Brewster Demands Probe Into Corporate Political Giving
Senator Owen Brewster called for a probe into whether corporations charged political donations as business expenses. He urged the Justice and Treasury Departments or the Senate committee to investigate and noted connections to 1944 campaign financing. Witness Paterson testified about a scheme involving corporate contributions to the Democratic fund and potential ways to circumvent limits.
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Washington
Owen Boecher
R-Metory
Denrsine
Brewster
Justice Department
Treaury Department
Senate
Ialentun
Buresu
Bits Ia
Paterson
United Air Lines
Edwin W. Pauley
Pauley
Democratic National Committee
Patterson
George Milton
Whrer
Democratic
Fillion
GM strike near end as talks resume in Detroit
In Detroit negotiators in the General Motors strike planned to resume discussions amid unconfirmed reports a settlement would end the 101 day walkout. The UAW CIO GM Council scheduled a two day meeting as plant locals await a possible agreement and the council would need to act on any settlement formula reached in talks.
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Philadelphia
Harry Black
City Industries Union Council
Detroit
General Motors
Uaw-Cio
General Motors Council
Eountry
Florida Building Outlay Surpasses Standing Fund
Florida lawmakers authorized an expansion of the building fund beyond the original 1 million. The cabinet and Budget Commission released several unneeded balances to support the postwar construction program under the 1945 act. Nearly all excess funds deemed unnecessary to state operations are made available for building projects, boosting total funds to about 65 million.
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Jermur Coldwell
Cavinet
Budge
Gric
Stas Carty
Ce Wren
March ushers in with unusually mild weather
The Associated Press reports pleasant weather across much of the country in March. The Midwest shows spring like temperatures with a warm belt from Texas to Michigan. Chicago reaches 40, while Minneapolis sits 15 to 25 degrees above normal. Snow flurries hit northern Michigan, Minnesota, and eastern North Dakota with light rain in eastern Nebraska and Colorado mountains. Florida and Georgia see showers along the southeast coast. Northwest Washington records a small rain event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Midwest
Texas
Michigan
Chicago
Minneapolis
Minnesota
North Dakota
Nebraska
Colorado
Florida
Washington
Insurance Firms Face Tax Warning in Florida
Florida insurers that did not pay the 200 year license tax and 2 percent premium tax last year face possible license revocation. State Treasurer Ed Lasgon has been notified he may revoke licenses of both domestic and out of state firms failing to comply with the May last year law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee, Fla
ULP
Florda
Ed Lasgon
Filing Deadline Midnight Tonight In Primary Races
Tonight at midnight marks the filing cutoff to qualify for May 7 and June 4 primaries. In Houston County the probate office records show K C Tigner of Seale Alabama filing to run for Congress in the Third District opposing incumbent George Andrews. Ray Driggers, ex serviceman and City Clerk employee, qualified for the Houston County Democratic Executive Committee from Beal three, joining Charlie OQ Jennett and Frank Gwaltney already in.
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Houston County
K. C. Tigner
Seale
Ala
George Andrews
Ray Driggers
Cullon seed feed aids soil conservation plan
Cullon states its seed feed products help farmers reduce soil fertility loss compared with other major crops. The company suggests pairing Cullonseed feeds with soil management crops to fit into conservation programs on farms.
Agreed Cotton Price Boost Sought Amid Shortage
Washington, UP, Senator Anes SRV urged a price boost for cotton to ease shortages. Testimony criticized rayon as favored by ceilings, while cotton makers shift to rayon due to policy, with concerns rayon hurts forests and timber.
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Aiken
Wafiington
Anes Srv
Peter
Pdtudsie
al K
OPA
Barkread
Burkaead
Bankheld
British reserves deployed to quell North Allerton prison riot
In North Allerton Yorkshire British reserves moved in as 70 armed inmates in the four story main block of the military prison seized rifles and bayonets and set fire to the cell block. Guards were overpowered and fire crews kept back by gunfire as rioters barricaded one wing. Two fire units entered but were overwhelmed as the blaze spread. Only 70 of 300 long term convicts took part, with ringleaders recently transferred from Aldershot suspected.
