White Russian leader Semenov recounts Siberia plans and exile
Semenov testifies he commanded 50,000 troops against the Bolsheviks in Siberia. After their victory he fled to Manchuria where in the 1920s and beyond he and other White Russians worked with the Japanese on plans to seize Siberia and use it to crush the Soviet Union in Europe. He says he had backing from Generals Araki Terauchi Tanaka and others through 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
Semonov
Manchuria
Soviet Union
Europe
Japan
Semenov
Araki
Terauchi
Tanaka
Moscow court hears White Bandit of Siberia testify in anti Soviet plot
Gen Gregorie Semenov testifies at Moscow trial detailing a 92 year anti Soviet plot backed by Japanese aid to seize power in Siberia. He describes mass killings and espionage plans as seven co defendants plead guilty to armed struggle, espionage and terrorism against the Soviet Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WY Beet James
Moscow
U.S
Soviet Union
Siberia
Lenin
Soviet Supreme Court
Vasili V. Ulrich
Japan
Far East
Semenov
Manchuria
Red Army
Prince Ukhtonsky
Siberis
Funeral Rites Held For Sim D. Dye 86
Funeral services for Sim D. Dye eighty six of near Chancellor were conducted at Damascus Church with Rev A W Barker and Rev Jim Morrow officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Dye had lived in Coffee County 35 years and was a prominent farmer. He was a Primitive Baptist Church member. Surviving are wife Hattie Harrison Dye a daughter Mandy Griffin Hartford and three sons Dan Dye Elba A C Dye Chancellor and W T Dye Enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Sim D. Dye
Cleveland Dye
Damascus Church
A. W. Barker
Jim Morrow
Searcy Funeral Home
Dye
Coffee County
The
Primitive Baptist Church
Hattie Harrison
Mandy Griffin
Hartford
Dan Dye
Elba
A. C. Dye
Chancellor
W. T. Dye
Display of wartime communications gear tours Dothan exhibit
The 20 caravan presents full communications equipment with M-Sgt Meyers explaining its use. Side displays show American troop movements in the Rhur campaign. Outdoor items include tank retriever, light tanks, large searchlight, anti aircraft weapons, radar unit, scout cars, amphibious jeeps, half tracks, buzz bombs, and more. The exhibit runs August 31 to September 2 at the National Guard Armory in Dothan, 5 to 10 p.m. nightly, previously listed as 6 to 11 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyers
Rhur
Germany
Dothan
National Guard
Mystery Jewel Theft Case Involves Military Officers
Number 11 was questioned without sleep by Col. Natah Pierce and Chicago criminologist Leonard E. Keeler. They claimed Patterson and Eisenhower supported quiet recovery in Washington. The defendant, once a country club manager in Phoenix, Arizona, said the Army wanted no publicity and aimed to recover the jewels, not prosecute anyone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Natah Pierce
Chicago
Leonard E. Keeler
Patterson
Eisenhower
Washington
Contry Club
Eat Phoenix
Ariz
Delegations clash over frontier changes and delay at conference
Beasley urged decisive action as Europe remains bleak after war and Big Four decisions on frontiers face scrutiny. Hodgson proposed a seven member subcommittee to study frontier-related documents and the facts behind territorial choices, while Vishinsky mocked the plan as delaying tactics and urged concrete progress before the peace conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beasley
Europe
Hodgson
France
Italy
Council of Foreign Ministers
Yreninsky
Visninsky
Paris
Vishinsky
Karl Marx
Marx
Mrs Docie Andrews Dies At Ariton Home
Mrs Docie Andrews age seventy died at her Ariton home after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at Center Ridge Church with burial in the church cemetery. Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directs. Surviving are six daughters two sons three sisters three brothers thirty one grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozark
Docie Andrews
Ariton
Center Ridge Church
Holman Funeral Home
Allie Helms
Avon Park
Fla
Nora Edwards
Harrison Carr
Albert Powell
Tennille
Ala
Albert Stanton
Elba
Tellis Ketchum
Elamville
Comer Barfield
Ray J. ‘Barfield
U. S. Army
Fort Benning
Dana Godwin
Paul Dickert
Annie Mec- Mechen
McMechen
W. Va
Frank Pippin
Wabasso, Fla
Jim Tom Pippin
Nace Pippin
Whigham, Ga
Dothan Aero Club Guests At Marianna
