Funeral Service Held For Frank Williams
Funeral services for Frank F. Williams sixty one of Ashford were held Saturday at Ward Wilson chapel with Rev G s M Agee and Rev J W Yeoman officiating. Burial followed in Ashford cemetery with Ware Wilson Funeral Home in charge. He died Thursday at Montgomery hospital after a long illness and had lived in Ashford for the past 60 years. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Surviving are his widow a son Frank F Williams Jr of Ashford two daughters Mrs Edd Lindley Montgomery and Miss Beardie Lou Williams Ashford a granddaughter and two nephews Dick Williams Ferriday La and Henry C Williams Dothan. Active pallbearers were Bill McCorkle Carson Cameron Oakley Shiver Robert Earl Christmas Abdul Scott and Carley Addison.
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Frank F. Williams
Ashford
Ward-Wilson Chapel
M. Agee
J. W. Yeoman
Bucisl
Ware- Wilson
Williams
Montgomery Hospital
Methoding Church
Frank F. Wiliams, Jr
Edd Lindley
Montgomery
Beardie Lou Williams
Dick Williams
Ferriday
Henry C. Williams
Dothan
Bill McCorkle
Carson Cameron
Oakley Shiver
Robert Earl Christmas
Abdul Scott
Carley Addison
Livestock markets draw mixed results across Georgia and Alabama
Livestock arrivals at eight major plants in Georgia and Florida totaled 400 cattle 200 calves and 1000 hogs. Hog prices mostly fell about 50 cents from Friday with medium to choice hogs 189 pounds and up at 21.50 to 21.75. In Montgomery Alabama cattle receipts small sellers offered 17.50 to 21.00 for medium slaughter steers and heifers, cows 9.0 to 15.5, calves 11.0 to 19.0, hogs 15.0 to 22.0 depending on weight. Estimates show 375 hogs sold with varied cuts and weights and overall dairy and beef values drifting lower.
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Masmusbanaasabhasaalals
Thomasville
USDA
Albany
Columbus
Moultrie
Tifton
Dothan
Als
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
Fla
Montgomery
Union
Auto makers pace wage talks amid looming strikes
General Motors proposes delaying a cost of living wage hike until August before reexamining pay for 265,000 production workers. Ford faces a possible strike of supervisors by mid May after the Independent Foreman’s Association approved a 30 day strike notice. Chrysler has no similar notice as talks continue with its 75,000 workers. Industrywide patterns from large manufacturers could extend to smaller firms in the sector.
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General Motors
Ford Motor Co
Independent
Foreman's Association of American Executive Board
Chrysler Corp
Jon
Meeting to be Held by Dothan Girl Scout Council
The quarterly meeting of the Dothan Girl Scout Council will be held in the Girl Scout office Tuesday at 7 30 p m. All members have been requested to attend the business meeting.
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Dothan Girl Scout Council
Girl Scout
AIL
Russia Attacks Vandenberg Plan Over UN Content
A UPI report from Lake Success quotes Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko denouncing the Vandenberg amendment to the Greek Turkish aid plan. He calls the UN veto provisions meaningless until Congress acts and accuses the United States of unilateral action. Albania criticized the plan as contradicting the UN charter.
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Arthur H. Vandenberg
Seastate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Gromyko
United States
United Nations
Senate
House
Security Council
Assembly
Greece
Turkey
Rhtxsia
Warren Austin
Balkans Commission
Geneva
Balkans
Middle East
Civil Jury Calendar Cleared Rapidly Here
Opening day at the Houston Circuit Court civil docket left one case active as six were listed. R F Watson sued A F McGowan remained in progress at Neon while Ida Dykes suit against Atlanta and St Andrews Bay Railroad Co. settled out of court. Eva Adams Dean vs J L Dean was continued. Latdals vs Boswell attachment was dismissed and McLennon vs Bernice Lewis suit continued. Rebecca Brown vs H W Woods ejectment ended with default judgment of possession and $139.86 damages.
