Merchants Meet To Plan Year At City Hall
The Retail Merchants Association meets at City Hall chambers at 2:30 pm led by George H. Malone. They will outline plans for the year and discuss participation in the 1949 Peanut Festival trade days advertising solicitations and related activities. Charles Belling of Dothan has been declared sane after indictment for attempted grand larceny. Rolling charged with attempting to steal a car.
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Chamber of Commerce Retail Merchants Association
Chamber
George H. Malone
Belden Bailey
Chamber S
Etary
Lane Charles Belling
Dotheny
Wiregrass students elected to IR Club officers
Two Wiregrass students were elected to officer positions at Tooy State Teachers College International Relations Club. Jack Smith of Slocomb is vice president, William Rassmussen of Dothan is secretary, and Bill Eastersling of Clio was named president for the next school year.
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Wiregrass
Tooy State Teachers College
Jack Smith
Slocomb
William Rassmussen
Dothan
Bill Eastersling
Clio
Elba Sergeant Among crew escape burning Superfort
COLORADO SPRINGS Colo AP Ten men the entire crew parachuted to safety yesterday before a B-29 Superfortress from Smoky Hill Air Force Base Salina Kan crashed and burned 13 miles east of here on a routine training flight Engine trouble caused by a runaway propeller started a fire as the plane flew at 30000 feet Orders were given to abandon ship and the crew parachuted as the plane lost altitude The crew included Staff Sgt Lawaha M Morrow Elba Ala
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Smoky Hill Air Force Base
Salina
Kas
Here
Lawaha M. Morrow
Elba, Ala
Soviet Aide Gromyko Replaced Molotov as Foreign Minister
The report states Vishinsky became foreign minister replacing Molotov, with Menshikov replacing Mikoyan as foreign trade minister. Analysts doubt major shifts in Western policy despite the cabinet change. Britain flags Molotov as Stalin’s top deputy, suggesting the swap may aid Stalin’s workload amid health rumors.
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Vishinsky
Salin
Grorniko
Security Council
Lake Success
I. Washington
Minsk
Soviet Institute of Economics
Washington
Soviet Union
Dumbarton Oaks
San Francisco
U. N
Gromyko
Iran
Molotov
Foreign Office
Moscow
Radio Moscow
M. A Menshikov
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Russia
Scandinavia
Denmark
Norway
Stalin
Maurice Peterson
Peterson
Peterson Peterson
Floods sweep across Iowa causing deaths and damage
In Denison and Missouri Valley floods rise with ice jams and rising rivers. Gerald Perrin, 10, drowns near Denison as Floyd and Big Sioux rivers flood lowlands north of Missouri Valley. Eight people perish from gas exposure during rescues. water reaches eaves of about 75 homes, two blocks of Missouri Valley’s business district flooded. Rescue operations directed at city hall as dikes are opened and waters recede.
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Gerald Perrin
Denison
Missouri Valley
Floyd
Big Sioux
Iowa
Scouts Advance Board Set For City Hall Meeting
Board of Review J Whit King, chairman, will hold a board of review in the commissioners chamber at City Hall Monday at 7 p.m. All scouts eligible for advancement or as observers may attend. Earlier incidents noted include a flooded oil heater at 1330 South Andrews Street owned by McDaniels and a grass fire on 1100 block of South Andrews Street with no damage.
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McDaniels
James Brooks
Board OF
J. Whit King
Houston
Commissioners' Chamber
Fossil whales unearthed in Old Williamsburg site
Workmen digging for a new state hospital in Williamsburg uncover bone fossils. Dr Donald W Davis of the College of William and Mary identifies them as whale fossils dating from 10 to 20 million years ago. Davis notes Eastern Virginia was once ocean bottom.
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Williamsburg
State Hospital
Donald W. Davis
College of William and Mary
Virginia
Davis
Community split over financing recreation program
Local business leaders discuss funding the recreation program with a flat 25 cent charge versus a percentage tax on electricity. Some favor the percentage plan for fairness and to ease burdens on lower income residents, while others warn it could raise costs for industry and set a precedent. Several executives urge careful study of figures and potential alternate methods.
