Cross Sections Of Life In The Wiregrass
Miss Nell Brannen, librarian for the Coffee Geneva regional Library, will attend the Alabama Library Association meeting in Mobile Friday and Saturday. The Geneva regional library bookmobile will be on display at Mobile Public Library for inspection by visiting librarians. Brannen chairs a program in the association’s public libraries division. She will also attend a county and regional library workshop Thursday. The Foster Street Methodist Church Men’s Club meets at 7 p.m. tonight with Dr A E Shafter addressing the group. The Dixie Rhythm quartet, led by Dermosey Rainwater of Dothan, will provide entertainment. Police report Freeman Brackin, 24, of 801 Long Atlanta Street, faces reckless driving charges after an arrest at about 1:30 this morning.
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Nell Brannen
Geneva
Alabam Association
Mobile
Foster Street Methodist Church
A. E. Shafter
Dixie Rhythm Quartet
Dermosey Rainwater
Dothan
Freeman Brackin
Long
Atlanta Street
Hen Lays Dyed Eggs on Cottonwood Farm
Hena on the G. D. Granger farm on Cottonwood route one has been laying ready dyed Easter eggs. To prove it Mrs. Granger sent a dark red one to the Eagle yesterday. Her son J. D. Granger, a Dothan fire department member, had etched it with his knife blade and it was ready for hiding.
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G. D. Granger
Cottonwood
Fire at 207 Dykex Alley destroys residence
Firemen extinguished a blaze at a flooded oil stove sparked kitchen fire at 207 Dykex Alley. The dwelling owned by Carlton Smith and occupied by BR. J. Smith was a total loss with no injuries reported.
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Dykex Alley
BR. J. Smith
Carlton Smith
Berlin crisis eases as allies offer lift on blockade
Report notes Stalin postponement as a condition for lifting the Berlin blockade and cites a swift allied German accord followed by a Russian offer to end the blockade if a date for a big four foreign ministers meeting is set. It details hurdles in forming a West German republic and the shift from military to civilian control with high commissioners to handle foreign affairs and trade.
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Stalin
Berlin
Ililes
Cjas
Republi
Millheary
Civena
Western
Germany
Water Surplus Flows From One Thousand Springs
In Idaho near Buhl the Snake River area drains far more water than is needed for every city over 100000 population in the United States.
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Snake River
Buhl
Ida
United States
Burning Deck Boy Giacomo Casabianca Legend Recalled
A fragment recalls Giacomo Jocanto Casabianca the boy famous for standing on the burning deck, linked to a father who commanded a French ship against Lord Nelson in the battle of the Nile, in a pocky fame anecdote.
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Giacomo Jocanto Casabianca
Lord Nelson
Lamar Casey Elected Captain Of Dothan High Band
Lamar Casey was elected captain of the Dothan High School senior band for next year with Don Johnson as alternate. Martha Jo Sorrelly was named drum major and Betty Etheridge as alternate. The officers will be installed at the final concert May 12, with awards for musicianship attendance and outstanding band member. Director Howell Hampton announced ticket sales and a plan to raise about $800 for instrument refits through single concert tickets.
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Lamar Casey
Dothan
Don Johnson
Casey
Johnson
Martha Jo Sorrelly
Betty Etheridge
Howell Hampton
Bodies Of Two Men Recovered In Coosa
Searchers recovered two men missing since Wednesday from the Coosa River near Riverside three miles from Elm City. James Albert High, 22, Pell City, and William Oscar Harbin Jr., 26, Lincoln, were found within yards of each other. Harbin worked for Southern Railway maintenance. Rich is survived by a widow and two children.
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Pell City
Gee
Coosa
James Albert High
Willam Oscar Harbin Jr
Lincoln
Riverside
Elm City
Harbin
Southern Railway Maintenance Department
Rich
Avondale Mills
Blockade diplomacy details surface in Malik Jessup talks
A released statement outlines Malik and Jessup discussions on Stalin’s omissions about the Berlin blockade and currency issue. It notes a possible Big Four session to review Germany and that the blockade might be lifted if counter measures were paused, with Acheson Bevin and Schuman later agreeing on a Western position.
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Berlin
Jessup
Malik
Stalin
Council of Foreign Ministers
Britain
France
Dean Acheson
Ernest Bevin
Robert Schuman
Washington
Confederate Memorial Day Observances Across States
Mississippi reports no formal ceremonies with offices closed while two veterans remain. Florida lists two elderly veterans in Tampa and St Augustine. In Montgomery Alabama students found no Jefferson Davis flowers at the Capitol as it closed. A florist promised Capitol flowers for the steps.
