Peace Pact Aims to Avert China Russia War in Manchuria
The Associated Press reports that China and Russia pursue deescalation through the Kellogg pact with both sides pledging to observe its terms while warning that invasion would trigger resistance. American officials expect the pact to aid peacetime settlement amid reports of Russian border activity. Great Britain joins efforts to ease Chinese Russian tension.
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Associated Press
Manchuria
China
Russia
Washington
Shanghai
Harbin
Manchurian
Great Britain
London
Foreign Office
United States
France
Troy Sunday Movie Opening Prompts City Debate
Troy protesters object as Glenn Crouch announces Sunday showings at the Princess Theater starting 1 30 P M. City council defers action pending citizen opinion and potential election while the attorney and clerk note possible state statute limits. Crouch plans to open July 21 citing public demand.
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Troy
Picares
Crouch
Princess Theater
Neff to Speak at First Presbyterian on Sunday
Dr. Russell E. Neff will lead worship at First Presbyterian Church on July 21 delivering a sermon titled Rise of Christianity and its influence upon Nations. Birmingham deacon and radio broadcaster D E Bougaans will sing during the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Neff
First Presbyterian
Russell E. Neff
First Presbyterian Church
D. E. Bougaans
Birmingham, Ala
James H. Snook Not To Plead Insanity
In Columbus Ohio on July 20, attorneys for James H. Snook the confessed slayer of his co-ed paramour Theora K Hix announced they waived an insanity hearing set for Monday. The Common Pleas judge announced Snook's first degree murder trial would start Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
James H. Snook
Theora K. Hix
Common Pleas
Snook
Crocodile Rampage Intercepts Police in Townsville Walk
A Queensland constable patrolling Townsville’s main street triggered a crocodile encounter after kicking a log in a water channel. The log morphed into a large crocodile whose jaws narrowly missed the officer before he summoned assistance and corralled the animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
Townsville
Queensland
Six Foot Diamondback Rattler Killed Near Webb
A six foot two inch diamondback rattler, one of the largest in Southeast Alabama, was killed near Webb this morning on Tom Southerland's place by C. Wade. The snake, which had 10 rattles and a button, was measured and displayed in Dothan. Wade spotted it crawling through a wire fence and dispatched it with a stick.
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Alabama
Dothan
C. &. Wade
Tom Southerland
Webb
Mr. Wade
Delegates Named for State Meeting Mobil Convention
The American Legion Auxiliary Chester R. Vickery Post No. 12 announces delegates and alternates to the Mobile state convention in August. Officers and committees filed annual reports, praising a record year and planning for the coming year and a fall Department Convention in Mobile.
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Legion Auxiliary
Mobile
American Legion Auxiliary
State Legion
S. H. Wesley
C. C. Chapman
Jim Folks
Blair
de Witt Thomas
Ben May
Bessie Whitmire
Dempsey
M. M. Reese
Clarence May
Roy Camp
Miss Boyd
Arthur Keyton
Sherrill Crocker
Grace Lewis
Auxiliary
Chester R. Vickery
J. A. Campbell
DeWitt Thomas
American Legion
Hardiman Bridge
Chattahoochee River
Qur
Georgia
Francis Holder
Annie Pearl Murphy
Alabama
Huntsville
Clem Ezell
Chester
Vickery Post No. 12
Observers See Rise of Federal Taxation Soon
Washington observers cite White House estimates showing a possible 300 million dollar rise in government expenditures over the next four years. Increased outlays from army and navy, public works, postal deficit and farm relief push total spending above the four billion dollar level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Army
Vaughn to Address First Baptist Men on Small Things
Vaughn will speak to the Men's Bible class at First Baptist Church Sunday morning. He plans to use the topic Have You Seen These Things to illustrate a broader view of life through Biblical examples of small matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al. Vaughn
First Baptist Church
Mullins to Speak to Lafayette Street Sunday Class
Solicitor J Norton Mullins will address Class 26 of the Lafayette Street Methodist Sunday School Sunday morning. He is described as an attractive speaker and is expected to draw a full class and many visitors. Visitors will receive a cordial welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Norton Mullins
Lafayette Street Methodist
Mullins
State witnesses named for Fowler murder case
Subpoenas issued for John Kirkland Gus Kirkland Marinda Kirkland Otho Kirkland Dr Ellis as state witnesses in Richard Fowler murder preliminary hearing before Probate Judge Martin Monday Fowler allegedly shot George Kirkland on Fowler's plantation after a mule dispute last Sunday No defense witnesses have been called per circuit clerk records
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Richard Fowler
Martin Monday
John Kirkland
Gus Kirkland
Marinda Kirkland
Otho Kirkland
Ellis
Fowler
George Kirkland
Here
Kirkland
Fire at Strand Theatre Causes Slender Damage
A fire blamed on igniting a film caused slight damage at the Strand Theatre last night. Firemen, aided by quick action, extinguished the blaze in minutes. several reels of film were destroyed and the projecting machine was damaged while the audience exited without panic.
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Strand Theatre
John T. Davis Dies in Columbus Georgia
The death of John T. Davis occurred at his home in Columbus Georgia on Wednesday night. Funeral services were held Thursday in Columbus. He was a brother of Mrs. Georgie H. Malone and had ties to Columbia Alabama. He was years old at the time of death.
