Truman eyes Senate at large future hinted during visit
Washington Greatly unsettled by President Truman’s surprise Senate visit reveals his past talking points on ex Presidents serving as Senators at Large with full rights save voting. Senator Brewster noted the quip about potential interest someday while Brooks earns rare unanimous backing to help end a funding stalemate with the House. In Egypt Cairo Moslem Brotherhood leader Hassan El Banna threatens rebellion if Sudan demands and British troop withdrawal are not taken to the United Nations Security Council.
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Senate
Truman
White House
Brewster
R-Me
Brooks
Rich
Appropriations
Agriculture
House
Egypt
Sudan
U. N. Security Council
Hassan el Banna
Mahmoud Fahmy
Nekrasky Pasha
Washington Trials Kaiser Hughes War Contract Inquiry
Senate investigative hearings begin on Henry Kaiser and Howard Hughes wartime contract worth 40 million dollars for aircraft production. Cabinet alumni expected to testify as Army and Navy deny pressuring for planes amid crossfire over procurement.
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Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
Henry J. Kaiser
Howard Hughes
Army
Navy
Industry Is Built On Shark Steaks in North Carolina
Morehead City hosts a growing shark catch industry. Ed Warren runs two boats offshore fifteen miles, processing and freezing sharks for markets from Tennessee to New York. Fins, skins, and meat find ready demand, catering to gourmets, feather markets, and various buyers with some sharks weighing up to 190 pounds. The report notes a housing project at Boulder Creek and a San Jose printer finishing a long awaited cabin. Also mentions Maine as a leading potato state.
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Morehead City
N.C
Ed Warren
Tennessee
New York
Warren
Heyers
Legionnaires Elect James A Lane As State Commander
James A Lane of Huntsville was elected state commander of the American Legion, defeating Hosmer Scott of Jasper after a close camp and ballot vote. The convention also defeated a resolution for a federal bonus for veterans and approved a constitutional amendment to admit Negro members on a state basis. Maj. Gen. Orvil A Anderson addressed air power in the war against Japan, and Lt. Gen. Lawton Collins urged centralized intelligence and balanced mobilization planning.
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Montgomery
James A. Lane
Huntsville
American Legion
Legion
Lane
Department
Hosmer Scott
Jasper
Northern Area
Ottis L. Cooper
Red Level
William S. Perry
Camden
Charles H. Porter
Tuscumbia
Arch Ferrel
Phenix City
Central
John Wersand Fairhope
Southern Area
Willie Shipper
Mabie
Chaphan
McCoy Guithere
Taglencoi
Joe C. Acer
Sablivent
Joe Gorman
Albertville
Frank G. Jones
Ft. Payne
A. A. Massensate
Akron
Robert
FL Carlisle
Homewood
Stephen Grant
Robert Locke
Butler
GC. Benton
Atmore
Eigth
A. T. Ansley
Samson
James S. Saiba
Florence
Sam Taylor T
Birmingham
Jo AL Tucker
Union Springs
CT. McParland
Althouugh
Alabama
McFirland
Orvil A. Anderson
Air War College
AAF Air University
Maxwell Field
Japan
Five Jackson County Boys Earn Forestry Certificates
Five Jackson County boys received certificates for completing their first year in forestry work. The awards were given at the annual forestry training school at Camp O Leno State Park near High Springs. Recipients are Norris Hartzog Greenwood J Harold Rogers Marianna David Lewis Cottondale John Patrick Malone and Eugene Pelt Cypress. The course is run by the State Forestry Department with participants selected from local Future Farmers of America chapters.
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Marianna
Jackson County
Camp O'Leno State Park
High Springs
Norris Hartzog
Greenwood
J. Harold Rogers
David Lewis
Cottondale
John Patrick
Malone
Eugene Pelt
Cypress
State Forestry Department
Future Farmers of American
Rex Toole
FFA
Ratings Open For Navy Enlistees In 1947 Program
United States Navy enlistment program opens ratings up to Second Class Petty Officer for those discharged since August 15, 1945. Electronics branch personnel may attain Chief Petty Officer, while those discharged at Petty Officer Third Class or lower keep their rate. The offer runs to October 31, 1947 with regional recruitment itineraries listed for Geneva, Hartford, Ozark, Elba, Enterprise, Eufaula, Marianna, Panama City, Defuniak Springs, Chipley, Bonifay, Graceville, Clayton, Donalsonville, Colquitt and Blakely.
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USNR
USN I
Navy
Geneva
Hartford
Ozark
Elba
Enterprise
Eufaula
Marianna
Panama City
Defuniak Springs
Chipley
Bonifay
Graceville
Clayton
Donalsonville
Colquitt
Blakely
Marianna Chamber Sets Record Forum
The Marianna Chamber of Commerce will hold its second open forum Monday, July 28, at the courthouse with F. T. MacKinnon presiding. Louis T. Bass will give an outline of the previous session.
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Marianna
Marianna Chamber of Commerce
F. T. MacKinnon
Louis T. Bass
Dothan Lions Club Sees Bikini Film at Meeting
The Dothan Lions Club watched a U S Army film on the Bikini atomic test at the Thursday meeting near the Houston Hotel. The film, loaned by the recruiting office in Dothan, was shown for eight members present. Rev W O Phillips, tail twister of the Lions of Enterprise, was a guest.
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U. S. Army
Dothan
Realty In Reality Is a Doggone Sham
Kansas City real estate tale recounts a sale canceled after a dog is struck by a car in a quiet street. A client sought a safe neighborhood for his dogs, but a sudden accident revealed the risk and ended the deal.
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Kansas City
Potatoes From Europe Dominate Early Starch Trade
European potatoes supply the bulk of starch crops, with imports shaping regional markets. Analysts note the long tradition of potato farming in Europe and its impact on industrial starch production, while importers track price trends and harvest quality across major ports.
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