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Fondon
North Allerton
Yorkshire
Ber
Aldershot
North Alderton
Poole Announces Campaign Launch Dates for Governor
Agriculture Commissioner Joe Poole will open his gubernatorial campaign with a speech in Greenville on March 8 and deliver another address at Centerville three days later, his campaign headquarters announced.
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Montgomery
Atc
Joe Poole
Greenville
Centerville
Geneal Election Announcements From Geneva County
A garbled front shows candidates filing for local and county offices in Geneva County. Beal 3 lists W. Abbott of Geneva as county coroner with one opponent. Samsav and Beat 13 announce Democratic contenders. retired veteran Elon Fate seeks sheriff. other names include J. Collings for county education, Judge George Ward, Bowen Simons for solicitor, and Rep. Andrews plus district nominations.
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Feening
Beal
W. Abbott
Geneva
Fman
Mynatisan
Farmer
Samsav
J.B. Grace
Egasnibie Af
Elon UL Fate
Sherif
Seelang
Drdee PLC
Black
Ruut
A. J. Collings
Ote Twins
George A. Ward
Bowen W. Simons
Opp
Clienit
Robert S Rudi
Andalusia
Ral Aidge
Georgy Andraws
Union Syarine
Mauve
Peel
Slocomb
Gyittay
Grady Garnet
Committeeina
Stocomb
Conmmitteeman
J. Wy Sevrent
J. Sorrells
Geneva County
Sun Life policy won’t pay for death by atom bomb
The Sun Title Assurance Society said future Use Insurance policies will not pay if death results from an atom bomb. If a bomb struck London, the firm would pay only a portion of £2 million to policyholders.
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London
Sun Tite Assurance Society
We World
Soviets Fire On U S Plane Over Port Arthur
U S officials report two Soviet fighter planes fired on a Navy patrol plane after it flew over the Port Arthur fortified zone off the China coast. The incident caused some damage but no injuries, with Russia claiming the American plane violated the area’s rights. The State Department weighed that the American pilot had no legal right to be there, while Moscow argued the Soviets acted within their rights.
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Washington
United States
Pire
Picvese Atem
Port Arthur
Doreet Atinivalen
Navy
China
Coin
Ares
Wey
State Department
Struck Mill Plant Plans Non-Union Hire Amid Strike
William Voris Lumber Co. plans to resume operations at its strikebound sawmill using non-union workers. Manager F N Longgrear said unions and management failed to agree on day-by-day overtime pay and maintenance of membership, following a four day strike by Black employees. A Federal conciliator was consulted to resolve the dispute. The non-union plan was agreed by Longgrear and associates and will be implemented soon.
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William Voris Lumber Co
F. N. Longgrear
Longgrear
Negro Newsmen Laud Truman Over FEPC Acts
A delegation from the Negro Newspaper Publishers Association met at the White House to commend President Truman for backing permanent fair employment practices legislation and for appointing Negroes to government posts. They urged abolition of voting restrictions based on race color or creed and called for strict enforcement of federal civil rights laws especially in the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Negro Newspaper Publishers’ Association
White Mouse
Frank L. Stenley
Louisville
Defender
FEPC
South
Navy helps Perron return home after discharge
Loganport Indiana report states Francis Perron reached home shortly after his discharge from the Navy. The timing was described as “nice” by the family as he arrived within hours of being born to his wife. The detail reflects a poignant moment for a serviceman and his family.
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Logansport
Ind
Navy
Francis Perron
Alimony Prisoner Lands Jail Life, Declines Freedom
In Chicago a prisoner named Jakobec faced a six month jail term after a judge ruled on arrears in alimony payments to his estranged wife Prylis. The erratic case involved a bus driver persona and a plea for clemency, with the court noting ongoing financial delinquency and the defendant's prior conduct.
