Bilbo vows to keep stand on race despite GOP pressure
Senator Theodore Bilbo of Mississippi told a homecoming audience he would not surrender his views on white supremacy to appease Republicans. He warned enemies would read his forthcoming book Take Your Choice Separation or Mongrelization and tried to frame GOP as seeking the Negro vote. Bilbo plans cancer surgery in New Orleans but said he will return to fight. He praised allies Overton and Filender and criticized Taylor and Ellender for opposition.
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Harold Foreman
Mississippi
Bilbo
New Orleans
Bilbe
Bilo
Glen H. Taylor
Dthado
Aonut
Ross Collins
Richard Russell
Ellender
Senate
Frank A. Picard
Detroit
Mt. Clemens Pottery Co
Picard
Florida Comptroller Refuses To Give Up Office
In Tallahassee Clarence Gay defies Edwin Fraser by refusing to relinquish the comptroller’s office. Fraser, elected in November, entered the office at 11 50 am and demanded the post. Gov. Caldwell had not recognized Fraser’s election, prompting a looming court battle over the two year term and potential quo warranto action. Fraser planned to file if the attorney general refused.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Clarence Gay
Edwin G. Fraser
Fraser
Comptroller
Gay
J. M. Lee
Millard Caldwell
MacClenny
Atty
Tom Watson
Pat Whittaker
Tampa
Gev
Watson
State Supreme Court
Santa Clauses to Need License in Minneapolis
In Minneapolis the city council approved a rule requiring Santa Claus characters to hold a license. The move follows earlier debates about holiday figures. Police permission will be needed for public appearances under the new requirement.
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Minneapolis
Aidermen
Hinds At
Fiery meteor seen across Southern California
A large meteor flashed over Southern California last night, visible from San Diego to Bakersfield and out to sea. Authorities concluded no planes were missing after two searches. Dr. Clarence H. Creminshaw of Griffith Observatory called it exceptionally large, with pilots at Bakersfield and Burbank reporting a rapid, brilliant flash.
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Los Angeles
California
San Diego
Bakersfield
Clarence H. Creminshaw
Griffith Observatory
Burbank
Former husband kills ex wife in Times Square subway trap
The man, posing as an insurance investigator, shot Olga Trapani Rocco, 28, with a sawed-off shotgun hidden in a gift wrap at Times Square station in New York City. He lured Miss Lusk with a phony jewel thief plot and an X-ray camera claim while pursuing a broader flight from authorities. Police expected to reveal Rocco’s death to his wife amid a high-profile manhunt and related witness detentions.
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Olga Trapani Rocco
Times Square
New York City
Rocco
Allen Larue
Miss Jlusk
Miss Lusk
Asa
Frank Trapani
Strauss
Lamonte
Dominick Rizzo
New York
Cairo
N. Y
Rizzo
Broome Center
Gilboa
Frank Nash
Nash
Nashes
Grand Gorge
South Gilboa
Lewis
Pollece
Recca
Brooklyn
Miss Tusk
Communicable Disease Report For December
A December report to Houston County health department lists influenza five cases scarlet fever two tuberculosis one fever type and undalant fever one gonorrhea fourteen syphilis thirteen hookworm fifty six cases total across multiple diseases.
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Houston County Health Department
Navy may reenlist WWII aviation technicians in same pay grades
Navy recruiting officials stated today that Aviation Radio Technicians, Radio Technicians, Aviation Electronic Technicians and Electronic Technicians who served in World War II may reenlist in the pay grades in which they were discharged regardless of how long ago they were discharged.
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Navy
Farm fire plan urged for quick action
Extension engineers warn farms have minutes to react to fires. They call for a single plan that removes people to safety, signals for help, fights small fires promptly, protects buildings and livestock, and uses neighborhood cooperation to prevent spread.
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APL
City Commission Grants CAA Space Remodel Permission
The commission discussed enlarging the entire building but preferred no action on partial remodeling now. They granted the CAA permission to remodel the vacant space to suit its needs if desired. Routine bill-paying and other business filled the rest of the meeting.
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CAA
Commission
Soldier linked to abandoned car after gun battle in Alabama
A Tennessee soldier is suspected in a car abandoned near Athens Alabama after a gun battle. J Edward Sprouse of Springfield, assistant secretary and treasurer of the Tennessee Burley Association, is missing. Police search for Sprouse. his family reports no word. Two men robbed a Pulaski service station, forcing attendant Billy Chapman into a washroom and escaping with $35.
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Nashville
Tenn
J. Edward Sprouse
Springfield
Athens
Ala
Sprouts
Tennessee Burley Association
Albania
Pulaski
Sprouse
Columbia
Clarksville
Maryville
Billy Chapman
Chapman
UN Discerns Clash Over Atomic Control Treaty Start
Newly seated delegates Belgium Syria and Colombia push for study time as US and Soviet Russia clash over how to begin disarmament talks. Deputy Gromyko urges immediate start on a general disarmament treaty while Herschel V. Johnson presses for top priority on an atomic control treaty based on the American plan.
