Cross Sections Of Life In The Wiregrass Mystery Note
Reported items include a Houston County case with a 1,000 lottery ticket holder named Daniels released on $200 bond after being charged with lottery and vagrancy. Eddie D Kelley identified him as Benjamin Daniels of Montana Street. A Dothan hospital lists Jim Wilson in critical condition. A Napier Field vocational school announces noon holiday and Monday return, with visitors planning to attend a Birmingham association meeting.
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Eddie D. Kelley
Berjamin Daniels
al Xe
Montana Street
Kelley Pate Daniels
Daniels
Ee O
Turner
Napier 7
Iba
AEA Holidata
Mondey
Weesi Ajaberms Areata Association
Birmingham
Glee Club Program At Kiwanis Meeting Here
Dathan High School glee club presented a varied program at a Kiwanis gathering here. The girls sextet, chores quartet, and girls chorus, directed by Miss Le Merle Penn, performed with Robert Livingston as accompanist. The event was chaired by T. A. Shealy, with several guests in attendance.
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Dathan High School
Wey
Oe Kiwanis Civ
Miss. le- Merle Penn
Robert Livingston
T. A. Shealy
Visurdey Neice
Pat
Kelles
Josh Reynolds
Two Negroes Injured In Car Truck Collision Near Dothan
Two African American men, Johnny Welk and Roosevelt Lassiter, suffered minor injuries when a car struck a hay-loaded truck on Highway 231 south of Dothan. A. F. Macon said the rear collision occurred near the Graceville cut. Driver P. J. Mitchell of Angelo Texas was listed as at fault. owner Mearoe Page of Dothan was identified.
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Highway 231
Fie Wera
Johnny Welk
Roosevelt Lassiter
A. F- Macon
Dothan
Graceville
P. J. Mitchell
Angelo
Texas
Big San
Mason
Mearoe Page
Dothan Negro
Death hits US embassy staff in Washington plane crash
Col A L Har ver joined by U S State Department officer Steinhardt 57 and Archibald at the scene. The crash near a Washington airport sparked a major investigation with officials from the United States and Canada sending condolences to families. President Truman and Canadian Prime Minister St Laurent offered deep regrets.
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Col. A. L. Harver
Washington
Laster Kipp
Steinhardt
Helmig
U. S
New York
Brainhardt
Rusele
Ottawa
Truman
Louis St. Laurent
Hla
T TA
Archibald
Assistent Air
Ae Vie
Alan W. C. Harring
Julian Harrington
Canada
Ai Oh Trueblood
Kane Gy
Marcel A. Belenger
New Bad-Store
Minas
Corpilot
New York Cotton Futures Rise On Buying and Shorts Covering
New York futures climbed 10 to 20 cents a bale with May at 32.22, Oct at 30.75, and Dec at 30.02 as traders and buyers pressed gains. New Orleans trade confirmed late session strength with similar shifts, May near 32.10, Oct around 30.80, reflecting firmer prices across markets.
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New York
New Orleans
Jefferson County Flaying Defendant Acquitted By Jury
Birmingham AP report details Robert Chambliss a former city employee acquitted in a fourth trial over alleged mob violence. Jurors found insufficient evidence linking him to flogging during the Hamilton case amid testimonies and conspiracy arguments.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Jefferson County
Robert Chambliss
Coleman A.brownies Loller
Ace Gues
A. B. Carradine
River
Spis
Lollar
Chambliss
Billy Hamilton
Coalburg
Ala
Ily Mobley
Birmingham Post
Cecil Deason
Caombliss
Deason
Deaton
Bill Hamilton
Cooper Green
Hague Plan Adopted To Unite Allied Defense Roles
Unanimous adoption at The Hague of an integrated defense plan assigns signing duties to member nations for alliance security. Defense ministers from All Nations to meet in The Hague Saturday to review forta from financial and military committees. Bevin and Churchill signal neither war nor immediate conflict, urging unity with the East and Western powers to save civilization. A French source says Bevin Acheson and Schuman have exchanged views by letter.
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Hague
Hollands
Hague Sueturdey
Bevin
Instah Churchill
Churchill
Britain
Austria
Far East
Pa ‘of Atomic Energy
Paris
Acheson
Schuman
Radio DJ Odell Declines All Night Gig Amid Ethics Concerns
Odell discusses ethics and contracts as a radio station offers $225 weekly for an all night disc jockey role. He plans writing a memoir when he receives a typewriter, and notes the issue of public attention and comments from readers. Firefighters race to a false alarm at East Moline station, extinguishing a fire in a fire truck brake area.
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Ho Ber
Cleveland
Addret Ayatem
Chinnin
Goa
Qdeil
II Ny
Eines
Odell
Moline
Death notices and funeral services in Wiregrass region
Deaths and funeral notices from Marianna area outline James Willem Sims 61 buried at Mt Olive near Marianne after dying at Northwest Florida Tuberculo Sis Sanitorium. Also notes Allen McKay 73 of Taylor and David Alex Pittman 48 of Congress with services planned and survivors listed. Pittman died at Brundrick s Sawmill from heart attack.
