Marianna Committee Studies Rail Line
Representatives from Marianna and nearby points met to discuss a proposed north–south railroad from Dothan to the Gulf. P. E. Neeley led the session focusing on route, shipper concerns, stock sales, and meeting plans for expansion. A steering committee was named to push the project forward with members from Marianna, Blountstown, Wewahitchka, Malone, and Cottonwood.
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Marianna
Gulf
P. E. Neeley
The
Maria Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Ots Padgett
Charles ‘Andeck
Floyd Cster
Wewahitchka
Albert E. Son
Blountstown
N. C
Mrs Jas Richardson Dies At Ozark At 24
Mrs Alice Thomas Richardson aged twenty four died last night at her Ozark home. Funeral services were held at Shipperville Church with Rev John R Smith officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery Holman Funeral Home directing. Surviving are husband James Richardson, a son James David, her parents Mr and Mrs D T Thomas, two sisters Mrs Mary Martha McGuendon and Miss Helen Thomas, all of Ozark, and several nieces and nephews.
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Ozark
Alice Thomas Richardson
Shipperville Rch
John R. Smith
Holman Funeral Home
Tames Richardson
Tames David
D. T. Thomas
Mary Martha Mcuendon
Helen Thomas
Ellis Arnall Wins Jefferson Award for Democracy
Former Georgia Governor Ellis Arnall won a Thomas Jefferson prize for advancement of democracy in 1946 in the public service field. The selection was by a poll of 500 city editors and 1,000 civic groups conducted by the Council against Intolerance in America, announced by co chair Henry A Atkinson. A Jefferson miniature will be given at the Jefferson birthday dinner on April 13 in New York.
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New York
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
Council Against
America
Henry A. Atkinson
Arnall
Jefferson
Police Intercept Sammy Thomas Looting Cheese Plan
Sammy Thomas, Negro, was arrested by city police Saturday on a petty larceny charge after entering a Dothan grocery and stealing a pound of cheese, then taking a knife from a nearby department store to cut it. He wore a hat stolen days earlier and was released on bond.
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Sammy Thomas
Thomas
Dothan
ol‘Kerm
First U S lynching in South Carolina since 1941
Tuskegee Institute records cite Bruce Tisdale of Georgetown County as the first U S lynching in 1947, allegedly by white men in Andrews in 1941, with other cases noted nationwide. The Tuskegee data show no lynching in 1946 or in the nation last year, though several cases are referenced as under federal investigation.
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U. S
South Carolina
Bruce Tisdale
Georgetown
Andrews
S.C
Tuskegee Institute
John C. Jones
Minden
Records and Statistics Department
Tuskegee
Monroe
Lexington
Hermes County
Miss
John Leon Mcefatie
Number 19 only by ladder and wreckage clues
Carlos Henac Blanco, among the first to reach the crash site, reported a strong smell of charred flesh. He saw burned clothing, women's and children's shoes, an engine, a tire, and part of the fuselage. The crash toll surpassed two prior fatal air disasters, with 42 killed in a Chinese jet near Taingtao last January and 39 in an American overseas liner near Stephenville, Newfoundland, last October 3.
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Carlos Henac Blanco
Taingtao
Stephenville
Newfoundland
Alabama teachers urged to attract, retain talent
The AFA president estimated 7000 to 8000 teachers in Alabama this year and pressed for higher pay, better retirement benefits, and career appeal. She urged lawmakers to form a committee to study appointive county superintendents and to move school chiefs from elective to appointive positions to reduce political influence.
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AFA
Iz County
Five Recruits Join Navy Enlistments Reported Here
Recruiting officials report five new enlistments in the Reserve and regular Navy this morning. Paul Tuumagdomes of Headland Ronne Marie Windham of Dothan and Joseph Max Kennington of Panama City joined the reserve, and Howard Lamar Lee of Elba and William Edward Price of Graceville enlisted in the Regular Navy. All but Kennington are veterans. A local station representative will be in Panama City and Marianna Wednesday and Cresty Bonifay and Graceville Thursday this week.
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Horning
Paul T Uumag Domes
Headland
Ronne Marie Windham
Dothan
Joseseph Max Kennington
Fanama City
Howard Lamar ]Ee
Elba
Willian Edward Price
Graceville
Fla
Kennington
Panama City
Marianna
Crispey
Bonifay
Auburn trustees meet as Folsom days spark controversy
Auburn board of trustees to convene amid Governor Folsom Day ceremonies and reports of personnel shifts at Auburn and the extension service. The Birmingham News cites warnings of political realignment with optimistic plans for a May Montgomer y march by alumni from Auburn, Alabama and Alabama College.
