Folsom aides mystery in governor selection
In Alabama, as Governor-elect Folsom prepares for a new administration, aides speculate on who will fill key posts such as the conservation director and finance head. Rumors swirl about Hamp Draper or Don Drennen, while E P Russell and Frank Boswell remain focal figures amid talks in Miami and Kilby Prison circles.
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Ala
Wan Peee
Cauca
Folsom
Hayse Tucker
Ben C. Morgan
Alabama Wildlife Federation
Don Drennen
Birmingham
State Federation
Draper
E. P. Russell
Frank Boswell
Kilby
Russell
Kilgore Seat Contested by Republican Challenge
Walter Hallanan outlined plans to contest Kilgore's Senate seat on charges of irregularities after unofficial results showed Sweeney trailing by about 3000 votes. Republicans aim to unseat Kilgore if their charges succeed, citing a 1925 precedent where a Republican-elect was denied seating and a Democrat seated.
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Washington
Harley M. Kilgore
West Virginia
Senate
Walter Hallanan
GOP
Kilgore
Thomas Sweeney
Theodore G. Bilbo
Mississippi
Herbert R. O'Conor
Maryland
Hallanan
Sweeney
Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
Daniel F. Steck
Brookhart
Yeggs Raid Tear Store Through Sliding Door
Green and Stein store was broken into through a ground floor sliding door. A intruder escaped via the rear. only eight to ten dollars from a cash drawer were missing. A night watchman found a man knocking on the window. he claimed to have slept in the store since Saturday and was locked in at closing. The man was not identified.
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Green and Stein
Green
Ture
Alabamians Arrive in Germany as War Dead Arrive by Air
Mrs Mabel Scott and her son William aged 4 from Dadeville Alabama were among the first plane load of dependents of U S military personnel to reach Germany by air. The Douglas Skymaster carried 42 women and a 23 year old photographer aboard the New York flight.
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Prankfurt
Germany
Mabel Scott
William
Dadeville
Ala
U. S
New York
Farm Leader John Edwards Dies in Alabama
John Edwards, class of ’85 and former member of the Texas Senate from Dallas, long active with the Alabama Farm Bureau Federation, died in Dallas County. Funeral services were announced.
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Ala
John Edwards
Sea eSaatare
Dallas
Ala Farm Bureau Federation
Rome
Cotton futures rise on demand before crop report
New York December cotton futures edged higher on demand and cover trading though unable to sustain peak levels. Trade news and government crop data influenced prices with late afternoon quotes up about two to three dollars per bale. December to May contracts ranged around 31.54 to 30.75.
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New York
Settlen Cecoa
Department of Agriculture
Court and Coal Strike End Reach as Government Orders Relaxed
The Supreme Court weighs contempt and contract voiding by miners amid an end to the coal strike. President Truman shifts focus as emergency orders fade. the government relaxes coal and transport controls while Lewis keeps miners at work under the voided contract. Senator Lucas urges inquiry into labor leadership.
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Supreme Court
Lewis
Truman
Solid Fuels Administration
Congress
Lucas
Ill
Labor Organization
Birmingham Idle List Is Being Cut
About half of Alabama's 20 000 union coal miners returned to work and officials predicted the rest would follow by midweek. Several mines resumed with crews, others idle or reduced. steel plants still faced partial operation due to fuel shortages. Overall, after the coal strike began November 20, some 45 000 people in the Birmingham district had been idle.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
UMW
John L. Lewis
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co
U. S. Steel
Ambulance Drivers Have Unusual Trip
Tra Coker, a Negro, was fined $100 in city police court for leaving the scene of an accident after his pickup collided with a Decatur Transit bus. Coker was arrested Sunday afternoon and brought back to the scene by Lewis Pinky Brown and Carl Gibson who saw a man jump from the truck and flee toward Ferry Street and Cherry Street.
