Britain Leaves India Issue to Hindu Muslim Leaders
London reports that Britain will withdraw by June 1998 and appoints Mountbatten as viceroy to end 200 years of rule. Debate in Lords and Commons follows as conservatives warn of civil conflict while Labour backs Indian self rule. India awaits a decisive move amid communal tensions.
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India
Britain
Attlee
Lord Mountbatten
Lord Templewood
House of Lords
House of Commons
Templewood
Commons
Freedom For
Daily Herald
Wavell
Daily Mail
AR - India Congress Party
New Delhi
Department Plans Patrol Expansion and Oil Tax Allocation
The department's main income comes from drivers license fees and the lubricating oil tax. It recommends continuing the oil tax as a dedicated fund for the department rather than transferring it to the highway department. Plans call for adding 56 patrolmen to reach at least two per county, leaving 18 counties without patrolmen currently.
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Bamberger
Highway Department
Therm
Market Outlook For Hogs And Pigs In May
Market notes show May shipments from stockyards will rely on last spring's small crop with hogs arriving now from that cohort. Agriculture officials report 80 percent of the 1946 spring pige crop has been marketed and a continued small run is expected. Meat buyers have bolstered supplies but the lean period looms as pork in cold storage hit a record February low, signaling higher prices for Easter planning.
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Agriculture Department
Burke vows movement will carry on despite convictions
Crow defends constitutional authority as police bulwark. Burke tells reporters his conviction won t halt Columbians actions and predicts ongoing public meetings. He labels opponents as rascals aiming to destroy the white race and Herman Talmadge s bid, saying they will be defeated.
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Negvroes
Crow
Burke
Loomis
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Williams released on bond after assault charge
Talmadge Williams was released on bond yesterday by city police on a charge of assault and battery filed in Pecorder's court by Johnny Proctor. The story notes market prices for orange and grapefruit juice have fallen to their lowest levels in years.
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Williams
Talmadge Williams
City Po Vey
Johnny Proctor
Mrs Annie Staley Last Rites
Last rites were held Wednesday morning at her home for Mrs Annie Aggrippa Staley 78. Survived by husband William N Staley two sons W N Jr and Quarterman P both of Marianna three daughters P C Cothiran Martha Staley and T G Bevis of Quincy Fla one sister Mary Fellows of Marianna Interment Riverside cemetery Middox Funeral Home directing Pallbearers H J Bowles J B Dickson Sam Piglick A J Nearing M M Brinson Jr Ed McGee
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Marianna
Annie Aggrippa Staley
D. C. Whitsett
First Methodist Church
M. A. du Rant
First Presbyterian Church
Riverside Cemetery
Middox Funeral Home
H. Ji Bowles
J. B. Dickson
Sam Piglick
A. J. Nearing
M. M. Brinsom Jr
Ed McGee
William N. Staley
W.N., Jr
Quarterman P. Stanley
P. C. Cothiran
Martha Staley
T. G. Bevis
Quincey
Florida
Mary Fellows
Marianne
Dale Civil Docket Cleared This Week
OZARK Special The spring term of the Dale County Circuit Court convened here this week with Judge J S Williams presiding The Grand Jury returned 12 true bills to the court and most of the civil docket was cleared Names on the Grand Jury include S S Howell foreman Lainie R Marshall I Carroll Byrd R Mangum Brown Lynie Fain J Ralph Edwards Cyrus W Ross Sr Percy P Keng Doc Brunsen Y C Parker Cody J Marshall Earl Pouncey M Hay Thompson Dewitt T Ellsworth Lara F Richardson Roy N Williams A Buford Clark and William Tramell
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Ozark
Dale County Circuit Court
J. S. Williams
S. S. Howell
Foreman
Lainie R. Marshall
I. Carroll Byrd
R. Mangum Brown
Lynie Fain
J. Ralph Edwards
Cyrus W. Ross, Sr
Percy P. Keng
Doc Brunsen
Y. C. Parker
Cody J. Marshall
Earl Pouncey
M. Hay Thompson
Dewitt T. Ellsworth
Lara F. Richardson
Roy N. Williams
A. Buford Clark
William Tratamell
A reporter's creed on life and fear from a birthday
On his 36th birthday a reporter recalls fear and death scenes from the field. He reflects on the shock of grisly cases, the humanity of bereaved spouses, and the strange journeys journalism invites. He cites writers like Thichens and Hemingway, musing that a reporter's life is a restless travel through human moments.
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St. Louis
Palm
Pine
Charles Thichens
Ernest Hemingway
Auburn budget debate centers on first class status
Trustee Shell Toomer of Auburn and Gould Beech of Montgomery pressed for a robust budget, with Beech urging no minimum program and to elevate Auburn to first class status. Governor Folsom urged broad support for Auburn within Alabama’s three-part university system, stressing extension service goals, research, and coordinated funding to raise state farm income and public prosperity.
