Flood Threat Eases After Northeast Snow and Cold
Northeast floods recede as cold snaps halt rainfall and meltwater. Four deaths and millions in damage reported earlier. Utility outages persist, roads and rails blocked by ice and debris, with many still homeless and precautions against epidemics in place. Big Piney Wyoming records 11 below zero.
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New Jersey
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Albany
Dela Ware
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Continental Divide
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Decatur council fills vacancy after death of electee
On October 4 the new City Council took office and said it would accept the Governor's appointment. The deadlock over the mayoralty term deepens with the death of Councilman-elect A C Dillehay on September 30. Dillehay, who finished fifth, narrowly beat H G Williams, and Councilman Russell Humphrey was chosen to fill the vacancy.
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Decatur
A. C
Jack) Dillehay
Dillehay
H. G
Red) Williams
Russell Humphrey
Decatur Progress Highlights 1949 City Growth
Walter M. Jackson cites need for rural Morgan county ties while noting the city’s push for a new auditorium. The year saw a $165,000 football stadium dedication, plans for a $1.5 million school complex, dairy and poultry industry growth, Pryor Field airport expansion, and natural gas approval for Decatur area.
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Morgan County
Walter M. Jackson
Decatur
Baugh
Decatur Red Raiders
Phillips Red Raid
Carnation Milk Company
Alabama Livestock Coliseum
Courtland Road
Pryor Field
Athens
Morgan
Limestone
Federal Power Commission
George T. Liddell
Alabama-Tennessee Natural Gas Company
Decatur Land Company
Russell Speake
Clay Fallaham
Davis Hodges
Ray Britain
Atur
Cart
Newton B
Norand
Ben Bloodworth
Kers
Elbert Amitteeman
Cullman
E. Progressive
Registrars to Meet in Macon
In Macon County Alabama the voter registration board plans to reconvene next week after an eight month outage. W H Bentley newly named chairman will join J J Rogers as they meet Monday morning to restore duties required by law for voter qualification. The county with 80 percent black population has faced complaints of barred registration and voting rights denied by the inactive board.
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Tuskegee
Ala
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W. H. Bentley
Relia
James E. Folsom
Folsom
Bentley
Rogers
W. T.tommie
Tommie
Alabama
Charles S. Parker
Truman supporters demand showdown despite Senate math
Truman backers, wary of states rights opponents, push for action while noting 42 Republicans in the 96 member Senate. They gained seats in both houses with his victory but fear passing key legislation without Southern Democrats or GOP help.
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Senate
McGrath
Ident Truman
Truman
Decatur Busy With Meetings Visits And Illness
Decatur area residents attend church sessions and club gatherings after Christmas. Frank Oakes to speak at Decatur Rotary on Monday. Many locals visit Birmingham and Cullman. illness keeps several people at home. Ed Johnson improving after illness. The Yacht Club plans a Monday meeting at 7 30 PM. Daily post office holiday observation noted despite Albany station move.
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Frank Oakes
Wolverine
Decatur Rotary Club
The
Decatur Yacht Club
Roberts Named Man of The Year By Mobile Group
Mobile Ala January nard A Roberts cia board of directors Steamship Corp is Man year for 1943 announced today. Roberts is chair city planning efforts to build a great progressive Mobile and work in civic concerns cited by the group. The Steamship Co will be awarded the honor for civic achievement during 1943. The Mobile Civitan club has returned to Camp after spending days with homefolks. Several residents were admitted to clinics and hospitals, with routine ailments and injuries reported. County officials noted a few arrests for driving and disorderly conduct as police posted traffic checks and investigated post office incidents.
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Jannard A. Roberts
CIA
Board of Directors Steamship Corp
Mobile Civic
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Chari
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Spensy Mobile Civitan Club
Southern Senator Warns Against Civil Rights Compromise
Sen Russell of Georgia declared the South would not yield on two key Truman civil rights items, the federal fair employment practices commission and racial segregation. He dismissed talks of a Northern liberal agreement and vowed to oppose any imposition of FEPC or end to segregation "to the last legislative ditch."
