Dies Of Broken Neck In Highway Crash
ENTERPRISE special Howard Russell of Lapine Alabama died in Enterprise hospital Wednesday night from a broken neck after a highway crash Wednesday afternoon at Denley Crossroads on the OPP Elba highway. Patrolman A G Mitchell led the investigation stating Russell was speeding around a curve when he lost control, leaving the car demolished.
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Howard Russel
Lapine
Ala
Denley Crossroads
Opp-Elba
Russell
A. G. Mitchell
Enterprise Highway Patrol Station
Two Elba Brothers Injured In Crackup
Brothers Robert C. Hamm and J Victor Hamm of Elba suffer severe head injuries in an automobile crash near Elba. The car, driven by Robert, attempted to pass another vehicle and overturned on the highway. Vehicle damage was estimated at 700 dollars. Patrolman A G Mitchell of Enterprise investigated.
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A. G. Mitchell
Enterprise
Price picture shows farm product prices rising since war start
Prices received by farmers in mid November ran about four percent higher than at war entry and about twenty nine percent above V J Day levels according to API extension marketing specialists.
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W. S
API Extension Marketing Specialists
Judge Orders Release Of Ballots Impounded After May Election
Circuit Judge A A Griffith ordered the release of Cull man County ballot boxes impounded after the May 5 Democratic primary amid bribery charges. Ballots had been burned at the county jail after receipt from Leeth National Bank. Petition by Circuit Solicitor Melvin Hudson prompted the action, described as a move by Republicans to discredit Democrats. no grand jury action had occurred.
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Ale
A. A. Griffith
Cullman County
Roy Wood
Leeth National Bank
Griffith
Circuit
Melvin Hudson
Hudson
Decatur
James H. Crow, Jr
George Johnson
Johnson
Athens
Annulment Granted After Ill-Fated Marriage To Igorot Woman
Ellis Kansas report says Virgil C Lehnus sought annulment of his marriage to Paulina Malogeya of the Igorot tribe in the Philippines. Lehnus testified the union resulted from tribal pressure amid wartime captivity and violence, saying he planned single life while denying a legal basis for the marriage in the United States.
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Virgil C. Lehnus
Bays
Paulina Malogeya
Lehnus
C. A. Spencer
Bataan
Bontec
Luzor
Paulina
Jury clears J. W. Folks in intoxication charge
A civil jury found J. W. Folks not fully of charge of driving while intoxicated. The four day session did not dispose of the docket. remaining cases were continued to the next regular session. Judge D. C. Halstead began the appearance docket. In Berlin, yellow crosses marked windshields of careless drivers and repeat offenders.
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J. W. Folks
D. C. Halstead
Ex-Army Officers Urged to Seek Regular Army Commissions
December 31 deadline set for World War II former officers to apply for Regular Army commissions. Lt J J Krause at the local recruiting station said postmarks on or before the date qualify. The program aims to boost the Officer Corps from 25 000 to 50 000 with appointments mostly as captain and major. Information and blanks available at the Dothan recruiting station.
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J. J. Krause
Krause
Dothan
Controversial UN Withdrawals and Armament Talks Rise
The assembly backed a resolution urging all UN members to withdraw and calling for ministers from Franco Spir to abstain on a peace mission, as debate over a global troop report raged. A sweeping armament proposal advanced through a subcommittee, aiming for rapid Security Council action and a world order of arms limits, inspections, and a new international police force.
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Franco Spsir
San Prarciso
Leadcallers
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John D. Rovekfeiler, Jr
M Midtown Manhattan
Tassida
Assembly
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Security Council
Russia
Ukraine
U. S
United Nations Security Council
Fire kills many in ice plant blaze then arrests in arson
The disaster claimed twelve victims including Monica Biancardi and Lucile Biancardi, with an eight year old among the dead. rescue chief Timothy P. Guilleen doubted any others survived. Earlier, a separate fire at about 5 p m was quickly extinguished. Two boys Joseph McCabe and Joseph Fliv were arrested as juveniles on arson charges in connection with the earlier fire. Nineteen tenants and one firefighter died in the incident.
