Family dispute ends in gunfire in Hot Springs
A man reports his wife Anne fired his 45 automatic during a confrontation in their home after his drunken return and violent threats toward him and a horse. He notes Anne acted in fright and insists she did not intend to kill. Law enforcement and deputies conducted a complete investigation and a circuit judge may be asked to convene a special Grand Jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne
Sheriffs Office
Hot Springs
Foster Jarrel
McMath
Jarrell
MecMath
Leo PL McLaughlin
Reine
Neaho
Youn Democratic Clubs
Arkaansas
Russia Attacks U S Over Balkans Role in UN Move
Russia bitterly assailed the United States for criticizing Hungary Bulgaria and Romania over rights suppression and suggested Washington could face similar charges. The Soviet envoy asked how the U S would react if those governments protested U S actions against domestic rights, while backing their UN membership bid. Meanwhile cotton futures and spot prices slipped in late trading with declines of several dollars per bale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Russia
United States
Hungary
Bulgaria
Romania
Alexei VN. Krasitnikov
Security Council
Committee For New
U. S
Congress
Krasilnikov
United Nations
Hall Advances To Quarter Finals In Country Club Golf Tournament
Horace Hall won 4 and 3 over Capt. George Sharra to reach the quarterfinals at the Dothan Country Club event. Fred Moseley, runner up, faces Johnny Ayres Jr as Moseley seeks another title. Ed Crawford, Wyatt Oates, Floyd Baxter, John Cable, Bob Weston, Billy Juve Adams, Cadet Pope, and others won in various flights. Press Thornton Jr and Gardner Dickenson qualified for the Southeastern Invitational at Columbus with scores of 72 and 71 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Horace Hall
Dothan Country Club
George Sharra
Fred Moseley
Johnny Ayres, Jr
Ed Crawford
John Cable
J. N. Mullint, Jr
Bob Weston
Herman Harris
Billy Juve Adams
Dr. Lamar Hart
Cadet Pope
Johnny Harris
Press Thornton, Jr
Dothan
LSU
Gardner Dickenson
Macon
Columbus
Dickenson
Thornton
Hughes Faces Subpoenas in Wartime Plane Contract Inquiry
In a contentious Senate war investigations hearing, Hughes and associate Meyer faced subpoenas as Ferguson pressed for access to private papers. Dietrich and Birdwell affidavits were reviewed while the panel explored Hughes wartime airplane contracts and related publicity expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
Thomas Slack
Ferguson
Slack
William BP
Noah Dietrich
Hughes Tool Company
Meyer
Subcena
Brewster
R-Me
Basriet Applewick
TWA Nostess
Cuppen
Hughes’ Ventures
Army
Senate
Ong
Jesse Jones
Poto
Jones
Dietrich
Waxhes’ Tool Company
Russell Birdwell
Hollywood
Reconstrution Finance Company
Birdwell
Hianes
Eliott K Roosevelt
Army Air Forces
Senate War Mvestiatigngs
Ptaaryge
Gotrudee
Agtreement Wits
Hughes Od
Brew Ster Or-Mo
Jones Wes Wintsed
Thas Committee
White House
Stephen Barry
Baivhy
Elaine Mit Brewster
Trang World
Pan- American Airway
Brewater
Willett Roosevelt
Perguson
Pepper ¢D-Flay
UES
Congress Talks Savings and Budget Shifts in 1948 Aid Plans
The report notes Congress approved expenditures totaling 159,000,090 for stockpiling materials and 64,990,090 for programs including cigar... and veterans services, not in the original budget estimate. Truman cautioned that complex factors affect apparent savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Truman
Post Office Department
National Labor Relations Board
Bankers warn against easy credit as postwar sales surge
Bankers led by American Bankers Association consumer credit chair Carl Flora warn that credit facilities risk abuse as retailers advertise easy payment plans for watches rings and radios. They note 15 month terms mirror prewar excess and question the wisdom of dependence on installment plans while regulators prepare for regulation expiration this November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolar
Sid Carl M. Flora
Consumer Credit Committee
American Bankers Association
Federal Reserve Board
Monkiy Oards
Hartford Paving Plans Stir Controversy Over Costs
Hartford considers curb and gutter and storm sewer inlets with 26-foot paved streets and two-foot margins totaling 30 feet. Bidder quotes 115 dollars per foot for curb and gutter, undercutting City estimate by 34 cents per foot. State officials debate cost sharing as Hartford funds paving from water and power funds, with no direct charges to property owners.
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ME Rameseur
Dothan
Brennan
Hartford
Bee Gees Ang
Ramseur
Smith
Alreer Jooner
Mrs Lela Martin Dies Aged 55 In Houston County
Mrs Lela Martin aged 55 lifelong Houston County resident died yesterday in a Dothan hospital. Funeral services will be at Selma church this afternoon with Rev Joe White officiating. Interment at the church cemetery with Johnson Funeral Home in charge. She leaves a husband H T Martin six sons Roy Arthur Floyd Lewie H T Jr and Robert plus two daughters Nellie Fay Martin and Lanette Williams five brothers four sisters and one grandchild. Pallbearers: Fred Halstead Jack Battles Woodrow Pitts T F Moore Troyce Clark and Jack Howell.
