Haifa Violence Surges as Arab Jewish Clashes Kill Dozens
In Haifa deadly bombings and sharp-object assaults erupt as Arab Jewish factions clash across the Holy Land. Hagana claims responsibility for pre-dawn hazardous device attacks killing 15, including seven children and a former German officer.
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Jerusalem
Haifa
Holy Land
Hagana
Jewis Agency
Jewish Agency
Syria
Damascus
Palestine
Holly Land
United Nations
Jaffa
Tel Aviv
British First Infantry Division
Hebron
State Budget Officer Given Permanent Job
Montgomery Alabama James ve Jordan who had served as state budget officer on provisional status for nearly two years was made permanent after ranking top on the merit exam. He was appointed provisional budget officer in May 1948 to replace Raymond D Fowler who resigned to join Alabama College at Montevallo.
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Montgomery
James Ve Jordan
Bill Drinkard
Jordan
Raymond D. Fowler
Alabama College
Montevallo
Geneva PMA Group To Attend Meeting
Geneva County Production and Marketing Administration officials will attend a district meeting in Troy tomorrow with representatives from several counties. State officials will explain and discuss operation of the 1448 farm program. The Geneva committee includes Albert Dillard chairman Howard Zorn Fletcher Bolin County Agent M. M. Woodham and Reginald Hatcher PMA Administrative Officer.
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Geneva
Troy
Albert Dillard
Howard Zorn
Fletcher Bolin
M. M. Woodham
PMA
Reginald Hatcher
Electric pencil sharpener with adjustable point
A versatile electric sharpener is on the market. It offers medium, fine or super-fine point settings and operates on AC or DC power. The draftsman model sharpens only the wood, bypassing the lead.
New Orleans Cotton Futures Rise Then Dip in Trade
New Orleans AP reports cotton futures moved higher early in trading but later fell as long positions were realized. By 11:30 a.m. prices were unchanged to 35 cents per bale lower with May at 3573 3562 3564, July 3462 3452 3456, October 3172 3164 3164, December 3124-3115) 3417.
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New Orleans
Cotton futures ease in slow New York dealings
New York prices for cotton futures fell slightly in quiet trading. Late afternoon quotes show March at 335.55, May at 35.64, and July at 34.55, with most contracts steady to 60 cents per bale lower than the prior close.
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New York
Mrs. Sarah Knight Dies At Clio Home
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Brook Knight eighty six who died yesterday at her Clio home were held at First Presbyterian Church Clio with Dr W K Blake officiating Interment in Pea River church cemetery Headland Mortuary handled arrangements Surviving are four sons H A Knight Clio B W Knight Fayetteville N C A W Knight and W W Knight Brunswick Ga four daughters Mrs J F Snead and Mrs Sam Davenport both of Clio Mrs George Armistead Opp and Mrs John R Barber Coldwater Miss seven grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren
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Sarah Brook Knight
Clio
W. K. Blake
Union Springs
Pea River Church
Headland
H. A. Knight
B. W. Knight
Fayetteville
N.C
A. W. Knight
W. W. Knight
Brunswick
J. F. Snead
Sam Davenport
George Armistead
Opp
John R. Barber
Coldwater
Miss
Russia Ready for Lend Lease Talks with U S
Soviet Ambassador Alexander Panyushkin said Moscow is ready to resume negotiations with the United States over the Soviet lend lease bill totaling 11.297 billion dollars. He spoke after a 15 minute call with Undersecretary Robert Lovett and provided few further details.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Soviet Union
Alexander S. Panyushkin
Panyushkin
Robert A. Lovett
Frost Does Not Harm Mobile Azaleas and Camellias
Mobile still shows little damage to azaleas and camellias after three days of subfreezing weather. City Park Superintendent Matthews says Bienville Square flowers remained open while other plants were undamaged. Florist W D Bellingrath notes azaleas and garden flowers suffered little damage despite 28 degree lows yesterday and Wednesday.
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Mobile
City
Joseph W. Matthews
Bienville Square
W. D. Bellingrath
Air Bubble Screen Protects U. S. Subs
Los Angeles report on navy and Western Electric noise reduction research describes an underwater air bubble screen at Pearl Harbor. A pipe across the repair dock end released bubbles to form a surface shield that kept out surface and underwater noises, aiding submarine stealth without blocking submarine access.
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Los Angeles
Pearl Harbor
Acoustical Society of America
Navy
Western Electric Co
U. S
Local fund drive plans outlined by area counties
County officials discuss the 1947 fund drive plans with C Ben Stanton and James Gaylord presenting. Susan Hughes presides as chapter representatives from Pike Butler Bullock Covington Geneva Dale Henry Macon West Coffee Escambia Houston East Coffee and Atmore City join the session. Only Houston and Pike met quotas in 1947.
