World War II ace Captain Kelly reburied in Manila grave
Washington reports Capt. Colin P. Kelly Jr. the famed World War II hero is buried in an army cemetery in Manila after four and a half years of war. The body identified as Marine Flight Officer Eugene Filas, recovered from the crash site near Clark Field on Luzon, where Kelly stayed with the bomber as it burned.
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Washington
Colin. P. Kelly, Jr
Manila
Eile
War Department
Fila
Philip- Trines
Gayn
Pearl Harbor
Kelly
Clark Field
Luzon
Mount Savas
Clary Field
Senate nominees and 1948 race outlook in Northeast states
The piece outlines expected senatorial bids and 1948 presidential hopes. Dewey likely to seek the GOP nomination if he wins in November. Mead may run for governor in New York with White House aims in 1952. Lehman eyed as Senate nominee. Baldwin likely in Connecticut. Bowles emerges as a key Democratic figure with possible paths to governor, Senate, or vice president.
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Dewey
GOP
Albany
James M. Mead
Herbert H. Lehman
Senate
Mead
White House
Connecticut
Raymond E. Baldwin
Clare Booth Luce
OPA
Chester Bowles
Thomas Hart
Bowles
Talmadge Wins Primary Under Unit Vote System
In the July 17 Democratic primary, Talmadge secured the nomination via the unit vote method though trailing James V. Carmichael in the statewide popular tally. The unit system allocated county votes, 410 total unit votes exist with 206 needed to win, while Gosnell and Turman argued the mechanism violated equal protection of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Talmadge
James V. Carmichael
Cullen B. Gosnell
Emory
Robert Lee Turman
Atlanta League of Women Voters
Delegates clash over a court of human rights plan
In a U N meeting, Dmitri Manuilski disclosed Soviet opposition to H V Tvatt's proposal for a court of human rights. Australian W R Hodgson accused Manuilski of bias, while debates split on whether to discuss now or later Australia's suggestion for a court in each treaty.
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Dmitri Manuilski
H. V. Tvatt
Australia
Court of Human Rights
Manuilski
W. R. Hodgson
Manuillski
Funeral Set Tuesday For James R. Pate
Funeral services for James R. Pate of Dothan, sixty, who died in a Panama City hospital, will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Johnson Wilkerson chapel with Rev. A. J. Zhinden and Rev. E. Tipton Carroll officiating. Burial will follow in City Cemetery. Surviving are his wife, two daughters Mrs. Odell Powell and Miss Mary Pate, a son Sgt. James Pate Jr. in the U.S. Army, one brother Steve Pate, and a grandson, all of Dothan.
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James R. Pate
S. North Street
Dothan
Panama City
Fla
Joanson Wilkerson Chapel
A. JD. Zhinden
E. Tipton Carroll
Johnson-Wilkterson
Odell Powell
Tyndall Field
Mary Pate
James Pate
U8. Army
Steve Pate
Women Drivers Crash at Main and Park Intersection
Two cars were slightly damaged in an accident yesterday at the intersection of West Main Street and Park Avenue. No injuries occurred. Drivers listed by the City Police as Mrs. Marline Brooks of Duthan route two and Miss Evelyn Ellis of Marianna Florida.
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W. Main Street
Park Avenue
Po- Hce
Marline Brooks
Duthan
Evelyn Ellis
Marianna
Fla
Negro Arrested Here On Stolen Car Charge
Sam Walker, a Negro, formerly of Dothan, was in the Houston County jail on a charge of bringing stolen property into Alabama from Florida. He was arrested yesterday with a car reported stolen from Wayman Lee of Malone, Florida. Deputies Sheriff J. T. Casey and Clayton Adams made the arrest.
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Sam Walker
Dothan
Houston County
Alabama
Florida
Wayman Lee
Malone, Fla
J. T. Casey
Clayton Adams
Crippled Children's Fund Tops $2500 with Seal Drive
Houston County donations reached 2508.02 for crippled children and adults as final 1945 46 report shows 5777.28 spent on 102 children. Local groups and schools contributed along with Community Chest Rotary and Exchange Clubs. Mary Carroll chairs the Houston County society with Minnie Heard co chair and John Flowers treasurer.
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Alabama Society For Crippled Children
Houston County
Mary Ruth Crawford
C. J. Collins
Department of Public Welfare
Community Chest
Dothan
Rotary and
Exchange Clubs
Mary Carroll
Houston County Society For Crippled Children
Minnie T. Heard
John Flowers
State Rehabilitation and Crippled Children’s Services
State Department of Education
Crippled Children’s Service
No Fire Damage From Overheated Motor at Home
Fire Chief R. H. Ryar said no fire damage occurred yesterday after an overheated motor on a washing machine at Mrs. Cecil Shaffer's home at 610 S Edgewood Drive prompted a fire department response.
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R. H. Ryar
Cecil Shaffer
S. Edgewood Drive
All Masons to gather for James R. Pate funeral files
All Masons are requested to meet at the Masonic Temple at 1 p.m. tomorrow to attend funeral files for James R. Pate, as announced today.
