Young Junior High Leads In Donations To Polio Fund Drive
Students at Young Junior High School on Saturday turned in dime cards totaling 275.00, the highest contribution yet from any City or County School. Lee Herlong, Houston County March of Dimes chairman, reported the results. Additional gifts included 81.19 from Dothan High School, 28.80 from Harmon School, and 6.20 from Gordon. Prior totals from Minnie T. Heard School 123.35 and Highland School 158.45 also listed, with other schools contributing. A birthday ball next Wednesday at the Country Club sells for 1.50 per couple. A March of Dimes program on radio networks WAGE and others, January 20, will feature leaders from the White House and entertainment figures. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s legacy and infantile paralysis centers are noted.
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Young Junior High
Lee Herlong
Houston County
March of Dimes
Minnie
T. Heard
Dothan High School
T. G. Vaughn
Harmon School
Gordon
E. W. Willis
Harmon
John R. Blackwell
Minnie T. Heard
Dora Cook
Highland School
E. O. Folkes
Southside
Alice Elliott
Rose Hill
Sara Abt
Webb
Charles Brewer
Country Club
Mutual Broadcasting System
American Broadcasting Company
Associated Broadcasting System
Radiotation Wage
Truman
Bazil O'Connor
National Foundation For
White House
Rob Hope
Dinah Shore
Edgar Bergen
Charlie McCarthy
Frank Sinatra
Jerry Colonna
Ken Carpenter
Meredith Willson
Roosevelt
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Georgia Warm Springs Foundation
Grand Jury Session For Houston County Will Start Monday
Houston County's first grand jury session of the year will begin Monday morning. William Wesley Oliver faces first degree murder charges in connection with his son William Glenn Oliver's death. Chief Deputy J T Casey says the investigation is as complete as possible and ready if needed. State Investigator J W Kitchens assisted County officers and arrived Friday, then returned to Montgomery. Glenn Oliver was found in Central of Georgia Railway yards after a switch engine passed over him. the toxicologist said the throat was slashed and death occurred before the engine contact.
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Houston County
William Wesley Oliver
J.t.casey
Casey
J. W. Kitchens
Montgomery
Oliver
William Glenn
Central of Georgia
Victory Clothing Campaign Draws Strong City Support
Dothan citizens generously contributed to the Victory Clothing Campaign on Saturday with a wide canvass of residential areas. About 50 Boy Scouts and City trucks collected throughout the day, filling the City Hall stage, as publicity chairman Lee Shugeman announced the drive ends January 31 and missed items may be brought to City Hall.
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Dothan
Victory
Lee Shugeman
Shugerman
Japan Maneuvering For Fishing Rights
Tokyo reports that Japan seeks to restore a fishing empire in the Pacific after defeat. Allied headquarters say officials have carried out a campaign to break free from restricted zones and resume net exploitation in distant waters despite surrender limits.
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Tokyo
Japan
Tmertt Marine
Pacific
Ery
Hicswa Stays In Japan Until Case Review
The War Department said PFC Joseph E. Hicswa is kept in Japan as his death sentence in Tokyo is reviewed. Representative Hawkes of New Jersey stated he informed Hicswa and his family of the decision and will await U.S. review.
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Hicswa
Japan
Case
Washington
War Department
Joseph E. Hicswa
Tokyo
Afor Hawkes
R-Nj
Seiler
Hieswa Wad Wehe
United States
Auto collision at Main and Oates injures Calhoun
An automobile driven by Thur man Calhoun was damaged slightly after a collision at the intersection of Main and Oates streets. Police accident records indicate the incident occurred yesterday noon. The other vehicle involved was driven by Windsor McKay.
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Thurman Calhoun
Main
Oates
Windsor McKay
Revenue Board Races Set for Exciting Houston Primaries
The Board of Revenue races in Houston are shaping up for May 7 and June 4 with contests in four districts. Incumbent L. E. Boswell faces no opposition in District One while District Two features a three way race among Ralph Cameron Robert Meadows and J C Fowler. District Three pits W Perry Calhoun against Luthar Danzy and District Four matches H O Summerford with S W Croom. Baxley and Hardwick seek reelection and state senate run respectively.
