Foreign Aid Compromise Looms In Congress
Congress fights over foreign aid amid Senate proposal of 897 million to Europe and House plan of 570 million to Europe and China. A conference committee must fuse bills, then both houses approve, and a funding bill follows. Inflation curb measures debated. Pauley testimony touches on grain speculation and government aid.
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Jerry Korn
Washington
France
Italy
Austria
China
United States
Senate
House
Congress
Truman
Europe
Rep
Walcott
R - Mich
Pik
Mrs. J. D. Martins Dothan Death At Home
Mrs. J D Martin a life long Dothan resident died early this morning at her home 409 Fourth avenue after a brief illness She was 73 Funeral services will be held at 330 Saturday at Grand View Baptist Church with Rev Gillis Martin officiating Interment will follow in Selma cemetery Ward Wilson in charge Surviving are five daughters Mrs Wille Martin Mrs L C Howell and Miss Elizabeth Martin Dothan Mrs Tam Hall Dothan route Mrs Euell Robinett Columbus Ga two sons Rollie Martin Panama City and Shelby Martin Columbus two sisters Mrs Lonnie Powell Dathan and Mrs Edna Stephens Dathan route 16 grandchildren and five great grandchildren Her grandsons will serve as active pallbearers
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J. D. Martin
Dothan
Fourth Avenue
Grandview Baptist Church
Gillis Martin
Selma
Ward-Wilson
Wille Martin
L. C. Howell
Elizabeth Martin
Tam Hall
Euell Robinett
Columbus
Rollie Martin
Panama City
Shelby Martin
Lonnie Powell
Dathan
Edna Stephens
Plane wreck leaves 29 aboard thrown clear in Labrador crash
Army reports that all 29 aboard were thrown clear when the craft smashed into the ground near 100 miles an hour. A second helicopter was sent to Labrador to assist in removing bodies and airlifting rescuers who reached the scene by land.
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Lowes
Labrador
Strikes Spread in Rome as Authorities Move to Expand State
Crowds of laborers guard walls while the Chamber of Labor says the state will widen to cover railways and other sectors unless deals are reached. Deputies fear a broader strike in Northern Italy as government concessions falter. Police protect army trucks bringing thousands into the capital as banks, shops, and government offices stay open. Communistsattempt to close shops in Piazza Quadrata but face police intervention. six arrests follow.
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Alo
Chamber of Labor
Italy
Rome
Christian Democrat Party
Stock Exchange
United Press
Piazza Quadrata
Pauley says he profited overall from grain trades
The 44-year-old West Coast oil magnate, once Democratic national treasurer, testified he liquidated vast holdings including 200,000 bushels of corn and 300,000 bushels of oats and faced questions about grain futures. He claimed an overall profit despite earlier saying he was over $100,000 worse off and said he aimed to profit in the market.
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West Coast Oil Milsionaire
Truman
Clinton P. Anderson
Pauley
Ferguson
J. M. Mehl
Commodity Excchante Authority
Sen
James P. Kemp-Mov
Anderson
Senate Agriculture Committee
Mehl
Congress
Clark
Partan
Ravall
First Baptist Church to Sponsor Senior Boy Scout Unit
The Fist Baptist Church of Do than will sponsor a senior Boy Scout unit, announced by Scout Executive J. W. Cocke. About 36 adults and youths attended a church meeting to organize the unit with leaders divided into outdoor, indoor service and special groups. Billy Gregory chairs the committee with Billy Seay Charles Lewis and A. D. Carmichael as members. Lieut. Jack Rhymer, Memphis regional HQ liaison, spoke on European Scouting experiences.
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The
Fist Baptist Church of Dothan
J. W. Cocke
J. Whit King
Billy Gregory
Billy Seay
Charles Lewis
A. D. Carmichael
Jack Rhymer
Memphis
Europe
Damage Suit Filed In Auto Collision
Linton C. Warren filed a $250 damage suit against Phil B Shuey in Houston County Circuit Court. The case stems from a November 21 automobile collision between the parties. Warren demands a jury trial.
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Linton C. Warren
Phil B Shuey
Houston County
Robert Ramsey's Automobile Stolen
City and county officers search for a 1947 DeSoto sedan reported stolen from 112 N. Herring Street in front of J. Robert Ramsey's home. Ramsey described the night green car with registry 38D 607 and Meenie number Ala.
