Army salvage rings value of junk radio gear sold as mass junk
A young veteran told a special House committee that an Atlanta junk dealer sold surplus aircraft transmitter and receiver sets marked salvage for 8 each. Morgan Pattillo, a Georgia Tech student and radio operator, described buying cheap electronic gear at low prices and selling it for profits after repairs. Sidney Gulden, president of Atlanta Steel and Supply, said he bought 124 tons of damaged radio material for about 300 and resold it at prices from 20 cents to five cents a pound.
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Cmilanta
House
Atlanta
Army
Pattillo
Patillio
Roger C
Slaugher
Sidney S. Gulden
Atlanta Steel and Supply Co
Gulden
Field Inspection To Govern Release Of Reserve Poison
State entomologists survey worm infested peanut fields in Houston and Wiregrass counties to decide if emergency use of 120000 pounds of cryolite is needed. Final decision rests with the USDA after entomologists complete their assessment.
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Houston
Alabama
Joe N. Poole
Montgomery
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Poole
George Morrow
Greenwood Products Company
Graceville
Fla
Pittsburg
Morrow
Mississippi
Dothan
Moultrie
Mercer Rowe
Southeastern
Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company
C. M. Ling
Columbia Negro Held As Peeping Tom
James Hood of Columbia was held in Houston County jail on a peeping Tom charge after Mrs. Eunice Appling reported a window peep at her home. Special Investigator Joseph Burton and Sheriff B G Farmer arrested Hood after he was identified by Mrs. Appling. Hood's home sits about a quarter mile from the Appling residence.
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James Hood
Columbia
Houston County
Eunice Appling
Hood
Appling
Joseph T. Burton
Department of Public Safety
B. G
Farmer
President Truman Joins Holiday Cruise Aboard Williamsburg
President Truman is shown on the deck of the Williamsburg yacht in Washington before its departure for a pleasure cruise off the New England coast. In the photo are Ted Marks, Matthew Connelly, Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan, and Charles G. Ross, with Truman at center aboard the vessel.
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Truman
Williamsburg
Washington
Washington Naval Gun Factory
New England
Ted Marks
Kansas City
President Truman
Matthew Connelly
Harry H. Vaughan
Charles G. Ross
NEA Telephoto
Magazine racket victims rise after youths' arrest
A Recorder's Court trial was set today for three teen suspects Robert L. Helms Marvin Brown and Sydney Turkington accused of false pretense and soliciting in a residential area They allegedly posed as subscription agents for national magazines taking about 25 subscriptions in Dothan The scheme linked to Trans Continental Subservition Agency and New Orleans receipts. new complaints followed police disclosure of the ruse.
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Recorder's Court
Dothan
Eddie D. Kelley
Robert L. Helms
Columbus
Marvin Brown
Sydney Turkington
Walter Scott
Elmira
N. Y
Brown and Turkington
New Orleans
Helms
Recepit Farms
Trans-Continental Subservition Agency
Louisiana
Georgia
Alabama
Kelley
Brown
Buffalo
Strike Edict Eased As Union and Companies Agree to Arbitrate
Overseas press copy flowed across borders as Press Wireless and the CIO reached arbitration terms after an overnight session with U S conciliator Frederick R Livingston. The embargo on overseas dispatches was lifted following the agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Press Wireless, Inc
American Communications Association
CIO
All American Communication Systems
Union
Press Wireless
Frederick R. Livingston
U. S
Truman Greets Governor at Quonset Point on Vacation Cruise
President Truman spent time at the New England naval air station thumb through White House papers and greeted Gov. John Pastore and Solicitor General J. Howard McGrath as a friendly call. He refused political talk and described the trip as a summer vacation cruise. Senator Theodore Green may visit tomorrow.
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Quonset Point
R. 1
Truman
New England Naval Air Station
White House
John ©. Pastore
J. Howard McGrath
Appliance Company Sued Over Charge In Dothan Case
Charles H. Grant of Dothan sues Hugh Weatherly and KE. N. Byrd partners in Dothan Plumbing and Electrical Appliance Co. for 229.50 alleging overcharge for a Hot Point water heater sold May 5 1916. He seeks triple damages 154.50 plus 75 attorney fees and costs.
