Georgia Gubernatorial Race Highlights County Unit Split
With 151 of 159 counties counted, Carmichael leads in unit votes 134 to 234 for Talmadge as Georgia’s county unit system shapes the race. The 410 unit votes require 206 for nomination, and Carmichael also leads in the statewide popular tally amid a record turnout.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Savannah
Talmadge
South
U.S. Supreme Court
Ays
Carmichael
E. D. Rivers
Hoke O'Kelley
Rivers
O'Kelley
Lawmakers tied to munitions calls face probe
The panel revealed calls between Washington offices and Barkley and May of Kentucky linked to the wartime munitions combine. Barkley denied knowledge of the calls while acknowledging his son’s brief employment with a company in the group. Dickstein, now a New York judge, was flagged for frequent contact. May was urged to testify with counsel.
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Jean Bates
Washington
Barkley
McCormack
Sabath
May
D-Ky
Charles Chance
Chance
Garsson
David
Combine
the Sun
Army Air Forces
Murray Garsson
Rep
Dickstein
D-Ny
Munitions Combine
Lake Placid
N.Y
New York State Supreme Court
Howe Immigration Committee
Joseph Freeman
Freeman
Freemen's Office
House Miliary Committee
War Department
Scouts Seek Advancements And Troop Renewals In Dothan Area
Monthly board reviews advance to Eagle for Billy Gregory and First Class for Baker Kemmer Gerald Condon. Merit badges for Gregory Buford Nichols and Billy Williams cover athletics cooking first aid life saving personal health and swimming. Ettfaula Troop 13, Geneva Troop 40, and Dothan Negro Pack 61 file for troop renewals with sponsors First Baptist Church Rotary Club and local leaders guiding scoutmaster and committee roles.
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Baker Kemmer
Gerald Condon
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Nichols
Billy Williams
Buford Nichols
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Billy Jlama
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Dothan
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Te First Baptist Church
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Lillie Truett
Ane W. Jones
War Department dismissals spark protest and debate
Five civilians including Number 12 Harry and Irving Spector plus Abraham Kotelchuck face appeals to the Secretary of War under civil service rules. General Irks noted Patterson declined to the protesting group to avoid prejudicing a deal. Mason said the War Department’s wartime union dealings show anti union bias, while insisting only strong evidence led to discharge and that the FBI is not involved.
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Irving Spector
Abraham Kotelchuck
Vill Weiss
Raeabel Mendelsen
Irks
Patterson
Mason
Ar Department
Deral Bureau of Investigation
Divorce causes show cruelty leading failures this year
Number 18 nt was cruelty, which accounted 22 of the marriage failures here a year. The top-heavy list showed also mparatively few charges of ultery and other causes. In the jet of their frequency this year, 'he causes accounted for legal parations as follows: adultery, violence, 1, and annulment, 1. This breakdown of the total num b of divorces granted does not elude this month's cases as no strict record had been made of sm today.
Helping COs Vondon Ends Ban on Grading Conscientious Objectors
A policy change lifts the ban on grading and promotion of conscientious objectors in the civil service. The APi-A ban is removed, marking a shift in official treatment of objectors and career advancement in public service.
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Vondon
Fire prevention move aims to cut Dothan losses
Ryan cited 1945 fire damage of 45 million dollars higher than 24 months of German blitz on Britain and announced a new city fire inspector to visit all local businesses to push preventive measures. The chief warned that a four decade dormancy does not prove safety as fire hazards grow from aging wood and deteriorating building materials.
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British Isles
Dothan
Pricing shifts and Senate moves on wartime controls
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 3 percent weekly rise in 900 commodity wholesale prices through July 13, reaching 120.7 percent of the 1926 average, up seven percent for July and 14 percent since last August. A fractional decline in the index of 28 basic commodities mirrors the ongoing effect of price controls expiration. Congress considers reviving price ceilings with a Senate subcommittee proposing a bill by Taft Tobey Radcliffe. the bill excludes meat dairy eggs milk cotton seed soybeans and related products along with tobacco and petroleum products, amid talks of possibly restoring ceilings for most foods except meat and poultry.
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Senate
Taft
Tobey
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Radcliffe
Navy discharge for Ray J. Goynes from Dothan
Ray J. Goynes of Dothan has been discharged after 22 months of Navy service. The Navy Personnel Separation Center in Memphis Tennessee announced the release. He served 15 months in the Pacific theater and participated in four major engagements, earning one battle star.
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Dothan
Navy
Fter
Naval Personnel Separation Center
Meimons
Tenn
Pacific
C-47 Crashes Near Goodland Kansas Kills 11
A C41 military transport crashed and burned west of Goodland Kansas during a severe electrical storm killing 10 passengers and three crew. The craft, en route from Topeka to the west coast with a Lowry Field stopover, was found burned with bodies scattered in a wheat field about ’s west. Watches showed 10 10 as the time of death.
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Kas
Here
Stubbie
Kansas
Scout Billy Gregory To Get Eagle Badge
Fourteen year old Billy Gregory son of Mr and Mrs W W Gregory of 30 East Crawford will receive the Eagle badge at the next Court of Honor. He is patrol leader of the Hawk patrol in Do than Trooy 22 and has been in Scouting since 1942. He served as Den Chief of Pack 22, worked on Camp Rotary staff, is a member of the Spotlite staff and Cowikee Lodge Order of the Arrow. His patrol won a blue ribbon at the Houston camporee this year.
