Southern Democrats urge Ike draft for unity at conventions
Rep Thomas G Abernethy says Ike should be nominated by both parties for president and elected. He argues Eisenhower could unite the nation and that Democrats and Republicans should draft him despite his disavowal. The Mississippian notes Americans tire of party finger pointing and want unity.
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Washington
Thomas G. Abernethy
D-Miss
Bbcorn
Ike
Abernethy
Eisenhower
House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mississippian
Congress
Kiwanians Discuss Work At Dothan Kiwanis Club
At the weekly Dothan Kiwanis gathering held yesterday at the Houston Hotel Jerome Sullivan spoke on real estate and Graham Carson explained the peanut planter manufacturing business Kiwanian John A Harris led the program The club invited Rabbi Martin Hinchin to Temple Exnam Fl services on Friday night April 9 and wives of members were invited Guests included Kiwanian Harry Shulman of Montgomery and Dr Tom Goodam of New York City A board of directors meeting followed the regular session
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Dothan Kiwanis Club
Houston
Jerome Sullivan
Graham Carson
John A. Harris
Martin I. Hinchin
Temple Exnam Fl
Harry Shulman
Montgomery
Tom Goodam
New York City
Board of
Frank Harrison: standout junior Boy’s Club star
Frank Harrison emerges as a leading junior Boy’s Club figure in Valdosta. He signed up early for the junior division and has led community service efforts with Red Cross, March of Dimes, and cancer drives. He captained the football team, starred in basketball, won a Southern track pullup title, and placed well in bike races, while earning top grades.
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Jones
Red Cross
March of Dimes
Valdosta
Frank
Boys Club
Waycross
Frank Harrison
Cotton futures slip then recover in New Orleans trading
In New Orleans early trading cotton futures weakened but bought up later, with 11:30 a.m. quotes showing 25 cents a bale higher to 20 cents over. In New York, futures recovered from early losses and closed firmer, with late prices up about 31.55 dollars per bale and May at 5.25, July 34.64, October 32.01.
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New Orleans
N. Y
New York
Frost hits Alabama crops with minor damage
Weather bureau says heavy frost caused only minor harm to Alabama crops. Farmers delayed work due to rain and soggy soil. Early tomato plants and some berries suffered briefly but can be replanted with no lasting harm. North Alabama saw only a few days delay. coastal areas had minor losses to early vegetables like tomatoes and cucumbers. The cold snap ends unseasonably warm weather since March 14.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Bi. B. Emigh
Evergreen
Emigh
Livestock arrivals report across several Georgia and Florida plants
Livestock arrivals totaled 350 cattle 75 calves and 1600 hogs at plants in Albany Columbus Thes ks ville and Tifton Georgia Dothan Alabama and Jacksonville and Tallahassee Florida Hog sales were mostly steady and quotations for dogs varied by weight with prices from 10.50 to 18.25 dollars per hundredweight including different ranges for medium to choice dog weights and for sows priced from 14 to 15.50 dollars per hundredweight
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Thomasville
USDA
Alabany
Columbus
Theskasville
Tifton
Dothan
Ala
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
Fla
Cattle and Hog Prices in Montgomery Market Report
Estimated salable cattle receipts 350 with slow opening and barely steady slaughter cattle. Price ranges include 18.00-23.00 for lightweight yearlings and 15.00-16.00 for common butcher cows. calves 18.00-23.00 for medium slaughter calves, others 14.00-17.50. Hogs receipts 100 with active trade and steady tone. barrows and gilts 16.50-18.00 for 240-300 lb, 15.50-16.00 for 300-500 lb, lighter pigs 10.00-16.50. sows 12.50-15.00 for 270-500 lb.
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Montgomery
Mkt
Union Stock Yards
Dickerson Captured After Scooter Escape Near Dothan
Police nabbed Dickerson after a chase that traced his escape route from Alabama to Tennessee and back to Dothan. Officers found him hiding in a house with a gun, cash, and a convertible. he faces grand larceny and burglary charges tied to a May motor bike theft and the scooter theft. He was released to federal authorities for pending U.S. court action.
