Roxas Calls Assassination Attempt An Amateur Job
Manila. President Manuel Roxas shrugged off last night's grenade attack as the work of an amateur. He voted for equal rights for American investors, recalled the escape and assisted by Gen Castaneda and Senate President Avelino. A barber detained for the blast claimed he would do it again to protest Roxas policies.
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Manila
Manuel A. Roxas
Philippines
Aglassin
Roxas
Mariano Castaneda
Senate
Jose Avelino
Castaneda
Avelino
North Hospital
Emilio Magalang
Bilibid
Ult Palace
Molotov China Plan Sparks U S Soviet Clash at Bay Four
The Molotov proposal on China stirred speculation that Russia may seek joint intervention with the United States and Britain. Marshall pressed that China be represented in talks, while Molotov asked for time to consider a withdrawal of occupation forces.
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Ing
Marshall
China
United Nations
Molotov
Russia
United States
U.S
Moscow
Britain
Soviet Union
Marhall
Thet
Auburn Increases Budget For Education And Buildings
Auburn's budget request for the next two years grows by 5.6 million with most of the rise allocated to new building funds bringing total biennial funding to 19.52 million. The revised plan, submitted by president William Neff, includes 3.18 million for current operations and 1.18 million for buildings per year, with Gov. Folsom pressing for parity with similar institutions.
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Auburn
Ala
Womandale
Alabama Polyteehnics
G Suffereau Committee
Buona
SIS
Physids
Devican
Board of Trustees
James N. Folsom
Auburn Salt
W. S. Summerkin
Crenshaw County
W. L. Partish
Clanton
Roberts H. Brown
Lee Courity
Summer- Jin
Parrish
Senate
Brown
A. L. Patterson
Russell
Acu Cure Ee
Fouragry
Alauurna Farna Bureau
Woman Driver Barely Escapes Car Rollover
Mrs Olivia Highley Tadgang Jow, resident of a De tian hotel, escaped injury when her car left the road near Beulah Church about inter base north of Dothan. The vehicle plunged down an embankment after a front tire blew out. Patrol estimated the car damage and reported Mrs Highley was uninjured.
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Olivia Highieyv
Tadgang
Jow
Detian
Beulah Church
Inter Base
Dothan
Durthan
Hotway Putten
Highley
Gasoline Tax Receipts Reported for County
A fragmented notice states that gasoline excise tax revenues totaled 14 440 for the county, with a check received at the office. The garbled text references the monthly or quarterly accounting, a share of the tax, and proceeds processed by county officials.
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Prope Heutstes
Henry County Negro Arrested as Fugitive
Henry County officers arrested J. T. Ford on a fugitive warrant. Ford was indicted last week by the Henry County grand jury on a charge of grand larceny. He was turned over to Sheriff J. B. Corbett. Ford had been working at a Dotian lumber camp.
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J. T. Ford
Henry County
Ford
Sherif J. B. Corbett
Congressional actions and Greece aid debate loom in Senate
The Newsprint Association of Canada argues no newsprint shortage exists yet demand is up and distribution is uneven. Congress weighs postwar aid, with Truman expected to address Greece and the Near East, while lawmakers consider Greece loan terms and a Turkish credit, amid Republican and Democratic maneuvers on budget and tax refunds.
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Nes R. M. Fowler
Newsprint Association of Canada
Senate
Iit
Truman
Congress
Greece
Near East
Vandenberg
United States
Senate Foreign Relationg Committee
Germany Moves To Restore Nazi Seizure Property Law
The German Council of States approved a restitution law to return or compensate up to 125 million dollars in property seized during the Nazi era. It covers businesses real estate and personal assets in the American zone with strict penalties for nonreporting. The measure awaits US military government approval and may seek extension to the entire Reich.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Orgarianians
Hitler
U. S
France
Britain
Russia
Third Reich
V-E. Day
Indictment Drawn For Cab Drivers In Lynching Case
A six page indictment charging 31 Greenville men with murder and related counts in the Willie Earle lynching was drafted for the County Grand Jury. Solicitors Ashmore and Watt led the case, naming Roosevelt Ward Sr as the alleged mastermind. The group includes 27 taxi drivers with signed statements admitting involvement.
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Greenville
S. C
Willie Earle
Robert T. Ashmore
Sam R. Watt
Spartanburg
State Attorney General's Office
Ashmore
Hoosevelt Corlus Ward, Sr
Triuier
Besing Accessuries
Baris
Pickens County
Astimute
Micb
Encle
New Rector Speaker At Rotary Luncheon
A new rector of the Episcopal Church of the Nativity spoke at the Rotary luncheon. The event featured visiting Rotarians and brief remarks on guests and Rotary topics.