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Washington
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Truman
FEPC
South
Hint of Higher Taxes and Economic Uncertainty
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer warned the current boom rests on temporary factors and asked if a downturn looms in the new year. He urged planning measures to stabilize prosperity, curb inflation, and maintain a budget surplus while reducing the national debt. He noted overall economic strength despite uncertainty.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Truman
Hope For Peace Brightens 1949 New Year Medley
Editorial sketch outlines 1949 beginning with hopes for world peace amid conflicts in the Holy Land Greece and Germany. It notes traffic deaths flood relief and New Year celebrations from Times Square to Miami with chaos in Flagler Street Mummers parade snow and a San Francisco taxi strike. The piece ends with European tensions and the Kremlin chimes as Berlin airlift continues.
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Holy Land
Greece
Far West
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New York
Times Square
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Florida
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Calif
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Erlin
New Year amid War and Weather Across Europe and Britain
War raged across Germany while China faced crisis and Indonesia risked killing. Britain weathered strikes and snow as crowds watched a Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square. King George V planned Sandringham travel for convalescence amid high prices at nightclubs. Paris and the Riviera saw celebrations despite gloom. Notables gathered abroad as German centers enjoyed quiet New Year festivities with firecrackers and fireworks.
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Sweden
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Belgium
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Maharani
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Mihai
Romania
Anne of Bourbon
Parma
Helen
Frankfurt
Veterans receive $13.6 million in VA loans in Alabama
Alabama World War II veterans obtained 13.59 million dollars in VA insured loans last year for homes farms or businesses. Harley A. Smith says the VA stood good for 7.84 million. Home loans insured 12.34 million for 3,527 veterans. Government guarantees amounted to 7.28 million. Farm and business loans totaled 624,765 and 626,222 respectively.
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Alabama
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Cunard liner halts near Cherbourg after sand bar strike
The Cunard liner declared no danger and planned to stay aboard as tugs from Cherbourg and a French naval tug Mammouth assist refloating. A radio to Cherbourg described bumping a sand bar near Chavagnaec Fort under the Querrineville seawall with high tide assistance awaited from Southampton and Le Havre. Sailing schedules for Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth have faced strikes and foul weather recently, including the Queen Elizabeth grounding in 1947.
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Chavagnaec Fort
Querrineville
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Southhampton
le Havve
England
Cowes
New York
New Year Scenes From Prague Sweden and Asia
Readable excerpts describe New Year moods in Prague celebrating with industrial focus and private home merriment, Sweden enjoying warm weather and orderly parties, and Moscow lampooning the Marshall Plan. Chiang Kai-shek urged strength for peace talks amid insurgent communist tensions. Kashmir cease-fire called by Hindu and Muslim factions, with the dominions declaring a midnight truce as a peace harbinger. About 7,000 people per day ride urban transit in the United States and Canada.
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Sweden
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Kai-Shek
India
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Kashmir
Dixie Progress League Halls
Anti-Defamation League reports 1948 in the South shows gains in race relations amid Ku Klux activity and murders. Alexander F. Miller cites clergy and press as key in easing tension. steps include limited Klan progress, editor and church actions, voting rights expansion, prosecutions for rape, and political shifts toward progressives in Southern states.
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Atlanta
Anti-Defamation League
Alexander F. Miller
The
League
South
Georgia
Alabama
J. Strom Thurmond
Gerald L.K. Smith
Communist Subversion and U S Government Infiltration Warned
A committee warned that communism seeks to capture the United States, identifying the Public Works and New Deal agencies as entry points during 1933 to 1936. It claimed secret operatives and loyalists have embedded themselves across the executive, military, and diplomatic branches over the past decades.
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United States
Congress
U.S
U. S
Washington
Public Works Agency
Works Progress Administration
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
National Recovery Administration
Chronic and acute bronchitis symptoms described
The text explains that chronic bronchitis follows the acute form with less severe but persistent symptoms. Cough remains, especially on morning rise, and digestion may be impaired. If untreated, the condition worsens, affecting overall health and leading to lasting lung issues.
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