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Atreet
Eddie UD
Kelley
Phenix City
Columbus
Tennessee
Dothan
Gerald
Dickerson
C. M. Josted
U. S
Alabama
Georgia
On the job training reforms urged by Paul
Veterans should be offered on-the-job training with take-home instructional materials and full support. Each trainee should be assessed for suitability and hardship exemptions from class attendance considered. A county wage study should set prevailing rates and taxes. Classifications like journeyman to be dropped, progress in field measured. If adopted, reforms would apply statewide, Paul says.
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Syournesman
Paul
Cemetery Ad Near Bus Door Reads Easy to Reach
A neighborhood notice describes a cemetery advertisement placed near a bus doorway with the message Easy to reach from wherever you live and another sign above the doorway warning Watch your step. The reader should be cautious of the doorway area and the signage.
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Mit Waukee
Russians In Berlin Restrict Americans From Leaving Zone
Soviet occupation authorities in Berlin order restraining travel for Americans British and French. Entry and exit via rail or highway require identity at new Soviet control points effective at midnight. Western powers protest as move disrupts four power rule and transport of troops and supplies.
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Russia
Germany
Berlin
U.S
Britain
Lucius D. Clay
G. S. Lukyvanchenko
Four Power Control Council
States
World Oil Scarcity May Last Until 1953
CANBERRA Australia UP The Australian motorist may not buy all the gasoline he wants until 1951 at the earliest, says Eric Avery general manager of Shell Australia. He predicts the war caused oil shortage might last as long as 195 until world production catches up with demand. He cites political unrest hampering rehabilitation of the Netherlands Indies oil industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Australia
Eric Avery
Shell Company of
Avery
United States
Britain
Netherlands
Iie
Netherlands Indies
Boy Scout Review Slated for Monday at City Hall
A board of review for Dothan Boy Scouts will meet Monday at 7 p.m. in the Boy Scout office at City Hall. Scouts seeking advancement in ratings or merit badge approvals should attend, according to Scout Executive V. Covuke.
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Dothan Boy Scouts
Boy Scout
Scout Executive 3
V. Covuke
Cooke
Dry Goods Store Burglary Reported at Main Street
Police report a burglary at the Tri State Dry Goods Company at 406 E Main Street last night. Entry was gained by prying a hinge from the back door and about $20 in cash and undetermined clothing were taken. Police Chief Eddie Kelley said a full inventory had not been completed by noon.
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Tri- State Dry Goods Company
E. Main Street
Eddie
Kelley
Ants show varied jobs across populations study finds
New York AP reports from Panama where American Museum of Natural History scientists studied ants over five months. Forty percent lounge at the nest while another forty percent are wood workers and the remaining ants work only occasionally.
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New York
American Museum of Natural History
Panama
Traffic violator's alibi softens judge in Berkeley
Berkeley AP report says James C Morton explained why an $8 traffic fine wasn t paid. He gave the money to his wife to pay but she used it as a down payment toward a divorce. Police Judge Oliver Youngs allowed Morton to pay another $8 without penalty.
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Berkeley
Calif
James C. Morton
Oliver Youngs
Morton
McMahon Wins 1947 ABC Meet Individual Event
Junie McMahon of Chicago took first in the 1947 ABC meet with 740 pins. Fred Breckle from Detroit placed second with a total of 7 pins.
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Junie McMahon
Chicago
ABC
Fred Breckle
Detroit
Cobb holds world speed mark at Bonneville 1947
John R. Cobb set a world automobile speed record of 394.196 miles per hour on September 16, 1947, on the Bonneville flats course in Utah, a landmark achievement in speed trials.
