Special county school board meeting set for Tuesday night
In Meveten County the Board of Education will hold a special session at 8 pm in the county courthouse to discuss public school matters. The meeting aims to inform residents about upcoming pre school and enrollment issues as part of ongoing education concerns.
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Meveten County
Will Bei Ao
Tesday
Solomon Baxter
Southside
Tomorrl
Geneva
Tit In
Lake Geneva
A. Cains
Joel E. Johnson
Geneva County
Public Health Clinic Report Shows Immunizations and Inspections
April activity includes 2 090 typhoid and 81 smallpox immunizations at field and office clinics, 62 work permit examinations, 11 new septic tanks, 8 new sewer connections, 2 377 field visits, 291 food establishment inspections, 169 condemned carcasses, 1 957 buildings treated for rats, and reported communicable diseases: hookworm 84, measles 1, pneumonia 1, cancer 4, undulant fever 1, venereal diseases 20.
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Roert
W. T. Burke
Cours
Publc
Hearter
Health Department
Salvation Army aid questioned for Meadows and Henderson
Officials report the Salvation Army has given food and other items to Mrs Meadows and Mrs Henderson on several occasions but they refused housing offers. The welfare department may act if an affidavit confirms Mrs Meadows is over 65, though records show she is not. The UCC functions as a fundraiser for member charities, not casework, but further relief may be considered at a future meeting.
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Salvation Army
Meadows
Henderson
Army
Ritch
Welfare Department
Department
C. L. Collins
Collins
Allen
UCC
Caest
Jesse Cheatham
Jimmie Dees
Methodists back peace with Russia and temperance drive
The General Conference approved a peace-with-Russia stance and a new committee to push temperance and prohibition. Delegates noted a shrinking minister pool with 18,164 ministers for 8.58 million members, plus overseas counts, amid 1947 figures.
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Tera
CMT
Leegung
C.otad
T.cns
Bostur
Supreme Court
Board of Temperance
Peexskill
N. Y
Committee of Temperance and Prohibition
Commission of Ministerial Training
Birmingham braces for unemployment if rail strike goes off
Birmingham faces possible sharp job losses if the planned strike by engineers firemen and switchmen goes ahead tomorrow. An Alabama Mining Institute official estimates about 15 000 coal miners in the area could be laid off in three days, with commercial mines and captive operations at Sloss Sheffield and Republic Steel affected.
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Birmingham
Alabama Mining Institute
Sloss Sheffield Steel and Iron Co
Republic Steel Corp
Southern Railway System
Finley
Southern
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Hog market steady as livestock arrivals rise in Georgia and nearby states
Livestock arrivals totaled about 700 cattle 125 calves and 1400 hogs at seven major plants in Georgia Alabama and Florida. Hog quotations ranged from 11 to 19 per hundredweight across weight classes with a practical ceiling near 19.50 for 180 to 240 pound barrows and gilts.
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Thomasville
USDA
Albany
Columbus
Tifton
Dothan
Ala
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
Fla
Two Plead Guilty To Larceny Charges
Two men, Paul Skinner and Lee Thompson, pleaded guilty to grand larceny and assault with intent to murder in Circuit Court and received two year sentences each. Both requested probation. A breach of the peace case against Cleveland Lewis was not prosecuted and seven others were continued. Bonner appealed two inferior court convictions for malicious injury to animals related to a shooting incident.
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Taromen
Paul Skinner
Lee Thompson
Cleveland Lewis
Ast Bonner
Thurmond urges delegates to push states rights at convention
The Southern group attacks Truman civil rights policy saying power came from a minority at the 1944 Democratic convention. They push for a separate rights group and a convention to nominate a states rights candidate. They seek to rewrite the party platform and align with a pro states rights position ahead of the national convention.
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Truman
Ben Laney
Arkansas
Democratic Party
Phivdepha
Hots Feschitans
Tittescen
Fanehon
Montgomery Market Cattle Hogs Steady. Mixed Calves Reported
At Montgomery Union Stock Yards the market showed slow to steady trading. Cattle receipts about 250 with varied offerings including a 840 lb steer at 31.00 and mid range steers 22.00 to 26.50. calves 20.00 to 24.50 for medium slaughter. hogs 195 receipts with fair activity and mostly steady to 0.50 higher for 160-240 lb butchers. Sows and smaller lots also listed with prices across weight classes.
