Free Danube urged by U S and Britain at peace talks
U S and Britain pressed for opening the Danube to free commerce as part of a Balkan peace conference effort. Senator Vandenberg urged immediate action while Yugoslav Deputy Premier Kardelj argued Yugoslavia must have greater Danubian influence. British Foreign Secretary Bevin supported free trade across the region.
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Joseph Dynan Parisiap
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Sisv
U.S
Arthur H. Vandenberg
R-Mich
Europe
Vandenberg
Edward Kardelj
Balkans Commission
Yugoslavia
Danube
Balkan Nations
Ernest Bevin
Bevin
Cards Take Fourth 12-3 to Even Series
The St. Louis Cardinals pounded 20 hits to beat Boston 12-3 and level the World Series at two games apiece. Enos Slaughter homered to spark a three run burst in the second, Musial drove in two with a double, and Tex Hughson exited after three more Cardinals runs.
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Boston
St. Louis Cardinals
Enoy Slaughter
Red Birds
Tex Hughson
Stan Musial
Hughson
Cardinals
Schoendienst
York
Moore
Doerr
Musial
Moses
Pesky
Walker
Slaughter
DiMaggio
St. Louis
Kurowski
Veulliams
Garagiola
Red Sox
Rod Klinger
Tke
H. Wagner
Ballanfant
Marion
Munger
Williams
Terry Moore
Beig
al Brazle
Huggins
Spectacular Meteor Shower Delights Dothan Residents
A luminous meteor display lit skies across the nation last night as fragments from a passing comet burned up in the atmosphere. Radar tracked meteors about nine miles from earth while Harvard astronomers and military observers reported high activity and speeds up to 17 per minute.
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Associated Press
United States
Giacobinizinner
America
Doran
National Bureau of Standards
Washington
Earth
Harvard
Army Air Forces Signal Corps
Whiteside
N. M
Grand Jury Fails To Reindict Five In Vote Fraud Case
Houston County grand jury, directed by the court, did not return re indictments against five men over pre election irregularities after a two day session. Ten other indictments were found against different individuals. Judge Halstead expressed strong disappointment and noted he was at a loss to understand the omission. The five defendants previously faced indictments last April for bribery and inducement to commit a felony in connection with vote fraud.
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Houston County Grand Jury
Circuit
D. C. Halstead
Anton Merritt
Swinton Crooms
Ed Cameron
Ralph Cameron
Carl B. Burkett
Halstead
Allied Council Denies Nazi Clemency Pleas
The Allied Control Council rejected clemency pleas from 11 Nazi leaders sentenced to death and refused to shorten prison terms for five others. Hermen Goering Alfred Jodi and Wilhelm Keitel were denied being shot. Erich Reeder’s request to be shot was also denied. Hangings at Nuernberg were expected next Wednesday.
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Berlin
Allied Control Council
Nuernberg
Hermen Goering
Alfred Jodi
Wilhelm Keitel
Erich Reeder
County Receives $15 652 From State Gas Tax
Tee County treasury was enriched by 15 652 as Houston County share of the State gasoline tax Judge Saxon Poyner announced today for a new high mark in the gas line check Last month the week was 15 230 36 which was the biggest deposit made up to that time from the county s share of the gasoline tax
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tee County
Houston County
Saxon Poyner
City Issues Construction Permits Totalling $16 500
Permits for construction totaling $16 500 were issued today by two City Fire Departments. The recipients include D W Watson of 0 Nox street who will remodel a warehouse into a duplex apartment costing $3 000 and J E Hathrock who received a permit to build a residence at 53066 North Park events costing $7 460.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tao Buiding
Congress called on to rip lid off Communist Party
The United States Chamber of Commerce urged Congress to expose Communist Party activities in labor and government. The report, based on a yearlong probe by a committee on Socialism and Communism, warns of ComIntern influence and demands disclosure of membership funds and operations. Labor Department cases cited by FBI were noted as under inquiry.
