Sparks At Meridian For Bailey's Funeral
Gov. Chauncey Sparks, with top staff, travels to Meridian Mississippi to attend Governor Thomas L Bailey’s funeral. Col Ed Field of Selma and Frank Broadway accompany him. After the funeral Sparks will return to Montgomery then travel to Eufaula to vote in the upcoming general election.
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Montgomery
Chauncey Sparks
Meridian
Miss
Thomas L. Bailey
Col
Ed Field
Selma
Eufaula
Carnival Workers Face Larceny Charge
Wayne and Norma Carroll, carnival show members during the Houston County fair, are named in a warrant by Mrs. W H Bennett charging grand larceny. They allegedly took ladies clothing and other property valued at 200 dollars from the Bennett home in Dothan where they boarded. Officers say the stolen goods were recovered and the couple is jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne
Norma Carroll
Nére
Houston
W. H. Bennett
Dotaan
Bennett Home
Carrolls
Dothan
Be Quick To Treat Bronchitis
An old ad warns that bronchitis may develop from an untreated cough or chest cold and urges prompt treatment with Creomulsion or similar medicines. It touts non narcotic options and cautions shoppers to consult a druggist and avoid weaker remedies.
Louisiana Youth Charged With Impersonation
Roy D. Rogers a 11 year old from Louisiana was arrested in Baton Rouge on charges of impersonating a U S deputy marshal. A federal complaint filed Oct 29 alleges he impersonated a federal officer in Geneva on Oct 27 and tried to steal a car there before Geneva County officers intervened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy D. Rogers
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
U. S
J. W. Daughtry
Rogers
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Geneva
Larceny Charge Filed In Fruit Theft Case
Co. Daniels, described as a Negro, is jailed on a grand larceny charge tied to the loss of several cases of fruit from Houston Produce Co. Deputies say the fruit is valued at about $35.
Hotel Workers Strike Beset by Wage Demand Clash
The CIO Hotel and Restaurant Workers Union in Philadelphia demands arbitration on all issues amid a standstill with three hotels. The guild seeks a 18 12 cent hourly raise and a 40 hour week with no pay cuts, while the company offers 12 12 percent. Negotiations remain at impasse.
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Herald-Express
Hearst
CIO Hotel and Restaurant Workers Union
Philadelphia
Waters murder trial ends with verdict in Las Vegas
The jury found Mrs Waters guilty on a murder count after a trial that began October 21 with a verdict delivered at 11 38 a m. The defense planned an appeal though she indicated a wish to return to England with her baby. Bail was posted by Las Vegas theater owner Roscoe Thomas.
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England
Frank Jr
County General Hospital
San Francisco
Roscoe Thomas
Las Vegas
L. O
Hawkins
Eee
Nickel Escapes to New York as Fraud Case Expands
Arrests in Miami tie Isadore Rappaport and Joseph Kupsnecker to a $450,000 fraud. Isadore Rappaport held without bail. Kupsnecker held on $100,000 as material witness. Sought: Jimmy Collins and Joseph Milstein. Glenda Farrell named in probe. Nickel’s cruiser traits and hotel notes reveal a bold, lavish operator with a South Florida escape.
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Nickel
Miami
New York City
Isadore Rappaport
Joseph Kupsnecker
Jimmy Collins
Julius Davis
Tom Farrell
Collins
Miss Farrell
Sam Simon
Bellboys
Capital Hotel
Simon
Mergenthaler Lindispe
Permits Issued Here For Three Residences
The City Fire Department issued three building permits over the weekend totaling 5700 dollars. Recipients include W H Riley for a residence on East Barnard valued at 700 dollars Frank D Gentle for 1325 South St Andrews street valued at 4000 dollars and G T Cooper Sr for a residence in the 600 block of East Collins valued at 1000 dollars.
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W. HH. Riley
East Barnard
Frank D. Gentle
South St. Andrews Street
G. T. Cooper, Sr
East Collins
15 Auto Accidents Reported In Dothan October
City police investigated 15 automobile accidents in Dothan during October. All were minor. one seriously injured person was Phillip Hayes of 215 Kornegay Street, a young bicycle rider.
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Dothan
Phillip Hayes
Kornegay St
Carr To Address Quarterback Club
Judge KR Carr of Montgomery former Hamilton high coach will speak at the Wagon Wheel in the Wiregrass Quarterback Club weekly meeting. Supper at seven. Carr introduced Hovater to football, Hovater captained Alabama in 1917 and has been active in athletics locally for over 20 years.
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Judge KR. B. Carr
Montgomery
Hamilton
Ala
Jack Howater
Wiregrass
Judge Carr
Hovater
Crimson Tide
Dothan
Carr
Miss Johnnie Cobb Dies Near Dothan
Funeral services were held for Miss Johnnie Mae Cobb sixteen of Dothan route three who died at her home Sunday after a long illness. The Ardilla Baptist Church ceremony was led by Rev J W Yeoman with burial in Mt. Pleasant cemetery. Surviving are her parents four brothers and five sisters plus several aunts and uncles. Active pallbearers included Roy McAllister Hoyett Scarbrough Horace Sallas and Lesley Johnson.
