Congress Investigates Itself A Foxy Intrigue Of Inquiry
Frederick C. Othman notes a surge of probes sweeping Congress from A to Z from Panama Canal visits to Alaska fish stocks and the Pearl Harbor issue. Officials race through hearings, subcommittees probe federal workers, agencies, and even Hollywood, while lawmakers deride the vast inquiry machine.
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House Appropriations Committee
Senate
War Assets Administration
George H. Bender
Ohio
Great Britain
U.S
Atomic Energy Commission
Hollywood
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania Avenue
Pearl Harbor
Maritime Commission
House of Representatives
Charles King 73 Dies At Bascom Florida
Charles King aged seventy three died at his Bascom Florida home after a brief illness. Funeral services were held at Rocky Creek Church with burial in the church cemetery. He was born in Houston County and moved to Bascom three years ago. Surviving are his wife, eight children, twelve grandchildren and one great grandchild. He belonged to Rocky Creek Church.
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Charles King
Bascom
Fla
Rocky Creek Church
Church
Ward-Wilton
Houston County
Eivii
John Ri
Tallahassee
Charles Weeley
Henry Kink
Grand Jury Indicts 16 At Enterprise
Enterprise Special Grand Jury in Coffer County returns 16 indictments after reviewing 37 cases. Four felonies and twelve misdemeanors were handed down amid calls for courthouse repairs and bridge safety upgrades to improve travel safety in the region.
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Enterprise
Enterprise Division
Circuit Court of
Coffer County
Jake Rawls
Bilding
Government Aid Reforms City Life and Identity
The piece notes that a ninth revival of aid to the government shifts residents’ view of work and income tax. Stronger federal bids in international affairs have eroded the town’s old country town feel, leaving many residents feeling as if they live in a world capital.
Alabama Governor warns of anti trust move over surplus funds
Governor Folsom criticizes alleged price fixing by trade groups and pledges legal action to secure state priority in federal surplus funds. He cites 1840s distribution rules, names George Hawkins as special attorney, and signals broad litigation to combat monopolies affecting Alabama finances. Rep. E L Roberts attends the conference.
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U. S. Treasury
Folsom
Alabama
George Hawkins
Gadsden
Albert A Carmichael
Claude Serugas
Guntersville
State of Georgia
Southern and Western
Livestock Trade Reports Mixed Hog And Cattle Action In Chicago
Salable hogs 10 500 with active market steady to strong base and gains up to 50 cents in spots. Hogs priced 25.50 to 25.75 for 230 240 pounds. sows 21.00 to 21.25. Cattle and calves total 9 000 with fed steers and yearlings 25 to 50 cents lower. best steers 25 26 dollars. heifers 23 or 24 50. cows 11 50 to 14 00. vealers 28 00 down. Beef bulls 15 50 down. sage bulls firm to 15 75.
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Chicago
USDA
Montgomery cattle and hog market update from AP report
Salable receipts and price ranges for cattle hogs calves and feeders at Montgomery markets show steady to strong demand. Slaughter steers and heifers mostly 9.50 to 17.00 with cows 7.25 to 13.00, calves 9.50 to 21.00, hogs 14.50 to 22.75 for various weight classes and feeder pigs 14.50 to 16.50.
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Montgomery (Ap
Fed- State
Mkt News Soc
Alabama legislators weigh political reform and admin shifts
Lawmakers debated reorganizing the examiners of accounts division into a separate state department under legislative control or Governor oversight. Governor Folsom urged stricter election penalties, a July primary, and a constitutional convention while seeking clemency procedures reforms and local finance auditing.
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Horton
Alabuma
Folsom
Democratic Party
Hiv
Governors Legal Adviser
Lucien D. Gardner
State Supreme Court
Alabama
Gardner
Reno
Supreme Court
City Mail Delivery Plan For Headland Restudied
Washington special report that the Post Office Department is reopening proposals to bring mail service to Headland Alabama. Congressman George Andrews said Postmaster General appointee will send a Montgomery inspector to Headland for investigation. The 1946 report was unfavorable but a review was requested by Andrews amid local concerns.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Headland
Ale
George Andrews
Alabama
Andrews
J. M. Donaldson
Montgomery
Truman seeks successor plan amid succession debate
President Truman urged Congress to revise the 60 year old line of succession law naming the Speaker and the president pro tempore as next in line if the vice presidency is vacant. He reiterated his call to stop a president from choosing his own secretary of state as successor, noting Secretary of State Marshall leads the line now. Meanwhile Capitol Hill debates on rent control, inflation, and labor issues dominated the day with Republicans split on policy and hearings planned on trade and taxes.
