Soldier Joy Rides Huge Howitzer At Fort Sill
A 24 year old Fort Sill radio operator intoxicated driver a 155 mm howitzer in a 32 mile solo pursuit from the fort into Lawton Oklahoma. Police and military units pursued through residential streets before a makeshift roadblock halted the vehicle and the man was arrested.
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Soldier
Lawton
Okla
Sill
Fort Sill
Clift Andrus
T. Donald §. Williams
Decatur
Tex
Andrus
Army
al Hennessee
Fort
Tax assessor and collector terms reset with new salaries
The 1945 Legislature set tax assessor and tax collector terms to six years with two-year extensions for incumbents. Salaries attract $4,000 annually plus $180 monthly for clerk hire. Start dates: Oct 1 1949 for tax year. other county offices begin Jan 1949. Houston candidates to qualify as the executive committee meets. Webb Wells to announce details after state primary rules arrive. County committee to set fees and dates.
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Houston
Webb Wells
Redford
Wells
Democratic Executive
Montgomery
Dothan
Wellg
California’s Ancient Climate Records From Sequoia Rings
California holds the oldest weather records, traced through annual growth rings in ancient Sequoia trees. The rings reveal long term climate patterns and environmental shifts, offering a proxy timeline for regional weather changes across centuries.
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California
Vandenberg urges independent agency to administer ERP
Senate chaired by Vandenberg backs a Brookings plan for an independent ERP administrator with cabinet rank. The budget aims at 6.6 billion for the first 15 months. Secretary Marshall seeks policy control but not administration, while George of Georgia and Lehman urge independent authority to prevent unchecked spending.
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Washington
Marshall
State Department
Vandenberg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Brookings Institution
Senate
George
Georgia
Congress
Serte
House
Yesterda
Paul Porter
Greece
Porter
France
Herbert H. Lehman
New York
UNRRA
ERP
American Jewish Committee
Yield and Dollar Insurance Details for Farmers
The document explains yield insurance based on commodity units like bushels or pounds, protecting against production hazards. Dollar insurance uses money units for premium and coverage tied to local crop production costs, with limits up to 75 percent of average farm yield and adjustments to reflect production costs.
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FCI
FCIC
Culbreth
PMA
School PTA seeks funds from patrons in Dale County Ozark
A committee from the Dale County Ozark City Senos Parent Teachers Association led by Dr. G R Smith met the city council requesting money. The delegation included civic clubs, the chamber of commerce and the legion. A bob white may never travel 10 miles from its hatch nest.
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Dale County - Ozark City Senos
Severe winter storms sweep coast to coast across South
Wind gusts up to fifty mph lashed Tampa Bay Anna Maria with unroofed cottages and wrecked cars while Daytona Beach saw forty mph winds and no major damage. The South logged near-record warm spells, and snow hit Alexandria Nashville Chattanooga and Atlanta area with several inches. Four injured in a Georgia bus crash. Alabama snow reached Cullmburg. numerous cities faced ice and freezing water pressure issues.
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Peninsular State
Tampa Bay
Daytona Beach
Anna Marin
Vicksburg
Miss
Alexandria
Nashville
Chattanooga
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Chattanoopa
Tebonnon
Tenn
Cnow-Brand
Pulaski
Memphis
Gulf Coast
New Orleans
Alabama
Cullemburg
Gulf
Georgia
Atlanta
Dalton
Greyhound
North Carolina
Charlotte
Pennsylvania
New York City
New York
New England
Ohio
Indiana
Homefolks Meeting Closure Marked by Ovation
Number 24 received a long ovation at the end of his address as Jackson, who presided until handing the gavel to Poyner, called the gathering a homefolks meeting and thanked the group for the privilege of serving as president while introducing the officers and delivering a brief speech.
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Jackson
Poyner
State Unemployment Pay Up 10 Percent in Alabama
Montgomery AP report shows December unemployment benefits in Alabama totaling 490,679 dollars, up ten percent from November. Industrial relations Director Fleetwood Darnley cites shipyard and foundry layoffs, metals industry claims, and bad weather as drivers, with women 35.1 percent of payments and white claimants 75.2 percent.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Fleetwood Darnley
Anniston
Weary County
Jefferson
Darnley
Pauley Denies Inside Information in Commodity Deals
California oil magnate and former Democratic treasurer Pauley admits profits from commodity markets totaling nearly 1000000 since the war and since joining Army Secretary Royall’s staff. He accuses Harold Stassen of falsehoods and ignorance, says six months of his records show 14 losses, and argues his trading followed normal market patterns.
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California
Democratic Party
Army
Kenneth C. Royall
Stassen
Senators
Pauley
Harold Stassen
Anderson
Governors To Talk On FEPC Opposition at Tallahassee Meeting
Governor Ben Laney said he will push to discuss at the Southern Governors Conference in Tallahassee a proposed opposition to FEPC legislation. The February meeting will consider regional higher education facilities for the South. Laney acted after Arkansas Free Enterprise Association urged a special session to oppose congressional action aimed at eradicating employment discrimination.
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Little Rock
Ben Laney
Southern Governors Conference
Tallahassee Fair
Laney
Arkansas Free Enterprise Association
Governors Conference
Ben
British Emigrants Brave Sahara Desert Fleeing Postwar Austerity
London report by Dan L Thrapp notes thousands of British emigrants set out overland 6000 miles to South America amid shipping shortages and postwar austerity. Many stranded in Algiers, some die, others break financially. Foreign Office warns perilous journey, outlines safety, vehicle, and provisioning requirements.
