Soviets Eye China In Possible Role Of War Mediator
Shanghai dispatch reports Russia unofficially proposed mediation in the Chinese civil war if the communists gain control of government and military forces. Terms demand communist dominance, minority Kuomintang status, and red army control, with Moscow inviting talks in Moscow. A Chinese official and U.S. ambassador commented on potential negotiation resumption if talks proceed through proper channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Shanghai
Russia
Nanking
Moscow
Kuomintang
United Press
U. S
Leighton Stuart
El Mono Upsets to Win Widener at Hialeah in Record Pace
El Mono a 15 to 1 long shot wins the $50,000 Widener at Hialeah in a track record mile and a quarter time of 2:01. The four year old colt owned by Daniel Lamont of Altoona Pa rises from last to nose ahead of Stud Poker with Bug Juice third. Armed and Assault finish well back as Porter Roberts rides the winner from eighth at the half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
el Mono
Widener
Hialeah Race Course
Florida
Daniel Lamont
Altoons
Stud Poker
Bug Juice
Armed
Assault
McLennan
Porter Roberts
Lexington
Senator Hill Backs Public Health Bill in Congress
Senator Hill joined Republican colleagues Saltonstall and Cordon to sponsor a bill asking the federal government to aid states and local subdivisions in expanding public health services. Backed by the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, the measure aims to boost Alabama health efforts, especially rural areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hill
D-Ala
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Negro Girl Injured When Hit By Auto
Police seek unidentified motorist after an 18 year old Negro girl Annie Cummings was struck near Oates and Main streets. She suffered facial lacerations while crossing in rain with a newspaper over her head. witnesses describe the car and say she was not knocked down. No charges yet.
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Annie Cummings
Lake Street
Oates
Main Streets
Eddie D. Kelley
Robbery at Hill Grocery Netting Over 3000 Dollars
In Huntsville Alabama a masked man robbed Hill Grocery Company store No 3 on Green Street of more than 3000 dollars last night around 6 PM. He held the manager's wife at gunpoint as she prepared to place receipts in the safe then fled through the back door leaving staff unaware until she emerged from a storage room. The culprit hid in the rear storage area before escaping in a waiting car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Ala
Hill Grocery Company
Green Street
Milton Pitts
Miss Kellems Dares U S To Arrest Her
Miss Vivien Kellems of Westport Connecticut declared she will be taken to court for refusing to withhold federal income taxes from her employees. She said she deliberately broke the law to protest wartime deductions she argues should be repealed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westport
Conn
Vivien Kellems
Miss Kellems
Conservative Named Premier Of Japan In Confused Voting
Hitoshi Ashida, a Conservative former diplomat and newspaper man, appeared set as Japan's premier after a split legislative vote. The lower house backed Ashida 216 to - while the upper house gave Yoshida 104 to 102, prompting a ten day conference to resolve the discrepancy. Ashida aims for a coalition cabinet including Liberal party members despite no Liberal votes for him.
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Toyko
AP — Hitosha Ashida
Amodorate
Chusen Premaci
Japan
Ashida
House of
IHU
Shigeru Yoshida
House of Councillors
Yoshida
House of Representatives
Tetsu Katayama
Katayama
Liberal
Democratic Party
Liberal Party
Country Harassed By Bad Weather
Floods cold snows and freezing rain battered the nation with spring forecast still bleak. An emergency water proclamation threatened dimout and industrial curtailment for drought-strained California. Yazoo River floods kept engineers alert as they moved to shield Greenwood from danger.
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Chicago
Lone
California
Montana
Mississippi
Yazoo
Greenwood
Grass Fires Reported in Dothan After Heavy Rain
Firefighters were called to two grass fires in the 00 block of South Oates Street as rain fell yesterday. No damage occurred. Earlier, a car wiring fire on RLFE Morgan caused damage, believed sparked by a short circuit.
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Dothan
South Oates Street
RLFE
Morgan
Georgia towns report rising marriage licenses in early 1948
Officials in Blakely Gan county seat of Karrg County and Donalsonville county seat of Seminole County Georgia note increases in marriage licenses for January and February 1948 compared with 1947. Donalsonville reports 60 licenses in 1948 vs 39 in January 1947. Feb figures show similar gains. Alabama couples licensed in Blakely in January 1948 rose to seven from two in January 1947. February numbers show a similar trend.
