Reprisal Raid Kills Six Arabs and Two Jews in Palestine
In Balad Fish Shickh the raid by Jewish forces left six Arabs and two Jews dead and about 30 wounded amid escalating communal violence after the UN partition decision. Arab-Hagana clashes, strikes on Haifa, and disrupted rail service marked a day of widespread unrest across the Holy Land.
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Carter L. Pavidson
Jerusalem
Balad Fish Shickh
United Nations
Palestine
Hawassa
Hagana
Mufti
Hagamin el Husseini
Cairo
U. N
Mahmoud Fahmy Nokrashy Pasha
Egypt
Haifa
Jaffa
Tel Aviv
Holy Land
Europe
Hazina
Cyprus
Black Sea
Tragic discovery after Bainbridge robbery incident
Police found a dying five year old and a deceased infant after an armed robbery investigation. Deputies arrested the Cook brothers nearby. The girl was identified as the wife’s child, while the boy was said to be from a previous marriage. The boy received hospital treatment. the girl’s body was sent to a funeral home. The suspect Mrs. Cook is described as native of Oklahoma.
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Stephens
R. T. Humphreys
Bainbridge
Cook Brothers
Bainbridge Hospital
Cook
Oklahoma
Fire destroys former enslaved soldier’s home in Savannah
Charlie Wicker, 102, a Civil War veteran and ex slave, received a city home as safety concern after his previous house was condemned as a fire hazard. His newly assigned residence was burned on Thanksgiving, robbing him of that shelter.
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Savannah
CIA
CUP
Charlie Wicker
Herring Funeral Scheduled Today
Abbeville notices funeral services for M. D. Herring at Danyiras Church officiated by Rev. J. B. Johnson. Herring, a manager at Abbeville Funeral Home, died of a heart attack yesterday while en route in an ambulance to Eufaula.
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Ahbeville
Wopelgg
Mia. m
Danyiras Church
M.D. Herring Nish Ager
Abbeville
J. B. Johnson
Herring
Eufaula
Be ngaged in statewide radio broadcast critique of governor
Beck ridiculed Governor Folsom in a Montgomery city hall address and a Gadsden speech accusing him of sabotaging local institutions. He warned of concentrated power eroding liberties and called out the governor’s veto on tractor gas tax exemptions. The speaker alleged lawmakers’ payroll ties and nonunion labor backing. The proposed amendment would let the Legislature convene in special session with three fifths agreement, limited to one session every four years.
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Montgomery
Beck
Gadsden
House
Folsom
Foulsom
Devere
Friend of Labor
New Year crowds shrink in Times Square as tolls rise
Police report a 750000 crowd in Times Square for New Year not as large as last year yet city enthusiasm remains. National estimates forecast up to 175 traffic deaths during the 40 hour period ending at midnight, with 177 fatalities across Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Weather and lighter driving patterns helped ease road deaths in many areas.
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Times Square
Arthur Wallander
Christinns
National Safety Council
Othe
Train crash report mentions injured at Sedalia hospital
Number 13 could not remain at the scene as the express cars of the train were detached and sent ahead. J. H. Rogers of Kansas City, conductor of the second section, had a broken left shoulder. Mrs Ola Stewed of Jefferson City, Mo, suffered serious injuries and was hospitalized at Sedalia.
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Sedalia
J. H. Rogers
Kansas City
Ola Stewed
Tegferson City
Baes
Fragmented military report from era of unnamed conflict
A garbled OCR fragment references military units and battles with unclear names and dates. It mentions troops, losses, and positions near a front line, with scattered phrases about engagements, casualties, and geography. The readable content is insufficient to identify people, places, or outcomes precisely.
Joe Russki Feeds Family On 48 Hour Week Wages
Soviet wage comparison shows Moscow factory foreman could buy limited basics with a week’s pay while American workers sustain higher living costs. Article contrasts purchasing power, noting veal, bread, milk, tea and rent figures, and argues American wages support more goods than imposed Soviet shortages.
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Joe Russki
S Burton Heath
Niew York
NEA
Moscow
Rasa
Joe
Adres
Gerath
Ain
Corte
Dex
Newborhood Pachsgte
Dobar
Chinese Communist Leader Predicts Defeat For Chiang
AP reports Mao Tse-tung declared a nationwide offensive by Chinese Communists and predicted defeat for Chiang Kai-shek's government despite U.S. aid. He called this a world reshaping event and cited a ten-point program while detailing casualty figures and anti-imperialist charges.
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Chiang
San Francisco
Moa Tse-tung
Communist Radio Today
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
Communist Radio
Shensi
Mio
Associated Press
Mao
Chionge Kaieahelo
Chine
Bororve
Americas
Colorado Breakout Leaves One Convict Free in Canon City
Canon City Colorado UP reports after a Colorado State Penitentiary escape, one convict remains at large as National Guard units hunt the snowbound mountains. Among the escaped are James B. Sherbondy and John Kling er, with several captured or killed in ensuing gunfights. Authorities describe a coordinated breakout with improvised shotguns, guard slashing, and a hostage shield method amid frigid 20 degree below zero conditions.
