J T Windham Dies Near Graceville
Jesse T Windham seventy three died at his Graceville route three home after long illness Funeral services were set for 3 pm at Union Church with burial in the church cemetery Johnson Wilkerson directing He was a Dade County native farmer and Presbyterian Church member Surviving wife two daughters Miss Mattie Ruth Windham and Mrs Sue Jones both of Graerville route three a son Jessie Windham Ozark and a brother Henry Windham Ariton
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Jesse T. Windham
Graceville
Jay
Union Church
Johnson-Wilkergo
Dile County
Houston County
Presbyterian Church
Sue Jones
Mattie Ruth Windham
Graerville
Jessie Windham
Ozark
Henry Windham
Ariton
Jessie M Blakey Succumbs To Illness
Jessie Marion Blakey aged 78 of 504 South St Andrews died in a Dothan hospital after a two week illness. He lived with his nephew Dr G W Blakey of Dothan for 12 years, previously from Clayton, Alabama. Funeral at Ward Wilson Chapel tomorrow at 9 am with Dr Henry A Parker officiating. Burial in City Cemetery. Survived by two sisters Mrs Jennie Seaborn and Mrs Margaret Jemison plus many nieces and nephews including Dr C E Blakey and Dr G W Blakey. Active pallbearers listed.
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Jessie Marion Blakey
South St. Andrews
Dothan Hospital
G. W. Blakey
Dothan
Clayton
Ala
Ward-Wilson Chapel
Henry A. Parker
Ward- Wilson
Jennie Seaborn
Margaret Jemison
Eufaula
C. E
G. W. Blakely
Pauline Bush
Charlie Peters
Christine Peters
Dathan
Wade
Loyd Seaborn
Ll. H. Holland
E. J. Maddox
J. J. Floyd
R. W. Busi
Arkansas Balloting For State Officers
Arkansas voters select for governor and two other state officers in the second of four Democratic primaries. Governor Ben Laney faces J M Malone and Virgil Greene. if no one wins a majority, a runoff August 13 will decide the nominee.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Ben Laney
J. M. Malone
Lonoke
Virgil Greene
Blythesville
Thomas T. Clenney Dies in Abbeville
Thomas Trawick Clenney, sixty, died at his Abbeville home yesterday after a heart attack. Survived by wife Gon C. H. Cleaney, two daughters Mrs. John Yankowsky and Mrs. E. N. Creel of Abbeville, two brothers A. D. Clenney of Abbeville and Frank Clenney of Dothan, three sisters Mrs. Bob Lowell Mrs. Eliza Woodham and Mrs. Jane Woodham of Abbeville. Funeral at 3 p.m. today at Lardly church with Rev. Mark A. Lower officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Headland Mortuary in charge.
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Thomas Trawick Clenney
Abbeville
C. H. Cleaney
John Yankowsky
E. N. Creel
A. D. Clenney
Frank Clenney
Dothan
Bob Lowell
Eliza Woodham
Jane Woodham
Lardly Church
Mark A. Lower
Headland
Navy Discharges List from Charleston Center
The Navy discharged several sailors at the Naval Personnel Separation Center in Charleston South Carolina. Neal S Flowers Philm2 c of 210 East Burdeshaw Street Dothan Willard E Fryers GM3 c of Hartford Route 2 John W Sharpless SSML c Elba Route No and James T Shepard Sle of Murf ord Route 2.
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NAVY
Naval Personnel Separation Center
Charleston
S.C
Neal S. Flowers
Burdeshaw Street
Dothan
Willard E. Fryers
Hartford
John W. Sharpless
Ssml&c
Elba
James T. Shepard
Sle
Murtford
Most Savage Bears Said By Alaska Officer
An Alaska Fish and Wildlife officer with years of experience declares the brown bear and Kodiak bear the most savage large game animals in North America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchorage, Alasks
Alaskan Fish and Wildlife Service
North America
Four Firemen Die In Hotel Blaze
San Francisco AP report says a downtown hotel fire killed four firefighters after a three hour battle. About 240 guests escaped from the Norbert Hotel basement as flames rose. Fire Chief Martin Kearns said one fatality and three missing among crews, with at least 20 firemen overcome by smoke. Cause undetermined. blaze hardest to subdue in a decade.
