Taylor Leaves Democrats For Wallace Ticket
Idaho Senator Glen Taylor says he quits the Democratic Party to join Henry A. Wallace as No. 2 on the Wallace ticket. He declares Wall Street and the military have taken over and urges voters to back a third party to fight for his beliefs. He predicts he may become vice president and defends courting Communist support to win.
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Washington
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Democratic Party
Henry A. Wallace
Iom
Taylor
Wall Street
Tweedie Dum
Tweddie Dummer
Idaboan
Wallace
Russia
George Donart
Senate
Donart
U. S
Florida Democrats Weigh Meeting on Southern Revolt
Jacksonville AP report says State Democratic Executive Committee may convene a special session to consider joining the Southern revolt against President Truman's civil rights program. Frank Upchurch, a former state senator, urged the session and opposed civil rights policy funding.
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Jacksonville
Frs
Joe Hill Williams
Democratic Executive Committee
Truman
Frank D. Upchurch
St. Augustine
Willams
Democratic National Committee
Upchurch
Williams
Congress
Florida
Business leaders list at meeting includes many Alabama firms
The roster features J A Streyer of Atlanta and St Andrews Bay Railroad, C E Williams of Bord en Ice Cream, W D Malone of First National Bank Dothan, James L Kirk of United Telephone and Telegraph, E F Dunbar of Troy Veneer, F M Lyon treasurer Opp Cotton Mills, L H Sessions of Sessions Company Enterprise, Dorsey and Elba firms, Arthur Morris of Dothan Guano, Arthur Johnson Dothan Chamber, H H McMurtrie Huntingburg Furniture, Harry P Hall Dothan Chamber, M W Espy Headland Fertilizer, W S Oates Headland Cotton Oil, W K Holt Jr Dothan Silk Hosiery, J H Bryson Dothan Oil Mill, Joel Johnson Geneva Cotton Mills, W C Johnson Abbeville Lumber, Grover C Ray Headland Peanut, J Forrester Sanitary Dairy Truthan, Dothan Coca Cola Bottling, Victor Mavity Southern Liquid Gal, M R Morrett Kingan, W M Ray Dothan Milling, Georgia Peanut Co Moultrie, W Morrow Graceville, Rey Parrish Moultrie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Streyer
Atlanta and
Dorsey Brothers
Elba
Arthur Morris
Dothan Guano Company
Arthur Johnson
Dothan Chamber of Commerce
H H. McMurtrie
Huntingburg Furniture Company
Ronald Egbert
Harry P. Hall
M. W. Espy
Espy
Fertilizer Company
Headland
W. S. Oates
Home Fertilizer and Cotton Oil Company
W. K. Holt, Jr
Dothan Silk
J. H. Bryson
Dothan Oil Mill
Joel Johnson
Geneva Cotton Mills, Inc
Geneva
W. C. Johnson
W. C. Johnson Limber Company
Abbeville
Grover C. Ray
Headland Peanut Company
W J Forrester
Sanitary Dairy
Truthan
Clyde Levern
Dothan Coca Cola
Jasper County Democrats withdraw from national party
In Ridgeland South Carolina Jasper County Democrats voted to withdraw from the national party. The county Democratic executive committee adopted the resolution unanimously in a high school auditorium with 44 members voting and 5 absent. Chairman HJ Purdy declared the move a first round knockout in the fight for democracy.
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Ridgeland
D. C
Jasper County
National Party
Truman
Jasper
HJ. Klugh Purdy
Fight For Democracy
Boys Wreck School Over Sound of Glass Fall
In Shreveport Louisiana an 11 year old and a nine year old said to a juvenile court official they wrecked a grammar school because they liked the sound of falling glass They admitted breaking a window on Sunday and then 149 more windows damaged books chairs desks pictures a phonograph ink and paint spilled on records The father of the older boy disclosed their identities to city officials and offered to pay for the damage which has not yet been estimated.
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Shreveport
Jimmy Valentine
Valentine
Question Youth In Pat's Death
Investigators questioned 17 year old Alvin Lee Bundy about the death of 13 year old James Fox in Colorado Springs. Fox was found yesterday after Bundy guided police to the scene. Fox's body appeared nude and covered with fresh snow. Bundy reportedly admitted to killing him and wrote a note to the father demanding $2,000. No charges were reported at this time.
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Colorado Springs, Coled
I. B. Bruce
Bruce
Alvin Lee Bundy
James Fox
Fox
Bundy
Eugene Fox
Young Fox
Rivers funds loom over budget as 1948-49 aims grow
Congressman Andrews reports strong support in Washington for the $2,000,000 Chattahoochee River project and the push for $5,000,000 in the overall waterways budget. He notes House appropriations reaction was favorable and expects larger future sums as costly river projects wind down in the early 1950s.