The Dothan Aero Club with pilots from six states visited Marianna Area Club for breakfast at the Chipola Hotel. Newsreel cameras recorded the caverns tour at State Park. At the club meeting plans for Aviation Day at the Houston County Fair on November 1 were made. B. H. Easyman attended. Next meeting set for September 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan Aero Club
Marianna Area
Chipola
State Park
Houston County Fair
B. H. Easyman
North Carolina Bids For UN Headquarters
Gov. R Gregg Cherry pledged full cooperation to Moore County in efforts to secure the United Nations Headquarters location in the Moore County sandhills. The county delegation led by C G Spencer discussed potential issues with UN housing delegate A J Haynes who requested a brief on the Moore County site. Pinehurst and Southern Pines, renowned winter resort towns, lie within Moore County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N.C
R. Gregg Cherry
Moore County
United Nations
Sandhills
Cherry
C. G. Spencer
Carthage
North Carolina
Spencer
A. J. Haynes
New York
Haynes
Pinehurst
Southern Pines
Washington Emerges as Science Capital of the Nation
More than 5000 scientists and numerous institutions in Washington D C are described as making the city a center of science for the nation and possibly the world, reflecting its growing prominence beyond traditional capitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Regional Executive Visits Scouts Here
Charlie Akins assistant regional executive of Scout Region Five based in Memphis Tennessee spends ten days in Southeast Alabama Scout Council. He will work with troops and the Scout Executive to plan the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Akins
Scout Region Five
Memphis
Tenn
Alabama Scout Council
J. W. Cooke
Akins
John P Carter 62 Dies At Home In Webb
John P Carter a lifelong Houston County resident dies at his Webb home after illness. Funeral arrangements by Johnson Wilkerson will be announced as relatives arrive. Survived by brothers Green Carter Webb and O G Carter Long Beach Calif and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Carter
Houston County
Webb
Johnson-Wilkerson
Green Carter
O. G. Carter
Long Beach
Calif
Government cuts target non housing build rate
Number 6 dissented on further non housing building cuts. An order will divert scarce materials to GI housing and limit maintenance use this week. Current authorization runs at about 45.6 million weekly. goal lowered to 35 million as priority shifts to new home construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small
Bids Filed in Montgomery and Birmingham on Livestock Snowplace
Number 13 Montgomery and Birmingham entered bids for the big livestock snowplace at recent hearings in the two cities. Garrett said he was uncertain whether the board would announce any decision reached on the location prior to the next meeting of the building commission. The commission must ratify the board's recommendations. Board members besides Chairman Garrett are Ervin Jackson Birmingham Maynad Layman Decatur Thomas McCord Montgomery and State Agriculture Commissioner Joe Poole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Birmingham
Garrett
Building Commission
Ervin Jackson
Maynad Layman
Decatur
Thomas McCord
Joe Poole
Funeral services set for Mrs Edna Hatcher
Funeral services for Mrs Edna Hatcher twenty seven who died at home on Ashford route two early yesterday morning are scheduled for 3 30 p m today at Webb Baptist Church with Rev Mr Draughup officiating. Burial will follow in Webb cemetery Ward Wilton directing. Surviving husband a son a daughter her parents two brothers and several aunts and uncles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Hatcher
Ashford
Webb Baptist Gaard
Draugh- Up
Webb
Ward-Wilton
Theodore Jackson Heads USO Drive in District 3
Theodore Jackson of Dothan has been named district chairman for District 3 to lead the USO campaign in Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry and Houston counties. The drive seeks Alabama's quota of 188000 dollars for USO services to servicemen in 1947, with Judge Robert T. Simpson of Montgomery as state chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Jackson
Dothan
Coffee, Dale
Geneva
Henery
Houston
United Service Organizations
Alabama
Robert T. Simpson
Montgomery
Baldwin County Votes On Stock Law Today
