Teacher Discussing Evolution Controversey At Atlanta High School
In Atlanta a high school English teacher Herbert Phillips faced a Baptist minister's condemnation after discussing evolution in class. Rev J Leroy Steele preached against the idea that man’s origin contradicts the Bible. Phillips defended teaching English and literature, not biology, noting language development over time. The incident recalls the Scopes trial era and debates over teaching evolution in schools.
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Atlanta
J. Leroy Steele
Inman Park Baptist Church
Herbert Phillips
Phillips
Baptist Stetson University
Bass High School
Tom Scopes
Tennessee
Scopes
Dayton
Tenn
Clarence Darrow
William Jennings Bryan
Miss Arie Gilmore Passes After Short Illness
Miss Arie Ann Elizabeth Gilmore 67 of Ashford died Monday at home after a brief illness. She lived in Houston County and Ashford for 47 years and was a Bluff Springs Church member. Survived by four nephews and six nieces, with funeral set for 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Ashford residence, Rev. C. M. Agee and Rev. L. B. Green officiating. Burial in Ashford Cemetery. Active pallbearers listed. honorary pallbearers named. Ward-Wilston Funeral Home of Tothan directed arrangements.
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Arie Ann Elizabeth Gilmore
Ashford
Miss Gilmore
Houston County
Bluff Springs Church
Charles L. Jackson
L. Jackson
Merchant Marines
H. L. Jackson
Navy
B. L. Jackson
R. W. Harrison
Alihia
Fla
B. C. Bunting
Philadelphia
Mary Lin Crocker
Dallas
Tex
Betty Ruth Harrison
Altha
Mary Ann
Shirley Lee Jackson
Pauxent River
Maryland
C. M. Agee
L. B. Green
D. E. Harrison
W. E. Wright
Walter W. Bruner
Sam B. Pate
W. J. McCorkle
Webb Wells
Mrs Jane Strickland Dies In Ozark Home
Mrs Mollie Jane Strickland eighty one died early this morning at her Ozark home after a long illness. Surviving are three daughters eight sons a sister and several grandchildren. Funeral at 10 a.m. Wednesday from Asbury Church with Rev F M Shiran officiating burial in church cemetery Holman Funeral Home of Ozark in charge.
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Ozark
Mollie Jane Strickland
Lovie Ard
Homer Bottoms
Oscar Thomas
Kh. M
Jesse
Luther
Dee Strickland
Lloyd
Montgomery
Seamon
Eufaula
Andrew
Lennie
Defuniak Springs
Fla
Nealey Reeder
Asbury Church
F. M. Shiran
Buria
Holman Funeral Home of
Diseases Reported in Houston County Last Month
Houston County health department records show communicable disease cases for last month: diphtheria one, influenza forty five, pneumonia two, scarlet fever three, tuberculosis three, whooping cough two, cancer two, gonorrhea nine.
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Houston County
Grover C Hall Jr Named Editor of Montgomery Advertiser
Grover C Hall Jr, 33, son of Pulitzer winner Grover C Hall Sr, was promoted to editor of the Montgomery Advertiser. The move comes on the eve of Hall’s birthday as he rises from police reporter and columnist to one of the South’s youngest daily editors. Hudson remains executive editor.
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Montgomery
Grover C Hall, Jr
Montgomery Advertiser
R. F. Hudson, Jr
Hall
Mall
South
Grover C. Hall, Sr
The
Advertiser
Rivers Won't Flood barring more rain
AP dispatch from Montgomery reports rivers in Georgia and Alabama rising slowly but not expected to reach danger levels unless rainfall increases. Key readings include Coosa at Childersburg 19.7 feet, Wetumpka 35.9 feet, Cahaba at Marion Junction 21.8 feet, and Alabama River at Millers Ferry 31.5 feet. crest forecasts span 26.5 to 41 feet across several rivers by Saturday.
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Montgomery
Georgia
Alabama
E. D. Emigh
Coosa
Childersburg
Wetumpkat
Costanula
Etowah
Rome
Gadsden
Montgomery Way
Emigh
Selma
Millers Ferry
Cahaba River
Marion Junction
VEW Meeting Set Wednesday Night
Wiregrass Post No 3078 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold the regular business meeting Wednesday night at the WNapler Field Veterans Club at 7 30 o clock. Delegates will report on the statewide VFW meeting held in Montgomery on January 31 and February 1.
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Wiregrass Post No
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Wnapler Field Veterans Club
Montgomery
Soviet Criticisms Of Western Publication On Nazi Documents
Moscow papers ran the lengthy Soviet Information Bureau statement condemning Anglo American publication of Nazi archives. It charged Western allies funded Germany’s war economy and that 1946 plans to publish German records omitted crucial Munich years, undermining anti Hitler coalitions and signaling broader press bias against the USSR.
