Indicted Florida Legislator Resigns From House
State Rep. Bernie C. Papy resigned from the Florida House after a special grand jury indicted him on three counts of attempting to bribe two fellow legislators to defeat a bill targeting bookmaking. He left the chamber after delivering his resignation to Gov. Millard Caldwell.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Bernie C. Papy
House of Representatives
Millard Caldwell
Papy
House
Key West
Thomas Beasley
Tocay
Beasley
Ed Stokes
Panama City
R. C. Moore
Madison
Richard Simpson
Monticello
Russell Morrow
Lake Worth
Jerry Collins
Sarasota
Collins
Morrow
Ferris Bryant
Ocala
Lewis Hall
Monroe
Brailey Odham
Clarence Camp
Presbyterians Elect Dr. J. R. Cunningham As New Moderator
Dr John Reed Cunningham of Davidson North Carolina was elected moderator of the 87th general assembly of the Southern Presbyterians. The assembly opened with a report listing 613701 members in 3542 churches across 16 states and total past year giving of 26279089 dollars. Cunningham was elected over Roanoke Virginia’s Dr Robert A Lapsles Jr and Baton Rouge Louisiana’s Dr John W Melon Jr. He is former president of Davidson College.
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General Assembly
Federal Council of Churches
Cunningham
Missouri
Davidson College
Davidson
N.C
Robert A. Lapsles, Jr
Roanoke
John W. Melon, Jr
Baton Rouge
J. B. Green
Decatur
Enterprise Schoolboy Killed by Lightning on Porch
Charles Edward Counts fourteen was killed instantly by a lightning strike on the front porch of his Enterprise home while with his father J O Counts. The Enterprise High junior had record academic achievements. Funeral services were held at County Line Church with Dr B R Justice officiating and burial at Keyton cemetery. Surviving: his father four brothers James W B Annie Sterling Counts and three sisters Mrs J B Burnette Miss Myrtle Counts Mrs F A Moore.
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Enterprise
Charles Edward Counts
Boyd Funeral Home
Young Counts
J. O. Counts
Enterprise High School
County Line Church
B. R Justice
Keyton
Boyd
James
W. B. Annie
Sterling Counts
J. B. Burnette
Winter Haven
Fla
Myrtle
F. A. Moore
New Brockton
Abbeville and Headland Firemen Praised for School Fire
Dothan Fire Chief R H Ryan praised Abbeville and Headland firefighters for halting a New Ville school building fire on Wednesday. He credited their quick action for likely saving a whole wing and preventing total loss. Damage was estimated at 300 dollars.
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Dothan
R. H. Ryan
Abbeville
Headland
New Ville
C. Y. Sawyer Dies in Dothan Hospital
Arlington resident and Arlington Oil Mills manager C Y Sawyer died at 1 30 p m yesterday in a Dothan hospital Funeral services will be held here at 10 30 a m tomorrow and the cortege will proceed to Enterprise Alabama for final rites at 1 p m CST A list of pall bearers and survivors includes his widow son Tom Sawyer daughter Mrs Noyce Fanning a brother sister and other relatives
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Arlington
C._ Y. Sawyer
Arlington Oil Mills
Dothan
Enterprise
Ala
G. C. Davis
C. C. Ray
Carl Clements
W. E. Bostwick
J. M. Cowart
B. C. Ray
A. B. Bryars
L. H. Sessions
J. C. Yarbrough
Cliff Brunson
J L. Warren, Sr
Dave
Noyce Fanning
Jacksonville
Fla
L. S. Sawyer
Samson
Esther Glover
Elma Price
Los Angeles
Calif
State Fire Marshal Philip Lippman Critical After School Fall
Hospital attendants report Phillip Lippman a Montgomery fire inspector for the State Insurance Bureau remains in critical condition. He fell through a classroom ceiling at Columbia High School during a building inspection, sustaining fractures to shoulders and ribs, body bruises and possible head injuries. he was unconscious.
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Phillip Lippman
Montgomery
State Insurance Bureau
Lippman
Columbia
Building permits issued for two homes in city
Building permits were granted today to Mrs. Maggie Wright for repairs at 318 Headland Avenue costing 600 dollars and to Josephine Kendrick for repairs at 1005 Long Atlanta Street costing 50 dollars.
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Maggie Wright
Headland Avenue
Josephine Kendrick
Long Atlanta Street
State Liquor Stores To Resume Old Hours
Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board voted to restore the 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. hours at state liquor stores starting June 3. The change ends a trial 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. schedule in cities and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in rural areas begun April 15. Associate Member J. P. Paulk of Samson led the motion, saying confusion over hours persisted.
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Montgomery
Alabama Alcoholic* Beverage Control Board
J. P. Paulk
Samson
Melvin Dawkins
Lamar Kelly
Congress hears amid tax cut battle and possible veto
Senator George predicts Truman will veto the income tax reduction bill and says he will not vote to override. White House undecided as conferees reach final terms and tax tables rush to press for July 1 deadline. House and Senate poised to ratify the conferees agreement Monday amid urgency.
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George
Senate
Truman
Senator Hill
Washington
D-Ga
Senate House
White House
Internal Revenue Bureau
Negro Tells How He Escaped Mob
A 22 year old Negro lumberman Buddy Bush described in a Central Prison interview how he escaped a masked mob that seized him from Northampton jail in Jackson and fled through fences and woods. He said Joe Cunningham was the only mob member he recognized and that six white men faced charges including kidnapping and breaking and entering. Bush recounted fleeing into woods after being taken from jail and later turning himself in with his father and a minister present.
