Georgia governor spares three whites as two Negroes die in chair
In Reidsville Georgia Governor Thompson halted the scheduled executions of Woodruff Eller and Garrett while permitting other clemency actions. Negroes Beetles and Davis were executed after pleas for mercy. Woodruff a Jacksonville Florida man testified to a murder during a 1947 hunting trip in Okefenokee. The State Board of Pardons refused to stay the executions to allow testimony in another case.
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Reidsville
Davis
Rica
Beetles
Woodruff
Jacksonville
Fla
Okefenokee Swamp
South Georgia
Tattnall
Georgia
Phil Landrum
Thompson
Myron D. Sutherland
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Garrett and
Eller
Webb City Councilman W A Deese Dies At 62
W A Deese longtime Webb resident and city councilman died at his home on Dothan route four aged sixty two. He was a member of Mt Ararat Church and the Masonic Lodge with funeral set for 2 p m Saturday at Mt Ararat Church. Interment in church cemetery Ward Wilson in charge. Surviving are wife five sons and numerous daughters and grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Deese
Webb
Dothan
Harvey B. Deese
W. Z. Deese
Columbia
L. L. Deese
S. O
Marvin Deese
Cassie Lee Deese
V. V. Givens
Eustis
Fia
Fred Hughes
Headland
W. H. Knowles
Columbus
Hermon Raybon
John Bush
Clinton May
Joe T. Baler
Lawrence Burtleshaw
Dr. J. T. Elis
H. E. Whaley
A. E. Maddox
J. C. Peoples
C. O. Key
W. E. Knowles
Levi Tyler
Hubert Neeley
A. L Whitten
L. B. Whaley
Chest Solicitors Continue Drive
Dothan United Chest solicitors press for operating funds as the annual campaign gains momentum. Reports on the first week are due, with many donors reducing totals despite a higher goal of 21,100. The Salvation Army Boy Scouts County Welfare and Girl Scouts rely on chest allocations and will lose funds if the goal isn’t met. Co chairs Fred Garner and Woodfin Parkman Jr lead the drive which aims to contact all listed individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan United Chest
Chest
Bill Beck
Beck
Dothan’ United Chest
Ifté
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
County Welfare Department
Girl Scouts
General Drive
Special Gifts
Fred Garner
Woodfin Parkman, Jr
Skippy the mongrel dog trapped in Opp culvert
Skippy the small mongrel kept Opp awake by getting stuck in a concrete culvert. The Tyler Morgan children lost sight of him while playing with volunteers and city workers digging to reach the pet. A rescue party freed Skippy late at night as crowds watched and the lights finally came on.
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Opp
Ala
Skippy
Tyler Morgan
Holt
Tampa Man Reaches Century Mark Chooses Quiet Birthday
A Tampa carpenter born in 1824 or 1924 marks his 100th birthday with a vow of no fanfare. He lives alone near the river, supports himself on a retirement pension, and eats canned food, cooking modest meals. He has no nearby kin and prefers solitude over celebrations.
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Benth
Cough River
Tampa
Bether Haw
Caerpenter
Wien
Bea
Georgia Belle Avery Named Miss Malone at Pageant
Georgia Belle Avery a Chipola Junior College student and 17-year-old brunette was chosen Miss Malone from 15 entrants at Malone High School auditorium. A crowd of about 400 watched the Miss Malone pageant with Avery finishing first among three finalists, noted for her weight and ring with a diamond. Turn to No. 19 on Page 2 for more.
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Malone
Georgie
Belle’ ‘Avery
Chipola Junior College
Malone High School
Malone Lions Club
Eagle Staff
Georgia Belle Avery
Chipola
Florida
Dothan
Miss Malone
Miss Avery
June May
Annette Ward
Avery
Ying
Weirhs
Four Hurt In South Dothan Traffic Crash
Four persons were injured about 10 miles south of Dothan when their car turned over on U S Highway 231 yesterday. Driver Eugene Brackin 40 of 309 North College Street reportedly exceeded a safe speed on a bridge and curve. Passengers Louise Moates 24 of Pansey Route One Lennie King 39 of 108 East North Street and Dorothy Nell King 12 of Dothan sustained head arm and facial injuries and a broken arm. Damage to the auto was estimated at dollars.
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Dothan
Highway Patrol
Eugene Wade Brackin
North College Street
Louise Moates
Pansey
Lennie B. King
East North Street
Dorothy Nell King
Oroken
Brackin
Bis Creek
Sask Aera
Three New Buildings For Children's Home
Selma officials approve three new buildings for the children's home. The plan includes new housing, authorized construction, and funding details amounting to $455.80 as part of the project. Cooper of Biren and Rev SoG Aemornsen are noted among those involved.
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Selma ‘Ap
Nmetnellet Chitrene
Taiacr
Beard
Two VA Employees Slain by Veteran Over Rating
A veteran, Lembits, 22, killed two Veterans Administration workers after a dispute over a rating. The incident occurred in Buff alo and followed a confrontation with VA officials including Fame Fareba, 41, and Fen erett & Crewe, 56. The shooter reportedly claimed the VA had given him unfavorable ratings and left the scene after the double homicide.
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Lore
Buff Alo
N.Y. Caf
Tomato Thrown At Dewey Train In Minnesota
An overripe tomato hit Senator Joseph H. Ball in Albert Lea Minnesota as Gov. Thomas E. Dewey backed Ball for re election. Dewey and Ed Thye were on the platform. the crowd totaled about 3500. No one was hurt and the incident occurred en route to St Paul for a speech.