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Truman
House
Senate
Martin
Mass
Vandenberg
Mich
Neow
George C. Muarthall
Joan Veo Edelman
Washington
CIO Textile Workers Union
National Home and Property Owners Foundation of
Philadelphia
Metropolitan Fair Rent Committee of
New York
Vincent P. Ascarn
War Labor Board
Senate Labor Committee
Congress
Howard Smith D-Vai
Conpreay
Mouse Labor Committee
Francis Case
Smith
Case
Capitol Hill
State Department
Michaid Millikin
Knutson
R-Minn
Wars and Means Committee
Engel
Geross
Krutson
Waves and Means
Brewster
R-Me
Maritime Commission
Merchant Marine Committee
Bradley
R-Mich
Maritime Group
Teapot Dome
War Shipping Administration
Byrd
D-Va
Joint Committee On
Ance
Sheriff Heads North for Escaped Inmate Return
Dakota Sheriff L R Kerling arrives in Dothan to escort an escaped inmate from the North Dakota State Hospital back to custody. The man, captured on a freight train, had escaped a third time and was en route to Florida. North Dakota officers plan to depart by auto after praise for Dothan's hospitality.
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L. R. Kerling
Sargent County
North Dakota
Dothan
North Dakota State Insane Hospital
Tgan
Florida
Walt Cameron
Kerling
Sugar Stamps To Buy 10 Pounds Under OPA Plan
Washington AP The OPA will validate a 10 pound sugar stamp on April 1 replacing the five pound allotment for both canning and normal use. Stamp No 53 which is five pounds will expire March 31 instead of April 30. Future stamps will be 10 pounds to cut costs and prep for higher yearly sugar rations.
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Washington
OPA
Gets Job Now Owns Construction Firm
In Twin Falls Idaho AP a man who previously came to the Idaho State Employment Service for work returns a year later saying he had been hired by a construction company through the agency and has since become its owner and is seeking more workers.
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Twin Falls. Idaho
A. J. Meeks
Twin Falls
Idaho State Employment Service
Meeks
Gardner of Shelby A North Carolina political titan
Gardner, born in Shelby, rose from lawyer to textile magnate and Democratic leader. He headed North Carolina's delegation to the 1924 and 1932 Democratic National Conventions, served as lieutenant governor and state senator, and held national posts under Roosevelt, including under secretary of the treasury and advisor to war mobilization. He modernized state government, cut real estate taxes, and remained a key NC political influence. He was brother-in-law of U. S. Senator Clyde Hoey.
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Gardner
Shelby
Cleveland Cloth Mills
Sperry Corp
Roosevelt
State Senate
Margaret
James W
Ralph
Max
Truman
Sigma Nu Fraternity
The
Odd Fellows and the Elks
Washington
Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion
Daniel W. Bell
Treasury
United States
Palestine
North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering
University of North Carolina
Cleveland County
North Carolina
NRA
James F. Byrnes
OWMA
Byrnes
U. S
Clyde R. Hoey
D. NC
Three Small Boys Die In Miami Fire
In Miami Florida three young children died in a frame house fire while their mother Elizabeth Knowls 35 and her 13 year old son Wayne were badly burned. Authorities said gasoline fumes in a stove caused the blaze as cold weather pushed temperatures into the 30s. Jimmy 10 was the only body recognizable Kenneth four and Larry 18 months were severely charred.
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Miami, Fla
Elizabeth Knowls
Knowls
Miami
Jimmy
J.D. Matthews
Kenneth
Larry
Georgia Grand Jury Opposes White Primary Bill
DONALSONVILLE Ga UP The Seminole County Grand Jury today opposed the pending white primary legislation in the state and urged a referendum to decide if Negroes may vote. It cites that safeguards against fraud would be weakened, election authority would rest with too few, public office perpetuation could follow, and the county ait system would be weakened by discretionary Democratic executives.
