China Rejects Soviet Proposal For Joint Rule
United States calls for an open door in Manchuria while releasing Byrnes note to Chungking and Moscow. China rejects the Soviet Chinese joint control plan for coal mines power plants and other industries in Manchuria. US signals support for China as Manchuria remains a key friction point in Soviet American relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Higetower
Washington
United States
Manchuria
Byrnes
Chungking
Moscow
Foreign Office
China
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
Dairen
Mullins Named Road Engineer by Houston County Board
H L Mullins of Newton was chosen by the Houston County Board of Revenue as county highway engineer to succeed his late father Jed Mullins. The unanimous vote follows three applicants, with Mullins approved by the State Highway Department and salary set at 300 dollars monthly with state cost sharing. He is a Civil Engineering graduate from Alabama Polytechnic Institute and recently discharged from the Army Engineers. Mullins plans to base in Dothan and assume duties Thursday after a New Jersey visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Mullins
Newton
Houston County Board of Revenue
Mullins
Jed Mullins
Perry Caloun
J. B. Trawick
Harriman Summerford
State Highway Department
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Army
Engineer Corps
Dothan
New Jersey
Dual Slaying Case Readied For Jury
In Bloomington Indiana AP Prosecutor Robert McCrea prepared evidence for a grand jury to consider action against Joseph Luther Woolridge a 29 year old Negro janitor held on first degree murder charges in the slayings of Russell E Koontz and Phyllis Coleman Their bodies were found in an abandoned stone mill Woolridge reportedly signed a statement detailing the Friday afternoon killings saying he entered the mill saw Koontz embracing Coleman and struck Koontz with a sash weight then bound and gagged both victims.
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Bloomington
Ind
Robert McCrea
Joseph Luther Woolridge
Russell E. Koontz
Phyllis Coleman
McCrea
Woolridge
Coleman
Koontz
Keeels
Mrs. Coleman
Rains to Sponsor Nine-Foot Canal for Chattahoochee Route
Rep. Rains of Alabama announced he will sponsor federal legislation authorizing a nine foot canal for the Chattahoochee Apalachiola waterway. The plan follows a prior six foot channel approved by Congress and a 1.01 million dollar appropriation for 1946 47. Dams near Fort Benning and River Junction are planned to enable a six foot channel while foundation work proceeds. The project aims to boost flood control and provide cheap transport for farm textile lumber and other products and spur Chattahoochee Valley industrialization. Rains will meet Alabama textile maker J Smith Lanier and J H Woodruff in Lanett and Columbus respectively and speak in LaFayette Auburn Rotary events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Chattahoochee
Alabama-Georgia
River Junction
Fla
Flint
Apalachicola
Pace
D-Ga
Fort Benning
Chattahoochee Valley
Alabama
Washington
Lanett
Ala
J. Smith Lanier
J. H. Woodruff
Columbus, Ga
Police Beat Off Egyptian Rioters in Cairo and Alexandria
In Cairo police arrested about 670 people as crowds in Alexandria dispersed after baton charges. Rioting yesterday left 17 dead and many wounded. Premier Sidky Pasha planned to visit Alexandria to inspect the unrest and British forces warned they would assume control if order did not return within 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Alexandria
Ismail Sidky Pasha
British Exchange
Sidi Bashrr
Sidky
Coroner Calls Jury To Ascertain Deaths In Cabin
Dale County Coroner Tom Goff said he would convene a coroner’s jury this afternoon to determine the causes of death of four people found yesterday in a tourist cabin six miles north on the Dothan Montgomery highway. Identified were Eugene Terry sixty of Cottonwood Alabama a former Houston County board member and farmer Clayton Ezell forty eight of Ozark a cabinet maker Miss Elma Mills near Grimes and Miss Ludell Brackins of Houston County. Turn To No 11 On Page 2.
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Dale County
Tom Goft
Here
Dothan- Montgomery
Eugene Terry
Cottonwood
Ala
Houston County Board of Revenue
Clayton F. Ezell
Ozark
Elma Mills
Grimes
Ludell Brackins
Houston County
Negro Red Cross Quota Set At 8750 At Meet Last Night
The Negro Red Cross drive in Houston County launched with a quota of 8750 for the Negro section. About 50 ministers teachers and leaders met at the Negro First Baptist Church where Rev Carroll spoke on Red Cross work. Sixty five dollars was raised, with an overall county goal of 388000. several white firms and Kinsey School exceeded their quotas as drive volunteers organized communities and county offices for the fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Negro Red Cross
Red Cross
Houston
Lee Herlong
E. Tipman Carroll
Cavistan Churci Gnef
Negro First Baptist Church
Gussie McMullan
C. Iy Hayes
DL V' Jemison
J. H. Glamor
Nexto County
Dumas
Carroll
South Pacific
Dohan
Houson Hotel
Vecterday
Solomon Baxter
Fran Mollette
C. M. Ling
Lawrence Oakley
Houston County
ABC
Herlonn
Dothan
Doe
County Probate
Soviets Send Terms To Tehran About Iran Troop Withdrawal
London reports Premier Ahmed Ghavani traveled from Moscow to Tehran with Soviet terms for withdrawing Red Army troops from northwest Iran. He lodged a protest over missing the March 2 deadline, while Moscow signaled likely continued presence and demanded concessions including Azerbaijan autonomy recognition and joint Iran-Soviet policy coordination.
