New Precincts Set Up In City
The board approves new voting precincts for the May 2 primary in Houston County. Two locations will host booths at Dothan Buick on West Main and Highland School. Voters may use either site, with duplicate voter lists to curb double voting. machines to arrive by April 11, and options to purchase or rent.
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Houston County
Board of Revenue
Wes
Senblahine
Ci Dothan
Eatelay
Perry Calhoun
Mey
Dothan Buick Company
West Main Street
Highlang School
Ciei
Cubh
Buick Company
Albert Logue
Calhoun
Behon
Highland School
Logue
Commission. @ts
Capitol
Pege
Judge Is Selected For Fat Stock Show
Moring Ray general manager of the forthcoming Tri States Fat Stock Show and Sale reports more than 100 in the awards fund, with A D Davis of Jacksonville Florida chosen as judge to ensure expert judging of animals. Davis is president of Winn Lovett Grocery and a noted stock show judge. The show and sale run at Ramsey and Sons Stock Yard Tuesday and Wednesday April 2 and 3, with animals received and graded Monday. Also featured are the Cherokee Wild West rodeo and Judge May Bean.18 International Grand Champion Steers.
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Moring Ray
Seneral
Tri-States
Sele
Ray
A D. Davis
Jacksonville
Fin
Davis
Winn- Lovett
Ramsey and Sons Stock Yard
May Bean
Wind Storm Causes Heavy Damage And Injuries
A severe wind storm produced the region reporting extensive dust damage and injuries. T T Ross of Geneve suffered a broken hip and head injury after a tree top was ripped away by the gusts. Insurance claims rise for damaged roofs while crews clear debris. topsoil loss harms fields and prompts talk of early replanting.
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Georgia
Solon accuses Rossellini of smuggling narcotics into Hollywood
Senator Edwin C Johnson asserts that narcotics are funneled into Hollywood from Communist China via Rossellini tied to the film Stromboli. He charges RKO with knowledge of the director, claims a network of dope runners fuels the movie capital, and links Bergman to a wartime Nazi collaboration while she seeks custody of Pia.
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C. M. Ling
Washington
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
Hollywood
J. D.china
Parramore
Johnson
Ate
Senate
Movie Capital
Aaa
Rossellini
China
RKO
Soanson
Legation
Rosselini
Miss Bergman
Per Lindstrom
Los Angeles
Pia
Spring Storm Rages Across South Killing One, Wounding Many
A severe spring storm system battered the South with tornadoes and high winds, killing one person in New Iberia Louisiana and injuring dozens across Mississippi Arkansas Alabama and Georgia. Property damage runs into hundreds of thousands as hundreds of homes are wrecked from Kentucky to Louisiana.
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Associated Press
Ohio River
Mexico
Kentuccky
Mississippi
Arkansas
Alabama
Louisiana
New Iberia
Jackson
Miss
Georgia
Kentucky
Somerset
Vickory Plaine
Little Rock
Ark
Poder
Midway
Mississippi Highway Patrol
Camp Gordon Et Au Ga
Wewasie
Con
US Ambassador Killed In Crash Near Ottawa
Washington bound U S transport plane on a farm near Ottawa crashes after takeoff from Rockcliffe Airport killing U S Ambassador to Canada Laurence A Steinhardt and four others. Only Master Sergeant Gwyn A Long survived. Weather clear. Cause under investigation. Steinhardt had a long career as a diplomat including posts in Sweden Peru and Moscow during tense U S Soviet relations.
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Ottawa
Laurence A. Steinhardt
U. S
Canada
Here
Rockcliffe
Steinhardt
Thce
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Allan Harrington
Julian Harrington
Thomas Archibald
U. S. Army Air Force
Col
W. F. Truebrood
U.S Army Air Force
Neer
Mark Belanger
U.S. Air Atrache
Ottawwas
Gwyn A. Long
Moscow
Fridin D. Roosevelt
Sweden
Stockholm
Peru
Waiting in Line 700 Cooks At Opening Of School
From Wiregrass homemakers flocked to the Dothan Eagle Food Pageant Cooking School at Martin Theatre. By 3:30 p.m. Miss Edalene Stohr and Miss Malanie DeProst led sessions before more than 700 women, with gleaming stoves and a center freezer on stage and a lapel microphone aiding demonstrations.
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Abby Ellard
Dothan Eagle
Martin Theatre
Edalene Stohr
Malanie DeProst
Lees
Postoffice Site Bids Announced In Geneva
Geneva special report says four bids received for location of a new post office. Bids from E F Johnson, J G Johnson, Morris brothers and Joel Johnson on various Commerce Academy Church streets. Funds for construction not yet allocated awaiting inspector review.
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Geneva
Leila Agair
Adair
F. Johnson
J. G. Johnson
Morris Brothers
Commerce
Town
T. B
Commerce Street
Joel Johnson
Academy
G. W. Griffin
Church and
Commerce Streets
Adsir
Justice Is Speedy TAMPA Taxicab Robbery Guilty Plea
Six hours after his arrest for robbing William F. Cowles of Chicago of 128 dollars in a taxicab yesterday, Robert J Mc Coy of Columbus pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three years for grand larceny.
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Tampa
William F. Cowles
Chicago
Robert J McCoy
Columbus
Hanson Denies Communist Ties Amid McCarthy Claims
Washington AP report on Hanson rebutting McCarthy’s charges that he is a Communist. Hanson, a 41-year-old Italy Department official, testified he has never been a Communist or affiliated with a Communist front organization. He warned McCarthy that repeating the charges without immunity could lead to a libel suit, while McCarthy asserted a world-communist mission. The hearing also included remarks from Senators Bridges and other witnesses who questioned McCarthy’s methods.
