Dead man found in locker aboard Maria G during voyage
In Montreal a ship's cook on the freighter Maria G found a dead man in a locker three months into a seven month Honolulu voyage. Captain Hawkins reported the body bore initials W and a weighted burial at sea followed by a dominion wide police alert for an HW F disappearance, with investigation pending.
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Montreal
Maria G
Marine
Honolulu
Albert Hawkins
Manila
Hawkins
Milas Boucher
Boucher
Hawking
Enoch M. Riley Dies Near Newville at 68
Headland Alabama obituary for Enoch M. Riley 68 of Newville route two who died at home after a short illness. Survived by widow four sons Carl and Woodrow Riley M D Riley Dothan O Niel Riley Abbeville one daughter Mrs E McCoy Columbus GA two sisters Mrs A S Brannon Mrs J K B Tice headland and one brother H J Riley headland. Fifteen grandchildren. Funeral 10 a.m. today at Old Center church with Rev Crew and Rev Baldwin officiating burial in church cemetery Headland Mortuary directing.
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Enoch M. Riley
Newville
Carl
Woodrow Riley
M. D. Riley
Dothan
O'Neil Riley
Abbeville
E. McCoy
Columbus
A. S. Brannon
J. KB. Tice
Headland
H. J. Riley
Old Center Church
Crew
Riche
Mr. Baldwin
Midland City
Runaway Diesel Engine Recovered After 50 Mile Run
A crewless diesel switch engine sped for more than 50 miles from Alton yards before another locomotive intercepted it. Engineer Robert Tipple of Bloomington, IL, slowed and linked the runaway to a caboose, shutting off its power. An investigation was ordered into how the engine started with the crew absent.
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Auburn
Ill
Mobil
Ohio
Alton
St. Louis
Springfield
Virden
Robert Tipple
Bloomington
Tipple
Military commander threatens drastic steps over hostage return
Mure, area military commander, told Ben-Ami that operations will begin to inconvenience the local population if hostages are not released. He warned he would take drastic steps short of martial law to secure the hostages, reversing prior beliefs about revenge for recent death sentences.
Prison riot at Glynn County Jail case details emerge
Testimony from 14 detainees in Glynn County paints a violent clash as guards open fire and a warden is accused of threats and intimidation. Witness accounts describe shots fired over a wire, shouting orders, and a tense four hour standoff before a melee ended with numerous transfers and an inquest underway at the Glynn County Courthouse. Local NAACP officials and U S Attorney general reps press for a full investigation amid rumors surrounding the incident.
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Charles Veal
Atlanta
Willie Bell
Peewee
Howard Adamey
Remmer Bazemore
Bazemouse
Guy McNabb
J. J. Holmes
Worthy
Dave Golden
Sid
Bell
W. No McCann
Folkston Camp
Brunswick
Glynn County
Baldwin Presidint
M. Moore
NAACP
Moore
Judie Gordon Knox
Glynn Superior Court
Yar
U.S
Tom Clark
New York
Walter White
Clark
Warden Worthy
Defauh
otGersl
County Polo Cn
Worths
Student Veterans Warned On Claims For Jobless Pay
State Industrial Relations Director Fleetwood Darnley warns student veterans are ineligible for unemployment benefits solely because school terms end. Valid claims require proof subsistence payments have ended. VA notes some veterans receive leave pay beyond term end. Veterans must report with a VA letter, register for work, and accept suitable employment if offered.
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Veterans Administration
Employment Office
Employment Service
Eleven-year-old savior frees trapped man in creek
LYNCHBURG Va. Eleven-year-old Robert Dennis Morton was credited with saving the life of a Negro nun pinned beneath an overturned road-grading tractor in Burton's Creek. The boy alerted others and kept Campbell's head above water for an hour until rescuers lifted the tractor.