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Moscow
Information Bureau
Hitler
Germany
Britain
France
Gemany
Poland
U. S. State Department
U. S
Foreign Office
Munich
State Department
U. SA
Ussr
USA
Fey of Dothen To Appear On ABC Juke Box Hearing
Montgomery AP reports spokesmen for diverse groups were chosen at a preliminary organizational meeting for an ABC board hearing on juke box policy. The session, led by Gould Beech, set rules of procedure and aimed to give all interested parties a chance to speak as the board remains in session up to a week.
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RE Fey of
Dothen
Montgomery
ABC Board
Gould Beech
R. E. Foy
Dothan
John B. Nichols
First Methodist Church
Prattville
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Eunice Hall Sisson
Alabama ‘Temperance Alliance
James Swedenburg
Birmingham
Allen Tucker
Union Springs
John C. Walters
Troy
Club Nquor
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Joseph Langan
R. E. J. Choate
Alabama Music Machine Operators Association
Ed E. Reid
Alabama League of Municipalities
Beech
Mrs. Nancy Bowman Passes Near Ozark
Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy Lou Bowman fifty seven were held at Hopeful Church with burial in the church cemetery. Holman Funeral Home of Ozark led the arrangements. She died Thursday at her home near Ozark survived by four sons two sisters and other relatives.
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Ozark
Hopeful Church
Nancy Lou Bowman
Holman Funeral Home
Misses Leacy
Annie Belle Bowman
Near Ozark
Lloyd Williams
Huntsville
Ala
Arnice and
Walker
Albert
Opp
Curtis
Johnson City
Kans
Kansas Senator Warns on Foreign Aid Rift
The Kansas Senator criticized the Marshall Plan as hastily assembled and bungling yet pledged support for the best ERP form with minimal funding. An earlier letter from Wichita attorney W. D. Sochems prompted the reply, which did not disclose his letter’s content. The administration seeks 6.8 billion dollars for 15 months starting April 1 as the foreign relations committee works in private to draft a formal bill.
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Kansas
W. D. Sochems
Wichita
Reed
Jochems
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Miner Pension Dispute Signals Possible Step to End Contract
The article notes Step 21 toward ending the present contract as of April 1. It covers a dispute over a proposed $100 monthly pension for miners aged 80 or older with 20 years of service, and outlines Taft-Hartley Act timing for potential walkouts. Southern Producers Association and leaders discuss mediation options, government powers, and potential actions against firms in multiple states.
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Joseph E. Moody
The
Southern Producers Association
Lewis
Ching
Southern Association
Florida Woman Hurt In Hartford Wreck
Mrs J C Lee 32 of Bunnell Florida was slightly injured in a Hartford traffic accident. She received treatment for neck lacerations at a Hartford hospital and was moved to Geneva. Drivers Carol Annie Fields of Hartford and Ballie Preston Patterson of Geneva were identified. Fields reportedly entered Alabama Highway 12 in Hartford and collided with Patterson while Mrs Lee rode in Patterson's car. No charges were filed. Damages were about 359 dollars.
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Geneva
J. C. Lee
Bunnell
Fla
Hartford
Fred Draughon
Carol Annie Fields
Ballie Preston Patterson
Lee
Patterson
Craughon
Permits Issued For Four Residences
City engineer grants building permits for four homes with values including E C Moody at Work and Herring streets 2500 dollars G H Atwell 402 Sixth Avenue 2000 dollars L G Sword 309 W Washington 2000 dollars Alha Ayers 116 N College 500 dollars Also listed are W D Kelly tool house addition 702 E Selma 500 dollars Alma Sollie 210 W Washington 300 dollars C J Bailey 500 Hammond Avenue 200 dollars Dr D V Jamison Jr 601 E Newton 200 dollars
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E. C. Moody
Work
Herring Streets
G. H. Atwell
Sixth Avenue
L. G. Sword
W. Washington Street
Alha Ayers
N. College Street
W. D. Kelly
E. Selma Street
Alma Sollie
W. Washington
C. J. Bailey
Hammond Avenue
D. V. Jamison, Jr
E. Newton
Swicegood Elected To Concert Board
Jess Swicegood was elected to the Dothan Community Concert Association board of directors replacing Arthur Johnson who resigned. Johnson, secretary manager of the Dothan Chamber of Commerce, tendered his resignation at the board meeting and it was accepted with regret. He resigned due to ill health but will keep his chamber post.
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Jess Swicegood
Dothan Community Concert Association
Arthur Johnson
Johnson
Dothan Chamber of Commerce
Concert Association Board
Concert Board
Chamber of Commerce
Dothan, Enterprise Men join Army Here
Earl M. Gunnels of 407 S East street reenlisted as a sergeant and assigned to Tyndall Field Florida for duty as a motion picture projector operator. Four Enterprise men Milburn G Mixon Jimmie C Johnson Bouga Price and J M Register enlisted at the Dothan recruiting station in the Army and Air Forces.
