Police Relief Fund Formed in Dothan Officers Named
The Dothan Police Relief Fund was unanimously adopted by 30 charter members. Capt. J E Draughon was elected president, Lieut. B E Patterson vice president, and Capt. Kelley secretary treasurer. Detectives Buster Cutts Virgil Williams and Fred Draughon named trustees. Dues set at 1.50 monthly, fund to aid officers or their families in sickness or emergencies.
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Dothan Police Relief Fund
Police Department
Eddie D. Keldey
J. E. Draughon
B. E. Patterson
Kelley
Buster Cutts
Virgil Williams
Fred Draughon
Dothan Fire Department
Fire
Truck Car Crash Causes 25 Damage on N Oates St
Approximately 25 damage resulted from a collision between a car and a truck in the 200 block of N Oates St about 3 00 p m yesterday city police said. The car driver was E A Kirkland of Columbus Ga and the truck driver was John B Guy of Campbellton Fla The report notes the car tried to turn into a driveway and the truck rear ended it Neither driver was injured and no charges were filed.
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N. Oates St
E. A. Kirkland
Columbus
John B. Guy
Campbellton
Fla
Monroeville Man Injured In Crash
H R Hastetter of Monroeville Alabama was treated for cuts and bruises at a Dothan hospital and released after an automobile crash. Police report say his car struck a telephone pole on N Oates Street between W Adams and W Troy streets after midnight. Officers noted the driver apparently fell asleep at the wheel.
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H. R. Hastetter
Monroeville
Ala
Dothan
Hastetter
N. Oates St
W. Adams
W. Troy Streets
Watel
Eisenhower Visits Alabama Calls for Readiness and Air Power
General Dwight D. Eisenhower told reporters in Montgomery that the nation can fight a global war now but must stay alert. He praised air power as dominant in future wars, said atomic weapons do not lessen aviation's role, and noted air power would be key for retaliation if attacked. He recalled World War II plans born from faith in air power and warned of only a hopeful path to peace amid potential new wars.
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Atlanta
Fisenhower
Golly
Europe
Eisenhower
More Coal Miners Returning To Pits
Washington reports a second day of the UMW safety strike with miners resuming work after John L. Lewis signaled immediate resumption of production in mines certified by federal inspectors. Coal output is rising. West Virginia and Pennsylvania show varied production as Alabama lags.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Lewis
UMW
23 Cases Continued In County Court
Twenty three of 3b cases on the calendar for trial in Houston County Court yesterday were continued, court records today show. Two cases were not proceeded and one was dismissed. D. C. Hill was found guilty of assault and battery and fined $10. Ralph Holland pleaded guilty to vagrancy and sentenced to three months and costs. Lee Coumley was fined $100 and costs for malicious injury to property and trespass. The defendant filed notice of appeal to Houston Circuit Court. In decisions handed down Monday, D. T. Hustaty was found not guilty of a trespass charge and Ira D. Marlose pled guilty to driving while intoxicated, fined $100 and lost driving privileges for six months.
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Houston County
D. C
Hill
Ralph Holland
Coats
Lee Coumley
Houston
D. T. Hustaty
Ira D. Marlose
City Commission Hears Requests For Funds And Paving Plan
Howell Hampton asks for 100 toward 300 cost to send Dothan High band to statewide contest in Tuscaloosa through Recreation Department. Beaty Whiddon seeks 125 for stock show chamber expenses. legality clarified as permissible. Powell Street paving ordinance passes with protest hearing set for April 29. minor street repairs and routine business conclude the meeting.
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Howell Hampton
Dothan
Commission
Tuscaloosa Heiday
John Ayres
Hampton
Crawford Moseley
Opinson
Moseley
Chamber of Commerce
Beaty Whiddon
Whiddon
Ayres
Boys Lewis
Lewis
Powell Street
Barry
Supreme Court Reverses on Press Access to News
Justice L. Al Smith urges accurate information and press access to news to aid public interest while not hindering judicial processes. Conviction for direct contempt found invalid due to lack of substantial proof and improper court order.