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Auburn
Folsom
Garrett
Post
University of Alabama
Alabama College
Montgomery
Senate
Gould Bwech
Georgia
Ellis Arnall
University
Charles Dobbins
Aubrey Williams
Monteveallio Institution
Beech
Auburn Board of Trustees
Marshall Field
Southern Farmer
National Youth Administration
Dobbins
Mountevalley
Auburn, al
L. N. Duncan
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Birmingham Post
James
E. Folsom
Duncan
API Board of Trustees
Mobile
James E. Folsom
Ahlabama Polytechnic Institute
Alabama Extension Service
Auburn Trustes
Birmingham News
Farm Bureau
Alabama
L. N. Durian
Dixie
Motuie Harbor
Falsom
Guy Ro Lynn
Agriculture
Joe N. Poole
Bruce Henderson
Wilcox
Poole
Polucally
iPurma Bureau
Officers Nab 45 For Misdemeanors
Approximately 45 persons were arrested here during the weekend by city and county officers for misdemeanors. Police arrested 40 and Ineriti's deputies arrested five. Most of the charges were public drunkenness, disorderly conduct, gaming and assault and battery.
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Ineriti
Grandmother Gray and the unseen letters of lost love
Martha Gray faced wartime heartache when a missing beloved, Robert, was presumed dead. She married Vincent Gray, bore four daughters, and kept Robert’s memory as a quiet, guiding force. She ran a boarding house with dignity, endured by staying strong amid hardship, and kept her secret until her death from pneumonia.
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Vincent
Robert
Vincent Gray
Martha Gray
Sue
Marsha
Aisnuty
Grandmother Gray
Martha Garus
Dinder
Chay
Gins
Tuo
Burkett to Speak on Cancer at PTA Meeting
Dr. W. T. Burkett county health officer will speak on Cancer at the Minnie T. Heard PTA meeting Thursday at 2 45 p m at the school in charge of the program by Mrs Theodore Jackson.
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WT. Burkett
Minnie T. Heard P. T
Theodore Jackson
Fire hoses trigger sprinkler alarm at Philadelphia plant
Firemen found water already in place when a downtown alarm rang. Janitors at a paper company used fire hoses to wash floors, activating the system linked sprinkler, and setting off the blaze alarm.
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Philadelphia
Quo Warranto Proceedings Filed In Newton City
Five Newton citizens contest the 1948 commission election by filing a quo warranto in Dale Circuit Court against the city officials. The earlier election contest was dismissed for lack of statutory authority, and the new action targets the legality of the commission form, with the ballot box held by Sheriff J R Dykes. Names include C C Hodges Ralph Adcock Lionel Young R L Snell and Jack Tomlin.
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Ozark
Newton
Dale
Newton Citzens
J.S. Willams
C. C
Matt) Hodges
Ralph Adcock
Lionel Young
R. L. Snell
Jack Tomlin
Douglas Brown
Wold
J. R. Dykes
Brown
House aims for closed rule in budget ceiling vote
House Republican leaders move to bar amendments on the floor when the budget ceiling resolution is debated seeking a closed rule with four hours of debate. A Senate warning predicts cuts to defense as lawmakers weigh a 6 billion dollar ceiling amid calls for hearings on Army and Navy funding.
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House
Navy
Truman
Francis Case
R-Sd
House War Department
Taber
Joseph W. Martin
Rules Committee
Senate
House Budget Committee
Case
House Legislative Budget Committee
Jury reconvenes over indictments in county case
Judge Halstead recalled that 14 jurors returned 13 indictments and later admitted 10 were defective after demurrers. He said the grand jury failed to follow instructions, quashed the last three indictments, and that 40 preliminary cases covered crimes from murder to liquor violations.
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Halstead
Sacred Harp Singing Convention At Ashford
An old time Sacred Harp singing convention will be held on the main street in Ashford Wednesday. T. G. Barber will direct the event which begins at 6 pm and ends at 9 pm.
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Ashford
T. G. Barber
UTC Schedules Meet At WOW Hall Tonight
The Dothan Council United Commercial Travelers will meet at the W O W Hall East Main Street at 7 30 tonight with Alto V Lee as guest speaker J H Adams secretary announced The Dothan Council with 600 members the largest in the state has been awarded a prize by the Supreme Council for enlisting the most new members last year A large crowd is expected tonight
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Dothan Council
United Commercial Travelers
W. O. W. Hall
East Main Street
Alto V. Lee
J. H. Adams
Supreme Council
Lawmakers hear calls to bolster navigators and curb unions
Thomas L Burkett urged Congress to require navigators aboard aircraft flying over mountains and water saying crashes often lacked professional navigators. In wage and union hearings Rolla Campbell urged banning industry wide unions and closed shops while Rep Nixon pushed arbitration and secrecy for union elections. Lilienthal confirmation stalemate continued with Senate lines split and Truman defending the nomination amid foreign policy scrutiny by Mundt and Marshall briefing.