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Rotary
Year-Old Murder Charge Traps Negro in Courts
An elderly murder case from last year led to the arrest of an African American man named Webb, with officials describing the respondent as a suspect in the earlier killing. The report notes ongoing legal proceedings and local judicial action toward the case.
Fragmented OCR sports note with unclear names and places
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions Jets and several garbled names and terms. It references a game or event with likely teams and locations but the text is too garbled to extract clear entities, dates, or outcomes for a coherent summary.
Mrs Myra Murphy Dies In Dothan At 64
Mrs Myra Murphy of 1329 S Oates St Dothan resident since 1926 died in a local hospital after a brief illness She was 64 a Brantley native and a member of the First Baptist Church of Searight Ala Funeral services are set at 4 pm Wednesday at Johnson Wilkerson Chapel with Dr Henry A Parker officiating Burial will be in Brantley cemetery Surviving are four daughters a son a stepson stepmother two brothers four half brothers four half sisters 16 grandchildren and one year old great grandchild pallbearers and honourary of names listed in the notice.
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Myra Murphy
S. Oates St
Dothan
Murphy
Brantley
First Baptist Church of
Searight
Ala
Johnson- Wilkerson Chapel
Henry A. Parker
Brantley Cemetery
Johnson-Wilkerson
Fred Herring
Bob Willingham, Jr
John D. Brantley
Birmingham
Porter Riley
Tallahassee
Malachi Murphy
Panama City
Rmother
EL UL. Fason
Dozier
Chester Fason
Andalusia
John T. Fasuen
Mobile
Fred Fason
Hubert Fason
Andal
Ezell Bowden
H. B. Burdeshaw
H. A. Edwards
E. Ami. Norris
Ed Whatley
Joe Saliba
Ernest Edwards
Wilmer Owletree
Jake Almond
Albert Johnson
Jim Criges
Harvey Holloway
Cliff Smith
John Taylor
Ted Wilson
Jay Hardy
H. M. Adams
Harold Hanley
Constellation Crash Sheds Light on Atlantic Air Travel
An Atlantic Constellation flight from New York to Geneva suffered an emergency after bad weather forced a diversion to the Azores. The craft, carrying 18 passengers and 7 crew, took off from LaGuardia at 10 53 pm yesterday and reused to Shannon after weather closed in. No injuries reported. A prior BOAC incident in October involved a cracked astrodome on a British Constellation over the ocean. Civil Aeronautics officials said no further preliminary investigation was opened.
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New York
Geneva
Switzerland
la Guardia Field
Gander Weut
Shannon
Eire
Azores
Constellation
Atlantic
British Overseas Airways Corporation
Civil Aeronautics
Tev
Crippled feeder railroad cuts service across Ulavis to Effner
The 240 ride feeder railroad across Ulavis from Effner Indiana to KReoruk Ja has been crippled contactor for the last PT months.
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Hae Shoes
Ulavis
Effner, Ind
Kreoruk Ja
Demonstration Club County Council To Meet Here Friday
A Houston County Council Home Demonstration Club meeting will be Friday at 11 a.m. in the home demonstration agent Miss Fran Marilette’s office. Mrs. Charles Brinks will lead a business session with objective chairmen reporting on community activities citizenship rural youth home improvement and other topics. A playlet Facts and Fallacies About Cancer will be presented by the Dupree club directed by Mrs. W. A. Womack. Luncheon will be served by the Gordon club. Attendees include members from numerous precincts such as Barber Big Creek Centes Dupree Gordon Grangerburg Harmon Hicks Beulah Jes sico Kinsey Magnolia Memphis New Providence Pansey Pilgrim Rest Pleasant Plains Rehobeth Selma Skippers Crossroads Smyrna Taylor Union Hill Webb Vicksburg and others.
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Houston County Council
Home Demonstration Club
Fran Marilette
Charles Brinks
Alton Jeffcoat
T. W. Southerland
Otho Shelley
Wyatt Gamble
Dupree Club
W. A. Womack
Gordon Club
Annie Reynolds
P. £. Cumbie
Kinsey
Clifton Hughes
M. C. Nowell
W. B. Elmore
Magnolia
G. P. Cherry
G. W. Robinson
Memphis
Barlow Joanson
Enon
Roy Harris
L. S. Sewell
New Providence
Cora Atwell
Skipper
Crossroads
L. H. Skipper
Gladys Andersen
Smyrna
Ida LD. Whiddon
Emanne McCullough
E. J. Whiddon
Taylor
H. G. Lunsford
Annie OD. Taylor
Union Hill
Lee Cameron
Louise Moseley
Webb
McNear Dies in Sappington Strike Violence
The McNear railroad dispute marked by litigation shootings and fires escalated with two pickets killed and three wounded at Girdley W V February 6 1946. McNear, a former Cornell graduate and railroad invester, was found shot dead on Moss Avenue near his home after a car fleeing the scene. The T P W line, acquired in 1926 by McNear, faced ongoing strife since December 1941 with engineers quitting over wage scales and working rules.
