Peanut Festival Budget Approved by Chamber of Commerce
The Do than Chamber of Commerce board approved a 7500 budget for the National Peanut Festival to be held in November. The $3000 largest expense funds bringing a top five band to perform at the festival ball. The senior chamber also earmarked 1000 for current festival expenses and 150 for a Birmingham trip for the festival queen. Ticket sales drive funding, with merchants urged to cooperate.
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Dothan Chamber of Commerce Today
Alto Lee
Lee
Dothan
Harry Hall
Chamber
Hall
Birmingham
Congress to Air Force Major Laurie Battle Leaves Seat
Rep Laurie Battle resigns from Congress to return to active Air Force duty as a major in the reserve. He criticizes Truman and the 80th Congress for inflation housing policy and calls for release of government employee information in espionage probes.
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Laurie Battle
Congress
Air Force
Washington
Battle
Kap
Pacific
Birmingham
House of Representatives
Capitol Hill
Truman
Executive Department
Maybank Victor Wins South Carolina Senate Nomination
Sen. Burnett Maybank captured the Democratic nomination for a second Senate term as results from 1,410 of 1,565 precincts showed him with 144,620 votes. Opponents included W. J. Bryan Dorn, Neville Bennett, Alan Johnstone, and Marcus A. Stone amid large Black turnout after court-ordered voting rights. Contests for three congressional seats also shaped the day, with James P. Richards and Hugo Sims Jr. leading in their districts and a potential runoff in the Third District between James B. Hare and John C. Taylor.
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Gene Patterson
Columbia
S. C
Burnett Maybank
Senate
South Carolina
Maybank
Truman
W. J. Bryan Dorn
Neville Bennett
Alan Johnstone
Marcus A. Stone
Washington
James P. Richards
Roy C. Cobb
Hugo Sims, Jr
John J. Riley
Dorn
James B. Hare
John
Ash Tray Murder Charges Rise in Montgomery
In Montgomery William E. Wood, 36, is charged with murder in the death of his 64 year old father Robert Wood after striking him with a heavy glass ash tray eight days ago. He was previously charged with assault with intent to murder and released on 300 dollar bond. A warrant was sworn out last night. Detective Captain Lewis Miller cites a motive but would not disclose it.
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Montgomery
William E. Wood
Robert Wood
Lewis Miller
Wood
Miller
Butchers Admit Price Strikes Hit Meat Trade
Some butchers acknowledge organized price strikes depress meat sales while consumer resistance cuts demand. Irving Helt of Brooklyn says the New York Strike is effective and urges stores to close as prices fall. sales at his shop down about 15 percent, other markets report 20 percent declines, and Detroit officials note drops up to 25 percent amid civic and labor group actions.
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United Press
Irving Helt
Sheepshead
Brooklyn
New York
Kingsway
Bess Sniderman
Cary
Dixiecrats Open Campaign Under Police Guard
Dixiecrats begin states rights campaign at Sam Houston Coliseum with 15 000 expected crowd and doubled police protection after Progressive pickets warned. Thurmond and Wright accept nominations and outline anti civil rights emphasis and plan to sway electoral votes to influence House vote.
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Roy Calvin Houston
Tex
Sam Houston Coliseum
Wallace
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Fielding Wright
Mississippi
Thurmond
Louisiana
W. B. Haley
Texas Progressives
Dallas
Wright
Truman
Alben W. Barkley
House of Representatives
Federal Judge halts Georgia poll purge of Negro voters
U S federal judge Frank Scarlett ordered Spalding County registrars to show cause why they should not stop purging Black voters from the registration list. The suit filed by Frank Bowers cites July 25 summonses affecting about 1,500 Negroes and claims 500 to 799 were struck for nonappearance with improper summons procedures. Defendants named are R L Addleton T C Mann and Gus Anglyn registrars. plaintiffs are Clifford Caldwell Leros Becker and Bernice Boynton.
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Brunswick, Ga
Frank Scarlett
Spalding County
Frank Bowers
Atlanta
R. L. Addleton
T. C. Mann
Gus Anglyn
Spalding
Clifford Caldwell
Leros Becker
Bernice Boynton
Truman Signs 65 Million U N Headquarters Loan
President Truman signed legislation authorizing a 65 million dollar loan to erect United Nations headquarters in New York. The measure signals American backing for a peaceful future and bipartisan foreign policy to strengthen the UN and world security. Notables at the White House ceremony included Secretary of State Marshall and Secretary General Trygve Lie.
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Washington
Cap
Truman
United Nations
New York
Truman Gard
United States
U. N
White House
William O'Dwyer
Spy Queen Decoration Revealed In House Hearing
Elizabeth Bentley testified that Anatol Gromov gave her 2000 dollars and a Red Star badge for espionage service on October 17, 1945 on the New York waterfront. She said she spied for the Reds while pretending to work for them and collected wartime secrets for Russia before renouncing the Communist line. Additional testimony noted plans to question Mikhail Samarin and his wife about Soviet designs, with FBI confirmation of the payoff.
