Couple Leap To Death From Ninth Floor Hotel
Washington AP June 13. A former garage owner and a 25 year old short story writer leapt to their deaths within 45 minutes of each other from a ninth floor room at the Lafayette Hotel two blocks from the White House. The man Arthur D Millison 34 estranged from his wife and father of three died after a barricaded door confrontation with two policemen. Mrs Dorothy Cox Mahoney mother of a three year old registered as Mr and Mrs Arthur D Millison San Francisco. Police said both were Wash ingtonians and Millison recently sold his interest in an auto repair business.
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Washington
LaFayette
White House
Clyde’ N. Strange
Dorothy. Cox
Mahoney
Arthur D. Millison
San Francisco
Shakespeare and Shaw Scarce in Britain as Demand Soars
London dealers report a nationwide shortage of complete Shakespeare works in compact editions and of George Bernard Shaw writings. Booksellers note a stage boom and high demand driving limited supply in Britain today.
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London
Britain
George Bernard Shaw
Tragic Window Jump Ends in Millison Death
A woman’s death and a suicide attempt unfold on an eighth floor scene as Millison resists police and fire crews. Birrell and Thrift say they identified themselves, Millison warned him to leave or he would jump, and he plunged from the window as nets were prepared. Police recover a bloody razor blade and note wrist slash marks.
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Birrell
Thrift
Millison
Fire Department
Bevin's Stance on Palestine and Paris Peace Talks
AP analysis notes British Foreign Secretary Bevin at Bournemouth labeled his approach to Palestine and the Big Four Paris talks as firm. He rejected immediate Jewish mass immigration and warned of separate peace pacts if negotiations stall, signaling patience and European duty as needed to resolve the Middle East issue.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Foreign Affairs
England
Bevin
Britain
Labor Party
Bournemouth
Palestine
Paris
Holy Land
John Bull
Sam
Europe
Byrnes
Russia
United States
United Nations Assembly
America
North Carolina imposes quarantine on infantile paralysis entrants
North Carolina will quarantine children arriving from epidemic areas for two weeks. The rule requires quarantine in a segregated area away from hotels and public gathering places before entry to camps or schools. Public establishments may admit children from epidemic zones if they stay quarantined for two weeks after the last arrival.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
State Board of Health
Carl V. Reynolds
Florida
Bowman enters race for Thomasville County Commissioner
J F Bowman announces candidacy for County Commissioner from the Thomasville District to succeed P C Searcy whose term ends this year. A longtime local merchant and businessman Bowman cites his varied work in oil, live stock and real estate and says he has pledged votes and will seek broad voter contact.
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J. F
Jess) Bowman
Thomasville
Bowman
P. C. Searcy
Judge H J MacIntyre for re election Court of Appeals
A Thomas County Georgia editorial urges support for Judge H J MacIntyre in the race for re election to the Georgia Court of Appeals. The piece extols his long service, integrity, and ties to Thomasville and South Georgia, predicting a handsome majority in his favor.
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Georgia
Thomas County
South
Court of Appeals
H. J. MacIntyre
MacIntyre
Georgia Court of Appeals
Thomasville
South Georgia
Successor to Sen Bankhead Not Yet Named
In Montgomery Alabama on June 13 AP reports no final decision on selecting a successor to Senator John H Bankhead. Gov Chauncey Sparks favors naming an interim appointee soon then letting voters decide in November for the unexpired term. Sparks seeks AG ruling on a four month forward vacancy law and temporary appointment authority.
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Montgomery
Ala
John H. Bankhead
Chauncey Sparks
Bankhead
Sparks
U.S. Senate
Miss Mary Frances Horne Weds Harry Groover Thomas
The wedding took place at First Baptist Church of Thomasville on June 12 with Dr. Blackburn officiating. Attendants included Miss Mary Jane Williams and bridesmaids from Canton Greenville and Thomasville. The couple will reside in Jacksonville after June 24 while Thomas joins Cameron and Barkley Hardware Co.
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Mary Frances Horne
Harry Groover Thomas
First Baptist Church of
Thomasville
Henry W. Blackburn
T F. Callaway
Sydney Fleming
Rose Ferguson
Grieg
Miss Ferguson
Maye Carroll Smith
Mary Jane Williams
Winder
Dorothy Williams
Canton
Carolyn Mosely
Greenville
Cathryn Felkel
Elmer Horne
Groover A. Thomas
Elmer T. Horne Jr
Donald Ferguson
Reynolds Montford
Elmer Thomas Horne
Metcalfe
Thomasville High School
Bessie Tift College
Forsyth
Baptist Woman’s Missionary Union Training School
Louisville
First Baptist Church
Crawford Avenue Baptist Church
Augusta
Groover Ashton Thomas
Ellison
Green Alday
Martha McBride
Sara Thomas
Joyce Stringer
W. R. Burnett
Tallahassee
Ann Alday
Bill Pierce
W. B. Watkins
Miami
C. H. Ellison Jr
Atlanta
Columbus B. Smith
Madison, Fla
Fred Mickler
Walter Wade
Madison
Fla
Frank Carrol
Monticello
New Orleans
Thomas
Jacksonville
Cameron and Barkley Hardware Co
Bowman Announces Candidacy for Thomasville County Commissioner
J F Jess Bowman announces his run for Thomas County Commissioner representing the Thomasville District. He pledges fair unbiased service and a goal of good business administration if elected, asking voters for their support and friendship.
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Thomasville
Thomas County
P. C. Searcy
J. F
Jess) Bowman
Sparta official says Negro vets balk at working
Sparta Georgia June 13 AP charges that Negro ex servicemen refused city work. Jarman manager of the Millidgeville office said city jobs are common laborer tasks and veterans cannot be dropped for refusing such work. Councilman Dyer accused government aid of aiding refusal, while the Employment Service explains forms sent to the Atlanta agency determine veteran status. The readjustment act pays 20 a week for up to 52 weeks with a decreasing scale.
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Sparta
U.S
W.W. C. Jarm
Millsdgeville
David Dyer
Employment Service
Milledgeville
Dyer
Atlanta
Jarman
Enaoyment Service
Polish Army Pipers Trained by Edinburg Pipe Major
Pipe Major William Ross taught 713 pipers from British Dominions and other countries at Edinburg Castle under the Piobaireachd Society during the war. Ninety three Canadians learned to pipe.
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Edinburg
Scotland
William Ross
Dominions
Piobaireachd Society
Edinburg Castle
Georgia flier among victims in B-29 crash
Tampa AP reports MacDill Field public relations last night released the names of fliers killed when a B-29 superfortress crashed into a Tennessee mountain near Collins Gap. Listed are 1st Lt. James H. Reir age 29 of Montgomery Alabama and 2nd Lt. O C Cook age 25 of McRae Georgia along with their next of kin.
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Tampa
Fla
MacDill Field
Collins Gap
Tenn
James H. Reir
Azeele St
C. T. Reir
Federal Drive
Montgomery
Ala
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Carmichael Hig
Get
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Mkenzie
J. F. Bowman
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DeSoto and Plymouth
General Tires
Fletcher
Georgia Bar Association
Higher Courts of
Judge MacIntyre
Sen. Bankhead
Harry G. Thomas
Sandy Polaski
Inman Drug Store
Wayne Nang
Rexall
S. Broad St
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Blakely
Bainbridge
Newton
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