Cross Sections Of Life In The Wiregrass
Re registration papers for Co Scout Council filed with the council office here for a troop sponsored by the Street Methodist church. Committee members include W Harden, Hildeeth, and L Darden. Report notes five new cross roads in Dothan this week, bringing 16 total since January 1. Houston County health officials announced Judge Theodore Jackson will speak at the Exchange Club on Crime Prevention Week. A fire caused light mattress damage at Freddie Whitfield’s home. Viking not damaged. Firemen also responded to two other fires. A Houston County man charged with selling or concealing property purchased illegally was jailed after extradition from Florida. Extradition granted by Florida governor. Two brothers received peace bonds. others given suspended sentences on vagrancy. A J B Boyett arrested for reckless driving after a traffic crash on South St Andrews. No injuries reported. Boyett released.
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Council
Th Hy
Shuren Bie
Gus Lone Tering
Ev. i. Ht
Hildreth
Apeing
Institutonal
W. Harden
Hildeeth
L. 2. Darden
Dothan
Houston County Health Department
Freddie May Whitfield
East Burdeshaw
Viking
Charlie Chambers
West Newton Street
Joe Dowy
Mast
Burdeshaw
Mionnie Lezer
Houston County
Mar
Florida
Walt Cameron
Leger
Crentview
Fla
James E. Felham
Fuller Warren
J.B. Boyett
Madrid
St. Andrews Street
East Washing Street
Boyett
Vader Gord
Warren Plans First Report To State Address
Fuller Warren will present his first report as governor, outlining his initial months in office. The statewide program, titled Report to the State, will air at 10 p.m. Thursday via a network of eight stations in Pensacola, Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Ocala, St. Petersburg, Palm Beach, Daytona Beach, and Miami.
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Tallahassee
Fuller Warren
Pirin
Thuraddy
Bey
Penyacala
Takalaseee
Jacksonville
St Petersburg
Palm Beach
Daytona Beach
Miami
Roosters Don't Roar Loudly In Quiet Farm Mornings
The note explains that the crow of roosters is not truly loud and is judged only by comparison to the farm’s quiet atmosphere. It suggests decibel measurements are not the measure of crow strength on a calm morning.
Houston County Logs Lowest Forest Fire Loss in District Nine
District Nine official Miesnsland announced Houston County had the fewest fires and smallest area burned last year. Across eight counties there were 433 fires totaling 14,453 acres with Houston reporting 18 fires and 544.9 acres causing about 678 dollars in damaged value. Other counties listed include Buller 197 fires 3,932 acres and damage, Covington 44 fires 1,207 acres and 2,318 damage, Crenshaw 61 fires 5,363 acres and 3,280 damage.
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Houston County
M. J. Miesnsland
Buller
Seien
Cotter
Covington
Dalc
Geneva
Iteary
Crenshaw
Two Held In Theft At Salvation Army
Two men, Auslin D. Pitts and Haymond Virgs Gordon, both held on $100 bail, were arrested after a theft at the Salvation Army headquarters on East Crawford Street. Police say they recovered a boy’s jacket, a boy’s raincoat, and three pairs of trousers from the men, who were selling used clothing in a Negro residential area. The pair face felony larceny charges.
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Mouston County
Salvation Army
East Crawford Street
Auslin D. Pitts
Dothan
Haymond Virgs Gordon
J. Monticcllo
Ind
Eadie D. Kelley
Kelley
Pitta
Gordon
Pelly
Difficulties in carrying forward the old program highlighted
A first appraisal shows the program adequate yet calls for continued momentum. Ackgson cites the Marshall Plan improving national life and collective security, with Brussels pact and North Atlantic considerations. The Senate debate requests 1.15 billion, 4.269 billion, and 150 million for long range planning, plus aid for Turkey and Greece, but no request for Nationalist China or Korea.
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Achegon
Mace Posse
Hollman
Senate
House Foreign Affairs
Toff
United States
Turkey
Greece
Na Yonalist Caine
Korea
Scientists Add Weight To Venus With Diameter Change
Scientists increased Venus diameter by seven niles, boosting the planet's weight by twelve million billion tons. During the war, a pencil sized detector for carbon monoxide was developed for manufacturers.
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Venus
Barkley Invited As Jackson Day Dinner Speaker
Montgomery reports that Alben Barkley may be invited to speak at Alabama's Jackson Day Dinner this year. A governor’s aide says there is good reason to believe he will visit if schedules allow. The dinner, likely in Birmingham at about 23 per plate, could raise funds for the Democratic party.