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Tra Coker
J. B. Whitmire
Coker
Decatur
Lewis
Pinky” Brown
Carl Gibson
Gibson
Brown
Ferry Street
Cherry Street
Winecoff Hotel Fire Toll Spurs State Safety Push
After a deadly blaze on Peachtree Street many perished from the 15 story Winecoff Hotel. Officials studied wreckage as thousands viewed the site. The state seeks enforcement of automatic sprinkler requirements and stronger fire safety standards. Red Cross and Salvation Army tallies put dead at 112 to 117 with dozens injured. Youth leaders from several towns were lost and many communities mourned.
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C. C. Styron
A. C. Hutson
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Peachtree Street
Georgia
Taylor T. Carstarphen
Macon
Ellis Arnall
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Winecoff
YMCA
Gainesville
Bainbridge
Thomaston
Rome
Donalsonville
Albany
Columbus
Barnesville
Atlanta
John Moore Walker
Protsant Episcopal
Legion
Grady Hospital
Eithel Wall
Sylvester
Joseph Ward Hooper
Wilmington
Dr. Wall
Winecoft
Winecoff Hotel Fire Deaths Attributed To Asphyxiation
Fire Chief C C Styron reported the Winecoff hotel disaster caused 120 deaths mostly by asphyxiation from smoke and fumes with no escape routes. He noted carbon dioxide buildup and warned open passageways must be fireproof to halt flame spread. Seven firefighters were injured battling the smoke-filled halls.
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Atlanta
C. C. Styron
Winecoff Hotel
Styron
Winecoff
Jyron
Bible burial verse found in burned-out room of delegate
Fire at the Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta killed 28 youths from Georgia. Victims included Mrs. John Edward Smith and her children Dotsy Fred and Mary of Fitzgerald and Mrs. John Williams and daughter Claire of Cordele. Debated causes ranged from oily rags to elevator shaft sparks.
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Assembly
John Edward Smith
Dotsy
Fred
Mary
Fitzgerald
John Williams
Claire
Cordele
Smith
Williams
Atlanta
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
United States
Ralph Wilson
Kingsport
Tenn
Youth Leaders Are Buried Today
Georgia districts mourn as young leaders are laid to rest after a tragic event. Officials in Atlanta report multiple deaths and ongoing investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Whitney Named Regional VP of National Association of Manufacturers
Warren Whitney of Birmingham has been chosen regional vice president for the Southeast. He is general manager of National Cast Iron Pipe. Whitney says a key issue is aligning employer and employee aims for the future.
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Warren Whitney
Birmingham
Alabama
National Association of Manufacturers
Southeast
Whitney
National Cast Iron Pipe
Youth Assembly Adopts Bills Then Sits For Winecoff Tragedy
Atlanta YMCA Youth Assembly halted after the Winecoff hotel fire claim left 36 of 49 Gainesville youths listed as missing or dead and others injured. Funeral plans unfold as communities like Bainbridge Thomaston Donaldsonville Rome Albany Columbus and Barnesville mourn delegates killed.
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Winecoff
Atlanta
YMCA
Gainesville
Bainbridge
Thomaston
Donaldsonville
Rome
Albany
Columbus
Barnesville
Twenty third Psalm replaces store ad in Atlanta paper
The twenty third psalm bordered in black appeared on the Atlanta Constitution second section front page replacing Rich's Inc. ad space. Three University of Alabama trainees at Rich's were killed in the Winecoff hotel fire, identified as Sarah Margaret Aldridge Jean Pruett and Ethel J Stewart from Alabama towns Falkville Fort Payne and Ralph.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Constitution
Rich's Inc
Winecoff
University of Alabama
Rich's
Sarah Margaret Aldridge
Falkville
Ala
Jean Pruett
Fort Payne
Ethel J. Stewart
Ralph, Ala
Gasoline Blamed In Canada Hotel Blaze
A Saskatoon hotel fire killed 11 people and injured 18 as flames spread rapidly through the Barry hotel after a gasoline can by a kitchen range ignited. Fire chief said the blaze moved like a solid wall. guests escaped from upper floors using sheets and blankets and one man hung from a third floor window until rescued.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Barry Hotel
Saskachewan
Canada
Queen's Hotel
Halifax
Fred Fries
Fries
E. Clark
Identified Dead in Winecoff Fire Listed From Across States
The list names identified victims gathered from Red Cross and Salvation Army records. Included are Evelyne Adams Thomaston Ga Sarah M Aldridge Falkville Ala Florence Opeecett Mrs. Florence Claxton Walter Baker 75 Vermont Ave West Asheville N C Clarence Bainbridge Beck Walter W Cox Dr Robert H Murphy N C Billie Robert H D avid Philip D Savannah Ga Davis Mary Alice Bainbridge etc.