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Houston Circuit Court
R. F. Watson
A. F. McGowan
Neon
Ida Dykes
Atlanta and
St. Andrews Bay Railroad Co
Wig
Eva Adams Dean
J. L. Dean
5. G. Latdals
Tommy Boswell
Clyde F. McLennon
Bernice Lewis
Rebecca Brown
H W. Woods
Boy Scout Executive Board Meets Tonight in Troy
Southeast Alabama Boy Scout council executive board meets tonight at 7. Reports from committees will be given. The council totals show 1 355 members including 1 126 Scouts 214 cubs and 15 Senior Scouts. Advancement includes 22 second class 15 first class three Star two Life and five Eagle badges earned this year. Houston County totals: 18 troops one Senior unit two packs membership 312 Scouts 15 Senior Scouts 59 cubs. Three second class six first class one Star one Life and 58 merit badges.
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Southeast Alabams Boy Scout Council
Tp. m
Troy
Boy Crow
Teport
Advancement Teport
Houston County
Cuba
Wallace Defiantly Replies To Critics Of European Talks
London report says Henry Wallace vowed to press his peace campaign despite U.S. criticisms. He argued the choice is between a strong U N and lasting peace or a divided world prone to war. Wallace met with British labor MPs at a private dinner and will visit Parliament. talks with Attlee were described as nonpolitical and no legal charges expected.
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Wallace
Congress
Greece
Turkey
Britain
United States
America
U. N
Labor
House of Dominons
U. S
Washington
Clement Attlee
U.S
Lewis Douglas
Attlee
Atttlee
Forui
Custody Decision: Child to Stay with Mother During Summer
Justice Stukely of the Supreme Court rules the welfare of the child requires the mother’s custody during June through August. Sandra and her mother will live with Mrs. Wheeler’s sister in Abbeville. a bond of $1,000 is posted to ensure return to the father by the term’s start. Transportation costs for the move are assigned, and other relatives may visit while custody rests with the mother.
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Martha Wheeler
Leslie Wheeler
Eve Henefit
Stukely
Supreme Court
Sabdra
QM. Parser
Abbeville
Aiken Says Republicans Press Truman On Labor Bill
Senator Aiken of Vermont accuses Republican leaders in Congress of trying to force President Truman into a corner over labor regulation. The piece outlines the 1946 Case bill veto, the 1948 shift in Congress, and current shifts toward a comprehensive or split labor bill, with Truman’s January proposals as the pivot.
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Washington
Senator Aiken
Vermont
Congress
Truman
Aiken
Mr. Truman
House
Senate
Joe Pouse
Tramian
Conghesa
Mrs. Minnie Brackin Dies In Georgia Home
Funeral services held at Blackwood Congregation Church Headland for Minnie C Brackin sixty six formerly Headland resident Seminole County Georgia. She leaves five sons J O Graham B H Donalsonville Dothan Andalusia and J R Brackin Headland plus three daughters A P Riley Donalsonville Co L Hodges Dothan and R M Hicks Headland. She also leaves four sisters B F Johnson Headland Hastings Cameron Newville Oak Johnson Panama City and Veda Tiller Texas and a brother Bennie Tier Tuscaloosa.
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Minnie C. Brackin
Headland
Blackwood
Brackin
Seminole County
B. H
J. O
Graham Brackin
Donalsonville
Wo C
Stassen-Kremlin talks seen as Congress shifts balance
Fragmentary remarks from Stassen’s late night Kremlin meeting with Stalin suggest discussions on economic issues now carry new weight with Republicans gaining a House majority. Stalin reportedly brushed off party differences, saying the outcome holds little impact on Soviet plans.
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Stassen
Kremlin
Stalin
Stisben
Congress
Eye Glasses Stolen In Pett y Larceny Case
Complaint filed in re corder s court by L H. While charging Huey Royal with petty larceny in connection with the theft of a pair of eye glasses. Police records showed today. A new laboratory instrument for measuring roughness of surfaces is called a rugosimeter.
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Recorder’s Court
L. H
Huey Royal
U.S. Air Defense Looms Wide Open After Demobilization
Report notes removal of wartime radar net weakened national defense against air attack. Officials warn of slide toward unrevealed air threats as long-range bombers, rocket delivery and smuggled weapons become risks. Experts cite reliance on anti-aircraft artillery and fighters until missiles improve.