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Donalsonville
Seminole County
Democratic Executive Committee
Enterprise Girls Forced to Drive Pair to Birmingham
Jan Bryson 18 and Jean Pierce 16 of Enterprise Alabama told police they were coerced at gunpoint to drive a Tuscaloosa couple to Birmingham after an apparent bakery stop. The man and woman, who left the car in Birmingham, reportedly thanked the teens for the ride and the girls suffered no injuries though their doughnuts were lost.
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Birmingham
Tata University of Alabama
Jan Bryson
Enterprise
Ala
Jean Pierce
Leeds
Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloona
Ludenta
Bryson
Pierce
Funeral Service Held For Richard Dickey
Funeral services for Richard Taylor Dickey seventy four retired ACH trainee who died at his home in Thomasville Tuesday after a short illness were held this afternoon at Ward Wilson chapel with Rev A D Zhindeen and Dr Henry A Parker officiating Burial followed in the city cemetery Ward Wilson directing Mr Dickey was a former resident of Dothan His wife is the daughter of Mrs J W Burkett and sister of Dr W T Burkett of Dothan Surviving besides his wife are two daughters Mrs Beverly Ferrell and Miss Alice Dickey both of Charlotte NC
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Richard Taylor Dickey
W. T. Burkett
Dothan
Beverly Ferrell
Alice Dickey
Charlotte, N. C
Fate of 19 in Palestine hangs on future events
Palestine’s future seems to hinge on the fate of the prisoner numbered 19. No official notice on when the respite ends, but executions typically occur on Tuesday. His death is expected to trigger a swift underground response and a renewed violent chapter in Palestine history as British evacuation of women and children continues while the army readies for possible trouble.
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Palestine
Eisler accused of Soviet espionage and Comintern role revealed
Oct 15 1948 testimony shows Eisler labeled a Soviet spy and Comintern representative. Hoover warns of covert operations and aliases like Edward and Hans Berger. A letter cites secret funding from the Joint Anti Fascist Refugee Committee and Eisler’s travels between the United States and Soviet Union since 1933.
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Eisler
Communist International
Hoover
Comintern
United States
FBI
Edward
Hans Berger
New York Daily Worker
Communist Party In America
Communist Party
J. Parnell Thomas
Robert Stripling
Stripling
Juliac Eisman
Chimney Sweep Stops Fire as Cat Is Safely Rescued
In Memphis Tennessee Mrs Alma Carson aired out smoke and put out a stove fire after her chimney flue roared. She then dragged a cat to safety as flames were controlled.
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Memphis
Tenn
Alma Carson
Boy Scouts Mark 37th Anniversary Feb 8 14
The Southeast Alabama Council notes the 37th anniversary with troops observing Scout Sunday across churches. Troops and packs plan services, banquets, and meetings as they reflect on Scouting’s growth. Local membership at year end 1946 includes 1855 scouts and cubs with 478 leaders. World Jamboree resumes Aug 8-21 at Moissy near Paris after wartime postponements.
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Boy Scouts of America'y
Southeast
Obama Council
Scout
Dothan
Pack
Lafayette Street
Methodist
Abbeville
Abbeville Fir Baptist Church
Co Cil
R UN
Mois
Seine River
Paris
France
Negro Charged With Throwing Acid in City
Romell King, a Black resident of BE. Ad Street, was arrested on a warrant issued by Bertha Mae Cox. Cox charged that King threw potash at Clorox in a confrontation, describing the act as an acid throwing incident.
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Romell King
BE. Ad Street
Bertha Mae Cox
King
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Henry Morgenthau
Bascom, Fla
St Joseph Asrinins
Elobe Enlais
America
Lydia E. Pinkham
Olydia E. Pin
Pinkham
Onaensters
Montgomery Market
Dakota
Georgia
Pal
Richard Dickey
New Orleans
Coat Lees
Soviet Union
Carol King
Comounities
Mr. Eisler
Nres
John FE
Rankin
Thamis
Cata
Miss King
Thamar
Strinline
Boy Scouts
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E. Adams
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E. M. Hightower
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