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Winecoff Hotel
Red Cross
The
Salvation Army
Adams, Evelyne
Thomaston
Aldridge
Sarah M
University of Alabama
Falkville
Opeecett
Florence
Claxton
Baker
Walter’ L
Vermont Ave
West Asheville
N. C
Clarence B
Bainbridge, A
Beck
Walter W
Jacksonville
Boschung
Charles
Cullman
Ala
Broome
Sue Dorothy
Bainbridge
Brown
J. E. Cornelia
Lamar
Rome
Bryson
Bill
Asheville
Buck
Eloise
New York City
Burns
A. J
Ossining
N. Y
Cobb
Martha Harriett
Fayette
Constangey
Freda
M. T
Cox
Robert H
Murphy
Library officials push Carnegie Library needs to Rotary
Two representatives from the University Women presented the Carnegie Library needs to the Decatur Rotary club. Mrs W T Jordan described the interior building program and the plan to obtain 500 children’s books, asking each club member to contribute one book. The board will decide on the request.
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Marjorie Russell
W. T. Jordan
Carnegie Library
Decatur Rotary Club
Cornelian ‘Hotel
Stanley Wyatt
Joe W. Hughes
L. T. Wagnon
Hartseile
Carl Waltersdorf
Huntsville
William Kimbrough
L. R. Murphree
Frank Scroggins
Civic Welfare Committee
Jordan
Royal romance looms as Prince Philip linked to Princess Elizabeth
London reports a surge of publicity over Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark fueling British hopes of a royal engagement with Princess Elizabeth. Three national newspapers featured him, with Tom Driberg praising the prince as intelligent and broad minded and good looking.
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London
Prince Philip
Greece
Denmark
Britain
Elizabeth
Tom Driberg
Names List From Georgia And Nearby States
A long OCR fragment lists numerous individuals with locations across Georgia Florida Tennessee North Carolina Alabama Illinois and Iowa. Included are residents from Bainbridge Thomaston Donalsonville Fitzgerald Fitzgerald Valdosta Atlanta and several others with towns such as Rome Cordele Gainesville Albany and Knoxville.
Decatur Hospital News And Local Events Summary
The report lists multiple discharges and admissions at Decatur infirmary and Decatur General hospital including Rob ert Ford Eva Mrs. Raymond Rowe 350 E. Mouton and others. The State Teachers College Florence glee club will perform Christmas carols at Decatur senior high on Wednesday at 11 30 with 54 members and free admission. Also noted are births at Hamil clinic and various local activities including a police warning about false fire alarms and a Montgomery business trip by local agents.
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Glee Club
State Teachers’ College
Florence
Decatur Senior High School
Air Strip Chapels and Danville Strips Offered for Sale
War Assets Administration offers two chapels from Napier Airfield near Dothan and Courtland Air Base for sale. Napier chapel 37 by 99 feet, Courtland chapel 37 by 81 feet, both with altars pews lighting and heating, removable. Preference for religious groups as memorials. Also sells Danville Strips in Lawrence County 12 miles southwest of Decatur, a 2 78 acre site with sod runways an observatory tower and beacon tower.
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Danville
Courtland Air Base
War Assets Administration Toay
Napier
Dothan
Courtland
WAA
Washington
Lawrence County
Decatur
Miss Birmingham Back At Her Desk
Miss Eileen McKenna 28 year old personal secretary to the Lord Mayor of Birmingham England returns from a 15 day trip to the 75th anniversary of Birmingham Alabama. She plans to write 400 letters acknowledging gifts and invitations and praises hospitality and civic contacts gained during the visit.
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Birmingham
England
Eileen McKenna
Ala
Burglars Take Tools After Failing to Find Coal in Boise
In Boise Idaho on December 9 burglars could not locate coal at a fuel yard so they stole an axe a cross cut saw and a log chain from the premises. Municipal police are investigating the burglary.
