House Rules panel reshaped by key party figures
Republican and Democratic members on the House Rules Committee, eight today, note changes as Rep. Slaughter departs and critics warn Republicans would shift control toward the Dixie bloc. Sabath says balance tilts against southern allies if Smith leaves for the Senate seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clam Johnson
Mhington
Rep
Glaughter
D-Mo
Michener
Michigan
Ats
West Congress
Missourian
Slaughter
Truman
Seeleis
Missouri
McPairman Sabath
D-Ni
Res
Sabath
James J. DeLaney
Dixie
Howard Smith
D-W Va
Senate
Carter Glass
Smith
Truman Signs Large Enlisted Terminal Leave Pay Bill
President Truman signed an appropriation bill providing 2.43 billion dollars for enlisted men terminal leave pay and 30 million for veteran auto purchases. The measure also adds 26 million for OPA and 75 million previously allocated. The terminal pay act would reach about 15 million past and present service members for furlough time not received, with payments partly in cash and partly in bonds payable five years after discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
OPA
Men in Oregon say two Jameses confessed to Dothan car thefts
Portland police report two men named James Byrnes and James Bechtell, arrested on another theft charge, confessed to stealing Buddy Kirkland’s car in Dothan and reselling it in Panama City. Authorities say the car matches Kirkland’s described vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buddy Kirkland
Portland, Ore
James Byrnes
James Bechtell
Dothan
Panama City
Kirkland
Berne Oyee Ce
Anama City
J. E. Craughon
State
Heirens Reenacts Kidnapping of Suzanne Degnan
William Heirens, 17, a University of Chicago student, re enacts the Degnan kidnapping and slaying in Chicago. He is driven to the death scene after revealing to State's Attorney William Tuchy the details of strangling the six year old in her bed and dismembering her body on January 7. Officials, reporters, and spectators observe behind the window in Suzanne’s bedroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heirens
Suzanne Degnan
William Heirens
University of Chicago
Chicago
William Tuchy
Suzanne
Shortage of Nails Threatens 1946 Peanut Harvest
A nail shortage endangers Houston County's peanut crop as the 1946 harvest approaches. Growers need large nails to build frames for stocks, but retailers report none from manufacturers. Extension Service and farm groups urge higher allotments. Civilian Production Administration has allowed limited nails per acre, but demand remains far higher than supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
Dothan
Alabama Extension Service
C. M. Ling
Civilian Production Administration
Ling
Housing Shortage Worsens in Dothan
Dothan officials from the Chamber of Commerce report the housing shortage is steadily growing more acute. Applications for Chamber apartments are increasing while listings of housing facilities grow scarcer than ever before, surpassing wartime levels when local Army stations were at full.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
Dothan Chamber of Commerce
Cotton Crop Seen At 9.29 Million Bales For 1946
The Agriculture Department reports an August indicated cotton harvest of 9,290,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight, above last year’s 9,015,000 and below the ten year average of 12,553,000. The August 1 condition stands at 72 percent of normal with lint yield at 247.9 pounds per acre. State figures show Missouri 82 percent, Virginia 82 percent, North Carolina 76 percent, and Texas 67 percent of normal with varied per acre yields and total production by state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Census Bureau
Missouri
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisana
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Ex Soldier Hitches To Germany Faces U S Entry Trial
Former machinist Ralph K. Betz 36 of Willoughby Ohio sat in a German jail awaiting a U S Military Government trial for allegedly entering the U S occupation zone illegally. Betz said he came without a passport seeking work after the army stint and wounding in France. He linked his arrival to job scarcity and high prices, then described a chaotic effort to gain civilian work with his old unit at Mannheim.
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Bad Nauheim
Germany
United States
U.S
Ralph K. Betz
Willoughby
Ohio
France
Bet
Betz
Mannheim
59Th Quartermasters Base Depot
Bets
Sth
Continental Base Section
German Parents Claim Russians Taking Children
Several thousand German teenagers aged 13 to 17 were allegedly taken from homes in the Soviet occupation zone in 1945 for re education and have not been returned. Parents report camps, lack of contact, and possible two year terms, with lists of missing children from Calau and Lueben counties in Saxony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. Arnot
United Press
Berlin
United States
Calau
Lueben
Saxony
Communist Party
Brandenburg
Germany
Seven Firms Show Interest In Napier
Seven established manufacturers have filed applications to locate plants at Napier Field. Names of firms are not disclosed as negotiations remain at the formative stage. The Dothan Chamber of Commerce reports inquiries have paused pending Napier Field transfer to Dothan city. Washington reports housing and facilities at the former Army airfield turnover to the City for 20 9277. The airport, excluding cantonment, was turned over to City and County last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napier Field
Dothan
Tuta
Mead Committee Confirms Raid On Probe Files
The Senate War Investigating Committee disclosed progress in its probe into wartime fraud and profiteering. It named “individuals” involved in a midnight break in at its offices, sought FBI help, and secured auditors from Lindsay Warren and the IRS to review war contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mead Committee
Washington
Garsson Munitions Combine
Senate War Investigating Committee
FBI
Garsson
Erie Basin
Batavia Metal Products Companies
FBY
Lindsay Warren
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Mail Goes Through Despite Downpours in Houston County
Postmaster J Heard Saxon said mail service continues in Houston County despite heavy rain. Rural mail carriers take detours and minor delays occur, but no interruptions in service. residents still receive their mail with little delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
J. Heard Saxon
Saxon
Soviets Reject Voting Procedure At Paris Conference
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov said Russia could not accept committee voting rules and accused Evatt of dictating to the conference. He reopened the disputed voting issue and charged the United States and Britain with repudiating ministers council decisions, while Evatt pushed for allied positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Heinzerling
Paris
Molotov
Peace Conference
Russia
Australia
Herbert V. Evatt
United States
Britain
Foreign Ministers Council
Evatt
Officials Cite Abuses In VA On-The-Job Training
An unnamed Veterans Administration official in North Carolina reports abuses in the veterans on the job training program. Oklahoma veterans service director Paul Cope corroborates defects and says employers are using veterans at government expense instead of training them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Veterans Administration
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Salvage dispute swirls as American Farmer reaches Falmouth
The 8000 ton American Farmer, damaged in collision off the English coast, arrived under tow at Falmouth. The U S lines say Captain Oscar Johnson will hold a press conference while British ship Elizabete claims salvage rights.