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NATO
FAULE
Board of Revenue
Houston
L. E. Boswell
J. B. Trawick
Keener Baxley
W. Guy Hardwick
State Senate
Baxley
Hardwick
Henry
Sith
Baxley Nor
Bids On 15 State Postwar Road Jobs Total $3,083,000
Alabama bid results show 15 postwar road projects funded with federal matching support. Low bids total 3.083 million, slightly above engineers estimates, with Roadway Construction Co. of Montgomery and Goodwyn and Murphee of Troy among bidders for several contracts.
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Montgomery
Ala
Robin Swift
Alabama
Swift
Lowndes County
Mt. Wiling
Wilcox
Vandigriffe Construction Co
Goodwyn and Murphee
Troy
Marshall County
Five Governors Hopefuls Speak At Roadbuilders Meeting
Five candidates for Governor voiced confidence and outlined road building plans while not releasing full platforms. At a Friday meeting with Gov Chammey Sparks, they predicted victory or outlined aims, naming cabinet age preferences and promising to appoint the best people for state jobs.
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W. T. Maenoe
Montgomery
Ala
Chammeey Sparks
Joe N. Poole
James E. Folsom
Cullman
Handy Ellis
Gordon Persons
Public Service Commission
Elbert Boozer
Calhoun County
Folsom
Roadbuilders
Iran Says Soviet Interference In Iran Proved
Iran’s UN delegation delivered a Jan 26 note to the Security Council asserting clear proof of Soviet interference in Iran. The move followed the election of Ahmed Qavam as premier, who pledged direct talks with Russia, raising questions about Iran’s response to the Security Council complaint and possible withdrawal or delay.
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John A. Pareis
London
Tapi
Iran
United Nations
Security Council
Ahmed Qavam Es Saltaneh
Russia
Ahmed Qavam
Soviet Union
Tehran
No. 10
New Trans U S Flight Record Set By Jet Plane
Col William H Councill piloting a Lockheed P-80 jet plane flew 2,407 miles from Long Beach California to LaGuardia New York in 4 hours 14 minutes 26 seconds setting a new transcontinental record. averaged 584.62 mph observers noted the aircraft’s speed over Allentown and Coney Island as it completed the course with support from two companion P-80s refueling at Topeka.
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New York
Col
Wiliam H Council
Long Beach
Calif
la Guardia Field
la Guardia
Councill
Allentown
Coney Island
Council
M. C. Smith
Topeka
Kan
Ishna S. Babel
Administration supporters seek to break Truman program deadlock
Washington AP Administration Congressional leaders pressed to move on President Truman’s legislative program. House plans quick action on several measures as Senate pace hinges on ending anti filibuster. White House proposals include returning USES to state control. GOP and Southern Democrats seek state oversight a year early.
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Administration
William F. Arbogast
Washington
Truman
Congress
House
Cormack
Massachusetts
Senate
White House
United States Employment Service
Layoffs Loom as 31000 Steelworkers Idle in Alabama
Alabama ends first steel strike week with over 81,000 workers idle and thousands more at risk due to materials shortages. Birmingham and Gadsden plants halted production since the 12:01 a.m. Saturday strike, with smaller plants cutting schedules and Rheem shutting lines, signaling broad disruption across railroads and steel fabrication sectors.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Gadsden
CIO
United Steelworkers
Rheem Manufacturing Co
Rountree to Probe Napier Field Use Status
State Director of Aeronautics Asa Rountree will personally inquire into Dothan and Houston County’s bid for Napier Field facilities during a Washington trip starting February 18. In a letter to the Commission he said he will attend to the Napier Field application and return with status information.
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Rountree
Napier
State Director of Aeronautics
Dothan
Houston County
Napier Field
Washington
Asa Rountree
Arronautica
Hin .Teturn
Arnall Faces Battle Over Naming Georgia Governor Successor
Georgia governor Ellis Arnall, barred from a second term, enters a hot campaign to choose his successor. Though seen as eager for a second term by some, he wants to protect reforms. The legislature refused to lift the term ban, leaving Arnall silent on specific candidates as he stays in the political fray.
