Farm Market Building Dedication Honoring Governor Sparks
About 300 Alabama and Houston County leaders attended the dedication of Ashford’s new $50,000 farm market building. Governor Chauncey Sparks praised agricultural progress and emphasized post harvest markets as vital to diversified farming. John C. Ingram noted local support from officials and Agent C. M. Ling as key to the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Ashford
Chauncey Sparks
Houston County
Joe Poole
Sparks
John C. Ingram
Houston County Producers’ Association
Houston County Board of Revenue and Probate
Saxon P. Poyner
C. M. Ling
U S Suit Filed To Block Talmadge Nomination
Federal court action contests Georgia county unit system used to nominate state officials and seeks to block Eugene Talmadge’s bid for a fourth term as governor. The suit is led by Charles Reid and John Tye for Mrs. Turman and Mr. Gosnell. A second suit challenges the Fifth District race. Judge Scarlett set a three judge hearing for August 16. Talmadge declined comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Georgia
Eugene Talmadge
Talmadge
James V. Carmichael
Ellis Arnall
Charles S. Reid
Georgia Supreme Court
John L. Tye Jr
Atlanta
W2s
Robert Lee Turman
Fulton County
Cullen B. Gosnell
DeKalb County
United States
Ber. Fortson
Lon Duckworth
State Democratic Executive Committee
Grace Cunningham
Alex W. Smith
State Bar Association
Earl P. Cook
Georgia Tech
Helen Douglas Mankin
James C. Davis
Frank M. Scarlett
Veterans Press for Lot Numbers On Defective 4.2 Shells
Senate War Investigating Committee digs into defective 4.2 mortar shells after veterans recount losses. Soldiers offer to supply lot numbers tied to units in Belgium and Belgium and Fort Bragg tests. Sen Knowland demands full records from the Chemical Warfare Service to pinpoint responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
Maly
Chemical Warfare Service
Fort Bragg
N. C
65Th Chemical Company
Belgium
Nand
Knowland
R-Calif
Ammunitiong Combine
Rep. May
D-Ky
Improvement Noted For Crash Victim
Enterprise reports a noted improvement in Kathryn Sue Jordan who was injured in a Saturday night crash in Enterprise while returning from Dothan with Clement Fox Jordan. She suffered a broken right leg and a left leg laceration, while her husband endured several rib fractures and facial injuries. Their two children, Patricia and Joann, received treatment for minor injuries and were discharged. The other vehicle’s occupants were all unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Kathryn Sue Jordan
Clement Fox Jordan
Fox Jordan
Dothan
Fler
Sso
Patricia
Joann
Sparkman Falls Short in Alabama Senate Primary Runoff Likely
John J. Sparkman of Huntsville missed a majority by a small margin after a Mobile County box swung the results, placing him 280 votes behind the combined opposition led by Simpson. A runoff is expected August 27 if the official canvass confirms the unofficial tally showing Sparkman 84 682, Simpson 46 494, Boykin 36 476, Allen 1 220, Maxwell 572.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
John J. Sparkman
Huntsville
Alabama
James A. Simpson
Sparkman
Mobile County
Frank Boykin
Gulf City
Montgomery
Simpson
Boykin
Ted Allen
Union Springs
Thomas H. Maxwell
Tuscaloosa
Lister Hill
Cio-Pac
AFL
North
Black Belt
Bowkin Wart Fead Inc
Allen
Bullock
Compromise Keeps Corral Security Tax At Present Levels
Congress agrees on a joint compromise to freeze the old age insurance tax at one per cent for 1947. The measure blocks an automatic rise to 2.5 per cent and extends payroll deductions, preserving $2 billion in tax savings for employers and employees. A 14 member Senate House conference committee approved the Social Security bill unanimously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate House
Claude Moore Dies When Auto Upsets
James Claude Moore forty one of Doral sonville Ga formerly of Do then was killed when the automobile he drove overturned on the Panama City DeFuniak Springs Florida road about 20 miles from Panama City. A coroner's jury ruled accidental death. Moore had moved from Dothan to Panama City and later Donalsonville and had worked in the Panama City shipyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Claude Moore
Doralsonville
Dothen
Panama City
DeFuniak Springs
Fda
Cudbery Road
Parama City
Florida
O. L. McArthur
C. W. Lassard
Moore
W. L. Williams
Atlanta
Washington County
Sam D. Mays
Dan Brock
Earl Moore
Dothan
Panssna City
Donalsonville
Backers Of Vet Ticket Capture Jail In Athens Shootout
In Athens Tennessee a gun battle over election counts left at least six men seriously wounded as deputized officers surrendered from the McMinn County jail after a six hour standoff. Federal civil rights investigators were ordered to probe possible violations of federal law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vet
Washington
Tom Clark
Athens
Tenn
Justice Department
Clark
Department
Athens, Tenn
McMinn County
Tass accuses U S of stripping Nazi industrial plants
The Tass agency in a Berlin dispatch charges that American and British zones in Germany have stripped or sold off reparations plants to German firms. It cites Messerschmitt and Dornier aircraft plants as examples and notes U S inspections were denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.S
United Press
Moscow
Tass
Berlin
Germany
Britain
United States
Russia
Tno
Tuss
Nenrly
Messerschmitt
Landsberg
McKellar Wins In Tennessee Heated Primary
Senator Kenneth D. McKellar secured the Democratic renomination and a sixth term in Washington after a statewide primary marked by violence. He led Edward Ward Carmack in Shelby County and statewide, with Gov. Jim Nance McCord also advancing. Carmack conceded later. Other primaries included Harold Barthman challenging Roe Evins in the Fifth District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn. Cap
