North Alabama Icebound Roads Strain Travel Across State
Ice coated highways made travel perilous across North Alabama as the State Highway Department urged nonessential trips. Snow and sleet dumped up to a inch or more, with the Bee Line Highway through Birmingham to Nashville open but slick. Temperatures ranged from 15 to 30 below normal nationwide as a prolonged cold front persisted.
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Birmingham
North Alabama
State Highway Department
Decatur
Nashville
Cullman
Birmingham - Chattanooga
Attalla
Fort Payne
Muscle Shoals
Huntsville
Naion
Florida
Canada
Gulf States
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
Virginia
Etowah
Parterattie
International Falls
Minn
Duluth
Two Face Charges Of Reckless Driving After Accident
Two men, J. Z. Keel and Q. P. Appling, were charged with reckless driving after two separate collisions on U S 281 near Big Creek and U S 241 near Meadland. Appling suffered facial lacerations and abrasions. no injuries were reported in the Meadland crash. Patrolmen Ralph Wilson and T. Brocks investigated. property damage totaled about 300 dollars.
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Dothan
J. Z. Keel
Q. P. Appling
Appling
U. S. 281
Big Creek
Keel
Thomas F. Birkland
Abbeville
Meadland
U. S. 241
Ralph Wilson
T. Brocks
Farmers Hold Hogs as Prices Dip in Market Break
Chicago traders report farmers kept cattle and hogs on the farm to stem the market drop but prices still slid. July wheat hit the 10 cent limit on the CBOT while all Chicago corn futures fell eight cents. May wheat and May corn also dropped, with slow livestock shipments and subdued hog trade across Iowa and Kansas City.
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Chicago
ADP
Chicago Board of Trade
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Iowa
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Military Rites Slated For Cpl. M. B. McGill
Ozark special report states a military funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Salem Church for Cpl. Michelle B. McGill of Midland City who was killed in action July 21, 1944 in France. Burial follows at Salem Cemetery with Holman Funeral Home directing. Survived by mother Leila Foreman McGill sister Odessa Ball of Marianna brothers Odis and Melville McGill and extended family.
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Ozark
Salem
Cpl
Michelleb. McGill
Midland City
United States Army
France
Leila Foreman McGill
Odessa Ball
Marianna
Odis McGill
Newvile
Melville McGill
Dothan
T. A. Foreman
Salem Cemetery
Holman Funeral Home
Cinderella of Rio Grande resumes geography trip in Memphis
Ofelia Perez a 14 year old from Mission Texas arrives in Memphis on a geography tour sponsored by the Greenville Mississippi Chamber of Commerce. A cold welcome with sleet and an amphibious flight cancellation leads her party to travel by car to Greenville. She views the Mississippi Delta region and meets local merchants who provided clothing and hospitality.
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Memphis
Tenn
Cinderella
Rio Grande
Ofelia Perez
Tex
Greenville
Miss. Chamber of Commerce
Jake
Sleo
Olelia
Temas
Tropical Mission Aids
Hk Rae
Texas
Merchan’s
Mission
South East Alabama Boy Scout Council Reports Progress
The Southeast Alabama Boy Scout Council executive board met in Dothan with President R. C. Joiner presiding. Reports covered organization and extension numbers, advancement stats, leadership training plans for Ozark, finance urgencies, and campsite development as eight districts prepare for a Scout leaders course February 25–26 in Ozark.
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Southeast Alabama Boy Scout Council
Dothan
R. C. Joiner
C. A. Blondheim
Eufaula
J. Theodore Jackson
WW Wolf
Webelos
Benton Q. Foy
Ozark
Bonifay Sailor R B Messer Returns for Burial
The body of R B Messer electrician's mate second class US Navy from Bonifay has arrived in San Francisco aboard the Cardinal O Connell for reburial. Army public relations says remains of 2489 men and seven women were brought to the Pacific area. The kin identification lists next of kin in Alabama and Florida. The body will be prepared at the Atlanta General Depot, Georgia before burial in a national cemetery.
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R. B. Messer
U.S Navy
Albert Ll. Messer
Bonifay
San Francisco
USAT
Cardinal O'Connell
Army
Cardinal Ocanne
Frenosen Bay
United States Front
Peclie Ocean Area
Dent
Alabama
Atlanta General Depot
Georgia
January Fire Loss in Dothan Totals 7991 Dollars
Total January fire loss in Dothan reported at 7991 dollars. Forty-one alarms answered requiring 3050 feet of hose and covering 878 blocks. Buildings and contents valued at 92000 dollars, with 46000 dollars insured. Causes include burning grass and rubbish 23 times, flooded air heaters five, automobile fires four, defective flues two.
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Dothan
City Commission
Acts
Floyd Harris
Hell
Woman and Daughter Slain at Tide Cafe in Tuscaloosa
A 40 year old restaurant operator Mrs Della Mae Dockery and her 13 year old daughter Nona Fae Dockery were shot to death at Tide Cafe No 2 on the southside of Tuscaloosa. Richard Smallwood 45 a former deputy sheriff was arrested as a suspect after an argument with the Dockerys. An on scene waitress reported the incident and the coroner confirmed the deaths.
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Tuscaloosa
Richard Smallwood
Sherilf
Della Mae Dockery
Nona Fae Dockery
Tide Cafe
J.T. Rolen
Ervine Sharpe
Tal Han Smallwood
Aratine
Wattress
Saran Cannel
Aersed Meeare
Tharda
A D Sheehan II Condition Critical
Reported condition critical for A D Sheehan II after a strike near his home this morning. Medical staff respond as guards and attendees confirm status. A lot of confusion surrounds the incident and the exact location is being clarified.
