Four year old Clara Eady funeral set in Dothan
Funeral services for Clara Eady four year old daughter of Mir and Mia G C Ready Jr of Biocomb route two will be held Tuesday at 5 pm at Hayes Line Church with the Rev W W Whidd officiating Burial will follow in Clark Cemetery Ward Wilson Funeral Home in charge Surviving are her parents a brother Jerry Rerev and grandparents Mr and Mrs R B Collier of Dothan and Mr and Mrs G C Ready Sr of Slocomt Toute-one
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fain
Clara Eady
Mir
Mia
G. C. Ready, Jr
Biocomb Route Two
Dothan
Srey Line
W. W. Whid
Moultrie
Clark
Ward-Wilson
Jerry Rerev
R. B. Collier
G.C. Ready
Slocomt
Candidates for Sparkman seat meet CIO-PAC labor
Six prospective candidates for the Eighth District seat of Rep. John J. Sparkman met with union labor representatives in Ille Alabama. William Adcock head of the Alabama CIO PAC listed attendees from James Smith to Wallace Meadows with Robery Jones missing due to illness. No endorsements announced. Sparkman seeks Senate seat in Behn Bankhead vacancy with July 31 primary and November 5 general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ille
Ala
John J. Sparkman
Eighth Congressional District
William’ Adcock
Alabama Cio - Political Action Committee
Cio-Pac
American Federation of Labor
Railroad Brotherhoods
Robert Jones
Scottsboro
Ilness
Adcock
James Smith
Tuscumbia
James
Saliba
Florence
George Johnson
Athens
Jeff Smith
Montaville
Bradley Twitty
Allsborn
Wallace Meadows
Rep
Sparkman
Senate
Behn
H. Bankhead
Swedesboro Quiet After Tavern Brawl
Swedesboro tense scene after a tavern Saturday night disturbance drew state troopers and a crowd of about 200. Police chief J H Eastlack reported the melee was largely verbal, with one person arrested for striking him and stealing the revolver he carried.
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Swedesboro
N. J
J. H. Eastlack
Eastlack
Colleague Rev Collier of Newport Dies in Kendallville
Number 14 five of Newport Wisconsin. He was a graduate of Shattuck Military Academy Fairbaile Indiana Stevens College New York and the General Theological Seminary New York. For the past 17 months Rev Mr Collier had made his home in Kendallville with his mother in law Mrs C E Cleveland. Surviving are his wife a son Cleveland Collier Los Angeles California a daughter Mrs William G Wilson San Jose Costa Rica and a grandson.
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Newport, Wis
Shattuck Military Academy
Fairbaale
Ind
Stevens College
New York
General Theological Seminary
Mr. Collier
Kendallville
C. E. Cleveland
Cleveland Collier
Los Angeles
Calif
William G. Wilson
San Jose
Costa Rica
Riots Plague Calcutta as Indian Independence Talks Continue
In Calcutta a night of fierce rioting left bodies in streets and ships burned on the Hooghly. Police and troops patrolled crowded areas while fire brigades answered over a thousand calls. At least three killed and twenty wounded in a large mob clash over Hindu Muslim tensions and Britain’s independence proposal.
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Harrison Road
Hooghly
Calcutta Fire Brigade
India
New York benefit raises 22000 for blinded veteran
Isaac Woodard Jr a blinded Negro war veteran received 22000 at a Lewisohn Stadium rally attended by about 20000. Performers including Handy Robinson Calloway Berle Lind Mayes Basie and Holiday backed the drive with Jon Louis as co chair. Mayor Dwyer urged continuing the fight against intolerance.
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New York
Isaac Woodard
South Carolina
Woodard
Lewisohn Stadium
Jon Louis
William GW Dwyer
W. Cc. Handy
Bill Robinson
Cab Calloway
Milton Berle
Peter Lind Mayes
Count Basie
Canada Lee
Betty Garrett
Lens Jordan Sd His
Birthday Sing Honors Jabe Avery at Courthouse
A birthday sing honoring Jabe Avery was held last night at the courthouse. Class leaders included W F Kirkland J T Spurlock J M Roney G F Cameron C L York J P Tidwell Jabe Avery and others plus Rev A J Renfroe and Mrs Annie Johnson. Another sing is planned for the third Sunday night in September at 7 pm at the courthouse.
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Jabe Avery
W. FE. Kirkland
J. T. Spurlock
J. M. Roney
G. F. Cameron
C. L. York
J.P. Tidwell
Weekend Burglary Quiet as Police Report Arrests
Weekend in Dothen and Houston County saw no burglaries for the first time in a month while a crackdown on loitering and vagrancy led to 59 arrests. City officers accounted for 43, county 16. 24 White and 38 Negro arrestees. four women booked.
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Dothen
Houston County
8000 1947 Auto Tag Plates Arrive For Houston County
Approximately 8,000 new 1947 automobile license plates arrived today at the probate office for distribution in Houston County starting October 1. Chief Clerk C W Johnson notes 7,222 plates were issued in 1946 and expects higher 1947 issuance due to more vehicles. Deadline to buy plates is November 4. Prices vary by vehicle, from 4.50 for motorcycles to 100 and up for buses, with county revenue sharing rules and a 30 70 state city split. New tags have a silver background with black numbers.
