Alabama Faces 11 Electoral Votes Dilemma
Alabama confronts how to cast its 11 presidential electors amid a strong anti Truman mood over civil rights. Leaders including Gesper McCorvey and Gov. James E. Folsom weigh staying with the national Democratic ticket or pursuing independent or Southern aligned options.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Truman
Gespner T.“Mcecorvey
South
McCorvey
Dixie States
U. S
Byrd
D Va
George
D-Ga
J. R. Morton
University of Alabama
Morton
James E. Folsom
National
Democratic Party
Henry Wallace
State Supreme Court
Handy Ellis
Ellis
Columbiana
Democratic Executive Committee
Easter Services Outline At Dothan Churches
A string of Easter sermons and musical programs unfold across Dothan area churches. Ministers including Rev J C Carmichael Rev Charles Hildreth Rev Gillis Partin and others announce topics such as The Power of Christ's Resurrection The Resurrected Lord A Defeated Satan and Resurrection Profits alongside Easter musical performances led by Betty Seymour Gene Spearmoon and others. Easter Sunday sees sunrise services and combined services at several congregations.
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Jock
Jack Lowe
J. C. Carmichael
Louise Peacock
Pleasant Hill Church
Slocomb
Dothan
Lafayette Street Methodist Church
Charles H. Hildreth
Christ
Gene Spearmoon
A. D. Zbinden
Headland Avenue Baptist Church
First Christian Church
Christian Church
E. Tipton Carroll
Church of the Nazarine
R. F. Essary
W. F. Calhoun
Foster Street
First Presbyterian
Captain Olsen
Tornado Toll Shocks Alabama Georgia Area
In Tuscaloosa a man named Colvin died of a fractured skull after a tornado. A four-year-old Negro boy was listed missing during the height of the storm but was found unharmed. Mrs Mildred Pugh and her day old infant escaped injury despite their home being demolished and hurled hundreds of feet. AT were unhurt though the house lay in wreckage. Another tornado struck Opelika near the Georgia line about 11 p m with a third near Piedmont and a fourth at Cartersville Ga. North of Columbia Tenn a similar storm injured two and damaged Monsanto Chemical Works with about 900000 in losses. Four Opelika homes destroyed. four injured in the business district. Fire Chief G A Mitchell noted industrial buildings damaged.
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Rusta Colvin
Tuscaloosa
Mildred Pugh
Opelika
Georgia
Piedmond
Alabama
Cartersville
Rome
McDonough
Cave Springs
Hampton
Birmingham
Ala
Columbia
Tenn
Monsanto
G. A. Mitchell
Mustrial
Taft Hartley Looms Over 15 Day Miners Strike
White House to decide whether to enforce the Taft Hartley law to end the 15 day miners strike now. National Deer Association executive secretary Debn D Batne says settlement rests with the White House as UMW leader John L Lewis is accused of vanity and dictatorial power. President Truman pledges to use the law but industry sources warn of a slow response. reports hint miners may return to work Monday, though no UMW HQ confirmation.
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White Mouse
Debn D. Batne
National Deer Association
Battle
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Truman
Lewis
UMW
Bourd
Finland And Norway In Western Pact Speculation
Cabinet ministers discussed Russia’s demands in a pact negotiation. Izvestia attacked Norwegian groups favoring a Western alignment. Grinin cited plans for American bases, Arctic cooperation, and a western union in Europe, with Svalbard and Spitsbergen noted.
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Russia
Moscow
Izvestia
Peter Grinin
Norway
Artic
Finland
Grinin
Britain
United States
Fan Mayen
Svalgard Islands
Sula
Stavenger
Gunningala
Europe
Svalbard Island
Spitsbergen
Arctic Island
Tass
Local man treated after drinking disinfectant at home
A man was removed to a local hospital after ingesting strong disinfectant. Attendants reported his condition last night as satisfactory and noted an apparent path to recovery.
Tornado Strikes Kite Kite Georgia Hits Homes
A tornado struck the rural South Georgia town of Kite Kite late yesterday, destroying or damaging 12 houses and injuring several people. No deaths were reported.
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Kite
South Georgia
Tornado Strikes Bartow County and Surrounding Areas
A tornado damaged Bartow County near Cartersville and Euharlee, injuring four near Piedmont Alabama. It caused widespread destruction including rooftops, blown chimneys, power outages with over 700 phones down, and emergency declarations by Mayor Whatley. Damage estimates exceed $100,000 in rural districts and $30,000 in Rome, Georgia, with additional losses at various plants and homes.
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Hugh Wilson
Opelika Daily News
Wilson
John L. Whatley
Cartersville
Euharlee
Bartow County
Rowland Springs
Georgia State Patrol
Bartow Textile Co
Piedmont
Ala
Belzoni
Miss
Conly, Mrs Coney obituary from Neal Funeral Home
Conly Mrs Coney formerly of Okeechobee Florida dies at home age 82. Funeral services set at Neal Funeral Chapel with Rev Charles A Corbitt and Ven YG Ley officiating. Interment at St Lukes Cemetery. Survived by son Tom Conely and three grandchildren and daughter Mildred LeClair of Marion Indiana.
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Tony
Neal
Charles A. Corbitt
Ley A. Rubee
St. Lukes Es
Neal Funeral Home
Tom Conely
Okechebdee
Fia
Mildred LeClair
Maranne
Massacre Scene in Guerrilla Clash with Wave of Gunfire
Bo Mechers on eit ghosts to divset the sibnens' aim feed at place as a Super renidty reads the condemned names. Rifles crack and a lieutenant fires eight to ten tommy bullets into a man who collapses. Armored sergeants march the line, firing as they move. An aged priest prays silently.
