Colombia Lions Show at Caluilla Community Event
Report notes a Lions Club show with a scheduled field lighting fund and master of ceremonies led by HH. Meorgoniry 21.4 Coscu Sunyon, featuring club members directing acts and a charity emphasis. Also mentions a separate note on 437 Negro students at Coffee County Training stored at Ceppinville, the largest ever recorded, with many World War II veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Mob
Caluilla
WPA
Zoctow
Club Ners
Todos
Lions Cieb Mer
Apc
Feauuri
Elob
HH. Meorgoniry
Coscu Sunyon
Enterprise
Ala
Coffee County
Ceppinville i
Enterprise Ledger Eleies
Bank Robbery Ends With Robber Killed by Officers
In GEPNTOR Gila a bank robbery gang attempts a heist on the Gleseee Date Bank. A teller or driver named Ralph Dave of Joplin Missouri is shot as the alarm triggers. Police under Clarence McGisty respond at Stallwater Hedio, entering the building as a gun battle erupts and the bandits flee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gepntor Gila
Ar - Payor Coucy
Uder Sare
Jpreid Boiars
Gleseee Date Bank
Valle
Skeutt
Sebroeder
Sul
Watt
Jack
Ralph Dave
Joplin
Burgary
Tam
Oleree
Costier
Clarence
Stallwater
Suggs and Hopkins Win International Women's Golf
Lennse Suges of Lithia Springs Georgia and Jean Hopkins of Lakewood Ohio won the Women's International golf championship. They defeated Polly Riley of Fort Worth Texas and Laddie Irwin of Montclair New Jersey 6 and 5 to capture the title after routing Margaret Gunther of Memphis Tennessee and Margie Becker of Englewood New Jersey 7 and 3 in the semifinals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Frs
Ws Ibe
Lennse Suges
Lithia Springs
Jean Hopkins
Lakewood
Ohio
Suggs
Hopkins
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Tes
Laddie Irwin
Montclair
N. J
Margaret Gunther
Memphis
Tenn
Margie Becker
Englewood
Binley-Irwin
Pegey Kirk
Findlay, C
Marjorie Raw
Windsor
Ont
Embezzlement Charge Against Elks Treasurer
Robert Roe and Dethan Negro faced embezzlement charges in Houston County jail after a shortage was found in the financial records of the Do than Negro Elks Club where Roe served as treasurer, according to Chief Deputy Sheriff J. T. Casey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Roe
Dethan Negro
Houston County
Sherif J. T. Casey
Dothan Negro Elks Club
Roe
Casey
Jap Communist Demand Abolition of Emperor System
In Tokyo the Communist party calls for ending the emperor system and replacing it with a peopledirected government. They demand confiscation of imperial lands, land distribution to farmers, and sweeping reforms including wage floors, a sevenhour workday, and women’s emancipation. Yoshio Shigi reports party growth from 1,200 to 6,000 members, while Kyuichi Tokuda urges people control of politics and economics.
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Tokyo
Mondsy
Corttiuroet
Tron
Ituhite
Ahliues
Ue Famera
F.qudanon
Yoshio Shigi
Communist Party
Kyuichi Tokuda
Cabirel Committee
Japan
Sion A. Alford Dies In Chipley
Sion Augustus Alford eighty two prominent naval stores and real estate dealer died at his home in Chipley. He was vice president and an original stockholder of the Consolidated Naval Stores at Jacksonville and longtime Pensacola branch manager. Surviving are four daughters four sons fourteen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral services will be at the First Presbyterian Church with interment in Chipley cemetery.
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Chipley
Sion Augustus Alford
Naval
Consolidated Naval Stores
Jacksonville
Pensacola
Fla
First National Bank
First Presbyterian Church
Rowland
N. C
Mary Henry
Latta
S.C
Leila Alford
Eva Schivalle
Valdosta
H O S. Bailey
Tallahassee
Jd. MW. Faulk
Thomasville
EB. L,s A. Jr
F. W
P. Alford
A L McDuffie
Ciipley
Two Damage Suits Filed in Houston County Court
Two damage suits totaling 25400 and 25000 were filed. Vernon Dillard as administrator seeks 25000 for the death of M M Dillard in an accident on US 5 Highway 84 near Pansey involving a Continental Van Line vehicle. J W Culbreth sues Jean Grady Moore for 400 for injuries from a December 26 incident when Moore allegedly operated a county tractor negligently, causing a wagon collision.