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A. D. Sheehan II
Russia Charges U S Paved Way For World War
Moscow says secret German documents prove Western powers helped Nazi aggression. Soviet claim cites U S Britain and France relations with Germany and a flow of American money to enable Hitler to launch World War II.
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Russia
U.S
Moscow
Thes
Britain
Frances
Adolf Hitler
State Departments
Bof
Nevis
Chorge C. Marshall
Germany
Poland
Soviet Union
United Stated
Europe
Asia
Africa
United States of America
Marshall Plan Flop Threatens GOP Election Prospects
Senator Reed argues failure to pass the Marshall Plan could doom Republican chances in November. He cites regional views from the Midwest to the Pacific Coast and warns that without Recovery Program support the party may lose Ohio to Vermont and other Western states. Reed says the plan’s fate could damage Republican standing nationwide.
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Washington
Reed
M-East
Congress
United States
Trumnan
Italy
France
Republian
Ohio
Perhips
Vermont
Pacific Coast
Republican Party
Colorado
Communist Labor Secretary Held For Deportation
A U S immigration official reports the detention of a Communist Labor Secretary in unclear details. The deportation action follows years of alleged ties. the person was taken into custody in New York and information indicates awaited processing in Scotland.
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Washington
Jonny Petacy
Deere Williatr
Scotland
New York
Fire destroys Sealy Springs health resort main building
An early morning blaze at Sealy Springs health resort gutted the two story main building, housing post office and medical facilities, injuring no one but causing an estimated loss of 125000. Firemen fought the wind driven flames as cottages and outbuildings burned. owners plan to rebuild.
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Victor Smith
Sealy Springs
Hotel-Administrative-Medical Center
Dothan Department
Sealy
W. P. Granger
Sestra
Posable
White House Denies Margaret Engaged
The White House denied reports that President Jruraen's daughter Margaret was engaged. Press secretary Charles G. Hoss and secretary Bentiel Odum dismissed the rumor as untrue and urged publication corrections.
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White House
Margaret
Washington
Jruraen
Javol
Charles G. Hoss Wax
Frank Handy
Ypstlant, Mich
Tmargaret
Rose
Two More Candidates Qualify in County Race
Fragmented text notes additional candidates qualifying in a county election race. Names and details are incomplete but indicate formal nominations and a local civic contest.
Soft Coal Strike To Be Refused By Government
Washington reports Chief federal labor conciliator Cyrus S. Ching says the government will not tolerate a coal stoppage this spring. John L. Lewis’s United Mine Workers push for demands, while industry officials warn of government intervention if talks fail.
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Washington
Capi Cyrus S. Ching
Suathers Car Producers Association
Ching
John UL. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Raymond Sabrath
West Virginia
Lew
Kive
Lewkre
Residence Blaze on Old Taylor Road Destroys Building
Fire caused by an explosion swept through a business residence on Old Taylor Road four miles from town. Wild Adams owned the property. Bo Etheridge was inside when the blaze broke out and fire spread rapidly. Dothan firefighters battled the flames but could not save the structure, with losses estimated in several thousand dollars and the insured party unable to provide details.
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Wild Adams
Old Savior Road
Bo Etheridge
Dothan
County Board Approves Purchase of Two Road Graders
The Board of Revenue at a special meeting agreed to buy two road graders for more than $2000. The Rome Grader costs $10,465 and an Adana grader costs $9,800.
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Board of Revenue
Rome
Guerrilla shelling hits Salonika for 90 minutes
Greek guerrillas fired 74 millimeter and mortar shells into Salonika for about 90 minutes early today. A direct hit wounded a corporal and two privates, while a guard post suffered damage. U S Army officer Major Ro Molcar described the strike and its effects near the American British officers’ residence.
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Salonika
Greece
Ro Molcocaur
United States Army
Sifth
Pacific
Philadelphia Transit Strike Nears Midnight
Philadelphia residents brace for a transit strike set for midnight after Local 234 CIO Transport Workers Union approved the walkout. Negotiations had continued despite a union demand for a 40 cent per hour raise, with the company offering six cents more.
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Philadelphta
Philadelphia
Local 234
CIO
Transport Workers Union
Philadelphia Transportation Company
Joseph R. Dougherty
PTC Sponestanion
Litrehea Jape
Pesedy G
Dougherty
PCV
Race for party break in South Carolina Mississippi secession row persists
Amid a heated dispute over secession and party strategy, Mississippi and South Carolina officials clash as the Jasper County Democratic Committee discusses cooling off on policy and governors press for immediate action. Wright plans transfers while Wright and Fields exchange blunt words about betrayal and party loyalty.
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Mississippi
Walter Sillers
Ranfers
Muissassspor
Tore
Carolin Revels
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Ting
Lowe
United Press
Little Smoky Mountain
Saluda
N.C
Hendersonville
N. C
Thomas Gamble
Columbia
Ala
Navy
Cpl. M. B. McGill
Boy Scout Council
G. R. Smith
Finance Committee
William T. Hall
National
Boy Scout Headquarters
M. W. Espy
Roby J. Lee
Headland
Walter Beall
Enterprise
George H. Proctor
Guy
S. Carmichael
Andalusia
J. B. Saliba
Horace Burch
Bob Weston
Henry Hudson
J. W. Cooke
Frank Gaines
Bonifay Sailor
Country
By Eddy Gilmore
GOP
Cos
Charlie) Sealy
Seady
South
Bentiel
Tors Troman
Tee Peiand
Crete
H. Javee
Cremer
Harold W. Ward
Old Taylor Road
Adama
By Daniel L. Thrapp
Aegean
S.C
Atlanta
Ait A
Jasper County
Serners
Sumer
Carter
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