Fellowship meeting for Geneva district churches of God
A fellowship meeting of the Geneva district churches of God will be held in the Dothan courthouse tomorrow night at 7 30. The public is invited and a worthwhile program has been promised. Rain and adverse weather have delayed typhus control operations in the county. crews are behind schedule, may work Saturdays to catch up. Mrs. Neva Huskey, junior bacteriologist, is on two weeks vacation and will return around August 15. Fifty-two people were jailed over the weekend by city, county, and state officers for drunkenness, disorderly conduct, assault, and other charges. two highway patrol cases were driving while intoxicated.
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Geneva
Churches of God
Dothan
Health Department
Neva Huskey
Floyd A. Hopkins
Paul Andrews
New York
East River
Manhattan
Fair Greenpoint
Brooklyn
Hanging Gardens
Babylon
Insurance Company
Johnny Appleseed
Frances
Graceville Beats Midland City 3-2 in slugfest
Graceville defeated Midland City Fliers 3-2 despite trailing in hits 14-3. Graceville benefited from defensive miscues by Midland City and two errors by both sides. Midland City pitchers McKnight and Taylor and Graceville batters Snell and Sullivan shared duties in a tight night game. The teams schedule a rematch tonight at the same site.
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Midland City
Graceville
Filiers
McKnight and Taylor
Snell and Sullivan
Governor Safety Committee To Meet In Montgomery
The newly appointed highway traffic coordinating committee under Gov James E Folsom will hold its first meeting in Montgomery Wednesday The 21 member group aims to reduce highway accidents A representative from the National Safety Council James D Hill of Chicago will analyze Alabama traffic records from recent years The meeting is set for 2 p m in the State House of Representatives chamber
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Montgomery
James E. Folsom
Highway Traffic Coordinating Committee
James D. Hill
Chicago
Sothern
National Safety Council
Alabama
State House of Representatives
New York Cotton and Congo Diamond Share Factoid
The note states New York Cotton and the Belgian Congo figures, claiming the Congo produces 80 percent of the world's industrial diamonds, highlighting global mining and commodity links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgian Congo
Warns Nasco Brand Castor Oil may contain turpentine
Dr Berkett warns Nasco Brand Castor Oil bottles may include turpentine. The alert, issued by county health officer W T Berkett and the FDA, covers 17 states after labeling confusion with spirits of turpentine.
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Federal Security Agency
Food and Drug Administration
W. T. Berkett
Federal
Alabama
Georgia
National Specialty Company
Nashville
Tenn
Louisiana
Washington, D. C
Burkett
Weiner Leads Finance Panel Says Communists Blackmail Members
Budenz testified before a congressional committee claiming the Communist party keeps detailed files on its members to force resignations. He described a three-tier structure with underground roots in Moscow exemplified by Gerhart Eisler and noted open officials like William Z Foster as part of the trunk. He also alleged subsidies from Moscow and that most leaders were trained there.
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Weiner
Leoquel Harris
Wall Street
Charles Crumbine
Golos
Clarence Derba
Alexander Biddieman
Control Commission
Communist Party
Budenz
Moscow
Gerhart Eisler
Eisler
House
America
William Z. Foster
Kremlin
Francis Biddle
Editor Abram Jones Dies After Illness at 58
Greensboro Daily Record editor Abram Dalton Jones, 58, who led the paper for 18 years, died yesterday in a Winston-Salem hospital after complications from an operation. State leaders and editors mourn the loss, noting his years of service.
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Greensboro
N. C
Greensboro Daily Record
Abram Dalton Jones
Record
Jones
Winston-Salem
Two Cancer Cases Reported in Houston County Health Department
Two cancer cases were reported in the past week to the Houston County Health Department, officials said today. Development of low cost steel and petroleum for lubrication appeared almost simultaneously in the infancy of modern machinery.
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Houston County Health Department
A New York River House by the Side of the Road
Hal Boyle reflects from a vast ManhattanBrooklyn riverfront development built by a major insurer. He notes crowding, oddly arranged cottages, and communal life as elevators jam and doors vanish. He recalls a beloved tug named Tracy and muses on shared views over the river.
Livestock Market Report from Montgomery
Cattle receipts about 600 with opening bids steady to strong. Cow and slaughter steer and heifer prices mostly 18 to 30 range, light yearlings 27 to 30, calves 25 to 28, veal 24 to 26. Hogs receipts about 100 with active demand and prices near 27 to 30 per hundredweight. Descriptive figures reflect a steady undertone across classes.