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Houston
Vernon Dillard
M. M Dillard
Blainvif
S. J Harrell, Jr
Continental van Line
Dillard
Mom Dillard
Melvin Thoms Price
M M Dillard
Cullen
Pansey
W Culbreth
Jean Grady Moore
Culbreth
Moore
Wage disputes widen across west coast and midwest
CIO strikes expand amid wage demands by S400 West coast workers already in stoppage. Labor unrest leaves 970000 idle with over a third affected, as CIO Electric Workers Union pledges defiance of a Common Pleas Court injunction while picket lines form ahead of talks with General Motors in Detroit. The CIO United Auto Workers decry Federal Mediator Dewey’s optimism on settlement as historic references surface.
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Page One
Savilur
Tuo
S400
CIO
General Mulais Corp
Westinghorse
General Electric
Aes
Lutea
Philadelphia
Common Pleas
Cour
Cardinal Spellman Decries Militant Atheism Threat
Vatican City dispatch reports Francis Cardinal Spellman of New York denouncing a wave of militant atheism sweeping parts of the world. He warned the church faces nudal wane and unbridled hatreds in a televised address from the Holy See, urging vigilance against threats to civilization and religious freedom.
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Vatican City
Francis Cardinal Spelman
New York
Sir Jan and
Paul
United States
Spellman
Rankin Ignores Demand To Resign
Washington dispatch reports Rep John E Rankin of Mississippi rejected demands for his resignation to lead the House Veterans Legislation committee He dismissed the Veterans League of America as a far night outfit and accused it of obscurity The league accused Rankin of ignorance on veterans issues and of anti Negro and anti Semitic bias claiming his conduct would prevent fair legislation for Negro and Jewish veterans
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John E. Rankin
D-Miss
House Committee On Veterans Legislation
Veterans League of America
League
Rankin
Unit 10
H. C. Holdridge
Administration of Veterans’ Affairs
Drowning at Jackson Blut Dam prompts rescue effort
An Associated Press dispatch reports two Thomeyville men, Wilkes and W M Kelly, helped rescue survivors after a drowning at Jackson Blut Dam. Elmer Enfinger and his wife are among the deceased’s survivors, with relatives in Dethan seeking divers as Sheriff Stoutarmie arranges search equipment. but two others remain hospitalized in shock and exposure. Funeral plans for the Enfinger brothers are to be announced.
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Jackson Blut Dam
Associated Press
Wilkes
W. M. Kelly
Thomeyville, Ga
Elmer Enfinger
Vhus
Toy Enfinger
Dethan
Andy Enfinger
Bill Enfinger
Sherif Frank Stoutarmie
Tallahassee
Fla
Watkins
West Powell Street
Phillips
North Foster Street
Enfinger Brothers
Riots and Inquiries After Indian Mutiny Affects Bombay
Rioting prompts Nehru to investigate cases while five courts of inquiry are ordered into separate incidents. Bombay reports its first quiet night since sailors’ strike amid alleged discrimination. Police conduct systematic rounds, with arrests undisclosed. Naval and military inquiries under Vice Admiral Godfrey and tributes to Gen Auchinleck noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jawaharlal Nehru
Congress Party
Bam[bay
Adm
J. S Godfrey
Royal Indian Navy
Sir Claude Auchinteck
India
Leaders hail army vision as 48 hour siege for elections
Juxtaposed factions praise the army for guiding elections under a 48 hour nationwide siege to ensure constitutional liberty. Balloting was heavy with no firm turnout estimate as pre election forecasts list 300000 voters from a 14 million population. Navy enlistments announced for Lonnie Preston Brown and Edward William Carroll from Ozark areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeaders
Lonnie Preston Brown
Ozark
Edward William Carroll
U. S. Navy
Dothan
Auto collision damages two cars at city intersection
City police report a Saturday afternoon crash at West Main Street and Fifth Avenue damaged both vehicles. One driver was G A Atwell and the other R EB Drew of Dothan route four.
