Hill To Give Report To Safety Council
The Florida Civens Safety Council will meet Friday to hear a report from the national safety group. James Don Hill, southern representative, will present his annual highway safety report showing Florida’s status in its 1950 accident prevention program. Florida’s traffic fatality count rose by 187 from 1949.
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Florida Civens Safety Council
Nahonal Council
James Don Hill
National Safety Group
Florida
Stores At Blakely To Close July 4 5
Blakely merchants will observe a two day holiday July 4 and 5 as announced by the Blakely Merchants Association. The group considered ending Thursday noon closings but no action was taken. The Trade Day program was discontinued until fall. Grand Coulee Dam is noted in the text as a structural analogy.
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Blakely
Blakely Hetai! Merchants Association
Merrchants
Thursdeyater Hoon
Augusta Grandmother Gets Life Sentence in Murder for Hire Case
In Augusta Ga, 54 year old Mamnie Price was given a life term after involvement in a murder for hire plot targeting her granddaughter Lovey Ivey. The scheme allegedly connected to about 4000 dollars in life insurance and involved her son Elmer Price and others. The case links to a broader conspiracy and prior confessions illuminate the crime scene and charges.
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Mamnie Price
Augusta
Scouts Letter Reports Pack Activity in Southeast Alabama
A letter from Mrs. Lou Whaley, council secretary, and Robert McRight cited by the Wiregrass group leaders describes a Southeast Alabama Scouts trip. The group camped at Van Winkle Baptist Church in Jackson Mississippi and toured the Vicksburg Battlefield while inspecting a new Alabama monopod to be dedicated. All boys were reported healthy and cooperative.
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Philmort
Avalcade
Lou Whaley
Council
Robert McRight
Exscu
Hee Wiregrass
Whaley
MeRight 5
Jackson
van Winkle
Farm Laborer Faces Murder Charge in Knife Slaying
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS AP Clarence Rushing of Freeport Florida was arrested on a second degree murder charge in the stabbing death of fellow farm laborer John W McCormac 24. Bond set at 5000. Sheriff Curtiss Miller said the slaying followed a dispute over a key game and the victim died June 23 at Montgomery Hospital.
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Defuniak Springs
Clarence Rushing
Freeport
Fla
Ufe
Curtiss Miller
Rushing
John W McCormac
McCormack
Montgomery Hospital
Navy Recruiter Charged as Moonshine Arrests Aide Evansville Enlistments
A chaotic transfer of names shows Navy enlistment drive at Dothan station with recruits from Alabama towns including Florala, Hartford, Headland, Midland City and Ozark. A moonshine raid west of Dothan led to two men jailed on liquor violations, with bond set at 300 dollars and coroner reporting a death linked to a separate case.
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Alabama Horse
Florala
Evansville
U. S Navy
Dothan
Chaet T. B
Stewfast
I Larry & Pittman
Bascom
Fils
Jim T Crumpler
Chancellor
Willam G Gunes
Chipley
Carlton L Ingram
Webb
James’ D Lunsford
Ozark
James A Alverson
Hartford
Charley W Brownlee
Calvin Granger
Cottonwood
Evbcy L.brachin
Larry Brann
Headland
Leonard J. Williams
Midland City
Winifred H Clark
Royce E German
Newton
Bully R. Rash
Lowe R Morris
E. W. Logan
W. If. Cawthon
Lonnie S. Harrelson
Ploraia
Enterprise
H der li
ABC
Houston County
Appointed ARC Assistant Field Director at Camp Leroy Johnson
Elmer Rotvey of Frichard a University of Alabama graduate has been named assistant field director for the American Red Cross assigned to Camp Leroy Johnson. He will train and assist hometown chapters in welfare emergencies and other problems of servicemen and their families.
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Elmer RoTvey
Frichard
University of Alasbama
American Red Crnss
Camp Leroy Johnson
Wokaita
Farilies
Man locks self in jail after crash at city pole
A man approached a police dash request to be jailed, then left claiming an assault on a lamp post and later returned. he was detained on a charge of destroying city property after the incident near a traffic light, with officers unsure of charges initially.
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Pomona Callf
Grant
Io Polite
Charce
Luftech
Faine
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