Cross Sections Of Life In The Wiregrass Drunk Driving Charged
Two men were arrested yesterday and charged with driving while intoxicated. Zoe Sanders, 51, was arrested by the Highway Patrol and Birk Kennedy, 42, was taken into custody by deputies of Sheriff J. Walt Cameron's office. The Rev. Phillip Hays, Kinsey Baptist Church pastor, will lead a prayer meeting Thursday night at Tabernacle Methodist Church on the Nartfora Road at 7:00.
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Zoe Sanders
Highway Patrol
Birk Kennedy
J. Walt Cameron
Phillip Hays
Kinsey Baptist Church
Tabernacle Methodist Church
Nartfora Road
Suit Seeks To Halt Execution Of Negro In Criminal Attack
Federal court heard an injunction bid to delay Willie McGee’s execution for a rape conviction in Laurel Mississippi while civil rights damages are sought. Judge Mize set a hearing as protests echoed in Washington and Mississippi amid renewed clemency proceedings led by Governor Wright.
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Jackson
Miss
Willie McGee
Fielding Wright
McGee
Mississippi
Laoret
Laurel
U. S. District Court
Pro - McGee
Sidney Mize
Washington
Lincoln Memorial
Bella Abzug
New York
John Coe
Penstcola
Fla
Two Negro Homes Destroyed by Fire in Birmingham
Fire officials probe a blaze that destroyed two vacant frame houses in the North Smith Isle district, bomb targets blamed as racial tension rose with Negro relocation three years earlier. Police could not solve the bombings as Chief Hoyt Ayers orders investigation amid constitutional racial zoning court ruling.
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Birmingham
Smith Isle
E. B. Devaurpert
Milton Curry
Bice
Hoyt Ayers
Livestock receipts and Masonic calendar notes
Livestock receipts at eight major plants from Albany to Tallahassee totaled 100 cattle 74 calves and 1000 hogs with hog prices steady for soft and semi hard 180 to 240 pound barrows and gilts. Also listed are Masonic lodge meetings in Dothan and surrounding areas and a note on eye pigment in newborns.
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Thomasville
Albany
Columboultrie
Tifton
Dothan
Jacksonville
Hogace
Monliric
Wood
Marshall testimony details MacArthur plan risks world war
The closed session testimony portrays Marshall opposing MacArthur on a plan that could trigger a global conflict. It cites fears of Africa losses and widespread harm to free peoples, discussing blockades, air operations, and Formosa troop moves. The hearing, by Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees, probes Far Eastern policy and MacArthur’s dismissal.
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Marshall
MacArthur
Africa
Jeary
Mansshuria
Formosa
Nui Daye
Europe
Korea
Russia
Asia
Defense Secretary
Pudely
United States
Gentral MacArthur
United State
Joint Chiefs of Stat
Tran
Joint Chiefs
UN Security Counsell
Army
Senate
Armed Services and Foreign Relations
Weekend crashes claim seven lives across Alabama
Alabama tallying at least seven deaths from weekend accidents including six traffic fatalities. In Prattville a pickup struck a family, killing Mrs Ethel De Vaughn and Gloria Shires, injuring two others. James Goble 17 drowns in Phenix City river. R E Harmon 58 fatally hits railroad freight car. Robert J Highfield 34 dies in wreck on US 24 near Rock Springs Glencoe. William Mathis 39 and Gaisy Bryant 62 in Baldwin County crash near Spanish Fort. Horace Farrell 46 and Edward Waldrop 40 injured in Ceumey Chapel collision.
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Alabama
Prattville
Ethel de ‘Vaughn
Verbena
Gloria
Shires
William ¥. Shires
Montgomery
B. Hi, Houde Son
Otto Dees
James Goble
Chattahoochee
Phenix City
R. E. Harmon
Birmingham
Louisvile & Nashville Railroad
Maccobs
Robert J. Highfield
Talladega
Rock Springs
Glencoe
Baldwin County
Spanish Fort
William Mathis
Route One
Daphne
Oa Gaisy Bryant
Horace Farrell
Jasper
Edward Waldrop
Buringham
Farrell
Ceumey's
27 City Arrests Made Over Weekend
Twenty seven arrests were reported by city police during the weekend, including 14 for public drunkenness, two for reckless driving, two for vagrancy, and one for disorderly conduct. William Terry, a Negro, faced resisting arrest on drunkenness charges. Wille Jones, 21, a Negro, was charged with collision and reckless driving after a minor accident.
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Bend
William Terry
Wille Jones
Florida Doctor E A Werner Dies After Illness
Dr E A Werner sixty of Panama City died yesterday after a long illness. He was a Crete native and active with Cub Scout Pack 22 Lafayettes School. Relatives in Hartford and Dothan attended services. the Bay Line trip with Cubs included a visit to Panama City Beach and Navy Mine Countermeasures Station. Den mothers and parents accompanied the group on the outing.