Kenneth D. McKellar
Washington
Edward H. Crump
Shelby County
Mermphis
McKellar
CIO
Edward Ward Carmack
Carmack
Athens
Paul Cantrell
Associated Press
Bryan Johnson
John BR. Neal
Herman H. Ross
Jim Nance McCord
Crump
McCord
Gordon Browning
Browning
Army
Germany
Nashville Tennessian
Senator McKellar
Tennessee
MecKellar
Senate
Uaeling
Vrunians
Dscarabens
Harold Wo Dace Barthituan
Major Roe J. Evins
Wistriet
Einns
Smithville
Rarthman
Congress Approves Nickel Air Mail Stamp Change
Congress sends bill to President Truman lowering airmail rate from eight to five cents per ounce. The reduction would take effect the first day of the second month after White House approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
House Door Lock Brawl Highlights Congress Turmoil
Frederick and Washington recount a chaotic House session where doors stayed locked amid calls for votes on contempt actions. Rankin pressed motions to open records while Marcantonio demanded votes, leaving lawmakers debating quorum and access as Rayburn warned enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Othman
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Rankin
Marcantonio
Partor Pinks
Marcantonia
Tankin
Marcallonia
Congress
Sam Rayburn
Conference debate over rotating chairmanship at European peace talks
The rules committee faced a heated fifth session arguing whether to name a permanent chairman or rotate among Britain, the United States, France and the Soviet Union. New Zealand led the push for rotation while France’s Georges Bidault was proposed for acclamation. Molotov opposed a fixed post, Byrnes supported Evatt’s broader representation plan as Poland pressed for the right to sit on Hungary treaty commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Britain
United States
France
Soviet Russia
Hector MacNeil
No Nine
Georges Bidault
Vv. M. Molotov
Peace Conference Commission
Hungary
Poland
Molotov
Herbert Vo Eivatt
Australia
Han Beary
Truman Rejects Tidelands Bill
President Truman vetoed the tidelands bill and the House failed to override by two thirds. The vote was 139 to 95 with 17 short of the required margin, allowing the veto to stand and ending the dispute with the 74th Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Mr. Trueman
Abr
Congress
Hill
House
Ageer
Layiakers
Faeder Jaratios
Supreme Court
Spunsara
Roin
Military cordon seals Jewish quarter in Palestine
In Jerusalem a security cordon surrounds the Rehavia quarter as bombs detonate outside Tel Aviv. British forces tighten controls across Palestine amid unrest and arrests of suspected extremists. Refugees and illegal entrants stir tension as curfews shift and search efforts continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Palestine
Hisifa
Chuch
Civ
Gio
Velo Aves
Two New VA Staff Added in Dothan Rehabilitation Division
Two registration officers join the Dothan Veterans Administration rehabilitation division. James J Gentle, World War II veteran, leads the registration and research section after service in the Pacific theater. Sam Dowlut also serves as registration officer. two secretaries Miss Minnie Clark and Miss Beruce Kirkland were added. Gentle notes further personnel increases expected in coming weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Gentle
Haleyville
Gentle
Vita
New Caledonia
New Guinea
Phillipines
Air Force
Sam Dowlut
Dothan
Minnie Clark
Piickard
Beruce Kirkland
Dotonan
Minnesota Youth Held For Parents
Fourteen year old George Dubois of Paynexville Minnesota was detained here as Mrs. C L Collins director of the department of public welfare tried to reach his parents. The youth was picked up yesterday by Inspector T I Hutto of the State Patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dubois
Paynexville
Minn
C. L. Collins
Department of Public Welfare
T. I. Hutto
State Patrol
Compromises Speed Congress To Adjournment
The 7th Congress sped toward final adjournment as an eleventh hour compromise froze the Social Security tax and a last minute world court proposal threatened plans for adjournment. The House voted for final adjournment while the Senate lagged, and a new Congress will meet in January, with all 435 House seats and 32 of 96 Senate seats to be filled. The recall risk and November elections shape the deputies' drive to campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Arsbogast
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Truman
House
Senate
7Th
WAA Relinquishes Airport but Holds Cantonment Area
War Assets Administration announced that Dothan city and Houston County may receive Napier Field's runways and airport facilities without charge but not the cantonment installations. The cantonment area, with shops and warehouses, remains with the federal agency. City and county offered $20,000 for the rest, deemed inadequate. Negotiations continue for non airport buildings between Army engineers in Atlanta and local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Dothan
Houston County
Napier Field
War Assets Administration
Washington
WAA
Commission
Clyde J. Coe
Wold
Coe
George Andrews
Army District Engineers
Atlanta
Mobile District
Bicycle theft returns puzzle for city police
Two boys from Nethan saw their bicycles stolen in front of a theater and later recovered in the same spot. Bobby Helms and Walter Haymons reported the incidents on consecutive days, each finding their bikes where they vanished, prompting fresh police curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
Bobby Helms
Walter Haymons
Nethan
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Rep
Andrew May
Ohio
Chester Goble
Serge Rubenstein
Poole
Ingram
U.S
BY Alex H. Singleton
Claude Moore
Beryle Sellers
Nide Hannhs
Duggan
U. S
Nickel Air Mail
Bionde
Maria
Brunette Angela
Italy
Haly Group
James F. Byrnes
Evatt
Tidelands
Minnesota
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