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Supreme Court
L. al Smith
Pine County youths linked to fatal crash and thefts confession
In a sparsely detailed confession the five youths admit car trouble pretense before an attack that left severe head wounds on a male victim near Ellis. They fled the scene after driving five mules away to Brunson then back to their homes. Bunton says the group later returned to Datlan. All were arrested except Cherry, brought to the station by his father. Three boys named Longgrear among those charged.
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Ant Wren
Burton
Eer Vaileye
Bansua
Todd Buston
Ellis
Uothan
Bunton
Datlan
Cherry
Longgrear
Livestock Arrivals at Eight Plants Amid Mixed Hog Prices
Livestock arrivals at eight major plants in Albany Columbus Moultrie Thomasville Tifton Dothan Tallahassee and Jacksonville totaled 200 cattle 50 calves and 1 500 hogs. Hog prices held steady with most medium to choice butchers over 180 pounds at 22.50 to 22.75 per cwt and some long hauled hogs at 25.00. Medium and weak sows sold 17.50 to 20.50.
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Thomasville
USDA
Albany
Columbus
Moultrie
Tifton
Dothan
Alu
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
Fla
Bell System Faces Potentially Prolonged Shutdown
A spokesman said the disruption could last indefinitely if no action occurs such as equipment failure. NBC and Mutual offered no comment. New England and other Bell outside areas kept normal service. Delaware keeps service through May 10, Indiana and Virginia workers stay on job amid new strike-delay laws. New Jersey state seized the system but NFTW members still struck.
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American Broadcasting Company
National Broadcasting Company
Mutual Broadcasting System
New England
Bell System
Delaware
Bell
Indiana
Virginia
New Jersey
NFTW
Senate debates U.S. Greece Greece aid plan amid cold war fears
The debate centers on a proposed 400 million dollar aid package to Greece and Turkey to counter communism. Senator Vandenberg rejects imperialism claims while Senator George D. says Moscow seeks to derail aid and U.N. authority. President Truman’s stance on the Hartley plan is awaited as Lilienthal confirmation moves toward a vote.
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Greece
Vandenberg
Senate
United States
British Empire
Soviet Union
Heftore VanGenberg
George D-Gid
Moscow
Turkey
George
Andrei Gromyko
U.N
F Pepper
Tald 4
Gromyko
Cates
Retlef
Senate Reueaes
Hartley
Senate Labor Committee
Pepper
Reed
Beaust
House
Truman
Hiartley
Halleck
Republican Congress
Hartles
Five youths admit car thefts and related crimes in Alabama
Stinson and Sharron told Burton they also stole a car during a Sunday meal on March 430. They drove from Dothan to Abbeville and Henry County points then returned and parked the car where the wine had been taken. A key found in one youth’s possession could unlock most Chevrolet models and was used in two thefts. The investigation continues and other details are being pursued. All five youths reportedly confessed to stealing the Bitch and Brunson vehicles and to the beating and attempted robbery of a Negro near Orion, in the presence of their parents.
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Stinson
Sharron
Burton
Dothan
Abbeville
Henry County
Orion
Henry Ford dies at 83 in Dearborn estate retirement
Ford died after a period of ill health at his Dearborn home. Funeral services were announced for Thursday at St Paul’s Cathedral Detroit with in state at Recreation Hall Greenfield Village. He led mass production and the assembly line, shaping American industry and wartime production. Survived by wife Clara Bryant Ford and four grandchildren Henry II Benson Billy and Josephine.
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Detroit
Recreation Hall
Greenfield Village
Ford
Harve Firestone
Harvey Firestone
Thomas Alva Edison
Motor Company
Clara Bryant Ford
Henry II
Benson
Billy
Josephine
Edsel Ford
Ford Motor Company
Edsel
Henry
Flower Brothers Machine Shop
Edison Iluminating Company
Detroit Automobile Company
Cindillic Automobile Company
Alexander Winton
Grosse Pointe, Mich
Collyer Body Found in Dilapidated New York Mansion
The body of Langley Collyer was discovered inside the dilapidated Collyer mansion in New York, ending a long-awaited search. Police investigators and coroner officials arrived at the scene to begin the formal identification and determine the cause of death.
