No Gold Yet For Swivel Chair Prospector In Florida
Green Cove Springs prospector G B Mobley hunts for a rumored Spanish chest worth 4 000 000 buried 30 feet down on Walnut street. He plans more digs in the city, bonds ensure work safety, and locals spin rumors as sand and water hinder progress.
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ED Rogers
Green Cove Springs
Fla
Mobley
G.B. Mobley
Walnut Street
Mobley Told Eager-Cared Sixteners
Ira Thomas
T. J. Conway
Mobbey
Clashes in Holy Land Leave Many Dead in Surif Raid
In Judean hills first battle of the conflict, 22 fighters raided Surif killing six Arabs amid ongoing tolls. Unofficial tally shows 55 killed in 24 hours and 83 since UN partition vote. A group of 35 Jews were found dead after an ambush near a rocky gulley.
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Surif
Holy Land
United Nations
Palestine
Judean Hills
Kefar Etzion
Hagana
Hope Of Averting Railroad Strike Held By Union Man
Cleveland AP report notes Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen president David B. Robertson expressed hope a presidential fact finding board can resolve the pending nationwide railroad strike threat. He says a strike could halt about 240 railroads. unions seek 30 percent wage raise and changes in 44 working rules.
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Cleveland
David B. Robertson
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Robertson
Chicago
Washington
Cahriel G. Ross
Truman
Brotherhoods of
Locomotive Engineers
Booth coordinators announced for drive schedule
Number 15 and Mrs Marvin Lewis Jr. assign 4 5 p m and 3 5 p m slots with Mrs Julian Hall Mrs Robert McCarty Mrs Curtis Adams Mrs Harry Hall and others. Roquemore to name women in charge of the booth Thursday and following days of the drive.
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Marvin Lewis, Jr
Julian Hall
Robert McCarty
Curtis Adams
Harry Hall
Henry Flowers, Jr
Chester Parham
Felton Goodwin
Roquemore
Joe Wright
Mortimer Harrison
Napier Field bid leads in state school site talks
County 2 offers up to 600 acres and facilities at Napier Field for the new school. Rumors of Elba Clio or Montgomery sites are unfounded. Other bids come from Coffee County and Phoenix City. Education board will decide, with Napier Field presentation aimed to win.
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Napier Field
Elba
Clio
George Wallace
Montgomery
Lovern
Coffee County
Phoenix City
Education Board
Fragments Describe Odd Political Committee Names
A garbled OCR fragment lists unusual names and titles in a district committee. It mentions terms like Third and Executive Committee and includes scattered references to individuals such as Shae Sees and H R Barter with no clear context or coherent event.
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Mercere
Democrate FE
Ines
Hardaven
Severs
Bisa
Mrs. J. H. Smith Dies After Short Illness
Mrs. J. H. Smith seventy seven died early Saturday at her Dothan route five home after a two week illness. She lived in the community 50 years and was a member of Wiggins Baptist Church. Surviving: daughter Mrs. Burris Atwell Dothan route one grandson J. H. Atwell Dothan great grandson Donald Atwell sister-in-law Mrs. Ellen Bright Midland City. Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday at Wiggins Church with Rev. Greeley Vann officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Pallbearers Crawford Bright O. B. Bright Leamon Bright John Bright Robert Walden Bascom Andres Ward-Wilson in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Smith
Dothan
Wiggins Church
Greeley Vann
Crawford Bright
O. B. Bright
Leamon Bright
John Bright
Robert Walden
Bascom Andrews
Ward-Wilson
Harsh Arctic Cold Grips Nation With Record Lows
The weather bureau warned of a night low around 22 degrees with dangerous travel on glazed highways. Arctic blasts drove record lows across states from Wisconsin to Minnesota and the South saw snow and cold. Government cutbacks on fuel and a 40 mile speed limit for official cars aimed to conserve energy. Fatal exposures and accidents were reported in multiple states as the deep freeze swept the East and Midwest.