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Congress
Communist Party
U. S
Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Comintern
Chamber
Treasury
Labor
Schwellenbach
FBI
Labor Department
Sidney Hillman
CIO
Philip Murray
Democrats Rally Here Wednesday
A six county Democratic rally in Dothan is set for next Wednesday at 7 30 with U S Senator Lister Hill Senator nominee John Sparkman and Governor nominee James E Folsom as main speakers. If rain hits the program moves to City Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Dothan
National Democratic Committee
U. S
Lister Hill
John Sparkman
James E. Folsom
W. Guy Hardwick
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Wiregrass Memorial Stadium
City Hall
Hill
Sparkman
Folsom
George Andrews
Third Congressional District
Gersner T. McCorvey
Mobile
Chauncey Sparks
Leonard Thomas
Montgomery
National Democratic
Houston
Henry, Dale
Geneva
Coffe
Barlour
National Democratic Party
Hardwick
Busi Party
Indicted for Murder and Related Thefts in Houston County
Two Houston County residents Ruby Lee Collins and Jackson Callaway were indicted by the county grand jury for first degree murder. Collins is charged with fatally shooting her husband J B Colling, while Callaway is charged with slashing his wife Marvy Savannah Callaway. Additional indictments include Edwin Hooks for grand larceny involving $26.92 in clothing from Montgomery Ward and L S McCaullough for burglary and grand larceny in a truck entry case involving carpenter tools. Bail and detention details were reported by Sheriff BooG Farmer.
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Ruby Lee Collins
Jackson Callaway
Houston County
Twe Collins
Uivard
J. B. Colling
Callaway
Marvy Savannah Callaway
F.dwin Hooks
Montgomery Ward
L. S&s. McCaullough
Johnson
Boog Farmer
Charles W. Bland 75 Dies at Abbeville
Charles W. Bland aged 75 died in Abbeville after illness. He was a longtime resident with services conducted by local clergy. Surviving family members are listed in the obituary and funeral arrangements will be announced by the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Bland
Abbeville
Soldier's Wedding Ring Awaits Owner
An Alabama widow can recover her wedding ring inscribed M. J. M. to W. D. M. 3-14-42 found in a jeep after a comrade’s body was removed from a European battlefield. Mrs. S. A. Fuller of Eatonton Georgia holds the ring and seeks the rightful owner. she requests contact through the State Health Department.
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Montgomery
Alabama
S. A. Fuller
Eatonton
Court House Clock Faces Its Own Time
County probate Judge Saxon Poyner said watchmakers who modernized the four faced clock will arrive this week to correct timing. The four dials previously ran out of sync after a period of misruns and the clock refused to tell time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben Herring
Saxon Poyner
Soviet Bans on Balkan Air Traffic Raises War Maneuver Doubt
The Red Army halted air traffic over Hungary Romania and temporarily over Czechoslovakia amid troop maneuvers in the Balkans. Washington sources tied the ban to these moves while Frankfurt later signaled possible resumption over Czechoslovakia. Pan American in Prague faced schedule disruptions as secrecy cloaked the developments.
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London
Red Army
Hungary
Romania
Washington
Balkans
Czechoslovakia
Joseph T. McNarney
Frankfurt
Pan American Airway
Prague
Europe
Berlin
Balkan
Frankfort
Sun
McNarney
OPA Raises Top Beef Prices and Probes Price Controls
The Office of Price Administration raised top grade beef prices by seven to eight cents a pound effective October 14, with posters in stores. It also recalculated ceilings on other meats by store group. Industry petitions Secretary Anderson to remove price controls from cattle and meat, citing no scarcity.
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Washington
OPA
WASHINGTON +API
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
White House
Truman
Charles G. Ross
Resignation of City Attorney W C Farmer in Dothan
City Hall received W C Farmer's resignation as attorney for Dothan with no stated reason. The move becomes effective October 1, and a successor was expected to be appointed by the city commissioners. Rumors named C Roys Levis as likely replacement. Levis's father previously served as City Attorney under the councilmanic administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Farmer
City of
Dothan
Jim Brennan
Get. Ai
Farmer
C. Roys Levis
Councilmatk
Three Suspects Questioned In Beach Slaying Of Couple
Three men arrested in St Augustine for drunkenness were to be questioned in Fort Lauderdale in the beach slaying of a young couple. The suspects Albert Duncan Roy Burgess and Edward Nall from Hollywood Miami face gunfire links to the deaths of Hogan and Eldridge near the Tania Beach area. A fourth man was arrested but not named as a suspect. The victims were found shot near the beach.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
St. Augustine
Albert Duncan
Roy Burgess
Hollywood
Edward Eugene Nall
Miami
Tania Beach
Ted Lociey
Centeres Geer
Hogan
Elaine Eldridge
Rnnm
Withen
Pole
Nis Narre
Tne
Bodice
Hopen
Keene Fortsdale
Mise Eldridge
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Sox
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Malion
Schoendens
Huenson
Schoen
Allied Council
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Ore A. Cote
Marie Kerr
Court House
Russia
OPA Group
Argentina
DECK
Ares Holiday
Atlas A
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Lawreser O. Hogan
Bart Lauderdale
Dara Beach
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