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Boise
Idaho
Molotov Drops Bombshell at UN Troop Census Debate
At the UN assembly Molotov stunned delegates by urging deletion of a planned troop inventory paragraph and linking home troop counts to disarmament. The session recessed to tomorrow after South Africa’s censure over racial discrimination.
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Molotov
Hartley Stancross
Great Britain
South Africa
Union
International Court of Justice
Paris Peace Talks Aim to Hear Small Nations First
Secretary Byrnes and British Foreign Secretary Bevin push to avoid Paris mistakes by giving small nations a full hearing on the German settlement before the foreign ministers council acts. Molotov opposes but both Western powers seek broad input as Europe weighs occupation cuts and historic decisions.
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John M. Hightower
New York
James F. Byrnés
Ernest Bevin
Germany
V. M. Molotov
Foreign Ministers Council
Council
Pest
Byrnes
Italy
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Finland
Bevin
Molotov
Europe
Belgium
Netherlands
Canada
Australia
Services Held For Trinity Woman Rosie Jones
Funeral services were held at 3 o'clock for Miss Rosie Jones 62 who died Sunday after a long illness in Trinity. Rev Carpenter officiated at Trinity Methodist church with burial in Trinity Mountain cemetery. She is survived by six brothers three sisters and a half brother.
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Rosie Jones
Trinity
Carpenter
Trinity Methodist Church
Trinity Mountain Cemetery
Ben C. Jones
Paul Jones
Florence
Virgil Jones
Germany
Silas Jones
Samuel Jones
Spenser Jones
Melvin Donald
Trinit
Betty Jones
Leola Mae Terry
Hillsboro 1
James Jones
New Transfusion Method Saves Baby at Boston Hospital
Nine day old Diane Seavey recovered after doctors washed out poisoned blood and transfused RH negative blood in hours. The new treatment for erythroblastosis was disclosed at Children’s Hospital and saved the twelfth patient, leaving earlier feared 40 percent fatality rates a memory.
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Boston
Diane Seavey
Children’s Hospital
Diane
No Price Increase Reported by Alabama Music Operators
The Alabama Music Operators Association, made up of owners of can record Logs Raga chines, yesterday urged a statewide price increase for their recorded music.
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Birmingham
Ala
The
Alabama Music Operators Association
Ragachines
Damon Runyon Hospitalized in New York
Damon Runyon, noted author and columnist, is ill and hospitalized at Memorial Hospital. He has been under treatment for three days.
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Runyon
New York
Damon Runyon
Memorial Hospital
Supreme Court nullifies mail fraud case over female jurors
The Supreme Court, in a 5 to 4 ruling, dismissed a mail fraud indictment against two leaders of the I am religious group because women were excluded from the jury. The decision stresses community representation when selecting jurors. juror inclusion is weighed against broader public interest in licensing radio stations.
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Paul M. Yost
Washington
Supreme Court
Douglas
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
WOKO
Albany
N. Y
Pit
Commission
Jackson
Congress
Liberte Sinks in Le Havre Mud After Gale
The 49,746-ton German-built liner Europa renamed Liberte for France broke moorings in a gale and sank into Le Havre mud. It struck harbor wreckage and settled with a heavy list as the tide rose three feet. Officials hope the Liberte can be refloated despite years of bad luck since its 1928 Hamburg launch.
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LE Havre
France
Europa
French Line
Hamburg
Martial law hits parts of Mazandaran in Iran
Iran imposes martial law and curfew on major Mazandaran cities to cover a fraught two week election period. Clashes between armed groups and civilians cited in a government communique. Pro Soviet Tudeh party members reportedly found with arms in Tehran reports.
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Wehran
Iran
Mazandaran
Russia
Rezmara
Tehran
Boxing Promoter Jacobs Still Critical in New York
Boxing promoter Mike Jacobs remained in critical condition at St. Clare's hospital in New York, days after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage. He was stricken last Tuesday and remained gravely ill as of today.
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New York
Mike Jacobs
St. Clare's Hospital
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