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Montgomery (Ap
Federal State Market News Service
Croening
Tor
Mediate and Hood Sonss
Stawea
Brothers Team Up Win Oaks Park Vio Cup
Two Lave brothers from Chad S College collaborate to win a local event in Winooski Park. The article mentions scores and participation from Massachusetts and Pageourg, MT, with references to lighter teams and a parade-like page.
Owens Back Home From 48 Reunion Of Old Cowhands
Owens returns from Dalbart Texas where he joined the 1848 reunion of XIT ranch employers and former employees. The three day parade stretched four miles with about 500 horses as Owens, known as Potato and San Anton, recounted his XIT years and ties to Chicago financiers. He moved from South Carolina at 22, bronc riding, drove trains to Montana, and spoke of West calls after 50 years in Alabama. He was welcomed in Amarillo by old friend W. A. Askew.
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Owens
Dalbart
Tex
XIT
Kissin
Jim Folsom
Amarillo
Daily News
Alabama
San Anton
Chicago
South Carolina
Montana
Charles
James Farwell
Col
al G. Boyce
Xits
West
Dothan
Amarillio
W. A. Askew
Atomic crisis and Hiroshima legacy discussed in Cold War view
A speaker reflects on the Hiroshima bomb and the looming atomic crisis with Russia. He questions control efforts, notes Truman’s blame, and highlights U S Atomic Energy Commission work and peaceful atom prospects while warning of a hidden threat behind the door of catastrophe.
Sky-High Meat Costs To Go Up Even More
Chicago reports dwindling livestock receipts push meat prices higher at major Midwest markets. Cattle supplies are light and wholesale quotes rise, with retail prices likely up one to two cents per pound by week’s end. Milk prices also gain as civic groups press for federal probe. Ford and Thor announce price increases in autos and washing machines. Cigarette prices rise a cent per pack amid wholesale boosts.
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Chicago
Midwest
Corn
Dallas
R. D. Vaughan
National Association of Retail Meat Dealers
James Elliot
Evansville
Bloomington
Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Federation of Community Civic Clubs
Indianapolis Women's Council
Monk Defies Srate Citizens In Atlanta
A Lakewood Heights monkey in Atlanta defies locals by perched on mailboxes and prompting humans to imitate unsafely. The creature signals, entices stunts, and even squeezes passers by, especially women, as residents increasingly accept it as part of the neighborhood. Yesterday the monkey was joined by a mate.
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Monk
Atlanta
Lakewood Heights
Mank
Capitol Hill fights over adjournment and anti-poll tax filibuster
Senators Johnson and Holland clashed over immediate adjournment arguing Congress met without a national emergency. House and Senate banking panels pressed Truman anti inflation curbs on bank credit. Paul Porter testified on price controls while McCabe appeared before House rules. Wherry warned GOP to end the filibuster with tricks, as Southerners maintain a multi day stall while a two-man bloc stalls action.
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Capitol Hill
Olin D. Johnson
D-Sc
Spessard Holland
D-Flay
Congress
Senate
House Banking Committees
Truman
Paul Porter
OPA
Administration
House
Thomas B. McCabe
Federal Reserve Board
Wherry
GOP
Easter egg hunt funds crippled children programs
In Rochester Vermont and nearby Hancock and Granville public school pupils bring an egg or six cents to class during Easter week. The eggs are sold and the cash collected funds support Vermont's crippled children programs.
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Rochester
Hancock and
Granville
Veremont
Dog with Charge Account Delights Everett Drugstore
In Everett Massachusetts a husky collie named Skipper, owned by Police Lieutenant Fred H. Gillis, is noted as the only dog with a charge account. Skipper visits a Broadway drug store daily for ice cream, paid for by Gillis at the end of the workday.
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Everett
Mass
Fred H. Gillis
Skipper
Broadway
Community builds school with gifts and local labor
In an un named Maine community after World War II residents pledged material and labor valued around ten thousand dollars to construct a new school shop and gymnasium. The project uses local timber from the town forest and proceeds without tax funding, reflecting a voluntary effort by residents.
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Maine
Obituary: J R Moody of Ashford Dies at 75
J R Moody longtime Ashford resident died at home after several months illness aged 75. Funeral set for 2 30 p m at Liberty Baptist Church with Rev Peacock officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Survivors include widow Ida Chandler Moody two daughters Mrs A R Anderson of Dothan and Mrs C A McGriff of Gainesville Fla one brother Charlie Moody and two sisters Mrs Anna Bruner and Mrs Stella Bruner seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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J. R. Moody
Ashford
Liberty Baptist Church
Mr. Moody
Mr. Peacock
Hartford
Ward-Wilson
Joe Stanton
Carson Glass
Harvey Glass
Reuben Wright
Bill McCorkle
Bill Bruner
Davis Harrison
Billie Bonner
Elisha Dickerson
L. T. Buntin
Fol Fellows
R. E. Christmas
F. G. Granger
W. M. Ryals
Billie Lynch
Tommie Nowell
J. A. Etheridge
Evgie Etheridge
J. M. Kirkland
E. S. Grimsley
Moody
Collision charges after minor traffic accident
Police records show two drivers charged after a Saturday night collision at N St Andrews and Powell. Lowell Woodham 21 Graceville route two faces collision and reckless driving charges while Thomas Yesbit 18 of 300 N Lena street is charged with collision. Woodham was reportedly turning left in front of Yesbit’s car when the crash happened.