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J. W. Parkman
Richard Ramsey
W. K. Holt, Jr
Hoisery Mill
J. H. Bryson
Bryson
Clyde Levern
W. F. Covington
Ed Wells
J. A. Streyer
Bay Line
Myer Blumberg
Dothan
Jim Bottoms
A. D. Carmichael
Walter Morris
Furniture Dealft
Ed Crawford
Benzedrine risk warns of hallucinogenic abuse dangers
A Dothan witness recounts a benzedrine inhaler episode that led to 24 hours of hallucinations and a convulsive episode with 40 hours of wakefulness. Police and a local doctor cite the drug as highly dangerous, noting potential addiction and criminal behavior by users. Authorities describe inhalers as far more potent than tablets, prompting milder C-type versions and prison sales concerns.
Reporters narrowly miss AWOL during Fort Ord troop departure
A Fort Ord camp newspaper reporter and photographer, engrossed in covering a departure story, nearly went AWOL aboard a troop train. They escaped as the train pulled away and had a five mile walk back to the fort.
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Fort Ord
Cal
Ceer
Death of C. H. McLendon in Hartford
Hartford special reports C H McLendon eighty seven died in Hartford hospital after several weeks illness. A Geneva County resident for 60 years he was born in Pike County in 1862. Funeral at 3 p m today at Hartford Baptist church with Rev W M Bush and others officiating. Burial in city cemetery. Survived by widow Lovie and eleven children including Oscar Fred Fay Maxwell Oscar of Hartford Ralph of Mobile and others in Hartford, Geneva, Bellwood, Laverne, Troy and La verne.
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Co. H
City
Holman
Hartford
Lovie McLendon
Oscar
Fred, Fay
Maxwell McLendon
Ralph McLendon
Mobile
Abbie Lee
Dan Cobb
Houston Shehee
Bellwood
Ray Miller
Laverne
Funeral for Mrs. J. M. Hinson in Cowarts Baptist Church
Mrs. J. M. Hinson seventy three of Columbia route two dies in Hilton Georgia home of son Donald Hinson. Funeral at Cowarts Baptist Church with Rev. W C Kirkland officiating. Interment Cowarts cemetery. Survived by husband five sons four daughters one sister and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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J. M. Hinson
Columbia
Cowarts Baptist Church
W.C. Kirkland
Cowarts
Ward-Wilson
Kirkland
Houston County
Donald Hinson
Hilton
Webb
Mrs. J. C. Brannon Funeral Services Set in Houston County
Funeral services for Mrs. J C Brannon eighty four lifelong resident of Houston County will be held at 330 pm today at Christian Home church with Rev R S King officiating Ward Wilson will direct interment in Goodwater cemetery Survivors include five sons two daughters and numerous grandchildren great grandchildren Active pallbearers named Curtis Casey Jesse Harold and Gene Brannon W H Dorriety and Cletus Brannon Graveside services for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Carl McArthur of Ashford will be at Ashford cemetery at 9 am today Rev C M Agee officiating Johnson Funeral Home in charge of interment. In addition to his parents the infant is survived by grandparents and several aunts and uncles.
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J. C. Brannon
Houston County
Newton Route Two
Christian Home Church
R. S. King
Ward-Wilson
Goodwater
J. W. Brannon
Sweetwater
Tex
Henry Brannon Newton
A. L. Brannon
Graceville
D. L
Curtis Casey
Jesse
Harold
Gene Brannon
W. H. Dorriety
Cletus Brannon
Carl McArthur
Ashford
Dothan
Ashford Cemetery
C. M. Agee
Johnson Funeral Home
C. C. McArthur
Frank Williams, Sr
Funeral for Pfc Herman W Metfield in Chipley
Funeral services for Pfc Herman W Metfield killed in World War II will be held at the Chipley Methodist Church with Rev H P Childs officiating. Interment will follow at Glenwood Cemetery with Blackburn Funeral Home directing. Surviving are his wife Maurine Hatfield a daughter Margaret and his parents H C and Mrs Hatfield. Three sisters live in New Orleans Columbus and Black. American Legion post members will serve as pallbearers with military rites at the graveside directed by Chipley VFW post.