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DEWEY
Joseph H. Ball
R-Minn
Thomas E. Dewey
Albert Lea
Minn
Ball
Senate
Ed Thye
Luther Youngdahl
Minnesota
St. Paul
Dothan
Minneapolis
Hubert Humphrey
Dewey- Bricker
Roosevelt
GOP
Harold E. Stassen
Ball and Thye
Fabc
Truman
Truman says Dewey ducks minimum wage issue across campaign
President Truman on the campaign trail accuses Gov. Dewey of ducking the minimum wage question. He recalls backing a 40 to 75 cent wage hike and notes Congress blocked action. Truman criticizes Dewey for campaigning on the record without committing to a specific wage rise. The trip includes stops in Hammond and Indianapolis with brief stops in Chicago.
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John L. Cutter
Truman
Thomas E Dewey
Hammond
Ind
Congress
St. Paul
Chicago
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Thomas F. Dewey
Dewey
Phoenix
Devers
Hunt Man In Killing Of Catholic Priest
Police investigating a murder of a Catholic priest, seeking a suspect described as a man in his 20s or 30s. Report cites unclear details and local response as authorities pursue leads and press for information from residents.
Firm Stand Seen As Soviet Block
Gen. Lucius E. Clay said a firm Western stance in Berlin would halt and even push back Soviet expansion. He spoke privately Sept. 28 to British delegates and tied Western democracy’s rise to Berlin’s defense. He blamed the blockade on Russia and urged continued airlift to keep Berlin free.
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Wes Gallagher
Berlin
Iap
Lucius E. Clay
Germany
Clay
Europe
Western
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Haly
France
Finland
Russia Defies U.N. Council on Berlin Crisis Questioning
In Paris, Andrei Vishinsky led Russia to refuse answering two Security Council questions about the Berlin crisis, signaling a boycott of council interrogation. The session reopened after Western appeals for details on negotiations and restrictions, with the Big Four urged to explain key points and timelines.
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Cae
RE. H. Shackford
Paris
Russia
United Nations Security Council
Berlin
Andrei Vishinsky
Security Council
Council
U.N. Vishinsky
U. N
Beriin
Vishinsky
Juan A.bramuglia
Argentina
United States
United Kingdom
France
U.s-S-R
Germany
Bramagliia
Philip Jessup
Alexander Cadogan
Great Britain
Alexandre Parodi
Bramuglia
Hitler Declared Dead by Bavaria State
The Bavarian state officially confirmed Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun are dead following their suspected double suicide. A de Nazification tribunal labeled Hitler a major offender and Eva Braun a Nazi profiteer. Property of both was confiscated, adding about 260000 marks to the Bavarian treasury.
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Munich
Bavaria
Adolf Hitler
Evg Braun
Berlin
Hitler
Eva Braun
Souvenir Program Of Peanut Festival Comes Off Press
The National Peanut Festival program, a 160 page souvenir, came off the presses and is on sale at the Dothan Chamber of Commerce. It features regional histories, event schedules, parade details, beauty pageant selections, and photos including festival queen Lois Jean Fussell. Tickets for festival events are sold by chamber members and the sales committee.
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Chamber of Commerce
Dothan
Wiregrass
Lois Jean Fussell
Chipley
Fila
Wartford
Malone
Rehobeth
Newton
Andalusia
Festival Advance
Inanyo Business
Mrs Mussolini Keeps 35 A Month Pension As Main Support
The widow Donna Rachele Mussolini said she will not leave Italy and views her pension as essential. She phones friends to relay she will not run away despite upheaval, keeping home responsibilities for her children and relying on the pension for stability.
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Mussolini
Louis de Lillo
Isle
Ischia
Italy
Benito Mussolini
United States
Donna Rachele Slussolini
Friinds
Donna Rachele
Muarohni
Romano
Anna Maria
Naples
Denna Hbachele
Jealous Husband Bites Ear in New Orleans Incident
In New Orleans Claude Vann 26 was charged with fighting and disturbing the peace after biting a half inch off his wife’s right ear when he found her entertaining a friend. Mrs Vann was hospitalized and Vann jailed. police said the charge fit the case.
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New Orleans
Polkce
Claude Vann
Vann
Communists Capture Chinhsien in Southwest Manchuria
The Chinese Defense Ministry announced Chinhsien fell at noon yesterday after a long siege. The city, a key supply point for Mukden, reportedly saw heavy shelling and street fighting as Communist forces entered. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek reportedly traveled to Peiping amid the crisis.
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Nanking
Chinese Defense Ministry
Chinhsien
Manchuria
Mukden
Ching Kaishek
Peiping
Dozen States To Hold Referenda On Veterans' Bonus Proposals
Dozen states plan referenda on veterans bonus proposals following legislative action. The measure received approval from the legislature and faces public votes to determine the bonus funding and eligibility details across multiple states.
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A. B. Beetles
William Davis
W. A. Deese Webb
Chest Solicitors
By Abby Ellard
Stampa
Flaap
Tedar
Seth Atvives
William J. Davis
Senator Ball
Mrs. Dewey
By Jack Bell
Police
Ieee Cms
U.n.security Council
Prooer
Berolpf
Atera
Zed
Felersodisen
Actade
Ile
Csaer
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