Missing Army plane sighted wreckage 300 miles northeast of Miami
An Army search plane reported wreckage sighting and believed a C54 cargo plane. A 10 foot freight ship overdue from Miami to Puerto Padre Cuba is also being sought. Nineteen Army search planes, Coast Guard craft, and a Vigilante cutter join searches amid poor visibility.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Gen
Miami
Puerto Padre
Cuba
Coast Guard
Kindley Field
Bermuda
Morrison Field
Army
MacDill Field
Tamps
Borinquin Field
Puerto Rico
St. Petersburg
Atlantic
Vigilante
Marsean
Florida Straits
Collins Narrowly Escapes Injury In Dothan Crash
Waltman L. Collins of 228 West Crawford Street Dothan narrowly avoided serious injury when his car skidded on rain soaked pavement in the 600 block of South St Andrews. The vehicle turned over on its side, struck two small trees, and suffered heavy damage though Collins was uninjured per the police accident report.
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Waltman L. Collins
W. Crawford St
Dothan
St. Andrews
St. Here
Collins
Giant alligator gar tipped scale at over 120 pounds
Errol Gamble claims the record for the largest fish pulled from an irrigation canal in McAllen Texas. The alligator gar exceeded five feet in length and weighed about 120 pounds. After the fish fouled his trout line he sprinted to a nearby home, borrowed a .22 rifle and killed the creature with two shots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCallen. Tex
Atlantic Storm Diffuses Off East Coast Nixes Beach Trip
An Atlantic storm moved slowly off the East Coast with winds up to 45 mph extending 100 miles west and north and 200 miles east. The Weather Bureau said the system center was about 300 miles ENE of Norfolk and would likely weaken slightly while moving NNE today, passing 100 to 150 miles east of Nantucket this afternoon. Small craft warnings were posted from Provincetown to Atlantic City and lowered south of that zone.
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Washington
Atlantic City
N. J
U. S. Weather Bureau
Norfolk
Nantucket
Provincetown
Czechoslovakia seeks Western markets amid Eastern pacts
Czechoslovakia faces urgent need for Western markets raw materials and credit while Eastern European pacts with Russia Yugoslavia Poland deepen. Observers link delays to Poland's seizure of Silesian ore and Kladsko Ratibor border disputes. Gottwald asserts unity with Soviet and Slav nations will strengthen the alliance.
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Czechoslovakia
Britain
Canada
Argentina
Poland
Russia
Yugoslavia
Kladsko
Ratibor
Munich
Bohemia
Gottwald
Unien
Soviet Union
Italy's Unseated Bronze Horsemen Ride Again After War
War ends and Italian cities restart ancient equestrian statues. Duke Cosimo I of Florence is first mounted again, with the bronze pike in hand. In Venice Bartolomeo Colleoni returns to San Zanipolo square, while Marcus Aurelius rests atop Capitol Hill in Rome. Other works by Michelangelo and Donatello are restored in Florence.
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Aldo Forte
Rome
U.P
Cosimo I
Florence
Lanzi Palace
Prandeur
Giovanni da Bologna
Franceo Petrarci
Venice
Bartolomeo Colleoni
San Zanipolo
Leonardo da Vinci
Andrea Verrocchio
Colleoni
Verrocchio
Marcus Auritius
Capitol Hill
Paul II
Michelangsio
Constantine
Marcus Aurelius
Michelangelo
David
David,” Benvenuto Cellinva
Perseus
Donatello
Sparkman Attacks False Economy Against Farmers in Congress
In Carrollton Alabama Senator John J Sparkman denounced congressional voices advocating economy that would strike at agricultural programs He urged continuation of Bankhead era support for farming and warned against reversing long standing farm policies He stressed soil conservation stable production and guaranteed markets for food and fiber with fair prices for families.
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Carrollton
Ala
John J. Sparkman
Alabama
Congres
John J. Bankhead
Sparkman
Bankhead
Eureka Pumpkin Festival Plans Big Pie Parade
Eureka prepares for its annual pumpkin festival with record trimming and events. A football game debuts between Eureka College and Kirksville Teachers College on September 26. The festival ends the next day with a Pumpkin Queen crowning possibly by movie star Ronald Reagan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Eureka College
Kirksville
Teachers College
Ronald Reagan
Marianna Rotarians Hear Los Angeles Convention Report
Marianna Rotary members heard a report on the Los Angeles Rotary International session. Lavuehlin L. Mae Kinnon spoke for the local club with Dot Eubanks and Ted Kirkland receiving junior guest invitations for July. New officers included W. Kelly, Neeley, Kingery, McCaskill, Carter, Jr., and Dr. James T. Cook.
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Marianna
Los Angeles
Rotary International
Lavuehlin L. MaeKinnon
Maeood W. Kelly
Presio F. Neeley
Pred Kingery
Treaarer
Dexter McCaskill
Alabama Girl 14 Killed In Crash At Verena
In Verena Alabama a 14 year old girl Ella Ruth Taylor of Cooper was killed when the car she rode in overturned after hitting an embankment. Two others, Meil Lewis and Clara Hammond, suffered minor injuries. Ann Jones of Cooper was uninjured. Patrolman Luther Kendrick identified the victim.
