Lee McGriff Dies In Birmingham
Lee McGriff Jr a longtime business figure and civic presence died in Birmingham after a life spanning partnerships with Nes std Collese and Fidelity Corporation. Survived by former wife Cree and two children including Lt. Lee Morrill Jr who served in the Pacific with 2 Forces and a daughter, McGriff was a Scottish Rite Mason and Shriner. Funeral services will be held from the residence.
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Juintua
Alauid
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Collese
Unclear OCR fragment outlines political dispute and parties
An unreadable OCR passage references multiple entities and a dispute between groups. The text is garbled with missing words making identification of people, places, or dates impossible.
Contested Cabinet Threats and Assembly Vote Amid Turmoil
Fragmented text reports Marek of France defending his position amid threats to resign if forced out. A controversial motion urged the government to answer to a constituent assembly to be formed in October. Separately, writers note ample winter legume seed but warn dealers to order parts due to transportation delays.
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Marek
France
Ann
Housing problem one of toughest facing England
A London dispatch outlines postwar debates on housing as part of the British wartime labor and economic plan. It notes Labor aims to speed housing construction, reform taxes, nationalize key industries, and expand wartime production while Potsdam talks continue. Allee returns for Commons swearing in Aug. 3 before heading back.
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London
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Pulsdam
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Georg
Jung
Labor
Allee
House of Commons
Potsdam
Sill
Army Units Arrive In U S From Europe Today
The Associated Press reports units reaching the United States today from Europe include New York based 3228th and 3241st Quartermaster Service Companies and 46th Quartermaster Truck Company. Hampton Roads, Virginia hosts 734 rotational troops and 17 officers. Yesterday arrivals at New York feature numerous air force and support units from the 15th Air Force including squadrons, groups, and depots, with Boston also receiving ordnance and service detachments.
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Europe
New York
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46Th Quartermaster Truck Company
Hampton Roads
15Th Air Force
584Th Air Service Group
6Th Air Service Engineer Squadron
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Ambitious U S stance shades UN charter vote
The U S Senate backed the United Nations Charter with two opposing votes boosting the President's claim that isolationism has waned under American public support. Reports note Australia snubbed the Truman-Churchill ultimatum to Japan while cautioning on drastic postwar divisions and pacific security. The interview reveals President Truman's views on soldiers overseas and family separations, as he reflects on wartime experiences and hopes for rapid homecoming for troops.
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Britain
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Japan
Australia
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Baiegma
Europe
Wat Gly
Harwood To Resume Duties As Attorney General Tomorrow
Harwood to resume duties as attorney general tomorrow after a vacancy. The official says Harwood will return to the post, following confirmation and prior service on the legal staff.
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Harwood
Georgia Captain s Official Washlady To Iwo Jima GIs
Captain Lister Payne Jr of Georgia leads Iwo Jima’s official laundry unit with two sergeants, James Rober Hall and Hugh Jarrett, handling 300 000 to 400 000 pieces weekly. Payne’s team, staffed largely by Black soldiers, runs day and night to meet massive wartime demand amid harsh island conditions and heavy dirt.
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la Grange
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Army Cooks
Bakers’ School
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Quartermaster Linders Company
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America
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Hall
Roanoke
Army Laundry
Hugh Jarrett
Atlanta
Hart
Strikes and Work Stoppages Expand Across Major Plants
The article continues detailing widespread labor unrest with stoppages ending as workers return. It cites a six day strike involving 20,000 at the Dodge-Chrysler plant and a 30,000 strong Wright Aero workforce across five plants in Ridewood East Patterson and nearby areas.
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Chrysler Corporation
Wright Aerofmnantical
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East Patterson
Debate urged on tax diversification proposal in Alabama
Montgomery ALA AP report outlines a clash over Governor Chauncey Spore Jubwine Tex Giversia and a tax diversification amendment. Proponents challenge opponents to a public debate as supporters push fiscal reforms while critics argue the levy won’t cut ad valorem taxes. Finance Director Hayse Tucker to speak at a joint Wetumpka clubs meeting. Sparks to address the issue on statewide radio August 6. Governor Sparks plans first official address August 9 in Munroeville.
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Munroeville
Cabinet Members Plan Nabbing Tax Evaders
Three new Cabinet members and the acting Price Administrator met with Attorney General Tom Clark to map a government drive against tax evasion and black markets. Fred Vinson Clinton Anderson and James G Hogers Jr ate lunch with Clark and indicated a statement would be issued after the meeting.
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Secretary of the Treasury
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Secretary of Agriculture
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James G. Hogers, Jr
Tom Clark
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Two Dale Men Held On Liquor Law Count
Gus Glover Jr of Newton and Ewell Morsley of Daleville were arrested near Vicksburg on prohibition violations. Agent Lake Burdick and Chief Deputy Sheriff J T Casey plus Deputy Freddie Moore seized about one quart of moonshine. Both posted $300 bonds and were released.
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Ewell Morsley
Daleville
Lake Burdick
J. T. Casey
Freddie Moore
Casey
Fram Page me Worder report on Senate powers and military use
The fragment discusses proposals on presidential use of forces and war powers, with La Follette and Revercomb voicing doubts. It cites Senator Vandenberg and a Foreign Relations Committee text, noting emerging resolutions and the question of central authority in war guidance.
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Foreign Relatioes Committee
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Snake handling cultists plan new ritual under fire
Four snakes died in the melee but two were saved for a jeter meeting. A forthcoming ceremony with snakes was announced. Readers performed flame-mouth exercises as part of the faith healing rite. A man from Cumberland, Ky. claimed a bite without swelling while Magistrate John Keller of Harlan Ky. cited eight healer deaths from snake bites as substantiated.
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Raymond Hayes
Cumberland
John Keller
Harlan
Allied air and naval raids pound Hamatsu and Ise Bay area
Domei reported raids targeting airfields and factories while Mustangs bombed bases near Ise Bay and Osaka. Nimitz HQ tallies 1,076 Japanese planes and 915 ships lost or damaged since July, as Hamatsu is described three miles inland with fires visible for miles.
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Associated Press
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Law panel probes 1942 bad debt deduction in loan case
The House Ways and Means Committee broadened its inquiry into a 1942 income tax bad debt deduction linked to a loan. Chairman Coughton announced expansion to other parts of the country. Representative Knutson stressed the aim to protect government revenues from these deductions. Bon Coughton declined comment as the member seeks release from active duty.
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Three Of Seven Escaped Florida Convicts Nabbed
Florida officials report three of seven escaped inmates recaptured near daylight after breaking from a state prison camp. The four still at large include John J. Dew 32 Donald Henderson 37 Edward Perry 20 and Harold Leininger 10 years. guards Slater Groover James H Smith and Joseph E Crews were identified as recaptured or involved.
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Fis
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State Prison Division
Gerk S L. Walters
John J. Dew
Donald Henderson
Duval County
Edward Perry
Escambia County
Harold Leininger
Slater Groover
Dade County
James H Smith
Joseph E. Crews
Duval Court
Laval Ordered To Leave Spain Immediate Return
Madrid based Cifra reports former Vichy Premier Pierre Laval has been ordered by Spain to return at once to Northern Italy after traveling to Barcelona with collaborationist companions. The dispatch says Laval must board the German plane that brought him to Spain, with the pilot later heading to Paris where the French government waits.
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Laval
Mrs. I M Valenting Funeral Set Tuesday
Mrs. I M Valenting of Ozark dies at seventy after an illness. Funeral services are planned for Tuesday at Revo Church with burial at Helmies Cemetery. Survived by husband Ralph, sons George, Howard, and others.
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Ralph Velentine
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