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J. Robert Ramsey
Ramsey
N. Herring Street
Roosevelt declines return as he resigns post in 1940
President Roosevelt, tied to a third-term bid and resignation as Postmaster General in 1940, says he is not back in town as a prodigal son and notes this is his first invitation since leaving. Farley backs Truman’s re election and recounts Trump's votes.
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Roosevelt
Farley
Truman
Donaldson
Washington tribute dinner for Donaldson and Truman
Big Jim Farley and President Truman attended a testimonial dinner in Washington honoring Jesse M. Donaldson, the new Postmaster General. The Mayflower Hotel ballroom housed more than 1,100 Post Office employees as Trump praised Donaldson and Farley reflected on past service, with jokes and political lines eliciting loud responses.
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Washington
Big Jim Farley
Truman
Post Office Department
Jesse M. Donaldson
Mayflower Hotel
Donaldson
Vincent Burke
United States
Farley
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Jesse
Missouri
Frank Walker
Farer
Mr. Truman
Nonasidson
Peanie
Livestock price report from Georgia and Alabama markets
Cattle and calves arrivals totaled 880 at eight packing plants across Georgia Alabama and Florida with hogs mixed to lower. Medium to choice hogs 180-240 pounds mostly 24 dollars, lighter weights 21 to 23 dollars, sows 19 to 22 dollars. Montgomery cattle and calves market reported steady to higher, with steers and heifers generally 17.5 to 26 dollars, calves 14 to 24 dollars, hogs mostly steady to lower with 120-140 pounds at 17 to 18 dollars and 180-270 pounds at 24 to 25 dollars.
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Thomasville
USDA
Albany
Columbus
Moultrie
Tifton
Dothan
Ala
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
Fis
Montgomery Market
Montgomery
Mkt
Union Ftock
Correction: Hathcock Named Director in Chamber List
In a Union Eagle report yesterday the name Van Allen was printed for J. E. Hathcock Sr. among chamber of commerce directors. Hathcock is a director and Ritch served on the nominating committee for the new slate.
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Eagle
van Allen
J. E. Hathcock, Sr
Chamber of Commerce
Hathcock
Ritch
Night crash leaves seven dead in Tennessee wreck
A C-47 Army airliner crashed near the Tennessee Mississippi line killing eight or more. Rescue teams found badly burned bodies among scattered wreckage as an Army wreck er cleared debris. Pilot contact with the tower had existed until minutes before the attempted landing and visibility was reportedly good.
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Civil Aeronautics Administration
C. A. Kilborn
American Airlines
Tennessee
Mississippi
Tilghman Taylor
Taylor
New Orleans Cotton Market Quiet Amid Small Price Spread
Trading in New Orleans cotton futures was comparatively quiet at mid-morning. Prices ranged about 15 cents a bale higher to 15 cents lower, reflecting a narrow trading band as the market absorbed early session moves.
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New Orleans
Hagler, 87, Dies At Dothan Home In Alabama
Charlie Hagler died at age 87 at the home of his daughter Mrs. T. M. Andrews on Dothan route one after an illness. He had lived with his son Clyde Hagler on Dothan route four. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at Bethel Church near Newton with Rev. F. M. Shirah officiating. Interment will follow at Headland Mortuary. He leaves two daughters Mrs. Andrews of Dothan and Mrs. J. R. Bonner of Cove Springs Florida, four sons Coton and Clyde Hagler of Dothan Loyd Hezier of Dadeville and Arby Hagler of Miami, plus a brother J. T. Hagler of Louisville, two sisters Mrs. Dora Bryan of Clayton and Mrs. Bell Flournoy of St Augustine Texas, and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Charlie H. Hagler
T. M. Andrews
Dothan
Mr Hagler
Clyde Hagler
Old Bethel Church
Newton
F. M. Shirah
Headland Mortuary
Andrews
J. R. Bonner
Teen Cove Springs
Fla
Coton
Loyd
Veterans Christmas Party Draws 1000 in Houston County
About 1,000 Houston County veterans and guests attend the Chester R. Vickery Post American Legion Christmas party at Nipier Field. Fred Garner invites all veterans, asks a twenty five cent gift for the tree, gifts will be opened, with So Easy singers and country acts, Lee Herlong as MC, Santa Paul Gamble, auxiliary in charge of refreshments, entertainment starts 8 p.m.
