Truman Keeping Close Tab on San Francisco Conference
Houston County trails the Seventh War Loan drive, about $200,000 short of the $37,000 quota. War Finance leaders urge intensified effort in the final ten days, praising buyers and warning millions of Americans to purchase their bonds. Local officials note both Dothan and the county have citizens who have not yet bought war bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
County War Finance Committee
Simulttareounty
State War Finance Committee
Ed Leigh McMillan
Goch
Alabama
National War Finance
Netor
Ted Gamble
Houson
Dothan
Bandit Robs Cullman Bank For About Five Thousand
A lone bandit robbed Cullman Farm- 8 Bank and Trust Co. of about 5000 at 1 30 p m today and fled toward Guntersville and Chatta- nooga. Cashier Brunner was inside, bandit not masked but wore dark goggles. An accomplice remained outside in a car with the motor running during the brief theft. Cullman lies 50 miles north of Birmingham on the highway to Nashville.
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Cullman
Ala
Cullman Farm- 8 Bank and Trust Co
Guntersville
Chatta- Tooga
Tenn
Tence Brunner
Alabama
Birmingham
Atur
Nashville, Tenn
Hopes For Speedy Approval Of Final Peace Charter Form
President Truman’s Pacific Northwest holiday is overshadowed by the San Francisco Security Conference. Associates say final peace charter form quick action is hoped for, with possible schedule changes before his Berlin Big Three meet and departure for Independence Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest B. Vaccaro
Olympia
Wash
Truman
Pacific Northwest
San Francisco
Berlin
Michigan
Independence
Maine
United States Joins Ban On Franco Regime In World League
The United States and 49 nations blocked Franco’s regime from joining the World League. Diplomats in San Francisco watched Madrid for repercussions as Mexico and others pressed the move while James C. Dunn affirmed U.S. accord with the ban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
J. W. Davis
San Francisco
United States
Spain
World League
Generalissimo
Franco
A &F
Madrid
Conference Commission
New World Organization
Luis Quintanilla
Mexico
Hitler
Mussolini
France
Belgium
Ukraine
Russia
Australia
Uruguay
Chile
Guatemala
James C. Dunn
Early Action Seen On Truman Plan Choosing Successor
Washington dispatch notes Congress moving to quickly consider legislation designating a successor if the White House is vacant. President Truman, en route to Berlin for a Big Three meeting, backs an early action plan as Senators Bridges and Sumners push companion bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Washington
Congress
House
Rayburn D-Tex
White House
Berlin
Bridges
R-Nh
Sumners
House Judiciary Committee
Representative Monroney
D-Oklay
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Youths Sentenced For Truck Theft In Dothan
Two 17-year-olds from Dothan pled guilty to grand larceny in the May theft of a truck from Dothan Steam Laundry. Circuit Judge D. C. Halstead sentenced Vincent Sweeting to two years and Charles Adam Bullock to one year and one day in the state penitentiary. Police linked them to a wave of thefts and burglaries in Dothan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan Hays
Dothan
D. C. Halstead
Halstead
Vincent Sweeting
Charles Adam Bullock
U S Waving Big Stick At 20000 Out On Strike
The government under President Truman used forceful measures against more than 20000 idle workers amid widespread labor disputes. The War Labor Board and Office of Defense Transportation directed actions while the WIB ended five strikes and Truman ordered seizure of a war plant. In Chicago soldiers manned trucks as efforts to restore normal operations continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Truman
War Labor Board
Office of Defense Transportation
Fpur
Midwest
WIB
Chicago
ODT
Industrial Peace Pattern Proposed
A group of senators proposes a postwar reform to curb labor disputes. The plan creates a Federal Labor Relations Board to manage arbitration and mediation for contract disputes and work stoppages, with a separate labor practices tribunal replacing the National Labor Relations Board. It aims to reduce strikes and formalize procedures, while preserving the right to sue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
United States
Mw Kruthed
Lsbor
Hatch
D-N
Ball
R-Minnm
Burton Jr-Ghing
Federal Lusser Relations Board
Labor Practices Tribunal
National Labor Relations Bond
Hateh
Senate
Baten
Jis
Labor Relations Board
Bern
Parley Leaders Hurry To Settle World Issues
Diplomats race to resolve the final disputes among major powers ahead of President Truman’s UN session closing. Time grows short as talks hinge on limits for United Nations General Assembly debate and the Berlin Big Three meeting next month. Russia seeks tighter Assembly debate limits than Australia's group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightowle
Associated Press
San Francisco
API
Truman
United Nations
Olympia
Wash
Berlin
United Nations General Assembly
Russia
Australia
Imprisonment Sought for Poles at Moscow Trial
Maj. Gen. Nikolai Afanasiev urged the Soviet Military Collegium to sentence 16 Polish defendants to prison rather than death. He said the nation now enjoys joyous victory and death is unnecessary. The case centers on alleged anti-Russian activities by the Polish Underground Army and Rozbrz Olulicki, the chief defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Nikolai Afanasiev
Supreme Court
Stanislaw Mikolajcbyk
London
Te. Bronislaw Olulicki
Chhef
Red Army
Minimum 50 Cent Hour Pay Urged For Textile Work
William H. Davis proposed a 50 cent hourly minimum wage with a 65 cent ceiling for textiles and other hard‑to‑staff industries. He urged amending the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act to address manpower shortages and support reconversion stabilization. The plan was presented at a conference of federal agencies with AFL and CIO textile unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William H. Davis
Davis
Office of Ecaramit Stabilization
AFL
CIO
Chinese Forces Reach Three Miles Of Liuchow Field
CHUNGKING AP Chinese troops have moved to within three miles of the former American air field at Tauchow and push toward the southern and western suburbs of Liuchow city. An important highway south of Sanchow in Kwangsi Province has been recaptured as battles intensify with heavy fighting reported around the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caiere Forcen
Liuchow
Shirley Fined On Probation Violation in Auto Case
B P Shirley faced a thirty dollar fine and probation revocation for breaking probation. Officials reported charges of selling a car above ceiling price and similar overcharges in a prior federal case. Judge Keene ordered sentencing, with $160 paid and three years of probation reinstated, while police and witnesses described the prior actions and outcomes.