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Earl M. Gunnels
S. East Street
Enterprise
Army
Dothan
Gunnels
Tyndall Field
Fla
Milburn G. Mixon
Jimmie C. Johnson
Bouga Price
J. M. Register
No Housing Guaranty Offered Veterans in Georgia
Atlanta Ga VP Veterans Administration officials respond to complaints about poor housing construction for ex GI s with their policy we guarantee loans not houses The GI loan program run by the VA is a credit program says Robert J Taylor VA loan guaranty officer for Georgia A government guaranty of part of the veteran s loan improves his rating with private lenders he borrows from
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Atlanta, Ga
Veterans Administration
Robert J. Taylor
Georgia
Taylor
Bride Sets Unusual Kiss Record at Ohio Wedding
In Mansfield Ohio Reverend David W Roller of the First Presbyterian Church says a wedding produced an odd kissing sequence as the bridegroom kissed the bride four times during the ceremony after he thought the service had ended. The minister later exclaimed now you may kiss the bride.
Birthday Sing Set At Collins Chapel
Collins Chapel will host a Sunday birthday sing titled J M Mathis Birthday Sing. Gospel lovers are invited to attend with singing starting at 9 a.m. followed by dinner on the ground and an afternoon session of song.
Weather Warmth Beats Cold Across States
Cold spell across northern states gave sub zero readings at several points while Texas and Arkansas reported warming. Fort Worth 32, Galveston 36, Little Rock 28, Greensboro 15, Washington 17, New York 11. Normal minimums noted for Galveston and Central Texas. No thaw in sight as a warm Pacific air bubble lifts temps into the 40s. Fuel oil shortages trigger strict conservation measures to conserve dwindling supplies.
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Albany
N.Y
Portland
Texas
Arkansas
Atlantic Coast
Forth Worth
Galveston
Little Rock
Greensboro
N. C
Washington
New York
Weather Bureau
Minnesota
North Pacific
Kansas
Dothan Rotarians Hear Larry Stone Speaker
Dothan Rotarian meeting featured Larry Stone Sr. Blakely attorney as guest speaker introduced by John Streyer on Enjoyment of Unpleasant Places. Announcement of Tom Watson from Thomasville attending next Monday. Guests included Larry Stone Jr and Roy Morris Driggers. Houston ARC fundraiser chair Miles Chapman announced a Red Cross drive.
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Larry Stone
Blakely
Dothan
Red Cross Fund
Iles Chapman
Fund Drive
Houston County
ARC
Price Drops Hit Farmers as Consumers Rally
A rush to sell yesterday sent livestock prices down in the big corn belt with hogs $1 to $4 lower and 30 percent more hogs unloaded. Retail firms cut multiple items including Spry shortening and Crisco by two cents per pound, while butter flour and beef saw varied reductions across cities from Detroit to Indianapolis and Boston.
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Cambridge
Mass
Lever Brothers Co
Crisco
Detroit
Atlanta
Dallas
Tex
Boston
Springfield
Ill
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Albany
N. Y
Milwaukee
Chicago
American Meat Institute
National Association of Retail Meat Dealers
Governors face 40 day ultimatum on civil rights plan
The 40 day deadline to act on the civil rights program drew sharp comment from Jasper County Chairman H. Klugh Purdy who likened governors to slaves seeking concessions. Reports in Washington said DNC Chairman Howard McGrath would focus on civil rights at the Atlanta Jackson-Jefferson day dinner on March 5, though he had not decided his subject.
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Jasper County
H. Klugh Purdy
Washington
Howard McGrath
Democratic National Committee
Atlanta
Jackson-Jefferson
McGrath
Cotton futures slide and partial rebound in New York
New York AP reports cotton futures fell near the limit by about $10 a bale amid broad liquidation driven by grain declines and weak securities. Prices firmed briefly before falling again, late afternoon quotes show declines of 8.10 to 7.98 dollars per bale from the prior close for March May and July contracts.
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New York
New Orleans Cotton Exchange Closes for Mardi Gras
The New Orleans Cotton Exchange suspended operations today in observance of Mardi Gras. A stray line mentions something about Britain and a name origin, but the readable content mainly notes the holiday closure and city context.
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New Orleans
Ne Orleans
Market Hog Prices Reported by Size and Weight
The bulletin lists hog sale prices by weight and grade with ranges: choice barrows 180-240 lbs at 16 to 17.50 dollars, long-hauled at 17.90, 370 lbs at 15 to 16.75 and 14 to 15 for other weights, under 190 lbs 9.50 to 10.00, and medium to good sows 12 to 14 dollars.
