Registrars Delay Tests for Negro Applicants in Macon County
In Macon County a backlog delays testing of new applicants for registration. The board will delay until the next meeting on the 13th. about 35 waited for testing. The Boswell Amendment will be applied to all applicants, white and Negro, requiring comprehension of the Constitution.
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Wseegee
Macon County
County Board of Registrars
United States
W. Hf. Sentry
Bard
J. J. Rogers
Washington and Tee University
Oxford Universty
England
Rogers
Janary
Bentley
Alabama
Rowdy Teenagers Blamed For Riot During Miami Parade
Miami police blamed a group of rowdy teenagers from the northwest section for a riot along the Bowl parade route. After the last calft beat, youths set fire to baskets and boxes used by parade watchers on Flagler Street. They damaged a nearby drug store before order was restored. no arrests were reported as officers removed them to the west side.
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Miami
Fla
Mami
Ately
Biscayne
Parade Watch&s
Flagler Street
Wrthwest
Supreme Court Upholds Closed Shop Bans
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld state laws banning closed shop agreements in North Carolina Arizona and Nebraska. The rulings bar job denial or dismissal for union nonmembership and confirm bans across several states with amendments to their constitutions. Justice Black wrote opinions on the North Carolina Nebraska and Arizona cases with concurring views from Justices Rutledge and Frankfurt.
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Washington
Supreme Court
American Federation of Labor
Arizona
Nebraska
North Carolina
Justice Black
Murphy
Rutledge
Frankfurter
Supreme Courts
Delaware
Georgia
Iowa
Louisiana
Maryland
Nevada
North
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Arkansas
Florida
Mrs. W. T. Singletary Dies At 63 In Dothan
Funeral services for Mrs. W. T. Singletary sixty three of 608 South St Andrews street were held at her residence this afternoon with Dr Henry A Parker the Rev Charles Hildreth and the Rev Mr Haskew officiating Surviving are her husband a son Archie D Carmichael of Dothan three sisters and two brothers Affiliated with First Baptist church burial was in the city cemetery Ward Wilson directing Active pallbearers and honorary mourners were named.
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W. T. Singletary
South St. Andrews Street
Dothany
Henry A. Parker
Charles Hildreth
Haskew
City
Ward Wilson
Archie D. Carmichael
Dothan
A. D. Carmichael
Chipley
Daniel Smith
Romulus Register
Columbus Smith
Sanford Smith
Akron
Ohio
Jessie Forrester
Betts Slingluff
Howard Owens
Adam Grant
Frank Newton
Frank Covington
Quinn Flowers
Beaty Whiddon
Stewarts
Lafayette Street Methodist Church
Arson Suspected In Wiregrass Sports Arena Fire
Fire Chief Floyd Harris said arson is suspected after a Friday night blaze at the Wiregrass Sports Arena on East Main street. A five gallon gasoline can was found under the building edge and gasoline fumes were strong when firefighters arrived. Only a corner of a wooden addition used as dressing rooms for wrestlers burned. Firefighters laid about 2350 feet of hose to fight the fire before dawn. The can is with Detective Chief James R. Lewis for examination as authorities pursue leads. A separate fault in an oil burner at the Martin Theater on West Main prompted a minor explosion but caused no damage.
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Floyd Harris
Wiregrass
East Main Street
Harris
Dothan
James R. Lewis
Martin Theater
West Main Street
European Weather Death Toll Near 100
London reports a death toll near 100 from gaies and heavy weather across Western Europe. Seventeen Norwegians drowned off Spain when the yacht Andassa struck a rock near Bayona on New Year’s Day. England France and Italy suffered major damage as the Thames rose, a waterspout formed in the Channel, winds toppled structures, and heavy rain caused floods across North Italy.
