Proposed Zoning Ordinance Receives Broad Support
A public hearing at City Hall on the proposed Dothan zoning ordinance drew a favorable, well-informed turnout. Chairman J H Bryson and State Planning Board official G W Anderson led a detailed session with Q A, noting the plan is not law yet and inviting constructive criticism and amendments from residents.
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Dothan
City Planning Commission
J. H. Bryson
Planning Commission
G. W. Anderson
State Planning Board
A. D. Carmichael
Jim Spann
Albert Logue
Arthur Ussery
Chamber of Office
City Hall
Bryson
Planing Commission
City Commission
City to Call For Sealed Bids On Howell Building
City Commission approves Dothan Chamber of Commerce plan to sell the abandoned Howell school property with minimum one fourth cash down and ten year amortization, bids to open Feb 19 and bids may be rejected in whole or part. Discussions on street paving follow with petitions urged to gather owner support and possible contractor interest.
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Dothan Chamber of Commerce
Howell School
John Ayres
City Commission
Clyde Coe
Ayres
Coe
Powell
Burtleshaw
W. Main
Main
Crawford
Washington Street
Bodies of 190000 Mazi Victims Found
A Moscow broadcast reported 190,000 POW bodies buried in trenches at Landsdorf near Opelin, Poland. Polish government and Red Army doctors say victims died from shooting torture fatigue and beating.
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London
Moscow
Landsdorf
Op- Pelin
Poland
Red Army
Atomic Age Radio Panic Spreads Across Paris
Parisians awoke to panic after a realistic radio broadcast warned of atomic disintegration from the United States to Paris. Police protected Radio Diffusion Francaise as crowds gathered, mothers rushed to shelter children, and reports of premature births and personal crises followed. The station urged calm, calling the event purely imaginary, echoing Orson Welles style hoaxes of the era.
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Pagis
Iup
Radio Xiatin
Origo Welles
Mars
Jean Neocher
Ships Sink Off Ensenada Killing Dozens
A Mexican freighter and the American fishing boat she towed sank 20 miles south of Ensenada in a gale. Sixty seven lives were lost initially with five bodies recovered. The Mabel from Los Angeles and the San Tomas owned by Mexican Mercantile Co. were involved. two Americans were among the unidentified dead.
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Ensenada
Bata Caf
Mex
Here
Abelardo Rodiguez
San Tomas
Mabel
Los Angeles
Santo Tomas
Mexican Mercantile Co
Rodriguez
Sonora
Ten Candidates File For Assembly
Ten candidates queued for Alabama May 7 Democratic primaries announced by the Secretary of State. Senate nominees include Mack Jackson Alexander City Tenth District Elmer Tallapoosa counties and others. House hopefuls are George Knight Headland and Judson Locke Marion Perry Place No 1 among incumbents. circuit judges J H Disque Jr Gadsden and John Batten Birmingham and W M Rayburn Gadsden fill positions in the Tenth and Sixteenth Circuits.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Secretary of State
Senate
Mack Jackson
Alexander City
Elmer
Tallapoosa
T. F. Burnside
Collinsville
Dekalb
Cherokee
C. W. Daugette, Jr
Jacksonville
Calhoun
Robert G. Kendall, Jr
Evergreen
Butler
Conecuh
Covington
Richard B. Kelly, Jr
Talladega
House of Representatives
George T. Knight
Headland
Henry County
Judson C. Locke
Marion
Perry Place
J. H. Disque, Jr
Gadsden
John T. Batten
Birmingham
W. M_ Rayburn
JAP SENTENCED YOKOHAMA TO 30 YEARS HARD LABOR
Former Japanese prison commandant Kitaro Ishida known as the bull was found guilty of cruel acts and sentenced by an American military commission in Yokohama to 30 years imprisonment at hard labor.
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Yokohama
Kitaro Ishida
the Bull
Safford Fails To Prove Charges Against Superiors
Washington AP Navy Captain L F Safford testified before the Pearl Harbor committee that his 1944 letter accusing Army and Navy leaders of framing Lt Gen Walter Short and Admiral Husband E Kimmel lacks clear responsibility. He said he acted on his own to line up defense evidence for Kimmel’s war court martial and had not met Kimmel until 1944.
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Washington
Navy
L. F. Safford
Army and
Navy High Command
Walter C. Short
Husband E. Kimmel
Pearl Harbor
Safford
Stark
John W. Murphy
R-Pal
Kimmel
Pacific Fleet
New Foland UNO Site Is Approved
The 13 member United Nations interim committee approved a recommendation to place the organization's permanent home in the Stamford Greenwich Westchester area spanning Connecticut and New York. Australia protested urging San Francisco as an alternative and pledged to oppose the recommendation when presented to the full committee.