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Washington
Haldore Hengin
fisCarthy Ugwit
Ins
Hanson
Pra
Italy Department
Senate Foreign Relations
McCarthy
FSI
Execution Planned for Circus Elephant Dolly
In Sarasota, the circus elephant known as Dolly will be put to death after killing five year old Roger Schooley who was feeding peanuts to elephants. Dolly faces execution before the winter quarters close, with plans to overdose and bury her in a prepared pit.
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Sarasota
API
Dolly
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey
Roger Schooley
Henry Ringling North
Sirens
Roger
Elmer Schooley
Las Vegas
N. Mex
Ringling School of Art
Hignlards University
State Department Shakeup Amid Cold War tensions
Washington AP report on the first major State Department reshuffle in months aimed at addressing Far East Communist challenges. Ambassador Philip C. Jessup becomes principal adviser to Acheson on world politics while James E. Webb takes a coordinating role. Truman says Jessup will stay as ambassador at large after a Asia trip. Senator Bridges accuses pro Communist influence within the department as Republicans escalate criticism of Acheson.
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Edward E. Bomar
Don Whitehead
Washington
State Department
Far East
Makin
Auiat
State Acheson
Far Eastern
Art Acheson
Japan
Douglas MaceArtur
Philip C. Jessup
Acheson
Jessup
Une
James E. Webb
Truman
Key West
Fin
Asia
United States
McCarthy
R-Wis
Bridges
R-Nh
Senate Ameri
Ca Sen
State official quits in protest over Hamm support
Cullman Alabama. An Alabama state official resigns from the State Personnel Board effective immediately citing political differences with Governor James E. Folsom over backing Phillip Hamm for governor. Henry W. Sweet also quits as Mobile docks director after refusing to campaign for Hamm.
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Phillip Hamm
Cullman
Als
Myappaiitine
James E. Folsom
Pantippanaigate
Marcu
Bishop
State Personnel Board
Henry W. Sweet
Slate Docks
Mobile
Sweet
Folsom
Harim
Bighop
Hamm
Heveraue
Sronanetlp
Saleem Can
Inet Tun
Hi ‘ Bishop
Jon
Eisenhower words may push arms budget rise
Washington AP report notes defense advocates say Eisenhower could trigger a congressional boost to military spending if he signals inadequacy in defenses. Secretaries Johnson and Byrd discuss misperceptions of a recent speech while senators McClellan and Ferguson weigh potential demobilization effects and budget implications.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Benatora
Fish
Defense Johnson
Senator McClellan
Ark
Tre
Eisenhower
Mike
Metiellenaid
Byrd
Tormorrow Eisenhower
Dynamite Laden Santa Rita Reaches Port in Fire
In Balboa Panama, the Grace Lines steamer Santa Rita arrived with a smoldering fire under its cargo of 211 tons of explosives including 4 250 cases of dynamite and 3 450 carats of witramon. Firefighters extinguished the blaze after the ship turned back toward Balboa. No injuries reported and the cause was undetermined. this marked a second fire incident for the ship in Balboa Ports.
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Panama City
Panama
Grace Lines
Santa Tita
Balboa
Santa Rita
South America
No. L
Balb
Ite Poids
Roles in war outlined by 12 Atlantic Pact nations
Chiefs of Staff from 12 Atlantic Pact nations met in The Hague and discussed a master plan to defend the West against a possible Russian attack. The plan assigns strategic bombing to the United States, with antiaircraft and fighter defenses to Britain and France, while ground forces would be supplied primarily by France and other continental members. Omar Bradley presided as the plan was reviewed before final approval by defense ministers.
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William Blaighardson
Hague
Netherlands
West
Europe
Mediterranean
Britain
France
U. S
Omar Bradley
Washington
Louis Johnson
Russia
Soviet Union
Jim Tae
Dilan
Pan
Loyalty files and high level debates haunt Truman era aides
Fragmented copy of a 1947 Washington scene shows State Department staff, Hoover and Pace figures involved in Senate subcommittee drama over confidential file handling. Officials discuss Truman positions, possible shifts, and political maneuvering with references to McGrath and Cary amid a widening inquiry into government loyalty and security.
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State Department
Senate
Pamed
Truman
J. i Hoever
Level Bureau of Investigation
Hoover and
Attorne
Eral
McGrate
Taatinon
McGrath
Sen
Stn. Y .Rmaniel Fe
Truman Telessenies
Bubcoranmee
Hoover
White House
Cary
Tha
Forceston
Teacee
Wes Security Resources 4
Frank Pace
Te Army
Gea
Mas
Subcommittee to hear plans to modernize locks and dams
The House Public Works Subcommittee will discuss April 3 a plan to modernize the Tombigbee Mobile River system. Army Engineers already approved the plan which envisions eliminating current dams, widening and deepening channels, and constructing higher turns to create a safer, faster waterway from Birmingham to Mobile within a 70 mile section linking Mobile and Demopolis.
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Washington
Wartler
Army
Wits
de Grattenried
Lewis A. Pick Chit
deGrattenn
Eiggention
Alabama
Birmingham
Mobile
Eglin Deputy Chief Dies in Georgia at 56
Augusta Georgia report says Brig. Gen. Dale V. Gaffney Deputy Commander of the Air Force Proving Ground at Eglin Air Base died today at age 56. He was a pilot and veteran of numerous force assignments.
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