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Masonic Temple
James R. Pate
Missouri Layman Criticizes Newton Russia Report
Missouri layman O K Armstrong of Springfield accuses Dr. Louie D. Newton of misrepresenting religious freedom in the Soviet Union after Newton’s Russia visit. Pickets outside Waycross protest the claim and are removed by police without charges. Armstrong contrasts free Baptist worship with alleged Soviet censorship and criticizes praise of communism.
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Atlanta
Louie D. Newton
Southern Baptist
Russia
Ty Layman
Missouri
O. K. Armstrong
Springfield
Municipal Auditorium
Louis D. Newton
U. S
W. M. Weaver
Armstrong
Committee of Baptists
San Francisco
Newton
First Baptist Church
Waycross
Southern Baptist Convention
Baptist World Alliance
Balkan Flights Resumed After Shoot-Down Incident
A U S Flying Fortress landed at Udine today marking the resumption of trans Balkan air service after Yugoslav fighters shot down a C 47 transport on the Vienna route.
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Balkan
Udine
Italy
U. S
Mrs Edna Hatcher Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs Edna Hatcher 27 died at her Ashford route two home after a short illness. Lifelong resident, she belonged to Missionary Baptist Church. Funeral plans by Ward-Wilson to be announced. Services at Webb Baptist Church with Rev Draughon officiating. burial in Webb Cemetery. Survived by husband T W Hatcher, son Colton Roy Hatcher, daughter Edna Ruth Hatcher, parents Mr and Mrs R J Gamble, two brothers Myron and Billy Joe Gamble, plus several aunts and uncles. Pallbearers named Medford Nowell, Moody Love, Bill Love, William Hatcher, Homer Hatcher, William A Barber.
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Edna Hatcher Twenty
Ashford Route Two
Missionary Baptist Church
Ward-Wilson
Webb Baptist Church
Draughon
Webb Cemetery
T. W. Hatcher
Colton Roy Latcher
Edna Ruth Hatcher
Ashford
R. J. Gamble
Myron
Billy Joe Gamble
Medford Nowell
Moody Love
Bill Love
Willia Hatcher
Homer Hatcher
Wiliam A. Barber
More Jobs Sought For Disabled Vets
In Birmingham Alabama President William M Neal of the Associated Industries of Alabama calls on industry to hire more disabled veterans, noting over 2500 veterans seek work in the state and only 29.9 percent of those who applied through the U S Employment Service have found jobs. He urges broader on the job training and a shift to what veterans can do rather than what they cannot. He cites a local example of a company with 50 disabled veterans in its school and expanding.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
William M. Neal
Associated Industries of
U.S. Employment Service
Neal
Cerebral Hemorrhage Fatal To Young Negro
A twenty one year old man named Joe Norris Lynn of 712 North Cherry Street died after an epileptic attack from a cerebral hemorrhage. County health official Dr W T Burkett investigated and reported the death occurred on the front porch before a doctor could be summoned.
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Joe Norris Lynn
North Cherry Street
W. T. Burkett
Burkett
Peiping War Flares as Communist Forces Advance in Manchuria
News from the front says opposing governments clash in Manchuria with Red forces moving toward Changchun and Mukden Changchun rail links. A Communist spokesman accuses a U.S. backed truce team of spying while New China News Agency claims Red gains in North China with significant government losses reported north of the Yangtze River.
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Peiping
China
Manchuria
New
Telhiing
Stattom
Mukden-Changchun
Tsai Wen-Chin
Nationaliat
Ned
Frank Ward
Truce Headquarters
New China
Vna
Venus
North China
Saansi
Hupeb
Henan
Shantung
Kiangsu
Anhwei
Eighth Route Army
Lunghai Railway
Kaifeng
Sak
Red
Peace Preservation Corps
Yangtze River
Scout executive returns after illness in Southeast Alabama
J. W. Cooke, Scout Executive for the Southeast Alabama Council, resumes duties today after several weeks away due to illness. He is greeted by colleagues and plans to reengage with local scouting activities and programs.
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J. W. Cooke
Southeast Alabama Council
William Y. Cook Returns From Mississippi Vacation
William Y. Cook agriculturalist with the Farm Security office in Do than, returned today after spending a week in Mississippi with relatives.
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William Y. Cook
Farm Security Office
Dothan
Mississippi
Prices Rolled Back as OPA Removes More Items
Washington AP reports that price controls were eased today as the office of price administration removed items including mic and white pepper paprika cinnamon meat sauces canned clam broth sauerkraut pork sweet and sour chutney plum adding malted milk tablets fortune tea cakes and dehydrated sugarcane fiber from control.
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Washington
Pric
Fortune
Alabamian Arrested by New Jersey Police
Cordova Alabama man Grady B Holt 27 held in Burlington County jail after Mount Holly arrest with a .38 revolver. State Police say Holt is wanted in Alabama on charges of assault and attempted murder. Holt discharged from the Army at Fort Monmouth last year.
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APJ
Grady
B. Holt
Cordova
Als
Burlington County
Alabama
Holt
Mount Holly
James ‘Kelly
Army
Fort Monmouth
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