De Havilland Crashes Jet After Supersonic Test
London AP reports aeronautics experts theorized Geoffrey de Havilland crashed his experimental jet Friday night while testing near the Mes Estuary. Witnesses said the craft exploded in the air as it neared imagined supersonic speeds, with wreckage strewn over a half mile as tide and darkness halted further search.
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Tom Williams
London
Geoffrey de Havilland
Themes
de Havilland
Britain
Agovernment
de Havilland Company
de Haviland
Murder charge in shooting of husband in Houston County
Raby Lee Collins, a Black woman, is jailed in Houston County on a first degree murder charge for fatally shooting her husband J. B. Col ls in Victory Grocery and Market on Houston and Blacksea r streets about 11 p.m. Collins said she left to get a gun after an argument over family trouble. Police report she returned and shot him three times with a .38 caliber pistol, one bullet hitting the neck and two in the chest. he died an hour later at a local hospital.
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Raby Lee Collins
Doshan
Houston County
J. B. Cols
Victory
Houston and
Blacksear Streets
Collins
Colling
Iim
Crack-Down Continues On Auto Theft Ring
Law enforcement officers continued their crack-down on an auto theft ring. A green 1946 Plymouth sedan was recovered in front of the Houston Hotel, parked about a week with the license plate hidden. The car had about 2,000 miles since theft from Knight and Sons, Inc., Columbus, Ga., on September 7. Dothan police picked up the vehicle Friday night. Local, federal and state agencies are pursuing ring members and expect further arrests early this week.
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Yes Setady
Houston Hotel
Knight and Sons, Inc
Columbus
Gal
Dothan Police Department
Ais
Indian fair revived by Cherokee in North Carolina
The Cherokee Indians of Western North Carolina prepared for their first Indian fair since the war. The event opens Tuesday and runs through next Saturday at the Cherokee Reservation in Cherokee.
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Cherokee, N. C
North Carolina
Cheer Leaders and Band Lead Tiger-Tiger Grid Clash
Cheer leaders and band energize Wiregrass Stadium for a Tiger-Tiger grid clash against Talladega Tigers. Dothan fans cheer as players stretch and warm up, drums pound, rows of color, and pregame pageantry set the mood for the Friday night football scene.
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William J. Davis
Wiregrass Stadium
Scientists Agree tom Can Work in Peaceful Uses
Twelve international scientists declared atomic energy controllable for peaceful uses and urged political leaders to decide on effective systems. They stressed safeguards from mining to factory, saying technical feasibility exists though political feasibility is not addressed. The report, prepared for the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission, was agreed unanimously as Russia signed.
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Tom
John A. Parris
Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
VU. N. Security Council
Canasta
Russia
Ix Politica
Dothan Atlanta Pullman Service Starts Tuesday Night
A new joint sleeper service between Panama City, Florida and Atlanta via Dothan will begin Tuesday night, operated by the Atlanta and Saint Andrews Bay railroad and the Central of Georgia. The route will connect eastern, northern and western points with through service to Atlanta and Panama City. The first southbound sleeper leaves Atlanta at 11 p.m. Tuesday, arriving Dothan at 9 a.m. Wednesday and Panama City at 11:20 a.m. Wednesday. Return trains depart Panama City at 4:25 p.m. Wednesday and reach Atlanta at 7:15 a.m. Thursday, with schedule improvements expected as diesel engines join the run.
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Pullman
Panama City
Fla
Atlanta
Dothan
Atlanta and Saint Andrews Bay Railroad
Central of Georgia
Atlantic Coast Line
Savannah
Montgomery
Bay Line Central
Bay Line
Central
Houston County moves from fee to salary system
The Houston County Board of Revenue faces a big budget challenge as the county shifts from a fee-based to a salary-based operation. Beginning next January elected officials including the probate judge sheriff circuit clerk and register in chancery will be paid a salary, with tax collectors and assessors joining later. A 1944 constitutional amendment and 1945 enabling act set the salary method, but full change takes effect January 20, 1947. For three and a half months the county will operate on fees, then eight and a half months on salaries. The board has requested an SOS from the State examining department to help fix the budget for the coming year.
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Houston County Board of Revenue
Houston
Board of Revenue
State Examining Department
Alabama colleges enroll 26957 students in new aid drive
Montgomery AP report notes seven major institutions in Alabama have registered 26957 students, about 7000 more than anticipated. Gov Chauncey Sparks cites 530000 in emergency funds to expand capacity. University of Alabama tops with 8000 enrollments, Craughon cites Alabama Polytechnic 5550, total may exceed 6K. Alabama College reports 803 enrollment with other schools showing strong growth.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Chauncey Sparks
Ralph B. Craughon
University of Alabama
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Craughon
Alabama College
Amain—Seagely
Yugoslav Threat Conference in Angry Uproar
In Paris Yugoslavia warned it would refuse to sign the Italy peace treaty and keep its army in Northwest Austria if the conference backs the French Line frontier plan. The US threatened to bar Yugoslavia from reparations under the treaty unless it complied, a motion approved by Italy and opposed by France and the Soviet bloc. The row foreshadowed a bigger clash over Trieste’s governance at the next commission meeting.
