Two Dothan Boys 17 Licensed To Preach
Two youth ministers from Lafayette Street Methodist Church were licensed as supply preachers after district conference at Enterprise. Edwin Cumbie of Dothan and Lester Spencer of Montgomery began home study, have preached locally, and plan to enter ministerial college this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Lester Spencer
Charlex H. Hildreth
Lafayette Street Methodist Church
Edwin Cumbie
Spencer
Cumbie
Dothan
Methodist Conference
Lafayette Street
Lagle
Lafayette Street Methodist Burct
Lester Spencer
Charles H. Jildreth
Dothan High School
Lafayette
Moe Methodist Church
Hildreth
Methodist
Enterprise
Noti
Ca Imming Board
Hildreth Gard Cumbie
Sher Kanter
Albert Cumbie
Montgomery
Rus
Lamar i
East Tallantee
Edwin
Declan
Key
Youth For Christ
Dothan Recreation Center
Coll
Ege
Lester
Hartford Cab Driver Beaten in Bonifay Fla
Hartford cab driver Campbell was assaulted by an unidentified rider near Bonifay Florida. Chief Sammons said Campbell was struck multiple times while en route to Vernon and after a dispute over a private car. The attacker fled and a weapon recovery is pending investigation.
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Hartford
Bonifay, Fla
Reuben Jirkking
Lied Gilford
Geneva County
Bonifay
Perro Carmbetl
Sear Bonifay
Frif
Sammons
Hart Tod
Cambel
Cambell
Gifford
Vernon
Fie
Gifard
Bomfay
Gilford
Truman Predicts Billion Surplus In U S Revenue
President Truman forecast a 150 million dollar surplus for the current fiscal year the first in 17 years while cautioning against tax cuts. He urged further debt reduction now arguing inflation risk and noted Republican leaders criticize his stance ahead of the 1948 election. Turn to No 23 on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Gmeiner
Washington
Truman
Carroll Heece
Minneau
Oder
Reece
Weapon Used In Dale County Wife Slaying Recovered
Authorities recovered a wagon spindle believed used by Weatherington to kill his wife Iveta near Echo on April 9. Auburn toxicologists found blood on the weapon. Sheriff R Dykes reported Weatherington confessed to killing his wife after an argument and driving the car into a ditch to hide the death.
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Manthing Weatherington
Iveta
Echo
JT Bureton
Alabama Department of Public Safety
Bourton
Auburn
Button
Dale
King Christian’s Condition Remains Near Death
A palace bulletin said King Christian, 76, who suffered a Sunday heart attack, remained near death with high fever and weak pulse. The royal physician reported the king rested but showed little improvement, with near 102 degree temperature.
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Copenhagen
Christian
Auto Truck Collision on Condemned Span Kills Two
Special report from Geneva details a fatal crash Friday night when an automobile and a heavy truck plunged from a condemned Pea River bridge into 30 foot swift waters. Driver Thomas H. Coan is dead. Dr. C. P. Gay, a 73 year old Geneva physician, is believed drowned. Passenger M. L. Dennis was rescued. Rescue efforts continued as authorities investigated the bridge collapse and river dive.
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Victor Smith
Geneva
Pea River
Thomas H. Coan
Montgomery
C. P. Gay
Gay
Westville
M. L. Dennis
Denis
Te de Payne
Dennastd
Fie Lek
Jellen Moris
Wisty
Fla
Petseake
Panama
Cripley
Divin
Af Desnavik
Naval Mine
Pinata City
Bee Jord
Geoctn
Piesymn
Themet
Coan
Libure Elite
Antomkers
Fem
Warkinet
Dr Gay
Coon Mtl
Dennis
Telephone Strike in Truman Era Pressures Government
Union leader Beirne testified before the Labor Department and advised intensified talks with American Telephone and Telegraph Co. as the nationwide telephone strike threatens about 335,000 workers. The White House resisted direct intervention, urging settlement through arbitration while Labor officials push for negotiations to end the walkout.
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White House
Meday
Andurtries
Anting
Beirne
Truman
Labor Department
Finien
NEPW
Wat ‘E Mouse
Tring
Campans ‘ Arbitration
Witihhig Netv
American ‘Telephone and Telegraph Co
Mike & Wage
Agreement Reported By U. S. Steel CIO
Reports from Pittsburgh say top level talks between U. S. Steel and CIO United Steelworkers yielded a wage agreement, but no official confirmation was given. CIO president Philip Murray and U. S. Steel VP John A. Stephens reportedly debated over the weekend, prompting a sudden delay in the union board meeting. Dow Jones cited without certainty that an agreement had been reached. company spokesmen offered no denial or confirmation.
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Pittsburgh
U.S Steel Corporation
CIO
United Steelworkers
CI0
Philip Murray
John A. Stephens
The
Steel Corporation
Itn
Dow Jones Fe Co
News Dueney
Union
Carpeirie
But & Corporation
Legislature Returns To Capitol Tuesday For Interim Reports
The Alabama Legislature plans a Tuesday return to the Capitol for interim committee activity and to set up for the regular session. Members will discuss the next steps, with education committees among those considering how to proceed during the recess and over the next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
Rix Thomas Montgomery
Alban
Senate
Kedar
Deadlock at Moscow Ends Austrian Peace Pact Hopes
Soviet Yugoslav claims to Southern Carinthia keep Foreign Ministers in final stalemate at the Moscow conference. Marshall and Bevin call two Sunday talks to urge progress as the council marks six weeks without major agreements on Austrian and German peace pacts. The Kremlin appears to stall actions in Central European affairs while weighing new stand against Greece and Turkey.
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Moscow
Carinthia
U. S
Marshall
Bevin
Council
American Informents
Kremlin
Raoman
Soviet Union
Truman
Greecp
Turkey
Huey Long Shrine Rally Fails To Draw Crowd
In Winnfield Louisiana a Gerald L K Smith rally to honor Huey Long drew about 200 attendees, far from the promised 10 000. Smith denounced rivals and urged a white supremacist shrine. locals noted few Negro attendees and skepticism over the event’s impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Smith
Winnfield
Lousiana Hsstory
Huey P. Long
Gerald L. K. Smith
Smith
Winnheld Enterprise
Texas City memorial for dead in ship explosion
Survivors of the Texas City disaster gathered on a high school football field, praying aloud for the dead as smoke rose from waterfront fires. The crowd, many in bandages or on crutches, mourned amid a nation’s grief and ongoing recovery efforts.
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Texas City
Robert B. Brown
Vex
Sickness insurance plan proposed for Georgia Democrats
Georgia Democrats debate a sickness or disability insurance plan funded by new taxes to support workers disabled by illness or injury. The plan would extend benefits under unemployment rules, with a maximum weekly payment of 20 dollars, funded separately from the Workman’s Comp system, and tied to federal Social Security amendments.
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Lynne Brannen
Montgomery Gap
Alabama
von Coat
Wall
Eatead
Congress
Atorneys
State Department of
Indietal
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GOP
U. S. Steel
Big Four
Henry Wallace
Ellis Arnall
Huey Long
Washington, D.C
Pariah Weekly
George Long
Lave Kingfish
White Supremacy League
Bepd
Sland
Tang
Georgia
Herman ‘Talmadge
Theodore Bilbo
Popularville
Miss
Ax Smmith
Long
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Serith
Huey
Serlor
Guy Ty Cen
Verku
Sted
Bediey
AHL
Amerie Ge West
Hed Peters & Co
Jaen
Teara
Horron Fay
Atlanta
Pete
Mor Thompyer
Eugene Talmadge
Macon
Jaal Orta Ber Whith
Herman
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