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Houston County
C. W. Johnson
P. Poyner
Alabama
Man Loses Car In Panama City Headland
Authorities investigate theft of a late model automobile from Jack Brantley of Headland while he visited Panama City. State Highway Patrol officers in Dothan reported the weekend theft occurred during Brantley’s visit.
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Panama City
Florida
Jack Brantley
Headland
Dothan
Brantley
Veterans plan mass meeting to push reform in Tennessee
Butler a 26 year old Crooked Creek County farmer and veteran said ten leaders of the Athens revolt will attend a mass veterans meeting at Crockett County courthouse at 8 p.m. CST. Veterans from Memphis Nashville and other Tennessee cities and from Mississippi Counties in Arkansas are expected. The plan aims to attack machine backed candidates and may align with Democratic or Republican nominees meeting our requirements. Butler also noted an invitation to a national convention in Miami signed by Claude Jones of Pahokee Florida.
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Butler
Crockett County
Athens, Tenn
Memphis
Nashville
Tennessee
Yell
Garland Nut Springs
Mississippi
Arkansas
Miami
Fla
Floriia Veterans Political Organization
Claude Jones
Pahokee
Newa
Chico
St. Louis
New Fs
Watertown man dies in gas cabin explosion accident
Thomas A. York of Watertown Mass. was fatally injured in a tourist cabin explosion after a suicide attempt failed. Police said he turned on the gas to kill Simeon but changed his mind and lit a cigarette, triggering the blast.
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Jacksonville
Fila
Thomas A. York
Watertown
Mass
Duval County
York
Simeon
Federal probes probe Ku Klux Klan activity in several states
A federal inquiry and state actions spotlight Klan activity across Georgia, Kentucky, and Florida. Eldon S. Dummit, Kentucky AG, seeks to revoke the Klan charter while the Justice Department studies violations of federal election and civil rights laws. Reports cite beatings, intimidation, and conspiracies linked to Klan or front groups.
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Mississippi
Justice Department
Kentucky
Eldon S.dummit
Georgia
CIO Textile Workers’ Union of America
Florida
Department
Duke
Klan
Veterans' and
Women’s Groups
South
Party clashes in Harlem and New York districts heat up races
In Harlem’s 22nd District Republicans back Grant Reynolds to oppose Rep. Adam Powell Jr. Joe Louis backs Reynolds. In the 29th District Hamilton Fish backs Katherine St George to face Augustus Bennett. Vito Marcantonio seeks the 18th District three way nomination. Wisconsin’s third party shakeup leaves Merlin Hull as a Republican in a separate race. Mannigan faces Marcantonio for the Democratic nomination while Bryan gains GOP support.
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Harlem
Grant Reynolds
Adam C. Powell, Jr
Joe Louis
Reynolds
Hamilton Fish
Dewey
Roosevelt
Katherine St. George
Tuxe Park
Augustus W. Bennett
Vito Marcantonio
LaFollette
Senate
Merlin Hull
Wisconsin
House
Patrick J. Mannigan
Marcantonio
Frederick V. P. Bryan
Truman on 18 day vacation diet and greetings
Number 10 of his 18 day vacation. He planned to exchange official greetings with the Governor and McGrath a former Governor. Mr Truman's main concern is to trim pounds off his 172 pound figure. He cleared up a confusion in Press Secretary Ross about his eating aboard the Williamsburg since leaving Washington. Ross thought he fudged on his fist due to sea air and Navy chow. Col Wallace Graham said no and the President supported him. The diet isn't too hard and he is observing.
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McGrath
Truman
Ross
Williamsburg
Washington
Wallace Graham
Navy
Highway Shootout near Magee and Mize reported
Between Magee and Mize on Route 3 a truck passenger fired a shotgun at a car as it passed. Four white men pursued occupants to a Mt Olive road house where the four white men and the Negro occupants exchanged fire. Hester and Sullivan were wounded, with Sullivan losing an arm. authorities pursued suspects who fled to a swamp area.
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Smitt-Simpson County
Magee
Mize
Smith’ County
Glynn Hester
Ree Ainsworth
Mize “Farmar
Glastoo Sullivan
State Highway Patrol
Mt. Olive
Price control board mulls further hikes on goods
The decontrol board plans to implement price increases by Saturday on refrigerators at least 2.5 percent and raise ceilings for building materials. Coal and woolen textiles may rise, and autos could see an additional 3 percent boost, possibly by dealer rule. Officials said progress was made but several issues remain undecided after a 10 hour session.
Ambassador denounces Yugoslav attack on US C-47
In Belgrade Ambassador Richard C Patterson Jr said Yugoslav fighters fired on a US Army C-47 forcing a belly landing in a cornfield near Ljubljana on Aug 9. One Turkish passenger was shot. Eight American crew and passengers are unharmed, held under guard in Ljubljana with no outside contact. Patterson called the attack wicked and inexcusable, noting the crew’s skill saved lives.