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Mississippi
T. W. Guinn
Augusta
James A. Thrasher
Tourest
Florida
Joseph R. Robles
Tampa
Robert Ek. Boyt
St. Augustine
Montgomery
Lafayette Street
Capitol
Jefferson Davis
Oakwood Cemetery
New York Cotton futures close mixed on day
New York Cotton Futures finished higher asking 80 cents above the prior close yet overall lower from earlier. May contract traded 3343-9348 to 3254, October 2895-2910 to 2907, December 2872-2887 to 2882, March 2861-2875 to 2870 as day highs and lows shown.
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New York
New Orleans
City Sets Deadline For Sanitation Compliance
City Commission set October 1 1949 as a deadline for food handling establishments to provide hand washing and toilet facilities and obtain health officer approval before permits. Sanitation officer R B Collier urged past noncompliance during war years due to scarce materials and cited state law gaps.
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R. B. Collier
Collier
Reds advance near Shanghai threaten Nationalist routes
The report places Reds close to Shanghai with Wusih taken and forces in strength near Hangzhou and Shanghai. U S and British naval withdrawals followed Communist radio demands for imperialist forces to leave China. Evacuation of Americans continues with ships in the Yangtze Estuary and a Shanghai consulate shift to the Glen Building. ECA stocks valued at 12.67 million dollars at Shanghai, with more at sea.
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Wusih
Shanghai Oy
Grand Canal
Nanking-Shanghai
Soochow
Hangchow
Shanghai
Eldorado
Adm
Oscar Badger
U. S
Western Pacific
Battleshow Row
Whangpoo
Chilton
Nanking
Yangtze
London
Black Swan
Pacific
East China Sea
Tsingtao
John Cabot
China
The
Economic Co-operation Administration
New Development
Glen Jine
8. Navy
Port Facili Eca
Poility
Roger D. Lapham
ECA
Canton
Coal Thieves Target Freight Transits
Report notes coal thefts account for about forty percent of freight transit thefts while cigarettes and tobacco losses total roughly eighteen percent. The figures highlight a pattern of commodity-specific pilfering in transit routes and call for heightened security measures.
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Cigaret
Thebacco
Future polar explorers to use body heat device
A constructed device is described that will allow future polar explorers to harness and “can” the heat of their own bodies for warmth.
Russia Probed for Infiltration of Boy Scouts
Charlotte report cites Chief Scout Arthur A. Schuck saying Russians seek to infiltrate the American Boy Scouts while attacking the organization as warmongering. He notes four Communists penetrated the group on the West Coast, with FBI tips aiding a case at a National Scout Training School.
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Charlotte, N
Boy Scouts
Warmongering
Arthur A. Schuck
FBI
Natural Scout Training School
Russians Propose Delay as Four-Power Talks Loom
Negotiations over timing of a Berlin settlement shift as Tass reports Moscow offers to pause the currency and blockade disputes until a four-power meeting. Western powers and German leaders in the western zone mark a move toward a West German republic independent from the Soviet zone.
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United Nations
Tass
Sovirt
Soviet Union
Berlin
Autopsy hints Garris may have been shot after fall
Jones outlined autopsy findings last night noting numerous cinders in Garris right knee and torn knee of his trousers plus minor left hand abrasions. He proposed the singer died in a defensive position, possibly slain in a railroad yard area near the body’s location, as detectives seek witnesses and await Lutz Uhnfeider, a New York roommate, to claim the body.
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Jones
Garris
Met
Lutz Peter Uhnfeider
New York
Education and health aid measures head for votes
A bill would authorize 300 million dollars yearly for teacher salaries and school operations, and another plan would enable 35 million dollars annually to support medical and dental exams and other health services for all school children. The House un American activities committee expanded its probe into the American Star Congress. A man accused of Communist spying and three scientists were summoned to testify about a wartime radiation lab cell at UC Berkeley and possible atomic secrets. Senator McCarran urged expelling all subversive aliens as the Senate heard charges of Soviet agents stirring trouble. House veterans committee resumed pension hearings, and foreign aid funding was discussed by a House subcommittee. In the Senate, the Agriculture Department money bill garnered focus from the appropriation committee.