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Blakely
Gan
Karrg County
Donalsonville
Seminole County
Am Georgi
Georgia
Donalsonvile
M.S. Garwood
Hiakely
Clyde Morgan
Mass Morgan
Alabama
Houston County
Johnstons
Fragmented OCR hints at old voting ward residency clues
The text shows clerks discussing difficulty in determining who lives in ward areas as many voters may be dead or moved away. Officials note the hint is ancient and that they must approximate before the election, with names and details garbled by OCR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughn
Virgelin
Aestas
Palm Beach capture of Topeka jail escapee with theft charges
James F. Ure, an escapee from a Topeka Kansas county jail with three others last month, is in custody near Palm Beach Florida on charges of stealing an automobile. Bloodhounds tracked him after he and a partner abandoned a stolen car near Titusville Florida. accomplice Tommy Robinson remains at large. Ure also admits robbing a jewelry store in Port Arthur Texas in January and faces a court hearing Tuesday. The Jan. 20 escape from Topeka jail marked the first breakout there in 12 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Beach
F .E
James F. Ure
Kan
Ure
Titusville
Fla
Tommy Robinson
Port Arthur
Tex
Topeka
Texas
Art Loving Black Man Flees Jail After Wall Break
Clifton Houghton, a 35 year old Black inmate once dubbed a lover of art by Sheriff Joe Monaghan, escaped Monroe County jail in Aberdeen Mississippi after chiseling through a one and a half foot brick wall. Bloodhounds were brought in from Columbus but Houghton remained missing as authorities pursued leads.
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Aberdeen
Misss
Clifton Houghton
Joe Monaghan
Houghton
Monroe County
Monaghan
Columbus
Miss
Community Funds Support Fire and Police Relief Plans
Donations from citizens bolster the fire department and police fund drives. Firemen contributions reach monthly one dollar, police members pay 1.50 if under seven hundred dollars, else one dollar. Several members aided with hospital bills totaling 250 for firemen and 2188 for policemen. Officers include J E Craughon president and Eddie D Kelley secretary treasurer.
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Fire Department
Policemen's Fund
Kelley
J. E. Craughon
Barney Patterson
Eddie DP
Viril Willams
Wo OH
Roney
Buster Cutts
Chief Harris
Firemen's Fund
Arthur Posey
Grady Brackins
Esto Pybus
Ray Barnes
George Baker
U S Blames Russia Over Germany Split and Recovery
The United States accused the Soviet Union of blocking European recovery and causing the division of Germany. Washington rejected a Soviet protest over planned American British French talks on Germany and said no Potsdam provision prevents union discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Russia
Germany
Four Women Injured Near University
Four young women from Columbus Georgia were injured in an auto collision near the University of Alabama campus yesterday afternoon. Jean Smith a University student from Columbus was seriously hurt with Emma Smith Jeanette Johnson and Helen Phips also injured. A Tuscaloosa resident Mrs Booth was hurt. The four Columbus girls rode in a small sedan.
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Tuscaloosa
Columbus
Lewis, Operators Delay Pension Talk
Talks between John L. Lewis and soft coal operators on a proposed pension plan for mine workers have been postponed from next Wednesday to Friday. The delay follows the death in Davide, Alabama, of Thomas Moses, 78, former president of the H. C. Frick Coke Company. Moses was father to Harry M. Moses, current head of the Frick company and a negotiator for captive mines of U. S. Steel and other steel companies.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Davide, AL
Thomas Moses
H.C. Frick Coke Company
Moses
Harry MM. Moses
Frick Company
U. S. Steel
Dothan plans for Baker Lot recreation field support
Ayres said city plans for the lot will not interfere with the current softball program sponsored by the Dothan Junior Chamber of Commerce. Mosley and the Interclub Council will refine the plans, with civic leaders backing a playground on the Baker Lot and hope for public support to create a fine recreation field for Dotharn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itas
Dothan Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ayres
Mosley
Interclub Council
Deus
Baker Lot
Detharn
Number 12 railroad funeral services held
Funeral services were held yesterday at Pinekard Baptist with pallbearers and honorary pallbearers named. Survivors include widow, one daughter Mrs. Kimmey of Elba, two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Four were killed in weekend Pacific accidents in Alabama.
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Pinekard Baptist Abit
Trays Mallona
Pinekard Eee
Holman Bape
Coarge
Kimmey
Elba
M. M
Merlyn
Harold
Fred
Robert Borland
R. L. Snell
Rhett Smith
C. C. Dowliru
Joe Taine
WI DL Spivey
D W. Snel
HE CL Stovall
J W. Cuolledee
Z. W. Parris
Senator Milhkin Eyes Rent Control Shift
Lawmakers debated a federal rent control approach tied to a 1944 act. Senator Milhkin and allied colleagues consider removing a section, signaling possible changes to how rents are regulated. The bill discusses continued federal oversight, with debates over exemptions for certain leases and property types.
Fractured OCR Echoes in Legislative Snippet
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a state legislature item with references to peptettia and a state sea. The readable parts point to a legislative context and a potential district or agency mention, but key names and actions are unclear. Further legible text needed for a precise item.
MacArthur Testimony Push Faces Political Hesitation
Rep Lawrence Smith seeks MacArthur as witness to House foreign affairs on aid to China. Some committee members fear a political spike with presidential implications while others urge inviting the general despite his Tokyo duties.
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Washington
MacArthur
Tokyo
Lawrence Smith
R-Wis
Capitol Hill
Smith
Chiis
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Japan
Judd
R-Minn
Jarman
Ala
Annie Logan Dies at Sneads Florida
Mrs. Annie Logan died at 10 p.m. at her Sneads home after a long illness. She is survived by six daughters including Mrs. Mose Smith Jr. of Atlanta and residents in Richmond Hill, Capps, Marianna, Brewton, Sneads, and Clearwater. two sons Frank Logan of Sneads and J. A. Logan of Clearwater. several grandchildren. Funeral at Sneads Methodist church Monday at 2:30 p.m.
