Command Change at Alabama Border Patrol After Shootings
Captain John Griffin of the 147th Field Artillery takes command of the state border patrol from Lt. Hilliard following recent guard shootings. He tours posts from the Georgia line to Mobile as a Montgomery lieutenant joins the unit. In Selma, Joe Long reports a guard shot as he returned from Florida after attending a funeral, narrowly escaping injury when a soldier fired as he slowed for a halt at the border.
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John Griffin
147Th Field Artillery
Dothan
F. E. Butler
Hilliard
Griffin
Georgia Line
Mobile
Montgomery
Shott
Selma
Ala
Joe Long
Morgan Brothers Motor Company
Quincy
Fla
W. S. Bell
Mr. Long
Florida
Alabama
Long
Meyrovitz to Remodel East Main Store
Plans are in place to remodel the Meyrovitz building on East Main Street. Louie Meyrovitz says contracts are let for a modern overhaul with new fixtures and departments. The longtime city establishment will gain a modern appearance with extensive advertising for the new lines and stocks. Several thousand dollars will be spent on rebuilding and fixtures to display added merchandise.
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Dothan
Auxiliary Meets
A meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary was held this afternoon to discuss chapter activities and upcoming events.
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American Legion
Graf Zeppelin Plans Third U S Flight to America
Berlin reports the Graf Zeppelin waiting at Friedrichshafen for a possible third U S flight in late July via Hamburg America line, with a return around the world cruise including Tokyo. Mrs Mary Pierce of New York received a State Department request not to cross to America aboard the Zeppelin when it leaves Friedrichshafen at night.
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Berlin
Friedrichsafen
United States
Hamberg-American Line
Tokyo
Friederichafen
Mary Pierce
New York
United States Secretary of State
Funeral Services Held Geo Stallings Today
Funeral service for George Stallings was held at the Stallings plantation in Haddock Georgia. The body will be sent to Macon for burial.
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Geo. Stallings
Haddock
George Stallings
Stallings
Macon
Junior High Team Faces Marianna In Season Finale
The Junior High School baseball squad meets Marianna today in the final game of the season marking the end of the campaign for both teams.
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Marianna
Boy Scout Day Drives Bonds For Local Work
Dothan launches a community drive to raise 2500 dollars for yearly scout activities. A. T. Marchman chairs the citizens committee with Rotary Kiwanis American Legion Chamber of Commerce and women’s groups aiding. Emory Folmar of Troy speaks at a Houston Hotel luncheon.
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A. T. Marchman
Citizens Committee
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
American Legion
Chamber of Commerce
Dothan
Bibb Graves
Elba
Qur
J. J. Speight
Houston
Emory Folmar
Troy
Folmar
Father of Eleven Children Is Dead
Elijah A. Bolton, 72, died at his home seven miles south of Dothan yesterday. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at Rehobeth church. He is survived by eleven children.
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Elijah A. Bolton
Dothan
Rehobeth Church
Dr H C Bass Arrives to Speak at First Baptist
Dr H C Bass, who has been attending the Southern Baptist Convention in Memphis, arrives today to conduct a series of sermons at the First Baptist Church tonight.
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H. C. Bass
Southern Baptist Convention
Memphis
First Baptist Church
Smithsonian plans expedition to Mexican fossil beds for dinosaurs
Smithsonian researchers will explore a 100 by 70 mile area in New Mexico this summer seeking horned armored duckbill and flesh eating dinosaurs along with ancient plant life. They hope to extend life histories of giants uncovered years ago and determine evolutionary links while advancing dating of the beds.
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Washington
New Mexico
Smithsonian
Dothan Graduation Set With Union Auditorium Service
Dothan City Schools will hold its commencement Sunday May 19 at 11 in the city auditorium. Rev R A Young of Troy Presbyterian will preach the sermon. 50 graduates will receive diplomas: 27 girls and 23 boys. The program includes hymns, readings, two vocal solos, scripture, and benediction.