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W. W. Gregory
East Crawford Street
J. W. Cooke
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Hawk Patrol
Dothan Trooy
Camp Rotary
Spotlite
Cowikee Lodge
Order of the Arrow
Houston
Baseball's Grand Lady Needs No Wallpaper
Mrs. Lucy Caldwell, 70, of Columbus is known as The Grand Old Lady of Baseball. She has walls covered with pictures of diamond heroes and has served as an official scorer in Columbus since 1916. She won the Grandstand Manager’s contest by the Columbus Red Birds, earning a season pass to all games.
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Lucy Caldwell
Columbus
Caldwell
Columbus Red Birds
American Association
Red Bird
Frederick the Great drank coffee with mustard
The Britannica notes Frederick the Great added mustard to his coffee for a stronger taste. He reportedly lived to age 46.
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Chicago
Frederick the Great
Entevelopedia Britannica
Frederick
Watch on flagship alarm as flare fires early before atomic test
Watchers aboard the flagship witnessed a flash when a miniature bomb flare launched an hour early over the target fleet. Blandy insisted the accidental firing of the flare could not happen to the atomic bomb and cautions are elaborate to ensure no premature detonation while crew are miles away in safety.
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Blandy
Three Georgia Congressional Races Put In Doubt
In Georgia, three congressional races remain unsettled after Wednesday's Democratic primary as unit vote rules and close counts threaten runoffs. Henderson L. Latham, Floyd County solicitor general, claimed a slot in the 80th Congress, while Helen Mankin and James Davis contest seating amid disputed conventions. Reps. Cox, Vinson, Wood, Pace, Camp, and Brown faced no opposition, with Wheeler leading in the 8th by popular vote.
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James C. Davis
Malcolm Tarver
Henderson Lanhan
Tarvett
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Gibson
W. M. Wheeler
High Peterson
Eugene Cox
Carl Vinson
John Wood
Atlanta
Henderson L. Latham
Floyd
Rome
Malcolm C. Tarver
Hugh Peterson
Prince Preston
Victar
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Peterson
Preston
Bryan County
Helen Douglas Mankin
Superior Court
John $. Gibson
Conress
Vinson
Jonn Wood
Steve Pace
Sidney Camp
Paul Brown
Democratic Executive Committee
Wheeler
Sth
Robert Ramspeck
Man Struck On Head In Arrest At Headland Dance
Headland police chief said Virgil Massey of Ashford was struck on the head during his arrest for disorderly conduct at a local dance. Massey was jailed then released on bond about two hours later and received medical treatment. the chief saw a knife in Massey’s hand when he struck.
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Headland
Robert Espy
Virgil Massey
Ashford
Massey
Espy
Thoughtful Opera Berlin Angers American Sailors
In Berlin the German State Opera House production of Madame Butterfly unsettles fraternizing American servicemen who escort partners to the Russian sector venue. The plot features a U S naval officer, a Geisha girl, and a foreign-born child in a controversial romance.
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Berlin
Madane Bunterfly
Pays To Advertise in Argentina Duel Code Still Varies
AP News describes Argentina's lingering duel culture where formal ads and letters retract statements to preserve honor. It notes infrequent public exchanges, dinners, and a practice of drafting external documents to claim satisfaction of honor, despite legal prohibition and lack of arrests.
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Argentina
Per Diem Forecast Says State May Raise Allowances
Montgomery Ala AP State Finance Director Hayse Tucker warned unless price controls return to foods and living costs state employees may struggle with current expense allowances. He noted meals rising beyond 4 41 per diem and that Montgomery costs average 83 cents vs OPA 55 to 65 cents. The state can pay up to 5 per diem.
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Montgomery
Ala
Hayse Tucker
Formula For Ink Is Really A Sticker
New York AP reports Walter Lindenthal a chemist, tried a printing ink formula that instead cures loose tool handles and wobbly chair legs. The liquid compound expands wood fibers then prevents shrinkage in the dry lift out process, leading Lindenthal to form a partnership with Jule von Sternberg to sell the compound retail.
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New York
Walter Lindenthal
Lindenthal
Jule von Sternberg
Davis joins U S Constabulary in Germany
Pfc. Lee A. Davis, son of Mel Lecta Davis of Dothan route three, has been assigned to the 10th Armored Infantry Battalion of the U S Constabulary. The force is a mobile security unit policing the American zone in Germany and Austria, as announced by the public relations office.
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Lee A. Davis
Mel. Lecta Davis
Dothan
US. Constabulary
Germany
Austria
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10Th Armored Infantry
Navy discharge for Sullivan at New Orleans center
Edgar Lyndon Sullivan MoMM-3-c USN, former Dothan Eagle employee, was discharged from the Navy at the Naval Personnel Separation Center in New Orleans. He served 44 1/2 months, including 11 months on sea duty in the South Pacific. his parents are Mr and Mrs W E Sullivan of Cottondale, formerly of Dothan.
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Edgar Lyndon Sullivan
USN
Dothan Eagle
U.S. Navy
Naval Personnel Separation Center
New Orleans
Sullivan
W. E. Sullivan
Cotton Geale
Dothan
Navy
South Pacific
Roosevelt purge attempt cited in 1938 Oklahoma visit
Thomas recalls President Roosevelt not helping him in 1938 Oklahoma and notes Roosevelt’s failed primary purge of Democratic Senators. The speech also credits Roosevelt with aiding the defeat of Rep. John J. OConnor of New York.
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Oklahoma
Thomas
Mr. Roosevelt
John 3.O’connor
Communists Distrust Allied War Effort Says Daladier
Daladier says Communist factions in the United States and France showed hostility to the war effort. They opposed aiding Britain and criticized munitions producers while accusing Roosevelt of profits. He laments Communist enthusiasm for fighting Germans waned after the German-Russian pact.
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