Moravian Easter Dawn Service in Salem Preserve Faith
In Winston Salem Moravians practice an Easter rite dating to Saxony 1732. Bishop J Kenneth Piohl will lead about 36 000 in dawn processions and the Easter proclamation The Lord is risen. The Massed Band and choir recall a tradition in God s Acre graveyard and the 16th Easter service under Piohl.
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Saxony
North Carolina
Salem
God's Acre
Winston-Salem
Haydn
Christ
James Christian Pooh
Jerusalem firefight marks Easter amid convoy battle
Arab and Jewish forces fought across a five mile arc from Beit Jala to central Jerusalem as clashes surged around a Jewish convoy. British troops pressed along old city walls while Arab irregulars led by Hasseini and Salameeh extended attacks toward Tel Aviv, with bomb capable planes and stalled armored vehicles reported.
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Jerusalem
Beit Jala
Bethlehem
Warwickshire Regiment
Old City
Valley of Gehenna
Hell
Christendom
Palestine
Fawzi Bey al Kaukhi
Yarmouk
Jenin
Hebron
Tulkarm
Abdul Khader Hasseini
Hartur
Sheik Hassan Salameeh
Tel Aviv
Protest Meeting Scheduled Monday for paving project
A protest meeting is scheduled for 9 o clock tomorrow morning at City Hall to hear objections to a proposed paving program improving 26 Dothan streets. The Board of City Commissioners will hear protests from citizens as the project costs about 203423 dollars, with two thirds paid by affected property owners and one third by the City.
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Dothan
Board of City Commissioners
City of
Holy Sepulchre rebuilt as worshippers recount sacred sites
Observers describe the Church of the Holy Sepulchre with Calvary and tomb interiors including the unction stone and the Mary Magdalene chapel. Reports note a fragile Arabic Jewish truce during Holy Week amid renewed tensions around Jaffa Gate and Hebron Road.
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Egypt
Joseph
Nicodemus
Christ
Calvary
Jesus
Simon of
Cyrene
Jaffa Gate
New Jerusalem
Hebron Road
No-Man's-Land
Cancer education program boosts awareness in LaGrange
An Andalusia man recounts his cancer diagnosis and survival, praising the Field Army's educational efforts in LaGrange and Troup County. Dr. Calloway outlines cancer basics, treatment options, and the need for broader clinics, stressing education to reduce fear and early detection. The program, part of April’s cancer control month, highlights research funding and local outreach.
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Dochner Club
Reid
Andalusia
Field Army
S. W. Windham
Houston County Medical Society
LaGrange City-County
LaGrange
Troup County
Troup
Calloway
Alabama
Women’s Field Army Ring
Meade Eald
National safety at stake as unions threaten railroad strike
Unions have filed a strike notice and may set a date if board recommendations are rejected. A Cleveland meeting next week will tackle the report and possible carrier talks. The emergency board endorsed a 1.5 cent raise, aligning engineers, firemen and switchmen with other railroad workers, while criticizing unresolved working rules and warning of malignant potentialities if bargaining fails.
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Vng National Safety
Cleveland
David B. Robertson
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
William Hooper
Engineers
Arthur Glover
Truman
Congress
Presidential Emergency Board
Cancer as Public Health Problem Highlighted at Meeting
Mrs Meade declared cancer a public health issue at a city meeting, calling it a community problem due to its wide impact. Edward Reid took over, with Dr Calloway Reid and Robert Ramsey among participants in the county information committee event at the city auditorium.
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United States
Meade
Edward Reid
City Auditorium
Callowa
Key West document on military roles sparks budget tense
The reported Key West agreement outlines roles and missions among Army Navy and Air Force for strategic bombing and force supply in emergencies. It signals Air Force primacy in long term budgets but creates contention over funds for strategic bombing weapons and force deployment as Forrestal briefs President Truman.
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Naval
West Dee
Joint Chiefs of State
Navy
Whi Sui
Forrestal
Pilgrims Pack Rome For Easter Rite Amid Mourning
Thousands of pilgrims massed in Rome for Easter as bells rang for the first time since Thursday mourning Christ’s cross. Pope Pius XII will not fully preside the mass but will appear at the Central Loggia to impart his apostolic blessing.约 broadcast to the world. An estimated 200000 faithful gathered at St. Peter’s Square with speakers arranged around the Colonnade. The pope urged pupils at Pierre Olivait College that it is wrong to let unworthy people control state affairs.
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Rome
Pius XII
Loggia
Basilica of Christianity
Federico Cardinaleschini
St. Pe
St.f Square
Pierre Olivait College of Posciencee
Flagpole Sitter Gets Seasick From Wine Wind
In Chattanooga Tennessee a flagpole sitter, known as Shipwreck, toppled into seasickness after consuming wine. Three days earlier he climbed the pole and rode a bicycle on a treadmill. A windstorm contributed to his dizziness and halted the stunt.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Kelly
Funeral services for McNabb with Midland City clergy
Number 13 3p.m. today with Rev C hildreth and Rev Mr V of Midland City officiating will be held in Pinchard cemetery. Survivors include his widowed daughter Mrs June McNab, son Glenn D. McNabb of Jacksonville Fla, two brothers E O McNabb of Newton and McNabb of Dothan, and Mrs FE Gulledge of M City, plus several nieces. Pallbearers: Dear Nabb, Max McNabb, Joe MI, Gene McNabb, James A. and Billie Mack Gulledge.
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Childreth
Mr. V
Midland City
Pinchard
Dear Nabb
Max McNabb
Joe MI
Gene McNabb
James A
Billie Mack Gulledge
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Decatur
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Debatur Daily
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Alabama State Democratic Executive Committee
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