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Weather Bureau
Highway Patrol
Associated Press
Kansas
Gordon
Wis
Moose Lake
Minn
Memphis
Tenn
Mercury
Nashville
Alexandria
Meridian
Miss
Arkansas
Louisiana
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Atlantic Seaboard
Fort Ripley
Timber City
Chicago
South Carolina
Missouri
Wisconsin
Truman
New Mort Te
Collingswood
N.Y
McAlleter Gaal Co
le Laws
Cumberland Md
Dorado
Danbury Wie
Geand Rapides
Minty
Ladverusn
Three Die In Florida Plane Crash In Rain Storm
A light aircraft crashed into a Sanford Florida home during a downpour killing three aboard and destroying the house. Identifications point to Harvey Joseph Thornton his wife and a 14 year old boy Rolf Eklund of Lake Wales. The pilot was Thornton Flying Service operator. Neighbors heard the engine sputter and accelerate as the plane flew low in the rain.
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Sanford
Program to weigh moves for political impact in 1949 budget
A study session in Martin's office and a later leaders meeting outline plans to trim Truman's 39.669 billion dollar budget, with Republicans proposing cuts up to 5 billion. House aims to pass a tax cut by January 29, and discussions include universal training, veteran education costs, and possible asset seizures to aid wartime victims. The Marshall Plan remains in hearings as most work occurs in committees.
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Senate
House
Martin
Truman
White House
House Repulican
Dale County Legion Seeks Higher School Rating Action
OZARK Special The Dale County American Legion post passes a resolution urging officials to secure accredited status for Dale County High School. The post pledges cooperation with authorities to improve facilities and enforce laws, requesting timely advisement on needed steps. Resolution signed by Commander W S Barefield and Adjutant Garner Smith, sent to education leaders and local papers.
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Ozark
Dale County American Legion
Dale County High School
American Legion
Dale County
W. S. Barefield
Garner Smith
County Superintendent of Education
County Board of Education
City Board of Education
Ozark Southern Star
Dothan Eagle
Pure Polio Virus Finally Isolated by UM Scientist
MINNEAPOLIS UP The Minneapolis Tribune reports Dr. Frank Gollan assistant physiology professor at the University of Minnesota has isolated a pure infantile paralysis virus dubbed the MM virus of poliomyelitis for the first time. The finding marks a milestone in polio research as reported last night by the newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis Tribune
Frank Gollan
Unidentified Thief Robs The Dog House
An unidentified man robbed The Dog House on east Main Street last night stealing about $30 in cash. Employee Bill Fabin said the man ordered coffee, leaving a sack of money on the counter while he went for the drink. upon return the suspect fled with the cash as police began investigating.
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East Main Street
Bill Fabin
Fablin
Fabin
Flanders urges mass production to cut housing costs
Senator Ralph E. Flanders urged Congress to press a housing inquiry and back mass produced low price homes funded by amended National Housing Act. He attacked builders for chronic inefficiency and alleged profits, calling for prosecutions of conspirators and removal of codes that block cheap housing.
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Warren Duffee Washington
ULP
Ralph E. Flanders
Congress
Joint Housing Committee
Flanders
Detroit
Vermont
Republican
Housing Committee
Morris Verner
Verner
Ralph Gamble
R-Yy
Federal Trade Commission and
Justice Department
Atlanta Leaders Push 21 Million Water Project
Mayor William B. Hartsfield backs a 21 million dollar plan to boost water supply reserves for Atlanta and surrounding areas. The proposal would add 711 thousand dollars for preliminary Buford planning, with 644 thousand from state budgets, while limiting other river system projects for now. Georgia and Alabama delegates, including mayoral and chamber officials, testified before a subcommittee on river navigation, outlining aims to make the Chattahoochee navigable to Columbus and extend river traffic toward Albany, with hopes for eventual Albany reach. A separate Oklahoma Supreme Court order requires state regents to provide law training for women and address race-based admissions in higher education.
