Legislation to ban prison lash faces solons on return
Alabama lawmakers reconvene September 9 to consider a House bill prohibiting any corporal punishment of convicts. Prison Director Frank Boswell opposes the ban, endorsing the strap but requiring doctor and director approval, as reforms and a new warden are announced amid drive to clean up facilities. Boswell cites improved morale and orders a halt to flogging when prisoners escape, while a governor backed committee to study prison conditions is expected to shape the debate.
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Mercer Bailey Montgomery
House Judiciary Committee
Alabama
House
Frank Boswell
Boswell
Maplesville Road
Ormer
Sam Holman
Dis
Holman
Convicta
Negro officer shot after being knocked down by home brew jug
In Gadsden Alabama coroner Jess Cox said officer Horace Williams, 38, died after Patrolman J G Roberts shot him while attempting to arrest him. Williams was felled by a jug of home brew, Cox added, and died soon after at a local hospital.
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Gadsden
Ala
Jess Cox
Horace Williams
J. G. Roberts
Cox
New York Parade Draws 65,000 Marchers From Army Navy Units
Blase New Yorkers lined the avenue hours before the march as 65,000 marchers moved past, supported by units from the Army and Navy. First Deputy Thomas Mulligan estimated overall crowd size while Arthur Wallander mobilized 5,000 police along the route with few difficulties and no serious injuries compared to 1937.
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Empire State
Thomas Mulligan
Arthur W. Wallander
Legion
Army
Navy
Folsom backs public flogging bill in Alabama push
Gov James B Folsom supports the measure with penalties for convicts and permits public hearings before the bill advances. Rep Ira Thompson spoke for the bill while Sen Broughton Lamberth would handle it in the upper chamber if it passes. The proposal sets fines up to 560 dollars and sentences including jail or hard labor for up to 12 months for violators.
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James B. Folsom
Boswell
Ira Thompson
Crenshaw County
Pye
Senate
Tallapoosa
Broughton Lamberth
Veterans Parade Through NYC Honors Fallen and Living Heroes
Marines mingled with Legionnaires from all states and many nations as Mayor William O'Dwyer and three grand marshals led a march from 34th Street past the Empire State Building to Central Park. Cardinal Spellman offered blessing as spectators cheered and confetti flew, with memories of World War II and VJ Day shaping a sober, celebratory mood amid cool, breezy weather.
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Union
William O'Dwyer
New York City
34Th Street
Pire State Building
Courtney JH. Hodges
Thomas C. Kincaid
George E. Stratemeyer
42Nd Street
New York
Public Library
Rockefeller Center
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Cardinal Spellman
Central Park
23Rd
79Th Streets
Legion
Red Tide Strikes North Atlantic Waters Killing Millions of Fish
In North Atlantic near Long Island, a mysterious red tide killed millions of fish, washing thousands of dead mullet and bunkers ashore. Beach workers buried the carcasses as holiday crowds gathered, while farmers planned to haul away the rotting fish for fertilizer.
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Woodmer
N. Y
North Tie
Long Island
He Wins But Fea Wifes Skepticism in Tobacco Prize
Douglas Georgia AP reports Carter a Negro farmer wins a 1947 Ford in a tobacco prize contest. He worries his wife will not believe the victory, recalling past winnings in casual games and fearing disbelief. The slight mis states hint at local humor amid prize culture.
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Douglas, Ga
Carter
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