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C. Ben Stanton
James Gaylord
Pike County
Susan Hughes
Eneral Field
Houston
Pike
Butler
Bullock
Covington
Geneva
Dale
Henry
Macon
West Coffee
Escambia
East Coffee
Atmore City
Indian grant of 1500 acres in Warren County Pa
The Corplanter grant of 1500 acres in Warren County is noted as one of the few Indian reservations in the eastern United States. Lost and Found Creek in Blair County Pa disappears at intervale and finally flows to the ground.
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Tne Corplanter
Warren County
United States
Blair County
Five Damage Suits Filed In Court Here
Five damage suits totaling from 152.39 to 1000 were filed in Houston County Circuit Court. James F Spears is named defendant in three suits arising from a traffic accident involving his car and a truck owned by Lidden Furniture Company last October. Plaintiffs Minshew Townsell and F B Lidden seek 500 each for injuries or damages to the truck. Mertie Watford sues Mrs Maria Drossos for 1000 for assault and battery allegedly on December 19. Dr W T Parrish sues Igleheart Brothers Inc for damages from a collision with a company car at Oates and Franklin streets in Dothan on September 28.
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Houston County
James F. Spears
Lidden Furniture Company
James C. Minshew
J. J. Townsell
F. B. Lidden
Minshew
Townsell
Lidden i
Mertie Watford
Maria Drossos
Drossos
Drosson
Watford
W. T. Parrish
Igleheart Brothers, Inc
Wade Clark
Oates and
Franklin Streets
Dothan
Negro Children Burn To Death In Village Springs
In Village Springs, near Birmingham, two children died in a house fire Thursday. Johnny Monroe Allen, 4, and Emma Louise Allen, 2, were alone when the coal heater fire started and consumed the small frame dwelling. Their mother was outside and could not return in time. The father, William Allen, is a coal miner.
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Birmingham
Lttle
Village Springs
Johnny Monroe Allen
Emma Louise Allen
Clyde Coupland
William Allen
Father-In-Law of Herbert Marshall Dies in Mobile
Funeral services are set for John Henry Mallory, 54, father of Mrs. Herbert Marshall of Beverly Hills. Mallory, a Marine engineer at a Mobile shipyard, died after a brief illness. Mrs. Marshall, formerly Boots Mallory of Mobile, will fly in for the funeral.
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Mobile
John Henry Mallory
Herbert Marshall
Beverly Hills
Calif
Mallory
Marshall
Boots Mallory
Rent Control Fight Stokes Equalization Proposals
Ohio Senator Bricker and Pennsylvania Senator Myers discussed rent control measures aimed at equalizing increases for tenants. Bricker warned against blanket rises and favored protection-based adjustments, while Myers pushed a bill to restore pre June provisions. The plan would recontrol new and remodeled housing, reestablish enforcement, penalties, and the rent administrator’s power over evictions through 1949.
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Ohio
Bricker
Myers
Congress
Pennsylvania
Cominform Plan Alleged to Strike Ruhr March
A claim of an inter national information bureau plot by Cominform forces a paralyzing Ruhr strike in March to attack the Marshall Plan. Der Kurier published details. officials in London and Berlin say copies exist. The SED rejects the document as a fabrication by Western agents and calls it a provocation.
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Cominform
Communist “Inter- Havional Information Bureau
Ruhr
der Kurier
Foreign Office
Social Democrat
Kurt ‘Schumacher
London
Socialist Unity Party
SED
Eanitel
President Deplores Senate Rejection Of Kuter As CAB Head
President Truman calls the Senate committee’s vote against Maj. Gen. Laurence S. Kuter’s chairmanship of the Civil Aeronautics Board a disservice to the country. He criticized the move in a public letter to Senator J. William Fulbright's colleague, noting Kuter's current role with the ICAO in Montreal and urging reconsideration.
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Deplores
Senate
Kuter
Washington
Truman
Laurence S. Kuter
Civil Aeronautics Board
Gurney
R-Sd
Senate Armed Services Committee
White House
United States
International Civil Aviation Organization
Montreal
Two FHA Supervisors Attend County Conference
Two FHA district supervisors from Montgomery were in Dothan yesterday and today to help plan the annual borrower meeting. J. L. Burleson, county FHA supervisor, led the planning with Frances Holley, W. L. McArthur and Dennis F. Gowder, assistant county supervisor, contributing to the program.
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FHA
Montgomery
Dothan
J. L. Burleson
Frances Holley
W. L. McArthur
Burleson
Dennis F. Gowder
Tax plan clash over proposed tax credits and cuts
Publicans abandon their tax plan and back the President's proposal as Snyder warns Congress that the GOP bill would be vetoed. He supports the President's $40 credits per taxpayer and dependent, plus a profits tax, while opposing major structural shifts like income splitting and broad rate cuts before inflation is controlled. He cites revenue losses and impact on low income taxpayers, urging a measured, balanced tax revision.
