Talmadge Leads Georgia Field In Unit Count
Georgia primary returns show Eugene Talmadge with a strong unit vote lead across 191 counties and a popular vote edge as tabulation proceeds. Carmichael trails in unit votes but leads in popular tally, while Rivers and O Kelley remain far behind with limited units and votes. Partial county results indicate Fulton County tilts Carmichael, and complete totals are still evolving.
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Talmadge
Georgia Field
Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
James V. Carmichnel
E D. Rivers
Hoke O'Kelley
Towns
Carmichael
O'Kelley
Rivers
J. Lon Duckworth
State Democratic Executive Committee
Georgia
James V. Carmichael
Ellis Arnall
U.S
Fulton
E. D. Rivers
McCorvey Urges Not Counting Holley Ballots
Alabama Democratic leader Gessner T. McCorvey announced the withdrawal of Thomas J. Holley from the U S Senate race and urged counties not to count or certify ballots cast for him in the July 30 special primary. The party will name a replacement nominee for the late Joe James of the Fourth Judicial District.
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Mobile
Thomas J. Holley
Alabama
Democratic Committee
Gessner T. McCorvey
Holley
McCorvey
State Committee
Joe James
Fourth Judicial District
Committee To Name Sorrell Successor
The Geneva County Democratic Executive Committee will nominate a successor to J E Sorrell of Slocomb as State representative after Sorrell died in a Mobile hotel fire. Gessner T McCorvey, chairman of the State Democratic Committee, said the time before Sept 5 for candidate certification is too brief for special primaries.
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Geneva County
Democratic Executive Committee
J. E. Sorrel
Slocomb
Mobile
Gessner T. McCorvey
Sorrell
McCorvey
Ice Cream Price Increases Spread Across Dothan
In Dothan the price of ice cream rose across outlets with variation by item. Cones rose from five to six cents, ten cent cups to 12 cents, pints up to 25 cents, and two pints no longer bundled at 35 cents. Wholesalers and manufacturers cited higher costs for milk fat and ingredients.
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Dothan
City appoints inspector to check fire hazards in businesses
Chief R H Ryan announces George Baker will serve as monthly fire hazard inspector across the city. Baker, eight year veteran who recently returned from eight months of sick leave after severe acid burns at VC Chemical, will be aided by another firefighter rotating. Propri
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R. H. Ryan
George Baker
Ryan
Sanitary Department
Baker
Fire Department
VC Chemical Company
Absentee Ballots Issued In Houston County Race
Probate Judge Saxon Poyner announced that twenty two absentee ballots have been issued for the Special Democratic primary. The deadline for ballot applications is July 25 for voters away on election day in Houston County.
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Saxon P. Poyner
Houston County
Poyner
U S Military Aircraft Output Falls Short Of Target
An industry report says military services received 637 planes in the first half this year including 90 bombers 488 fighters 42 transports and 37 helicopters. Officials warned minimum annual production of 3 000 planes is essential though funds and material shortages limit output to about 2 000 this year.
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The
Aircraft Industries Association, Manufacturers Organization
Air Coordinating Committee
State
War, Navy and
Commmerce Department
Civil Aeronautics Board
Air Coordinating
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Halstead Heads District Masons
New officers for the coming year were elected at the Twenty eighth District Masons annual meeting. Elected were G. D. Halstead Headland worshipful master E. M. Culbreth Columbia senior warden Lehman Johnson Dothan junior warden Jack Herring Brown's Crossroads senior deacon Paul McKinnon Dothan junior deacon N. W. Platt Headland secretary treasurer and J. M. F. Dupree Ashford tiler. Only routine business was on the agenda. The district comprises judges in Houston and Henry Counties.
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G. D. Halstead
Headland
E. M. Culbreth
Columbia
Lehman Johnson
Dothan
Jack Herring
Brown's Crossroads
Paul McKinnon
N. W. Platt
J. M. F. Dupree
Ashford
Tiler
Masonic District
Houston
Henry Counties
Extent Of Alabama License Validity Questioned
The Alabama Attorney General received a request for an opinion on the legality of marriage ceremonies performed with an Alabama license in another state. Probate Judge Saxon P. Poyner noted the Florida ceremony tied to a Houston County couple and that Alabama permits marriages by any authorized person within the state, but the out-of-state ceremony issue remains unsettled.
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Alabama
Saxon P. Poyner
Poyner
Houston County
Florida
Rehearsal Set For Baker Day Atoll Exercise
The article describes a rehearsal planned for Baker Day involving a hazardous device test at the Bikini Atoll with task force ships and mine vessels. It notes the last crew removals, a drydock substitute for a safety item ship, and the aim to test instruments and timing. Lieutenant Commander Simpson, speaking from Lynchburg Virginia, recalls the first atomic device detonation and emphasizes grasping the device's power.
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Bikini Atoli
Reyvine
Baber Tay
Inefiudine
Meike
Tast Instruments
Commmander Simpson
Lynchburg
Simpson
Able Day
Biktsi Tagaon
Young Fisherman Bags Nine Snakes
A fifteen year old named Lowell Cain went fishing near Ashford and instead found water moccasins. He shot each snake with a .22 rifle while his brother Oxwyn hung them on a roadside signboard, collecting nine snakes in about thirty minutes.
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Ashford
Lowell Cain
Lowell
A. J. Little
Oxwyn
Threat Of Civil War Faces China As Armies March
Chinese government and Communist state clash along the Yangtze river as rivals mobilize forces north of Nanking. Leaders Chou En Lai and Peng Hsueh pei accuse aggression and warn of escalating civil war while envoys seek Allied mediation and a possible move on Chongqing as tensions rise across several provinces.
