Farm policy questions asked of Brannan in session
Washington AP reports Senators pressed Secretary Brannan in a closed session to clarify the long range farm program and the continuation of wartime price supports. They questioned flexible price supports, storage and ever normal granary plans, and the administration stance on policy after the Democratic victory.
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Ashington
Ses
Agri- Brannan
Elmer Thomas
Senate Agriculture Fttee
Con
Brannan
Administration
Annan
Truman
March of Dimes Peanut Festival picks new chairman
IOIN MARCH OF DIMESITHmond Flowers named general chairman to lead the 1949 Peanut Festival. Leo’s entertainment and peanut motion drew praise and helped boost chamber prestige. Flowers plans early planning with the chamber to cover all festival activities and expand the area to include more of Wiregrass. A meeting at the chamber office will set up the committee and organize the event.
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Fictiona Flowers
Han Chamber of Commerce
Owers
Alto Lee
Leo
Chamber
Senda
Anthe Committee
Detd
Axis Sally's Trial Opens In U S Court
The Axis Sally treason trial of Mildred E Gillars opened in Washington with jurors screened for bias. Seven of 110 prospective jurors admitted fixed opinions as to guilt or innocence. The case centers on Gillars German wartime broadcasts known to GIs as Axis Sally. If convicted she could face a death sentence. treason carries a minimum five years and a $10 000 fine. The court used earphones for clear audio during proceedings.
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Washington
Edward M. Curran
Mildred E. Gillars
Miss Gillars
Portland Me
Gi's
Milldred Elizabeth Sisk
Curran
Germany
Peanut politician label sparks Georgia Senate clash
Sen Walter Harrison of Millen blasts Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tom Linder on the Senate floor calling him a peanut politician seeking more authority. The confrontation arose during debate over a milk control board bill and a proposal to extend the county unit system to general elections. Harrison lauded the commissioner as hard to get a decision from and accused him of aiming to gain power.
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Atlanta
Walter Harrison
Millen
Senate
Georgia Agriculture
Tom Linder
Capitol
Harrison
Gus Stark
Monroe
Commissioner of Agriculture
Mortally Wounded Man Walks Home After Hunting Accident
MOULTRIE Ga UP Although mortally wounded L W Chafin walked a short distance to his home after accidentally shooting himself while hunting His family reported today Chafin died at a Moultrie hospital The former Colquitt County Board of Commissioners member was hunting alone when a shotgun blast struck him in the head as he stepped over a fence.
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Moultrie
L. W. Chafin
Chafin
Colquitt County
Hooded visitors disrupt church in TaNcoca Tennessee
A masked group visited a church in TaNcoca Tennessee causing panic during services. The chorister resigned, a pianist fainted, and about fifteen church members reportedly withdrew. The letter read by the pastor was not disclosed and the hooded men left after offering a prayer. Arch Gray resigned from church duties following the incident.
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Arch Gray
Free Press
Half Way Mark Near In March Of Dimes Drive
The Houston County March of Dimes campaign nears its $5,000 goal with one week left. General Chairman Charles Dunseth cited no final figures but said about $2,500 has been raised so far. About $27,000 had been reported through Saturday night with many coin boxes unopened. A golf tournament at Dothan Country Club added $120. The drive opened January 14 and runs through January 30. Donations can be made at Foster and Main or by mail.
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Houston County
Charles Dunseth
Dothan Country Club
Senate Rules Panel Weighs End to Filibuster Action
Washington AP Senator Hayden heads the Senate rules committee and says a majority will back actions to kill the filibuster as hearings open on five anti filibuster resolutions. The issue: whether a majority or two thirds of voting senators should close debate. Southern opposition and backers of civil rights press for quick action. Turn to No. 10.
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Washington
Hayden
D-Ariz
Senate Rules Committee
Senate
Truman
Morse
R-Ore
Humphrey
D-Minn
Ives
R- NY
Congress
Rules Committee
Rent Control Bill Offered In House By Spence Of Kentucky
Rep. Spence of Kentucky introduced in the House an administration bill to extend rent controls to March 31, 1951 and tighten the act. It would cover hotel accommodations not rented for transient occupancy on June 30, 1947, units under voluntary 15 percent leases, and housing not rented in 24 months from Feb 1, 1945 to Mar 30, 1948, reasserting control over those areas. The measure seeks authority for the housing expediter to re control previously decontrolled areas.
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Washington
Spence
D-Ky
House Banking Committee
Jolley Not Jolly After Nocturnal Brush With Gun
In Birmingham a late night incident near the Jolley home ended with Bert Jolley grabbing a double barreled shotgun after hearing prowlers under the bedroom window. His wife Mrs. Bert Jolley reportedly struck him during the confrontation as he rushed outside with flashlight and rifle. The report notes a chaotic, unverified brush with intruders and a tense scene at the residence.
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Birmingham
Bert Jolley
Jolley
May 2 Garssons Lose Court Plea
The US Court of Appeals upheld the bribery and wartime munitions fraud convictions of former Kentucky congressman Andrew J May and brothers Murray and Garsson, heads of a $75.6 million wartime shell‑making combine. All three were sentenced to eight months to two years, with May and the Garssons free on $2,000 bonds. The 2 to 1 decision was written by E Barrett Fretty man. Justice Harold M Stephens dissented. May served 16 years as Kentucky representative.
