Wiregrass Life Briefs From Dothan May Meeting Plans Progress
Cross sections of life in the Wiregrass report a stroke update on HOR McClintock while Republicans push for a May 4 mass meeting to name district delegates for May 15 and May 20 conventions. A military convoy nears Panama City, John W. Byrd named forester for Wiregrass Forestry Farm Project, and local student James Wells from Ashford plans dental surgery in June.
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J. W. Daughtry
Houston County
Republican Locative Committee
Plains
Daughtry
Dothan
Birmingham
Georgia
Panama City
John W. Byrd
Ozark
J. M. Stauffer
Montgomery
A. H. Antoine
U. S. Forest Service
Coffee
Cals
Geneva
Henry
Houston
Pike
James Wells
Webb Wells
Ashford
Emory University
Folsom To Speak At Princeton May Day Address
Gov. James E. Folsom will speak at Princeton University on May 10 to address the American Whig Cliosophic Society. The university confirmed the invitation and Folsom accepted the debating group’s invitation. Dactyliomancy, finger ring divination, was noted as a historical practice through the seventeenth century.
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Montgomery
James E. Folsom
Princeton University
American Whig-Cliosapah Society
Gessner McCorvey To Address Dothan Kiwanians Tuesday
Gessner McCorvey, a guest speaker tied to the Democratic Committee, is set to address the Dothan Kiwanis Tuesday at the Houston Hotel. Club members and guests, including Solomon Baxter Oral Davie and Frank Pridgen, attended yesterday’s Army Day program, with reservations urged for the upcoming event and a Temple Emanuel service invitation extended by Rabbi Martin Hinchin.
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Gessner T Mi Corvey
Fobile
Ghassena
Solomon Baxter
Oral Davie
Frank Pridgen
John W. Rish
W. F E. Adair
Temple Fmantu
Martin I. Hinchin
Abraham Cronbach
Cincinnati
Ohio
Camporee plans outline for Houston and Henry districts
About 50 Boy Scouts from troops in Houston and Henrys districts are expected at a joint camporee on April 16 and 17. Camp will begin Friday afternoon with inspection and patrol camping, ending Saturday morning. Scout Executives Cooke and Gaines oversee the events for Barbour and two district camps, with district chairmen coordinating sites and activities.
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Houston
Henrys
Executive Cooke
Barbour
Bufault
Frank Gaines
New Hampshire primary shapes up in GOP race
In a volatile Nebraska contest Stassen Dewey and MacArthur seek momentum after Wisconsin setbacks. Taft campaigns in person while Dewey aims to rebound with a Nebraska win amid internal party tensions and renewed questions about Dewey's national strategy.
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New Hampshire
Stassen
Minne Republic
Nebraska
Dewey
MacArthur
Wall
Robert A Taft
Taft
Wisconsin
Oregon
Stussen
Clais
New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Tokyo
Leery of newspapermen after Miami trip
A distraught youth, Charles Jones, complains papers in Miami printed lies about him. Police in Somerset Kentucky questioned him after a bus incident as authorities investigate welfare concerns. The driver helped him with funds and a bus ticket while Charles urged not to be sent away.
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Miami
Lona
Charles
Petralt
Savannah
Martino
Somerset
Kentucky
Viet Charles
Ft Lauderdale
Fla
Jones
Charlee
Farm Wife Strangled On Lacon Mountain
Decatur AP reports a farm wife, Christine Mayme Haynie, was found strangled near the Morgan Cullman County line on Lacon Mountain. Her husband R T Haynie organized a search after she failed to return from a grocery trip. A scarf was the suspected ligature and the coroner confirmed strangulation with bruising. State Toxicologist lab tests and State Investigator R A Troup assist the county officers.
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Decatur
Lacon Mountain
Christine Mayme
Carmee
Ben T. Howell
R. T. Hayhie
Matawan
Matawan As Deg
Howell
Haynie
Hartselle
Morgan-Cullman
Bee Line
State Toxicologist’s
Auburn
R. A. Troup
Superstitions Shorten Prison Term For Robbery Suspect
Brantley Rose, 31, began a 12 year sentence in Goldsboro North Carolina after pleading to islands robbery conspiracy and multiple larcenies. He claimed superstition influenced the judge’s reduction from thirteen years.