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House un-American Activities Committee
American Star Congress
Congressional
University of California At Berkeley
Senate
McCarran
D-Nev
House Veterans Committee
House Appropriations
Agriculture Department
House
Rare Stage Effects Promised For Blithe Spirit Tonight
Dothan audiences will see Noel Coward's three act Blithe Spirit in an amateur City Auditorium production at 8 15 p m tonight with a seasoned cast and unique makeup. Mrs William Elliott stars as the blithe spirit alongside Marvin Carter Mrs H B Belmar and Mrs Charles Lawshe in a lively cast directed by Dr H B Belmar. technical lights and stage props are handled by Charles Lawshe J H Williams with Williams serving as stage manager and promoter.
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Dothan
Noel
Im Dothan
William Elliott
Dothan Little ‘Theater Group
Éorge Washington
Marvin Carter
Atlanta
Ea P
Madame Arcati
H. B. Belmar
Charles Lawshe
Emaline McCullough
Unclear Embassy Invasion Risk Shapes U S China Aid Debate
The article notes protests around the embassy invasion and a looted U S attache plane in Nanking as Communists advance. It reports the State Department planning to recall Stuart for consultations and lawmakers urging aid to Nationalist China, opposed by Acheson as catastrophic. Officials foresee a Far Eastern Communist sweep.
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U. S
Nanking
Stuart
State Department
State Acheson
Acheson
China
Invasion of U.S. Ambassador's Home Incites Protest
In Nanking the Chinese Reds entered the U S ambassador J Leighton Stuart's residence, waking him at 6 40 am and questioning staff while guarding the ambassador's plane. The U S military attache prepared a strong protest, though no one was harmed. Stuart was ordered to report to Washington on the incident.
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Nanking
U. S
J. Leighton Stuart
Stuart
Red
Edward Anderberg
Anderberg
Philip Fugh
Washington
Senate rejects anti segregation amendment to education bill
The Senate last week rejected an anti segregation and anti discrimination amendment to the long-range public financing bill. Civil rights supporters argued the issue did not belong in the education bill. Under the education bill, federal grants would be allocated based on each state's annual income and pupil count, ranging from about five to just over twenty-nine dollars per pupil, with poorer states receiving the higher allocations.
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Senate
State Capitol Closed in Confederate Memorial Day Observance
The State Capitol in Montgomery was closed today in observance of Confederate Memorial Day. The closure affected normal legislative activities and public access to the building. Local officials note the day as a ceremonial observance with commemorative events planned elsewhere.
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Montgomery
State Capitol
Funeral rites held for Dothan native Askew in Panama City
Funeral services were conducted yesterday in Panama City for D. A. Askew a former Dothan resident who died Sunday afternoon at his home. He operated a machine shop in the Springfield area for many years and had lived in Panama City for 13 years. Surviving are his wife two sons Jack Askew of Parker and Rev Fay Askew of Paranay Argentina two daughters Mrs Shelton Gray of Parker Mrs D Bury of Dallas Texas a brother W H Askew of Dorian four sisters Mrs H L Odom of Ashford Mrs Sidney Reeves of Panama City Mrs W W Tour of Houston Texas and Mrs Tannie Patrick of Nashville Tennessee.
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Paasia
Esteranes
Askew
Dothan
Baptist
Panama City
Springfield
Owo
Jack Askew
Parker
Fay’ ‘Askew
Paranay
Argentina
Shelton’ Gray
D. By Cury
Dallas
Tex
W. W
Houston
Tannie Patrick
Nashville Tenn
Funeral services for Gene Jordan Newton teen dies at home
Gene Jordan fifteen died yesterday at his Newton home. Funeral services were held at Newton Methodist church with later services at Hill Side Chapel Methodist in Phenix City. Interment in the church cemetery. Surviving: parents Rev Parks W Jordan and Mrs Jordan. two brothers Parks W Jr and George Jordan both of Newton. three sisters Betty Jordan student at Auburn and Martha and Ruth Jordan of Newton. paternal grandmother Mrs Hattie Jordan Canon Ga. maternal grandmother Mrs E L Perkins Talmadge Ohio. Holman Funeral Home directing.
