Cross Sections Of Life In The Wiregrass
Assistant Chief J F Draughon recalls a jailed man asking to be kept three or four hours to curb drinking while Luther Johnson of Enterprise and UA student joins a regional public service training program. A Merit Board nursing and clerical exam will be held in Dothan, Scout ranks promoted in Dothan, Woodmen of the World Family Night, Kiwanis Key Club activity at Ozark, sheriff deputy Jones resigns, new Dothan officer Snaith named, minor fire from defective wiring in a Dothan car, mirror theft case in Dothan, and various local civic notices and personnel moves.
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J. F. Draughon
Hoosegow
Weskerds
Draughon
Luther Johnson
Enterprise
University of Alabama
Alabama
Tennessee
Kentucky
South
Merit Board
Dothan
W. T. Burkett
Dothan High School
Camp 131
Woodmen of the World
Wow Hall
Joe Richards
T. M. Holland
A. A. Parker
Keener Baxley
Enon
Ashford
Ozark
Dothan Kiwanis Club
Eday
Houston County
Kiwanian
C. Toysalb
Sweersnevictes
Jim Kelley
Ozark Wi
Nothing Makes Sense In Philadelphia As Convention Arrives
Philadelphia reporters note a heated GOP convention atmosphere with Georgia delegate fights and potential appeals. Delegates total 1,094 with 113 women delegates and 12 percent more women than 1944. Traffic events and souvenir shops boost city bustle as foreign press attends.
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Philadelphia
Dewey
GOP
Georgia
Taft
Convention
Minnesota
Ruman
Harry 5S
Truman
Adelphia Hotel
White House
Stassen
Soviet Union
Tass
Convention Hall
13 Year Old Mystery Baffles Sheriffs
In the eroded butte country of eastern New Mexico four bodies, two men and two women, from the George Loruis and George Heberer party, vanished two years ago while traveling to the West Coast. Clues include a 1939 Nash car and a man with a prominent Adam's apple abandoning the car in Dallas after leaving travelers checks. Authorities doubt survival. murder cannot be proven until remains are found.
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EL Paso
Tex
Butte
New Mexico
George Loruis
East St. Loui
George Heberer
DeQuoirin
Mar Uh Ngo
Vaughn
Neo
Albuquerque
N. OM
Loris
Nash
Younge
Adams Apple
Dallas
Fl Paso
Lorius
Texas
Hhnuis
Burglars Break Into Store With Aided Locks
Chicago report details a burglary where criminals exploited weak locks to enter a store. The article notes the involved suspects and questions about who supplied or tampered with the security, highlighting concern over local shop safety.
Truman Acts Anew To Wipe Out Threat Of Coal Strike
President Truman set up a Taft Hartley board of inquiry to avert a nationwide coal strike next month. The panel, chaired by David E. Cole, includes E Wight Bakke and Waldo Amanuel Fisher, to report by Wednesday. The June 30 contract deadline and June 26 miners vacation frame the urgency amid current injunctions and unresolved pension and welfare issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Taft-Hartley Board of
Threen Board
David E. Cole
Paterson
N. J
E. Wight Bakke
Yale University
Waldo Amanuel
Foreign Students Invited To U. S. Summer Program
Cambridge Mississippi report says 70 foreign students from European countries will attend MIT this summer. The invitation grew from a subway conversation by Eames and Haynes and aims to aid Europe's postwar recovery. MIT will waive visas and housing arrangements were scouted with no questions about race or politics.