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New York
Langley Collyer
Collyer
South Lena Residents Petition Postmaster For Mail Delivery
Residents along Lena street south of the Henry Green apartments petitioned Postmaster Heard Saxon for postal delivery. They note no delivery or post office boxes for 700 to 900 blocks and urge service extensions, contingent on authority from the Post Office Department.
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South Lena
Lena Street
Henry Green Apartments
Saxon
Ben Ward
Lena
South Lena Street
Dothan
Post Office Department
Word
Frank Owens
J. O. Smith
Ralph Toole
James Odom
P.M. Rogers
J. W. Venable
M.A. Burke
Frank Vann
Emmie Mae Powell
Ida Horne
Mary Calloway
Clyde Peterson
John M. Hilson
Vann
Horne
Calloway
Residents bid to buy chapel as church services continue
About 100 Napierfield residents met last Thursday and unanimously agreed to raise funds to buy the chapel outright. They have $962.19 in bank and pledges to exceed $1,200, with a field wide meeting tonight to finalize plans and form an organization to work with the WAA. A rival bid from Mobile exists, but organizers expect approval after notifying Rep. George Andrews. services continue each Sunday, and a Sunday school operates there.
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Napier
Dothan
WAA
Clendinen
Httle
Mobile
George Andrews
Jim Brennan
Andrews
Washington
Brennan
O Brennan
Lide
VA Warns Against Magazine Peddlers
The Veterans Administration official Harley A. Smith warns that some magazine canvassers claim VA endorsement and solicit money with excuses like buying artificial limbs or paying for tuition. He states the VA does not endorse magazine sales and that aid is provided free to eligible veterans.
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Veterans Administration
Harley A. Smith
Alabama
Smith
Addiig
Caid
Ford I nvested in Georgia Education and Community
He instituted drainage to control malaria and opened a community clinic serving plantation workers and locals. He led the district school system, built a modern school, and started a school lunch program ahead of federal aid. He funded Berry College buildings near Mount Berry and supported Martha Berry’s dream.
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Ford
South Georgia
South
Mount Berry
Rome
Berry College
Fords
Martha Berry
Miss Berry
Hills
Detroit
Farm lab explores plastics from farm byproducts
The report notes Bryan County efforts to industrialize farm products using plastics from sawdust and potatoes. Local citizen voices at Richmond Hill emphasize neighborly cooperation and plain citizenship while a laboratory is set up to study industrial uses for farm byproducts.
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Bryan County
Ford
Richmond Hill
Bey
Kellogg All-Bran Promises Relief For Constipation
A letter touts Kellogg’s All-Bran as a safe dietary aid for chronic constipation. It claims bulk from cereal plus water improves regularity and offers a double money back guarantee if not satisfied after ten days. The ad urges readers to buy All-Bran and asks grocers to stock it.
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Kellogg's
Kellog Company
Battle Creek
Michiga
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U. 5
Suter
Dothan Glass Company
David E. Lil
Baeroy
Toni Boy Roe
Lalienthal
Lilienthal
Mrs. Ford
Richmond Hill, Ga
Company Associates
B. J. Craig
Boon
Craig
Highast
Ford Motor Company of Canada
Henry Ford Hii
Wall Street
NRA
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Dearborn
William Ford
Mary Luoget Ford
Brandon
Ireland
Allen
Sexton
Eufaula
Ozark
Enterprise
Yeargan - Powell Venetian Blind Co
P. O
Dethan
Mt. Meigs
Montgomery
St.Andrews
Malone
H.P
Ialone
Park Pat
Virgen City
Kanes
Muffix
Kellogg
Chevrolet
Studebaker
Plymouth
ReSoto Dodge
Eee
Great Southern Stores
Firestone
N. Foster St
Standard Radio
Martin Hotel
Rainer
DR. Sinquefield
Optometrist
St. Andrews
Crawford St
Malone Motor Co
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