Convicted Slave Appeals To High Court
Charles K Odiorne appeals after his Jefferson Circuit Court verdict of life in prison for the Prescott killing of Jake Prescott, a wealthy timber landholder. Co-defendant E J Burns was executed. Odiorne was tried months after Burns’ death.
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Montgomery
Charles K Odiorne
Pratent
Odigrne
Jake Prescall
E. J. Burns
Odlorne
Burns
Prescott
Jefferson
Odlorne Ife
Georgia Quintet Coach Arrives Aims to Start Next Week
Ralph Jordan, new University of Georgia basketball coach, arrived in Athens and said practice could begin next week. The Bulldogs open the season December 5 against St John’s of Philadelphia.
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Georgia
Athens
Ralph Jordan
University of Georgia
Bulldogs
St. John's
Philaee
Keiser Leads Golf Pros At Richmond
Herman Keiser of Akron led the Richmond Open field after the opening round with a subpar 36 on the front nine and a 6 under par 66 total. Jim Ferrier trailed by one stroke, Ben Hogan shared third in a crowded group, and 80 players begin the second round at Hermitage Country Club in Virginia.
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Richmond
Herman Keiser
Akron
Ohio
Jim Ferrier
Chicago
Ben Hogan
Hershey
Hermitage Country Club
Mogan
Sal Diduano
Larchmont
Hogan
Tony Manera
Greenwich
Colin
Jim Milward
Madison
Wis
Buck White
Greenwood
Widow Marjorie Bong Plans Second Marriage in Hollywood
Marjorie Bong widow of WWII flying ace Maj Richard Bong announces engagement to James H Baird sales manager aged 22 The wedding is set for Wednesday evening at Hollywood Lutheran Church following Bong s death in August 1945 She had studied modeling and worked as a mannequin in Beverly Hills after his passing
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Hollywood
Marjorie ‘Bong
Maj
Richard Bong
James H. Baird
Baird
Hollywood Lutheran Church
Bong
Winter Cover Crops Should Be Placed in Houston At Once
Houston County farmers with seed and fertilizer for winter cover crops should plant quickly The PMA program offers assistance for fertilizer used under legumes and for seed under the 1947 plan County Agent Ci Ling and Jesse Culbreth urge prompt action Cash savings include soil building measures terraces drainage ditches and new farm ponds Readouts show Houston County farmers used PMA soil building funds in 1946 totaling 10229549 with 2400851 still available Seed and seedling purchases include lupine Austrian winter pea lespedeza and fescue acres planted and tons of fertilizer applied Seed harvest underway with potential higher yields this year involving several cooperators and soil conservation district plans Farmers named as seed savers include W B Whatley W A Womack Marion Oakley Walter Onzler G D Raley Myg Caro lite Wilson and Jesse Forrester.
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Houston County
Ci Ling
PM (Aaa
Jesse A. Culbret
PMA
Culbreth
Nouston
Houston
So Conservation District
W. B. Whatley
W. A. Womack
Marlon Oakley
Walter Onzler
G. D. Raley
Myg
Carolite Wilson
Jesse Forrester
Emergency Maternal Care Plan Flawed in Dothan
Houston County Red Cross says the Emergency Maternal and Infant Care program fails in Dothan. Local doctors may deliver at home for $50, but hospitals refuse the federal plan due to conditions. Red Cross advises servicemen to rely on their spouse’s hospital abroad and plan money ahead as no local funds exist.
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Houston County Red Cross
Dothan
Houston County
Red Cross
Toledo Glass Bowl plan aims to rise to major college football
Toledo announces a first Glass Bowl slated for December with undecided opponents Oklahoma City and Delaware as leading candidates. The idea, conceived by a glass plant worker, features a blow glass trophy the winners wear fiber glass blankets and glass themed stadium features.
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Fraley United
New York
University of Tolédo
Oklahoma City
Delaware
Detroit
Syracuse
City of Glass
Toledo
Piant Glass
Garden rink to be screened at MSG for safety
Madison Square Garden will surround the entire hockey playing surface with a herculite tempered plate grass screen at a cost of 23000 dollars to prevent injury to spectators.
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Garden New York
Madison Square Garden
Immigrants Seek Stay as US Exclusion Order Looms
A 40 foot vessel named Inanda carrying a group from Sweden arrives in Miami and asks for one last chance from Attorney General Tom Clark to overturn their exclusion order. Jose M. Noues of the Dominican Republic consul general's office would consider admitting them to the Caribbean island republic while negotiations continue. The group faces noon deadline to decide their next move as guard supervision and family concerns are cited.
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Akippe
Atlantic
Sweden
Miami
Congress
Plesre
Tom Clark
Hemisphere
Tandre
Jose M. Noues
Dominican Republic
Caribbean
Ray Eyes 49th Straight Win in Rainbow Arena Title Fight
Elmer Ray the Hastings Florida heavyweight seeks his 49th consecutive victory as he faces George Parks of Washington DC in a 10 round main event at Rainbow Arena tonight.
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Ray
Chicago
Elmer Ray
Hastings
Fla
George Parks
Washington, D. C
Rainbow Arena
Boswell Amendment 4 Re registration debate in Alabama
A statement from former Alabama leaders argues Boswell Amendment No. 4 could justify re registering voters since January 1, 1903. The document lists legal mechanisms to challenge registrations and warns of potential misuse to purge opponents, urging voters to consider the risk before the November election.
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Alabama
Albert A. Carmichael
Democratic Party
Board of Registrars
Carrol T. Prince
Mobile
Richard T. Rives
Montgomery
Alabama State Bar Association
Henry McDaniel
Damopolis
Harry W. Gamble
Selma
Charles L. Hobart
Monroeville
Oscar I. Tompkins
Bothan
Crampton Harris
Birmingham
Vernor R. Jensen
Harold M. Cook
United States
Wenenever
State Democratic Executive Committee
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