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Chicago
Jake Jakober
Wip A
Robson Yesterns
Jampbee
Cook County
Rebese
Fakabec
Alimeny
Prylis
Jakobec
State Guard Deployed As Tennessee Rioting Flares
State Guard reinforcements moved into Columbia Tennessee after fresh gunplay and riots left two Negroes dead and several wounded. Authorities including Deputy Sheriff and white officers faced gunfire during arrests near Mink Slide where clashes followed a confrontation in a white man attacked by a Negro woman and her son. Additional Guard units were summoned from five eastern communities as violence escalated.
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Columbia
Tens
State Guard
Maury County
Lynn Bomar
Vanderbilt
J. J. Underwood
Andrew Doyle
Hilton Butler
Tennessee
Two Area Residents Sign Up For Navy
David Eugene Moates of Dothan and Ralph Byrd Roberson of Headland have been accepted by the Birmingham recruiting center for apprenticeship seamen in the U S Navy. CPO Chauncey Walker reports the area quota increased to 30 enlistments monthly. life in the Navy will be shown to students and clubs in the Dothan recruiting district.
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David Eugene Moates
Hammond Aveove
Dothan
Ralph Byrd Roberson
Headland
Birmingham
U. S. Navy
Cpo Chauncey Walker
Bothan
Walker
Chinese Students Demand Reds Leave Manchuria
AP reports continued student protests in Chungking demanding Russia pull out of Manchuria. The Chinese government has responded to a Soviet protest, while the Foreign Office neither confirms nor denies. Sino-Chinese talks show snarled negotiations and tense exchanges.
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Chungking
Russia
Manchuria
Chiang Kai-shek
Ang Gles
Temple Officials Attend Biennial Hebrew Congregations Convention
Temple officials led by President Joe Kraselsky Vice-President Myer Blumberg former President C Davis Turner and Rabbi Alfred Wolf depart for Cinein Mati to attend the biennial convention of the union of American Hebrew congregations. Rabbi Wolf also directs the local congregation and Turner serves as secretary of the Southeast Council covering Alabama Georgia and Florida.
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Temple Emamy
Joe Kraselsky
Myer Blumberg
C. David Turner
Alfred Wolf
Cinein Mati
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Wolf
C. Davis Turner
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Temple Emmaru Fi opens discussion on names debate
In the Sunday school auditorium after the Sabbath Eve service tonight Temple Emmaru Fi hosts a discursion titled Whats In A Name Liberal Progressive or American Judwasna led by Rabbi Alfred Wall. Hosts Mr and Mrs Tet Bouman oversee arrangements.
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Temple
Emmaru-Fi
Alfred Wall
Tet Bouman
Cardinal Tisserant Charges Soviets Mean To Kill Catholicism
Cardinal Eugene Tisserant accused the Soviet Union of anti Catholic terrorism and argued thousands of Ruthenian Catholics face persecution or deportation to Asia if forced to return. He warned the Ruthenian church must disappear under Moscow policy and spoke of exile, arrest, and martyrdom in a critique issued to the Vatican.
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Cardinal Tisserant
Norman Montellier
Vatican City
Caroline
Eugene Tisserant
deLoberait Campagg
Esmero Europe
Dewin
Siberisp
Sintemient
Bis
Poland
Tisserant
Detsi
Roosevelt
Churchill
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Asia
Photostat Machine May Be Purchased for County Offices
Probate Judge Saxon Poyner announced the board will consider purchasing a photostat recording machine for use in the probate judge's office the registrar in chancery and the circuit clerk's office at the next Houston County Revenue Board session. If approved delivery could be six to eight months later and would reduce the number of clerks needed. The cost is about 3290 dollars with several Alabama counties already installing the machines including Mobile Jefferson Montgomery Dallas St Clair Calhoun Walker Elmore. Chambers Tallapoosa Butler Chilton have ordered but not yet received.