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RB. H. Shackford
Paris
Yugoslavia
Italy
Astria
United States
Greece
France
Ethiopia
Luxembourg Palace
Russia
Brazil
Belgium
Trieste
Edouard Kardelj
One Killed Four Hurt In Wiregrass Weekend Crashes
A weekend spree of traffic accidents in the Wiregrass area left one dead and four injured. Joe Mills, 26, of Ozark died when his car rolled six miles from Ozark on Skipperville highway. He was alone. Funeral plans will be set by Holman Funeral Home. In Beck's Mill Road incident John D. Clark, driving, hit a truck driven by Noah Holder. Clark sustained critical head injuries and was hospitalized in Enterprise. The truck occupants reported no injuries.
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Wiregrass
Highway Patrol
Joe Mills
Ozark
Skippervile
Helen Blackburn Mills
J. B. Mills
Major
Oscar
John Mills
Holman Funeral Home
Beck's Mill Road
John D. Clark
Noah Holder
Clark
Enterprise
J. D. Peters
Holder
U. S. Highway 231
Dale County
Tullie Culverhouse
Albert Powers
Second Scarlet Fever Case Reported Here
A second scarlet fever case was reported to Houston County health department on Saturday morning. Dr. W. T. Burkett said the patient, a child in Dothan, attends an elementary school. Public health officials will check school contacts Monday and confirm isolation and tracing measures.
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Houston County Health Department
W. T. Burkett
Dothan
Burkett
Rani
Ees
Quaredl
San Antonio Flood Relief As River Recedes
Floodwaters of the San Antonio River, after causing six deaths, receded in the city but forced evacuations south of town. The crest reached Floresville, with roads and railroad tracks submerged. Police reported several missing and others located, with damage estimates ranging from 1.0009 to 4 million dollars and continued searches for missing residents.
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San Antonio
Tex
Floresville
Elmendorf
Southtor
Boyd W. Smith
Southern Pacific Railroad
Victoria
Guadalupe
Weather Bureau
Democratic Rally Set Here October 16
A Democratic rally to fund the November election will be held Oct. 1 in Montgomery in either City Auditorium or Crichton Bowl. Gov. designate James E. Folsom named Frank Boswell South Alabama chairman. speeches by Folsom , Hill, and Sparkman expected. Tickets set at $1 with sales in South Alabama cities soon.
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Montsomery
Montgomery
City Auditorium
Cranmton Bowl
Frank Boswell
Boswell
James E. Folsom
South Alabama
Gov
Folsom
Senator Hill
D-Ala
Sen
John Sparkman
Dothan
Mobile
Birmingham
Benwell
Studio unions clash as MGM and Warner stay on schedule
Hollywood reports AFL jurisdictional dispute aimed at closing film lots but MGM and Warner production lines continue typical Saturday work. The conference quoted adherence to normal schedules amid tensions with union leadership and broader labor actions.
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Hollywood
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Warner Brothers Film Lots
Turgets
King of Greece Calls for Unity Address after return from exile
King George II urged unity in a radio address after returning to Greece for the first time since the 1941 invasion. He pledged to act within democratic bounds as Prime Minister Traldaria resigned and a new cabinet formed. Security was tight as troops patrolled borders and police guarded the king’s three mile procession amid clashes with dissidents.
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Robert Vermillion
Athens
Greece
George II
Constantine Traldaria
Ting
Saldaria
Turkey on extreme alert over Dardanelles crisis
Istanbul reports say Turkey’s military on extreme alert after Russia renewed demands for joint defense of the Dardanelles and a Black Sea pact. Ankara silent on precautions while observers expect rejection of Soviet plans to share Straits control. Moscow urged Turkey and Russia to discuss defense before wider talks with Montreux signatories.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Russia
Dardanelles
Moscow
Black Sea
Afikern
Straits Administration
United States
Soviet Union
Wateway
Mediterranean
Montreux
Missouri Governor rejects bonus marchers plea for action
Governor Phil M. Donnelly in Jefferson City faced about 300 Ozarks bonus marchers in the statehouse as he refused to summon the Legislature for a $400 cash state bonus He urged the veterans to consult with their state lawmakers and defended government against threats He dismissed the marchers demands as incompatible with democracy.
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Jefferson City
Ozarks
Statehouse
Missouri
Phil M. Domnelly
Mari FE. Owen
Pacific
Southwest
Southwes
Donnelly
United States
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Connally
Vishinsky
Texas
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