John H Sessions Dead Pioneer in Peanut Industry
John H Sessions longtime secretary treasurer and founder of Sessions Co Inc, makers of peanut butter, died in a Washington DC hospital at age 49 after a throat injection and complications including a heart attack. He led the firm from a small plant in Enterprise Alabama to the world’s largest peanut butter mill by capacity. Surviving are his wife Robbie, daughter Sue Dell, brother L H Sessions, and two sisters. Funeral arrangements are pending with services in Enterprise.
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Yons Co. Inc
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Sipunton Military Acadsemy
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Entocpnse First Baptist! Church
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Sue Dell Sessions
Stephens College
Columbia
HM. Sessions
Prise
L. H. Sessions
Truman Sets Record for Sleeping Late at 9 30 A M
In Key West the President slept until 9 30 A M after a 21 gun salute woke him late. He remained asleep through the first salvos and woke briefly at the 17th. Hassett said Vinson will visit later for social reasons and that a synthetic orange juice plant may be installed at the naval station.
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Merriman
Hassett
Ionda
Stolen 3400 From Residence On Airport Road
A residential burglary on Airport Road left 3400 in bills missing from L J Lunsford's home. Police traced footprints from a rear road while rooms were ransacked but valuables like guns and silver were untouched. Entry likely via a damaged screen and back door area, with four closets opened and two missed. Local authorities conducted a search for a suspect described as a burglar.
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James Lewis
L. J. Lunsford
Airport Road
Lunsford
Lewis
Dothan - Enterprise
Dothan - Montgomery
Old Indian Chief On Warpath Tries To Scalp His Wife
In WAVERLY Tea AP report the elderly Cherokee chief, known as Old culet Eagle Feather, is described as on a warpath against his wife. Westbrook claims the chief intended to scalp her after a serious altercation, with Princess Silverbeets involved as the accuser. The chief was restrained from harming his wife and faces assault charges.
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Pak
Gail
Trent Westbrook
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Westtroak
Ufting Ula
Silverbeets
Carver High School Opening For Negroes Tomorrow
Carver High School for Negroes will open tomorrow with over 450 students expected in a new building costing nearly 350000. The facility, named for George Washington Carver, features seventeen classrooms, modern equipment, a large kitchen, and a planned four-grade program, as the Board of Education prepares the first day for students.
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Abby Ellard
New Career High School
Wagra
Dothan
Negro High School
Ucition
Dr. George , Vey ‘Ashington Carver
Negro Aelit
Eaci Iz
South
Tenis
Tel
Hoover Commission Urges Transporation System Refit
The Hoover Commission proposes folding all federal transportation controls into the Commerce Department, including railroads highways planes ships and coast guard. The plan aims to streamline route planning and mobilization while reducing waste and overlap, with a single secretary steering peacetime growth and wartime mobilization.
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SY Sterling F Ureen
Washington
Hoover
Commerce Department
Congress
Wight
Coast Guard
Marine Comminston
Herbert Hoover
Department of Commerce
Tia
Secretary of Comimerce
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Foark
Harding
Coolidge
Uen
Charles W. Stokes Hardware Man Dies in Headland
Charles W. Stokes fifty seven veteran of World War I prominent Wiregrass hardware dealer and active Legionnaire died at the Veterans Hospital in Montgomery. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 3 30 pm at Headland Methodist church with Rev Marvin Vick ob officiating burial in Headland Methodist cemetery. Mortuary in charge. He is survived by his widow three children and other relatives. The Headland Legionnaires will assist with funeral arrangements.
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Charis W. Stokes
Wiregrass
Veterans Hospital
Montgomery
Stokes
Elta
Headland Methodist Church
Marvin Vickess
Methodist
F. Wells
Misa Juia
Eaitebed
Héiph Solomon
Dixie Filibusterers Threaten To Let Rent Control Die
West is puzzled still by Moscow cabinet shakeup as officials in Washington London and Paris weigh potential shifts in Soviet policy. Diplomats say removal of Molotov and appointment of Vishinsky could signal intensified paternal programs and possible Communist expansion. Experts warn of stronger isolationism or harsher crackdowns on Eastern Europe to secure centralized control. Some privately expect a spring clash between Stalin and Tito over leadership in the region.
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Washington
Moscow Foreign Ministry
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Paris
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Andrei Vishinsky
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Soviet Union
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Stalin
Marshal Tite
Yugoermédteaa
Hiials
Imerical Ici
Yusomaule
Jing
Inter-Club Council Meets This Afternoon On Playground Plan
The Inter-Club Council of Dothan civic groups will meet at 3 p.m. to discuss proposed playgrounds and swimming pools financed by a utility tax. The council will weigh financing change from 25 cents monthly to one cent of electric bills, following a narrow referendum vote of 1,272 to 1,073 in favor. Additional action may be needed before the City Commission can formalize the plan.