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James W. Sims Marianna
Mt Olive Church
Marianne
James Willem Sims
Florida
Hershel Pumphrey
Neal
John Afel Abe
Marianna
Dee Rudolph
Herschel
Edwart
Alba
Alba: Two Daughters, Mrs. * & Cutchins
ant @ Mae Herting
Alther
Joseph Sims
Charles
Pensacola
Mra Jhane McCrean
Altha
Alto McKay
Alla McKay
Taylor
Wilson Funeral Home
City Cemetery
McKay
Laxmont
Fla
Grover McDaniel
Date County
Methodist Church
Masonic Order
J.T. Daughtry
Eugene Buckhalt
Eugene Buckhall, Jr
Howard McKay
Woodrow McKay
Murray McKay
Elmer Clark
D. A. Pittman
David Alex Pittman
Congress
Brundrick
Ernest Barnes
Pittman
Chattahoorhee
Omnibus budget fight shows cuts to foreign aid plans
Lawmakers clash over a large omnibus spending bill with talks of trimming more than 3 billion dollars from foreign aid. Republican leaders flag possible filibuster as House members push to reduce foreign allocations and remove farm surplus provisions ahead of Easter recess.
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Poliey Group
P Taber
New York
Republican Financial
House
Rep. Smith
R-Wis
Case
R-Sd
McCarthy Contempt Issue Floats as Senate Deliberates
The text outlines Wherry proposing to cite Truman for contempt if the President ignores subpoenas. Wherry hints Achison, McGrath and Mitchell may surrender the matter to the President, while Tydings and Green discuss a possible contempt path. Truman asks for a detailed review by a Republican group led by Seth Richardson of loyalty investigations and FBI files, promising further guidance after Richardson reports.
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Genater McCarthy
Wherry
Achison
McGrath
Mitchell
Truman
Senate
Tydings
The
Hague
Green
D-Ri
Qelala
Truman Enid
Bie
Seth Richardson
McCarthy
FBI
State Department
Civil Service Commission
Mr. Truman
Richardson
Livestock arrivals and market results across Southern plants
Livestock reporters tally arrivals totaling 350 cattle 200 calves and 3 500 hogs at eight major packing plants in Georgia and Florida with hog prices 25 to 75 cents lower than Tuesday. Montgomery market notes steady to slightly higher cattle and calves with mixed hog bid activity. quotes base on weight and grade across slaughter steers heifers calves and sows.
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Thomasville
USDA
Albany
Columbus
Moutrie
Tifton
Dothan
Jacksonville
Ta'Tassee
Fla
Montgomery Market
Montgomery
Fed
Mkt
Bond Set for James Beverett in U S Check Theft Case
A 19 year old Negro, James Beverett, was arraigned in Houston on a federal theft of a government check charge after a mail box theft at a Dothan hotel. Bond was set at 500 dollars and additional forgery charges were announced by Secret Service agents in Dothan. Beverett had earlier been charged by Dothan officials with a local theft in Valdosta, a count not pressed in Houston. The check allegedly belonged to a Negro hotel barber shop employee.
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James Beverett
Dovthan Negro
U. S
Daughtry
Secret Service
Dothan
Feday Aeid
Negea
Beverett
Valdosta
Houston Law and Equity Court
Seid
Buddhist cremation rite atop Bangkok temple edifice
The text describes an oniszon marked object placed on a ten story structure symbolizing a Buddhist mount. A flute plays while a golden jewel urn is hoisted by a pulley to the cremation edifice. Silver screens close as golden curtains fall and King Phumiphon is expected to return.
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Bangkok
Phumiphon
Land values decline in New York state in 1949
Farm land values in New York state fell from July to November 1949, says Cornell University economist Dr C A Bratton. November values were one percent below those of November 1948, reflecting a general decline in the rural property market across the state.
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Ithaca
New York State
Cornell University
C. A. Bratton
State College of Agriculture
Crose
Luxury Goes To Dogs In California City
Aurbank California report on Reginald Odegaard designing dog shelters dubbed the dog house of the future. The 30 year old power company employee builds compact stucco homes with flat roofs engineered for durability and easy cleaning to help dogs endure hot summers and cold winters.
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Aurbank
Cali
Reginald Odegaard
Employe
Laborites Victory Sets Back African Chief Ban
The Laborites hold a decisive vote in Parliament by 184 to 9 denying the government plan to relocate an African chief from Bechuanaland. Conservatives and Liberals joined in opposing the motion, citing risks to Commonwealth unity. Khama will return to Bechuanaland to await the birth of their child, then depart for at least five years.
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Lorene Eary Toeay
Rovernment
Comservat Ve Pbeemiete
Howe
Commonwealth
Patrick Gordon Walker
Sereieg
Bechuanaland
Africa
Pakistan
Khama
Abe
Jone
Daily beach trips and sunbath noted in official briefing
An advisor described 13 daily beach outings for sunbathing and rest, with part of his day spent on official papers and administration strategy. A comment urged readers to watch for more news in the coming days as a related image circulated with a window box display.
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Newa
White Slavery Charge Made Against Youth
A 21 year old from Galatis near Enterprise faced a federal white slavery charge in U S Court via Commissioner W Daughtry. An FBI agent reported the case involving a 16 year old girl transported to Georgia for sexual exploitation. After the Georgia trip the sitter and girl traveled to Union Springs where the arrest occurred.
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Galatis
Enterprise
Duchseter
Bia
U.S
U. S
W. Daughtry
Mamiterd
Ities
Mobie FBI
H Cranceller Wes Cit
Georgia
Mumtes
Chenceller
Union Springs
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Rd Wilson Funeral Home
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Laborites
Inder Hanam
Od Jones
Reade Mars
Stekt Uamh
Dlagter Slecke
Usavel
Montar
Readyte
Vigero
Poyner
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Wade Eves
Oktamobile
Whirlaway
Whirlaway Hydra Matic
Oldsmobile
LEX Dowling
Oldsmobile, Inc
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