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London
United Nations Interim Committee
Stamford
Greenwich-Westchester
Connecticut
New York
Australia
San Francisco
Col. W. R. Hodgson
Stamford-Greenwich-Westchester
UNO
DAR gives 50000 to Tamassee and Grant mountain schools
The Daughters of the American Revolution announced a gift of 50000 dollars to be split between its mountain schools at Tamassee South Carolina and Grant Alabama. The donation will come from the DAR projects fund.
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Washington
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Tamassee
S.C
Grant
Ala
DAR
Woman Arrested On Murder Count In Birmingham
Mrs. Leo D. Stewart of Dothan was arrested on a first degree murder charge in Birmingham in connection with the October death of her husband Leo D. Stewart. The indictment followed Houston County grand jury action. arrest occurred at her mother’s home in Ensley. The victim, a waiter from Nebraska, died from a 38 caliber pistol shot after a supper visit at 512 North Alice Street. Authorities had earlier labeled the death as unknown and later considered possible self harm ruled out.
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Birmingham
Leo D. Stewart
Dothan
Stewart
Houston County Grand Jury
Fancher
Avenue F. Ensley
B. G. Farmer
Smith Hall
Nebraska
North Alice Street
Alice Street
Ralph Fulford
Jed
Bricker Seeks GOP Senate Nomination in May Primary
Former Ohio governor John W. Bricker filed with the Secretary of State to seek the Republican nomination for U S Senator in the May 7 primary. Bricker, who served three terms as governor and was the GOP vice presidential nominee in 1944, announced his candidacy today from Columbus Ohio.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Secretary of State Today
U. S
Bricker
Ohio
Newanee
Florida cabinet approves citrus plant and hospital plans
Florida State cabinet approves a $30,000 citrus processing plant at Lake Wales Experiment Station to test new fruit and juice methods. It also approves three new doctors' homes at the state mental hospital and plans for two ward buildings. An infirmary project of $388,000 for 350 beds is set to begin. Dental clinics will serve state institutions. A Works Agency representative will inspect surplus bases to acquire Dorr and Carlstrom fields at Arcadia for hospital use.
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Tallahassee
Fila
Lake Wales Experiment Station
State Mental Hospital
Chattahoochee Hospital
Chattahoochee
Improvement Commission
Charles Overman
Federal
Works Agency
Florida
Overman
Dorr
Carlstrom
Arcadia
Final Decision In Yamashita Case Up To MacArthur
Tokyo dispatch reports the Supreme Court's ruling on Yamashita's case awaits Gen MacArthur. Allied officials say MacArthur may act and holds Manila raid records, while the military commission proceeded legally in trying and sentencing Yamashita for war crimes.
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MacArthur
Tokyo
Premie Court
Erie
MacArthur Hai
Yarmastite
Supreme Court
Yamashita
Aires
Philipplows
Tedeo
Murphy
America
UNO Plots Compromise to Avert Veto Crisis
London reports Edward Steinamy, U S delegate, seeking a Britain Russia compromise to avert a UN Security Council showdown over veto power. Andrei Vishinsky warned of a veto on a resolution exonerating Britain from charges of threats to international peace. Bevin pressed for a clear council decision while procedural jockeying muddles Big Five rights. Council adjourned without resolving voting eligibility amid dispute over Charter provisions.
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London
Edward BR. Steinamy
Cief
United State
Russie
Brittany
Russer
UNO
Stellinis
United Nations
Britain
Beloityetyert
Tey
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Tremonare
Ernest Bevin
Council
San Francisco
Russia
Fon
Stembridge Seeks Place In House
R. J. Bob Stembridge of Dothan qualified as a State Representative candidate from Houston County. A 29 year old ex serviceman and Jones Law School graduate, he is a lifelong Houston County resident with ties to Houston County High School Troy State Teachers College and the University of Alabama. Opponent G Jordan of Cottonwood also seeks the seat. The probate office listed W G Hardwick of Dothan running for State Senator from the 34th District. C Wy Sellers qualified for the County Democratic Executive Committee.
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R. J
Bob" Stembridge
Dathan
Houston County
Stembridge
Jones Law School
Montgomery
Columbia
State Teachers College At
Troy
University of Alabama
Sternbridge
Army
G. Jordan
Cuttonwood
W. G. Hardwick
Dothan
Hardwick
C. Wy. Sellers
Democrat
Rate Inequalities Review Reevaluates City Electric Plan
Gause, longtime Alabama Power official, returned to City Hall at the City Commission's request to review the electric rate schedule. He aims to adjust base charges and tie the kWh thresholds to reduce disparities in a system under scrutiny after recent complaints.