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Hugh Weatherly
KE. N. Byrd
Dothan
Dothan Plumbing and Electrical Appliance Co
U.S
J. W. Daughtry
Charles H. Grant
Doihan
Grant
Dothan Plumbing and Electrical Co
G Men Probe Reports of KKK Revival in Seven States
Justice Department investigates claims of Ku Klux Klan activity across seven states with plans to extend to at least three more. Attorney General Clark warns no quarter will be shown for federal law violations. States named include Georgia Florida Michigan New York California Tennessee and Mississippi. Tennessee officials say no Klan operation is evident. Mississippi officials express surprise at being listed.
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Brace Curry Washington
Justice Department
KKK
Clark
Philadelphia
Georgia
Florida
Michigan
New York
California
Tennessee
Missisippi
Associated Press
Jim McCord
AP Nashville
Fielding Wright
Mississippi
Indian Deer Textile Co
Dothan
Dothan Chamber of Commerce
Howell School
Cherry Street
Chamber
Washington
Ao Ccost
Archivert
Jd. Harrman
Harry Wexler
Indiat Rover
Ozark
Norton Flamberg
Manaster
Two Tornadoes Kill Seven in Minnesota Wells Camp Devastated
Two weekend tornadoes near Mankato and Wells cause seven deaths and 66 injuries. At Green Gable tourist camp near Mankato 70 residents housed there, 26 cabins destroyed, 60 buildings damaged in Wells. Ray Melvin, 53, dies in hospital raising toll. 40 hospitalized with several in critical condition. cine-watcher crowds in Wells theater escape unharmed.
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Mankato. Mion
Wells
Here
Ray Melvin
Mankato
Melvin
St. Casimir’s Catholic Church
Green Gable
Main Street
Reverend Fallsworth D. Collier Dead in Indiana
The Rev Fallsworth D Collier longtime rector of Dothan Episcopal Church of the Nativity died in Kendallville Indiana on August 5 after a long illness He served as chaplain in World War I and worked as an Episcopal minister traveling widely He lived in Dothan for 18 years and after military service led church and community work including organizing an American Legion post He was 64 and held rank of major in the Army Reserve
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Fallsworth D. Collier
Dothan
Episcopal Church of the Nativity
Kendallville
Ind
Fort Wayne
Collier
Clery
Douthan
Medea
Tampico
Monterey
Pachivo
Tetter Lawn
USS
Mingus
Coa
Army
Mississippi
Louisiana
Alabama
American Legion Post
Masonic Order
Mr. Collier
OPA Sets Six Percent Rise for Household Refrigerators
Washington AP reports OPA authorized about a six percent price rise for household mechanical refrigerators, with a standard box moving from 10 to 12 dollars. Dealers will set prices once refrigerators tagged with new ceilings arrive. OPA cites a 45 percent rise in manufacturer costs and new price control law as reasons, with dealers previously absorbing 2.5 percent of prior increases now outlawed. The decontrol board resumes talks on restoring ceilings for meats and related goods, aiming to rule by tomorrow noon EST to avoid automatic ceilings at midnight Tuesday.
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Washington
OPA
E.S.T
Congress
QPA
Rift Within C10 Faces Great Lakes Strike Turmoil
A CIO split surfaces as Great Lakes sea men push for a 40 hour workweek amid a partial strike. NMU leaders plan talks with employers in New York and Chicago while some unorganized freight ships are already halted.
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Detroit
API
CIO
Great Lakes
CIO National Maritime Union
Lackawanna
N.Y
NMU
New York
Chicago
Andraskh Yav U
Calcutta Riots Devastate City With Thousands Dead
Calcutta endures its worst sectarian violence as Hindu Muslim clashes claim 2 000 to 3 000 lives in four days. City rots in filth as stores close and looting rises. reports recount brutal assaults, rapes, mutilations, and a looming epidemic threat. Police accounts flood in with harrowing details.
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Calcutta
Factiaons
Caofeutan
U S Transport Plane Attacked En Route to Italy
A U S Army transport plane en route from Vienna to Udine Italy was attacked by a fighter near Klagenfurt and has not been heard from. British Spitfires were dispatched to locate the missing craft and Frankfurt headquarters reported the flight was overdue and presumed lost.