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Belgium
Syria
Colombia
United States
Russia
Andrei A. Gromyko
Herschel V. Johnson
Nethertaurts
Mexico
Eegypt
Ambasecador Baron Silvercrays
Truman proposals and draft reform clash in Congress
GOP and White House clash over military draft and universal training as deadlines loom. A bill seeks to raise personal tax exemption to $400,000 while Congress weighs merging the Army and Navy and extending June 30 end dates. President Truman faces omissions from last compress talks as Halleck criticizes new proposals.
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Tran
BO Perenne
Congress
Paul Rudin and the sculptor in industry unite designs
Plant engineers credit Paul Rudin with a knack for form and quick modeling of complex engine parts. His instinctive sense of shape aids designers in optimizing space and performance while his sculptor’s eye influences industrial aesthetic.
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Paul
Baswineers
Hitself
Rudin
Johnny Appleseed
Wmien
Budget battle in new Republican Congress signals tax and cuts debate
The article outlines a plan to balance the budget by a 20 percent spending cut and a $300,000,000 reduction, while pressing for tax cuts to spur business. It notes veterans and state aid as areas already constrained and suggests the president will align budget proposals with GOP aims, amid pressure over a $50,000,000 individual income tax cut and wartime spending.
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Congress
States
Viet
Capitol
Truman
The
Minot
Ava
Greenian
Tis
Somme
Vestern
Fragmentary news note from New York City sports convention
Partial OCR reads like a New York City item on a US eight text and a beer vendor as part of a brew video convention. The readable fragments mention Florida and York City and a social event with VIPs.
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York City
Alabama war chest surplus funds veterans education
A $105000 surplus in the Alabama war chest will fund World War I veterans and descendants. The fund will be dissolved once turned over to First National Bank of Montgomery as trustee. Scholarships will be limited to Alabama colleges for five years, with later grants possible to individuals or institutions.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Haygood Paterson
Paterson
Chauncey Sparks
First National Bank of
M. A. Stern
Birmingham
Algernon Blair
W. C. Bowman
J. L. Bedsole
Mobile
Stern
Bedsole
Bowman
Cary Haigler
A. K. Foster
National War Fund
Alabama War Chest
Hill Proposes Two Bills in Senate Today
Washington AP reports Senator Hill of Alabama introduced two bills among seventy eight proposals on the Senate calendar. The first would create a national transportation code and the second would authorize a national cemetery in every state.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Hill
D-Ala
Florida House appoints Jerry Collins rules chair
Speaker-designate Beasley announced Rep. Jerry Collins of Sarasota as chairman of the rules and calendar committee in the Florida House of Representatives. It is his fifth committee appointment for the 1847 legislative session, with other heads named for finance and taxation, appropriations, legislative expenses, and education.
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Defuniae Springs
Fla
Thomas DD
Beasley
Jerry Collins
Sarasota
Florida Chouse of Representatives
Apel
Richard Simpson
Jefferson
Perry Murray
Port
Amos HT
Neil C. McMillen
Turspa
Marshall criticizes Chiang linked military dominance in Kuomintang
General Marshall denounces the Kuomintang within China for military dominance and weak civil government. He traces obstacles to peace to mutual suspicion between the Chinese Communist party and the Kuomintang, and stresses conveying frank views to U.S. audiences.
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Chiang Kaishek
China
Marshall
Kuomintang
Chinese Communist Party
Ching
America
United States
Be Quick To Treat Bronchitis Urges Creomulsion
Public health ad stresses early treatment of bronchitis and coughs. It extols Creomulsion for fast relief, claims it targets the bronchial membranes and loosens phlegm without narcotics, and offers a money back guarantee if sleep and rest aren’t quickly restored.
Livestock results from Montgomery market report
AP field bulletin from Union Stock Yards shows salable receipts with cattle, calves, hogs. Cattle open steady despite Monday gains with steers and heifers priced across 10.50 to 24.00, cows to 26.00, feeders 14.00 to 15.00, stockers 9.50 to 14.00. Calves active with good vealers 10.50 to 21.00, culls to 9.00. Hogs steady to strong with barrows 14.00 to 20.50 and sows 14.50 to 18.00.
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Montgomery (Ap
Mkt
Union Stock Yards
Chicago market and cattle receipts report
Salation hogs and salable cattle numbers and prices dominate the market summary with hog top at 22.75 and steer trade 19.50 to 25.00, sows 18.50 to 19.00, beef cows weak, bulls up to 25 cents higher, and cattle scarcity noted. A paragraph on the ruins of Tiahuanaco and Marshall’s Far East remarks follows, citing contrast between nationalist and Communist aims in China.
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Chicago
USDA
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