Advisory Board Sets Meeting For Cotton Outlook In Markets
The National Cotton Export Advisory board will meet Feb 23-24 in Washington to study world market prospects for cotton. Burris Jackson of Hillsboro Texas said the group will assess the ECA foreign shipments impact on rising domestic supplies and push recommendations to expedite cotton movement to Europe and orient policy toward China. The panel may discuss boosting shipments under U S Army jurisdiction to China and finishing goods for areas held by Communist forces while a House subcommittee hears testimony on long range production controls for 1950.
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Washington
National Cotton Export Advisory Board
Burris Jackson
Hillsboro
Sowttesa
Grou
Economic Co-operation Administration
ECA
Congress
Jackson
China
Orient
Japan
U.S. Army
Secretary of Agriculture
House Agriculture
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Missouri
Mrs. Foster Freed Of Murder Charge At Mobile Hearing
In Mobile, a recorder's court dismissed a murder charge against Mrs. John J. Foster, 29, after she testified self defense followed a dispute over a supposed affair involving her husband. Judge Bekars noted possible grand jury action remains, with Assistant Solicitor Ervin undecided on presenting the case. Foster testified of abuse and the alleged meetings between her husband and Mrs Mary Batchelor, and neighbors congratulated her after release.
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Mobile
Recorder’s Court
John J. Foster
Foster
William R. Bekars
Mobile County Grand Jury
Robert T. Ervin, Jr
Mary Batchelor
Slocomb
Ralph Batchelor
Youngest District Manager Directs Peninsular Life Affairs
Clarence Streetman profiles 29 year old A N Revell Jr the youngest district manager for Peninsular Life Insurance overseeing the Columbus Georgia to Panama City Florida region and parts of Alabama He moved to Dothan after stints in Tallahassee and Panama City planning to settle with wife Sara and two sons Al and Cliff Revell grew up in Tallahassee and Monticello where his father has long sold insurance He prizes fishing as a stress relief and is active in the Dothan Chamber of Commerce Life Underwriters Association and Baptist church holdings
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Clarence Streetman
A. N. Revell, Jr
Peninsular Life Insurance
Wheelhorse
Dothan
Columbus
Panama City
Fla
Alabama
Revells
North Floshing Street
Revell
Tallawassee
Leot High School
Florida State University
Florida High
Grid
University of Florida
Peninsular Company
Jacksonville
Peninsular Outfit
Junior
Monticello
Sara Shuman
Tallahassee
Servich
Parama City
Cyolimbhus
Florida
Hairé
Nears
Tno
Earl Moody
Dothan Chamber of Commerce
Local Life Underwriters Association
the Baptist Church
Cliff
Peninsular Life Insurance Company
Eagle
Falling Tree Kills Shelby County Boy
A 15yearold boy, Franklin D Lambert, died after a tree fell on him while he cut timber near his Bamford home in Shelby County. He was pronounced dead on arrival at a Bessemer hospital. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs C Q Lambert and sister Myra Lee Bamford is about 20 miles from Bessemer.
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Bessemer (Ap
Bamford
Franklin D.lambert
Bessemer
C. Q. Lambert
Myra Lee
Shelby County
Coat Swap In Cafe Corrected In Movie
In St Louis George Issel hardt Jr arrived at a cinema in a bad mood and sat in a seat with a coat that wasn't his. A patron had swapped coats earlier, and when Issel left the theater his coat had vanished. Minutes later another coat appeared and matched his own.
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St, Louis
George Isselhardt, Jr
Operation Safety cuts traffic deaths nationwide
The Inter national City Managers association cites Operation Safety as a life saving program in 1948 with about 800 communities adopting it. In 11 months traffic deaths fell from 360 to 248 nationally, and cities like Peoria Providence and Syracuse report substantial drops. The piece also notes shifts in housing commission demographics and use of drunkometer devices, plus Madison Illinois eyeing toll bridge funds to cover city expenses.
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Chicago
International City Managers’ Association
National Safety Council
Los Angeles
Peoria
Providence
R. I
Syrarus
N. Y
Ants in Pants Lawsuit Across Pecos Area
In a federal case filed in Tucson, Illinois based Mister Short Cut alleges Wolf of the Douglas Manufacturing Company of Arizona is creating ant design pants through a Phoenix supplier Goldwaters Inc. The complaint names Dave Wolf of the Douglas Company and seeks court review by Federal Judge William H. Haly.
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Tucson
Ariz. IP
Pecos
Illinois
Wolf
Douglas Mancefecturing Company
Arizona
Tenderfeet
Goldwaters, Inc
Phoenix
Dave Wolf
Douglas Company
Mister Short Company
Ilinois
William H. Haly
Queen Victoria’s early use of anesthesia noted
The World Book Encyclopedia cites Queen Victoria as among the first women to receive anesthesia during childbirth. In a separate note, two children found a $2,500 pebble in a South African river that sparked the discovery of the Kimberly diamond fields valued in the billions.
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Queen Victoria of
England
Kimberly
Private Groups Oppose TVA Steam Plant Plan
Washington AP Private power and business groups oppose the Tennessee Valley Authority plan to build a steam electric generating plant at New Johnsonville Tennessee. Testimony before a House appropriations subcommittee cited fears of nationalization and discrimination as critics urged Congress to block or curb TVA funding for the project.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
House Appropriations
New Johnsonville
Tenn
TVA
Congress
Rep. Gore
Dtenn
Johnsonville
Purcell Smith
National Association of Electric Companies
Raymond C. Jackson
Cleveland
A. L. Monroe
Raleigh
Carolina Fowers Light Co
Oscar L. Malo
Denver
Colorado Associated Businessmen
Statewais
James H. Green
Chamber of Commerce of Pittsburgh
England
Doctor Keeps Deer As Payment For Damaged Car
Dr Costas Poulos of Plainville Connecticut survived a collision with a deer near Milford New Hampshire and agreed to take the animal as payment for auto damage. Conservation officers dressed the deer before he continued his drive.
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Milford
N. H
Costas Poulos
Plainville
Conn
New Hampshire
California Snowstorm Brings Mild Jokes and Canceled Golf
A cold wave paralyzed parts of California yet sparked humor as a Palo Alto wife blocked a commuter train to help her husband John, cold pipes stalled coffee, and a San Francisco housewife celebrated laundry savings. Coalinga canceled a golf tournament at the tenth hole—the first snowstorm in the town's history.
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San Francisco
Palo Alto
John
Southern Pacific Peninsula
Coalinga
San Joaquin Valley
Volunteers To Man First Space Ship
ADELAIDE Australia AP a young Australian scientist volunteered to make history saying he felt reasonably certain he would live to see his name in textbooks Capt Robert McGowan in charge of rocket trails at the Woomera rocket range said he would like to be aboard the first space ship to take off from the earth for regions of 600 miles up He said at 600 miles altitude a ship could be given a thrust of five miles per second with rockets enabling it to circle the earth indefinitely without using power Rockets would then retard motion to bring the ship to earth
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Adelaide
Australia
Robert McGowan
Woomera
McGowan
Earth
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Ways Young Drug Up. Inc
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Cottonwood Veug Combeer
Midland City
Daniel'n Deug
Agriculture Department
House
Senate
Rela Hye
Patick
Carey
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National Association of Housing Officials
Bankers
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The
American Municipal Association
Colorado
Nebraska
Madison
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Bath
Law
Shetek
Eea Beck
California
Brisbane
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