City considers anti masking ordinance targeting Klan presence
Dothan city officials move to draft a measure to forbid wearing masks at public gatherings. City Attorney C R Lewis leads study with Commissioner Morris Malone aiming for June 28 introduction. Officials stress readiness and control of the Ku Klux Klan while noting no current trouble but potential future need.
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Pothan
C. R Lewis
Morris Malone
Maine
Commission
I. Brennan
John Adkins
Lewis
Tallahassee
Fla
Dothan
Malone
Dethan
4 Mill Tax Yield for Hospital Seen is $72 000 a Year
The 4-mill property tax to be voted in a July 19 special election for hospital purposes is estimated to yield about $72,000 per year, not $60,000. Houston County's tax base rose to over $18 million this year, with the levy expected to rise about $4,000 annually if valuations continue to grow, and will apply to all taxable property including autos and inventories. No plan for construction, operation, or funding has been announced, and a Supreme Court ruling on pledging special receipts to repay bonds remains an issue.
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Housign County
Houston County
Hus
Supreme Court
Floods claim nine lives as rivers recede in Potomac area
Floodwaters from the Potomac and Shenandoah receded today yielding the bodies of nine drowned persons. About a dozen others were missing after Saturday's flash floods. Petersburg West Virginia faced isolation for 36 hours as damage ran into millions, with 60 homes destroyed and 285 other buildings damaged. Red Cross provided meals and cots. health officials began vaccinations to combat flood polluted water. Water supplies were relocated from Keyser, and a central boiling station was established. States dispatched sanitary engineers and vaccine stockpiles, while authorities warned of potential disease despite early assurances.
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Shenandoah
Petersburg
W. Va
U. S. Weather Bureau
Chicago
West Virginia
Maryland
Virginia
C. L. Pratt
James Breathed
Red Cross Disaster
Red Cross Food Kitchen
Claude A. Thomas
Romney
H. K. Gridley
J. B. Baker
Dr. Thomas
Keyser
The
Red Cross
Memorial Church of the Brethren
Klan Sets Reward On Member Proof In Mob Floggings
In Birmingham AP report the Federated Ku Klux Klan offers a 500 dollar reward for proof that any member took part in mob violence. Dr E P Pruitt, chairman of its board, also says a 50 dollar reward will be paid for proof a member flogged while robed. Any member guilty of unlawful conduct while robed will be banished.
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Birmingham
Federated
Ku Klux Klan,, Inc
E. P. Pruitt
Eight Escaped Convicts Sought Near Jefferson County Camp
Georgia patrolmen search swamps and fields for eight convicts who tunneled from Jefferson County prison camp. A 1949 Ford stolen car sighting aided roadblocks across a 25 mile area. One inmate surrendered. others at large include Hinson Webb Lowe Bartlett McMichael Wyatt Cothran and Howard.
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Louisville
Jefferson County
B. L. Tingle
Midville
Waynesboro
Here
Tingle
William H. Myers
Bibb County
Charles Hinson
Kenneth Webb
Paulding
Clyde Lowe
Cherokee County
C. H. Bartlett
Upson County
Monroe McMichael
Coweta County
Fred Wyatt
Fulton County
Hamey Cothran
Hall County
Lee Howard
Typewriter crusade highlights papers role in state affairs
Alabama editors launched a conference urging accountability for state finances. Senator Bruce Henderson and colleagues pressed for reforms, accusing Governor Folsom of spending extravagantly. They asked newspapers to inform the public and stress weaknesses in the financial structure. The piece notes the press as Alabama’s main conduit to voters.
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Bruce Henderson
Folsom
Henderson
Advisors Study Plan For South
Washington(AP) The President's Council of Economic Advisers studied a proposed federal policy plan to develop the South's farms and factories. Prepared by the National Planning Association, it urges nationwide interests over regional. Proposals include higher personal tax exemptions, direct farm subsidies, capital retention in the region, a flexible higher minimum wage, and expanded conservation and development programs.
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Washington
Council of Economic Advisers
South
National Planning Association
Edwin G. Nourse
The
Economic Council
Association
Nourse
Council
Calvin B. Hoover
B. A. Ratchford
Duke University
Planning Association
Joint Economic Committee of Congress
New Cabinet Post Is Asked In 1st Truman Revamp Bid
President Truman asked Congress to enact seven major executive reorganization plans starting with a new Department of Welfare to absorb the Federal Security Agency. Oscar R. Ewing would be acting Secretary of Welfare until a Senate confirmed head is named. Plans also cover the Employment Service Post Office Civil Service and more with 60 day review window.
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LLP
Truman
Congress
Executive Department
Department of Welfare
Welfare Department
Federal Security Agency
Senate
House
Food and Drug Administration
Public Health
Social Security
Oscar R.ewing
Welfare
U. S. Employment Service
Post Office
National Security Council
National Security Resources Board
Civil Service Commission
Maritime Commission
Public Roads Commission
Sunday Drinking In Public Illegal In Alabama
A legislative act to prohibit Sunday drinking in public in Alabama became law without Gov. James E. Folsom's signature. The measure, sponsored by Senators T. F. Burnside and Bruce Henderson, makes public Sabbath drinking unlawful in wet counties, while it was already illegal in dry areas. Folsom was out of town with no stated reason for not signing.
