Hunter Johnnie Craft Surrenders After Days of Murky Swamp Stand
Mississippis Magee area tense as Johnnie Craft, veteran and ring leader of the Craft clan, walks from the swamp to the Hinds County jail to surrender. Eight posse members captured. Garfield Craft still at large. Authorities press hunt with bloodhounds as residents seek answers to the shooting spree that wounded four officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Coble
Kate
Jackson
Actig
Hinds County
Johnnie ‘Craft
Enn
Marine Corps
Jennnle Pen
Magee
Johnnie
Garfield
Seglenotektron
Smith County
Glynn Hester
Crad
Two Men Clash With Post Office Staff in Alabama Standoff
Mountain Creek Alabama patrols ended a brief post office seizure by Ivy Lunsford Lackey and Garland Odom who claimed to be veterans and leaders of a national group. The men were detained near Montgomery, later noted as ex convicts with unclear military claims and jailed in Chilton County awaiting charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountain Creek
Ala
Alabama
Ivy Lunsford Lackey
Gallatin
Tenn
Garland Odom
Route 7
Birmingham
Tom Carlisle
Montgomery
Montgomery- Birmingham
George C. Culver
J.R. Peek
National Veterans Organization
Athens
Carlisle
Chilton
J. A. Nivens
Clanton
Tate
Garland Odor
Kilby
Odom
Jefferson County
Cea
Scharge
Draper
Ileal
Emergency Cryolite Release Aids Houston County Peanut War
A 20 000 pound shipment of cryolite arrives in Dothan for Houston County farmers to battle defoliating peanut worms. State officials say loaned poison will be distributed by the Houston County Farmers Exchange with return once supplies normalize. Additional shipments are en route from Pennsylvania by rail and air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Doihan
Houston County
State
Joe N. Poole
C. M. Ling
Houston County Farmers’ Exchange
Dothan
Houston
B. P. Livingston
Poole
Alabama
Mississippi
Graceville
Fla
Mercer Rowe
Southeastern
Pennsylvania
Salt Manufacturing Company
Greenwood Products Company
Fila
Poole Weighs Coliseum Site Between Montgomery and Birmingham
State Agriculture Commissioner Joe Poole said the six member center board could vote with equal conviction for either Montgomery or Birmingham as the site for the state's $500 000 livestock coliseum. Poole is on the five member board that recommends a site to the State building commission which will make the final decision. Poole's vote may be decisive since the board includes two northern and two south central Alabama members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Joe Poole
State Agriculture Center Board
Birmingham
State Building Commission
Poole
Alabama
Nation awaits OPA decision on return of price ceilings
Washington report states consumers will learn tonight if meat milk butter and other staples will be pegged near June 30 levels or remain decontrolled. The three member board will rule by 7 p m EST with any action taking effect 12 01 a m Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Paul Porter
Porter
Trio of teenage salesmen fined for magazine scam in Dothan
Two youths Sydney Turkington and Marvin Brown pleaded guilty to accepting money under false pretenses from about 45 people in Dothan. A third, Robert Helms, remained jailed after a not-yet-paid fine. They admitted they posed as legitimate agents and planned to resume work with a fake agency to pay Helms release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Recorder's Court
Dothan
Houston County
Sydney Turkington
Walter Scott
Elmira
N.Y
Marvin Brown
Columbus
Mississippi
Helms
Tuckington
Brown
Marine Corps
Eagle
Vaughn
Calcutta Riots Bring Death Toll Over Two Thousand
Calcutta police and military restored order after four days of Hindu Muslim fighting that killed an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 people. Food shortages and disease threats loom as rescue squads remove bodies and aid agencies struggled to reach displaced residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
New Market
Bengal
Bustee
India
Yugoslav Shootdown Of Unarmed Plane Escalates Tense Standoff
Yugoslav spokesman claims pilots acted within rights after downing an unarmed American transport and forcing another to land. A witness reported a C-47 spiraling in black smoke with cannon fire, two parachutes seen, five crewmen aboard. US embassy condemns both attacks as wicked and unauthorized while investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Julian Alps
No. 10
Pare 21
Britain to seek UN trusteeship for Palestine next month
A British informant said London will ask the United Nations trusteeship council to appoint Britain as sole trustee for Palestine after the League of Nations demise removes its legal basis. Bevin noted Britain awaits the report of a joint inquiry before deciding the path forward. The plan suggests Palestine under trusteeship with 100000 Jewish immigrants, but four zone division faced opposition from President Truman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United Nations Trusteeship Council
Palestine
League of Nations
Britain
Ernest Bevin
United Nations Assemble
Truman
Three More Picked Up As Loiterers
Police Chief J E Craughon and Sheriff B G Farmer directed a crackdown on loitering. Three more men were arrested before dawn on loitering charges with times 1 30 am 12 46 am and 2 10 am. Two were Negro and one was white. No new burglary cases have appeared in two weeks in Dothan and Houston County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Craughon