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Johnnie Mae Cobb
Dothan
Ardila Baptist Church
J. W. Yeoman
Mt. Pleasant
Johnson- Wilkerson
A. H. Cobb
Rufus
Jim
Allen
Jessie Earl Cobb
Raymond King
Hansel Johnson
L. C. Whiddon
Ann
Sara Cobb
Roy Mce-Allister
Hoyett Scarbrough
Horace Sallas
Lesley Johnson
Negro Charged With Intent To Murder In Border Shooting
Henry Clemmons of Houston County is jailed on a charge of assault with intent to murder after shooting German Ward near the Alabama Florida line. Deputies say Clemmons fired twice with a sawed off shotgun injuring Ward, who was brought to a Dothan hospital with painful but not serious wounds. Clemmons says he acted in self defense. Ward was on the Florida side when shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Clemmons
Houston County
German Ward
J. T. Casey
Alabama-Florida Line
Clemmons
Ward
Casey
Dothan
Alabama
Florida
Homecoming Queen Attendants Named for Crowning Ceremony
The Wiregrass Memorial Stadium event will crown Queen Emmie Alice Nall. Attendants Betty Rae Love Steadman Shealy Martha Jean Nordan Jim Farmer Missy Wright Charles Morris Martha Watford Harry Doggett Betty Jean Edwards Jimmy Gamble vonnie Keel Ferrell Shanks and escort pairs are listed. Johnny Parsons escorts Emmie Alice Nall and Ray Brakin escorts Evelyn Vann. Crown bearer is Michael Reardon, nephew of Albert Mc Gowan.
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Wiregrass Memorial Stadium
Betty Rae Love
Steadman Shealy
Martha Jean Nordan
Jim Farmer
Missy Wright
Charles Morris
Martha Watford
Harry Doggett
Betty Jean Edwards
Jimmy Gamble
Vonnie Keel
Ferrell Shanks
Emmie Alice Nall
Johnny Parsons
Ray Brakin
Evelyn Vann
Michael Reardon
Albert McGowan
Walter Johnson’s Condition Turns Critical at Georgetown
Walter Johnson former Washington Senators pitcher has taken a turn for the worse doctors at Georgetown Hospital reported. He has been ill with a brain tumor since April and suffered a relapse two days ago in Washington.
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Washington
Walter Johnson
Washington Senators
Georgetown Hospital
OPA Increases Most Paint Prices and Marks Soap Policy
In Washington the Office of Price Administration raised prices of most paints by 31 cents to 1.30 a gallon. Officials said soap prices must be increased or decontrolled. The paint rise reflects higher linseed oil costs after the price ceiling was lifted on Oct 29. Most paint components have also been decontrolled.
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Washington
OPA
Death of G W Lord at 68 on Dothan Route Three
G W Lord aged 68 died at his home on Dothan Route Three after weeks of illness. He lived in Houston County 21 years and was a Baptist church member. Funeral at Headland Avenue Baptist Church with Rev A D Zbinden. burial in City Cemetery. Survived by his wife, five daughters, two sons, three brothers, three sisters, and five grandchildren.
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G. W. Lord
Dothan
Houston County
The
Baptist Church
Headland Avenue Baptist Church
A. D. Zbinden
Ward-Wilson
Arc
W. C. Zorn
H. L. Wadkins
Robert Smith
Fort Benning
Howard Vann
Graceville
W. E. Dabney
Reed
West Virginia
W. M. Lord
U. S. Army
C. W. Lord
John Lord
Florala
Lee Lord
Brantley
Bob Lord
Montgomery
Beulah -Senn
Fannie -Mills
Dallas
Tex
Sis McLaughlin
Rose Hill
Ala
Robert L Campbell Dies At Atlanta
Funeral services for Robert Lee Campbell thirty four former Houston County resident who died at his Atlanta home Sunday morning will be held at 11 a m Tuesday at Johnson Wilkerson Chapel with Rev J Norton Dendy officiating Burial will follow in City cemetery Johnson Wilkerson in charge He was born in Houston County and lived there until 1938 moving to Atlanta Survivors include his wife Frances a son Robert Lee Campbellton Jr Atlanta a daughter Shirley Ann Campbell Boaz Alabama two sisters Mrs Mary Francis Coach and Mrs Ruby Peacock Dothan six brothers George Monroe Campbell Dothan Dan Campbell Fort Bragg NC Lewis Allen and William J Campbell all of Atlanta
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Robert Lee Campbell
Houston Courtly
Atlanta
Johnson-Wilkerson Chapel
J. Norton Dendy
Johnson-Wilkerson
Houston County
Frances Campbell
Robert Lee Campbellton, Jr
Shirley Ann Campbell
Boaz
Ala
Mary Francis
Ruby Peacock
Dothan
George
Monroe Campbell
Dan Campbell
Fort Bragg
N. C
Lewis, Allen
William J. Campbell
J. W. Day Dies at 85 on Ashford Route 2
Funeral services for J. W. Day age 85 who died after a long illness at his Ashford route two home were held Sunday at Pleasant Ridge Church with Rev. George Nobles officiating. Burial in the church cemetery with Ward Wilson in charge. A Houston County resident for 41 years he was a Free Will Baptist. Survived by daughter Mrs. Annie Johnson and several nieces and nephews. Active pallbearers included Floyd Tindell Nathan Tindell Albert Tindell Willie Day and James Day.