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West Main Street
Fifth Avenue
G A Atwell
R. EB
Drew
Dothan
Dothan Naval Recruiters District Expanded
The Dothan Naval Recruiting District expands to include southern Butler and Crenshaw counties and parts of Covington while adding Andalusia and Greenville to its itinerary. Chief Petty Officers Edward Radi Mak and Chauncey Walker announced the change after a Birmingham conference. Recruiters will visit Enterprise Ozark Geneva and Andalusia with offices open 9 am to 3 pm.
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Alabama
Dothan Naval
Burringham
Cpo
Chauncey Walker
Butler and Crenshaw
Covington
Dothan
Andauluna
Greenville
Tus Secon
Otiens
Houston
Henry, Dale
Coffee
Geneva
Barbour
Pike
Edward Radimak
Walker
Birmingham
Ozark
Andalusia
R W Newton Rites Held At Kinsey Church
Funeral services for Rev W H Newton eighty died at home in Kinsey after a short illness were held at Kinsey Methodist Church with Rev L C Brannon and Rev Arthur Carlton officiating Burial was in Kinsey cemetery Ward Wilson officiating Surviving are his wife two daughters three sons one brother a sister and seven grandchildren Active pallbearers and honorary list of church and community members were announced by the family
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W. H. Newton
Kinsey
Kinsey Methodist Church
L. C. Brannon
Arthur Carlton
Ward-Wilson
Newton
Tennessee
Alabama
T. C. Smith
Anda Justa
D. Hornsby
Youngstown
Fly
Dan W. Newton
Chester L. Newton
Olin K. Newton
J. T. Newton Webb
Joe Jolly
Dothan
Ellis Jarvis
Earl Clemmons
T. W. Butler
Jack Fletcher
Willie Byrd Elmore
Baxter Owens
S. L. Burdeshaw
Phillip Cherry
Malcom Robinson
David Howell
John Davis
Mack Clemmons
Jeptha Baxley
Coolidge Burdeshaw
L. A. Roney
Oliver Tidwell
George Creamer
Haywood Vance
P. L. Steele
Edd Crockett
Grover Robinson
C. Newton
Dave Edgar
Glen Chaney
Minimum Wage Bill Fight Shapes Up
In Washington a sharp Senate battle looms over the administration bill to raise the national minimum wage from 40 to 65 cents per hour. Senator Claude Pepper says a tough fight lies ahead but expects approval with major provisions intact as Labor Committee favors the measure. Opponents include Republicans and Southern Democrats led by Senator Hubert A. Tait who plan a substitute proposal. In Frogtown two Dothan Negro men suffer serious cuts in a knife fight, with Odell Williams held for investigation and the investigation continuing.
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Washington
Senate
Todey
Truman
Labor Committee
Claude Pepper
Jd-Flag
Hubert A. Tait
Oil Heaters Spark Two City Fires in Dothan
Two heater related fires were recorded in Dothan. A defective heater at 600 South Foster damaged the Ludum residence slightly in the morning. A heater at 605 West Main caused smoke damage at the Calhoun home in the afternoon.
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Dothan
A. E. Ludum
South Foster Street
J C Calhoun
West Main Street
Ashford Man Hurt In Auto Accident
Willie Frank Whitaker of Ashford route one was treated at a Dothan hospital for minor head cuts and chest bruises after a crash on Church Street. State Patrol reports say his car struck a parked truck and receiver heavy damage to his vehicle around 4:40 pm.
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Willie Frank Whitaker
Ashford
Dothan
Church Street
State Highway Patrol
Whitaker
Gala affair aboard German cruiser fuels uproar in Philadelphia
About 200 sailors of the heavy cruiser Prome Eugen gathered in Philadelphia for a farewell party before sailing to New York to join shipbuilding for Germany. The event drew criticism from officials and a disembarked sailor who likened the scene to a Munich beer hall, while Capt A B Grantham of the Americas crew denied any whiskey and called the report a perversion of truth.