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Shell Toomer
Auburn
Gould Beech
Montgomery
Folsom
Alabama
West Virginia
Mississippi
Medil
Polsui
Ralph Draughon
Draughon
Beech
Atburn
United States
Explosion tears through downtown causing widespread damage
The blast severely damaged 18 metal pieces and wrecked four houses while breaking windows in 300 homes within a mile radius. Glass shattered up to 70 blocks as a large plume rose like a Bikini bomb scene. Fire crews fought a blaze with many spot fires and a rush of onlookers hindered operations.
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Bikini
Scientists Threaten To Quit Atom Study If Lilienthal Loses
Washington sends word that Dr. Karl T. Compton warns scientists will quit en masse if Lilienthal is blocked. He calls Senate delays a blow to progress and says Los Alamos and Oak Ridge have already seen workers quit. He backs Lilienthal but says the issue goes beyond one appointment.
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John L. Steele
Washington
Karl T. Compton
David E. Lilienthal
Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Senate
Atomic Energy Commission
Arthur H
Los Alamos
N. M
Oak Ridge
McKellar
Bourke
H. Hickenlooper
R-Ia
Hickenlooper
William F. Knowland
R-Cal
Nickernlooper
Commerce Clearing House of Chicago
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
Wisconsin
Tennessee Valley Authority
Labor row over proposed reforms and wage concerns
The debate centers on social security, housing, and labor measures as Reuther warns enactment will spark industrial conflict. He notes auto workers' real wages lag 1940 levels despite wage increases, while AFL official Lynch urges curbs on strikes and unions flouting the law. House and Senate committees push for powers and spending limits amid broad fiscal talks.
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Reuther
Senate Labor Committee
George Q. Lynch
AFL
Congress
Lynch
AFL Metal Trades Department
NLRB
Uctions
Ten Wiregrass Men Enlist In Navy Here
Ten men from Dothan and surrounding areas enlisted for duty in the inactive reserve and regular Navy yesterday, per local recruiting officials. Reserve sailors include Wils Paul Smith Donalgonville, Harry Golden Graceville, Wilber W Rogers Bascom Florida, Clarence G Daginger Ozark, Malcolm L Kyser Coffee Springs, Nunnoly Wright Ashford, Thomas E Munson St Andrews Florida, Daniel W Mitchell, Sylvester Jessie Dothan Necrovus, William EF Sketo Dothan route four. All reserve enlistees were sworn in by Lt. Comm. Jack Ussery.
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Dothan
Wils Paul Smith
Donalgonville
Harry Golden
Graceville
Wilber W. Rogers
Bascom, Fla
Clarence G. Daginger
Ozark
Mialcolmy L. Kyser
Coffee Springs
Nunnoly Wright
Ashford
Thomas E. Munson
St Andrews
Fla
Daniel W. Mitchell
Sylvester Jessie
Freddie B. Trawick Obtains Permit to Repair Residence
Freddie B. Trawick received a building permit from the city engineer's office yesterday to repair a residence at 204 Stough Street with a project cost of $500.
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Freddie B. Trawick
Stough Street
Trustees Vote Narrowly on Auburn Budget Raise
Governor Folsom denounced monopolies draining state funds while Shell Toomer urged raising the budget to fund “the best school in the United States.” The trustees split four each before Yoisom cast the deciding vote to study a higher request and two figures, $13,913,220 and a new amount, to be sent to the Legislature.
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Shell Toomer
Auburn
Folsom
Alabama
United States
Yoisom
Church Leaders and Economic Conference
In Pittsburgh delegates at the Nations Conference on the Church and Economic Life adopt a program urging churches to reject monopolies and subordinate profits to service. They urge trusteeship of property under God and explore private cooperative and public ownership, seeking a nationwide program.
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Pittsburgh
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Blakey Elected Eminent Commander At Dothan Masonic Meeting
C E Blakey was elected eminent commander of the Dothan Commandery at a Masonic Temple gathering. Officers named for 1947 include McKinnon, Renewsu, Skeen, Ussery, Talley, McLelland, H H Ader, Starbrough, Gunnels, Bowen, Brown, Murphey and Murph y. Ussery reelected for five years as representative to the Board of Trustees. Induction planned for next week.
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C. E. Blakey
Dothan
S. B
E. L. Gunnels
S. W
J. A. Bowen
Warder
S. M. Brown
Sentinel
C.D. Murphy
A. D. Ussery
Dothan Masonic Fraternal and Benevolent Association
Snowstorms Close Rural NY Schools and Hit Major Cities
Heavy snowdrifts disrupt Northern New York schools with many closures while Philadelphia records 11 inches and Pittsburgh Baltimore report 10 inches. New York City sees nine inches and Washington eight, crippling the capital’s transit. An eight-inch storm was forecast for Boston.