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H. W. Hatfield
Chipley
Herman W. Metfield
Methodist Church
H. P. Childs
Glenywood
Blackburn Funeral Home
Maurine Hatfield
Margaret Hatfield
H. C. Hatfield
W. L. Tyler
New Orleans
J. O. Clark
Columbus
George Lackamy
American Legion Puwsi
Chipley V. F. W. Post
Hour Glass Figure Next, Expert Says
SAN DIEGO UP The woman of the near future will have a buxom hour glass figure shorter skirts and longer hair according to Earl MacPherson who puts those pretty girls on calendars MacPherson explained calendars are prepared two years in advance and the artist must anticipate styles He said he and his wife were working with new French bathing suits before the first ones ever were seen over there The artist has been using San Diego State College girls for his models for the past four years
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San Diego
Earl MacPherson
MacPherson
San Diego State College
Women freedom hailed as milestone in India
In Los Angeles, Lal Chand Mehra reports from India that women have broken from subservience and participate actively in politics. A UC declarer notes a new chivalry among men, with women fighting alongside men for India's freedom.
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Women’s Freedom
Los Angeles
India
University of California
Lal Chand Mehra
Coplon and Gubitchev Arrested in Defense Material Case
FBI arrested Miss Coplon, a Justice Department employee, and Sergei Gubitchev, a former Soviet Ministry official, on charges of conspiring to remove government records and acting against U S interests. Bail set at 20000 for Coplon and 100000 for Gubitchev. both jailed after arraignment amid questions about internal screening and loyalty concerns.
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Justice Department
FBI
Miss Coplon
Department of Justice
Gubitchev
Dean Millicent McIntosh
Barnard College
Columbia University
Bertram
Rifkind
Hussain
Washington
Tom C. Clark
Misa Coplon
Foreign Ministry
U. N
United Nations
Gubitchey
Samuel N. Coplon
Santa Claus
Adi
Man jailed for kicking wife after she refused to laugh
Detroit police report Benjamin Jackson, 24, was sentenced to 30 days in jail for kicking his wife in the stomach when she refused to laugh at his jokes. The incident underscores domestic dispute tensions and local enforcement action.
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Detroit
Mich
Benjamin Jackson
Police Catnapers Lose Their Victim
Mumsie the cat, missing from the Florida East Coast Railroad freight house, returned home at the station. Police say no charges will be filed against the department after Mumsie reportedly acted as a policing helper by catching rats, then responding to the inspector’s calls.
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Miami, Fla
Mumsie
Florida East Coast Railroad
Senate rules clash over cloture and two thirds vote
In a tense debate senators weigh two thirds cloture to block debate as Vice President Barkley could rule on its applicability. Senator Wherry and 44 others hint at overriding Barkley, while Lucas signals possible late hours but not continuous sessions.
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McGrath
Lucas
Ferguson
R-Mich
Barkley
Senate
Wherry
Nebraska
GOP
Myers
Pennsylvania
Soviet Restitution Gap Cited By Sokolovsky In Letter
Sokolovsky writes that the USSR recovered 80 000 marks in 1948 while Western bloc nations received 174 000 000 marks, arguing US authorities hindered restitution of Nazi looted properties.
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Sokolovsky
Soviet Union
Senator Vandenberg Criticizes Stamp Volume and Process
Washington report notes Senator Vandenberg urges trimming commemorative stamp issues, arguing the post office issues about 20 annually and presses for careful review by the Senate. He criticized the last minute stamping bills and called for merit review before presenting to the chamber.
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Washington
LLP
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Senate
Post Office
Vandenberg
Annapolis
Probst from Perryville Hums Tune by Touching Chin
A Perryville Mo man, Thomases Probst aged about 50, amazed reporters by using his groggy chin to imitate a melody. He rubbed his two day beard as he listened to a tune and produced musical notes, prompting him to seek guidance from newspapers and experts to learn how he does it.
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Mobile
Stroby
Thomases
A Probst
Perryville
Probst
Tore
Lakes Wales
Fla
Residents form committee for county drive report
A group of residents led by Dr J M Dasher and Dr Jemison with Marion Hawk and T Hayes forms a committee to report next week on progress and drive for Chi Flowers. County drive is funded by residents from Ashford Colum Oak wood Madrid and volunteer stores chosen by the common chairmen. All committees must report next week and elect a 1% general drive chairman.
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Aro
J. M. Dasher
D& Jemison
Marion Hawk
Co. T. Hayes
Ashford
Colum
Oakwood
Madrid
Dog Bite Classified As Occupational Incident In Topeka
Police designate a dog bite on a mail carrier as an occupational incident in Topeka Kansas. The case highlights dangers postmen face and is logged among occupational injury categories with official notes from local authorities.
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Topeka
Bobz
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