Major Portion Of Award Program Will Be Open To General Public
The Eagle reports the 1948 Sportsmanship Award program will open to the public for the first time. William A ill Alexander, former Georgia Tech coach and athletic director, will give the principal address and present trophies to lettermen from Rehobeth High School and other winners. The Dec 13 banquet at the Houston Hotel will include participants from 21 schools in Alabama and Florida. Afterward, guests will move to Dothan High School auditorium for further ceremonies.
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Ehobeth
Gene Mixon
Huey Rice
Rehobeth Rebels
Eagle
Mixon
Rice
W. A
Bill) Alexander
Georgia Tech
William A
Houston
Alexander
Dothan High School
Plainsman Editorial Blasts Auburn Officials Over Student Dismissal
The Plainsman sharply criticizes Auburn school authorities for suspending seven students involved in a prank on the University of Alabama campus. The editorial argues the punishment is unjustified and accuses the administration of currying favor with Alabama officials.
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Auburn
Ala
Plainsman
Today
University of Alabama
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Jack Simms
Mitch Sharpe
Montgomery
Leonard Hooper
Ray Minette
Speeding Minister Jailed Three Days For Meditation
In Los Angeles AP report, Rev. Harold A. Lindsay of Pasadena pleads guilty to speeding eight miles over limit on two parkways. Judge scolds him for sacrilege as the minister protests, claiming meditation as defense. He receives a three day jail term with fines discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Harold A. Lindsay
Pasadena
Sally
Parkway
von Ihrer
Mrs. J. H. Jones Dies in Dothan at 80 After Illness
Mrs. J. H. Jones of 510 West Main Street died in a Dothan hospital after a long illness at eighty. Funeral services will be Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Columba Catholic Church with Rev. Thomas Kennedy officiating. Interment follows in the city cemetery. Ward-Wilson directing. Survived by daughter Mrs. George Vance of Dorian, three sons J Harley Jones of Miami, Louis Lorraine of Peoria, Ernest Lorraine of Andalusia, a sister Mrs. Charles Bridewell of Houston, seven grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. Active pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Jones
West Main Street
Dothan
St. Columba Catholic Church
Thomas Kennedy
City Cemetery
Ward-Wilson
Jones
Cincinnati
Birmingham
George Vance
Dorian
J. Harley Jones
Miami
Louis Lorraine
Peoria
Ernest Lorraine
Andalusia
Charles Bridewell
Houston
Tex
Jack Gregory
Bob Givans
Kenneth Shealy
Heard Saxon
Adam Rant
C. 8. Church
Louis Hazris
C. L. Collins
Santa Postmaster To Answer Letters
SANTA Idaho UP Postmaster Roland Walker and his wife will answer thousands of letters to Santa Claus received in December. They say they received 3000 letters last year and plan to try writing replies this season despite uncertainty about being able to handle the volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa, Idaho
Roland Walker
Santa Claus
Walker
Solons Weigh Marshall Plan Second Year Funding
Washington AP report says Congress faces early scrutiny of a proposed second-year Marshall Plan budget around 4.5 billion dollars. Officials note the 5.055 billion current European Recovery funding could be cut by roughly 500 million, with ECA predicted to take over Korean relief and possible China aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Connally
D-Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
Senasior Vandenberg
R-Mich
Economic Cooperation Administration
China
ECA
Paul G. Hoffman
Folsom Urges Alabama to Shun Truman Inaugural Parade
Gov. James E. Folsom of Alabama says the state should not participate in the Truman inauguration parade if Alabama electors vote for Truman on Monday. He envisions Alabama’s float showing a 172 year old professor teaching ox cart electoral arithmetic in the atomic age, calling it impractical. He notes the electors are Democratic and urges their pledged vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folsom
U. S. Supreme Court
Truman
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Congress
Car plunges through open bridge near Dalton kills one
James D. Raymond aged 24 of Omaha Nebraska was killed and Floyd E. Mathews 26 of St Louis Missouri was severely injured when their car went through an open bridge opening seven miles south of Dalton on U S Highway 41 at 4 am. Mathews was taken to Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga Tennessee with severe head injuries. Both men had been discharged from the Navy at Jacksonville Florida on Wednesday. A similar bridge accident occurred last month killing one and injuring another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
James D. Raymond
Omaha
Neb
Floyd E. Mathews
St. Louis
Here
Matthews
Erlanger Hospital
Chattanooga
Tenn
Navy
Jacksonville
Fla
Elba Officer Lightner Sentenced in Williams Shooting
Former Elba police officer P G Lightner received a five year prison term for the July 1 fatal shooting of Luther Williams a 48 year old carpenter. The jury found manslaughter after four hours deliberation and Lightner immediately filed an appeal. Williams left behind four children and his widow whose baby was born a month after his death. Joe Bryan testified that Williams and he had been drinking before dining at a cafe north of Elba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elba
P. G. Lightner
Luther Williams
Lightner
Williams
Joe Bryan
Bryan
Wiliams
No. 22
Surgeon Removes His Own Appendix in Harsh Home Hospital
Dr. Theo dor Herr, 37, operated on himself for appendicitis in Namdorf near Rendsburg. The four and a half hour procedure ended with him returning to hospital duties the same day. He completed the operation without a mirror aided only by a nurse and an assistant.