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Folsom
Reading of Journal Awaits Senators
MONTGOMERY AP Anoth er reading of the journal awaits Senators when they return to work tomorrow Senator C B Harvey of Blount County a leader in the fight against the economy bills on the Senate calendar said he would invoke the lazy man s filibuster in another attempt to delay passage of the measures Action at Friday s session was held up for four hours while the clerk read the journal Despite the delaying tactics the Senate had acted on more than half of the special order calendar by the close of Friday s session More of the spending bills are scheduled for tomorrow co One of the measures requiring on the calendar is a bill by Senator Robin Swift of Escambia to authorize the construction of some 100 bridges at a cost of 15000008 Senator Guy Hardwick of Houston has Promised a real battle over the measure when it comes.
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Robin Swift
Escambia
Guy Hardwick
Houston
Taft Hartley act for Houston County studied by Malone
Rep. W D Malone drills into a proposed local Taft Hartley style law for Houston County. It would ban closed shop contracts yet allow union shop with majority employee vote, prohibit involuntary dues check off but permit voluntary checks by individuals, aiming to protect workers from both sides. Malone notes he is outlining ideas for now and plans to review Senator Henderson’s Senate bill in depth.
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Houston County
W. D. Malone
Malone
Inber
J. Bruce Henderson
Wilcox
Senate
Henderson
Five Million Jobless Seen Future Uncertain
Washington AP reports two national surveys warn unemployment may reach five million or more, with one institute predicting up to eight million jobless within a year without federal action. The AFL magazine counters that the outlook is better, though risks exist. Senator O Mahoney calls the situation confusing and Congress will study it.
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Public Affairs Institute
American Federation of Labor
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Congress
Institute
Civilian Conservation Corps
Stabilization Strike Winds Down as Miners Return to Work
PITTSBURGH UP The United Mine Workers one week stabilization strike ended on schedule as 450000 members returned to pits. Union leaders prepared to begin negotiations with mine operators on three fronts while miners dig five days before a 10 day vacation. The no contract no work policy remains and the June 30 deadline looms.
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United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
UMW
Lewis
Uniontown
Digger
Library
John
Churchmen Set Meet To Talk Problems
ATLANTA AP Problems of the church in foreign and domestic fields will be considered at the Mid-South Synod meeting in Maryville Tennessee this week. Rev Clifford E Barbour D D moderator of the General Assembly will be on the program. Barbour is pastor of Second Presbyterian Church Knoxville and a synod member. Representatives from Mississippi Alabama Tennessee and Georgia will meet at Maryville College June 21 for the opening session. Retiring moderator Rev Frank M Cross of Birmingham. The Synodical Society and the Westminster Fellowship will also hold meetings at Maryville this week. The synod program was announced by Rev Herman L Turner chairman of the committee and pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church of Atlanta.
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Presbyterian Church In
U.S.A
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Second Presbyterian Church
Kknoxville
Miss
Ala
Maryville College
Frank M. Cross
Birmingham
Synodical Society
Westminister Fellowship
Meryville
Herman L. Turmer
Covenant Presbyterian Church of Atlanta
Love on two wheels ends in four-way marriage at track
In Gilford New Hampshire four youths acquainted through motorcycle outings wed yesterday at a local race track. Hebert Smart 23 and his sister Helen 19 married Grace M Helie 19 and Wade M Brunette 26 after Robert wooed Grace with motorcycle rides and Wade courted Helen in the same way.
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N. H
Hebert Smart
Helen
Grace M
Helie
Wade M. Brunette
Robert
Grace
Wade
Big Four Agree On Plan To Run Separate Zones
The Big Four reached a quick secret session agreement on a temporary arrangement for running the separate zones in Germany and a plan to sign an Austrian treaty by early fall. The communique to be made public after the plenary session includes a Soviet pledge of free access to Berlin for the Western powers.
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Paris
Big Four
Germany
Council of Foreign Ministers
Andrei Vishinsky
Russia
Rose Marble Palace
Berlin
Dean Acheson
Washington
Truman
Britl
Fairnest Bev
Tandon
Romance story reopens Coplan espionage trial
The Washington espionage trial of Judith Coplan reopened after the weekend recess with a romance narrative. Coplan, ex Department of Justice analyst, described a relationship with an Asian engineer as a “man for a maid” bond tied to origin of state secrets. The New York cases included Alger Hiss ally witnesses and a Communist conspiracy count involving Gilbert Green. FBI agents testified they shadowed Coplan and Valentine Gu bittchev during secretive meetings in Manhattan.
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Washington
Judith Coplan
Miss Coplan
Department of Justice
New York
Harry O. Hawkins
Department
Alger Hiss
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State Department
Gilbert Green
U. S
Communist Party
Green
Tlinois
Coplon
Valentine A. Gubitchev
FBI
Upper Manhattan
Nerv York
Conlon
Education Fear of Communism Shapes U.S. Schools
Washington reports mounting pressure over academic freedom as fear of communism grows. Examples include University of Washington firing professors for Communist Party ties, California requiring loyalty oaths from 4000 teachers, and a consortium of leaders from Columbia and Harvard urging bans on Communist Party employment in education.
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James Marlow Washington
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