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Inter-Club Council
Dothan
Charman Sammy Dees
Srs
Jeff Davis Fence Repatriated to Montgomery Home
An iron fence that surrounded Jefferson Davis' White House of the Confederacy was found in LaGrange and will be returned to Montgomery. The restoration aims to reassemble the historic barrier at the historic site.
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Jeff Davis
Montgomery
Montuumere
Jeffer
Davis
White House
Confederacy
LaGrange
Gayld
Grand Jury To Hear Espionage Charges In New York
Federal grand jury to review espionage case against Judith Coplon and Valentina Gubitchev tied to removal of government defense documents. The two suspects, held after arrest, face charges of conspiring to commit espionage with bail set at 100000 for the Russian woman and 20000 for Coplon. The case involves U S Security documents and possible diplomatic immunity issues.
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Ussr
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United States
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New York
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Justice
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Sabor
Boi
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Washington
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U. K
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Barnard College
Red Cross Still Has 250 Europe Workers
The American Red Cross reports about 250 workers stationed in Europe after World War II. Roughly eight are welfare advisors who aid soldiers with personal issues and loan small sums. In Trieste area, the organization offers document translation and a marriage allowance, helping soldiers marry and settle.
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Tritzte
Vtalian
Floods Rampage Across Nebraska Threaten Students
In Nebraska flood chaos, two Creighty University students, Thomas Molan and Charles Wermuth, are missing after waterlogged rivers and creeks rose around Ashland and Seward. Red Cross, Army engineers, and local crews race to locate them as Platte and Elkhorn rivers flood. officials warn of higher water ahead and evacuations extend north and west of Ashland.
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Creighty University
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Sodie
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Light Registration Day at Houston County Board
Houston County Board of Registrars met in a light session with few prospective voters registering. The twice monthly sessions proceed under state law, with the next session scheduled for the second Monday in March. Chairman Ben Bias noted the Boswell Amendment sets web qualifications, being applied discretely, while a federal panel in Mobile upheld it pending appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Senate Filibuster Threats Stall Rent Control Renewal
Senate talks turn to blocking renewal as Southern Democrats threaten to filibuster beyond March. Senator Sparkman leads rent control hearings and signals little use of extending controls without leadership compromise on Senate rules. Republicans attack Truman administration, while Brewster and Wherry question timing and the broader strategy.
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Fred Mullen
Washington
Senate
John J. Starkman
Alabama
Tuott Sparkman
Paul Douglas Donhiy
Sparkman
Admin
Republicas
Jack West
Repub
Culis
Truman
Brewster
Maine
Ines
Grewstyr
Senstur Wherry
Nebrasa
le Goi Naor
Closed Shop Ban Upheld by States ruling in 1947 era
The Supreme Court upheld state laws barring closed shop agreements, broadening earlier Wagner Act limits. Justice Frankfurter led a 7 to 2 decision, with dissents noting the shift away from union shop constraints. Other case details touched on membership requirements and postwar labor controls while a separate 4 to 4 vote affirmed Marseni’s conviction for concealing Communist ties.
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Jae
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Vee
Willam GO
Douglas Tox
Tuskegee Institute Asks Bigger Budget
Tuskegee Institute seeks a larger two year budget increase from the Alabama legislature to fund the South's proposed regional education plan for Negroes. Dr. F D Patterson requests an appropriation rising from 200,000 to 250,000 dollars while noting ongoing supplementary funds from the state.
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Alabama
F. D Patterson
Mega College
Sake
Batterson
Tre Presse
Jokan Saléwetl
Senate To Recess Out Of Respect To Senator Broughton
Washington AP reports a Bre ate recess was struck to honor the late Senator Metville Mroughtoff NC who died of a heart attack. Funeral services for the former North Carolina Governor will be attended by state and national figures in Raleigh. Senate leaders planned tributes as his death ended a long tenure, with preparations for a final speech and remembrance.
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Metville Mroughtoff
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Mayor Hospital Ieneath
Bethesda
Odum Seeks New Pacific Nonstop Mark Polar Flight
Fragmented report details Bill Odum’s attempt for a nonstop Pacific record aboard a Beech craft. Mentions potential assist from KGO San Francisco and a planned approach via California airways. References a 7:05 duration event and a later San Francisco ETA, amid wartime tailwinds and debris or misread lines.
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