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E. A. Werner
Panama City
Wickeburg
Ashford Highla
Crete
Werner
Hartford
Fanata Dothan
Jack Hovater Sala
Cubmaster
Richards
Cubs
Bay Line
L. R. White
den S.x
Alton Palmer
den Tares
W. R. Perry
Inez McDugald
Dothaa
Egyptian King Queen Acclaimed After Wedding
Egyptian king Farouk and newlywed queen Narriman were greeted by massive crowds in Cairo as a simple ceremony defined royal life. A 161 gun salute announced Narriman’s new status while 2.5 million people turned out for celebrations spanning palace balconies, processions, and public displays.
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Egypt
Rene ‘Quane
Narriman
Paris
Narrimen
Fxine
Natrimsn
Cairo
Farouk
Fawaja
Serena EN
UN reports stalled war as Red offense halted
Reports indicate a red officer signaled a stalemate with no side able to win while UN spokesmen offered no interpretation. Allied air forces blocked Red attempts to move tanks from Manchuria to sustain the halted Spring offensive as Red troops suffer heavy air attacks. Far Eastern Air Forces counted over 3 730 trucks shoulder southward amid resupply efforts. New jet fighters were sighted but details remain uncertain as air officers confirm no firm identification. UN bombardments persist along Songiin coast for 60 days and Ethiopian troops join ground forces in Africa, where rail repair battles surge near Wonsar.
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Heither
Manchuria
iFar Eastern
Simmlar
Far Eastern Air Rel
Wonsar
Negro Scout Drowns Near Marianna
An AP report from Washington County notes the drowning of a Negro boy scout about five miles from Marianna during a camping trip. The youth was part of a scouting group and the accident occurred Saturday afternoon.
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Marianna
Andrew ‘Ork Cotton 'Goodman
New Wtore
Nashington County
Uniform Wearing Charge Stuns Local Soldier at Camp Rucker
A negra named as oR. B. Gibson, 22, of near Troy, was held on 500 bond for illegally wearing the U S uniform or distinctive wart. He was arraigned before U S Commissioner J W Davehtry this morning and taken into custody by military police at Camp Rucker awaiting federal action.
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Or. B. Gibson
Troy
Gibson
U. S
J. W Davehtry
Camp Rucker
Ridgway Talks Of Arrival In Tokyo Home News
In Tokyo AP reports Ridgway and his wife, the wife of the new United Nations in Korea commander, are expected to arrive alive by Wednesday night. They will be accompanied by their small son.
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Tokyo
Matthew B. ‘Ridgway
United Nations
Korea
Hee
Area Man Williams Wounded in Korea Action
The Defense Department announces Area man Williams grandson of Mrs Fannie Williams from Bomby route three was wounded in action in Korea. Williams had been briefly and returned to duty after treatment.
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Clay J, Williams
Fannie Willams
Korea
Defense Department
Es ‘Willams
Poultry and cotton market notes amid steady supplies
AP dispatch reports steady poultry offerings to dressing plants with liberal prices and heavy supplies. Truck demand remains firm as farm buyers paid 38 cents to 291 cents for broilers and fryers. In New Orleans cotton futures fell under liquidation tied to good weather and war news with prices near 55 cents per bale.
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NEW Tore
New Orleans
Tong
Death Notice for Jer ie La ment Cook of Quincy
Funeral services announced for Jer ie La ment Cook of Quincy to be held at 4 p.m. today at Neal Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Riverside Cemetery. He is survived by wife Mary Christine Cook and mother Lizzie Cook along with five siblings and five sisters, including Finley, Maile, Holmes, Rhue, Renee, Marianna, Edith, and others. The family lists extensive Navy and Florida connections and multiple relatives across several states.
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L. Cook
Jer Ie Lament Cook
Quincy
Maeliene
Neal Funeral Home
Riverside
Mr. Cook
Jackson
W. Burne
Wiapw
Mary Christine Cook
Lizzie Cook
Mananna
Cook
Linda Cook
Guiness
Finley Cook
Panama City
Doe
Marianna
Maile Lory
Dothan
Holmes
St. Petersburg
Rhue Cook
U.S. Navy
Minnesota Governor Plans Rucker Visit To Inspect Troops
Governor Luther Youngdahl will visit Camp Rucker May 7 to 20 to inspect the 47th Viking Division units from Minnesota and North Dakota. He will be joined by Brig. Gen. Joseph E. Nelson and Aquatennial officials for parades, installations reviews, and four Aqua programs. A Minnesota group will fly to Minneapolis Aquatennial May 18 and 30 Camp Rucker men may join later events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther W. Youngdahl
Minnesota
Rucker
47Th
Viking
Mincesota
North Dakota
Public Information Office
D7th
138Th Infantry
Joseph E. Nelson
Adjutant General of
Hawaii
Helen Jane Stotter
Minneax Polig
Minneapolis
Gov. Youngdahl
Mins Inémpolis
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Pythagoras ‘Lodge
Dothan Chapter
Pagt
Order
Eastern Star
Dothan Masonic Temple
THE
Associated Press
Truman
Gen
Byrd
Rossel
USNS
Leroy Eltinge
Seatte
Three Nations
Barberton
Obi
Florida
Arated Bremer
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Beare
Pasta Beare
Cub Scout
Alegal
Allante
Arsid
Roy
Jefe
Ea ‘ Ile
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