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Dan L
Thrapp
London
South America
Sahara Desert
Foreign Office
Algiers
Oran
Nigeria
Cape
South Africia
Cape Town
South Africa
England
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Pair Accused With Wood Pleads Guilty
In Chatom Alabama two men O R Singleton and G M Hollinghead pleaded guilty to violating Alabama game laws tied to hunting from a car near Highway 29 three miles west of Wagarville on January 11. Justice A T Richardson imposed fines of 25 dollars plus costs. Washington County Rep J Emmett Wood faces separate charges. Wood chairs the House conservation committee and serves as administrative assistant to Gov James E Folsom.
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Washington County
Richardson
Wood
Henson
Wagarville
House Conservation Committee
James E Folsom
Virginia Cops Check Missing Plane Tip
State Police in Richmond reported a Hillsboro woman heard a plane near her home and then an explosion. Troopers were dispatched from Culpeper to search the area where a two engine Coast Guard plane with five men aboard was said to have vanished in the mountains northwest of Washington.
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Richmond, Va
Hillsboro
Culpepper
Washington
Virginia
Coast Guard
When A Plumber's Free That's News
ANADARKO Oklahoma report says plumber L T Taylor fixed a leaky bathroom drain at Mrs Wilburn E Law's residence, then learned two calls came in for Mrs W E Law. The mix up caused free service but no charges were made. The item notes plumbers earn 2 25 an hour.
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Anadarko, Okla
W. E. Law
Woman Arrested In $7,728 State Theft
Gwen Garson, 24, was arrested in a Richmond hotel by FBI agents and charged as a fugitive from Knoxville Tennessee. She faces a hearing before a United States commissioner before being returned to Knoxville for alleged theft of 7, 723 dollars from a DeKalb County Alabama resident in November 1946. Garson traveled to Richmond by air from Miami Florida.
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Richmond
FBI
Gwen Garson
Knoxville
Tenn
United States
Charles W. Brown
DeKalb County
Alabama
Brown
Garson
Miami
Folsom Names Second Year State Staff
Governor James E. Folsom announced ten members for his second year personal staff and said predecessors are moving to the state militia staff. Col. W. V. Lyerly will remain as head of honorary colonels. new appointees include Jack Garrard Birmingham Jack Pratt Carrollton Ed Pepper Ashland L W Gentry Moulton Ben Tucker Clanton Cleve Stokes Montgomery Joe Rokis Birmingham R B Burkhalter Center Olen Hearn Albertville Frank Bunkley Mobile. Additional members will be announced soon.
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Montgomery
James E. Folsom
Col
W. V
Bill) Lyerly
Tallassee
Jack Garrard
Birmingham
Jack Pratt
Carrollton
Ed Pepper
Ashland
L. W. Gentry
Moulton
Ben Tucker
Clanton
Cleve Stokes
Joe Rokis
R. B. Burkhalter
Center
Olen Hearn
Albertville
Frank Bunkley
Mobile
Elevator Tag Mischief Halts 19-Story Chase
In Des Moines a 12 year old boy and four janitors played a half hour game of elevator tag through 19 floors of an office building during rush hour. The chase ended when a janitor cut power. The boy said he used the elevator to reach the toilet and he was released to parents with a juvenile-report order for Monday.
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Des Moines
Juvenile Bureau
Young Father Hears 962 Questions Daily
Cedar Falls Iowa. A young father, Dwayne Rogers, spent seven hours tallying a four-year-old Chicago boy’s questions. The total reached 962, revealing how insatiable a child’s curiosity can be. Rogers, a new dad of a four-month-old daughter, notes the daily barrage of queries and reflects on the experience.
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Cedar Falls
Dwayne Rogers
Chicago
Rogers
Butch
Three Men Dead in Rome Room Fire Investigated
Bryan County authorities opened an inquest after three men were found dead in a room at a tourist court. Fire and smoke traces were noted while a night attendant reported the deaths occurred between 4 and 4:30 p m. The coroner ordered further examination at the sheriff’s office.
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Rome
Ange” . Makten Fatite
HS Stonewrt
Dobbins” Towers
J. R. Willams
Bryan
Bryana
Papers and train inspection in divided Germany
The train to Berlin was delayed for hours after Russians halted the cars at Marienborn and demanded opening two sealed coaches with German passengers. British officials refused, the train was diverted, then permission was granted to inspect the papers of the German passengers.
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Bielefeld
Marienborn
Berlin
Community backs lifelike lung device purchase drive
The VFW and local supporters praise the community for securing an iron lung. Local doctors endorse the machine developed by the army, noting its value for patients from infants to 300 pounds and with three chest sizes to fit all. Special thanks go to newspapers and radio for backing the drive and to donors who funded the purchase.
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Menth
VFW
Fuller
Sample Fragment Shows Child Memory Practice
A fragment reflects a personal memory about Sally growing up and the speaker recalling practice moments. The line hints at verbal play and evolving understanding, capturing fragmented thoughts in a casual, nostalgic tone.
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Houston County Farmers Exchange
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Corry
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Bob Crawford
Houston Bar Association
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