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Raleigh
N. C
Godwin
Buddy) Bush
Central Prison
Northampton
Jackson
Bush
Joe Cunningham
Rich Square
Cunningham
Budiy
Rose Again Wins 100 Mile Classic at Indianapolis
Mauri Rose of Chicago won his second Memorial Day 200 mile race beating teammate Bill Holland of Bridgeport Conn by a half lap. Ted Horn placed third as the event set speed records and saw the 43 year old Cantlon die in a crash at the southwest turn.
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Indianapolis
Mauri Rose
Chicago
Bill Holland
Bridgeport
Hewever
Rose
Holland
Meyer-Drake
Lou Moore
Ventura
Calif
Roses
Floyd Roberts
Willan Shorty Cantlon
Ted Horn
Paterson
N. J
Rex Mays
Glendale
Cliff Bergere
Toledo
Ohio
Herb Ardanger
Cantlon
Con Bua
Field Hospital
Carpenter's Tools Stolen From House On Edgewood Drive
A dwelling under construction on Edgewood Drive was burglarized last night. Carpenters tools valued at about 35 dollars were taken. Police report the tools belong to W. C. Brown and L. L. Dean of Dothan Route One, who left them in the house when they quit work.
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Edgewood
W.C. Brown
Dothan
Memorial Day Reflections Kick Off Family Debate
Hal Boyle recalls a McSwitch family quarrel over Memorial Day rituals. Clarence argues against visiting graves while parents recount ancestral service in Civil War Spanish American War and World War I, highlighting old battles and pride.
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Draft Board
Mama
Dad
New York United DC-4 Crash Worst U.S. Air Disaster
A United Airlines DC-4 crash at LaGuardia Field after takeoff in a thunderstorm killed 30 of 48 aboard and sparked a nationwide disaster tally. In Japan, a four engine Army plane went down near Tokyo with all 40 aboard presumed dead. Other incidents left 119 dead or missing worldwide and many injured.
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Associated Press
United Airlines
la Guardia Field
New York City
Tokyo
Japan
Ning
Fairbanks
Alaskan
Tillberg
Netherlands
Iceland
Icelandic Airways
New York
Caps
United
Two Trainmen Die as Florida Special Wrecks in Missouri
The Frisco Florida special from Memphis to Kansas City derailed near Mansfeld to the east of Springfield. Engineer Byrd Duncan and fireman Lewis Sanders, both of Springfield, were killed. An infant passenger suffered injuries as two cars left the track and the wreck blocked the line. Ambulances could not reach the scene promptly due to road conditions.
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Florida
Missouri
McComb
Myo
Frisco
Memphis
Tenn
Kansas City
Win
Byrd Duncan
Lewis Sanders
Springfield
McClung
Mansfeld
Mda
Denmark Seeks New U S Greenland Defense Talks
Denmark asked the United States to begin negotiations on a new Greenland defense accord after the termination of the 1941 wartime bases agreement. The Danish note was delivered May 27 to the State Department and Secretary Marshall signaled willingness to negotiate to protect American defense interests on the island.
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Washington
Apt
Mark Fies
Jonking
United States
Greenland
State Department
Marshall
Denmark
Atlantic
Iceland
Azores
Nas
Nations Honor Memorial Day Across Nations and U S
Memorial Day observances united the United States with other nations as flowers were laid on American and allied graves. President Truman, recovering from his mother’s illness, spent the day at work while tributes marked the Unknown Soldier at Arlington.
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Lesdora
Americia
Arlington National Cemetery
White House
United States
France
Great Britain
Belgaum
Holland
Luxembourg
Italy
Sweden
Switzerland
Dothan Banks Open on Memorial Day Despite Closings Elsewhere
Dothan banks remained open for normal business hours on Memorial Day while other stores and offices observed the holiday. The Eagle previously reported that banks would close, but banks stayed open.
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Dothan
the Eagle
Fabulous German Treasure Seized In American Zone
American occupation authorities seized a grand duchess Saxon Weimar treasure hoard valued between 1 million and 8 million dollars. Smuggled from the Soviet zone into the American zone in August 1946, the jewels were to be shared with a German smuggler identified only as Mueller. The treasure was moved from Zilbach to Detmolda and then to Bad Nauheim for safekeeping as investigations continued.
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United Press Eschwege
Germany
Aliver
Piiktelesa Fieirlooms
Sachsen-Weimar Eisenach
United Press
Heinrich An
Silesia
Sachsen-Weimar
Feischach
Heinrichan
Feodora
Catates
Zilbach
Thuringia
Grand Ducacen
Floriny
Detmolda
Adne
Bine
Weinrich T Mueler
Muehler
Mueller
Serand
Army
Eschwege
Bad Nauheim
Theater
Boy Kills 36 Inch Trout With A Rock In Self Defense
In Lewiston Idaho John Olson, 15, wading a river faced a steelhead with an ugly mouth. He struck with a rock and killed a 12 pound 36 inch trout. He was offered money to sell it but feared taking it without proper gear. Game Warden Harry Palmer ruled it self defense.
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Lewiston, Ida
John Olson
Harry Palmer
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Clarence MecSwitch
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Ater
Mansell
U. S
Mattie Lou Pollard Taborer
Thomaston
Mattie Lou
Atlanta Journal
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Perce
Menno Duerksen
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