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Belgrade
U.S
Richard C. Patterson, Jr
Ljubljana
Patterson
Junk metal sale yields loss for Gulden firm
Gulden and secretary Jesse D. Berk testified the six carloads of scrap radio parts cost $2,863.84 in freight and purchase but yielded about $2,000 in resale. Gulden claimed the material was junk after an agent deemed it unusable. Two carloads were diverted to firms in the South, one to S. Perelman in Memphis and another to East Tennessee Iron Works in Knoxville, with the War Assets Administration reportedly having rejected the items.
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Gulden
Jesse D. Berk
Berk
Junk
S. Perelman
Memphts
East Tennessee Iron Works
Knoxville
Public health nurse Bernice King returns to work
Miss Bernice King Houston County public health nurse returns to duty after a two week vacation in South Carolina.
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Bernice King
Houston County
South Carolina
Crowd Attends Rites for Electrocuted Man Alston
Edgar Alston, electrocuted at Kilby prison for the murder of his second wife, was buried in Dora Alabama after an evangelical service. Ministers delivered sermons to an overflow crowd at Second Baptist Church as a letter he prepared was read. Gov. Sparks had denied clemency. Alston had been on parole from a life sentence for a 1926 killing. his twin brother is serving life for that crime.
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Dora
Als
Waliara
Edgar ‘Alston
Kilby
Baptist’ Church
E. Raymond’ ‘Dykes
Townley Baptist Church
Alston
Wei -Whigky
Rutherford
Chauncey
Sparks
Young Man Jailed in McGurk Slaying
Charles Russell Goodale, 25 and a naval veteran, pleaded innocent at arraignment on a murder charge in the rape slaying of Ruth McGurk, 25. District Judge L Francis Callan Jr. continued the case to Sept 5, ordered no bail, and Goodale was moved to Plymouth County jail for the hearing.
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Onset
Mass
Charles Russell Goodale
Pretty Ruth McGurk
Cambridge
L. Francis Callan Jr
Goodale
Haifa Scuffle as Immigrants Blocked by British Force
British troops use tear gas and fire hoses to eject 6440 illegal immigrants from the Fenice onto the Empire Heywood for Cyprus transfer. Bombs explode in the Heywood hold but cause no damage. More migrants move to the Empire Rival for onward journey. Tel Aviv violence erupts at a mass meeting over deportations amid a bomb raid case.
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Haifa
Europe
Empire Heywood
Cyprus
Scooner
Tel Aviv
London Daily Graphic
Jerusalem
Holy Land
Palestine
Hagana
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Stern Gang
Funeral services for Ward Douglas held after short illness
Ward Douglas died after a brief illness. The funeral was at Liberty Church with the Rev Alken presiding. Interment followed in Liberty Cemetery with Fellows and Christina Ashford in charge. Survived by four brothers Douglas, US Army. Bia Jtussell. Durrell. John Wes Douglas. and six sisters Blondel Baar Lucille Jean Betty Rothia Anna Clara Douglas, all of Gordon Tole route. Active pallbearers listed.
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Ward Douglas
Eye
Farney Gordon
Wis
Ae Dothan
Atch
Tidge
Pansey
Liberty
Christina
Ashford
Douglas
U.S. Army
Durrell
John
Wes Douglas
Gordon Tole
Misses Blondel
Baar
Lucille
Jean
Betty
Rothia
Anna Clara Douglas
Otte
J. A. Dts L. B
A. L
T.c. Douglag
More DDT Exhibits Held In Houston County
Two demonstrations show proper use of DDT for FSA borrowers. The first, at H W Jaen farm in Cowarts on Route One, invited families including Luther White Sonny Lewis Robert Glass Harley Smith John Ready Cherry. The second, at C D Mull place in Dupree community, invited Wayne Alley J L LaPton Allen Waller and Odis Newig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FSA
Houston County
H.W
Dupree Comm
Wayne E.alley
J. L. Lapton
Allen Waller
Odis Newig
Reinforcements Move To Pehtaiho
AP reports Chinese government reinforcements moving toward Pehtaiho as Part of a broad Red offensive. Pehtaiho's defense collapsed after a volunteer corps surrendered. government troops still in the area are streaming from Tangshan to bolster the station near the Gulf of Chihli.
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Peiping
China
Pehtaiho
Yi Shu Pao
Pehaiho
Red
Gulf of Chihli
Tqlentsin
Tangshan
Aifeng
Henan Province
Yenan
Communist Headquarters
Red Army
Shans
Tatung
Negro Is Arrested For Shooting Girl
In Zachary Louisiana a 25 year old Black man Joe Moore was arrested on charges of shooting with intent to murder after a shotgun blast wounded eight year old Patricia Grumpoole. The incident followed a store dispute over credit. Moore fled to his home where residents fired shots. he was wounded and later moved to Orleans Parish jail in New Orleans for safety.
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Baton Rouge
Zachary
Here
Patricia Grumpoole
N. H W. Debretton
Joe Moore
Moore
Leslie Anderson
New Orleans
Orleans Paria
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Luiineiwe Tomo Jewelry
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Washington, D. C
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Veterans Hospital
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