Baldwin County voters head to the polls in BAY MINETTE to decide a proposed county wide stock law. Supporters say fences will reduce highway accidents while opponents cite wire shortages for fence building and campaign against the measure. The last vote tally favored open range 1856 to 1287.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Minette
Ala
Baldwin County
Meat price ceilings loom after stock runs spike
An YT spokesman warned that heavy meat runs signal producers may not expect ceilings to hold. He noted the Emergency Price Control act requires the Secretary of Agriculture to certify shortages by the first of each month, or ceilings lifting. Sept 1, 5, and 9 set price controls for processed meat, wholesalers, and retailers respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
OPA
Jefferson’s draft Charged King George With Slavery Trade
In the original draft of the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson accused King George II of fomenting the slave trade. The section was dropped during revision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Jefferson
George II
Even Scooter Driver Must Have License
The Alabama Highway Patrol announced a statewide campaign against under age drivers of motor scooters and small motor propelled vehicles. Chief Clyde C. Sellers said youths are a growing traffic hazard and must obtain licenses and license plates. Patrolmen will cooperate with local authorities in stricter supervision. violators face fines and Juvenile Court actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Als
Alabama Highway Patrol
Clyde C. Sellers
Sellers
Alabama
Auto sales ring led by Leesville dealers uncovered
Batesburg and Walter Edgar Davis 26 of Landrum face federal charges with up to 5000 fine and one year in prison. OPA special agent Moseley described a nationwide network moving about 300 cars weekly through Leesville with 75 million dollars in suspected sales over nine months. The operation drew dealers from 14 states and used marked up prices to resell in home markets as agents planned further arrests and trace work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batesburg
S. C
Walter Edgar Davis
Landrum
North
South Carolina
Virginia
District of Columbia
New York
New Jersey
Ohio
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
Michigan
Kentucky
Louisiana
Florida
Pennsylvania
Moseley
Leesville
OPA
City Bonds 1925 Sinking Fund Lacked At Issuance
City Clerk J L Vaughn said the 125000-dollar school bonds issued in 1925 had no sinking fund set up. The bonds mature in 1955, he added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J .L. Vaughn
Panama City Plans Labor Day Carnival and V J Celebration
The Lions Club of Panama City sponsors a Labor Day carnival with an air show parade and boatman’s parade. Lipton Regatta draws Gulf Coast yachts. events include gopher races aqua plane exhibitions boat races boxing and street dancing led by Tyndall Field bands and a Panama City Aero club air show under Senator Carl Gray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Lions Club of
Panama City
Lipton
Gulf Coast
Bay City
Tyndall Field
Harrison Avenue
Panama City Aero Club
Carl Gray
Army
Navy
Civic Center
Fred Caswell
State Tire Contract Awarded To Goodyear
MONTGOMERY AP Howard Williams announced a contract award to Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co for tires and tubes for the 1946 47 fiscal year. Estimated state spend between $200 000 and $250 000. Williams also announced an electric light globes contract to Allen Jemison Co Tuscaloosa for the next year.
Guardianship partial settlement in Houston County court
Lucile Dawsey, guardian of Rosemary and Patricia Dawsey, filed accounts and vouchers for a partial guardianship settlement. The court set September 4, 1946, for the settlement hearing. Witness dated August 10, 1946, with Judge P. Poyner presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Alabama
Houston County
Frodate Court
Lucile Dawsey
Rosemary Dawaseye
Patricia Dawsey
Ss. P. Poyner
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N. Foster
Marianna
Liberty National
BROWN
New Orleans
USO
Perapa City
State Tire
Goodyear
Hist
Dixie Transfer & Storage CO
S. Bell St
Houston County Farmers Exchange
Alas Granger
Mgr
QUEER
Bebe Brume
James D. Grow
S. Oates
Sears Roebuck Bigg
Southside Granite Company
Jack Kingry
Kodak Film
Rainer Studios
Rexall
Brewton Eng. CC
Athington
Dethan
Optometrists
C. E. Blakey
Blakey Bidg
Foster
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