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San ‘Francisco
Norbert Hotel
Martin Kearns
Charles Lynch
Kearns
San Francisco
Unanimity Sought by Big Four at Peace Conference
The article reports on the Big Four push for unanimity in recommendations to the peace conference. Byrnes supports open meetings, backed by Molotov and Evatt, while Molotov cites corrections in reporting. Committees will handle treaty drafting, with focus on five satellite nations and equal writing rights.
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Andrei Vishinsky
United States
Council of Foreign Ministers
Byrnes
General Assembly
Economic Commission For
The
Balkans
Italy
Romania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Finland
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
H. V. Evatt
Molotov
Paul Wenn
Spask
Belgium
Edward Kautdel
Yugouslavia
Merbert V. Evatt
Judge Poyner Speaks At Rotary Meeting
Dothan Rotary heard Probate Judge Saxon P. Poyner speak on facts figures and observations of Houston County government. Poyner, ex officio chairman of the Board of Revenue, was presented by Lawrence Oakley, club community service chair. Andalusia Rotarian Bi Hall attended as a guest.
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Dothan
Rotary ‘Club
Aeard
Saxon P. Poyner
Houston County Board of Revenue
Poyner
Lawrence Oakley
Bi Hall
Andalusia
Renomination in Alabama races draws high profile bids
In Alabama numbers ville Rep. Frank Boykin and Rep. Sparkman face re nominations with long records as rivals fight over the CIO PAC AFL UMW and APL State Executive Committee endorsements. Jamey A Simpson and others run on their records as Ted Allen and Thomas Maxwell appear less. Randolph County votes on a special election to decide county liquor referendums ending prohibition since 1937.
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Jamey A. Simpson
Senate
Lister Hill
Wamp
Ted Allen
Union Springs
Thomas H. Maxwell
Tuscaloosa
Allen
Maxwell
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Congress
A. R. Meadows
Br. H. C. Pannell
Wedowfe
Ala
Randolph County
Alabama
Curfew Turns Tel Aviv Into Ghost Town in 4th Month
Nationally bustling Tel Aviv is under a rigid monthlong curfew. Residents cannot approach windows or balconies and must stay inside despite heat. The city appears deserted with all curfew passes revoked while the army tours with foreign correspondents. Telegraph and Hebrew press are halted for days.
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Tel Aviv
Elly
Althayeh
Suretei
Jerusalem
Palestine
T +1
Aviv
Ambush on convoy in Peiping area described by Major Frees
Major Frees, special service officer at Peiping, details a noon ambush on a convoy near cornfields. He says attackers included uniformed and civilian-clad men, two dead Chinese in Communist colors, and that Marines reacted swiftly, allowing escape as grenades exploded within 20 feet.
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Stokes
James West
Cincinnati
Frees
West
Major Frees
Peiping Headquarters
Associated Press
Henry Ford marks 83rd birthday with advice to youth
DETROIT AP Henry Ford celebrated his 83rd birthday by urging the nation’s youth to plan long range and focus on work. The retiring industrialist issued a statement instead of the usual interview and will be honored at a Dearborn community event. Ford praised the nation’s problems as temporary and expressed optimism for the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford
Ford Motor Company
Ford of Canada
Toner
Fleary Ford
Dearborn
Echo Ensign Earns Bronze Star for WWII Prisoner Of War Service
Ensign William Eston Riley of Echo Alabama, now with the U S Naval Hospital Pensacola, is awarded the Bronze Star Medal and a presidential citation. The citation commends his meritorious service as a prisoner of war in China and Japan, aiding fellow inmates under harsh conditions. Riley joined the Navy in 1932, spent over six years abroad, and was liberated after hostilities ended. He arrived at Pensacola as a patient in October 1945 and joined the staff in March this year. Fasign and Mrs. Riley reside in Pensacola.