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Biancardi
Monica
Timothy P. Guilleen
Shorty
Trains collide in wreck injures and delays GI veterans
An eastbound freight rammed a halted freight causing overturned cars when a westbound passenger train struck the wreckage. Two locomotives and two coaches overturned while at least three rear coaches stayed on tracks with lights burning. The Pennsylvania Railroad said two coaches remained on track and carried GI passengers. An observer noted fights among passengers as they tried to flee.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Folsom Pledges Pension Plan for All Over Sixty Five
Gov elect James E. Folsom announced that nearly everyone over 65 not covered by Social Security would be eligible for a 40 dollar monthly pension after he takes office. He noted state and federal funding would match. aims to raise to 50 dollars. He also said he would seek to expand Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to five members and may replace the chairman, declining to name a successor.
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James E. Folsom
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
E. C. Ray
Ensley
John Toomey
Mobile
A. C. Lee
Monroeville
Folsom
Bryce Davis
Cullman
Automobiles Damaged in County Collision Near Dothan
Two vehicles were damaged in a county collision on U S highway 23 about four and a half miles south of Dothan. Rith Khathreen Collins and Willys McRee, both of Dothan route two, collided when McRee attempted a right hand turn and Collins rear ended him. Patrolmen charged Collins with passing on the wrong side and McRee with improper wand signals. The accident was investigated by T A Brooks and L C Mooneyhain.
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U.S. Highway 23
Dothan
Rith Khathreen Collins
Willys McRee
McRee
Collins
Miss Collins
T. A. Brooks
L. C. Mooneyhain
Unlawful decoying of child charged in circuit court
A warrant charging H. Buford Rogers of Eufaula with unlawfully taking or decoying Mary Magdalene Rogers from her mother is on file in the Circuit Court. The warrant was sworn by Thelma Anglin, mother of the child. Rogers was arrested in Eufaula this week and brought to Doihan where he posted a $500 bond.
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H. Buford Rogers
Eufaula
Mary Magdalene Rogers
Thelma Anglin
Rogers
Doihan
Use Water Softener To Stretch Soap
Auburn readers receive advice from Mary E Coleman, API extension service, on extending soap supplies. She cautions against overusing washing soda, notes water hardness affects softener needs, and recommends testing at home.
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Auburn
Mary E. Coleman
API Extension Service
Desert reproduced in Philadelphia factory
Scientists at SKF ball and roller bearing plants in Philadelphia created a desert like chamber with 115 degree temperatures and humidity under 10 percent to prevent rust on anti friction bearings awaiting final inspection. The desert room stores millions of bearings, simulating a mid summer desert to keep them dry before packing in oil for shipment.
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Philadelphia
Great Southwest
SKF
U. S
Longest Ocean Waves Found in South Pacific
The largest ocean swells occur in the South Pacific where waves can reach lengths around 1000 feet. Researchers note that such extreme wave formation is linked to vast maritime fetch and persistent wind patterns across remote open waters.
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South Pacific
Federal Home Loans Mortgage Terms Promoted by Agency
A brief notice highlights mortgage terms written by a government agency aimed at protecting both borrower and lender. It mentions Dothan Federal Savings & Loan Assoc and references a turbo sale, long-term, low-rate home loan.
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Dothan Federal Savings & Loan Assn
Nuubugausiu
Foster
Moon Baseball Would Send Hits Farther in Low Gravity
CHICAGO UP A lecture at the Chicago Natural History Museum by Paul G. Dallwig imagined a moon game where a hit would travel a quarter of a mile beyond the outfield and a batter would take 18 foot strides for home runs. He attributed the exaggeration to the Moon’s weaker gravity.
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Chicago
Chicago Natural History Museum
Paul G. Dallwig
Dallwig
Potato digging machine frees tubers from rocks with air blast
In smaller American cities trolley coaches and gas buses carry over 80 percent of public transit passengers. Texas leads the Union in spinach production.
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Texas
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