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Annie Logan
Sneads
Fla
Mose Smith, Jr
Atlanta
Dothan
B. Mehaffey
Richmond Hill
Scott Lindsay
Capps
Ala
Holmes Wandeck
Marianna
J. F. Posey
Brewton
Ali
R. A. Walters
Frank Logan
J. A. Logan
Clearwater, Fla
Sneads Methodist Church
Challenged Voter Oath Rules For Ballot Handling
The text outlines that a voter's ballot can be received only after oath completion. If voting machines lack a deposit box for challenged votes and signed oaths, a boxed receptacle may be provided at each polling place. Records of challenged voters must be kept as prescribed in Section 189.
Civil rights obstruction riven by Southern senators
In a display of unified opposition, Southern senators vow to block civil rights bills. The Dixie chorus includes a dissent from the Southern Conference for Human Welfare while Sen Richard B Russell leads a filibuster against reform efforts. A 12 member House committee plans to act as strategy coordinators for anti civil rights Democrats and will coordinate with Southern governors to threaten Democratic unity in the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Dixie Chorus
Southern Conference For Human Welfare
Clark Foreman
Truman
Foreman
Washington
House Committee
House Democrats
Colmer
Southern Governors’ Conference Committee
Dothan Crusade Touts Go To Church Campaign
The Tone Dothan Ministerial Association announced yesterday a Go To Church Crusade starting March 14 for twelve weeks. The program runs three months with support from local civic clubs and aims to be Dotaza’s largest church outreach to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tone Dothan Ministerial Associaton
Dotaza
University of California Los Angeles frat in dog slaying scandal
City attorney probes Beta Theta Pi at UCLA over a "hell week" prank that allegedly required killing and eating a cocker spaniel puppy from Santa Monica pound. President Jim Hig Lord and pledges disputed the charges, saying a possible unapproved prank occurred.
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Los Angeles
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
University of Calfornia At
Santa Monica
Jim Hig Lord
Mon Ig O. U.3
John G. Hallock
Airo Force
Hallock
Richard Roberts
Steel price actions and market reaction across sectors
The committee chairman hailed a unanimous number as the inquiry plans a preliminary discussion on future moves. Steel prices rose five dollars a ton, drawing inflationary criticism from Senator McGrath and James Patton, with contrary views from Charles White of Republic Steel and Benjamin Fairless of U S Steel. In Chicago stockyards hogs cattle and lamb held steady while cotton and grain futures advanced in New York and New Orleans. Wheat May delivery touched 2.35 to 2.36 a bushel, corn rose about 1.25 to 2.12, outs up 0.05 to 0.75, and soybeans moved mixed. Grain markets gained on other major exchanges as economists speculate on the enduring impact of the recent price break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator McGrath
D-Rd
Democratic National Committee
James J. Patton
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Joseph M. Dodge
New York
New Orleans
United States
National Association of Purchasing Agents
War Debt Settled With Bedsheets
In Hemroule, Belgium Col John Hanlon of Massachusetts presented 24 villagers with bedsheets inscribed with a donor name as a symbolic repayment for wartime losses from the 502nd Parachute Infantry. He had previously arranged 600 sheets for the Olples Home in nearby Basto. The gesture echoes Christmas Eve 1944 at the Battle of the Bulge when bedsheets camouflaged parachutists.
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Hemroulee
Belgium
John Hanlon
W Ter
Masg
Olples
Basto
Hanlon
502Nd Parachute Infantry
Husband Wounds from Wife's Shot Reported in Camden
Chief Alva Rush said a 40 year old mechanic, John Heffner, shot his wife and herself after a heated quarrel. Heffner was in critical condition with bullet wounds in the head and abdomen.
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Camden
D. C
Alva Rush
John Heffner
Heffner
Gold value and eye dilation noted in brief science tip
A pound of gold is valued at $450. An eye at full dilation has an area about 20th greater than when contracted.
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Senator Hill
Negro Girl
Huntsville Grocery
U.S
Chamber of Commerce
Stuarts Moneymakers
Hsice
Agricumeral Committee
Dothan Cuamt
Sugene Ying In
Meusten Co
Montue
Art Loving
U.S. Blemes
The
Associated Press
Fource
Alabamma
Vonnie Paull
Bayou Ta Batre
Bayou la Batre
Here
John Moon
Birmingham
Aan
Irene Pitts Boswell
Melena
Richard Stephens
Fairfield
Milhkin
Cole
Teuwar Cain
Dloor Mutaer
MacAnker
Rep. Smith
Sneads, Fla
Mallock
Oller Serban
Hesmann
Sig Roberts
P. L. Roberts
Higson
Roberts
C. G. van D.pledge
Long Beach
Husband Wounde
Harry Hall
FHA Loans
Jack Percy, Mer
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