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John R. Cobb
Bonneville
Utah Flats
Port city exports valued resin shipments to 33 nations
Naval exports totaling 2,066,006 dollars were sent to 33 countries via the port city in 1947, reports the U S Commerce Department. Gum rosin shipments worth 1,273,053 dollars accounted for over half of resin and pine oil goods. Alabama-listed shipments led as a major timber source with Great Britain the top buyer at 561,628 dollars.
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Mobile
U. S. Department of Commerce Office
Malcolm H. Laws
Alabama
Great Britain
Rivers seeks repeal of oleo tax to let armed forces choose
Washington Rep. Mendel Rivers of South Carolina pushes repeal of the 10 cents a pound oleo tax and the quarter cent white oleo tax. He says the measure would let the Army and Navy decide if oleo should be used, potentially saving up to 65 million dollars on meals over three years if adopted.
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Washington
Mendel Rivers
D-Sc
House Armed Services
Army
Navy
Rivers
House Agriculture Committee
Armed Services
Auto Accidents Kill 2100 In February
The National Safety Council reports 2100 traffic deaths in February 1948, about 340 above expectations. First two months total 4230, down eight percent from a year earlier. State figures show 22 decreases, 20 increases, two unchanged. New Haven, Wichita, Bridgeport reported no early-year fatalities. Kansas City tops February with deaths. Norfolk and Grand Rapids also low.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
New Traven
Spain to join recovery program despite British opposition
Amid diplomatic chatter and official caution, Spain’s inclusion in the recovery program prompted Western powers to weigh U S backing against Britain and Irish Portuguese stance. Fourteen of sixteen nations oppose Spain’s participation with only Ireland and Portugal supporting. Dispatches from Spain report mixed official calm as U S prestige factors into likely approval.
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Spain
House of Representatives
Foreign Office
U. S
George C. Marshall
London
Franco
Trieste
Italy
Britain
Francisco Franco
U.S. State Department
Senae
Eire
Portugal
Dothan Proclaims April Cancer Control Month
John D Ayres president of the Dothan City Commission proclaims April as Cancer Control Month. He urges citizens, businesses and organizations to cooperate with the American Cancer Society Alabama Division in its April campaign, citing early detection and prompt treatment as lifesaving. The proclamation notes government leaders support national and state efforts and highlights cancer death reduction through public awareness.
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Meusten Cancer ‘Society
Dothan
United States
Alabama
Dothan Firemen Respond to Midland City Blaze
Dothan firemen were called to a Midland City fire that damaged part of a smokehouse and storage at Marshalls Market. Fire Chief Floyd Harris said the blaze started in the ground floor smokehouse and spread to a second story but did not cause heavy damage. Napier Field fire trucks controlled the fire before Dothan units arrived.
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Dothan
Midland City
Marshall's Market
Floyd Harris
Harris
Napier Field
Harvey Smith
Hartford Road
Wallace proposes meeting Stalin to avert new arms race
In a Senate exchange Senator Wallace argues to reverse Truman Doctrine and seek an overall peace with Russia. He favors a world federation with a large police force, warns against expanding armed forces, and suggests a direct meeting with Stalin to resolve East West tensions. He envisions a modern, well trained force and questions Russia's aggression as geography and circumstance.
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Europe
United States
Walece
Stalin
Russell
D-Ga
Wallace
Russia
Greece
Turkey
China
Hill
Seaboard
Gary
Ind
US Army Day march to feature 808 troops in Trieste
Maj. Gen. Bryart Moore announced the 808 American troops in Trieste will march in full field equipment through the city streets on United States Army Day. The display aims to bolster morale and confidence, and will include a company of medium tanks, mechanised recon units, and fully armed infantry.
