Bilbo in the federal hearing draws crowd and mockery
Bilbo sits center stage in the marble hall as a Senate committee grills Mississippi senator. Spectators and officials fill the federal building crowding the room while Bilbo chats with onlookers and even jokes with the crowd. Circuit clerks and editors attend, photographers interrupt, and a Navy enlistment note closes the scene with Herbert Adams joining for four years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
Fiersman Senate Committee
Bilbo
NAVY
Herbert Adams
Aueville
Tiday Adams
Havibridge
Probation Hearings For Four In Circuit Court Here
Four persons previously convicted and sentenced in the last session of the Houston County Circuit Court appeared before Judge D C Halstead for probation hearings at the courthouse this morning. Henry Miller Negro was put in murder two years and costs. James H Sykes petty larceny months and tests. Exe c forgery second degree and costs. Ruby forgery second degree two years and costs. Sykes was granted probation and the case was continued. sentencing for the others had not yet been announced.
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Nouston County
D. C. Halstead
Court House
Henry Miller
Puit
James H. Sykes
Sykes
Bay Area Strike Grounds Traffic Paralyzes Cities
Workers across the bay and San Francisco join a mass walkout crippling downtown commerce. AFL pickets and union leaders condemn fascism while blockades and truckers stalled supplies, as police and demonstrators clash amid shuttered stores and halted deliveries.
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Enloves
San Francisco
Oakland Bay
San Frincisco Bay
Brebidens Marey Lurdeberg
Stilurs Union
Paific
Ami
Tyro
Robert Avs
Central Labor Council
Unother
Niens
Los Angeles
Puire
Fragmented OCR rumbles through a political upheaval night
A garbled report describes a chaotic parliamentary session with party blocs, votes, and resignations. All names and places are obscured by OCR errors, but the text references a Democratic or Republican division, a vote on a motion, and mentions of court and political actions amid confusion.
Fragmented notice on voting access and provincial records
A damaged OCR fragment references voter permits and election access in Greenvale, Bathe County, and a bate line mentions public office hours. It contains unclear names, dates, and locations, with garbled phrases about Greenvale and a county seat. The readable bits suggest an election-related notice or qualification check.
Court weighs jail vs fines in coal strike case
Federal prosecutors urged a jail term for John Lewis and a temporary injunction to curb the United Mine Workers amid the 1946 coal strike. They argued a daily fine could reach 250000, while the government pressed for a strong restraint order and immediate penalties to restore production and deter further disruptions.
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Assisant Altolagy
Juni F. Sonnet
Gustan Dal
Sunnett
Lewis
Nelly K. Mopkins
Wiion Leveyer
Maen
Thomas ‘Kenedy
Univ
UMW
Sonnett Ted
Sonnett
Celryborough
Junho L. Lewis
St le
Waal
Ylis
Sve
Wwe
Lelaves
Sonaert Clave
Speer
Gaitiel Padway
Federal Home Loans long term plan for housing loans
A historical notice describes a federal home loan program extending to twenty years aimed at financing home purchases and refinances. It mentions a government level oversight, a federal savings and loan association, and a date reference tied to a local listing.
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Ganerseip
Dotian Federal Savings & Loan Assn
Fuster Shadv
Liquor Violations Charged To Negroes
Two Negroes Elizabeth Jones and Shelby Jones were arrested at their home near Enterprise by ATU Investigator B. Phillips and Coffee County Deputy Sheriff W. H. Wark. Five gallons of untaxed beer were found at the house. They were released on bond of 800 dollars each and will be tried in Coffee County court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Jones
Shelby Jones
ATU
B. Phillips
Coffee County
W. H. Wark
Negro Arrested Here On Assault Charge
Percy W. Harrin, a Black man, was arrested by city police last night on a charge of assault and battery in connection with a beating and robbery on Range Street Saturday night. Police say Carlton Har was hit over the head and robbed of $4. the case is under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy W. Harrin
Carlton Har
Harper
Range St
Manufactured gas alternative to ease coal shortage
The article explains a proposal by the Interior Department to move natural gas from the Alleghenies to eastern and midwestern markets by blending it with manufactured gas to reduce coal use. It outlines pipeline routes from Tennessee and Louisiana, potential cost savings, and projected daily gas movement and tonnage with the aim of easing coal demand during strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisienan
Ohia
Penns Sylvania
Allegheny Mountains
Ohio
Rotary Krug Tay
Tennessee Gas and Transmissing Company
Hatiral Ges
Tress
Louisiana
Hunt
Vikat
Fragmentary court notice from the Ibunian Conay Citesit
A garbled OCR item references a court session in Gashoya with a judge Weatherly and a sentence of two years. It mentions Lewter from Grand Wenice root and a Velunee event. Names and places are unclear due to text corruption.
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Ibunian
Conay
Gashoya
Metorda
Number 4 at Capacity in Wytehouse suit filing
A garbled record notes a capacity issue in a case involving the Secretary and a committee. It references a standard and adviser Jyh H, with unclear details about percentage and involvement in a federal mission. The fragmentary text suggests a legal or governmental context with unidentified parties.
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Wunde Iled
VC Tthesthas & Treutamission Ly
Abev
Tres Sivekbulder
Jyh H
Motorcycle Officer Hurt In Crash In City
Motorcycle patrolman Even Jones was struck by a truck in the 500 block of East North Street at noon today. He was taken to a hospital with undetermined injuries. The Newton Grocery Co truck, driven by Jimmie Holley, swerved to avoid a hole, also injuring Anita Jones who rode in the same direction on the truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
E. North Street
Newton Grocery Co
Jimmie Holley
Anita Jones
Defendants to contest rulings on damages and relief
The 17 defendants plan to argue at the hearing that the court left only damages unresolved while injunctive relief declaratory judgment and the Negroes’ suit were dismissed. A jury trial request was raised, though counsel for Mitchel argued against it. Shelman faced questions about collusion with John L. Lewis to block gas pipeline use.
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Arthur Shores
Birmingham
Mitchel
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