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Cambridge
Miss
Usp
Massachusetts
Far
W. Eames, Jr
Lloyd A. Haynes
Boston
Canbridge
Europe
M. Ot. T
Itelf
U. S. Osate Department
Te Tracioneres Ab
Saving Pennies Pays Collector Bids for Sewing Machine
Santa Paula resident George Rasmussen cashed in his penny collection to buy his wife a Mother’s Day sewing machine. He keeps piles labeled by decade at home the 1980s 20s and 10s and seeks a back-coin guide to identify valuable pieces. His brother in Iowa reportedly has a box of 40 Indian head pennies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Paula
George Rasmusen
Rasmussen
Iowa
Lard fat preservative boosts freshness of foods
A University of Chicago developed preservative from the American Meat Institute helps pastries and potato chips stay fresh longer when used with lard and animal fats. The product is easy to add to lard and requires simple equipment, promising extended shelf life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gasdeney
University of Chaeo Cirpo
Soybean Promising Cash Crop For Houston County Farmers
J E Bryson president of the Dothan Oil Mill Company reported over 100 farmers in the Dothan area have planted or plan to plant about 2600 acres in soybeans this year, five times 1947. Dry weather delayed planting in parts, but stands are good and many will plant after rain. The crop yields oil, hog feed, and soil-building benefits, with low labor costs due to mechanization, and may offset farm income cuts from potential peanut and cotton quotas.
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Ft: Lelace
J. E. Bryson
Dothan
Bryson
Baldwin County
Baldwin
Global Rice Shortage Threatens Millions Amid War-Era Fallout
FAO reports half the world’s population relying on rice will lack food for the year as imports fall short of needs. Asia faces the deepest impact with China India Indonesia and Malaya dependent on imports. prewar rice shipments are only 40 percent. Production rebounded modestly in Burma Siam Egypt and China, but war damage and foreign exchange limits hinder purchases.
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Washington
Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations
FAO
International Emergence Food Committee
Burma
Siam
Egypt
China
TreStates model aviation meet planned by Exchange clubs
The association plans sanctioning the TreStates meet after this year so winners may compete nationally. Judges Wheelless and Bill Carmbre were named, with more to be announced. Dothan club leads regional entrants from Panama City to Montgomery, with over 84 merchants funding prize money totaling 230 dollars. Prizes include ten dollar and five dollar awards, a grand prize on a point basis, and food concessions at the arena.
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Wheelless
Bill Carmbre
Dothan Eastern Airlines
Dothan Club
Bush
FBI
J. Edvar Hoover
Boy Scouts
Greve Hay
Panama
Cox
Flo
Montgomery
Mercier
Georgia
Dothan
Ferome Atres
Norv
Dawn Man Traces Found Near Little Lake California
Camp site remains of Dawn Man uncovered two miles north of Little Lake in Inyo County. Bones and arrowheads may date to 15 000 years ago, a find experts call the closest approach to a city. Archaeologists from the Southwest Museum led by Mark R. Norrington say the site is a rare original location undisturbed for over 3 000 years near a lava cave shelter once used before Piute Indians etched cave walls. The area was lush and wooded as glaciers melted.
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Little Lake
Cal
California
Inyo County
Southwest Museum
Mark R. Norrington
Owens Lake
Harrington
Senate Passes Draft Compromise After Filibuster Echoes
Senate vote approves a draft bill compromise ending a filibuster by Senator Taylor who faced rules protests over remarks. The package sets 21 months service, immediate effect after 90 days, allows volunteers, raises armed forces strength, and excludes a doctor draft while limiting alien enlistees and extending National Guard deferments. The Idaho senator, on Henry Wallace's ticket, pressed the debate before a party and floor procedural clash concluded the process.
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Senate
Taylor
Fime
Dothan
Langer
R-Nd
Idaho
Henry Wallace
Frances Swadesh
New York
Brewster
Sennor Ives
House
Ate
Regitrater
Resistance To Wage Increases Weakens In Week
The AP reports wage hikes of five to thirteen cents an hour signed across many sectors including autos, heat equipment, sugar, copper, tires and railroad gear. Inflation fears persist as GE raised prices 5 to 32 percent after an 8 percent wage boost, with cost of living items climbing and inflation concerns shaping labor talks.