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Lynchburg
Robert Dennis Morton
Henry Campbell
Burton's Creek
Campbell
Mrs Mattie Bentley Dies In Dothan Hospital
Mrs Mattie Walters Bentley sixty nine died at a local hospital early yesterday. A Troy native she lived in Dothan since 1919 and was a member of First Baptist Church of Dothan. Funeral services were at Johnson Wilkerson chapel at 2 pm with Dr Henry Al Parker officiating. Burial will be in Troy. Survivors include her husband S M Bentley two daughters Mrs W E Rabus of Mt Clair NJ and Mrs Mary Martin of Dothan one son James Bantley of New York City a brother Wiley Walters of Dothan eight grandchildren Pallbearers were A M M Jones Frank Kuhn O P Bentley Tadison Bentley James A Bentley and J W King.
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Mattie Walters Bentley
Bentley
Troy
Dothan
First Baptist Church of
Johnson + Wilkerson
Henry al Parker
S. M. Bentley
W. KE. Rabus
Mt Clair
N. J
Mary Martin
James Bantley
New York City
Wiley Walters
A. M M. Jones
Frank Kuhn
O. P. Bentley
Tideson Bentley
James A. Bentley
J. W. King
Sicily in Flames and Iron: Sicily Campaign Echoes
Fragmentary wartime reminiscence recounts Allied landings at Gela and the advancing Axis retreat through Favara and Caltanissetta, with Patton in Palermo and Mussolini banners amid ruins, tanks, and shattered towns across a Sicily under siege.
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Aeschylus
B.C
Vathavoles
Christ
Favara
Caltanasetta
Marrsaes
Casteleyverrang
Axis Mirpower
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Patton
Palermo
Sicily
San Bieta
Messina
Gesauins
Straits
State budget plans hinge on income tax vote and aid
The governor proposes adding about 20 million state funds for education and general appropriations for 1947-49, while administration backers expect higher revenue sources to cover the costs. The Senate agenda includes raising the minimum working age to 16 with exceptions, a measure to allow women on Alabama jury duty, and hearings on two housing and loan bills by Rep. George Wallace.
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Senate
Alabama Jurley
Senate Judiciary Committee
George Wallace
Barbour
Congressional push to probe atomic security breaches
Senators Hickenlooper and McMahon press for a full inquiry into Los Alamos thefts and rumored breaches. The FBI linked the 1946 thefts to long campaigns, while Justice and the AEC face pressure over court secrecy. Arraignments for Van Der Taft and Walls were announced as probes move toward grand jury indictment.
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von der Taft
Manhattan
Wallis
Hoover
FBI
Brien McMahon
D-Conn
Justice Department
Department
van der Taft
Walls
Homer Ferguson
R-Mich
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
Chapman Revercomb
RVA
Johnson
Los Alamos
Revercomb
Kaiser gun scare at Capitol ends quietly
Police at a Massachusetts Avenue address detained Kaiser after a shooting near the Capitol. Kaiser faced a casual assault charge with intent to harm as two others, all described as young, were present. Senate staff identified Kaiser and Bricker noted the gun may have been loaded, while the incident spurred police action and requests to pursue the assailant.
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Politan
Che Osbootway
Amany
Som
Massachusettia Avenue
Potuve
Aasual
Dutent
Richer
Senate
Acmig
Edward oMcGinsis
Kaiser
Kanser
Bricker
J. H. Macomber
Senate Expendures Committee
Jerry al- Draci
Hundreds Attend Mobile Boy's Rites
Mobile AP report recalls James Floyd Dortch five year old who died after a four month battle with a blood disease. Funeral services were held at Main Street Baptist Church in Prichard where he attended Sunday School. The body lay in state prior to the service. Flowers surrounded the casket as nearly $10,000 was donated by Mobile area residents.
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Mobile
James Floyd Dortch
Pilot Not Injured As Plane Crashes In Tuscaloosa
Murphy Stephens, a 25 year old Tuscaloosa Army Air Forces veteran, escaped uninjured when a high passenger plane crashed in the Southside section. Eye witnesses said the craft toppled a peach tree, uprooted another, skimmed a house, and left a wing on a kitchen roof before crashing into trees. the cockpit was undamaged, prompting Stephens to walk away.
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Tuscaloosa
Murphy Stephens
Mathews
Stephenns
Cassowary Casey Lays Unusual Green Egg At Zoo
UPI reports at Washington Park Zoo Casey the cassowary laid a large green egg yesterday. Officials renamed the bird Cassandra, reflecting the surprising event and zoo interest in the unusual occurrence.
