Florida lawmakers meet in Miami for three day talks
Florida's 133 legislators gather in Miami for a three day session with Gov elect Fuller Warren to discuss budgeting tax reform and state finances. The tax survey committee warns a $15 million deficit and a slim end of year cash balance.
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Mobile Port Trade Slumps In September
The Port of Mobile reported September overseas trade at 6,554,447, down from August and September 1947, with Europe weakness offset by gains with Belgium, the Union of South Africa, Venezuela, and Australia. Exports totaled 3,858,835 and imports 2,695,612, led by tin plate shipments and related goods.
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Australia
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Fog formation from warm air over cold surface
Fog forms when warm moist air moves over a cold surface causing condensation. It can also occur when cooler air passes over a warmer surface or when air stagnates and loses its moisture to the cooler surroundings.
Proposed Bull Fight Draws Protests in Jacksonville
In Jacksonville a Masonic group plans a bullfight described as Mexican style with no killing or darts. Organizers say no torture and aim to raise 20000 for children with spastic paralysis, while women's groups and Humane Society criticize the plan as brutality.
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Humane Societies
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Lori Grotto
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Mable Crafts
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Jacksonville Mumane 5 Society
New School Program Outlined By GEA Head At Donalsonville
Garrison, president of the Georsa Education Assercation, outlined the Sinimura Foundation Program of Education at Donalsonville. Julian Webb introduced him, noting 39 years in Georgia schools. Garrison urged community action, stressing better schools for all children and listing ten program provisions including competent teachers and improved transportation.
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Garrison
Wilgo
Georgia
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Florida Supreme Court to hear bar association joining proposal
The Florida Supreme Court will hold a January hearing on a plan to require all Florida lawyers to join the Florida Bar Association. Proponents say it would set high standards and enforce them, with final approval needed before the measure can take effect. The court previously rejected a similar proposal.
Employment Increases In Manufacturing In 6th Federal District
Manufacturing employment in the Sixth Federal Reserve District rose overall as Alabama and Mississippi saw declines in August and September while Georgia Florida Louisiana and Tennessee posted modest gains. Cigar making led most increases with expansion ahead of Christmas. September added gains in food products and fertilizer plants amid mixed textile activity and labor disputes in yarn mills. Construction in Georgia and Mississippi fell though Louisiana and Tennessee posted small upticks. Residential contracts in September fell 45 percent, remaining below year-ago levels. For the first nine months total construction activity trended lower.
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Proposed 1938 plan for state bar association reform
A petition for a hearing filed by Robert J. Pleas of Orlando, president of the state bar association, outlines a plan requiring attorneys to join the association and pay a $5 membership fee. The proposal envisions a 15 member elective board to run association affairs.
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State Bar Association
Awards Rise 37 Percent in Same Period as 1947
The report notes a 37 percent increase in awards during the same period as in 1947, highlighting a substantial rise in recognition and accolades for the period in question.
Gettysburg Address Contradicted Lincoln’s Prophecy
The famous remark by Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg about lasting memory is challenged as historians note the enduring impact of his words and the battle’s significance. The speech is recalled as shaping national memory and historical narrative despite Lincoln’s belief.
Hold Up at Memphis Man Takes Cash at Gunpoint
In Memphis Tennessee 37 year old Martin was robbed of 1395 dollars at pistol point during a holdup. The assailants punched Martin as part of their demand and warned him to remember them.
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