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G. A. Phillips
New York
General Electric
Snine
Goereral Electric
Detroit
Soother
Resistenes
Foremen's Insitute
Associated Press
Dun & Brandstreets Food
Histori
Chicago
Werther
General Motors
Paris and Europe at a glance amid strikes and political upheaval
The report notes a one hour silent strike in Paris by thousands of French workers led by the Communist led union, disrupting transport and scattering garbage at police. Belgium’s Premier Spaak averts a nationwide walkout while unrest grows with metal workers and Nestal workers striking for higher pay. In France Father Moghar, a priest and parliament member, is suspended for political activity amid broader clerical warnings related to elections. Greek and Albanian patrolling and guerrilla reporting round out the turbulent regional scene.
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Paris
General Confederation of Labor
Clermont + Ferro
Belgium
Paul Henri Spaak
Beluan Trace VII Congress
Pranue
Joseph Ploghar
Moghar
Pariament
Viessaso
Cove Birdegevier
Toms of Aronemap
Josef Berar
Ther Siehape
Camrparen
Eiectiion
Jon Ader
Bishon
Vretics
Guerril
New Mexico Organizes Skin Bank For Burns Victims
Albuquerque reports the creation of a state skin bank after UNM students offered donor skin for an 11 year old burned girl. Although not needed then, the effort leads to a registry of volunteers willing to donate skin for grafting operations in future emergencies. The program names donors for potential grafts and supports future medical needs.
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Albuquerque
NW. Y
New Mexico
Congress Fails to Pass Housing and Farm Bills Amid Senate Row
Congress adjournment battles stall housing and farm price support legislation. Senators accuse the real estate lobby as Ellender blocks a conference on the Taft Ellender Wagner housing bill. House actions authorize long term military and highway programs while foreign aid constraints cap farm machinery spending.
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Cordon
Congress
United States
House
Senate
Flanders
Ellender
D-La
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
Truman
Tobey
R-Nh
Senate Banking Committee
Aiken
Eliender
Earnest J. King
Chester W. Nimitz
White House
Pan American Railway Congress
Senate House
ECA
Commodity Credit Corporation
First Aerial Photo by Nadar Over Paris
The first aerial photograph was taken by French photographer Nadar from a balloon over Paris. The historic image dates to the mid 19th century and marks a milestone in aviation and photographic history.
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Nadar
Ats
Paris
Discovery of marigolds by Cortez in the Americas
The report states marigolds were first found by Cortez in Mexico during the conquest era. They were used decoratively by Aztec and Montezuma courts and were later taken to Spain after the destruction of a famed botanical garden.
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Cortez
Avasio
Spain
Near'v 408 indidual opere alr tee 4013 manufacur e of were watch
Near miss report notes failure during manufacturing of a wristwatch. The incident involved an operator and a machine, with unspecified defect details. Safety measures and corrective actions are under review by the plant supervisor.
United Nations Palestine Patrol to Put Destro yers on Watch
An UN announcement said naval forces in the Mediterranean would turn over three destroyers to a UN Palestine patrol under mediator Folke Bernadotte. The plan, disclosed by Secretary-General Trygve Lie, aims to station six ships for observation and reporting while forbidding force to halt other vessels.
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Lake Success
United Nations
U. N. Palestine
Ranean
Folke Bernadotte
U.N
Trygso
Fra
Bernadotte
Fre
Belsium
United States
Father Wit Stands On His Health At Sixty Three
Salt Lake City report notes a year-old driver in unusually good health for his age. The man cites eating only two meals daily, growing a beard, and avoiding alcohol as keys to his vigor. He jokes about shaving to feel healthier. He drives a 1923 model car and rejects older horse and buggy ideas.
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Salt Lake City
Mads M
Senate bids overhauls price support plan in 1950
The Senate passed a farm price support overhaul set to take effect Dec 31 1950. Without action the system reverts to prewar parity with six key commodities losing wartime supports. Parity shifts would drop cotton wheat rice tobacco and other staples to 52 to 75 percent and end many price supports on crops and livestock.
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Senate
House
Aiken
Pri
Steaga
Revolutionary War Badges Aimed to Identify Officers
A discarded idea proposed badges or insignia to mark rank among George Washington's troops during the Revolution. Proposals suggested uniforms or distinctive identifiers to help the chain of command recognize officers on the field.
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George
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