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Verbena
Ala
Hishwaw
Luther Kendrick
Ella Ruth Taylor
Cooper
Meil Lewis
Clara Hammond
Clanton
Ann Jones
Mine Detector Solves Water Main Problem
Long City street department workers use a mine detector to locate water mains. Officials say 14.95 spent on the detector compares favorably with annual labor and equipment costs for repairs. Mains lack maps from their original layings, making locating them a pie and shovel job. The detector now helps find and map the lines accurately.
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S. D. Mu.p
Long City
Ety Commission
Fourth of July holiday travel may set year record
Number 14 in what may set a peacetime record in holiday travel reports Fourth of July programs planned at Flagstaff Arizona Philadelphia Buffalo New York City Nalrose Md Des Moines Ind and Marcellus NY The United Nations joined in observing independence day by taking a holiday Secretariat members were given the day off because they are permitted to do so
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Philadelphia
Buffalo
New York City
Nalterore
Des Moines
Sind Marcellus
N.Y
United Nations
Secretariat
Funeral Rites Held For Robert Kennedy
Funeral services were held in Marianna for Robert Harry Kennedy age 56 who died at the home of Mrs. Minnie Burke. The Rev D C Whitsett of the First Methodist Church officiated and interment was in Riverside cemetery under Madox arrangements. He is survived by four sisters Mrs W E Kent Mrs R D Brown Mrs Maude Nolan and Mrs G E Pritchard all of Augusta and two nieces Lucile Ludwig and Sarah Ludwig of Augusta.
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Marianna
Robert Harry Kennedy
Minnie Burke
D. C. Whitsett
First Methodist Church
Riverside Cemetery
Maddox
Augusta
Georgia
Episcopal Church
Kennedy
W. E. Kent
R. D. Brown
Maude Nolan
G. E. Pritchard
Lucile Ludwig
Sarah Ludwig
City
H. C. Harris Speaks To Social Workers
H. C. Harris sonny Harris chairman of the Disaster Committee of the Jackson County Red Cross was guest speaker at a luncheon of the local Association of Social Workers. Arthur G. Dozier presided as superintendent of the Florida Industrial School for Boys and Red Cross vice president. Mrs. W. D. Clifford presented the speaker and officers listed include Ruth Hedges president Alyne Thomas secretary and Clifford treasurer.
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Marianna
H. C
Sonny) Harris
Jackson County
American Red Cross
Association of Social Workers
Arthur G. Dozier
Florida Industrial School For Boys
W. D. Clifford
The
Red Cross
Ruth Hedges
A. G. Dozier
Alyne Thomas
Cottondale
European aid debate echoes fears of plan collapse
The piece notes concerns that the Marshall Plan could fail, benefiting Soviet Russia. Rep. Charley Merrow accuses the USSR of wrecking the Paris conference and says the West must not bow to tyranny. State Department officials reportedly share the worry but advise caution in public comments toward Europe’s choices.
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Europe
Russia
Charley E. Merrow
R-Nh
Soviet Union
Paris
Merrow
Congress
State Department
Heprd
Murapo
Truman urges world unity and world economy for peace
President Truman calls for international understanding and interdependence as a path to lasting peace. He argues governments must derive power from consent, promote basic rights, allow free knowledge exchange, and build a world economy beyond national systems.
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United Nations
Mr. Truman
Fatal crash victims in border farm area details
Number 19 treated. Mr. and Mrs. Martin C. Anderson were killed on their farm near Oslo Minn. Frank Rogalla about 70 Minto N. D. was killed at Warsaw N. D. Ambulances from Grand Forks N. D. and Warren Minn. took 30 of the injured to a hospital at Warren where 15 were released after treatment. Fourteen others were hospitalized at Grafton.
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Martin C. Anderson
Oslo
Minn
Frank Rogalla
Minto
N. D
Warsaw
Grand Forks
Warren
Grafton
Vicksburg Welcomes Yankee General at Carnival Event
In Vicksburg Mississippi United States General Dwight D Eisenhower was greeted by cheering crowds at the Carnival of the Confederacy marking a celebratory reentry into the union. The event echoes historic Civil War memory as Eisenhower tours the city.
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Vicksburg, Miss
U. S. Grant
Vicksburg
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mrs Rachel Ayres Dies at Grand Ridge Florida
Marianna Florida special report notes Mary Rachel M Ayres 78 of Altha died at her son Grant Ridge home Funeral arrangements are by Maddox Funeral Home She is survived by daughter Mrs W H Johnson Dus ham NC two sons J M Grand Ridge and W B Ayers US Army brother Charles Nelson Panama City sister Mrs Elizabeth Daniels Marianna and many grandchildren
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Marianna
Mary
Rachel M. Ayres
Altha
Ased
Grant Ridge
Maddox Funeral Home
Washington County
Ayres
W. H. Johnson
Dus’ham
North Carolina
J .M
Grand Ridge
Florida
W. B. Ayers
United States Army
Charles Nelson
Panama City
Elizabeth Daniels
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Americse Union
Alwaarta
Dot Eubanks
Marigona High School
Ted Kirkland
Rotary
J. T. Kirkland
Ted
Robert Kennedy
H. C. Harris
Truman
Stauffer
Houston Wholesale CO
Foster St
Dothan, Ala
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Army Blue
Southern Supply House
Dothan Bank and Trust
Dothan Glass CO
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