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Andrews
The
Eagle Today
Chattahoochee Valley
Chattahoochee
Alwourna Rivers
Cotton futures rise on quick stoppage of notices
New Orleans and New York cotton futures advanced amid short covering and mill buying. By 11:30 am in New Orleans prices showed gains of 1 to 32.90 a bale. In New York late trading March climbed to 32.57, May to 32.70, and July near 32.00 as traders weighed quick stoppage of first March notices.
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New Orleans
N.Y
New York
Handy Ellis Enters Delegate's Race
Handy Ellis of Columbiana qualified as a candidate for delegate to the Democratic National Convention in the May 4 primary. He will join Governor James E. Folsom in the race for at large delegates while Folsom pursues the presidential nomination. Folsom’s father in law J A Darnley of Elba also sought presidential elector in the same slate.
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Montgomery
Handy Ellis
Columbiana
James E. Folsom
Ellis
Folsom
J. A Darnley
Elba
Littrell press gas line plan faces hearing delay
City officials debated contracting with Littrell’s firm to finish gas system engineering while awaiting a power commission decision. Some urged delaying until after hearings, others warned against risking two years to obtain materials. The panel kept the issue status quo until fall. The meeting also amended a parking rule on South St and reviewed a request to move a loading zone on East Main. Chief Kelley will study and report back.
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Littrell
Commission
John Ayres
Jim Brennan
Power Commission
Brennan
South St. Andrews's
Mainstreet
Central of Georgia Railroad
East Main
St. Andrews
College Streets
Eddie Kelley
Kelley
Ayres
Turmoil in Czechoslovakia as Communists seize power
Reports from Prague say communists are arresting 20 to 30 opposition officials and ousting noncommunist leaders. A one hour general strike by communist dominated unions supports premier Gottwalds bid to seize full control while socialists and social democrats negotiate possible parliamentary arrangements. Bratislava reports a Slovak democratic mayor replaced by a communist, as protests and resignations ripple through the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czechoslovakia
Natonal Socialist Party
Kilement Gottwald
Eduard Benes
Prague
Bratislava
Slovakia
Anton Hasla
Tne
Slovak Democratic Party
Socialist Party
Social Democrat Party
Formany
Benes
Social Democrats
Pegcey
Hames
Memory of Ernie Pyle Honored in Tokyo Theater Anniversary
In Tokyo AP reports Brig Gen Paul B. Kelly saluted war correspondent Ernie Pyle on the second anniversary of the Ernie Pyle theater. About 3000 occupation personnel heard Kelly say Pyle knew brutal facts of war and died in harness beside G I’s in Okinawa after writing of foxhole life.
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Tokyo
Ernie Pyle
G.I
Paul B. Kelly
Pyle
Kelly
G.i's
Okinawa
Five Buildings Razed by Arkansas Explosion
POCAHONTAS Ark AP Five business buildings were leveled this morning by an explosion believed caused by escaping butane gas. By 10 o clock the entire business block was burning fiercely. Two men were known to be inside one building when the blast occurred and several others may have been trapped. Firefighters sought to reach them with a bulldozer as screams were heard.
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Pocahontas, Ark
Alabama Democrats Debate Civil Rights Stance and March Meeting
The State Democratic Executive Committee discusses resolutions denouncing Truman's civil rights push, noting a January 26 vote in favor of Abernathy's resolution. McCorvey urges delaying until March 1 to qualify candidates and secure clear positions from delegates and presidential electors, while Farmer supports an instructed delegation against pro civil rights platforms. The exchange touches on Southern unity, party leadership, and potential shifts ahead of the Philadelphia convention.
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Truman
Congress
Tom Abernathy
State Democratic Executive Committee
Tom Abernethy
South
Alabama
McCorvey
National Party
Harry Truman
Philadelphia
Harlem
North
Farmer
Ano
Aston
Farmers forecast record 1948 crops across southern counties
Farmers across Dale Geneva Henry Abbeville Houston and surrounding counties anticipate a strong 1948 farm year. Optimism centers on pasture improvements hog and peanut dynamics corn yields and new insecticides boosting production and profits despite weather and input shortages.
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Coffee County
W. D. Thomason
Dale
Dale County
M. M. Woodham
Geneva
Geneva County
Hoyt Warren
Henry
Henry County
Abbeville
Ling
Houston
Houston County
Governors demand civil rights stand stills in Truman plan
Thurmond Laney Jester Cherry and Gregg present at White House talks with McGrath pushing to modify the 1944 civil rights plank while opposing a two thirds convention rule. McGrath rejects scrapping the President’s civil rights program and denies plans for an FBI race policing force. Governors report back after the hour and a half session as Lane chairs.
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FBI
Truman
Justice Department
Congress
Russell
D-Ga
McGrath
Dixie Rebels
W. Preston Lane, Jr
Maryland
Lane
William H. Tuck
Virginia
Mr. Truman
Truman Relaxes Aboard Yacht Enroute To Cuba
President Truman, sunburned, rests on his yacht en route to Cuba after a three day goodwill visit to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Brig Gen Wallace H. Graham treats the burn as staff and officials travel from San Juan to Guantanamo to Key West for a mix of work and leisure.
