Warn Against Unwitting Aid to Communists at Legion Meet
At a Southern Legion conference in Birmingham, Carl Baarslag urged Americans to investigate thoroughly before joining or funding any group. Speakers included Beth Bentley, Benjamin Gitlow, and Dr. J. B. Matthews, with Legion delegates from eight Southern states in attendance.
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Birmingham
Beth Bentley
Benjamin Gitlow
Communist Party
The
United States
J. B. Matthews
House Committee On
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Ternnessee
Tex. 1
German Jokes Hit Occupation Powers
Berlin reports reveal anti-Communist humor thriving behind the iron curtain, with Western allies mocked in the Berliner Post. Whispers of jokes about Tito Kardelj and Anna Paulk er circulate, while tales from Moscow describe diplomats exchanging cigars and gift cases amid postwar tension.
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Berlin
Berliner Post
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Kardelj
Belgrade
Tito
Kardell
Romania
Anna Paulker
Bucharest
Anna
Moscow
Britain
Ernest Bevin
America
George C. Marshall
Russia
W. M. Mallovy
Bevin
Clement
Thlee
Marshall
Truman
Molotov
Prince Schwarzenberg
Emperor Franz Loseg
Taft Sparkman clash over federal social welfare aid
In Columbus Taft and Sparkman reached common ground on federal action for health, housing, education and security benefits but agreed aid must be limited by ability to pay. Taft attacked Truman health plan as socialistic while Sparkman favored voluntary state participation with local administration kept, and based on state ability to pay.
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Columbus
U.S
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
John J. Sparkman
Ala
Taft
Truman
Sparkman
Occupation zones supply methods debated in postwar talks
In the Russian zone query, residents ask how occupying powers feed their areas. The answer notes the American and British western zones are supplied by air and Berlin by airlift, while the eastern Russian zone relies on radio propaganda.
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Berlin
Many Permits Issued For Buildings Here
Dothan’s building boom continues for February with numerous permits granted by the city engineer. Notable items include additions to the Dothan Eagle building, a hotel repair, various residences, a steel frame garage, and a neon sign, reflecting steady activity by builders like Home Builders Realty Company, C. C. King, and others. Multiple addresses and precise costs listed indicate broad local construction and repair work.
Coal Gas Experiment Resumes March 1
Fires will be lighted at the second coal gasifier after March 1 as a gasification experiment resumes. Milton H. Fies, manager of coal operations for Alabama Power, said the test to produce fuel gas by burning underground coal beds should start between March 1 and 10. The experiments are conducted jointly by Alabama Power and the U S Bureau of Mines.
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Birmingham
Alabama Power Company
Ols
Milton H. Fies
Real estate and sign installation notices from various addresses
A list of property and installation bids including 504 East North at $390 for Jack Brown to install a sign in the 800 block West Main at $300 by A W Williams for a garage apartment at 916 Wheat Street at $1,500 by Eddie Fowler for a residence at 111 South Range at $1,800 and an extension to the printing plant at 203 South East at $750 by A L Pate.
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East North
Jack Brown
West Main
A. W. Wiliams
Wheat Street
Eddie Fowler
South Range
A. L. Pate
South East
Campaign to Sell Sales Tax to Voters Looms in Georgia
ATLANTA AP A campaign to sell a sales tax to Georgia voters loomed as two legislative leaders predicted voter approval for the legislature proposed program funding new state services with new taxes. They said a sales tax could raise $45 million for the contingent appropriation and that passage could lead to a May special session to draft a tax program.
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Atlanta
Georgia
L2gislatute
Frank Gross
Stephens Couixy
Uneh Ies Wars and Means Committee
H. R. Garrett
Quitman
Senate Finance Committee
Garrett
Gross
Herman Talmadge
Foundation For Education
Weather Bureau Shrugs Off Atomic Bomb Weather Link
The Weather Bureau says the West's harsh winter of 1948 49 cannot be blamed on atomic bomb tests or the Japan current. Ivan R Tannehill notes the era shows no regular westward weather pattern and warns more data is needed to explain the storms.
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Air Force
Ty T
Wright- Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
Joseph L. Myler
Washington
Cermin
Bareau
Ivan R. Tannehll
Division of Reports and Fereencs
Bikini
Eniwetsk
Tarnshill
Tannehill
Japan
Formosa
Pacific
Weather Bureau
Great Britain
U. S
Midwest
Bureau
Four Alabamians Die In Weekend Wrecks
Four people died in Alabama traffic crashes over the weekend. Two men drowned near Ajida Flusia when their auto plunged into the Conzeuh River Saturday night. Victims include Vernest Rex Smith and Joseph Clinttona Wiggins, both of Rose Hill, and 44-year-old Anniston resident William Jack Higgins, killed when a car struck a concrete barrier near Talladega. Other accidents near Creonta claimed one death and left two injured.
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Ajidaflusia
Conzeuh
Satucar Hight
Vernest
Rex Smith
Jouseph Clinttona Wiggins
Rose Hill
Anniston Tay
Wiliam Jack Higgins
Talladega
Qreonta
Fred Hases
Bout
Altoona
31st Infantry Staff Sets April Meeting
A command and general staff conference of the 31st Infantry Division is scheduled for Greenville Massachusetts on April 23 24. The two day session announced plans for summer training of about 10000 National Guardsmen. National Guard units in Alabama and Mississippi compose the 31st.
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Birmingham
31St Infantry Division
Greenville
Mass
Alabama
Mississippi
31St Infantry
Hearings Scheduled March 1 On River Development
Washington special report notes congressional hearings set for March 1 on federal funding for the Chattahoochee River project. Rep George Andrews of Alabama will testify before the House Civil Functions subcommittee seeking additional funds to continue dams at River Junction Florida Columbia Alabama and Luford Georgia with a total project cost around 3 million dollars.
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Washington
River Junction
Fla
Columbia
Ala
Luford
Andrews
Wolverine's Remarkable Power for Its Size Highlighted
A concise note praises the wolverine as exceptionally strong for its small frame, noting its reputed stamina and tenacity in challenging environments. The claim emphasizes the animal's ability to overpower larger foes and endure harsh conditions.
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Dothan
Home Builders Realty Company
West Troy Street
P. L
Adams
North College Street
William E. Campbell
West Powell
Howard Branton
North Foster
L. C. Burdeshaw
M. A. Creel
South College
R. R. Free
North St. Andrews
G. W. Thomas
Dollar Store
James B. Curtis
South Appletree
Clarence J. Bailey
Hammond Avenue
Harry Free
North Edgewood
West Newton
H. J. Hulse
J. C. Wadlington
Parker Brown
Dothan Eagle
Laurel
QO. R. Vollinger
Pontiac
H. H. Brown Construction Company
South Park
South Alabama Advertising Company
Cottonwood Road
St. Andrews Street
James A. Stinson
North Alice
J. L. Harris Roofing Company
Burdleshaw
C. C. King
Bessie Mahand
McKay Alley
Ben Jones
South Street
AME
Minnie Vickers
Montana
Allen Stephenson
Oates
Shulman
Power Company
U. S Bureau of Mines
Patricia Morison
Patricia
Secant
Koeg
Kate
Mel
Cole Porter
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston- Salem
North Carolina
Romind
Speigner Concrete Block CO
Old Fairground Phes. Ill
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