Rome Ga enlarges police force after high gunfire
Rome Georgia reinforced its police after a night of gunfire at the Anchor Rome Mill village left one man wounded. Police added three officers to a 36 man force as four men were arrested in the investigation amid a bitter five week strike at the textile mill.
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Wome
Rome
Rome Mill Village
City Commission
Smith Horton
Horace A. Stewart
Quinton
Vrisar
Sowker
Sic
Tus Fame
Baird
Iit
Ted Brock
Brock
Herbert Wilkey
H. D. Taylor
Shooting at plant ends with quiet day after chaos
A night incident at the mill involved gunfire from cars, injuring no one at home or nearby. R. H. Bachman was targeted while away. A nearby railroad tower was also shot at. Funeral plans for Curtis Jefferies and Arthur Jefferies are announced with detailed pallbearers.
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Stewart
R. H. Bachman
Bachman
Lester Jefferies of Cottondale Dies
Lester J. Jefferies aged 46 of Cottondale Florida died in a Marianna hospital at 4 05 p m Thursday. He was a member of the Cottondale Methodist Church. Survived by his widow Annie Jefferies two daughters Mrs W D Braxton of Cottondale and Lester Ann Jefferies of Cottondale four sisters Mrs Wilbur Malloy and Mrs Frank Malloy both of Chipley Mrs Frank J Taylor of Johnson City Tennessee and Mrs G B Cook of Bainbridge Georgia three brothers W W Jefferies of Mobile Alabama and others not listed.
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Chipley
Fla
Lester J. Jefferies
Cottondale
Marianna
Jefferies
Frank J. Taylor
Johnson City
Tenn
G. B. Cook
Bainbridge
W. W. Jefferies
Mobile
John B Cox 73 Dies at Newton
John B. Cox, 73, died unexpectedly at his home in Newton yesterday. Surviving are his wife, a daughter Mrs Lille Mae Munn of Panama City Florida, a brother Jim Cox of Enterprise and two sisters Mrs Mattie Peters of Enterprise and Mrs Sue Griffin of Samson.
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Newton
John B. Cox
Lille Mae Munn
Panama City
Fla
Jim Cox
Enterprise
Mattie Peters
Sue Griffin
Samson
Mrs Elizabeth Davis 75 Dies Near Black
Mrs Elizabeth Davis aged 75 died Wednesday morning at her home on Black route one. Surviving are four daughters and four sons with addresses near Black Geneva Slocumb Enterprise and Geneva. Funeral was held Thursday at Piney Grove Church near Samson with Rev Lee Mixon presiding. burial followed in the church cemetery. Pittman Funeral Home of Geneva directed arrangements.
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Elizabeth Davis
Minnie Bell White
Near Black
Lina Dell White
Near Geneva
Magline Woods
Slocumb
Rena Lashley
Near
Enterprise
Lucius
Levie
Frank
Otis
Piney Grove Church
Samson
Lee Mixon
Church
Pittman Funeral Home
Mrs. Clemmie Wise Dies in Samson at 73
Mrs Clemmie Wise aged 73 died at her home in Samson after several days illness. She is survived by a sister Delshin McCall of near Geneva and a brother J W Davis of Florala along with nieces and nephews. Funeral services were at 3 pm Saturday at Travelers Rest Church with Rev Hill Powell officiating and burial in the church cemetery. Pittman Funeral Home of Geneva had charge of arrangements.
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Clemmie Wise
Samson
Delshin McCall
Near Geneva
J. W. Davis
Florala
Traveler's Rest Church
Hill Powell
Pittman Funeral Home
Livestock market reports from Chicago and Denver area
Livestock trade cited mixed activity with hogs and cattle. Slaughter hogs 500 head, 1,500 total estimated. prices down 25.75 on most weights above 260 pounds. sows 75 to 100 lower. Feeder cattle 300 head. steers and heifers mixed, higher for top grades, lower for lower grades. Cows and canners mostly lower. bulls 25 to 50 higher. In Chicago grain trading, wheat near unchanged to up 1 cent, corn mixed, oats varied, soybeans slightly down to up 1 cent.
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Chicago
USDA
Obituary of D. Fallerd 75 in Florida family ties noted
D. Fallerd seventy five died with five sons two daughters and siblings named. survivors include Virgle Lee Henderson Hartford Eddins of Hartford Homer Will Columbus and others. Services at Wesley Chapel conducted by Reverends DuBois and Collins. burial in church cemetery. Pittman Funeral Home of Geneva arranging.
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J. D Fulfac
God
Tee
Melvin Cote
Chancelior
John Hatcher
Near Hartford
Avery Grantham
Sarasota
Wesley Chapel
Earl DuBois
Samson
Collins
Hartford
Church
Pittman Funeral Home
Geneva
Prelims Tag Match On Tuesday At Wiregrass Arena
A weekly wrestling card at 8:30 p.m. in the Wiregrass Sports Arena features a tag team prelim plus two other bouts. Main event pairs Don Keene with Tarzan White against Walter Sirrois and Frank Hickey in a 90 minute best-of-three. Curtain openers see Keene vs Sirrois and White vs Hickey.
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Wiregrass
Don Keene
Tarzan White
Walter Sirrois
Frank Hickey
Keene
Sirrois
White
Hickey
Injured Listed After Local Event At Intersection
Highway patrol identified the injured as Sera Weeham Carter age 3 of O. F. Minton age 98 of Franklin Tennessee with a fractured collar bone and bruises. In the second preliminary opening matches are limited to 15 minutes. A special bus departs Main and Foster at 8 15 p m to the arena and returns downtown after the matches.
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Sera Weeham Carter
O. F. Minton
Franklin, Tenn
Main
Foster Streets
Alabama Senator and Former Whip With States Rights Emphasis
Motion through the political arc highlights a World War I veteran and former Majoriy Whip who moved from Congress to the Senate in 1946 to fill Bankhead's seat. He champions States' Rights and opposes Truman Civil Rights initiatives while opposing federal poll tax anti-lynching FEPC and race segregation efforts. He seeks party unity without sacrificing Southern Democratic principles.
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U. S
United States Senate
John H. Bankhead
FEPC
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