Market report from Montgomery cattle hogs and calves auction
Est receipts 500 cattle opening steady after Monday close with fair activity. Good yearling steers 24.00-25.00, slaughter cows 15.00-18.00, calves 19.00-26.00, veal calves 25.00-27.00, medium grades 19.00-23.00. Hog receipts 200 opening steady with barrows 16.50-20.00, gilts 17.00-20.00, sows 14.00-16.50, and leaner hogs 11.00-12.00. stags 11.00.
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Montgomery
Fed- State
Mkt News
Union
Hoge
Holding Own After Hull Crack Off Argentina
The United States Lines freighter Pierre Hu duPont carrying 44 crew members reported she was holding her own after a hull crack 660 miles southeast of Argentina, NFd. water flooded a hold. Several nearby ships sped to assist as the 7176 ton liberty ship sent a Coast Guard radio at 7 40 am EST stating Still leaking Holding own. The ship was en route from Rouen to New York and had requested immediate help due to rapid flooding forward of the bridge.
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New York
United States Lines
Pierre Hi duPont
Argentia
Nf_d
Coast Guard
duPont
Rouen
France
Federal Escapee Held For Grand Jury
Ralph James Sorrells, 24, arrested in Yuma Arizona on a claimed stolen car, held on $1000 bond for federal grand jury action. FBI charges interstate transportation of a stolen auto. Dothan police arrested him after he siphoned gasoline. He later said he escaped a Leavenworth Kansas federal prison and stole the vehicle.
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Ralph James Sorrells
Yuma
Ariz
U. S
J. W. Daughtry
FBI
Sorrells
Dothan
Leavenworth, Kans
Mrs Kendall Knox Joins Welfare Department
Mrs Kendall Knox began work yesterday as a half time caseworker in the Houston County Department of Public Welfare. She is the former Jane Hall of Gordon and was previously a local welfare caseworker before her marriage last year. She will serve until a full time worker can be employed.
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Kendall Knox
Houston County Department of Public Welfare
C. L. Collins
Knox
Jane Hall
Gordon
Funeral for Mrs. Cate Bry Sten Ott held in Newton
Mrs. Cate Bry Sten Ott of Newton died recently. She is survived by a brother and several nieces nephews and aunts. Funeral services were to be held Wednesday at the Baptist Church with burial in Newton Cemetery. Funeral Home of Ozark arranged the service.
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Newton
Hatton
Gunter Sauls
Osonville
Fla
Stanée
Baptist Church
Funeral Home of
Ozark
Conservation Plan Applications Due in Houston County
Agricultural conservation program details indicate farm soil-building practices to be signed by Houston County farmers. PMA officer Jesse Culbrett and ACP committeemen reviewed 1947 performance data and will notify farmers when their applications are ready. Culbrett estimates total time payments are to be collected and made immediately available.
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Houston Co
PMA
Jesse Culbret
Beat
Teview
Cullman Fire Cuts Off Communications
A two story fire in Cullman Alabama destroyed a building and damaged graph and telephone cables, cutting communications for about half of the town's 9,000 residents. Fire Chief O D Smith reported no damage estimate but noted the blaze hit a drugstore barber shop beauty parlor Western Union offices on the first floor and several professional suites on the second floor.
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Cullman
Ala
O. D. Smith
Western Union
Notary Appointments Announced by Governor
Sibyl Pool announced three more notary appointments today. Mary Frances Askew of Houston County and Mrs F L Adams of Ozark were named notaries in the state at large, with Dyess Hartford serving as another state at large notary.
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Sibyl Pool
Mary Frances Askew
Houston County
Dyess
Hartford
F L. Adams
Ozark
Fragmentary war ruins near Greek waterfront
A correspondent describes shrapnel and shell fragments at a waterfront area as German markings are found on a fragment near the Sx railroad station. The blasts affected two streets parallel to the front with fishing boats and sailing freighters tied up, while debris shatters curbing and debris scatters alongside the area near the Greek navy guns.
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Molyneaux
Aice
Amer
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Arie Gilmore
Lot Ashford
R. D. Wright
J. B. Bruner
Wilson Bruner
F. G. Granger
S. C. Rountree
W. N. Wells
B. F. Owens
C. T. Owens
F. L. Fellows
Max Bruner
R. E. Christmas
Ward-Wilston Funeral Home
Tothan
Jane Strickland
Houston County Farmers Exchange
H.R Andrews
Grover C. Hall, Jr
VEW
Nancy Bowman
Evelyn Valentine
Miss Valentine
West Jackson Boulevard
Florida
Swicegood
Collins Chapel
Bowery
ABN
Bead
Teleence
Barker
Brythea
Montgomery Market
Mrs. K. Knox
Welfare
Cate Bry Sten Ott
Agrin
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