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Elton O. Fay
Washington
United States
War Department
Policemen Take Painful Action Over Injured Dog
In Chicago AP report two officers Gus Giizow and Herbert Rothstein rushed to a mangled dog hit by a car owned by six year old Gale McMurdo. They had to destroy the animal while the girl sobbed, and days later another stray pup named Flopsy became a new name in the home.
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Chicago
Gus Giizow
Herbert Rothstein
Gale McMurdo
Taney
Gale
Gilton
Flopsy
Passport sought to visit husband in Trinidad
Mrs. Lillian A. Carney applied at the U S District court for a passport to join her husband John K. Carney in Trinidad British West Indies. She has war department permission to travel by air and will take her small child with her.
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Lillian A. Carney
U.S. District Court
John K. Carney
Trinidad
British West Indies
Fat Calves Show Opens in Dothan Tomorrow
Dothan s Tri State fat stock show and sale runs through Wednesday with about 400 cattle from Wiregrass counties competing for 1650 in prizes. Ramsey and Son stock yards hosts the event with a showmanship contest at 10 p m and awards to follow. Barbour Dale Coffee Geneva Henry and Houston counties enter stock, weather permitting expect 15000 spectators. Also notes a tip about white sauce using homogenized milk with less flour for thicker sauce.
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Dothan
Ramsey and Son
Coffee
Geneva
Barbour, Dale
Henry
Houston
Labor Bill Faces Senate Clash Over Union Rules
The piece outlines Senate debate on a $400 million Greece and Turkey aid plan and a labor bill aimed at banning the closed shop and broad industry bargaining. It notes amendments to bar union shop contracts, possible veto by President Truman, and a Clapp TVA nomination, with congressional committees set to act ahead of baseball opening day.
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Senate
Geesee
Turkey
Gordon R. Clapp
Tennessee Valley Authority
Rep
Lesinski
D-Mich
Labor Committee
Truman
Landis
Indiana
House
Appropriations Committee
Interior Department
Foreign Affairs
Ways and Means
Banking Committee
Temors
Clapp-Tva
Publc Works Committee
Con Urming Clapp
David Lillenthal
Atomic Fanergy Commission
Revercomb
R-Wva
Public Works Group
Clapp
Senate Labor Committee
Senate Republican Conference
GOP
41 Arrests Recorded Here Over Weekend
Approximately 41 persons were arrested by city and county officers over the weekend with county officers making 10 arrests and city police answering 20 calls. Charges totaled 31 and most arrests involved drunkenness and gambling.
New York Cotton Futures Decline Across All May to December
Futures closed lower by about 1.10 to 1.90 a bale from the prior close. Trading quotes show May at 3445 with a high of 3445 and a low of 3400, Last at 3426. Other months such as Sly, Oct, Dee, and Mch appear with mixed figures, indicating broad weakness across the cotton curve.
Tornado Strikes Andersonville Ga Hurting Four
A tornado swept Andersonville Georgia at 10 15 am injuring four people and damaging about 50 homes and a Methodist church. The storm knocked out electricity and phone service, flooded roads, and disrupted the Easterlin Packing Co offices. Red Cross workers assisted as crews cleared railroad tracks for transport. An old Confederate prison site nearby adds historic context.
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Andersonville
W. L. Easterlin
Easterlin Packing Company
Gizard Company
Harp Red Cross
Central of Goggia
Americus
Two Minor Traffic Accidents Reported
Two minor traffic accidents occurred Saturday with slight damage and injuries reported. A taxi driven by Edgar Harrison Dupree collided with a pickup driven by Jac Price on East Main Street. both drivers sustained minor injuries. Earlier Saturday a bus driven by Pace Atkinson struck Fernie F. Powell's car in the 100 block of West Powell Street as the car pulled from a driveway.
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Edgar Harrison Dupree
Jac Price
E. Main
Pace Atkinson
Fernie F. Powell
W. Powell St
Abandoned Ville In Houston County Found By Officers
In southeastern Houston County authorities found the abandoned Ville and later located two men. Both were still being questioned today as Cameron added that the investigation of the case is not complete. No bond had been set this morning.
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Houston County
Cameron Adde
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