit Crime Hero
The Eagle previews a new strip They Died With Their Boots On by Clint Bonner, retelling the Alabama outlaw Rube Burrow. The feature portrays Burrow as powerful and fearless, noting his gang’s robberies across several Southern states in the 1880s.
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Eagle Tomorrow
Clint Bonner
Jesse James
Pilly the Kid
Dalton Brothers
Rube Burrow
Alabama
Ship Running Guns To Italy For Reds Seized By Police
Police in Italy seized a 400 ton Italian vessel named Line at Molfetta with 300 cases of submachine guns rifles and over 10 000 hand grenades amid claims the cargo was destined for Communists. Rioters clashed with police injuring a bystander as authorities mounted a seizure and crew were jailed.
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Norman Montellier
Rome
Italy
Yugoslavia
Molfetta
Matteo Altomare
Adriatic
Basi
Trieste
Bari
Beirut
Lebanon
Diennale d
Stalin
United States
James C. Dunn
Taranto
U. S
Dunn
Cantania
Ministry of Interior
Truman Signs ERP Bill Into Law After Passage
President Truman signed the six billion dollar European recovery plan bill into law within a day of final Congress passage. The Marshall Plan will start Monday with shipments likely of food fuel and industrial materials to Italy France Austria Greece and the Netherlands. Russia is expected to counter and Italy faces the most critical situation in the Western powers' conflict.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
America
United States
Russia
Europe
Middle East
China
State Department
Italy
France
Austria
Greece
Netherlands
Rrussia
Laly
De Valera Says Reds Make War Inevitable
Eamon de Valera former prime minister of Fire told a New York luncheon that Soviet actions are bringing war and making it inevitable. He questioned why Russia acts this way and warned that small nations’ rights are being trampled in what he called a Crusade for democracy.
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New York
Eamon de Valera
Fire
Russia
Commnittee
de Valera
Opon
Balcony dance tragedy at Berkeley leaves two injured
University of California Berkeley students Phoebe Nichole Nichols and J. Fe Richards were involved in a balcony incident during a campus dance. The balcony collapsed, sending them about 39 feet to the floor. Richards suffered a fractured skull while Nichols sustained a broken collarbone.
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Berkeley
Cal
J. FE. Richards
University of California
Phoebe Nichole
Roy Jase Naghs
Darcecs
Richards
Mies Nichols
Senate committee moves fast on UMT and draft
Senate Armed Services Committee pledges a decision within days on universal military training and a possible limited draft. Chairman Gurney says legislation could reach the full Senate by next Friday as hearings wrap after three weeks. He backs UMT strongly and favors reviving a limited draft, citing Russia's swift moves.
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Washington
Russia
Senate Armed Services Committee
Gurney
R-Sd
Senate
South Dakota
Defense Forrestal
Atlanta Mayor Seeks Reactivation of Civilian Defense Unit
Mayor William B. Hartsfield urged George M. Phillips, director of Atlanta's wartime civilian defense, to start plans for reactivating the unit. He asked Phillips to assume command if needed, stressing the need to be prepared for a crisis.
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Atlanta
William B. Hartsfield
George M. Phillips
Hartsfield
Phillips
Auto thefts in Dothan cleared by youth arrest
Police report four recent auto thefts in Dothan mostly solved after Lloyd Junior Mason, 23, of Columbus, was arrested in Montgomery on Friday. Mason admitted stealing three Ford Coupes from 1935 to 1937 models and one more involved car found two miles from town on the Columbia highway.
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Dothan
Lloyd Junior Mason
Columbis
Eddie D. Kelley
Mason
Montgomery
Highway Patrol
Kelley
Houston
Corneal
Patuch
Stein
Ol H Meister
Graces
Ile
Ford
Colin Cain
N. Oates Street
Columbia Highway
Offioad
Columbia
Bethan
Tanl
Debmall
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