Othman Agrees With Solons Pink Trout Are Battlers
Washington (UP) A House Agriculture Committee debate centers on dams and their impact on fish. Rep. A Willis Robertson argues dams harm protected species and freshwater ecosystems while defending rainbow and pink trout as fighting fish. The discussion focuses on Army engineers building dams across streams and the effects on fish, beaver, and muskrat habitats.
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Othman
Bain Wing
Congress
House Agriculture Committee
A. Willis Robertson
Woodsman
Nature Lower
Fish Fender
Lexington
William S. Hill
Cole
Rep. Robertson
Rep. Hill
Mississippi River
St. Paul
Clare
August H. Andresen
Minn
State Contributed 193,505 To Armed Forces
United Press reports Alabama contributed 191,000 men and 2,505 women to armed forces from November 1, 1940 to June 30, 1945. By June 30, 1945 the in service total was 154,000 men and 1,745 women, with 1,000 men and 781 women separated to date. Florida reached 110,000 men and 2,141 women in service, with totals from Nov 3, 1940 to June 1945 at 132,000 men and 3,503 women, and 30,000 men and 1,298 women separated by June 3, 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Alabama
High Court Affirms Tax Collectors Six Year Tenure
The Alabama supreme court denied rehearing on a 1943 law extending county tax collectors from four to six years. The decision upheld the six year term for Walker county tax collector T A Barnett and reaffirmed a 1945 local act setting four year limits and salaries for Walker county while noting the 1943 law also extended tax assessors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Court
Montgomery
Alabama Supreme Court
T. A. Barnett
Walker County
Inter-Racial Scout Official In Dothan On Program Work
Dr. Stanley Harris national director of Interracial Scouting visits Dothan to expand the program with E C Jones Negro Field Executive for Tuscaloosa. Harris, a pioneer of the Scouting movement, helped shape American Scouting before 1920. A meeting is set at the Negro USO building on N Cherry St Friday at 7 30 p m to explain Scouting for the Negro race and invite representatives from Negro schools churches and organizations. J W Cocke Southeast Alabama Boy Scout Council Scout Executive announced Jones has returned from a month at the National Training School for Professional Workers in Scouting.
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Stanley Harve
Intersacel
Dothan
E. C. Jones
Tus Counca
Harris
America
Naons
Comecom 180
Tie Scoutag Aformativun
Lord Baden Powell
England
Intomneclen
C. T. Hayes
Negro Division
Direttor
Negro Uso
Cherry St
Harmsa
J. W. Cocke
Southeast Alabama Boy Scout Council
FE. C. Jones
National Trainng School
Fails Released On Bond After Pistol Shooting
Lord Fails of Houston County is free on a 3500 bond after being jailed since January 22 on assault to murder charges related to a pistol shooting that wounded Mrs. Jewell Steele Johnson of Dothan. Sheriff says Johnson is home and expected to recover. Fails was held without bond due to the severity of her condition. The shooting occurred at the Fails residence on Old Kinsey road. Johnson sustained a chest wound and Fails a scalp wound, said to be tied to the incident.
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Lord Fails
Houston County
Liberty
Jewell Steele Johnson
Dothan
B. G. Farmer
Kinsey Road
Johnson
Fails
Scouts Are Asked To Brotherhood Week Meeting
All Dothan area Boy and Girl Scouts are invited to a city wide Brotherhood Week gathering at the Dothan Re School auditorium on Thursday evening February 2. Scouts will wear uniforms and form a color guard with banners as they march to a reserved section. Scout Executive J W Cooke notes the theme Scouts of the World Building Together.
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Dothan
Dothan 'Re School
J. W. Cooke
Southeast Alabama
Boy Scouts of America
Cook
Exchange Club Holds Meeting at Houston Hotel
Thirty four members of the Do than Exchange Club attended the weekly meeting at the Houston Hotel yesterday. Several business matters were brought before the club and H. J. Buckhart on military leave was welcomed back. Roy Baxter was introduced as a new member.