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Arnall
Georgia
Atlanta
Ellis Arnall
Seys
Agif
Senate
Batte
Amal
Gene Talmadge
E. D. Rivera
Hoy V. Harris
City offers recreation center funds sent to Washington
The City Commission forwarded a $9,840.65 offer for the Dothan Recreation Center facilities to the Federal Works Administration in Washington for consideration. An FWA regional office in Atlanta had said final action would come from the administrator. The offer, 2 percent of the FWA's original investment of $39,362.20, was approved after an FWA representative accepted the proposal and supplied a check for consideration. The site remains city property.
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City Commission
Dothan Recreation Center
Federal
Worke Administration
Washington
FWA
Atlanta
Commission
Short Says Marshall, Gerow, Miles Ducked Out Of Attack
Gen. Waller Short named Marshall Gerow and Miles as targets of blame in Pearl Harbor case. He testified before the Senate-House committee that the War Department tried to make him scapegoat. Short questioned alert status in Hawaii and cited internal War Department memoranda on court-martial prospects.
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Marshall
Gerow
Miles
William T. Peacock
Washington
Waller C
George C. Marshall
L. T. Gerow
Sherman Miles
War Department
Pearl Harbor
Benate Houre
Haewalian Islands
Xergunon
Rmich
Hawaii
Witneas
Fle
Fingerprints in Kidnap Slaying Point to Possible Suspect
Chicago AP report notes fingerprints on ransom note offered a vital clue in the Sivanne Deguan kidnapping case. Chief Storms said prints from a lab match a person known to local police. no charges yet. Plaintiff Smet seeks 100000 damages in Superior Court for alleged abuse during detention by officials.
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Chicago
Waller Storms
Dignay
Storms
FHI
Washington
Tarwin
Sivanne Deguan
Dan 7
Freezing Weather Forecast For Southern States Today
A cold air mass from Canada swept the eastern half of the country bringing the severest winter weather. Sub zero temperatures were forecast for parts of New England New York State and the Deep South with Georgia seeing readings as low as 22. International Falls Minnesota registered 34 degrees below zero as the cold wave moved south and east.
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Canada
Plains
Lakes
New England
New York State
Middle Georgia
International Falls
Minn
Pim
Tuna
Bemidji
Minnesota
Dakotas
Towa
Michigan
Montana
Wwyarming
Nebraska
Missouri
Weather Bureau
Georgia
Carolinas
North Georgia
Far West
I Plana States
Eastern Lakes Vegies
Meat Packers Urged To Return To Work In Labor Dispute
The CIO United Auto Workers reached wage agreements with Ford and Chrysler, while meat packers faced renewed union calls to resume operations as government seized plants. A union spokesman said workers should be ready to return, with timing dependent on Indianapolis headquarters guidance.
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Associated Press
CIO
United Auto Workers
CIO Meat Workers’ Union
Moriay
Kingan
Fastkner Packing Company
Dirisies
Kingum
Indiasepolis
Weacilem
Feces Union
Lester Tew
T. W. Berry
Wethan Reate Four
Ford Motor Co
Cio-Uaw
Chrysler Corp
Ford
Move To Shut Off FEPC Filibuster Faces Tough Going
Washington AP Myers and 40 senators push to end debate on the FEPC bill by a filibuster. The move seeks a two thirds vote to establish a permanent commission with power to curb employment discrimination. Southern opponents warn of rough parliamentary sailing as they plan to file the measure. Myers cites a government promise of equality for all races creeds and origins.
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Washington
Myera
Congress
Senate
FEPC
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Journal of the
Senate Proceedings of Law
Myers
United States
Gouin Reorganizes French Government
Paris reports President Gouin forms a new Cabinet to implement a massed reduction program in government spending. Georges Bidault likely remains Foreign Minister and Andre Phillip may become Finance Minister as the plan awaits acceptance by France’s three major parties.
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Gouin
France
Felix Gouin
Constituent Assembly
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Radio
Belef
Georges Bidault
Popular Republican Movement
Andre Phillip
Germans Get Second Vote Chance Today
In Frankfurt Germany political observers expect right of center parties to lead rural councils as Germans in over 10 000 communities vote today. Nearly 5 million people are eligible to vote. Some sources foresee a modest gain for the Somyniel party compared with last Sunday's results.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Sommyniel
Kahala Jy
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