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Selma Church
Joe White
Slocomb
Church
Johnson Funeral Home
Graceville
Fls
Alvin Davis
Dothan
Alto Davis
St. Louis
Clayton
Malcolm
Carl Davis
Mae Carroll
Washington, D. C
J. D. Merritt
Hawthorne
Fla
Dora Lee Baker
Bonifay
Gary Overstreet
Fred Halstead
Jack Battles
Woodrow Pitts
T. F. Moore
Troyce Clark
Kack Howell
New ABC ruling bans curb service for beer sales
MONTGOMERY AP The Alabama ABC Board chairman Lamar Kelly announced a new regulation restricting off premise beer sales to non iced beer. Customers cannot take cold beer to their cars or homes and must provide their own icing facilities. The measure aims to curb curbside service and reduce outside consumption, promoting a healthier retail environment. A separate motion approved a salary schedule increasing ABC employees pay by 25 to 7 dollars per month, to be reviewed by the State Personnel Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Lamar Kelly
Alabama Abc Board
Kelly
ABC
T. Rene Bicez
ABC Chemical Analysis Laboratory
Auburn
PPI
Churchill Motion Rejected in House Battle Over Wartime Powers
London reports the House of Commons votes 251 to 148 against Churchill’s bid to pigeonhole the Labour government bill granting wartime emergency powers. Attlee defends the measure as a guarantee against economic collapse, while Churchill brands key provisions as a path to dictatorship and attacks party leaders for seeking total powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Winstor
Churchill
Commons
House
Clement R. Attlee
Attlee
James Chuter Ede
Ede
Hitler
Herbert Morrison
Council
Britain
Laborite
Livestock Prices Across Georgia and Alabama Markets
Livestock arrivals at eight major plants in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida totaled 1000 cattle and 700 hogs with calves at 50, while hog demand held steady. Cattle and calf prices show weak to steady trends across Montgomery and regional markets, with steers, heifers, and calves averaging lower week over week. Hog bids ranged with 180-250 lb barrows 26.00-26.50 and lighter weights around 24.50-25.50, while sows and midweights traded 18-19 dollars for stockers and mixed lots.
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Thomasville
USDA
Albany
Columbus
Moultrie
Tifton
Dothan
Ala
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
Fla
Montgomery
Mkt
Union Stock Yards
Aveater
Afso
Missing Girl’s Body Found Off Falmouth Beach
The body of Nancy Perini, four year old niece of Lou Perini, was found in the surf at Magansett Beach in Falmouth, Mass., about 6:20 a.m. after vanishing from a nearby summer home. Deputy Fire Chief George Ferris and Fire Chief Thomas Wallace led the rescue effort that began at 2 a.m. with searchlights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falmouth
Mass
Nancy Perini
Lou Perini
Boster
Magansett Beach
George Ferris
Perini
Thomas Wallace
Bourne
Ferris
Market Reopens After Suspension Gaps in Cotton Futures
Prices for cotton futures fell after the market reopened, with October at 33.29 cents per pound and 96.15 cents per pound for a related figure, down from pre-suspension trading. March and May futures showed 32.7% and 32.25 respectively, the bottom range 107 to 123 points lower, and the government’s crop estimate rose by about 425,010 bales versus eight private bureaus. By end of the first half hour, prices moved up roughly $2.00 per bale from the lows.
Virginia Siegel affair turns toward France and return
The orphan Virginia calms, confesses dire loneliness after Bugsy Siegel’s death. Police once linked two gangsters to a planned hit on her in Beverly Hills. She plans to return to the United States from France to face rumors and ignorance about her life. She says she will enjoy herself regardless of others’ views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Bugsy
Siegel
Horn
Beverly Hills
Calif
Los Angeles
France
Dorttless
States
Virginie
Vin
Retonga Claims Cure for Nervous Indigestion
Advertisement features Dewey A. Burbank of 2410 St Charles Ave West End Birmingham Alabama praising Retonga for curing nervous indigestion. He says he lost weight from 175 to 138 pounds, gained vigor, sleeps better, and can eat again after prior sour stomach and heartburn. The copy touts Retonga as addressing indigestion, constipation, and vitamin B-1 deficiency, urging readers to buy at local drugstores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey A. Burbank
St. Charles Ave
West End
Birmingham
Ala
Mr. Burbank
Neal
Biore
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Bill Farmer & Orchestra
Dothan-Headland Highway
U. 5
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California
Senator Brewster
Lela Martin
Houston County
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Cess
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Okla
Henry L. Xner
Agricul
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W. P. Osborne
Wilmington
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Cash Drug Store
First Nationa
W. D. Malone Daecdo
Geo. Y. Malone
M. B. Malosco
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C.H. Adams
A. West, Jr
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