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Ensign William Eston Riley
U.S. Naval Hospital
Pensacola
United States
Ensign Riley
T.O. Riley
Echo
Ala
China
No. 11
Sendai
Japan
Riley
Amercan
United States Naval Service
Navy
U.S. Navy
Tientsin
Shanghai
Elan
Peiping
Manchuko
Korea
Eusten Riley
Pensacola Naval Hospital
Fasign
Mrs. Riley
Ten Still Missing In Ferry Barge Crash
In Caruthersville Missouri rivermen search the murky Mississippi for ten missing after a top propelled ferry collided with a barge. Five year old Jerry Vickers is the only confirmed victim with twelve passengers and the ferry pilot saved. Rescue divers and equipment awaited at depths of 30 to 60 feet as a Coast Guard inquiry planned aboard Wake Robin to assess fault.
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Caruthersville
Mississippi
Jerry Vickers
Fd Hendricks
Coast Guard
Memphis
J. B. Wykoff
Demonstrations On DDT by FSA Reach Sixth and Seventh
W Y Cook PSA agriculturalist and Miss Mary B Arant FSA home economist led the sixth and seventh DDT demonstrations for Farm Ownership borrowers in Hollowan County. Morning session at B H Butler farm Dothan route two drew Lewie E Murrell and Hubert B Yowell families with community visitors. Afternoon session at Guy Knight farm Cottonwood route two showed proper DDT application with families of Foy Lee Callens J C Ward and Tim Blount present.
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Hollowan County
W. Y. Cook
PSA
Houston County
Mary B. Arant
FSA
B. H. Butler
Dothan Route Two
Lewie E. Murrell
Hubert B. Yowell
Guy Knight
Cottonwood
Foy Lee Callens
J. C. Ward
Tim Blount
Observation of Martian sky mirrors Earth view
A Mars inhabitant would see the star pattern in the night sky just as observers on Earth do, with the familiar arrangement of constellations appearing identical from either world. This suggests that the viewing geometry remains consistent across planetary perspectives.
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Mars
Earth
Boy Scouts Charter Renewals In Columbia Troops
Columbia Troop nine sponsored by the Lions Club filed charter renewal papers with the council Scout office this week. Re registered Scoutmaster Oy Erban Wakefield Jr and troop committee include G W Gilbert C L Williams M L Oakley and E E Wakefield. Leaders George Gilbert James Alford Bartlett Carter and Joan Beasley served as senior roles. Eagle and Rattle gmake patrols list leaders John Oskley George Williams Dan Roney Elliott Whitton Dersid Oakley Robert Williams John Bowden Skippey Radley. Ozark Pack 16 sponsored by the Ozark Church Women’s Auxiliary re registered with the council. Cubmaster W D Thomason continues with James H Kelly as assistant submaster and John B Smith T H Collins as pack committeemen. Den mothers are Mrs Gene Loftin Mrs Joe Lisenby and Mrs W D Thomason with den chiefs Doug Thomason Paul Kolb Billie Dansby. Nineteen cubs are on the pack roll.
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Columbia
Columbia Lions Club
Council
Oy Erban Wakefield, Jr
G. W. Gilbert
C. L. Williams
M.L. Oakley
E. E. Wakefield
George Gilbert
James Alford
Jenior
Bartlett Carter
Joan Beasley
Scribe
Rattlegmake
John Oskley
George Williams
Dan Roney
Elliott Whitton
Eagle Patrol
Dersid Oakley
Robert Williams
John Bowden
Skippey Radley
David Rivenbark
Lowell Green
Ozark
Women's Auxiliary
Ozark Presbyterian Church
Council Scout Office
W. D. Thomason
James H. Kelly
John B. Smith
T. H. Collins
Gene Loftin
Joe Lisenby
Doug Thomason
Paul Kolb
Billie Dansby
Statement on Monras murders by Clark and DOJ probe
Clark warns that lives and liberties are unsafe when terror operates outside law. He notes hundreds of messages praising the federal investigation into the Monras, Ga killings begun July 26. He says FBI lacks sufficient agents for a fair probe and civil rights units assess jurisdiction while justice efforts proceed.
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Clark
Justice Department
Monras
Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Georgia
City officials seek transfer of government field
The city failed to obtain the property at no cost after attempts by city officials. The site, once owned by Dothan and Houston County, was to be returned by Washington for over 200000 dollars. A Chamber board rep was to confer with the City Commissioner and depart for Washington, but the trip was canceled as the government official was expected within a few days.