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Houston Hotel
H. J. Buckhart
Roy Baxter
Red Cross Drive Begins Tomorrow
The annual Red Cross roll call for special gifts will begin tomorrow. Hetlone general drive chairman announced today. Letters are being mailed for the special gifts. The phase ends February 23, with the overall drive starting March 1. Albert West chairs the special gifts committee with Rawlins McKinney and Harry Hall assisting.
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Red Cross
Hetlone
Albert West
Rawlins McKinney
Harry Hall
Nimitz Outlines Postwar Naval Strategy And Threats
Admiral Nimitz warned that Britain holds the world’s strongest fleet in coming years while American forces must build a powerful national defense. He cited 794 foreign ships in Britain's Russia France and Italy navies as a factor in planning. He stressed air base possession and distant victories as core aims for naval operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Russia
France
Italy
Gum Picker-Ups Gum Up in New York Street Chaos
In New York a street incident caused a fruitless jam as gum pickups jammed, and a rear door of a rock vehicle flew open. Bystanders dispersed, customers rushed out, and a crowd gathered as police and a radio car officer surveyed the scene. A broken gum case was found, described as a well known laxative gum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Aor
Oarty
Peraces
Pope Sees Six New Cardinals-Designate
Rome UP Pope Pius XII, recovered from influenza, privately meets six cardinal-designates including Archbishops Samuel A. Stritch of Chicago and Edward Mooney of Detroit. Audience lasts about thirty minutes. Cardinal-designate declines to discuss topics. plans to return for Feb 18 consistory when 32 new cardinals will be added, then fly to Chicago on March 4.
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Rome
Pius XII
Samuel A. Stritch
Chicago
Edward Mooney
Detroit
Sacred College
Garrett Enters Assembly Race
State Senator Will W. Garrett of Uriah Alabama pulled out of the race for agriculture commissioner and filed to represent Monroe county in the State House. He was among eight candidates in Alabama’s May 7 Democratic primary, with others including Oliver E. Young Cecil G. Duffee and R. B. Doughty among House hopefuls and Arthur Green listed for Circuit Solicitor with deputies Joe James noted for the tenth circuit.
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Lamar
Franklin C. Evans
Butler
Chectaw County
Cecil G. Duffee
Dadeville
Tallapoosa Place
R. B. Doughty
Reform
Pickens
William Stell
Russellville
Franklin
Arthur Green
Bessemer
Tenth Circuit
Joseph AH. James
Greensboro
Fourth Circuit
Council Defers Decision On Case After Hearings
The 17th council votes to delay ruling until the current case parties are heard. French reports claim a two day old plan for a quick Le vant disposition via direct talks collapsed as Syria demanded a full case against France be presented.
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Levant
Syria
France
Japan cabinet moves on ultranationalist purge
Tokyo AP report says the Japanese Cabinet convened to outline applying purges to ultranationalist supporters among government and party officials. Wataru Narahashi announced the policy will bar most of the Diet from campaigning and trigger resignations, with Ichiro Kobayashi the sole cabinet minister slated to be affected.
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Ecasell
Tokyo
Wataru Nerahaeds
Gevers
MacArthur
Narahashi
House of Representatives
House of Peers
Ichiro Kobayashi
The
Reconstruction Board
Definiet Imperial Rule Assistance Association
Probe of Rapido Losses Declined by House Panel
Washington (UP) Chair Jess A. May of the House Military Affairs Committee rejected calls for a formal probe into the Rapido River battle in Italy. A War Department report credited Gen. Mark Clark with sound judgment in ordering the assault to divert German reserves and protect the Anzio beachhead. The 26th Army Division had urged investigation at a Brownsville union, citing heavy losses and questioning Clark’s decisions.