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John T. Davis
Columbus, Ga
Malone
Mreo
Georgie H. Malone
John T. da
Cohanbus
Colarbus
Daviz
Columbia
Alabama
Whe
Dess
Weather Cast for Alabama South Tonight and Sunday
Partly cloudy with likely showers in the extreme south tonight and Sunday. Forecast notes scattered rain chances across southern counties with mild temperatures and light winds.
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Portia
Cotton Market Steady as Futures Open Higher in New York
The cotton market closed steady with futures up 75 to 20 points. Spot prices remained around 19.49, reflecting a cautious, firm tone in New York trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Teres
Cottonwood Girl Dies at Home in Hodgesville
Myrtle Morris ten year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. HL PB Morris of Hodgesville died Friday at 4 25 p m at the parental home from blood poisoning. She is survived by her parents four brothers and two sisters. Funeral services were held this morning at Cottonwood with Rev Strickland officiating. Interment in Cottonwood cemetery. Fellows and Forrester had charge of arrangements.
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Myrtle
HL. PB. Morris
Hodgesville
Cottonwood
Strickland
Cottonwood Cemetery
Fellows
Forrester
Children enjoy a picnic day trip to Kelly Springs
About 50 children from Dothan ride from the courthouse at 9 AM to Kelly Springs for a day with the resort, welfare department, and Salvation Army. They swim, play games, eat lunch, sing Junen songs, and hear stories before returning by 4 PM.
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Dothan
Court House
Kelly Springs
County Welfare Department
Salvation Army
Miss Green
Welfare Department
Captainn Tidman
Balvation Army
Teachers to Exchange Classes On Sabbath
A historical note describes a plan for teachers to exchange classes on the Sabbath amid discussions of ethnographic study. It mentions Pit Germann and references educational material selection and racial differences between the Vie aetjane and Sudanese people in a late 19th or early 20th century context.
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Sudan
City Demands Fall Payment of Assessments
City officials warn that paying costs must be settled in fall and delinquent accounts will face legal action. The autumn delay tradition ends this year as collections begin promptly. City Auditor J L Vaughn urges cooperation and states debts cannot extend past the fall.
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J. L. Vaughn
Wife Runs Farm As Husband Works On Farm Relief Bill
NORTHFIELD Minn A wife manages their Spring Brook dairy farm while her husband travels to Washington to help shape a proposed farm relief bill. Mrs Schilling oversees about 20 acres and 100 cattle as her husband known for breeding Holstein cattle serves on industry boards and appears at farmers meetings.
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E. BB. Collier
S. H. Wesley
Leve Coleman
M. M. Reese
C. C. ‘Shapman Set
Ben May
Juncheon
Southside
Pensacola
Houston County
T. B. Fund
Minnie B. Waldroy
Svorker
Northfield
Minn
Washington
Congressional
Willian F. Schilling
Spring Brook
Schilling
Barbour County Voters Fear Mob Over Trial of Kilby Inmate
Judge J S Williams warns Barbour Citizens are too big to take law into their hands as Lester Touyer confesses to slaying Jack Hines and faces Barbour jury for arraignment. Kilby guards and five state officers may transport the accused to Eufaula amid rumors of mob violence and illness of Bouyer.
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Barbour
Montgomery
J.S. Williams
State Executive Department
Lester Touyer
Jack Hines
Williams
Chit
Kilby
Kufaula
Walter K. McAdory
Mufaula
Barbour County
Ex-Head of Bank Given Ten Days to Raise Funds
Avon dale Bank depositors authorize J B Lassiter to raise 202000 dollars within ten days to lift Avondale Security Co securities from bank assets. Depositors call the securities worthless and threaten legal action. Grand jury adjourned to Tuesday.
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Birmingham
Ala
Avondale Bank & Savin Co
J.B. Lassiter
Avondale Security Co
Arizona
St Louis Robin Ends Week in Air in Strong Condition
In St Louis Missouri a week in the air ends at 7 17 a m as Dale Jackson and Forest O Briene pilot the endurance plane the St Louis Robin completing a full week aloft in excellent condition A sister ship the Missouri Robin flown by Joph Hamner and Gentry Shelton also completes its week in the air in good form
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St. Louis
Dale Jackson
Forest O’briene
Joph Hamner
Gentry Shelton Cormplett
Refuse Millionaires' Tip Report From Moscow July 1947
Nine millionaires traveling from Berlin on a deluxe train failed to tip attendants and vodka orders during a stop in Moscow. The incident highlights tensions with the American business party and the handling of gratuities.
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Moscow
Jent
Berlin
Aiden Deprading
Famine Threat Report From Korean Province District
An external report indicates severe famine in a Korean provincial district, with governance and aid concerns raised. Authorities urge relief measures as food shortages intensify across the region.
Fragmentary entry hints at herbal remedy debate in early text
A garbled note mentions a Vita or V4 egg remedy and references a valerite and short application. The legible words imply a conversation about health preparations and potential fomentation without clear context or named persons or places.
Faery Lever Farm Mystery Report Emerges
An unclear fragment notes a family situation at a farm with a 1 crater? and a father providing for his wife and children. The tone hints at a local story about achievement or property with a Washington connection.
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Glenn Crough
Wio
Geneva
Vaughn
J.N. Mullins
S. S
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Lake Constance
Switzerland
Rome
Tri
Are Ferns Association Sdmnii
Ayer
Aerg Anytic
America
Pires
Tata Te
Bliss
Ivan
J. S. Williams
Clayton
Eufaula
McAdory
Ayileion
Seoul
Korea
Keshe
Kerta
Faery
Washinton
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