B. G. Farmer
Eddie D. Kelley
Craughon
Treeta
Dothan
Houston County
Folsom Sees U S Funds Supporting Alabama Program
Cullman leader James E. Folsom announced that federal funds will enable him to carry out his four year program including higher teacher salaries, old age pensions, and farm to market roads. He also accepted the Alabama Democratic fund raising chairmanship and named Bil Drinkard and Bryce Davis as assistants. He met with national party leaders in Washington and dined with Justice Hugo Black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
Ala
James E. Folsom
Washington
Dermocratic Party
Alabama
Folsom
Chauncey Sarks
Lister Hil
D-Ala
Democratic Party
North
West
Bil Drinkard
Bryce Davis
Robert Vannegan
Truman
New York
Hugo Black
Supreme Court
Senator Hil
Dothan Man Grows Technicolor Peppers
J. Bradley of 205 Linden Street Dothan reports his pepper plants are unique vivid hues from purple to orange to red. The extra hot pods change color as they mature and he plans to give seeds to neighbors. The plants came from Pike County relatives last spring and have been bearing for weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. ©. Bradley
Linden Street
Dothan
Bradley
Pike County
Italy Denies War With 21 Nations
Paris reports a peace conference committee rejected a claim that Italy was not at war with Allied powers. Polish, Yugoslav, Dutch, and Czech delegates argued Italy fought in Africa and Europe, urging changes to preambles and references to Italy’s role and capitulation in 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Robert Oe Wilson
Paris
Aps
Tadlay
Poland
Belgium
Netherlands
Bela
Yegoslavia
Tae
Mussolini
Pialy
Cooperation Sought From City Residents To End Fire Hazards
Local officials appeal for resident cooperation to reduce fire hazards amid frequent blazes. Fire department reports most calls stem from risky behavior and unattended flames near properties, urging vigilance and community action to prevent further incidents.
Air Force junk sale probe grills officers in Atlanta
Congressional investigators pressed Air Force officials in Atlanta over sale of surplus electronics at 25 to 40 percent of original cost. Witnesses included Warner Robins depot supply officers and a Navy technician who bought damaged equipment for 4100. The committee, led by Rep. Roger Slaughter, heard claims of destroyed surplus property and questioned disposal practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
APIA
Air Force
Warner Robins
Coronel Ben J. Peck
Charles Houbertson
T- Ny
Roger Slaughter
Moi
Aliagata Roc
Tell Higw
Warner Robins Field
Shauphier
Destruc Ton
City Commission Sets General Election Dates and Fares
The city commission voted today to set the date for the general election on the third Monday in September and approved fare details for the related transit routes from the southwest end of Chergh avenue to Haravick road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Une
Chergh
Uwrathard Road
Haravick Road
Coty
Septemhey
Big Fight To Destroy Revived Klan In Georgia
Georgia news reports a revived Ku Klux Klan in October of last year centered near Stone Mountain. Georgia Grand Dragon Dr Samuel Green cites large potential membership while denying specific counts and insisting the order is lawful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Henney Ceesksane
Atlanta
Georgia Grand Draven
Grand Draven
Samuel Green
Phipician
U S And Britain Stand Up To Reds Over Dardanelles
The United States and Great Britain plan a firm stance toward Soviet demands on the Dardanelles. Washington opposes Soviet voice in military control while Turkey holds the gate to the straits. Britain may join in opposing Moscow’s terms as the Montreaux treaty governs passage. The notes suggest future control to be settled by broad United Nations principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Dardanelles
Ina
Moscow
Mediterranean
Black Sea
Turkey
Alote
Fedor Orkhov
State Department
Byrnes
Hag
United Nations
Jews Protests Over Arab Guard Use in Palestine
In Jerusalem a Jewish Agency spokesman said Jews bitterly resent the transfer of Arab Legion natives from Transjordan to guard duties in Palestine including guards at a Jewish detention camp. The Voice of Israel warned of a forthcoming British operation and urged passive resistance to identity checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Jerusalem
Transjordan
Fuutrun
Britain
Voice of Israel
Haganah
Asain
Abi
Jewish Agency
Tel Aviv
Stern Gang
Irgun
Ds Nomited
Courthouse Clock Repairman to Adjust Four Faces
The Tower Clock Company of New York City will send a representative to Dothan to adjust the courthouse clock. The clock, converted from mechanical to electric operation a few months ago, will be synchronized to shed the correct time. Judge Saxon P. Poyner was informed of the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Countys Courthous
Tower Clock Company
New York City
Provate Juge Saxon P. Poyner
Dothan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pearl
Plan Legal Business
U. S
Dothan Man
Gilbert Kieean
San Diego
Calif
John Kieean
Derby Downs
Akron
Cap Wirephaim
Yupostav
Germany
Ryan
Dao- Unis
Occadi Dare
Dave
Pasang
Reese
Nadia el Favor
Wien
Commission
U.S
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!