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Falmouth
Eng
U. S
Norgrave and Lynch
William J. Riddle
U. S. Lines
Farmer
Oscar Johnson
Ranger
Johnson
WAC Captain Faces Formal Theft Charge
In Frankfurt AP reports U S Army charges WAC Captain Kathleen B Durant with larceny embezzlement conspiracy and AWOL in the Kronberg castle jewel theft from the Hesse family. Maj David F Watson and Col Jack W Durant face later trials as co defendants. The Durants were arrested in Chicago and held apart awaiting trial with the gem collection to be presented at Mrs Durant's court date around August 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
U. S. Army
WAC
Kathleen BB. Nash Durant
Jaint Winter
Kronberg Castle
Mra. Durant
Maj
David F. Watson
Col
Jack W. Durant
Durants
Chicago
Best Hotel
Bicycle theft confessions follow multi robbery arrest
Richard Hicks of Dothan confessed to stealing a maroon bicycle later repainted green with no serial number. He admitted to six other thefts after his arrest on Brundage and disorderly charges as officers recovered cash and clothing from his home. Police urge burglary victims to view unclaimed items at the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Hicks
Dothan
C. L. Atkins
E. Woodland Drive
J. K. Draughon
Hicks
Atkins
Draughon
Cannon
Canton
Barney Patterson
Joe Burton
Department of Pacfic Safety
Peanut Growers Plan Minimum Wage Pledge for Bahama Laborers
Houston County Labor Association moves to hire about 150 Bahamian laborers for 30 days starting around September 2 to aid peanut harvest. Roughly 25 growers signed pledges at a recent meeting to enter separate contracts with wages and conditions set by the U S Department of Agriculture. A deposit system of 5 dollars per day per worker is required, with refunds if conditions reduce earnings, leaving a 30 dollar minimum for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County Labor Association
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Houston
Department of Agriculture
Officials Await Napier Field Transfer to Dothan and County
Rep George Andrews of Union Springs says Napier Field airport and airfield facilities will be released to the City of Dothan and Houston County within two weeks. Arthur Manley of the War Assets Administration conveyed the update. City and county await War Department acceptance of a 20929 dollar bid for the Napier Field cantonment area, announced in Washington. Final transfer timing remains unclear as discussions continue.
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George Andrews
Union Springs
Napier Field
Nam
Dothan
Houston County
Andrews
Arthur Manley
Washington War Assets Administration Office
War Department
Washington
J. W. Parkman
U. S. Engineers
Atlanta
Parkman
Soviet Entry Into Holy Land Dispute Asked
Ahmad Shukairy, head of the Arab office, said unofficial contacts with Moscow aimed at Soviet support for Arab opposition to Britain's Palestine partition plan. He warned Arabs may boycott London talks unless partition is dropped, and noted preparations by British forces in Palestine amid rising tensions.
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Jerusalem
Ahmad Shukairy
Moscow
Britain
Holy Land
Shukairy
United Nations General Assembly
New York City
Palestine
Brita
Shukalry
Tieut
Evelyn Parker
London
Haifa
Trittain
Irgun Zval Leumit
Sir Erelyn
King David
Anms
Fourth Bus Fire Victim Identified
The fourth victim of the Ebro Florida bus crash on July 18 is identified as Miss Franis Gertrude Batlard of Dothan. Soldier William F E Jones of Columbus Ga died heroically after returning to help others. His Medal will be recommended. Dan Baggett, 19, of Dothan was injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebro
Fla
Lfe
Franis Gertrude Batlard
Dothan
Tyndall Field
Pfe
Willam FE. Jones
Columbus
Eglin Field
Vislt
Ss. N. Jones
Eglin
Dan Baggett
Building permits total 11000 approved by city fire department
Permits for new construction totalling 11000 were granted. Harry Grubb’s sealing plant at 800 block N Oates Street tops the outlay at 7000. LD P Youngblood receives 3500 for a residence at 1336 S St Andrews. Parker Brown 200 for a loading platform at 103 Headland Ave. Lizzie Martin 908 for repairs at 9 Fourth Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Grubb
N. Oates Street
LD. P. Youngblood
St. Andrews Street
Parker Brown
Headland Avenue
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Napier
Warren
Senster Tayter
Idaho
National Association of Manufacturers
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
George E. Reedy, JR
United Press State
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