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Congress
Snyder
Knutson
Congressional
Sniyder
Bogus Uniform Salesman Reported In Dothan
Police warn business owners to beware a bogus salesman claiming to represent clothing manufacturers. The man has been in Dothan taking orders and deposits for uniforms, then leaving town after promising delivery. Victims, mostly from restaurants, service stations, and garages, have contacted the manufacturers who deny employing the man. Police urge anyone contacted by an unknown seller to notify authorities for further investigation.
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Dothan
Eddie D. Kelley
Jack Byrd Enlists In Signal Corps
Jack Byrd of Enterprise route one enlisted in the signal corps of the Army through the Dothan recruiting station. Byrd would serve three years and was sent to Fort Benning Georgia. Recruiting officials also announced the indefinite extension of the combat-wounded veterans re-enlistment deadline, formerly December 31 1947.
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Jack Byrd
Enterprise Route One
Signal Corps
Army
Dothan
Byrd
Ft. ‘Benning
Insignia For State Owned Autos Arrive
Insignia for state owned automobiles arrived per Gov. James E. Folsom’s order. The emblems, reproductions of the state seal bearing for official use only, were turned over to Johnny Stiefelmeyer to administer the program. They are to be affixed on each side and the rear of passenger vehicles.
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Montgomery
James E. Folsom
State Finance Department
Johnny Stiefelmeyer
Folsom
Finance ‘Department
Congressional Clash Over Marshall Plan Cut Demands
In Pittsburgh remarks Marshall warned against accepting the State Department’s proposed funding without scrutiny, arguing radical changes could undermine the plan’s goals. Taft suggested a $1 billion reduction within a $4.882 billion annual request for Marshall Europe aid and postwar relief. Vandenberg urged Europe aid stay within Secretary of State’s framework, noting the Administration’s minimum of $6.8 billion is not sacrosanct while Forrestal defended the program as cheaper than isolation.
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Congress
Secretary of State
State Department
Marshall
Pittsburgh
Taft
Germany
Austria
Qhican
Vandenberg
Senate
Europe
Forrestal
Willam Wilkie Collins dubbed Father of detective fiction
Noted English writer William Wilkie Collins, born 1824, is acclaimed as the father of the detective story. Terry Moore, St Louis Cardinals center fielder and captain, argues an outfielder should be judged 70 percent on fielding ability and 30 percent on hitting.
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Willam Wilkie Collins
Terry Moore
St. Louis Cardinal
Livestock market totals at Montgomery yard for week
AP dispatch from Montgomery reports week's cattle receipts at 2775 with Friday activity fair and prices mostly steady to uneven. Slaughter cows and steers show mixed trends, stockers strong, calves and hogs mixed with declines and steady segments. Calves 23.00 27.00 vealers 26.00 27.00. hogs 24.50 25.50 for 180 270 lb, lighter hogs down to 15.00 18.00. sows 20.50 21.50, larger hogs 19.00 19.50.
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Montgomery
Fed Mate Mit
Union Stock Yards
Rankin seeks ban on liquor ads across interstate routes
Congressman John E Rankin of Mississippi introduces a bill barring newspapers and publications from advertising alcoholic beverages from interstate transportation and by mail. Violations incur fines from 100 to 1000 dollars and imprisonment from six months to 28 years.
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Washington
LLP
John E. Rankin
D-Miss
State Offices Will Note Lee's Birthday
Montgomery AP State offices will be closed Monday for the 141st anniversary of Gen Robert E Lee s birthday Personnel director Charles W Terry announced State employees will have 11 other holidays in 1948 listing Feb 10 Mardi Gras Feb 22 George Washington s birthday April 13 Thomas Jefferson s birthday April 26 Confederate Memorial Day June 3 Jefferson Davis birthday July 4 Independence Day Sept 6 Labor Day Oct 12 Columbus Day Nov 1 Armistice Day Nov 25 Thanksgiving Day and Dec 25 Christmas Day
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Montgomery
Robert E. Lee
Charles W. Terry
Terry
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson Davis
Congressmen face abuse and praise with thick skins
Observing the endless criticisms and occasional accolades directed at Congress, the piece notes politicians endure torrents of abuse yet must stay focused on work. It cites Whitman Twain and others on elected officials, likening lawmakers to elephants and donkeys and questioning how lawmakers react to praise. How do you feel about that?
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Catholic Church
Ku Klux Klan
Congress
Library of Congress
Walt Whitman
Mark ‘Twain
Washington
Tibetan dairy trivia and historic horse line trivia
The text mixes a note on top thoroughbred status requiring traceable male lineage to Eclipse Herod or Matchem with a quirky mention of Tibetans enjoying a hot drink made from sour milk rancid butter cheese and roasted barley. This unlikely blend yields no coherent news event.