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Alben Barkley
Montgomery
United States
Alabama
Alam Beviey
U. S
Kentucky
James &. Folsom
Barkley
Birmingham
Herbert Meigh
Gadsden
Democratic Party
Thurmond-Wright
Hungarian clerics among 13 parties in trial verdicts
The court sentenced 13 Hungarian political figures including the Cardinal's aides and a Catholic journalist to prison terms up to life for involvement in plans to overthrow the government. Defendants appealed as judges handed down draconian penalties, with heavy security at the packed courtroom and state media noting the death sentence possibility for the primate.
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Communist Party
Hungary
Kalman Kiczke
Supreme Peoples Trobuost
Bul Ingotar
Attornea
Laszin Toth
Judige Olt
Tliwan
Agen
OMG
Justin Baranyai
Hserty
Béeranyal
Niklog Nagy
Catholic Action Group
Sentene
Andras Zakat
Cetary
Irescon
Prince Paul Eszterhazy
Essterhazy
Laszlo Toth
Yepanky
Bel
Treston
Cacdinat
Mindreen
New Band Uniforms Ready For Shipment
Dothan high school band uniforms are prepared for shipment as director Howell Hampton reports a public subscription has raised about 2700 dollars toward a 5500 dollar goal plus 450 more for drums and equipment. He aims to net 3000 dollars total, leaving around 800 dollars to raise. A parade was planned for Friday weather permitting to showcase the new uniforms and promote the February 18 concert at the high school auditorium.
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Howell Hampton Sai
Hamptop
T He High School
Meighan Named Alabama Democratic Party Finance Director
Mayor Elbert Meighan of Gadsden announced he was appointed by the national Democratic committee as director of finance for the party in Alabama. The post, created during the last presidential campaign in most states, was filled for the first time in Alabama. Meighan said the national committee would not consult the state executive chairman or the national committeeman on party monitors in the future.
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Meighan
Gadsden
Edelbert Meighan
National Democratic Committee
National Party
Alabama
National Committee
Getsner T.mccorvey
Mobile
Marion Rushton
Montgomery
Ward Keener backs keeping Tait-Hartley provisions
Ward Keener vice president of the B F Goddrich Co. makes a brief statement praising no long string of Tait Hartley provisions and urging they be kept. Davis prepared a Congress protest to stop real emergency strikes by authorizing the President to seize properties and mobilize citizens to keep operations running. He calls the 8 day injunctions of the T-H left as false support and ineffective in ending emergencies.
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Ward Keener
B. F. Goddrich Co
Davis
Congress
Genuire
Recreation project for white and Negro residents approved
City commissioners approved a recreation plan with separate facilities for white and Negro residents and an election to approve financing. Estimated costs include pools, a multi-use area, tennis courts, a baseball diamond, a city auditorium renovation, and fencing. Financing would use interest-bearing warrants if voters approve the measure.
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Tee Tey
L._ J. Toomay
Lilla Stiey
A.C. Freeman
Harry
Nathan Greentere
Jewell W. Thrasher
Mosley
J. Norton Dendy
Milton Williams
Culo Dees
B. E. Faulkner
L. T. Oakey
Walter C. Morrs
Vere Huskey
Sium
Byte and Recreation Center
Dees
Dees Waid
Baker
Senate Passes Non-Red Oath Bill For State Employees
The Georgia Senate approved without dissent a bill requiring all state employees, including teachers, to swear they have no sympathy for communism and promise not to aid its teachings. The measure passed 28 to 0 and moves to the House. The House also approved a statewide building safety code revision after the Atlanta Winecott Hotel fire, establishing a 36 member advisory board and a board of appeals. The session saw bills for university building funding, state old age benefits, and libel restrictions on radio stations.
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Communist Party
Senate
House
Atlanta Winecott
Ismster
Cersist Insurance
Zack Cravey
Craver
Hermin Talmadge
Iluse
Radio Stati
Alt- Moe
Chinese leaders scramble amid faltering peace bids
Premier Sen Fo's cabinet in Canton pushes to break with the Lil government as Li and Shao Li-tze flee to Shanghai to bolster peace efforts. The Communist radio rejects Kan Chia-tou as a peace envoy while Li Ming-yang, a wartime guerrilla teacher, is named a go-between with Chen Yi and the acting president.
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Shanghai
Nanking
Recs
China
Sen Fo
Canton
Lil
Flaily
Kan Chia-tou
Kan
Shao Li-tze
Moscow
Peiping
Li Ming-yang
North China Daily News
Red
Chen Yi
Aciing
Yen
North China
Chen
Norway and United States discuss Norwegian alliance role
Norwegian authorities faced pressure from Russia while Lange pressed toward Washington. State Department officials kept talks secret but signaled U S support for a Norwegian Atlantic defense pact. Norway would host allied bases in peacetime and receive full American aid and military guidance as a member.