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Stoc. Gause
Alabama Power On
City Commission
Clyde Cue Pated
Unemployment Rising in Houston County Says USES Manager
Houston County faces acute job shortages as lines form at the United States Employment Service office. Manager L. H. Kirk warns conditions will worsen with more unemployed, many ex servicemen, seeking aid. January arrivals double December, with 4,568 seeking help versus 2,917.
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Reuben Herring
Houston County
United States
Unemployment Service
L. H. Kirk
Wiregrass
Kirk
USES
Houston
Dothan
Geneva
Dale
Henry
House Labor Curb Foes Fight To Balk Action
Opponents in Washington renew efforts to block a broad labor curbs bill. Initial votes on minor amendments show substitutes unlikely to pass. Rep Adams proposes a substitute authorizing fact finding boards without subpoenas and creating a federal arbitration board to speed mediation and allow civil suits for contract breaches.
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Warhington
Hoon
Rep
Cate
RSD
Adams
R-Mi
Trumen
Inter-Club Group Backs Dothan Park Project
The Dothan Inter-Club Council of Kiwanis Lions Exchange and Rotary appointed Clyde Lovern to meet the City Commission and pledge full council support for a city park. Chairman Asbury Blount announced the group would assist financially or in any manner needed and urged early construction. The coalition aims to select a park site and begin building soon, with Lovern reporting back to the council.
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City Planning Commission
Recreation Committee
Dothan
Dothan Interlub Council
Clyde Lovern
City Commission
Lovern
Asbury Blount
Blount Wid
Kiwanis
Stotary
Exchange
Lions
Levern
Inter-Club Council
Park Sire
Coweshaw
City Comails
Court Rules Florida County Judges Can't Get Extra Court Pay
The Florida State Supreme Court ruled county judges are not entitled to extra per diem pay for attending their own court. Judge Sam D. May of Washington County sought $4 daily, claiming parity with clerks who receive it for clerical duties. The court held judges’ duties differ from clerical tasks. Justice Alta Adams participated in the decision.
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Florida
Pepper Says Stalin Doesn't Want War
Senator Claude Pepper of Florida said Premier Stalin told him in Moscow last summer that Russia could not go to war with the United States because the Russian people are exhausted from suffering and could not endure war. Pepper spoke at a dinner of the American Society for Russian Relief.
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Washington
Claude Pepper
D-Flo
Josef Stalin
Moscow
Russia
United States
Stalin
Pepper
American Society For Bussian Rect
Modification Seen For Plan Of Holding Line
Washington insiders report an administration move to raise some prices to secure industrial peace and broader production. A high official expects a White House plan detailing changes to the hold-the-line policy, aimed largely at the 15 day steel strike but applying to other wage disputes as well. Chester Bowles and John W. Snyder are central to shaping a steel price formula, while stabilization chief Culhig is noted for careful screening. Bowles faces a Thursday testimony before the House Banking Committee on extending price controls beyond June 30. The steel tieup effects hit auto manufacturing as layoffs rise and production slows.
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William Needham Washington
White House Wall
Atcel
Truman
GPA
Chester Bowles
Bowles
John W. Snyder
Snyder
CIO
OPA
John C. Coughis
Calet
Bowie
Howse Banking Committee
Uruguay Pleads Mercy For Nazis
In London Uruguay urged the United Nations to seek an amendment to the war crimes charter to prohibit the death penalty for Hermann Goering and other Nazi leaders tried at Nuremberg. The delegation argued executions would be a demoralizing spectacle and could provoke sympathy for the defendants.
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London
Uruguay
Asi
United Nations
Hermat
Goering
Nuereberg
Lfe
United Nations Organization
UNO General Assembly
Montevideo
Nuernberg
Pen Sentence Meted In Forgery Cases
Coy M Gary pleaded guilty before Circuit Judge D C Halstead to two forgery indictments amid a grand jury case. He received two years on one count and three years on another with additional federal charges for auto theft and transport into Alabama. He also faced a charge for attempting to cash a bad check at Slocomb. Edward Deese of Houston County also pled guilty to manufacturing liquor and possessing a latilery and was given a year and a day with probation requested.
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Coy M. Gary
D. C. Halstead
Gary
Panama City
Pla
Alabama
Edward Deese
Houston County
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Batavia
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Soniz
Chicago
Irene Dickenson
Muskogee
Okla
Jean Driegiewicz
Melvin
Mich
Olive Chambers
Foland Uno
GOP
Br. J. WW
Tor Cater
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Fark
Innmann
Peresons
Dahan
Severn
Commission
Blount
Paul DB. Boros
Dade Circuit Court
Justier
Alta Adams
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