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Gasey
Milwaukee
Casey
Washington Park Zoo
Immediatley
Cassandra
Washington and Lee launches bicentennial memorial scholarships
A $3,000,000 fund campaign began last January to finance memorial scholarships and university development for Washington and Lee. John W. Davis heads the bicentennial effort as general chairman, with the plan to select scholars reflecting a nationwide cross section from 30 states among 132 alumni who died in service. Dr. Francis Pendleton Gaines notes the living memorial aims to preserve the fallen’s spirit through education and national outreach.
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Washington and Lee
John W. Davis
New York
Davis
U. S
Great Britaan
Francis Pendleton Gaines
Gaines
United States
Conference on European Economic Cooperation Opens
The meeting in London winds up its first session as Bevin chairs a rising committee to craft a response to Marshall's plan. Czechoslovakia agrees to back out of the Paris conference after initial talks, while Bevin and Bidault press for urgent steps to stave off Western Europe's economic chaos.
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Gottwald
Munsaryk
Dritina
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Georges Bidault
France
Sforza
Western
Europe
Bevin
Herve Alphand
Foreign Office
Paris
George Marshall
Harvard University
Bricker details sighting before shooting at Senate chamber
Bricker testifies that since the incident he observed a man lingering near the Senate chamber. He says he saw the same person yesterday just outside the chamber and later recognized him after the first shot.
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Senate
Bricker
Grimes considers revival as town. petition gains traction
Grimes seeks to regain municipal status after a 35 year dormancy sparked by a petition initiative. Local grocer Cy Clark notes residents sign out of curiosity while wary of Dothan’s Napier Field entanglement and potential loss of control.
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Killebrew
Co. C. Clark
Grimes
Bridt
Napier Field
Clark
Dothan
One Killed One Hurt In Airplane Crash At Show
In Russellville Alabama two light planes collided during an air show killing pilot Max Moody of Oneonta and seriously injuring K N Tucker of Winfield. Eyewitnesses say wings locked during a low pass over the field as many sport pilot attendees watched the two day event.
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Russellville
Ala
Max Moody
Oneonta
K. N
Tucker
Winfield
Sportsman
Henry County Bill Creates Inferior Court for Local Jurisdiction
The measure establishing the Inferior Court will commission J Theodore Jackson as the first judge. Dothan lawyers sponsor the bill claiming it eases the load on Circuit Judge D C Halstead and Probate Judge J A Logue despite Henry County’s smaller population.
Senate clash over relief bill delays effective date
Senators debated adoption of amendments to a relief bill that would set its effective date to January 1 instead of July 1. Morse and Langer pressed for changes while Holland argued the bill provides insufficient relief, criticizing its impact on the weak. The vote on amendments failed across two roll calls and six voice votes.
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Truman
Morse
R-Ore
Langer
D-Ndak
Holland
D-Fla
Napier Field Might Be Swallowed by Grimes If Petition Passes
In Dothan and Houston County the field has yielded thousands in salvage as lots buildings and equipment sold. A ready made town has formed with many industries and families. If Grimes revives its municipality Napier Field could be absorbed by Grimes.
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Grimes
Napier Field
Dothan
Houston County
Napier
Miding Pasoline
ABC
Clarke
Clark
Drys
James Henry Clark
Cy. Co, Clark
City of
War Department
Army
Ala
Impersonation Case Dismissed By Judge
Mobile Alabama AP reports U S Attorney moved to dismiss the indictment against Lawrence Glass of Mobile County. Federal Judge J McDuffee dismissed after Glass argued retrial would cause double jeopardy. A previous trial ended with a jury verdict of guilty of impersonating a government officer without criminal intent.
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Mobile
Ala
U. S
Kert Tully
J. McDuffee
Lawrence
Glass
Mobile County
Bureau of Investigal
Tom A. Joston
Glass Earl
Dict
McDuffie
Johnston
Amendment Proposed To Delay Tax Cuts By Morse
A Morse backed amendment would delay tax cuts until a business recession is deemed imminent by the President or Congress. The proposal also blocks any tax cut or start before 1949 begins.
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Morse
Congress
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