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Goldsboro
N. C
Brantley Rose
Rose
J. Paul Frizelle
Frizella
Hoffman poised to lead ERP push with Europe aid plan
The text describes Hoffman’s potential ERP leadership role with Europe aid decisions. He would build a staff from scratch, manage up to 2000 personnel, and decide which nations receive ERP help or gifts. He will coordinate with the State Department and other agencies while facing Congress scrutiny and public expectations. Hoffman has prior ERP experience on a president’s foreign aid committee and led the CED during the war era.
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Congress
Europe
State Department
Hoffman
Comerce Uartman
Committee For Economic Development
CED
Auctive
Ehaipman
Chicago
Teel
Studebaker Autfit
Studebaker Corporation
Arab blockade and Jewish raids near Jerusalem escalate conflict
Reports from Beirut claim large Druze units and Arab forces from Syria Lebanon Trans Jordan are massing along the northern frontier to seize or starve Jewish settlements from Safad to Acre. Mishmar HaEmek reports renewed attacks with heavy artillery and sniper fire. One Jew killed and two wounded. British troops suffer fatalities in Par des Handa raid as evacuation continues.
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Jerusalem
Holy City
Beirut
Palestine
Safad
Acre
Mishmar Huenek
Jezzree
Hails
Holy Land
Finland Wins Round in Struggle Against Russian Domination
Washington observers view the Soviet Finnish military pact as a partial win for Finland. The treaty limits Russian troop use to Finland's boundaries and requires mutual agreement for intervention, and grants no new peacetime Russian bases on Finnish soil. Some officials caution despite optimism.
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Germany
Finland
Washington
Russia
Moscow
Red Army
Czechoslovakia
Hobbes Ee
Cuban landing ends flight as owner faces charges
The pilot, pursued by winds, landed in Cuba after a crash. Carter offered to present papers to prove non theft. Commissioner Daughtry set bond at 3000 and a preliminary hearing for April 26, which Carter did not waive. He was jailed in fear of the bond. Cotton prices rose in New Orleans trading on price fixing against foreign sales with gains cited at 11 30 am.
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Cuba
Carter
Daughtry
Hoand
New Orleans
New York Cotton Prices Fall in Early Afternoon Trade
AP reports cotton futures eased after an early advance as prices slipped from late afternoon levels. Prices ranged from 8.5 to 12.5 cents per pound, with several months showing declines from the prior session as market activity slowed.
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New York
Buyers Laugh at Fat Stock Show Plan Meeting
A meeting at the Charcoal Steakhouse led by Mel Marrett and Jesse Forrester discussed organizing a new committee to boost the TriStates Fat Stock Show. Local merchants may pledge to buy calves and keep more stock in the area ahead of the April 14 event at Ramsey and Sons stock yard.
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Mel Marrett
Jesse Forrester
Detban
Morrett and Forrester
W. F. Covington, Jr
Clyde Levern
Richard Ramsey
Walter Morris
Philip McLaughlin
Ramsey and Sons Stock Yard
Alabama Democrats Split Over Civil Rights Policy And Convention
The attorney general vows to oppose the civil rights program and a Presidential nominee unacceptable to the South while remaining at the convention. Editor Dobbins resists desertion of the Democratic Party, warning a divided Alabama delegation could still influence the state and the South during the Philadelphia convention.
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Alabama
Dobbins
Philadelphia
Striking miners face court clash as government weighs contempt
United Mine Workers attorneys notified the Justice Department of big moves as Attorney General Clark prepared to seek a contempt citation against John Lewis and the miners. The McGuire order demanded bargaining to settle the pension dispute and end the 20 day strike. About 400000 soft coal miners plus 9000 anthracite workers and 60000 transport workers were idle, with roving pickets shutting down mines across three states.
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UMW
Harrison Combs
Justice Department
Bigs
Clark
Lewis
Matthew F. McGuire
Benjamin F. Fairless
U.S. Steel Corporation
George M. Humphrey
Cleveland
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
Fairless
Humphrey
Tewis
Judge McGuire
John L. Lewis
Onton
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
Nowomen
West Virginia
Oher
Perry County
Ohio
Cumberland
Virginia
S$ Steel Corp
Sid.aries Ammainced Cataese
Dietrict Staerurg Steed
British and Soviet Air Crash Sparks Berlin Crisis
A British transport collided with a Soviet fighter near a Berlin airport, killing all aboard. The Soviet report says the British plane breached no fly rules and struck the Soviet tail during landing, while British witnesses dispute the account. Montgomer y met with Soviet commander amid East West tensions and rail traffic restrictions.