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Thomas L. Burkett
Air Safety Committee
House Commerce Committee
Congress
House Labor Committee
George B. Christensen
Chicago
Rolla Campbell
Huntington
W. Va
Island Creek Coal Co
Campbell
Rep
Nixon
R-Calif
Scranton
Rank and
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Control Commission
TVA
Truman
Lilenthal
Lilienthal
Senate
Rep. Mundt
R-Sd
House Foreign Committee
Marshall
Mundt
Soviet Union
Moscow
House
Tle
Livestock receipts report from Thomasville packing plants
At eight major plants in Thomasville Georgia receipts show hogs and porkers trading across weight classes. Hog prices for 100 to 180 pounds ranged from 22.35 to 28 dollars with medium to good hogs around 19 to 21 dollars. Longhauls around 23.78 and some 240 pounders near 22 dollars. The report notes 100 to 180 pound hogs and medium to choice carcasses priced within the stated ranges.
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Thomasville
USDA
Almedium
Montgomery Market Cattle Hogs Calves Feeders Quiet Strong
AP report from Union Stock Yards shows salable cattle receipts 200 with demand broad and prices steady to strong, hog receipts 150 with prices 25 to 50 cents higher, calves 18 to 22 dollars, feeders and sows around 19 to 20 dollars, and various ranges for bulls and stags reflecting active trading and regional price shifts.
Chicago Livestock Prices Rise Across Hogs Cattle
Chicago quotations show hogs 7,000 head with overall gains of 75 to 80 cents on most weights, good to choice hogs 180 to 250 pounds 26.50 to 27.00, 250 to 300 pounds 25.75 to 26.50, and 300 to 330 pound butchers 25.25 to 26.00. Cattle 17,000, calves 1,200 with steers and yearlings broadly down 25 to 30 cents, top low choice steers 26.00, heifers 23.25, medium grades weaker or steady, stock cattle scarce and firm, cows 11.50 to 13.50, bulls scarce at up to 16.50.
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Montgomery Market Montgomery
Federal State Livestock Market News Service
Union Stockyards
Chicago
USDA
Masonic Calendar Highlights Weekly Lodge Activities
This week in Pythagoras Lodge No 659 candidates will receive the first degree at 7 pm tonight at the Temple. Dothan Lodge No 466 meets Tuesday at 7 pm. The 28th Masonic district conference monthly meeting is Wednesday in Abbeville at 7 pm. Henry and Houston Counties are in the district. Thursday sees new officer elections at the Dothan Commandery regular meeting.
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Pythagoras Lodge No
Temple
Dothan Lodge No
Abbeville
Henry
Houston
Dothan Commandery
Designer crafts $50,000 hat with detachable jewel necklace
Cyreld, a Jamaica Plain fashion designer, unveils a hat valued at 50,000 dollars. The main feature is a diamond and emerald necklace weighing 476 carats that can be detached from silver blue mink pelts and worn separately.
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Boston
Cyreld
Jamaica Plain
Byrd Flies Over the Pole Aboard Olympus
Rear Admiral Richard Byrd flew over the South Pole aboard the Olympus with a companion craft. Dispatches from Little America report a nearly 13 hour flight over uncharted areas, returning with the second plane. Temperature at the pole stood around 40 degrees below zero at 12 000 feet.
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Alton L. Blakesley
Olympus
ANTA
Richard Byrd
South Pet
United Nations
Little America
Burd
Byrd
Littl America
Two Minor Auto Collisions Reported In Newton
No injuries were reported after two light automobile accidents Saturday. Vehicles driven by James L. Thomas and Johnnie Knight collided near N College and FE Newton streets, sustaining only minor damage. A second crash at S Bell Street and Hammond Avenue involved Loyd B. Merritt and Ronald D. McNeal, with both cars sustaining slight damage.
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James L. Thomas
Johnnie Knight
N. College
Newton
Loyd B. Merritt
Ronald D. McNeal
S. Bell St
Hammond Ave
Islands of the Pacific: vast archipelago under Japanese mandate
The 623 Pacific islands stretch 1,200 miles north from the Equator and 2,500 miles east to west, totaling 829 square miles of land and about 85,000 people. Largely former German possessions, they were mandated by the League of Nations to Japan, with 33 Coral atolls in the Marshalls housing 10,439 residents and key bases at Saipan, Tinian, Truk, and Kwajalein.
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Equator
Guam
Marianas
Spain
League of Nations
Japan
Marshalls
Islands
Saipan
Tinian
Truk
Carolines
Kwajalein
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Sylvester Gardiner
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Jack W. Durant
Hesse
Germany
Atlantic
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Harriet E. Dobbins
Dudley Stephens
Birmingham
Melba Patton
Jemison
Capitol
Ellis Asnall
Wallace
Peter Garreg
Belle Musa
Wolsom
Forte Bureau
Rvice
Stern
J. David Stern
Philadelphia Record
Camden
N. J
House Education and Labor Committee
American Newspaper Guild
Burkett
Newton City Commission
Wow Hall
New Orleans
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Grandview
South Long Street
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