Russia Proud of Air Fleet
Soviet aviation leaders boast global superiority and plan ambitious feats. Massack notes Soviet high altitude records and growing passenger and freight throughput while Kaganovich praises domestic plants amid American influence.
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Russia
Richard G. Massack
Moscow
Associated Press
United States
Soviet Russia
van Alksnis
Mikhail Kaganovich
Defense Industry
Arctic Circle
I. F. Tkacheff
Arctic
Maxim Gorky
A. N. Topoleff
Joseph Stalin
S. Joffe
Tkacheff
Government removes top officials and fires 22 aviation workers
and S. Spassky, construction chief, have been removed from their jobs. Twenty-two pilots, engineers and technicians were dismissed for failure to fulfill their duties properly and were forbidden further jobs in civil aviation. They were charged with disorganization of work, plundering of state property, causing accidents, corruption and "malicious lack of discipline."
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S. Spassky
Woman Kills Self and Two Children in Tennessee Farm
Shelbyville Tennessee December 29 Sheriff W A Brown said no further investigation planned into the fatal poisoning of Mrs Ray Gowan 26 and her two young children at their Bedford county farm home near here yesterday afternoon. He said she took poison after giving the children Sara Jean three and Ray Jr four months old poison and chloroforming them. Relatives said she had been ill and despondent since severe burns at her home months earlier.
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Shelbyville
Tenn
W. A. Brown
Ray Gowan
Here
No Watch Night Services in Twin Cities Churches
Meth odist churches in the Twin Cities will skip watch night services this year due to waning interest. The First Baptist Church in Monroe will host events from 7 to 8 30 p.m. for the B T U and a social hour with prayer to close at midnight. St Matthew's Grace Episcopal and First Presbyterian will not offer late services while St Matthew's Catholic holds New Year masses at 6 7 8 and 9 a.m. and Grace church at 9 a.m. for the Feast of the Circumcision.
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Twin Cities
First Baptist Church
Monroe
St. Matthew's Catholic
Grace Episcopal
First Presbyterian
St. Matthew's Church
Grace Church
Franklin Negroes Face U S Charges
Four Franklin parish black men are slated for federal charges over liquor violations. Jerry Heckford and Ben Taliaferro allegedly ran an unlicensed 15 gallon still on John Peck’s farm. Percy Highland transported untaxed liquor. Sam Washington operated an unlicensed 50 gallon still on George Russell’s farm.
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Winnsboro
Jerry Heckford
Ben Taliaferro
John Peck
Percy Highland
Sam Washington
George Russell
Franklin Parish
Saint Delph
W. B. Grayson
State Penitentiary
Carey J. Ellis
Charlie Miles
Abe Miles
L. V. Doyle
Heflin Ill May Vote in Alabama Primary
Former Senator J Thomas Heflin with lobar pneumonia may still cast a ballot in the upcoming Democratic primary where he runs for a Senate seat. His physician Dr N A Wheeler said he is probably past the crisis and may vote if his condition improves.
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Lafayette
Ala
J. Thomas Heflin
Senate
N. A. Wheeler
Heflin
May limit steel exports
Chairman Sheppard a Democrat from Texas said he would convene the Senate military committee next week to consider a proposal restricting iron and steel scrap exports.
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Washington
Sheppard
Texas
Senate Military Committee
First wife asserts Ted Healy not broke after death
Betty Braun Healy, Ted Healy’s first wife, says the comedian did not die penniless. Friends paid for his funeral after his death December 21 due to alcoholism. She claims Healy owned a Hollywood tea estate and ranch, had a $100,000 life policy, and may have left a will for his widow and infant son. No will has been found. She dropped a prior beatings probe after a meeting with District Attorney Buron Fitts.
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Hollywood
Betty Braun Healy
Ted Healy
Healy
Betty Hickman Healy
Buron Fitts
City Court Fines Drivers and Others in Recent Session
City Court fined Lee and Albert Montgomery one hundred dollars each for driving while drunk. Loretta Dixon and Willie Aden were fined ten dollars each for anti vice. Willie Minor paid ten dollars for fighting. R L Veazy held for fingerprints on vagrancy charges. Two traffic violators paid seven hundred fifty four dollars in total and two intoxicated individuals were fined seven dollars and fifty cents each.
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V. Lee
Albert Montgomery
W. M. Harper
Loretta Dixon
Willie Aden
Willie Minor
R. L. Veazy
Physical training urged for cripples at 41st COE meet
Dr. H G Metcalf of Peabody college told 200 instructors at the 41st annual College Physical Education meeting in New Orleans that paralyzed students should not be wallflowers. He cited swimming and other adapted activities and urged graded marks by capacity, noting a legless boy could earn an A in physical education.
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New Orleans
H. G. Metcalf
Nashville
Peabody College
College Physical Education Association
H. A. Scott
Scott
Rice Institute
Houston
Tex
Claiborne Home Club Holds Meet
The Claiborne Home Demonstration club met at Mrs. Ivy Wallace's home with co host Mrs. Allen Cloud. Jewel McQuiller led project discussions. contests awarded to Mrs. J R Fransom and Mrs. Allen Cloud. Mrs. M L DeFreese directed the program. Christmas tree gifts were given and refreshments served. Next meeting at Mrs. Alvie Wallace's home.
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Claiborne
Ivy Wallace
Allen Cloud
Jewel McQuiller
Parish
J. R. Fransom
M. L. DeFreese
Alvie Wallace
Cowboys Ride Far Dance All Night at Annual Ball
In Lamar Colorado on December 29 4 It took all night for cowboys to celebrate at the 40 year old ball. Old timers traveled from Amarillo Texas and Wichita Kansas for the grand march at 8 pm. About 200 couples attended before the dancing reached full stride at 2 am.
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Lamar
Colo
Amarillo
Tex
Wichita
Kan
Mayor speaks at Lions meet Monroe mayor addresses Lions luncheon
Mayor Harvey H. Benoit spoke at the Monroe Lions Club luncheon at Hotel Frances marking his first public appearance since becoming city chief executive. He praised the club’s cooperation and pledged to match words with deeds. A membership drive and upcoming events for Lions International founder Melvin Jones were announced.
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Harvey H. Benoit
Monroe Lions Club
Hotel Frances
Leche
C. R. Tidwell
R. E. Tucker
F. L. Jones
Lions
Lions Club
Melvin Jones
Lions International Association
Mr Jones
The
A. B. Clarkson
Lion S. E. Dodd
Three-Mile Inn
American Legion Posts
Forty and Eight
Moss and wife spend Christmas in Hollywood
S. A. Moss freight agent of the Missouri Pacific railroad and Mrs. Moss visited their daughter in Hollywood California over Christmas as they have for years They will return to Monroe at week’s end A volcanic eruption hundreds of miles away may be heard by listening to the ground.
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S. A. Moss
Missouri Pacific Railroad
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