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London
Europe
Spain
Andassa
Bayona
England
France
Italy
Thames
English Channel
Eiffel Tower
Ialy
Chrysler official dies in Anniston at age 68
John W. Scoville, 68, a retired Chrysler Motors official, died today in Anniston. His long career at Chrysler highlighted a life spent in manufacturing leadership and public service.
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Chrysler
Anniston
John W. Scoville
Chrysler Motors
Frost damages hit Florida crops amid Great Plains blizzard
Frost warnings report crops in Florida damaged with corn, lettuce and other greens killed or severely harmed. The Rocky Mountain storm drifts across Western Kansas Nebraska and Oklahoma, with winds 40 to 60 mph reducing visibility and threatening citrus belts in the Rio Grande Valley and Texas coast.
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Rocky Mountains
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Rio Grande Valley
Texas Gas
W. M. Percy
Chicago
Percy
Plains
Dakotas
Puerto Rico installs First Elected Chief
Luis Munoz Marin inaugurated as first elected Governor of Puerto Rico. Ceremony witnessed by more than 120,000 people, largest turnout in Puerto Rico history. President Truman called the event a step toward complete self government as American policy for territorial areas.
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San. Juan
Puerto Rico
Luis Munoz Marin
Truman
Holiday Plane Crash Kills 14 Yale Students
A DC-3 charter carrying 27 Yale students home after holidays faltered on an ice coated Boeing Field runway in fog. Four teen persons died and 13 were injured, including three in serious condition, as the Sugar Stick plummeted into a hangar and burst into flames.
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Seattle
Wash
Yale University
Yale
Boeing Field
John P. Brill, Jr
Washington
Oregon
George Cole
Dothan Girl and Man Found Dead in Donalsonville Cabin
In Donalsonville Georgia a 47 year old Columbus man Everett Ray Woodruff and a 27 year old Dothan woman Margaret Lewis were found dead in a tourist camp cabin. Coroner inquest says suffocation from gas heater. Door locked and windows closed. Woman had Baxley street Dothan address. she formerly lived Bainbridge. A light burned since Saturday when they checked in. A maid alarmed authorities about the light. Woodruff carried about 1200 dollars and a new car was left at the cabin. Body sent to Dothan and Woodruff to a local funeral home.
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Donalsonville
Everett Ray Woodruff
Columbus
Georgia Highway Patrol
Margaret Lewis
Dothan
E. Mosely
Miss Lewis
Baxley Street
Bainbridge
Woodhutf
Woodruff
Boy Minister, 5 Officiates At First Wedding Ceremony
In Long Beach California a five year old minister named Mario Gortner officiated his first wedding between Alms Brown and Ray Miller. Ordained since age three he wore a Lord Fauntleroy suit and delivered the service with calm authority.
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Long Beach
Cal
Mario Gortner
Old Faith, Inc
Alms Brown
Loos Beach
Raymeord Miller
Mario
Lord Fauntleroy
Vernon G. Gertner
Shanghai Appeals To Reds For Peace
Shanghai City Council asks Chinese Communists for cease fire and peace talks via radio to Yenan and to leaders Mao Tse-tung Chou En-jai Chu Teh Chen Yi. The council urges liberation of the people and relieves their suffering while keeping the final judge in the people.
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Shanghai
Mao ‘Tse-tung
Nationalist
China
Yenan
Three Children Die As Fire Burns Home
In Chicago an industrial area near the river a flash fire killed three children and critically burned a fourth. Joyce Nichols four Sandra two and a half and Herbert Jr. 13 months died. Dale Jay five months was rescued in serious condition. The father Her bert Nichols 27 a cab driver returned home and sought to reach the children as the landlord noted a frantic attempt to escape. The mother Bernice 23 was away. A faulty coal stove was named as a possible cause and Nichols said he had been drinking most of the day.