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Dothan
Houston County
Washington
Chamber
Lawmakers Debate Social Security Tax Freeze and Rail Conflicts
The House considers a bill freezing Social Security taxes, with Senate action possible today and House-back changes likely. Other items include VA aid for limb-deficient veterans cars, rail reorganization, and a $375 billion five-year hospital program. Rankin and Marcantonio influence adjournment timing while Un-American Activities fights over George Marshall content action, with eight roll calls and lengthy politicking.
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Veterans Administration
House
Senate
Rankin
Marcantonio
George Marshall
National Federation of Constitutional Liberties
New York
Committee On Un-American Activities
Marshall
Rival spurned wife killer hid deadly wired suitcase plan
James W. Bowden confessed to rigging an electrically wired suitcase to kill a rival of his wife Fern. He admitted building a booby trap with dynamite and detonators, planned to trap the man, but killed Fern instead when she opened the case. The blast shattered the house, blew her body apart, and damaged the furnace and windows. Bowden described the setup and showed police the trap in the basement components. A diary in the suitcase allegedly chronicled Bowden's motive and events surrounding the divorce filing.
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Portland
Ore
James W. Bowden
Bowden
Fern
Shirley
Decis
Rowden
Wden
Den
Five Die In Crash Of Two Engine Army Plane
West Mississippi AP report says at least five people died when a two engine Army aircraft crashed about five miles northwest of West. Witness Walter Howell saw five severely burned bodies and a wing found half a mile from the fuselage. The wreckage was near the Big Black river bank and the crash occurred around five p.m. yesterday. Dr Frank Bird of Valdosta Georgia said he spoke with an Enid Oklahoma air base commander about an Army plane en route from Maxwell Field Alabama to Enid Oklahoma. Bird added his son Billy, a former POW, was a passenger.
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West, Miss
Here
Walter Howell
West
Howell
Big Black River
Valdosta
Frank Bird
Enid
Okla
Maxwell Field
Ala
Washington probe widens as Senate panel hears graft links
The Senate committee grilled witnesses on government contracting amid talk of war department favors and a Fort Lewis bid. Anderson admitted prior talks with Coffee about official interviews as meetings with War Department officials and a lunch with Coffee were recounted. The panel also moved to examine Garsson finances after Truman granted authority to inspect returns, pending questions about Rep May’s health. The panel added a Detroit warehousing inquiry and heard Comptroller Warren seek broader GAO auditing powers to curb waste and improper contract terminations.
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Ferguson
Anderson
Washington
Fort Lewis
Wash
Coffee
War Department
Mitchell
D-Wash
Olson
Brehon Somervell
War and Justice Departments
Lsted
Gurssen Mutilions Combine
Truman
Mead
D-Ny
Garsson Enterprises
Rep
May
D-Ky
Combine
Menry
Murray Garson
Brewster
Tacoma
Elvind Anderson
Menunw
K. Nan Mead
Senator Ferguson
R-Mich
War Assets Administration
Detroit
Lindsay C. Warren
General Accounting Office
Plane Crash Kills Lieutenant in Miami Flight Disaster
A Navy fighter plane crash near Locka NAS in Florida during a training flight killed Lt Comdr S R Davis and injured another man. The single engine craft tumbled from 12 000 feet, climbed over the field, then dove into a line of parked planes, causing a massive explosion that injured bystanders and damaged hangars. About 400 spectators watched as the disintegrating craft hurled debris and flames across the airfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Navy
Opa Locka Naval Air Station
Charles L. Moore
Opa Locka
Dhat
Navy Co
S. R.T
Hollywood
Fia
Davis
Iself
Dr Herman Jones Named in Who's Who List
The monthly Who's Who supplement lists Dr Herman B Jones of Dothan as a notable. He is a chemist and head of the chemistry division at Oglethorpe University in Georgia and serves as associate toxicologist for the state.
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Dr. Herman Jones
Man B. Jones
Jones
Dothan
Dr. Jones
Aesd
Hestry Department
Oglethorpe, Ga
State of Georgia
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Chicago
William Heirens
University of Chicago
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William J. Touhy
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Josephine Ross
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Thomas T. Clenney
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