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New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
New York City
Washington
Boston
Capitol Hill action shifts on Lilienthal and trials
Atomic: Lilienthal nomination gains support from Sen Wagner while Sen Robertson opposes. Portal pay: House and Senate judiciary committees draft bills to address portal pay suits, Senate bill seeks voiding nearly 6 billion dollars in claims. Army promotions: Killian case prompts calls to speed changes in promotion rules. Germans: Rep Bradley seeks probe of U.S. funding for 5 000 German returnees from South America. Airlines: Sen Brewster warns small carriers may be absorbed by policy shifts. Court martial: House armed services panel pushes rapid article of war changes to aid enlisted men.
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Atomic
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
Wagner
D-Ny
Lilienthal
Robertson
R-Wye
House
Senate Judiciary
Senate Committee
Senate
House Armed Services Committee
James Killian
Killian
Litchfield
England
War Department
Rep
Bradley
Rmich
Senate Commerce
Armed Services Committee
Patterson
Elston
Ohio
Armed Services Legal Subcommittee
Congress
Livestock Receipts Down Across Southern Plants
USDA report from several Georgia and Florida plants shows eight major packers processing 0 cattle, 200 calves, and 3,700 hogs. Hog buying remained active with prices near steady. medium to choice butchers over 180 pounds sold at 23.25 to 23.75 dollars, closely chosen lots up to 24 dollars, sows steady around 39.50.
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USDA
Albany
Columbus
Moultrie
Tifton
Thomasville
Ala
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
Fla
Market Summary of Hogs Cattle and Calves From US Markets
Chicago and Montgomery markets show hogs steady to 25 cents lower on some weights with top hogs at 27.35 for lighter loads. Cattle and calves mostly steady. beef cows 12.00-14.00 and steers 18.50-24.00. Montgomery week shows slow sale with gains on light slaughter yearlings and calves. hogs up 50 to 1.00 from last week. New Orleans cotton futures rise on trade strength with May and July quotes near 3400 and 3300.
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USDA
Montgomery Market
Montgomery
Fed State
Mkt
Union Stock Yards
NEW Orleans Cotton News Orleans
Four Veterans and One Recruit Enter Army Pastoral Town
Four area veterans Wade H. mce-Duffie of Samson route two R B Lashley of Ashford route one William O McMullan of Dotnan and Charles R Johnson of Headland route three joined the army yesterday with ratings upon enlistment. McDuffie Lashley and McMullan entered as PFCs in the Air University while Johnson joined the infantry as a corporal. The recruit was Conner Hemby of Graceville.
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Army
Wade H. Mce- Duffie
Samson
R. B. Lashiey
Ashford
William O. McMullan
Dotnan
Charles R. Johnson
Headland
Conner Hemby
Graceville
McDuffie
Lashley
McMullan
Air University
Johnson
Infantry
Welfare Office Closed for Washington's Birthday
Houston County Department of Public Welfare will close all day Saturday in observance of Washington's Birthday. Director Mrs. C L Collins said February 22 is one of eight holidays designated by the state office for county welfare departments. New production records were set in 1946 for corn wheat potatoes rice soybeans tobacco peaches pears plums cherries and truck crops.
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Houston County Department of Public Welfare
Washington
C. L. Collins
State Office
County courthouse plan details and bond reports
A county committee urged repairs and updates to the courthouse including linoleum floors, seating repairs, drinking fountains, and parking improvements to ease jail access. They reviewed depositories and bonds, recommending bond reevaluation, increased collateral, and securing government bond deposits. Officials named include Probate Judge Albert Lo, Sheriff Walt Cameron, Tax Collector A Ney, and School Superintendent Baxter.
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Tecoma
Board of County Comumnlegl
Sient Ihe
Court House
Board of Revenue
County of
Th Than Bank and Trust
Dothan and Trust Co
Road and Bridge Fund
Albert Lo
Aul Johnston
Albert
Walt Cameron
R Hill
Circuit
Common Pleas
A. I. Harmon
A.W
W.U
Dothan Bank Trust Company
Smith FE
Case to be heard by General S Court March 10
Officers prepared with evidence including blood stained seat covers from Brown's taxi. Earle, accused of Brown's assault and robbery, died about 24 hours after the attack. A clue found named "Super X" rubber marks near the vehicle aiding town police in Earle's capture. A 1947 winter wheat forecast estimated at about 957 million bushels.
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General S
Earle
Brown
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