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N. St. Andrews
Powell Streets
Lowell Woodham
Graceville
Thomas Yesbit
N. Lena Street
Woodham
Yesbit
Taunton Driver Charge Reduced After Collision
Charles Taunton of 903 S Foster Street faced an intoxicated driving charge that was reduced to reckless driving after a collision with a truck on Wednesday police said.
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Charles Taunton
S. Foster Street
Taunton
North Carolina Epidemic Strains City Businesses
Authorities lifted Sunday mass obligations for Catholics as the epidemic prompted city protests. Merchants warned the policy could cost thousands of jobs. Hotel managers reported cancellations above 50 percent and bookings collapsing into September. Restaurants faced a 50 percent drop. The Carolina Advertisers Club convention was called off. Asheville logged 2 cases for the year through Saturday.
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L. J. Stearnes
North Carolina
Carolina
Thurmond Wright could be nominated for president slate
The State Democratic party may nominate Thurmond over Tru man, signaling Thurmond as the party’s candidate if voters back the party slate of electors. Wright predicts voters in the Democratic stronghold will back those electors, pledging or not, with both Thurmond and Wright declared as intended choices.
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Thurmond
Wright
Democratic
Truman
Mississippi
Rabies Tests Report On Local Animals
The Dothan Laboratory director announced results from tests on 18 suspect heads seven foxes and three dogs tested positive for rabies. One dog head collected Friday confirmed rabies. a child had been bitten earlier. Five others in the area are receiving Pasteur treatment.
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Bles
Dothan Laboratory
Lewis Grubbs
Webb
Memorial rites held for blast victims in Ludwigshafen
In Ludwigshafen Germany memorial services were held for blast victims at the Farben chemical plant disaster attended by about 10 000 grieving relatives and friends. The death toll rose to 180 as rescue workers continued sifting through wreckage.
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Ludwigshafen
Germany
Rhine
Farben
EAL Lowers Dothan Flight Rates Across Route
East ern Airlines cut fares on the Brownsville Tenn to Boston Mass route via Dothan, with one way prices dropping from 9.80 to 5.05 for Columbus and similar reductions to Atlanta 10.10, Washington 43.50, New York 55.70, Pensacola 6.55, Mobile 10.10, and New Orleans 14.40, effective yesterday after a CAB mileage scale ruling.
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Eastern Airlines
Brownsville
Tenn
Boston
Mass
Dothan
Bill Cambre
Columbus
Atlanta
Pensacola
Mobile
New Orleans
Washington
New York
Price Fined and Jailed in Dale County Wreck
James Lee Price of Dothan faced charges for a May 8 driving while intoxicated accident near the Dale County line on U S Highway 231. He received a $100 fine six months hard labor, license suspended for a year, and a $500 appeal bond. Wykie Williams of Dothan was seriously injured. Judge J T Jackson presided.
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James Lee Price
Dothan
Dale County
J. T. Jackson
Wykie Williams
Price
Prison Camp Atrocity Report From December Raid
The account describes a December incident where Japanese guards used gas, fire, and weapons to kill and prevent escape of prisoners in air raid shelters and foxholes. About 150 prisoners endured brutal actions. only 12 survived, with nine escaping via a sea tunnel and a cliff descent, and one later dying.
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Philippine
Hey Rube Fracas in Mt Olive During Homecoming Carnival
In Mt Olive 2580 residents witnessed a clash between townspeople and United Exposition Shows workers after a game concession dispute. Eight locals were hospitalized and nine showmen jailed for disorderly conduct. the scene ended when Sheriff Cal Scheller and deputies arrived. The carnival was kept under guard as investigations continued.
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MT. Olive, Til
Mt. Olive
Main Street
Rubes
White City
Cal Scheller
Carlinville
Scheller
St. Francis Hospital
Litchfield
Tax claims settle by bank account attachment in Congo note
The government claimed taxes were satisfied by attaching Miss Kellems's bank account. The authorities said she may sue to challenge the law's validity. Ivory, rubber and diamonds are identified as principal Congo products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgian Congo
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Hiroshima
Russia
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