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Registrar In Chancery
Circuit Clerk
Houston County Board of Revenue
Saxon Poyner
Poyner
Alabama
Mobile
Jeferson
Montgomery
Dallas
St. Clair
Calhoun
Walker
Elmore
Chambers
Tallapoosa
Butler
Chilton
Byrnes Sets U S Stance On World W ar Aims And Nuclear Balance
In a postwar master speech Byrnes outlines five key U S positions to shape a vigorous world leadership. He presses UN Charter adherence while warning the United States must stay armed until broad armament reductions occur. He argues troops should not be stationed without consent and urges rapid withdrawal from poorer states. He stresses not standing aloof when aggression occurs and notes potential Big Three talks may resume. He also cautions against seizing conquered lands without Allied agreement and signals a bid for Soviet–American friendship while defending the United Nations Charter.
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Byrnes
United States
Stone
Europe
Truman
Stalin
Attlee
Manchuria
Germany
Russia
Moscow
United Nationa
Patterson Outlines Threefold Security Policy
Secretary of War Patterson proposed a threefold plan to keep the United States out of war. It calls for a single armed forces department with trained manpower reserves, a well-prepared National Guard, and a vigorous program of economic research to ensure capable weapons if needed. He stressed there is no intention to threaten peace and warned that disarmament would invite contempt and war. Major General Donovan urged a comprehensive intelligence service, asserting policy rests on solid information. General Bradley said VA leaders must be candid with the press after overseas inspections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Patterson
America
Overseas Press Club
Young Junior High Annual Spring Show Delights Audience
The Young Junior High School staged a spring show at Dothan High School drawing a near capacity crowd. Over 230 students participated in two hours of plays anthems dances and songs by ensembles including a barber shop quartet and the Junior High Ramblers. directors and performers were praised for the production with a final performance slated for tonight.
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Young Junior High School
Dothan High School
Barber Shop
Junior High Ramblers
Glee Club
Carolyn McCallum
H. B. McBryde
Mra. W. C. Smith
la- Merle Penn
Florene Daly
Pope Pius XII Nears 70 on Anniversary
Pope Pius XII will be 70 on Saturday and sent a special blessing to Americans on the eve of his anniversary. The pope’s election date is March 2, 1939, with coronation ten days after. He appeared pale but well at a Mass audience in Rome with American visitors led by Cardinal Glennon and Cardinal Spellman.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
United States
John Cardinal Glennon
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Rome
T M Watkins Rites Held Today
Funeral services for T. M. Watkins aged eighty six were held at his daughter Mrs F C Brookins 201 N Orange Street this afternoon. Survivors include Mrs Brookins a son F Niel Watkins of Cario Ga a granddaughter Mrs Elmer N Pollan Jr two sisters Mrs A I England and Mrs Georgia Welborn Blairsville Ga two brothers P N Watkins Blairsville Ga and Dr A R Watkins Atlanta. Pallbearers Alton Lynch Buell Watford Fay Mizell Fred Patterson J H Page W Brooks Edgar Doerrety Whit King.
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T. M. Watkins
F. C. Brookins
Orange Street
Brookins
F. Niel Watkins
Cario
Elmer N. Pollan, Jr
A. I. England
Georgia ‘Welborn
Blairsville
P. N. Watkins
Blairavite
A. R. Watkins
Atlanta
Alton Lynch Buell Watford
Fay Mizell
Fred Patterson
J. H. Page
W. §. Brooks
Edgar Doerrety
Whit King
Move On To Give Gs Same Leave Basis As Officers
House support grows for extending terminal leave pay to all GIs who served after Sept 6 1938 with retroactive effect. The bill, backed by Rep Sikes and the Military Affairs subcommittee, would cost about 1.508 billion for enlisted personnel and 1.009 billion for officers under current programs. Enlisted men currently see no similar leave benefits. proposal aims to equalize leave and include death benefits to survivors.
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Washington
House
Lermine
Robert Sikes
Army
Navy
Andrew J. May
Miliary Affairs Comming
Cat Vinton
Rouse Naval Affair Committee
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Office of Strategic Services
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Pope
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Edgewood Drive
E. L. Northcott District
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