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Washington
Jess Andrew J. May
House Military Affairs Committee
Agny
War Department
26Th Army
Brownsville
Tex
U. S
Mark Clark
Clark
Anzio
May
Calf Sale Plans Discussed At Chamber Meeting
The show’s expected good prices plus a Saturday morning conference with District Agent Sizemore at the Chamber of Commerce will finalize calf sale plans and the show site. Livestock Committee members Walter Oakley D C Halsten Harvey Stevenson M R Morrett and Richard Ramsey chair will attend with Arthur H Johnson and County Agent Ling.
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Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
Ling
Walter Oakley
D. C. Halsten
Harvey Stevenson
M. R
Egg Oddities Grow Bigger in Local Find
The Eagle office received a strange egg from Ashford route one man B Thompson. A 4 inch long, 2 1 4 inch wide hen egg contained a natural egg inside the shell surrounded by an embryonic egg. Thompson said the egg was laid by a New Hampshire White Leghorn hen.
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Eagle Office
Atest
B. Thompson
Ashford
Route One
New Hampshire
Diphtheria Report Shows State Decline in December
The State Department of Health reports 69 diphtheria cases statewide in December, including one in Houston County. The monthly total falls 47 short of the prior month and is one case lower than December 1944.
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Houston County
State Department of Health
Browder Ousted By Communists In New York
Former Communist Party leader Bert Browder was expelled by the party's metropolitan committee for deserting to the class enemy and failing to meet Communist duties. The national board had recommended the expulsion on Feb 6 and Browder's appeal was rejected. William Foster became party head last September. Browder had recently entered business with Distributors Guide, Inc. and was away from home when reached for comment.
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New York
Bert Browder
Oatonal Charlrosn
Communist Party
Wday
Asvocal
Camomutios
Browder
National Board
William Foster
Distributors Guide, Inc
Auto wage talks stall as GM strike nears two-month mark
In Detroit, Federal Mediator James F. Dewey prepared ground for resuming talks between General Motors and the CIO United Auto Workers after a breakdown in negotiations. UAW-CIO president R J Thomas said a settlement is near, though no end date is set. Across the economy 750,000 steel workers were idle for the 25th day as officials clashed over a new wage price policy to curb industrial strife.
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Dewey
R. J. Thomas
Uaw-Cio
Hunger strike and casualties in convoy incident
Number 7 continues from page one with reports of a hunger strike today. A convoy of 800 returning GIs was attacked near Kanchra para when bricks and rail ties were dropped from an overhead bridge, wounding nineteen. Three soldiers suffered concussions but all except Pic Max B. Benton of Tabo City, NC, boarded the Seattle-bound Marine Angel. Benton is expected to leave hospital soon.
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Kanchrapara
Pic Max B. Benton
Tabo City
N. C
Angel
Benton
Speculators barred from Napier salvage sale bids
Post salvage offices state speculators and others seeking profit from Napier Field salvage articles are barred from bids. Inspectable items include household goods with sales limited to vetted buyers, veterans given preference, and bids opened publicly after inspection. All purchases require cash on delivery. no bid deposits or bonds required. Electrical woodworking machinery excluded from sale.
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Napier Field
Robert J. Nagle
Nagle
Grass Fires Forecast After Daily Reports
Firemen speculate that most grass in vacant lots will burn soon as inquiries come daily from residents reporting grass fires in vacant areas yesterday.
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Frederick
Othman Washington
Tristan Aca
Robertson
George MW. Grant
Alabame
Buberteo
G.I. Bill
Veterans Administration
Cal. Roberts
John C. Renfroe
Eastman Chemicals
Kodak
Young Drug Co
Rexall
Birdsey’s
Brothers
Four Brothers
Birdsey's
Birdsey Flour Mills
Exchange Club
Nimitz
Garrett
New Orleans
Pula
Rapido
Spangler Auction Market
HIWAY
Howard Stanley
Napier
W. B. Jeffries
S. Oates
Preston Brothers
Fenmnever
Penmiy
Jme
North Foster Street
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