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Gene Jordan
Ozark
Newton
Newton Methodist Church
Phenix City
Hill Side Chapel Methodist Church
Church
Holman Funeral Home
Parks W. Jordan
Auburn
Martha
Ruth Jordan
Hattie Jordan
Canon, Ga
E. L. Perkins
Talmadge, Hio
Funeral services for J A Pickett in Newton
Funeral services for J A Pickett seventy four Newton will be held at New Methodist church at 2 p m Wednesday Burial in the Newton cemetery will be directed by Holman Funeral Home Survivors include four daughters four sons three sisters a brother and several grandchildren
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J. A. Pickett
Ozark
Newton
New Methodist Church
Holman Funeral Home
Mrs Binnie M Phillips funeral held at New Teamon Church
Mrs Binnie Mahalie Phillips age fifty one of Slocomb Route One was laid to rest at New Teamon Church with Rev H M Givins assisted by Rev C C Balkcom and Rev Joe White. Burial followed in church cemetery. Survived by husband J W Phillips ten daughters and a son in army service, her parents four brothers and three sisters and five grandchildren.
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Binnie M. Phillips
New Teamon Church
Binnie Mahalie Phillips
Slocomb
H. M. Givins
C. C. Balkcom
Joe White
J. W. Phillips
Mittie Bel
Millie Kirkland
Ora Mae Smith
Myrtis Sasser
Jane
Marie
Bobbie
Lurven
Margaret
Betty Phillips
Johnnie Phillips
U. S. Army
Tom Payne
Bonifay
Robert Payne
Panama City
Grover
Chester Payne
Columbus
Andrew Payne
Chattahoochee
Fla
George Scarborough
Record Flight Ends in Near Endurance Feat
Nearly 12 days earlier Riedel and Barris surpassed the old endurance flight record of 726 hours set 19 years ago over Long Beach California. Their six week goal of 1 008 hours remains unmet as fatigue from cramped quarters and limited exercise set in after travel of more than 75 000 miles around the globe. Mechanical issues forced them to land during three prior attempts to break the mark.
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Riedel
Barris
Long Beach
Calif
Sullivan Protests Carrier Scrapping
Navy Secretary John L. Sullivan resigns in protest over scrapping the 65,000 ton super aircraft carrier. A White House notice said his departure was prepared. His resignation followed Defense policy changes he opposed and Johnson’s order to halt work on the $189,000,000 vessel.
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Washington
Navy
John L. Sullivan
White House
Sullivan
Defense Johnson
Associates
Dixie Wages Rising To National Scale
A Southern wage surge brings pay in line with national standards union official Leo Buckley of New York City AFL indicates at a regional conference. States represented include Alabama Mississippi Florida Georgia Tennessee North and South Carolina and Virginia. The session continues through today.
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Mobile
South
Temae
Leo Buckley
New York City
International
Stereotypers
H Electrotypers Union
AFL
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
Georgia
Tennessee
North
South Carolina
Virginia
Livestock Market Report Montgomery Cattle Calves Hogs
Cattle receipts about 150 with slow to weak demand. slaughter cows and replacement cattle down to 50. Calves receipts about 50, market slow to weak. some good slaughter calves 24. Hogs receipts about 200 with fair activity and steady prices. various weight ranges listed for barrows, gilts, sows, and pigs. Market conditions softer vs Monday for calves while hogs hold steady.
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Montgomery Market
Montgomery
Fed- State
Mkt
Union Stock Yards
Communist authorities dispute Chinese Yangtze incident claim
Reports quote officials saying the Communist authorities near the Yangtze refused to accept suggestions to refrain from firing on British ships, arguing that clearance had not been granted by the people's liberation army and that the Amethyst had entered the war area.
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Pekin
Mukden
Tientsin
Yangtze
People's Liberation Army
City Board Discusses Electrical Changes At Session
Commissioners considered changes in power output and wiring, approving a plan for John P. Lott Campbell to install an eight three phase motor at his home. The CORL indicated the project would cost about 1305 and noted extra line work or scrapping would raise costs.
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City Board of Commies
Sioast
John P. Lott
Campbell
Sion
Lott
Ets
Napier Fe
CORL
Memory of Joseph Iber Honored by Congregation Board
A resolution memorializes Joseph Iber president of Congregation Emanu El in Dothan and Marianna for faithful leadership since temple erection, serving as layman and officer through 1948 49, and passing March 31 1949. It lauds his devotion to Judaism family life and loyalty to the underprivileged and sick.
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Joseph Scpp
Iber
Gation Emanu-El
Alabama
Gregation Emanu-El
Than
Joseph
Temple Emanul
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Joseph Schreiber
Joseph Her
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