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Vienna
Udine
Italy
Klagenfurt
Frankfurt
U.S
Europe
U. S
Vietnna
Jis
Family of Negroes Surrender After Ambush Near Magee
In Magee Mississippi two family members surrendered to state police amid a deputy sheriff and three others wounded by an ambush. Police reported several other family members still at large as a large posse scoured the area assisted by about 24 state troopers.
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Wabbard
Biglane
Hubbard
Craft
Jackson
Mendenhall
Simpson
Bieline
Sherif George Co Wawlang
Steith County
Johnny
Garfield Craft
Oliver
J. W W. Cooper
Carlson To Address Veterans Planning Political Machine
ALAMO TENN. Marine General Evans Carlson, famed Carlson’s Raiders leader, will speak at a mass veterans meeting to launch groundwork for a national political party. John Paul Butler says Carlson dropped in yesterday and agreed to be on the program. Ex-G. O leaders of police and revolts from Tennessee and Arkansas will attend tonight.
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Luter
Carlson
Uhe Amercan Veterans Committee
Cite Didate
Congress
Colefornia
Tennessee
Arkansas
New York Primaries Seen As Verdict On 79th Congress
New York voters head to the polls to voice verdicts on the 79th Congress. The piece notes party dynamics and potential impacts on November races, with emphasis on Gov. Thomas E. Dewey era politics and local political shifts.
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New York
Washington
Thomas Bo Deweys
Oo Tench
Poune Vl de
Veterans Aid Officials Update on Terminal Leave Act
VA representatives said no further details on accrued furlough pay are available. A Giothan office representative attends a Montgomery conference to obtain more information on insurance rates pensions and other changes in VA procedures. Applications for leave data will be available at the Dothan part office in about one day with form instructions forthcoming.
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Veterans Administration
Giothan
Montgomery
Dothan Allmny
Wiel
Ote Dothan
Jnetraect
Elarma
Mash Seized In Raid Near New Brockton Coffee County
A raid about seven miles northeast of New Brockton in Coffee County seized a gallon unregistered mash along with five gallons. Investigators from the Alcouche Tax Unit Dathan Office reported no arrests were made.
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New Brockton
Coffee County
Dathan
Alcouche Tax Unit
British Troops Tighten Grip on Haifa Port
British forces in Haifa tighten control after a day of muted tension as a planned nationwide underground Jewish uprising failed to materialize. Spot identity checks by soldiers backed by the Haganah and Irgun were reported. authorities denied such plans. The incident followed weekend disruptions and a Cyprus-bound transport carrying immigrants.
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Haifa
Palestine
Jerusalem
Passacraby
Papera Nave
Plana
Stern Gang
Irgun
Avat Leumi
Hagaban
Irilish Army
Yestern Cey
Tsaders
Halfa
Ares
Cypran
Sorst
Ismpire Heywood
Peace Conference Opens Talks on Treaty Divisions
The peace conference enters its fourth week as economic committees discuss how treaty chapters should be divided between political panels. Finland and Hungary begin deliberations on Article 72 related to a conciliation commission for restitution of Allied property. Russia supports general principles, while debate widens to include United States, Greece, Belgium, and White Russia. Voting splits reflect differing stances as Hungary is asked to file a written appearance request before the plenary session.
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Paris
Trajan
Toc
Gominlees
France
Fitz
Russia
Stirling
Shere
Vie
Russa
Czechoslovakia
Ukraine
Australia
Canada
Great
New Zealand
South Africa
United States
Grandla opens race riot inquiry as 18 jailed in Alabama
A special grand jury convened in Grandla, Alabama, to probe a race riot on August 30. An undetermined number of Negroes were injured and 19 white men were arrested for unlawful assembly. Roy and Ben Massey, brothers, were detained after the clash that drew Highway patrol from Decatur and Wantaville to quell the unrest.
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Atiens
Ala
James Crowe
Specia
Decatur
Wantaville
Roy
Ben Massey
State Safety
van E. Gilbert
Jude D. L. Rosenay, Jr
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Columbia Negro
Theodore Francis Green
D-Ri
Senator Green
Appliance Company
G-Men
Little Wells
S. F. Heath
Soe
Indiana
Magee
Ellis Bishop
Clark Baldwin
Frederick I
Conudert
Senarr
Haifa Port
Race Riot
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