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Gean
Norway
Lange
Washington
State Department
United States
Acheson
New York Cotton Futures Fall Amid Liquidation Waves
New York cotton futures slipped sharply as liquidation waves persisted. Late afternoon prices showed declines with March and May contracts trading lower than earlier, indicating continued volatility in the market.
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New York
New York API
Boy 11 Criticizes Georgia Legislators Session
A troubling letter from a young observer criticizes Georgia lawmakers during the recent session. The writer describes disorderly behavior, lawmakers ignoring decorum, and members pushing to advance agendas while some officials appear distracted by other papers.
Livestock prices slip as hogs down across markets
Livestock arrivals total 150 cattle 75 calves and 2000 hogs across Georgia markets in Albany Columbus Moultrie Thomasville and Tifton plus Florida cities. Hog quotations at eight plants show declines with green to medium grades near 16 to 17.50 per hundredweight while cattle and calves vary by weight and grade across markets including Montgomery.
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Thomasville
Albany
Columbus
Moultrie
Tifton
Dathah
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
Fla
Montgomery Market
Montgomery
Fed. State
Mkt News Syc
Union Stewards
Hoge
Western Blizzard Crisis Hits Four States Hard
Weather snarled travelers in California and Nevada mountains and Wyoming. Two Union Pacific trains were snowbound in Wyoming, straining more than four thousand travelers. Idaho declares emergency, Rawlins Wyoming reports buried houses as mayor seeks state aid. Gusts up to forty miles per hour sweep the northern Rockies and plains, with a cold wave spreading through the north central states. President Truman orders Interior to mobilize funds and equipment. relief work has opened about twenty thousand miles of snow clogged roads.
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Colorado
Nebraska
California
Nevada
Wyoming
Union
Idaho
Rawlins
Wye
Rockies
Wrbraskard
Rocky Mountaina
Plains
North Central
Air Force Haysift
Staly
Nev
George Swallow
United Stockmen's Association
Washington
Truman
Interior Department
Meeting Set Here On Food Preservation Tomorrow Afternoon
Houston County home demonstration club leaders attend a 1:30 p.m. meeting at the office of the Home Demonstration Agent in Dothan. Miss Lavdde Cyetts from Auburn will demonstrate Freezing Canned Foods. Numerous local leaders from communities such as Big Creek Center Cowarts Crockets Creek Dupree Gorden Hermony Hicks Beulah Tellico Kinsey Memphis Mixon New Providence Pansey Pilgrim Rest Pleasant Plains Rehobeth Selma Smyrna Skippers Cross Roads Taylor Union Hall and Weta are listed as attendees.
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Houston County
Dothan
Tomwerove
Lavdde Cyetts
Auburn
Jack Bruner
A. E. Deese
J. T
Albert Miller
W. A. Warwack
Dupree
Howard Register
A. M. Jones
Gorden
Boyd Roberts
J. M. Dismuke
Barman
Uias Granger
H.C. Conrad
Hermony Greve
Jock Nowell
Henry Graddle
Hicks-Beulah
Clarence Hollis
Quincy Clark
RC. Eliot
Skippers Crossroads
Elton Clark
Daisy Taylor
Taylor
Ed Cameron
C. A. McCor
Union Hut
Ivan Iver
W. B. May
Weta
Billy Heckham
Mathews
Vicksburg
Senate delays loom as party leaders search for action
Democratic leaders face a delay wall as they seek immediate action on a bill to extend export controls while preparing for possible Senate rules change. Senator Lucas of Illinois pushes for a quick vote, but no other measures stand ready. Southern Democrats hold power, forcing compromise with Republicans on any Taft Hartley related or labor bill moves.
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Eves Dent
Truman
Senate
Lucas
Illnois
Local obituaries cited with interments and survivors
Died at Westview on Wednesday, graveside service at Church Cemetery. Surviving are Bryan, Mire Norma Blass and Blakely relatives. Mrs Duke, longtime Blakely resident, died in Alabama. funeral from Blakely Methodist Church with Rev. Hartsfield and pastors officiating. Mrs Knight, Houston County native and singer, died at home. services to be at Mount Liberty Church. Surviving Knight include Doman, Gay, Queenie Richard, and Jimmy Webb. Also notes New Orleans market wrap with futures at 60 cents to 104.
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Westview
Wedneada
Denny. Butt
Bryan
Can
Norma Blass. Easton
Blakely
Owen Duke
Hartsfield
Duke
Blakely High School
Ciy
Weller
King Riler
Jimmy and
Ann He
Newton
Martha
Ann Knight
Pitt Mount Liberty
Censon
Knight
Houston County
Doman
D. Kal Frostproof
Fia
Ty Columbus
Queenie Richard
Doshie Mardy
Dimmyt Webb
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Leander Perez
New Orleans
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