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Eclipse
Herod
Matchen
Dothan High Selects Ann Hanahan Good Citizenship Girl
Ann Hanahan of Dothan High School was chosen by the senior class and faculty as the Good Citizenship Girl in a DAR sponsored contest. She earns a five day trip to Washington, D C for herself and will compete with peers from city and county schools in Alabama on the basis of dependability service readership patriotism and scholarship. She serves as vice president of the student body.
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Ann Hanahan
Dothan High School
Alabama Daughters of the American Revolution
T. G. Vaughn
Dothan
Alabama
Washington, D. C
Mrs Mamie Roney Dies At Headland
Funeral services for Mrs Mamie Helen Roney seventy were held at Tolbert Church with Rev Roby J Lee officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Mor tuary directed. Survived by two sons Norman Roney Tallahassee Florida and Johnny Roney Headland route two. two daughters Mrs Flossie Bostick and Mrs W M Sanders Headland route two. a brother W S Ward Headland. a sister Mrs Emma Sanders Headland. seventeen grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
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Mamie Helen Roney
Headland
Tolbert Church
Roby J. Lee
Headland Mortuary
Norman Roney
Tallahassee
Fla
Johnny Roney
Flossie Bostick
W. M. Sanders
W. S. Ward
Emma Sanders
Truman to direct conservation of petroleum across agencies
President Truman is expected to order rigorous conservation of petroleum by all government agencies to ease the fuel shortage. The cold snap varied by region with Los Angeles recording 79, the nation’s high, while Florida and southern cities posted readings in the upper 20s to 40s.
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Partment
Truman
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Georgia
Rome
Alma
Columbus
Atlanta
Valdosta
Macon
Athens
Savannah
Augusta
Brunswick
Cross City
Florida
Jacksonville
South
Knoxville
Tenn
Montgomery
Birmingham
Mobile
Memphis
Nashville
New Orleans
Rioters Attack Consulate Area Damaging Banks and Offices
In a brief eruption, rioters struck within the consulate compound injuring two officials from Butterfield and Swire. They damaged the Bank of India Australia and China branch and Jardine Matheson offices, set some properties on fire, and smashed windows at the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank branch, with minor harm to Butterfield Swire staff I B Wood and J H Carthouse. Texas Company facilities nearby suffered slight damage while installations across the Pearl River remained untouched.
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Murray
Chartered Bank of India
Australia
China
Jardine Matheson Shipping Firm
Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank
Butterfield and Swire Company
I. B. Wood
J. H. Carthouse
Texas Company
Pearl River
Absorption-Emission Pyrometer Aids Rocket Power Research
A new absorption-emission pyrometer will open new research in rocket power. The instrument measures exhaust gas temperature with an accuracy of one percent.
New Electrolytic Bath Deposits Tungsten Alloys on Metals
A new process uses an electrolytic bath to deposit tungsten alloys on metal surfaces enabling hard metals for bearings, piston tons, cylinders, dies and machine tools.
Priority on anti lynch and fair employment bills urged
Washington AP reports the OIG urged Senate GOP leadership to assign priority to anti lynch and fair employment legislation. Nathan Cowan asked the Senate Labor Committee to give special attention to the measures of interest to those deprived of full citizenship. The committee planned a closed session to hear Carl Tuttle and Donald Richberg as it considers the fair employment bill. Taft said all three measures would get committee attention this session, but none had a calendar placement yet.
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Washington
Oig
Senate Roan
Fair Employment Legislaon
Ohio
Senate
GOP Poe Committee
Nathan Cow Clo
Republic
Taft
Congress
Carl Tuttle
New York
Donald Richberg
NRA
Richberg
Ives
Cowan
J Sherman Johnson Former Brantley Postmaster Dies
J Sherman Johnson eighty five and former Brantley resident died in a Florida hospital Thursday after a long illness. Body returned to Brantley for funeral services at Brunson's Chapel Sunday at two. He was born in Crenshaw County Alabama and spent most of his life there. Survivors include two sons and two brothers and one sister with ties to Dothan Ashford Tallahassee Laurel Milton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Sherman Johnson
Brantley
Florida
Brunson's Chapel
Mr. Johnson
Crenshaw County
Ala
B. B. Johnson
Dothan
E. B. Johnson
Ashford
R. A. Johnson
Tallahassee
Fla
J. J. Johnson
Laurel
Miss
Mary Broxton
Milton,Fla
State education aid praised for out-of-state study program
The state superintendent lauded grant-in-aid funding for out-of-state study in specialized fields as superior to Alabama offerings. He cited difficulty in securing qualified personnel and warned that Negro education requires long term effort and hard work to resolve amid rising student numbers.
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Greece
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Sarah Knight
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