Escape of 32 Filipino convicts seizes Calapan capital
Thirty two heavily armed escapees seized control of Calapan Mindoro capital after a night of battle. Morente leader died and 10 convicts were captured while 19 remained at large and three were killed. Military police reinforcements flew in to restore order as radio and communications were cut.
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Spencer Davis
Manila
Calapan
Mindoro
Velegram Bald
Philippines
Manuel Conde
Romero
Conde
Batangas
Luzon
Ccapital
Lubang Island
Globe Wireless
Coastal Champion
Ohio Man To Speak To Dothan Laymen
A. C. Feigert of Van Wert Ohio will be the principal speaker at a Thursday night meeting sponsored by the Dothan Club of the National Laymen's Evangelistic Association. Interdenominational in character the session will be at the First Baptist Church at 8 p.m. Feigert's Alabama appearances precede a Mobile stop. the speaker recently returned from a three week Canada tour. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Feigert
van Wert
Ohio
Dothan Club
National Laymen’s Evangelistic Association
First Baptist Church
Feigert
Dothan
Alabama
Mobile
Ben Clendinen
United States
Canada
Mr. Feigert
Bedsole Bonds Out in 1945 Jail Break Case
John Lloyd Bedsole of Houston County posted 750 bond on an assault with intent to murder charge tied to J. T. Heflin. Former sheriff B. G. Farmer linked the 1945 attack to Bedsole and Homer W. Stallings in an attempted jail break. Stallings pleaded guilty and serves sentence. Bedsole had been in a federal prison in Atlanta and was returned to Dothan to face the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lloyd Bedsole
Houston County
J. T. Heflin
B. G. Farmer
Hef Jin
Bedsole
Homer W. Stallings
Stallings
Atlanta
Dothan
Rabies Found in Cat at Ozark Farm
July began with another rabies case in Dothan Branch laboratory reports. Mrs. Anne Cooper said a cat head examined this morning showed rabies, part of the Tomlin brood at Ozark route one. The cat was killed Monday after the family noticed odd behavior and exposed kittens will also be slain. no family members are believed exposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
Anne Cooper
J. R. Tomlin
Ozark Route One
Tomlin
Feeder Cattle Sale Scheduled July 25
Montgomery Alabama AP reports a Leader cattle sale will be held at Union Stock Yards July 25. Auctioned calves benefit 4H and FFA youths. event is annual and sponsored by the Alabama Blackbelt Feeder Cattle Association chaired by A C Hartley of Mathews.
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Montgomery
FFA
Union Stock Yards
Lem Edmonson
Alabama Blackbelt Feeder Cattle Association
A. C. Hartley
Mathews
Cotton futures mixed in New Orleans holiday trading
New Orleans AP reports cotton futures were mixed as early evening trading ahead of the long holiday weekend produced a range of outcomes. Closing prices were steady 40 cents a bale lower to 15 cents higher, reflecting uneven activity and local market conditions.
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New Orleans
Bidault Bevin Move Aims To Break Europe Conference Deadlock
The Soviet government rejects the plan as scholastic and unproductive. Bidault and Bevin press for a quick reply as Molotov seeks time to study proposals. The Paris driven compromise seeks to keep the conference alive and tie planning to U N and European needs.
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Germany
Bidault
U. S
Marshall
United States
Britain
France
Russia
U.S
London
Moscow
Paris
Molotov
Bevin
United Nations Economic Commission For Europe
Eydault
U.N. Commission
Alabama considers peanut marketing tax referendum plan
Senator Randolph outlined a bill allowing existing grower groups or new agencies to seek the State Board of Agriculture and Industries' permission to hold a statewide or area referendum on a crop assessment. If two thirds vote in favor, a tax up to half of one percent of crop value would fund promotional activities, with proceeds collected by the agency and refundable on request within a set period. The plan mirrors similar laws under consideration in Georgia Florida and North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Articulture and Industries
Randulph
Natya Peanut Council
Randolph
Repeti
Browera
Senate
Georga
Florida
Cincinsa
Alabama
National Farm: Bureau
Georgia
North Carolina
Martin
Mass
House
Truman
Taft
Ohio
GOP
White House
Congress Rent Control
Wherry
Nebr
Congress
Woman Sentenced for Forcing Admission in Falconer Case
A four year old girl subjected a seven year old boy to a tongue seizure using a pherga to extract an admission that he misplaced a baseball bat. She was sentenced to 10 months in the county penitentiary in Falconer New York.
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Falconer
N.Y
Pherga
Labor bills spark pro and anti union debate in Alabama
Lawmakers heard support from Reps H A Taylor Vale County Wallace Malone of Houston and others including Clyde Levern Malcolm Harper H S Craigmire and EF M Niblett while Eugene Wells CIO and Jack Brock AFL urged against the measures. The committee also advanced a tractor tax refund and a teacher salary guarantee bill as the Legislature prepared for a brief session with local bills only. The Senate backed a blood test for premarital syphilis and a State Department of Public Accounts proposal, while divorce incompatibility and other measures saw votes and revisions.