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Hamburg
Theodor Herr
Herr
Namdorf
Rendsburg
East Prussia
Fear 5th Column May Deliver Shanghai To Reds
American colony in Shanghai fears a fifth column uprising may aid Communist forces as Shanghai likely falls. Consulate reports request protection for American business and property. policy remains Marines to protect lives, with possible temporary protection for property if needed. Vice Admiral Badger to brief on policy. Shanghai Power Co. official seeks protection for its plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fear
Shanghai
U. S
Oscar E. Badger
U. S. Navy
Western Pacific
Tsingtao
Shanghai Power Co
Electric Bond & Share
Heavy Casualties Involved as Reds Hit Chiang Troops Near Nanking
Government military sources report Chinese Communists inflicted heavy losses on three encircled Chiang army groups near Nanking. The 16th army is said to be virtually wiped out while the other two groups withdraw toward Suhhsien to relieve the trapped 12th army. Observers note the fighting may shift toward the new Hwai River line as both sides suffer heavy casualties.
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Manking
Nanking
16Th
Suchen
12Th
Suhhsien
Mucen
Suchow
Suhsien
Hwai River
Operronne
Maryland allows calling neighbor screwball despite naval officer
Appellate Judge Edward S Delaplaine ruled that the epithet screwball is not inherently defamatory. Navy Captain Thomas J Kennedy had challenged James T Crouch for disorderly conduct after being called screwball, with Crouch winning $1.40 in a lower court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward S. Delaplaine
U. S. Naval Academy
Navy
Thomas J. Kennedy
James T. Crouch
Crouch
Delaplaine
Kennedy
Sulver Spring
Gothimen
B 36 Completes Record Flight From Fort Worth To Honolulu
The Air Force reports a B 36 bomber flew nonstop from Fort Worth to Honolulu and back, 26 hours and over 8 000 miles, carrying a test bomb load and dropping bombs off Honolulu. Brig Gen J B Montgomery notes the flight was routine for the aircraft and exceeded 8 000 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth, Tex
Air Force
Fort Worth
Honolulu
Carswell Air Field
J. B. Montgomery
Strategic Air Command
San Diego
Calif
San Francisco
Montgomery
Pearl Harbor
Prier Slightly Hurt In Highway Collision
Criminal Investigator C. Prier of the Bureau of Investigation and Identification was slightly injured in a late yesterday automobile crash south of Troy. The other driver, Nye Pardoce, 27, of Trav, is said to have driven recklessly. Both men were state employees. the accident occurred on U.S. highway 231 near the shoulder of the road. Pardoce's car overturned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prier
Bureau of Investigation
Deuthan
Troy
Nye Pardoce
Trav
Reckiexs
Drivin Pardoce
Walang
Wales
Ueelnga
Peter
U.S
Poghesay
Aton
Parquete
Bota
Secretary Marshall Enjoys His Breakfast
Walter Reed Hospital reported that Secretary of State Marshall underwent surgery days ago and had a good night. He remained in bed this morning and his breakfast was served, with officials saying he appeared steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary Marshall
Washington
Walter Reed Hospital
Tadey
Yao
Adalle
Truman Calls Hearings Red Herring Dead Committee
President Truman again labeled congressional spy hearings a red herring and said the committee is a dead one. Rep. Nixon demanded full publication of documents the panel says show top secret theft by Communists, while Mundt challenged release of the materials. The president said Attorney General Clark will enforce the law and urged turning findings over to Clark rather than making headlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Truman
House Committee On un-American Activities
State Department
Rep
Nixon
Calif
Malls
Pune
America
Mundt
R-Sd
Clark
G. O. P. Congress
Committee
Congress
Florida Man Killed When Hit By Truck
Roy Singletary 39, a rural stores employee, died when struck by a State Highway Department truck on Highway 99 near Marianna. Patrol and sheriff deputies investigated and filed no charges against the driver. an inquest was planned but canceled. Survivors include Milton Sinvis, Sarah Bruce, Phoebe Wester, and Clarence Megs.
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Marianna
Roy Singletary
Raval Stores
State Highway Department
Grandee
Twe Highway Patrol
Barkley Gause
Singletary
Heter
Milton Sinviss
Sarah Bruce Mgr
Phoebe Wester
Cherry Ivant, N. C
Clarence
Megs, Ga
Grain Elevators Planned in Southeast by Cotton Producers
The Cotton Producers' Association plans to build and operate five or six grain elevators in Georgia Alabama South Carolina and Florida to diversify farming and protect members from cotton risks. The group, with farmer members across the four states, aims for about 50 elevators each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
UCN
Brooks
Genesis
Orchard Wu
Tuup
Mystery Man Placed On Stand In Spy Hearings
Henry Julian Wadleigh, former State Department employee, testified in congressional spy hearings that he may have supplied restricted documents to Whittaker Chambers. Wadleigh refused to confirm any leaks to Chambers or Alger Hiss while Chambers named three sources of secret papers, including Hiss and a still unnamed man. The testimony followed Mundt’s notice that one supplier named by Chambers had been located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welles
Sumner Wells
Washington
House on-American Activities Committees
Whittaker Chambers
Henry Julian Wadleigh
State Department
Congressional
Rep
Nixon
R-Califf
Wadleigh
Chambers
Alger Hiss
House Committee On un-American Activites
Hiss
Ft. Wadleigh
Sttate Department
Red Courier
Department
Committee
Mundt
R-Sd
Girl 9 Recovers After Vitamin E Treatment
Hope Hickey, nine, once told by doctors she had only a year to live from a rheumatic heart ailment, now improves after Vitamin E therapy. Faded but hopeful, she awaits further care at the Canadian Heart Foundation where her father sought help.
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Coatesville
Hope Hickey
Ife
Canadian Heart Foundation
Edward Hickey
Hickey
Mope
The
Heart Foundation
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