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Dudge Chares BL
Kennaier
Monts Horoery
Westerday Fe BN
Antsy Pathan
S30
OPA
Anspedd Ane
OFA Picure
Bev Hardeman
Shirley
Ceilag
Ans Alher
Ind
Sr Pberober
Veryag
Prabyten
Shaidey
Kiley
Hardeman
Shirley Fa
Bankhead and Hill Vote on Tariff Cut Plan
Senate defeated the proposed tariff cut bill as Bankhead and Hill opposed the amendment. The vote followed debates over trade policy with references to northern and southern interests and the broader economic outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bankhead
Hill
Washington
Senate
Scores Of Enemy Leap Into Sea: 500 Surrender
Okinawa report describes heavy fighting as Japanese troops fled shoreward. U.S. forces shelled pockets and engaged in fierce sea and land combat around southern Okinawa. Surrender waves rose amid tanks and flamethrowers as the battle raged, with casualties on both sides.
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Bede
Duday Beard
Tapa
Marne Regamienis
Esud
Jon Tae Islands
Syeres
Bilest
Samtiwestern Olinbaa
Adie
Chestee
Mrs Ida Glass Dies In Dothan Hospital
Mrs Ida Glass native of Barbour County moved to Houston County in 1911. She was a member of Laterty Capital Church. Survived by husband Foy Glass a daughter Mrs Tiszie Weathers ten sons and many grandchildren. Active pallbearers listed from local firms and relatives.
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Ida Glass
Dothan Hospital
Bural
Taberty
Pasey
Tohosen Wilkerean
Barbour County
Houston County
Bapital Church
Vie Glass
Tiszie Weathers
Actitud
Foy
Bunion
Lathan
Jarney Malar
Altoard Vale Yard Clase
Cresey
Ardercon Black
Palliracers
Superforts Bombardment Targets Japanese Industrial Centers
Guam report states 490 B-29s dropped incendiaries on three Japanese industrial zones, creating wind-driven fires seen from 75 miles away. The pre-dawn raid hit Honshu including Fukuda and Toyoashi districts, with vast fire damage aimed at crippling Japan's wartime production centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
Shizhuhi
Tokyo
Fukuda
Toyophashi
Shingaka
Butana Niuke
Japan
Mrs Irell Fancher Returns to Custody After Hospital Escape
Mrs Irell Fancher who fled Bryer Hospital at Tuscaloosa was recaptured by Georgia authorities at Mearroe and returned to the hospital this week by a hospital guard. The report notes she is linked to the fatal incident involving her grandmother at the East Savannah project home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trell Purcher
Uie
Dare
Savannah
Public Hearing Sheds Light on Alabama Wage-Hour Law
A public hearing covered Alabama wage hour measures, with discussion of a proposed tax, departmental setup for veterans benefits, and adjustments to timber related costs. The Senate and House considered amendments, including wage thresholds and revenue impacts, amid broader labor policy debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Senate
Okinawa battles intensify as Japanese pocket collapses
The World Today reports rapid collapse of a southern Okinawa pocket with Marines cutting Japanese defenses. Battleships bombard coastal positions as enemy personnel leap from cliffs while 450 Superfortresses firebomb three Japanese cities, including a 777000 population center. In Shizuoka munitions targets are eliminated. In the Philippines, Yankee units advance through Cagayan Valley and North Luzon while Mindanao groups remain isolated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Okinawa
Japan
Shizuoka
Tokyo
Borneo
Auseieg
Seria al
North Luzon
Mindanao
Fat Stock Show Opening Date Set Committees Named
The Fat Stock Show opens April 0 10 announced by Richard Hannary chair of the Livestock Committee of the Dothan Chamber of Commerce. Plans include multiple committees to coordinate the event with representatives from Coffee, Henry, Geneva and Dale counties meeting Houston County officials. Ramsey leads the Livestock Committee with Echoes of new committees to be named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Hannary
Charttain
Dothan
Carmmerce
Alabama
Southeast
Rameey
Thien
Caffee
Henry
Geneva
Vale
Houston County
Ramsey
Sterewing
Il EH
Montgomery
Cehammnan
W. F. Knight
C. M Lang
H.W Creel
Hitler
Ifugh Sexton
J. W. Towed Ferrelary
C. Fe, Peacork
B.P. Gieger
FL W. Ward
B. A. Johnson
Coffee County
Ting
Shaw
W D. Webster
W. GL. Triwick
P. F. Linsley
Henry County
W. D. Thomason
J. A. Middleton
A. R. Speed
Dale County
F. HH. Morgan
M M. Woodham
H. M. Neal
J. BP
Tork
JM. Holling
J. L. Parish
Geneva County
Chamber of Commerce
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