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H. A. Taylor
Vale County
Wallace Malone
Houston
Clyde Levern
Dothan Bottling Company
Malcolm Harper
Harper Business Service
Montgomery
H. S. Craigmire
Goodyear
Gadsden
EF. M. Niblett
Stockham Tape and Fittings Company
Birmingham
Anvnter
Hugh B. Starnes
Alabama Iiestaurant Association
Congress
Walter Civhan
Dallas
Alabama
House
Senate
Bruce Henderson
Wilcos County
A. N. Patterson
Russell
State Department of Public Accounts
Wold
Len Broughton Lamberth
Tallaprass
Lamberth
Executive Department
Rent Hikes Hit Hotels and Apartments Across Cities
Philadelphia tenants faced a rate shift from 120 dollars a month to 20 a day, equaling 600 monthly. Other midtown hotels raise rents by about 15 percent, while de controlled hotel apartments show hikes up to 69 percent in New York, 150 percent in Chicago, 60 percent in Cleveland, and 50 percent in San Francisco. In Chicago regular apartment houses some landlords order 14 percent increases legal. Illinois law blocks increases before August 1. Local rent offices warn of legal actions and increased red tape in Buffalo.
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Philadelphia
New York
Creusen
Chicago
Cleveland
San Francisco
Buffalo
Rent Control — Office
Resignation Accepted From Dothan Police Official
J E Draughon submitted his resignation as First Assistant Chief of Police for the City of Dothan. The commission accepted the resignation at the regular City Commission meeting on Tuesday. Draughon stated he would continue to provide service in the city in this capacity until the effective date in July.
Folsoms Plan July Trip to Gulf State Park
Gov. James E. Folsom will travel with his two daughters Melisea and Rachael for the Fourth of July weekend. He is set to deliver the principal address at the dedication ceremonies for Alabama Beach on Friday.
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Folsom
Montgomery
James E. Folsom
Melisea
Rachael
Gulf State Park
Alabama Beach
Check bill aims to stop fake checks mailed to the public
Rep Malone pushes a measure to bar issuance of any paper or instrument that imitates a check or bill of exchange but is not genuine. He cites “sample checks” used by loan firms that look real and may fool people into cashing them, noting at least one instance a fake check cleared a bank.
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Rep. Malone
Houston County to form Inferior Court bill planned
Senator W. G. Hardwick said yesterday he expects to introduce a local bill this week or next to establish an Inferior Court in Houston County. Sponsored by the Houston Bar Association, advertising is completed. The bill would relieve probate and circuit judges of some duties and must clear the House before becoming law.
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Henry County
Jim Folsom
Rep
Mathison
Knight
Senate
Abbeville
W. G. Hardwick
Houston County
The
Houston Bar Association
Dothan leaders urge support for five pending bills
Senator Hardwick and Rep Ma Lone received telegrams from Dothan City Commission urging support for five pending measures. They push House Bill 371 to allow towns to tax vending and music machines, along with Patterson Senate Bills 126 127 128 to authorize municipal parking lots, and House Bill 510 to raise utility taxes from two to three percent.
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Hardwick
Malone
Dothan
Merrill
Patterson
Roberts
Women services in wartime and postwar careers debated
Chester W. Nimitz urged Congress to legalize permanent service of women in regular and reserve forces, praising WACs and WAVES as their current structures would expire six months after war ends. Western Hemisphere arms standardization faced opposition from Norman Thomas who warned it would fuel discord and dictators, boosting arms profits. A subcommittee alleged maritime unions receive a large subsidy via foreign aid for shipping costs, prompting calls for full committee review.
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Chester W. Nimitz
Senate Armed Services Committee
Army
Navy
WACS
WAVES
Norman Thomas
United States
Americas
Thomas
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House Foreign Affairs
Feporters
Weather Outlook For Fourth Of July Across Southeast
The Associated Press reports picnic weather for most of the Southeast on Friday with fair and warm temperatures. Showers may dampen celebrations in Southern Louisiana and Central Florida, but skies should be clear elsewhere. Georgia, the Carolinas, and Florida expect hot conditions with temps from normal to six degrees above average, easing a bit by Saturday.
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Oor
Weather Bureau
Louisiana
Florida
Georgia
Carolinas
Frida
Fire crews battled blaze as onlookers clogged roads
Number 13 Napier Field and a Dothan station unit were kept in reserve for possible emergency use while local firefighters fought a city blaze. Curiosity seekers blocked access, delaying pump hookups and hindering operations. eight careless drivers were cited by police for crossing the scene while hoses lay.
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Napier Field
Dothan
Ryan
Nish
Follagh
Daring Flight Across Rivers Sparks Modern Pioneer Spirit
The narrator recounts a perilous 12 hour journey by air from the Roosevelt era to New York, describing a crash risk filled trip over the Missouri and Mississippi confluence. He notes passengers including a mother and child and an elderly man guiding a son as they navigate power failures and rough landings. The piece ends with reflections on American resilience and the 20th century making pioneers of all people.
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Rampagne
Missouri
St. Louis
Mississippi
New York
Jed
Dickie Boy
Lo Angeles
America
Senatorial Exchange Over Subversive Activities Debate
The dialogue shows Senator Hatch defending free criticism of the President while acknowledging the President may critique Congress. The exchange centers on handling information about subversive activities and submitting it to the Justice Department as part of congressional oversight.
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Mandea
Truman
Justic Department
Hatch
D-Nm
United States
Comgrem
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Ancle
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Pan Coburn
Colbert
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