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Frieste
Bryart Moore
Trieste
United Sates
United States
Serven
Sate
Mrs Henry Brown Dies Near Clopton
OZARK Special Mrs Henry C Brown aged forty seven died this morning at her home near Clopton after a short illness Surviving are her husband a daughter Mrs Robert Weems of Tyndall Field Fla two Wendell of Clopton and Bobby stationed in Okinawa with the US Air Forces a grandson two sisters Mrs Minnie Gay McCraney Jones of Dothan and Mrs Thomas D Hopkins of Montgomery three brothers Foster McCraney of Clapton Grady McCraney of Molino and Lloyd of Clayton The funeral will be 2 30 p m Friday at Prospect Church with Rev Mr Golden of Eufaula officiating Burial in church cemetery Holman Funeral Home in charge
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Craney
Clapton
Grady
Molino, Fla
Lloyd
Clayton
Prospect Church
Golden
Eufaula
Holman Funeral Home
Postwar Japan Welfare and Control Under Allied Oversight
The account describes a selective policing system with competitive exams, regional postings, and advisory ministries including an agriculture ministry overseeing soil and rice production. It notes quotas, allotments, and black market activity, counterintelligence efforts, and a largely skilled craftsman economy. It mentions unions, strikes curtailed by MacArthur, and Japan's near normal staple shortages and postwar industry.
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Civil Service
Ministry of Adzunculture
Webb
Tokyo
Shere
Counter-Intelligence Corps
Japan
Fran MacArthur
House shifts ERP draft with Spain invite and aid provisions
The House spent eight hours debating the European Recovery Program bill. It added an invitation for Spain to join ERP and provisions giving the foreign aid administrator power to curb war supplies to Russia and satellites and to ensure Western Europe uses American ships for ERP shipments. It removed authority for chartering $90 American ships. The Spain entry would allow participation on terms set by the 16 other European nations in the Marshall Plan.
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Spain
Russia
Western
Europe
Foreign Affairs Committee
Tornadoes Hit Bethlehem and Palestine in Clark County Ark
Tornadoes struck two small communities eighteen miles apart in Clark County, Ark yesterday. Bethlehem and Palestine suffered damage as crews assessed the extent of the storms. Local rescuers reported debris and power outages, with no immediate word on casualties.Authorities urged residents to stay clear of damaged structures while officials coordinated relief.
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Arkadelphia Ark
Clark County
Ark
Bethlehem Snd Palestine
Randolph Warns of Black Participation in Military Draft
A. Philip Randolph and Morose Morse urge a civil disobedience push against Jim Crow in the armed forces. They tell senators that many African Americans will register and serve if segregation ends, while Morse and Republican senators hear the testimony of Negro witnesses amid the Congo debate.
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A. Philip Randolph
Necre Dent
Bretherood Ueing Car Porters
AFL
Regue Morse
Randolph
Sea Armed Service
Morse
Republi
Baldwin
Conn
Gurney
Congo
Sena
Marshall aims to build anti communist bloc at conference
Delegates discuss Marshall's push for a Western Hemisphere anti communist coalition. Steering committee debate tied to foreign influence and possible subversive activities. Initial reports claimed unanimity, but later clarification showed Guatemala Ecuador and Haiti did not vote in favor.
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Marshall
Russia
U. S. Deley
Walter J. Donnelly
Porters
Guatemala
Ecua
Halti
la America
Faski
Lewis faces possible Taft-Hartley case over pension letter
In the House today Rep Hartley of New Jersey proposed a taft hartley amendment to prosecute labor unions under new act provisons. The measure targets Lewis amid a pension controversey as he refuses to take an oath of communism and defies a presidential inquiry. The Justice Department seeks a federal court order backing the board summons while Lewis defends his March 12 letter to miners. If injunction issued, the letter could influence legal arguments and broaden the case nationwide involving production and rail services disruptions.
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Justice Department
Lewis
Lewis and
Real Estate Ad Tout Morgan Home and Subdivision Lots
Real estate ad promotes the Morgan residence at 506 Oates Street with a large, premium potential lot and a bargain price of 10000. Also features a modern two bedroom on Meade Street with 700 down and monthly payments including taxes and insurance. Encourages choice residential plots in the Peterman Subdivision north of Chapman Aper House, touting dry high land and potential big returns.
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Morgan
Oates Street
Meade St
Peterman
Chapman Aper
Than
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