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London
Ahmed Ghivani
Moscow
Tehran
Iran
Beirut
Middle East
Giveram
Russia
Travian
Ghavani
Soviet Foreign Commissariat
British Loan Approval Asked By Treasury Boss
Treasury chief Vinson urged Congress to approve a 3.15 billion dollar loan to Britain to support world peace and prosperity. He warned the alternative would hurt economies, trigger depressions, and undermine global stability. He described the loan as a bargain, not a gift, exchanging dollars for British trade preferences to rebuild factories and feed people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Fred M. Vinson
Congress
Vinson
Senate Banking Committee
England
Britain
Americans may need potato flour for breakfast nationwide
Washington says the agriculture secretary warned Americans might be asked to replace toast with potato flour cornmeal and oatmeal to curb global hunger. He urged sacrifice and rapid action within about 120 days as the relief effort runs out with strong government guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Clinton P. Anderson
Anderson
Max
De-Nazification Law Shifts Control to German Hands
Berlin dispatch reports a sweeping de-Nazification law giving Germans more role in purges across the American zone. Gen Lucius Clay says 1 to 4 million of 35 million Germans may be subject to ministration under the new act, with German courts handling cases. Major offenders face up to ten years in labor camps, confiscation, and loss of rights. others face lighter penalties. Americans likely to remain in Germany to enforce and monitor proceedings, with continued allied supervision on crimes against humanity.
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James F. King
Berlin
Lucius Clay
WU. 5
Germany
Clay
Jenk
Hitler
Chay
Early GM Strike Break Possible as Labor Talks Advance
The Associated Press reports a tentative settlement in the General Motors stoppage and discussions in Detroit and Washington aimed at ending the nationwide walkout. Rail engineers and train crews were ordered to strike March 1, while the CIO United Auto Workers consider a secret ballot on return terms and wage offers, with arbitration as an option.
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Associated Press
General Mowr
Detroit
Washington
Drirail
CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors
Traun
Labor Department
National Federation of ‘Fel Sreu
Rank and File
Planning Board talk on park and recreation center fate
City Commission discussed establishing a master park and operating the Dothan Recreation Center after federal asset transfer. They urged a state planning board conference on park location while postponing center operations, approving a teen chaperone and limited center use pending final disposition.
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Dothan
State Planwinsg Board
John Ayres
R. 1D. Crawford
Inter-hib Courenl
Citeszens’ Park Committee
Miin
Crawford Land
Coty
Ayres
Hws
Peronera
Pak
Rim
Hoover Goes Abroad to Survey European Food Needs
Former President Herbert Hoover accepted an invitation from President Truman to go to Europe to survey food needs. Secretary of Agriculture Anderson announced the plan after a breakfast discussion on the food situation. Hoover had led foreign relief efforts in Europe after World War I and will depart next week for the survey, which may take months.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Truman
Europe
Mr. Hoover
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
Hoover
Franco Serves Notice He Will Stay On In Spain
Spain rejects foreign pressure over its regime and asserts sovereignty in a note to the United States. The three power declaration on Spain drew mixed reactions in Congress with critics calling it intervention. The note warned against any force to change Spain and framed its actions as a positive service to international cooperation.
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Franco
Spain
Washington
Igenes
United States
Moon
Congress
Urat
Krug Confirmed As Interior Chief
Senate confirms Julius A. Kru as Secretary of the Interior after unanimous committee approval and swift Senate vote. Confirmation follows days of debate and a smooth committee process in Washington.
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Krug
Washington
Senate Today
Julius A. Kru
Senate Committee On Public Lands and Surveys
Train Holds Fire Truck At Crossing In Ashford Area
Train held a fire truck at a crossing yesterday afternoon near Ashford after a fire at 112 Front Spring Street damaged a residence. Fire Chief Floyd Harris blamed careless handling, and Ashford firefighters, arriving first, had the blaze under control before Dothan crew returned.
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Blumberg and Sons
Floyd Harris
Jocal Fire Department
Ashyford Fire Department
Ashford
Dothan
Froxt Spring Street
Harris ‘Gald
Churchill Warns of Soviet Expansion and World Peace Plan
Winston Churchill told a Missouri audience that Russia seeks indefinite expansion of power and doctrines and urged an immediate Anglo American alliance possibly granting common citizenship. He pressed for a United Nations to create an international armed force to prevent another war as Man 10 previewed at Westminster College.
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Merriman Smith Fulton
Winslay Churchill
Russia
Cstled
United Nations
Great Britain
Truman
Little Westinster College
Missouri
Courchill
Churchill
UNO
Boozer Calls For Repeal State Civil Service Law
Boozer in Scottsboro urges repeal of civil service laws arguing veterans gain work opportunity with reduced red tape. He also pushes a statewide liquor referendum, a $3 auto license fee, and constitutional income tax revenue distribution to fund raises, a veterans trust, and old age insurance. He would appoint a labor leader to head the state Labor Department and seek expanded education funding without federal control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsboro
Ala
Elbert Boozer
Ste
Tor Anniston
Alabama
Mary
Organized Labor
State Labor Department
City Democratic Primary Held Here
The City Democratic primary drew 50 votes by noon in two polling places. At the courthouse the machine recorded 26 ballots and City Hall 24, as Clyde Coe seeks reelection to the City Democratic Executive Committee alongside listed nominees Smith Hall, Smt Deal, J. Talley, Vance, War and 8 M. Beniley.
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Clyde Coe
Democratic
Smith Hall
Smt Deal
J. i Talley
Vance
War
M. Beniley
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H. L. Mullins
Revenue Board
Winnie
Winston Churchill
Fulton
Westminister College
Rains
Canal Project
LaFayette
Rotary Club
Junior Chambers of Commerce
Auburn
Goff
Tran
Azerbaijan
Treasury
Caviany
Detehoit
Driraii News
A.m
Planning Board
Boozer
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