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Philadelphia
Busdrrd
Pecenty x Zor Bers
Prom Eugen
New York
Fatherland
Tee Philsdriphts
Foeorth Naval District
Are
Teller
Fed
Wiker
United States
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Bremerbares
Munich
Stelle Denies American Legion In Politics In Georgia
National Commander John Stelle said the American Legion has never entered politics, except for veterans' best interests, during a speech at a statewide meeting in Albany. He criticized the Veterans Administration and announced taking Maj. Earl Cocke Jr. of Dawson to Washington to meet Gen. Bradley.
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Albany
John Stelle
American Legion
Legion
Stelle
South Georgia
Veterans’ Administration
Bradley
Maj
Earl Cocke, Jr
Dawson
Washington
Gen. Bradley
Wiley R. Neary Taken By Death
Wiley Rowland Neary father of Mrs Harry Cannon of Dothan died at his Pelham home after a short illness. Funeral services will be held 11 am Tuesday at Elliott's Funeral Home Augusta with burial in Westover Cemetery Braswell Funeral Home in charge. He moved from Albany eight years ago and worked in clothing at Hand Trading Co. Survived by wife Mera Chapman Neary and three grandchildren Mera Maryland Sara Cannon of Dothan.
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Pelham
Wiley Rowland Neary
Harry Cannon
Dothan
Elliott
Augusta
Westover
Braswell
Neary
Albany
Hand Trading Co
Cannon
Mera
Ten More Candidates Seek State Offices in Alabama
Ten more candidates qualified for the Alabama Democratic primary along with four for the State Democratic Executive Committee, pushing the field past 30. Lieutenant Governor candidate Pruitt Jr. of Montgomery died the same day after submitting his declaration. The slate includes State Senate hopefuls C. B. Harvey, J. A Hughes, and others, with House seats and district committee members listed, as a crowded scramble unfolds for May 7.
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Montgomery
Ala
SAP
C. B. Harvey
Oncants
Blount
Cullman
Winston Counties
J. A Hughes
Hartford
Zid
Dale
Geneval
State House of Representatives
Brooks Green
Banks
Pike County Place
A. V. Harns
Dewisvile
Autauge
Max Scholder
Birmingham
Jefferson
John R
Growers Meeting Called In Ashford
John C. Ingram president of the Houston County Producers Association called a meeting of all growers for 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Farm Market building at Ashford. The session will cover the 1948 marketing program and crops planned for marketing through the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Ingram
Houston County Producers Association
Ashford
Secred Herp Sing A Secred Harp Senging
An unclear note reports a forthcoming event at a courthouse in Bethen with a secretary involved and an uncertain date. The fragmented text mentions F. Mo Roney and a local proceeding, but details remain unreadable.
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F. Mo Roney
Jtoday
Gordon Postmaster Injured In Wreck
Gordon Postmaster Martin V Marsh sustained minor injuries Saturday when his car collided with a truck driven by Ulysee Russ an Ashford Negro on Philadelphia Road State Highway Patrol report notes the Marsh auto mobile was heavily damaged and Russ faced a reckless driving charge.
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Martin V. Marsh
Gordon
Ulysee Russ
Philadelphia
Marsh
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Lions
Bellary
Nore
Falcon Lewis
Dothan Ice Cream CO
East
Mayo
Kresky
Jigfo
Sion A. Alford
Pennsylvania Evening Post
Cardinal Spellman Worms
Dothan Naval Recruiters District
H. W. Newton
Tack Austin
J. T. Austin
Frogtown
J. T Casey
Odell Wiliams
New Orleans
Wiley R. Neary
Secred
Herp Sing
Rosteens
Mae
Brantley Bros
C. E. Blakey
N. Foster, Dothan
Tees Bidz
G.I. Bill OF
Veterans Administration
Altrmative Airport
Chas. Roberts
Dixie Transfer & Storage CO
Bet
C. F. McLeod
Tailor Martin Theatre
Aldg
Southside Granite Co
Cey L. Brunsen
Jack Klay
J.B. Davis Sinclair Refining Co
Typewriter
Webster’s Dictionaries
Parker 51
N. Foster St
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