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Truman
Caribbean
Cuba
Florida
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Wallace H. Graham
San Juan
St. Thomas
St. Croix
Congress
Livestock Arrivals Reported At Eight Southern Plants
Thomasville Georgia telegraphs a USDA AP report showing 350 calves and 2008 hogs across eight major packing plants in Alabama Georgia and Florida. Hog prices eased 1 to 1.50 with quotes by weight class for barrows gilts sows and various weight ranges.
Cattle and hog markets at Montgomery market report
Estimated salable cattle receipts 400 with broad demand and active trade. Slaughter cattle firm to 50+ higher. good fed steers and yearlings 23.50–26.00. medium slaughter cattle 19.00–23.00. common 15.00–17.50. cutters 14.00–18.00. heavy sausage bulls 21.00. cows 15.00–20.00. Calves receipts 150. calves 4.00–26.00. medium 19.20–23.00. common 15.00–19.00. Hogs receipts 300. barrows and gilts 1.00 lower. pigs 1.00–2.00 higher. 180–240 lb 19.00–21.00. 240–300 lb 18.00–18.50. sows 16.50–18.46. 300–500 lb 14.50–16.00. stags 12.00.
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Thomasville
USDA
Alseny
Columbus
Moultrie
Themanville
Tiften
Detnen
Ala
Jackiesville
Tallahassee
Fla
Montgomery
Fed- State
Mkt
Union Stock Yards
Tuberculosis drive funds from Rubinoff concert noted
At the Houston Hotel a club reports its Rubinoff concert proceeds. Check number 21 for 125 dollars was turned over to the Houston County Tuberculosis Association as the club’s share. The group plans annual fund drives. New member introductions and committee appointments were announced.
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Houston County Tuberculosis Association
Rubinoff
Marilyn Davis
Juanita Durrance
Lucille Willis
Fran Mallette
Ann Cooper
Irene Lisenby
Holland
Lisenby
Ruby Shanks
Abby Fllard
Houston Hotel
One-Plane Air Force eyed for expansion in Alabama
MONTGOMERY AP The State Conservation Department's single amphibious aircraft has proven useful for forest patrols game and seafood enforcement and director Bert Thomes plans to add one or more two seat planes. The plane has patrolled coastal Mobile and inland valleys aiding wardens and spotting violations from the air. It also polices Mobile Bay oyster and shrimp grounds and yields a psychological deterrent to violators. Thomes, who has never flown, says he will prefer ground travel.
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Mobile Bay
Thomas
AEA Delegates Plan Meet In Montgomery
About 325 Alabama school leaders will gather March 5 in Montgomery for the Assembly of Delegates of the Alabama Education Association. The gathering, moved up due to increased business and crowded convention plans, precedes the Birmingham convention set for March 25-26. Major constitutional amendments on the agenda include allowing state and district officers to be elected by mail ballots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama
Assembly of Delegates
Alabama Education Association
AEA
Birmingham
Louisiana Chooses New Governor In Bitter Runoff
In New Orleans AP reports a Democratic runoff race between Sam H. Jones and Earl K. Long with up to 600000 party members voting. The winner advances to the general election next April as the feud echoes the Huey P. Long era and prior 1940 clash amid prosecutions and reform winds.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Sam H. Jones
Stat
Reform
Earl K. Long
Huey P. Long
Jones
Long
Richard W. Lewhe
Huey Long
Notable Senate Members Mentioned in Roundtable
The record lists committee participants including Senator Walter Walser from Fort Myers and Senator Woodrow Meh from Milton. Additional unnamed colleagues accompany them in the ongoing deliberations, reflecting a diverse regional representation within the chamber.
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Walter Walser
Fort Myers
Woodrow Meh
Milton
Wallace outlines ERP critique and world plan proposals
Wallace detailed points defending a postwar reconstruction program including a $50 million fund, a United Nations agency to administer aid, and priority grants to war victims especially in Eastern Europe. He urged no strings on aid, a world food granary, joint Ruhr control, and cooperation with the Soviet Union to avert future wars, while attacking ERP supporters as dominated by Wall Street and big business.
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Wallace
United Nations
Europe
Wall
Pod
Wall Street
Ameri
Free China
Indonesia
Ruhr
United States
Asia
Britain
France
Pre
Civi
England
Eui
Germany
Russia
Palestine
Trans-Jordan
Rape
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Eupp
Drae Rotert Gregg
Frishebere Ome Venton
Geerg Wietee
Mayual
Arkansas
Montgomery Market
Air Force
Truman Cabi
Tha
Chamber of Commerce
Stuarts
Moneymakers
Courthouse Anne
Oligia
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