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Houston County
Veterans Club
Napier Field
Chester R. Vickery Post
American Legion
Fred Garner
Curly
Budlo
Heroic
Ernie
Lee Herlong
Legion Auxiliary
Garner
Paul Gamble
Kaiser proposes tax credit boost for depreciation of new plants
West Coast industrialist Henry J. Kaiser outlined a plan at a luncheon with about twenty House and Senate members from both parties. He would allow businesses to depreciate new plants four times faster, aiming to write off the entire expenditure in five years. Rep. Wright Patman hosted the gathering as Knutson and Ways and Means members attended.
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Henry J. Kaiser
Kaiser
Score House
Senate
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Knutson
Ways and Means
Reparations and Unification Standoff Across East West Talks
Soviet sources report Molotov signaling possible retaliatory steps as Marshall asserts Germany’s reparations cannot be paid without harming Germany or burdening U.S. taxpayers. Berlin talks yield a single concrete point on steel output for a unified Germany at 11.5 million tons annually while key issues remain unresolved.
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Molotov
Marshall
Russia
Germany
United States
Allied Control Council
Berlin
Bevin
Ficht
Mergtell Bee
Elected official chosen amid local community shifts
Fragmentary OCR notes show an election event within the community, naming an elected official and references to a council or committee meeting. It mentions a ceremony or opening, some dates, and local figures, though details are garbled. The record preserves a local governance turnout and resulting leadership change.
Reviving a Career: Ailing Opera Star Performs Seated
Lawrence, once thought to have ended her career after an illness during her honeymoon in Mexico, returns to the stage in New York Town Hall recital seated in a wheelchair. Under King’s direction she practiced months and then gave a 1944 concert tour for troops and appeared in Met’s Tristan and Isolde. Director Rodzinski and baritone Janssen praised the performance.
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Lawrence
Folsom Attack Sparks Alabama Tax and Welfare Debate
Birmingham attorney accuses Folsom of using a statewide speaking tour to push half truths and personal digs about the governor. The charge centers on roads, welfare funds, and old age pensions while questioning the governor’s tax promises and past amendments. Adams contends Folsom misleads constituents and demands accountability over spending and policy.
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Capitol
Birmingham
Folsom
Texas
New Orleans
Jefferson
Adams
Gordon Man Held In Theft Of Truck
Cecil Dickerson, 24, of near Gordon, is jailed in Houston County on a grand larceny warrant. Sheriff Cameron says Dickerson was arrested near Marianna on a Laurena Croom warrant for taking a truck belonging to Sam Croom, and he waived extradition. Bond is set at 500 dollars. The OCR note about trees dying after maturity is unrelated filler.
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Gordon
Cecil Dickerson
Houston County
Walt Cameron
Dickerson
Laurena Croom
Sam Croom
Marianna
Mary Ottibeil Des Mars Dies in Nooga Abbeville Kin
Mars Mary Ottibeil Des Mars of Nooga Tennessee and four brothers S J G J C and E W Money of Abbeville route survive.
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Mars, Mary Ottibeil Des
Nooga, Tenn
S.J.G, J.C
E.W Money
Abbeville
Arab revolt era Tyre village amid Haifa road clashes
In 1938 39 Arab revolt led violence hits Tireh or El Tira Tyre near Haifa eight miles south of the city. About 2000 Muslims inhabit the spot. Two Arabs killed by gunfire near Gaza. Jewish workers at Gaza camps absent from duties complaining of insecurity. Jaffa reports Mayor Heikal flew to Cairo to seek Arab League truce talks as Tel Aviv Jaffa border fighting costs lives and causes mass home burnings.
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Tireh
el Tira
Tyre
Haifa
Tel Aviv
Isaiah
Lebanon
Gaza
Jewish War Department
Jaffa
Yusseff Heikal
Cairo
Arab League
Arab Jaffa
Lex Dowling Oldsmobile Reopens At Former Address
Lex Dowling Oldsmobile Inc returns to 506 North Foster Street after four months in temporary quarters on West Adams following a May 2 1947 fire that destroyed the building tools and several cars. The rebuilt brick garage expands showroom storage and service space with a larger staff and new fire facilities. A wide selection of Oldsmobile models is highlighted as suitable Christmas gifts.
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Lex Dowling
Oldsmobile, Inc
North Foster Street
Weat Adams
Dowling
Oldsmobile
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