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Girdley
McNear
Moss Avenue
Ilinois River
Robert Sutton
Cornell
Wall Street
W. C. Keiser
Topeka
Kans
13 Brotherhoods
Peoria
Zostic Shiel Promises Rapid Mag Movement Method
Mr. Shevnan touts the Zostic Shiel as a national scientific method that delivers immediate results. It allegedly builds strength, closes ruptures in ten days, and works regardless of ailment, with no cords, straps, or medicines required.
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Shevnan
Livestock arrivals and prices across southern plants
Livestock arrivals at eight major packing plants in Georgia Florida and Alabama totaled 200 cattle 50 calves and 1500 hogs. Hog prices mostly 50 cents lower with me dium to choice hogs over 180 pounds at 24.50 to 24.75. Chicago US sources report muted cattle and hog markets with declines and varied ranges by weight and class.
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Thomasville
USDA
Albany
Columbus
Moultrie
Tifton
Dothan
Ala
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
Fla
Montgomery cattle and hogs market report
Salable receipts 200 cattle. demand broad with openers steady to strong. Slaughter steer and heifer prices 16.50 to 21.00, common 11.00 to 16.00, canners 8.50 to 11.00. Calves 100 head. vealers 22.00, good calves 18.50 to 21.00, other grades 9.00 to 18.00. Hogs receipts 200. barrows and gilts over 300 lb 24.50 to 25.06, 180-300 lb 25.50 to 26.00, lighter weights 16.50 to 24.50. feeder pigs 19.00 to 22.00. sows 22.00 to 22.50. over 300 lb sows 21.00 to 21.50. Stags 18.50.
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Chicago
USDA
Montgomery
Fed
Mkt
Union Stock Yards
Voting patterns and absentee ballots in Dothan primary
Voters may cast ballots at noon during lunch in downtown Dothan with heavier afternoon turnout after five. Absentee ballots dominated the count with 267 issued and 205 postmarked for counting while 13 were invalid postmarks. Officials planned to resume at 2 pm and announce results by 6 pm. Candidates are Jim Brennan, John Turner McAllister, and G J Parish Jr. The primary selects a Commissioner with a runoff possible on April 1.
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Dothan
Jory
Jim Brennan
John Turner McAllister
G. J
Gadi) Parish, Jr
Vetera Education Effort Reported In Dothan Area
Dothan area veterans receive benefits under Public Laws 346 and 16. Claud C. Bence, acting chief of the Dothan fire, said today about 1,400 are in farm training. The Dothan Area includes Houston, Henry, Coffee, Dale, Butler, Crenshaw, Covington, and Geneva Counties. Local files are kept in the Dothan office and veterans are visited by training officers from the district office. The local training division is supervised by James Radford.
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Claud C. Bence
Actig Cer
Dothan
Athan
Bence
James Radford
Soviet Interference in Hungary Bulls Smallholders Party
Reports say Russia protested to Britain over Hungary armistice terms signed Jan 21 1945. A three power Allied Council with a Russian chair led to Soviet pressure against the Smallholders party including President Zoltan Tildy, with Britain and the United States left with limited options.
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Great Britain
Russi
Pawers
Allie Control Council
Russia
Britain
United States
Hungary
Sma
Zoltan Tildy
County officials debate gas tax stance and welfare integration
Ward McFarland favors a gasoline tax increase to fund county road projects. An interim committee member supports better coordination between private welfare institutions and public agencies. Virgil McCain of the Methodist Children's Home in Selma and Brig Frances Bean of the Salvation Army home in Birmingham urged improved coordination with the State Welfare Department without seeking state funds.
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Anl
Ward McFarland
Freseo
Wefare
Veterans’ Legislatio
Virgil McCain
Fh Methodist Children's Home
Sema
Brig
Frances Bean
Salvatio Army Home and Hospital
Birmingham
State Welfare Department
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David BE
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RED Cross
Demonstration Club County Council
H. M. Shevnan
Houston Hotel
Mr. Bhevnan
Chicago Market
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