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George E. Reedy Washington
LLP
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Anatol Gromov
Miss Bentley
House un-American Activities Committee
New York
Gromov
Russia
FBI
Sill
Reds
Mikhail Samarin
Henry H. Collins, Jr
Collins
Grovide
Whittaker Chambers
Cooma Hist
Thane Magazine
Chamber
Michael Tranovitch Samarin
Eft
New Jersey
Duncan Lee
National Guard Revision Proposal Sparks Defense Debate
A Defense Department advisory committee urged a major shift to annex the National Guard, doubling Army strength and creating a single federal reserve force for emergencies. The plan faces strong opposition from state leaders and guardsmen who vow to fight it in Congress, arguing it undermines state control and raises a new states rights clash.
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Washington
Army
National Guard
Special Defense Department
Gordon Gray
National Guard xxx
Charles H. Grahl
Grahl
Towa
Cedar
Babe Ruth Reported in Critical Condition
New York AP report states Babe Ruth, baseball legend, is in critical condition at Memorial Hospital with rising temperature and pulmonary complications. He has battled illness for nearly two years, including a neck operation in 1948 and recent public appearances for the Babe Ruth Foundation.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Homerun King
Memorial Hospital
Ruth
French Hospital
Babe Ruth Foundation
Florida
Marie Wins Third Victory In France
Paris AP reports Premier Andre Marie secured a third victory in the National Assembly as the Copstes approved a measure 335 to 23 to fix colonial returns. The plan aims to steady governance and speed future reforms amid tense political debate.
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Marie
France
Paris
Andre Marie
Ros
Cata
Farwed
Penees Co
Traffic Death Toll Rises Across Alabama Over Two Days
The Associated Press reports at least seven people died in Alabama traffic crashes over two days. Victims include Mrs Bueford Meredith 450 Linwood Inverness and William Rotton 200 Miss Virginia Mall 37 Inverness in a Union Springs truck collision. FE B Levering Demopolis died in Selma hospital from a Marion area crash. Walter H Bargainer 68 of Georgiana died in a collision with a freight train. J L Kine of Atlanta died from injuries in a July 26 two car wreck in Talladega County.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Union Springs
Highway Patrol
Bueford Meredith
Linwood
William Rotton
Georgiana
J. L. Kine
Atlanta
Yester
Anmeton
Talladega County
State Senator Hardwick’s stolen car recovered by fisherman
In Auburn Alabama a stolen car linked to State Senator Guy Hardwick was found with fishing gear and an outboard motor in the trunk. The vehicle was traced from Dothan to Albany and Columbus before being recovered and returned to Auburn where police were alerted.
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Auburn
Ala
Guy Hardwick
Dothan
Pollee
Clarence Fbs
Albany
Gal
Columbus
Serpic
Mildark
Memigemers
Emater
Hunger Wails Dull Soviet Food Claim
Berlin reports show Moscow boasting enough food for Berlin for 40 days while surrounding Soviet zone shortages rise. ADN accuses city administration of poor handling of grain unloads with 13 trainloads idle. British protest planned over Yak fighter sorties. authorities warn the feeding plan extends Soviet economic pressure on Berlin.
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Berlin
Russhans
Soviet Union
ADN
City Food Administration
RR. No White
RAF
Gatow
Western
Beron
Renewed Fighting Flare in Jerusalem as Ceasefire Holds
Reported heavy shelling resumed in Jerusalem amid renewed clashes and a fragile ceasefire. Mediator Bernadotte pressed for new talks to advance peace, while officers urged restraint and affirmed efforts to resume negotiations.
West German Stand Blocks Big Four Unity Plans
Western Allies refuse to abandon or delay plans for a separate Western German state. U.S. Britain and France insist on Western Germany inclusion in Marshall Plan and Western Unity, signaling a major obstacle to a new Foreign Ministers meeting. Kremlin talks and Berlin blockade issues loom as rivals seek a formula before further conferences.
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London
United States
Britain
France
Germany
Rosliw
Kremlin
Berlin
Acentain
Russians Demand Release Of Own And Hold Americans
State Department officials said Russia seeks return of a Soviet schoolmaster while ignoring a U S request for release of more than 200 claimants to American citizenship. The note to Moscow was sent May 28 1947 and has gone unanswered.
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Donald J. Gonzales
Washington
State Department
Russia
U. S
Moscow
Michael Ivanovitch Samarin
U.S
New York
Samarin
United States
Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkina
Alexander Panyushkin
Russo
Soviet Union
Europe
Star-Gazer Predicts Economic Slump Around Election Time
CINCAGO UP An astrologer economist at the American Federation of Astrologers convention forecasts a November downturn as Neptune and Uranus align opposite. Paul K Peak says the 1951 outlook will bring a prolonged low mood after a brief resurgence, with a return to prosperity only temporarily.
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Cincago
Paul K. Peak
Duplter
Uranus
Peak
American Federation of Astrologers
Taft Fires New Barb At Truman After Treasury Ups Money Rates
Taft accuses President Truman of price rises and blames Treasury policy for higher money rates. He says the Fed should have been independent from Treasury influence and urges curtailment of credit to curb inflation. The exchange follows a warning by Taft to reporters.
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Truman
Treasury
Senatk
Tim Pavertfret
Ghent
Peps
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