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Lanta
Chattahoochee
William B. Hartsfield
Atlanta
Buford
Truman
Columbia
Alabama
Fort Benning
Columbus
Flint
Bainbridge
Albany
Georgia
Hartsfield
Robert Underwood
English Clark
Atlanta Freight Bureau
Frank Shaw
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
J. W. Woodruff
Wilson Williams
Walter S. Fulton
Richard Tuckey
Columbus Chamber of Commerce
Earle Cocke, Jr
Georgia Agricultural and Industrial Board
Alto Tee
Dothan Chamber of Commerce
Marion Oakley
F E. E. Wakefield
Beaty Whiddon
Houston County
Hill and Sparkman
George and Russell
Holland
Florida
George W. Andrews
Rains
Sikes
Cox
Pace
James C. Davis
Wood
State approves 19 private labs for premarital tests
Alabama Health Department issued provisional approval to 19 private laboratories to conduct premarital blood tests under the new law. Tests are required for prospective couples to prove they are not syphilitic in an infectious stage before marriage licenses are issued, with many labs affiliated with hospitals statewide.
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Montgomery
State Health Department
Alabama
H. P. Sawyer
Sawyer
Health Department
Montgomery — Lafferty's
Trumper's Laboratory
Montgomery Clinical Laboratories
Fort Payne — Killton Weatherly
Birmingham — Hospitals
Carraway Methodist Hospital
East End Memorial Hospital
South Highlands Infirmary
St. Vincents Hospital
T.C.I. Employes’ Hospital
the Baptist Hospital
Florence
Mobile — Mobile Infirmary
Talladega — Citizen's Hospital
Gadsden — Holy Name of Jesus Hospital
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Troy — Edge Hospital
Brewton— Holley Hospital
Phenix City — Memorial Hospital
Jasper — People’s Hospital
Harriman Warns Rent Controls Must Stay In Place
Washington AP Secretary of Commerce Harriman told a Senate banking subcommittee that easing or ending rent controls would be disruptive and inflationary, heightening wage pressure. Housing Expeditor Woods urged extending controls to March 31, 1950, and tightening enforcement to curb profiteering.
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Washington
Commerce
Harriman
Tighe E. Woods
Senate Banking
Tighe
Cain
R-Wash
Fulbright
D-Ark
Woods
Congress
Department of Justice
Typhoon devastates Yap then massive wall of water hits island
Navy reports Yap was nearly leveled by a typhoon with 100 mph winds on Friday and a towering wall of water followed within 48 hours. The strike caused extensive damage and raised fears for remaining installations on the outpost.
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Pearl Harbor
Yap
Navy
Southern Democrats Urged To Stand Against Segregation
Alabama party chief Gesanee T. McCorvey urged Southern Democrats to present a united front against any anti segregation plank at the 1948 Democratic National Convention. He warned that repealing segregation laws could destroy peace and harmony and feared miscegenation would produce a mongrel race. He also called a Jan 26 Montgomery meeting to set up primaries and unit rule for Alabama's 26 delegates and noted a vacancy from Vernon’s John F. Whanking.
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Mobile
Gates
Alabama
Gesanee T. McCorvey
United Front
McCorvey
Truman
Committee On Civil Rights
South
Democratic Executive Committee
Montgomery
John F. Whanking
Vernon
Seventh
Revision Planned For State Cars Order
State auto use administrator Johnny Stiefelmeyer seeks a slight revision of the governor's executive order on state cars to remove a few holes including an exemption for special investigators. He notes two ABC board officials hold investigator posts and worries the exemption could widen. The order requires identifying emblems on cars and semi monthly mileage reports. decals are being placed.
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Stiefelmeyer
Folsom
Gandhi Suffered Weakness As Crowd Demonstrates Support
Thousands gathered in India's capital near Gandhi's quarters in reverent displays while doctors said he was nauseated and weaker with a heavy head. He was comforted by household members reciting Hindu scriptures and Rams' name as he battles illness.
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Gandhi
Mahatma
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