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Washington
US Court of Appeals
Kentucky Coong
Andrew J. May Ard Henry
Murray Garsson
May
House
Garssons
Kentucky
E. Barrett Frettyman
Harold M. Stephens
Henry W. Edgerton
Pretty Man
Congress
Senate War Investigating Committee
Garsson
Florida counties seek fire protection agreements
Fourteen Florida counties asked the State Board of Forestry and Parks to approve joint federal state fire control projects. Chief Forester J Coulter said new units await 1949 legislative funding. Counties approving the plan include Clay Franklin Gulf Holmes Jackson Lee Leon Liberty Nassau Okaloosa Santa Rosa Walton Wakulla and Washington. Columbia Lake Levy and Leon counties are also expected to seek similar projects. Counties voted for organized fire protection in the November general election.
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Tallahassee
State Board of Forestry and Parks
J. Coulter
Forest Service
Naifs
Clay
Franklin
Gulf
Holmes
Jackson, Lee, Leon
Liberty
Nassau
Okaloosa
Santa Rosa
Walton
Wakulla
Washington
Coulter
Columbia
Lake
Levy
Kon
Georgia House considers woman juror bill
Rep Iris Blitch of Clinch County introduces a measure in the Georgia House to permit women to serve on juries. The lone woman member of the lower chamber advocates extending jury duty eligibility to female citizens.
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Atlanta
Hepresentatives
Asien
Georgia
Iris
Clinch
Communists Win 35 Seats in Japan Diet Election
Tokyo dispatch reports Communist gains to 35 seats in the Diet, 31 more than before, as Premier Yoshida’s Democratic Liberal party appears to win a clear majority. Yoshida promises to fight the Communists and plans an action cabinet aligned with MacArthur’s nine point economic plan amid Japan's postwar rehabilitation. The election marks the first clear right left government split, with major losses for the Socialist party and leadership changes in its ranks.
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Tokyo
Shigeru Yoshida
Democratic Liberal Party
Japan
Yoshida
Democratic Liberals
Social Democrats
People’s Co-operative Party
Social Renovation Party
Labor Farmers’ Party
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Ninepoint
Socialist Party
New Arrests Sought in Czechoslovak Spy Probe
Prague AP dispatch reports police estimate further arrests may follow in the investigation of 60 Slovaks accused of conspiring with American intelligence units. Letters seized from the alleged ring tie the group to Austria and name Josef Vican as a former Slovak official linked to Nazi and Allied intelligence efforts.
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Prague
Slovakia
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Josef Vican
Vican
Hitler
No. 14
Greek Church Rites Turn Into Fistfight
In New York a Greek church baptism ceremony on the Hudson River sparked a fistfight over which swimmer recovered the symbolic gold cross. Archbishop Arcenios Sallas tossed the cross. Elefthireos Lambros, 17, entered for the first time and claimed a blessing as worshippers resumed the service.
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New York
Hudson River
Arcenios Sallas
Elefthireos Lambros
Evacuating Troops Jam Railroads Amid Retreat
Large scale withdrawal of Nationalist troops from Shanghai Nanking and Hangchow areas progresses. Forces described as Chiang Kai-shek personal troops entrain for South China, jam rail lines en route to Chekiang as Communists close on Yangtze and Nanking. Rail traffic disrupted. ministries pulled south to continue fighting. Communist victories stretch north of Yangtze. Peiping surrenders with face saving gesture. Red army moves toward remaining Nationalist strongholds Taiyuan and Kweisui.
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Seymour
Shanghai
Nanking
Hangchow
Chiang Kai-shek
South China
Chekiang Province
Chi
Yangtze
Manchuria
China
Red
Li Tsung-jen
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Talks On Palestine Continue At Rhodes
United Nations spokesman said Israeli Egyptian armistice talks at Rhodes are proceeding satisfactorily with no imminent showdown. A prior report of a looming climax gave way to note a difficulty was overcome and that negotiations may extend several days, leaving optimism and pessimism undetermined.
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Rhodes
United Nations
Palestine
Ralph Bunche
Georgia Man, Picks 4th Bride From Mail Order Catalog
William Hudgins of Rome Georgia seeks a fourth marriage after filing for divorce from his third wife Mable Bone who left him in 1947. He plans to marry a yet unnamed mail order bride by the May birthday when he will be 97. His daughter Annie Nelson supported the divorce stance while noting Hudgins remains hopeful about love and age.
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Rome
South Lindale
William Hudgins
Mable Bone
John 5
Boswell
Hudgins
Columbia
S. C
Annie Nelson
Alabama
Three Men Charged In Illegal Pinball Operations
Three Dothan men face charges for operating pinball machines without licenses. Ernest West, 28, jailed after bond set at 300 dollars. Harold W. Tramam and C. M. Scott posted appearance bonds and were not jailed. Warrants by license Inspector A A Parker allege unlicensed machines in business premises with nickel slots and games of skill in violation of law.
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Dothan
Ernest West
Harold W. Tramam
C. M. Scott
A. A. Parker
Weather Groggy West Hit by New Snow and Hunger
CHICAGO AP The western livestock industry faces heavy losses as about 2,100,000 sheep and cattle are snowbound in the Rocky Mountain region. Sheepmen warn January storms hinder feed deliveries to starving animals, with cattlemen predicting a large toll. Seventeen flying boxcars will drop hay from Fallon, Nevada, to Utah by air, while a Canadian cold wave and multi‑framed air masses intensify a brutal weather pattern across the Great Plains.
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Chicago
Rocky Mountain
Fallon
New
Utah
2Rd Troop Carrier Command
Wasi
Weme
U.S. Weather Bureau
Great Plains
New Mexican
Arizona
Pitestaff Ariz
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