Dutch Promising United Indies Step to Soothe Natives
Dutch efforts to ease Indonesian unrest center on talks led by Mubertua Van Mook toward a United States of Indonesia. Outer islands show cautious cooperation as Java and Sumatra may join later under Dutch sponsorship, with American credits aiding rehabilitation and renewed trade. Britain plans troop withdrawals by year end.
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James D. White
Netherlands
Mubertua van Mook
United States
Indonesia
Malinao
Celebes
Sereas
Java
Sumatra
van Mook
Jegdera
VanMook
Indies
Holland
Jeve
Quen Wij Helming
Wikewhere
Tvans
Jonkman
Fast Indies
West Indies
United Nations
East Indies
8. H. Spoor
East
Committee Findings On Contractor Overcharges And Bribery
The committee reported that item contracts cost manufacturers 2392 each but government payments reached 22849. It alleged open bribery with a stenographer aiding Treasury officials during New York weekend events. Another case cited a simple pin machine and brokers earning 34 cents per pin while orders with legitimate manufacturers were placed at 36 cents each.
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Treasury
Owkrere
New York
Mobile stone cutter sleeps in cement vault to beat housing shortage
Oscar Larson a 64-year-old Mobile stone cutter is living in a cement funeral vault at a casket company plant in Mobile Alabama to cope with the housing shortage. He says the space provides shelter and security as he seeks permanent housing, highlighting the broader housing crunch affecting workers in the area.
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Mobile
Ala
Oscar Larson
Government Begins Laying In Stockpile
Under secretary of War Kennel by C Hay said the government starts building a 2.0 billion war reserve stockpile of critical materials for emergencies. President Truman authorized a 100 million down payment for a deficiency appropriation this week. The plan, approved by Congress, will span five years with purchases of strategic metals and other items stored in Army and Navy depots.
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Edward E. Bomar Wallington
C. Hay
Truman
Royal
Treasury
Setiing
Armed Services
Royall
War Department
Army and Navy
Busrville
Manila
Richard BR. Deupree
Cincinnati
de Eivilen
Pearl Harbor
Munitions Board
W. J. Day
United States
20 Hurt In Mishap On Scenic Railway
GORHAM NH AP Twenty persons were injured two of them with broken backs in a wreck on the Mount Washington Cog Railway near the summit of 6293 foot Mount Washington. A flat car failed and sped into an up bound passenger train carrying 94 passengers toward the Tip Top station. The railway manager Arthur Peague said it may have been vandalism or curiosity that disabled safety devices on the first car.
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Arthiny FP Peague
Peague
Met Warhurton
Siiionit
Immigration fears and Jewish refugee movements rise in press reports
The Soviet and other sources warn that stopping immigration prompts Arab trouble while continuing inflows worsens chaos for Jews. Reports describe Jews fleeing to Romanian ports, Italian coasts, and the Balkans as British and Soviet authorities scramble to manage the Mediterranean crisis and border controls intensify. Royal Navy officials acknowledge heightened Mediterranean measures without confirming any abnormal activity.
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Royal Navy
London
Mediterranean
Wealthy Lock Manufacturer Weds Negro in New Mexico
Gustav Woerner, 78, a San Francisco lock maker, wed 45 year old Juanita Smaith in Albuquerque after a romance spanning 90 years. The couple cited birth certificates for their 1 year old daughter as the reason for the ceremony, with a Justice of the Peace paid a generous fee.
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San Francisco
Gustav Woerner
Juanita Smaith
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Justice of the Peace
Miles Kangan
Woerner
Vhoreday
Ine Examiner
The
Call-Bulletin
Edding
Lune
Mildred Vieh
Lcense
Will
San Pracinco Albuquerque
Klan praised yet feared during postwar testimony
A former Klansman described the Ku Klux Klan as a powerful force capable of intimidation and misused for good or harm. He recounted a case where masked members visited a man accused of illegal liquor dealing, frightening his family and prompting them to leave. The speaker traced KKK strength to 1920s Houston County, noting downtown meetings and high local attendance before declines after 1926.
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Man Way
KKK
Houston County
Klavera
Public safety, governor picks and Senate race plans
The piece notes Folsom’s public safety department role and Boswell’s mention, with Gov Sparks appointing department heads in commerce and labor and delaying start until after the general election. It also covers a vacancy in the US Senate from Bankhead’s death, with Rep Sparkman seen as likely replacement, and lists Alabama residents forming early runs for Congress including Saliba, Twisty, Johnson, and Rogers, amid district primary talk and a December election.
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Folsom
Boswell
Gan
Cone Press
Jain J. Sparkman
Whateville
US Senate
Menuter Jann HH. Bankhead
Att Plabe
House of Representatives
Géture
Agrin Albata
Congres Donal
Cal. Jum Saliba
Florence
American Legion
Bradley Twisty
George C. Johnson
Athens
Eighth Judicial Circuit
Mims Rogers
Gessner Ty McCurvey
Democratic Executive Committees
Australians Compare Life with Southern U S Scenes
Mrs Hatton and Post discuss Australians adapting to American life detailing wages versus prices, food, cinema, censorship, sports, fashion, and daily routines. They note Sydney trains, travel by Greyhound buses, and US fashion, while reflecting on education, holidays, and Americans’ friendliness as they adjust to the United States during wartime travel and family ties.
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Australia
Post
Alabama
Alatralia
Boib
Sydney
States
New York
Greyhound
Brome We &O
New County
Austrata
United States
Regular Army officers join Alabama guard forming nucleus
Twenty officers including Paul P Franson, Lt Col Withura T Kirn, and Col John T Moore transfer to Alabama State Guard. General Cleeves says many qualified guardsmen will form the National Guard nucleus once state control returns. Units will be announced soon, targeting the state's 23 serviceable armories.
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Alabama Guard Inclide Co
Paul P. Franson
Withura T. Kirn
John T.moore
U. S
Cleeves
Preent State Guard
National Guard
State Guard
Groups push for Coliseum site in ais vicinity
Four chamber officials and representatives from civic clubs livestock raisers city officials and others urged selecting a coliseum site in the ais vicinity A joint resolution will request the committee choose this area highlighting livestock production growth and the need for show rings under the State Department of Agriculture to boost cattle hogs and dairy industries A Dothan delegation will travel to Montgomery to present the Wiregrass resolution at the committee meeting Wednesday Johnson said
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Chamber
Ais
Houston Couly
Auburn
Georgia
Florida
Oller
State Department of Arciculture
Dothan
Montgomery
Wedi
Johnson
Poison supply pressures hit farm treaty demand
In a rural area a shortage of common poisons threatens farmers as demand outstrips supply. A worm infestation spreads through nearly all county positions, with past losses reaching about one and a half million dollars in 1941. A man’s life travels through Montgomery and Pensacola, ending in Australia with a blended family and extended relatives.
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Sotuton
Ting
Upward Price Swing in Cotton Markets as Forecast Boosts Tradin
New York cotton prices rose over the past week with a stronger than expected Department of Agriculture forecast. Active futures on the New York Cotton Exchange gained about 98.29 cents, with near-term contracts up to 11.30 a bale. Trade sources cited carryover of 3.5 to 7.6 million bales and a 13.5 million bale domestic distribution next year, yet uncertainty remains over quality of the carryover and adequacy to meet demand.
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New York
Department ~ of Agriculture
Abe
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