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Suether
Berlin
Control Council
Gatow Field
Viscount Montgomery
London
Vassily D. Sokolovksy
Montgomery
Russia
Germany
Livestock arrivals and hog prices across Southern plants
Livestock arrivals totaled 400 cattle 50 calves and 1400 hogs at seven packing plants in Albany Columbus Thomasville and Tifton Georgia Dothan Alabama and Jacksonville and Tallahassee Florida Hog prices were steady to 25 cents higher with composite quotations at major plants for hogs 180 to 240 pounds from 17.17 to 17.50 and lighter weights from 14.50 to 16.75 while 160 to 180 pounds ranged 15.75 to 16.75 and 120 to 140 pounds 9.50 to 13.00 Sows ranged 13 to 14.75.
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Thomasville
USDA
Albany
Columbus
Tifton
Dothan
Ala
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
Fila
Cattle and hog markets at Montgomery with varied receipts
Estimated salable cattle receipts around 350 with active trading and gains up to one dollar. Slaughter steers and heifers show strong demand with price ranges from 95.00 to 25.00 for various weights and quality. Calves and stockers also mixed, while hogs show steady to strong prices across weight classes. Nogs and cows display steady to strong movement with several weight brackets cited.
Smith Speaker At Teesday Meeting Of Enterprise PTA
State Teachers College of Troy president Dr. B. Smith spoke to Enterprise City School Parents Teacher Association on "An Educator Looks at Education" and offered plans to improve schools. Officers for 1948-49 were elected, and campus beautification reported $163.33 in cash plus plants donated. Preschool growth drive announced for April with Boy Girl Week activities.
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Enterprise
Birmingham
Julian Hayes
Yom Bowden
J. A. Huey
R. H. Paschal
G. G. Harrell
Cecil James
Nannie Lou Benton
J. J. Faulk
Ed Chancey
Bill Prickard
Joe Jones
Rex Forehand
J. B. Rowe
Sid Matthew
Floyd Puckett
Margaret Rawls
D. S. Currie
H. T. Grace
Matthews
Martin Huey
Girl Scouts of Enterprise
Bing
Hayes
Maggie Whigham
Atomic bomb delivery plans discussed by military leaders
The text notes routine task limits and potential needs for a site to develop missiles. It reports military leaders considering delivery of atomic explosives by missiles and suggests bomb drops from planes are planned. Brig. Gen. Roger M. Ramey of the Eighth Air Force, based in Fort Worth, is mentioned as upcoming.
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Roger M. Ramey
Eighth Air Force
Ramey
Fort Worth
Tex
Global Air Force
Hikoshima
Nagasaki
Bikini
Odom plans world flight with $125000 Liberator bomber
The Chicago millionaire Odom talks of using a converted Liberator bomber costing 125000 dollars for a world tour. Reynolds says the expedition could raise 250000 dollars and aim to fly Eastern business groups to Africa to hunt lions. Reynolds gifted the plane with a promise of further earnings for Odom if successful.
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Reynolds
Rim
Odom
First Enterprise
Africa
Bill
Cramp Fin Believed to Prevent Paralysis Worn by Britons
In the 16th century Britons wore a cramp fin as a remedy they believed could prevent paralysis. The unclear text notes a folk practice, with no modern validation provided. The source emphasizes historical belief rather than medical efficacy.
Nuclear tests and Bikini findings shape Pacific plans
The report suggests that only a nuclear bomb test would provoke a move to the mid Pacific, with other tests less likely. Deep water tests appear not planned soon, and there is no fleet massing line expected. Bikini water tests yielded substantial data, though full evaluation may take time.
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Ramey
mid-Pacific
Ying& Anton
Bikini
Expr
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Dothan Junior Chamber of Commerce
Charcoal Steakhouse
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Jayvcevr
Charles Raymond Burke
USN
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W. M. Burke
Donalsonville
APLAS
Florida Group
Charleston
S. C
LaRue Horn
James E. Fdlsoim
State Revenue
Olner
J. F. Sewell
Wetumpaa
Folsom
Princeton
Harry Hall Co
Gessner McCorvey
Hen Boyd
Michael Finneran
Demopolis
Dewey Snell
Josh Reynolds
Wiesconsir
Arthur Beastonarte
Romania
Hungary
Beller Buyers
Montgomery Market
Mkt
Union Stock Yards
Brunswick
Or. Smith
Teesday
of Enterprise Pta
Seno Coupon
Atlanta
Gry
Jens
Lin
Xrioce
Lin-x
Foster
Omar Ccnred
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