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Canon City
Colo
Colorado State Penitentiary
National Guard
Hosses
James B. Sherbundy
Eagle County
Colorado Mountains
John Klinger
Florence
Cole
Orville Turley
Kilby Steel Plant Sold to Case Company
Anniston Alabama Kilby Steel Company, a large local plant founded by the late Governor Thomas Kilby, has been sold to the Case Company of Racine Wisconsin. The deal price was not disclosed. Kilby, now operated for Case, employs about 400 workers with a weekly payroll near $25,000 and will continue farm machine production.
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Anniston
Aki
Kilby Steel Company
Dw. 1
Case Co
Racine
Wis
Thomas KF. Kilby
Alabama
Case Company
Kilby Company
U. S. Earth Produces Abundance and High Food Prices
A Chicago byline reports that 1947 saw abundant farm output and record price levels. Farmers earned high income while consumers faced rising prices and various campaigns like Meatless Tuesdays aimed to curb demand. Meat and poultry outlook remained tight, with government plans to trim production to balance grain and meat supplies.
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Chicago
American
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Anderson
Commerce
Flaresman
America
New Metals Hunted By Furnace Camera
A new electron diffraction camera with a built in furnace speeds metal research. Dr. Joseph W. Hickman of Westinghouse and colleagues describe a five foot hollow cylinder setup with an electron gun that images metal surfaces at temperatures up to 2000 degrees Fahrenheit. The device measures oxidation patterns to gauge alloy corrosion, noting corrosion rates rise sharply with temperature.
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New York
Joseph W. Hickman
Westinghouse Research Laboratories
Wickman
Earl A. Gulbransen
Rudolph J. Bertl
Dr. Hickman
Georgia farmers face low per capita income in national comparison
Department of Agriculture figures show Georgia farmers have the fourth lowest per capita income among farm groups while the national farm income per capita runs higher. The report notes regional disparities with Georgia trailing the national average.
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All's Not Peaches
Atlanta
As&s Department of Agriculture
Georgia
Ralinn
Winds Down Power Lines Damages Across Montgomery Area
High winds hit Montgomery and surrounding areas causing property damage and downed power lines. No injuries were reported. Officials said poles were blown down on major routes and power lines between Montgomery and nearby towns were damaged but service was restored shortly after.
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Montgomery
Ala
Pat
Louisiana
C. A. van Hoene
Southern Bell Company
Mrs Kinchen Dickerson Dies Near Ashford
Mrs Kinchen Dickerson eight died at her home near Ashford route two yesterday of a heart ailment after a short illness. A Freewill Calhoun County resident, she had lived near Ashford for over 40 years. Survived by husband, two sons L Dickerson and Curtis C Dickerson of Ashford. two daughters Mrs Roy Ashford and Mrs Dan B Kerry of Donalsonville. Funeral at 3 p.m. today at Arts Church, burial in Cowart Cemetery. Fellows and Christa Ashford in charge.
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Kinchen Dickerson
Ford
Freewell
Calhoun County
Mrerson
Ash
L Dickerson
Curtis C
Ashford
Roy Ashford
Dan B. Kerry
Donalsonville
Arts Church
Tod
Cowarttery
Fellows
Christa Ashford
East Troy St. Hoy Damaged By Blaze
Fire damaged a kitchen and adjacent room at a house on East Troy Street yesterday. Fire Chief Floyd Harris said Lillie Mae Culver was the resident and that no one was in the home when the blaze started. D B Hammond owned the house and bedding and other items were burned.
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Lillie Mae Culver
Troy Street
Floyd Harris
D. B. Hammond
Harris
Tornado Toll Rises Across Arkansas Tennessee and Louisiana
Reports describe eight identified victims in Cotton Valley and nearby towns as Red Cross and authorities rush food supplies and medical aid into the hardest hit areas. Descriptions note a tornado that demolished a high school gymnasium in one town and another tornado near Memphis with multiple casualties and destroyed buildings. In Marianna Arkansas, houses were damaged and several people injured, including a local resident’s mother, with responders continuing search and relief efforts. The New Orleans area faced cold and freezing temperatures as the illness and weather hazards compound the day’s distress.
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Red Cross
Cotton Valley
Shi
Howard Formby
Yeates
Charles Cox
Clayton
Doris Vertu
Linda Gall Vowell
Vince Vowel
Valley
Dykesville
V.a
McCuen
Vwilte
Hic
Toby Haynes
Trnado
Memphis
Marianna
Ark
Unfrees
Anna
John
Unf
New Orleans
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