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Dothan City Schools
City Auditorium
R. A. Young
Troy Presbyterian Church
Dothan
Dorothy Andress
Eugenia Baughman
Jimmie Hell
Gladys Black
Donna Jean McFarland
Coleman Adams
Henry Andrews
Sam Baker
Joe Tom Brown
Ansley Cherry
Cleveland Collier
Mixon Cooper
Porter Grant
J. T. Hand
Jasper Hart
Felix Haynes
Phillip Irwin
Lawson Johnson
Paul Kornegay
Ed Linch
Parry McClendon
Paul McKinnon
Ralph Moseley
Randall Newton
Maston O’neal
Ed Owens
Hilary Riley
Harold Harvey
Jesus
E. B. Collier
Episcopal Church
A. L. Evans
Albert Logue
Presbyterian Church
Troy
Ala
J. W. Budd
Lafayette Street Church
Former Gordon Woman Killed in Car Accident
Mrs. Guilford Gordon, 23, of Ft Gaines Georgia, died in a automobile crash last night. Her body was brought to Gordon for interment. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs M V Marsh and cousin of Mr and Mrs Ben May. Details of the accident remain unlearned.
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Guilford Gordon
Ft Gaines
Gordon
M. V. Marsh
Ben May
Dothan
Public Men of State Accused of Spreading Religious Intolerance
Mrs Mabel Jones West of Birmingham, president of the Alabama Woman's League for White Supremacy, attacked Alabama public men for promoting religious intolerance in an address prepared for delivery before the Alabama Federation of Labor. She charged they spread fear through imaginary dangers.
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Mobile
Mabel Jones West
Birmingham
Alabma Woman's Teague
Alabama Federation of Labor
Alabama
Weather in Alabama Partly Cloudy Tonight and Thursday
Partly cloudy conditions continue in Alabama tonight and Thursday. Forecast calls for light winds and dry spells with mild temperatures across the state.
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Alabama
Clem Bush Fined in Mayor Ezell Court for House of Bawdry
Clem Bush was fined $100 or six months hard labor after being found guilty of owning a house of bawdry. He claimed police framed the girls at his hotel and Mayor Ezell called such accusations a lie. Jim Mathis and Estelle Hammond also convicted with similar fines. two other persons connected to the operation were found guilty.
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Clem Bush
Ezell
Bush Hotel
Domingus
Jim Mathis
Four Ozark High pupils hurt in highway crash
Four Ozark High School students, two boys and two girls, were injured when their car collided with a moving van on the highway between Ozark and Newton. The car was demolished while the van sustained no damage. Furniture from the van was scattered. The four were taken to a hospital in Ozark and none were seriously hurt.
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Ozark High High School
Ozark
Newton
Murray Wells
Samuel Riley
Dorothy Grace
Mary Katherine Gary
Death of Sirman Rollins at 48 in Columbia area
Sirman Rollins aged 48 died at his home near Columbia this morning at 9 o clock. He is survived by three relatives. Funeral services will be held at the Columbia cemetery this afternoon. Reverners Smith and Guthrie will officiate. The Dothan Undertaking Co. is in charge of arrangements.
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Sirman Rollins
Columbia
Columbia Cemetery
Reverners Smith and
Guthrie
The
Dothan Undertaking Co
Sinclair Re-elected Chairman of Oil Company Board
Harry Sinclair, jailed in Washington for contempt of the Senate, was reelected chairman of the board of directors of the Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation at the annual stockholders meeting in New York.
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Sinclair
Board of Directors Oil Company
New York
Harry Sinclair
Washington
Senate
Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation
Jews Plan Retrial of Christ in Denver Proposal
Denver Jews plan a 2900 year old retrial of Jesus before the Sanhedrin to answer charges against Jews since the crucifixion. Solomon Schwayder sponsors a multi year project with 71 laymen scholars and rabbis, aiming to codify life and death of Jesus and to benefit world Jewry.
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Denver
Jerusalem
Allenby
Solomon Scwayder
Schwayder
United States
Jesus
Fire and explosion engulf Cleveland Clinic Hospital tragedy
An explosion and massive fire at the Cleveland Clinic Hospital in Cleveland on May 15 killed at least 66 to 94 people and injured scores. Ammonia and likely nitrogen oxide fumes spread through the building as patients, nurses and doctors fled or were found unresponsive. Fire crews from a dozen companies battled the blaze while ambulances ran short, and many victims were treated on the hospital grounds.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic
City Insures 63 Employees Under Group Life Policy
A group life policy for 100000 covering 63 city employees was written yesterday by Albert Logue agent for Equitable Life Insurance Co. It marks the first time such a plan has been issued in Dothan. Firemen could not obtain affordable life insurance due to hazardous work before this policy.
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Albert Logue
Equitable Life Insurance Co
Dothan
Mr. Logue
Hi Re
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U. S
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R. L. Gaines
Choctawhatchee Area Council
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