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J. W. Day
Ashford Route Two
Pleasant Ridge Church
George Nobles
Church
Ward Wilson
Day
Houston County
Free Will Baptist Church
Annie Johnson
Floyd Tindell
Nathan Tindell
Albert Tindell
Willie Day
James Day
Yugoslavia and Italy Press Battles at Paris Peace Talks
Yugoslavia and Italy clash over Trieste and satellite treaties at the Paris Peace Conference. Yugoslav Deputy Foreign Minister Ales Bebler signals willingness to seek an accord, while Tito says improvements in American Yugoslav relations depend on the United States. Byrnes moves to limit council delegation numbers as he meets with allies.
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Hitler
Trieste
Adriatic
Yugoslavia
Paris
Ales Bebler
Italy
Belgrade
Bebler
Marshal Tito
United States
Council of Foreign Ministers
Byrnes
Council
Washington
Tom Connally
D-Tex
Arthur H Vandenberg
Cr.mich
London
Charles E. Bohler
Dames Clement Dusan
Ocsune
Benjamin Cohen
Legal Coons Lor
Moalstoy
Ferein Moiristere Andre
Vaiehoe Ks
Fedor Gueay
Feta Ds
Gladas
Ipho
Chiang Kai-shek offers to call assembly as face-saving move
Chiang Kai-shek reportedly proposed convoking a National Assembly on November 12 but delaying business sessions until Communists and minority parties participate. The move aims to preserve talks with the Communists while maintaining the November assembly date for formalities. Me Yi, a Communist spokesman, urged resuming Gen. Marshall's advisory committee, which previously failed to secure a cease-fire. Front reports say Nationalist rescue columns linked with Paoting defenders near Tsaoho, though unconfirmed.
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Nanking
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
National Assembly
Mei Yi
George C. Marshall
Executive Yuan
Peiping
Paoting
Tsaoho
Hopei
Proportion shifts as party control looms in 435 House race
In a nationwide election preview, Republicans hold 39 of 96 Senate seats with 10 needed for a larger gain while Democrats sit at 56 may face losses. Ninety seven candidates contend for 34 Senate seats and 880 for 432 House seats. 88 governorships await. voters weigh Truman era controls and reconversion amid accusations of pro Communist ties.
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Senate
Robert M. la Follette
House
Truman
Henry A. Wallace
Congress
John J. Spariman
Alabama races shape up with multiple statewide contests
The piece outlines 17 measures on ballots including local fiscal affects and a shift to a 36 day legislative session, plus state hospitals and airports. It lists GOP nominees amid a recent absence of major state wins, notes Ward challenges, Sparkman’s unopposed Senate run but reelection bid for his House seat with Arthur South opposing, and lists several Democratic and Republican candidates for lieutenant governor attorney general auditor secretary of state education and other posts with a few unopposed Democrats like Chief Justice Gardner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
GOP
Folsom
Lyman Ward
Camp Hill
John J. Sparkman
Huntsville
Charles N. Hembree
Sibyl Pool
Cyrue Kitchens
A. Meadows
Fred Allen
Haygood Paterson
James N. Dennis
Public Service Commission
Jimmy Hitchcock
A. L. Isbell
G. C. Qwen
H. J. Horton
Lucien D. Gardner
Alabama Ballot Preview Highlights Unopposed Officials and Key Races
State Supreme Court justices A B Foster J Ed Livingston and Davis Stakely along with Court of Appeals judges Charlies R Bricken Robert B Carr and Robert D Harwood face no opposition. Representatives Frank Boykin George Grant George Andrews Albert Rains Pete Jarman also unopposed. Sam Hobbs opposed by Roger S Bingham Carter Manasco rival M H Woodard Laurie C Battle and J C Bass vie in other districts. Hundreds of county officials and 141 state legislators are to be elected with a predicted light turnout around 175000.
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A. B. Foster
J. Ed Livingston
Davis Stakely
State Supreme Court
Charlies R. Bricken
Robert B. Carr
Robert D. Harwood
Court of Appeals
Frank Boykin
George Grant
George Andrews
Albert Rains
Pete Jarman
Sam Hobbs
Roger S. Bingham
Carter Manasco
GOP
104 Persons Arrested Here Over Weekend
Approximately 104 persons were arrested over the weekend by city and county law enforcement officers. Most arrests were for gambling, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness. Twenty eight were arrested by sheriff's officers and 76 by city police.
Floridian Injured In Auto Crash Here
Mrs. Robert Benton Jones of Winter Haven Florida sustained cuts and bruises in an automobile collision at the intersection of N Oates and Adams streets. Police report the Jones car was driven by the injured party with others not specified in the brief notice.
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Robert Benton Jones
Winter Haven
Fla
N. Oates and
Adams Streets
Jones
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Charles Dobbins
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Frank Dixon
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Bohan
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