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China
Nanking
Yangtze
Chou
Iel Lai
Nenke
Shenginsi
Peng de- Clarsd
Chongling
Iereime Capi
Marobab
Volos
Kuvling
Minnie Kropehel
Ssid
Marshall
John Leighton Sitk
Marctall
Wohier Lee
Shenelind
Noobhdos
Chom
Italian premier outlines Trieste compromise plan
Premier De Gasperi said Italy supports a Trieste internationalization plan backed by the four powers but hopes the Paris peace conference vetoes the move. He noted Italian fears for a new republic and warned that Belgrade may resist the settlement, as Yugoslavia and Albania doubt the solution.
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Rome
Premice Alerde de Gasper
Amerie Pberitmee
Trieste
Fuither Maly
Yugoslavia
Italy
Paris
Pat Saree Ah
Vupesdavic
de Gasperi
Belgrade
Vice Presimer
Edward Wardell
Pariicament
Etal
Maly
Alabama crime laboratory holds records of over five thousand cases
Auburn Alabama AP the states crime laboratory the state toxicology department has records of more than five thousand cases on file here and still struggles to meet demand. Dr C J Rehling heads the agency with offices at Alabama Polytechnic Institute and branches in Birmingham and Mobile. The lab provides free analyses to law agencies and private citizens and has helped solve a variety of crimes.
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Auburn. Ala
Alabama
State Toxicology Department
C. J. Rehling
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
L. Building
Isba
Birmingham
Mobile
Rehling
Pay Contract For Foremen Won By Lewis
A strained report outlines a pay contract dispute over foremen led by Lewis at Mine Workers. The piece notes government involvement and federal ownership aspects, with references to safety and working conditions and a Senate order affecting the situation.
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Lewis
Conferees Debate Prices and OPA Law Gaps
President Truman signaled he may seek a successor to Economic Stabilizer Bowles and asked Congress for authority to issue an OPA successor. Talks on revising price controls continued amid price rises after the control collapse, with Senate committees shaping potential action as conferees meet.
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Frances M. LE May Washington
Chester Bowles
Truman
Canellon
Congress
Maine
Tere
Braman
Senate
Probers Seek Law To Compel May To Testify
Senate War Investigating Committee says it uncovered new evidence in the War profits inquiry into a midwest munitions combine. Chairman Mead of the House Military Committee sought May to explain all activities. May has denied personal profit. The panel met behind closed doors and invited May to appear voluntarily with strict conditions.
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John W. Henderson Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
Midwest
May D-Ky
House Military Committee
Hind
Mead
D-Ny
Sime Mon
Miy
Ilinois
Combine
Wint
Francis Flanagan
Fee
Stalin reshuffles Red Army command and demotes Zhukov
Reports claim a major shakeup in Soviet military leadership with Marshal Zhukov demoted and other generals reassigned. Sources vary on reasons and timing, with some accounts noting disagreements over strategy and purges within high command.
Zhukov Reassigned as Soviet Red Army Moves High Command
Unconfirmed reports say Marshal Zhukov has been removed from command of all Red Army ground forces and reassigned to a regional post as part of a broad shake up. The move follows a Soviet drive to tighten discipline and state secrecy after the Red Army’s wartime prominence.
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United Press
New York
Stalin
Red Army
George K. Zikov
Soviet Union
Abcure
United Fess Ladey
Marchal Abukayr
Degsa Toitary
Hushith Eoanmilland
Oderia
Geo
Tena
Zhukov
Supreme Soviet
Rus
Urian
Hed Star
Yhukov
Camilan
Berlin
Eisenhower
United States
Treek Karayery
Sorrell Funeral Set For Tomorrow
Funeral arrangements are announced for Job Sorrell of Slocomb whose death occurred after a Mobile hospital fire incident. The service will be held at Slocomb Methodist Church with burial in the nearby cemetery. Survived by a large family including Mrs Os Bo Seni and several grandchildren.
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Slocomb
Geneva County
Mobile City
Inca
Mobile Hotel
Zoopom
Slocomab Methodist CF
Sorres
Paying Petitions Still Far Short Of Ten Mile Goal
Auditor Etty Waogier reported that requests for paving at approximately four blocks of City Streets have been received at City Hall. The petitions respond to an earlier announcement that the City would negotiate a new contract for street improvements.
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Etty
F T. Waogier
Memorial Services Planned For Goats In North Hollywood
In North Hollywood California the San Fernando Valley Goat Association will hold memorial services for goats that died in the Bikini atom bomb test. Taps will be blown and flags lowered to half mast at the ceremony. The association president Frank Poker said the claim that such sacrifices aid science does not serve humanity.
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North Hollywood
Calif
San Fernando Valley
CPA Acts To Halve Industry Hoarding Of Scarce Goods
The Civilian Production Administration imposes anti hoarding rules on refrigerators, washers, vacuum cleaners, sewing machines, and other essentials. Plants must not stock more than 30 days output or minimum inventory, or face loss of raw materials and tooling by August 1. Export limits may curb shipments abroad to prevent price manipulation.
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Washington
Civilian Production Administration
OPA
CPA
John D. Small
Kalving Oo
Eiftier
Houston County Road Department Cuts Payroll to Save Costs
County Engineer Milton Lurie reported to the Board of Revenue that personnel were cut from 92 for June 15 to 69 for July 1 15 reducing payroll by 1523.20 a month. Judge Saxon P Poyner said further cuts to reach 49 maintenance and four other workers by August 1 unless road maintenance suffers.
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Houston County Road Department
Milton Lurie
Board of Revenue
Saxon P. Poyner
Lurie
Road Department
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