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Chicago
Joyce Nichols
Sandra
Herbert Jr
Dale Jay
Dale
Earle Downs
John Kropp
Herbert Nichols
Bernice
John Ryan
Motorcycle Rider Killed At Montgomery
AP reports William C. Rosser aged 29 from Montgomery died after his motorcycle collided with a taxicab on New Year s night. He swerved to avoid two parked trucks just before crashing into the taxi driven by Horace Nettles Jr. Investigating officers J G Dean and J M Parker noted the collision occurred in Montgomery hospital.
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Montgomery
William C. Rosser
Igeal
J. G. Dean
J. M. Parker
Rosser
Horace Nettles,Jr
Jerusalem Bombed Twice By Unidentified Planes
Jerusalem was shelled by unidentified warplanes in two raids last night injuring at least five in a Jewish quarter. A second attack occurred three hours later with two explosions heard. Officials warned of possible retaliation against Cairo if Egypt was behind the raids.
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Jerusalem
Cairo
Tel Aviv
Egyptian War Ministry
Negev
Desert
Egypt
No. 15
Robot Plane Flies Faster Than Sound For Britain
British scientists report a robotic flying laboratory, weighing 900 pounds and 11 feet long, reached speeds far above sound at Farnborough. The 20,000 pound craft, radioing data on wing behavior as it surpassed the sound barrier, may aid future jet developments more than manned tests.
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Londox
Royal Aircraft Establishment
Farnborough
United States Army Air Force
Bitter Fights Seen For 81st Congress
Washington dispatch reports the 81st Congress opening with Democrats aiming to push Truman New Deal goals against a Republican minority. Key actions include McKellar becoming president pro tempore and plans to delay legislation until after Truman's State of the Union. A notable early bill seeks repeal of the Taft Hartley act, while a margarine oleo tax repeal garners party fever.
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Senate
Kenneth McKelllar
Tennessee
Alben W. Barkley
Scott Lucas
Illinois
Truman
Wayne L. Morse
R-Ore
American Labor Party
Vito Marcantonio
L. Mendel Rivers
D-Sc
Rivers
House
Republicans Put Truman To Test
House Republicans unanimously agreed to oppose the Democratic plan to curb the Rules Committee and instead push a GOP alternative. They seek a coalition with Southern Democrats to defeat the leadership’s proposal and score a first postwar party victory as the 81st Congress opens. The steering committee’s vote sets up a later House vote on the rival approach to change procedure on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Chaney
Washington
House
House Rules Committee
Truman
Congress
Rules Committee
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Smith Appeals for Relief From Moscow Post
Walter Bedell Smith asked President Truman to relieve him as Ambassador to Russia. No decision has been reached. Smith indicated he would speak with the President again later, and warned he might return to Moscow if the post is insisted upon. He had aimed to stay two years, now three years have passed.
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Washington
Walter Bedell Smith
Truman
Russia
Ion Apirendy
Smith
Moscow
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate Chaplain May Start Prayer For Miracles Now
Senate chaplain Dr Peter Marshall says he may begin praying for miracles. He opens each session with a prayer asking guidance for lawmakers but jokes they already decide before the session. He quips that he will start praying for miracles due to the likely outcomes.
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Senate
Washington (Cp
Peter Marshall
Former Houston man's win in blind veterans award
Thomas Z. Atkeson, 36, of Decatur Alabama, biologist at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, received the Blinded Veterans Association annual achievement award for his work aiding disabled veterans and his wildlife biology efforts. He lost both arms and was blinded in a 1943 Camp Hood Texas land mine explosion. he entered the Army in 1942 and returned to civilian work in May 1948.
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Washington
Thomas Z. Atkeson
Decatur
Atla
Fish and Wildlife Service
Blinded Veterans Association
Atkeson
Camp Hood
Texas
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Columbia
Ala
Wheeler Wildlife Refuge
Entine
Atkeson, Sr
Cohorbia
Margaret Teagall
Abbeville
Wheeler Refuge
Interior Department
Techaigal Reparty
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By Roy Elsoyan
Lyle C. Wilson
Moscow Post
Houston
Blind Veterans Group
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