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Montgomery
Union Stock Yards
Federal State Market News Service
Man Hurt in Traffic Crash Near Ariton
James P. Cherry 20 of Ariton was slightly injured and charged with reckless driving after a traffic accident five miles north of here Saturday night. Officers said Cherry lost control on a curve at high speed. his car turned over twice and he was treated for abrasions and bruises to both arms.
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Ariton
James P. Cherry
Here
Cherry
Royall calls for best U S army not the biggest
Army Secretary Kenneth C. Royall told the National Jewish Welfare Board in Chicago that the United States must have the best army in the world, emphasizing training equipment morale and fighting spirit over sheer size.
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Chicago
Kenneth C. Royall
U. S
National Jewish Welfare Board
New York Cotton Exchange to Close Saturdays Schedule
The New York Cotton Exchange will suspend trading on Saturdays from June through September. The change is to take effect with the upcoming season, according to an official announcement.
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N. Y
New York
Reece
Italy Elects De Nicola President In Parliament Ballot
In the first ballot of the Italian Republic presidency, Amintore De Nicola led with 16 votes while Carlo Sforza received 383. a two thirds majority was required. The joint session saw cheering and questions about whether Popular Front deputies would abstain in successive ballots.
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Rome
Ersc
Chace
Popular Front
Carla Sforza
D Omurast Cuastan Dermeocists
Pat Net
Enougrh
Hurr
de Nicola
Carlo Sforza
Luigi Einaudi
Bank of Italy
Alessandro Casati
Cipriano Facchinetti
Trance Bonomi
Senate
Giovanni Gronchi
Chamber of Deputies
Jerusalem faces new crisis as Jews seize Bab El Wad heights
A Jewish source reports 4000 Haganah fighters have occupied strategic heights along the Bab El Wad pass to reopen the Jerusalem Tel Aviv highway for 100000 Jews in the city. Attacks against Arab positions continue as world powers seek a truce and a working administration for Palestine.
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Bab el Wad
Tel Aviv
Heganah
Bab el- Wad
Viaganah
Haganah
Acab
Lake Success
N.Y
United Nations
Great Britain
Holy Land
Holy City
Palestine
Arab Medical Association
Acre
Haifa
Arab Acre
Western Galilee
Nahariya
Alan Gordon Cunningham
Auestion
International Red Cross
Cunningham
Jacaves de Rexnier
Trvnsi Em
Reynier Corfeence
Was & WN
Tree Commission
United States
County Hospital Funding Faces Tax Hurdles and Debate
Probate Judge Albert Logue and local hospital supporters discuss the costly goal of a $1,500,000 county hospital. A proposed ad valorem tax amendment would raise about $64,000 yearly, but officials warn it won’t cover maintenance and indigent care. State and federal priority beds for Dothan, Ozark, and Geneva are noted, with no immediate action planned pending further study.
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Albert Logue
Assery
Dothan
Ozark
Geneva
Alabama
Langdale
Textile Industry Center
Ussery
Board of Revenue
Will contested on grounds of undue influence and delusions
The petition asserts Charles D. Murphy was unduly influenced by A. D. Ussery and that Murphy’s will, allegedly not his, favored the Martonic groups in Dothan. It lists mental delusions about paternity, poisoning, theft, and family plots, while noting the estate’s value near 100000 dollars and substantial cash gifts.
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Ussery
Charles D. Murphy
A. D. Ussery
Murphy
Maude Powers
Charles D. Murphy, Jr
Martonic
Dothan
Partition plan sparks mixed reactions across region
Fragments indicate debates over a November assembly vote to partition Palestine between Arabs and Jews. Arab leaders and neighboring states oppose the idea while Jewish leaders push ahead as British forces prepare to depart.
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Palestine
Campaigns Highlight 1948 GOP Split In Oregon Contest
Oregon voters face a May 2 primary to decide delegates as Stassen and Dewey clash over Communism while Taft also seeks support. Stassen plans a May 14 Oregon visit to debate Dewey, Dewey opposes outlawing any party, and Green remains a key favorite son in the Illinois delegate race with 52 of 56 delegates previously chosen.
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DAB
Truman
McClellan
J. Howard McGrath
Harold E Stassen
Thomas E. Dewey
Oregon
Stassen
West Virginia
Dewey
Minnesota
Communist Party
Robert A. Taft
R-Onio
Milwaukee
Taft
Ohio
Illinois
Philadelphia
Dwight Green
Leavey to Run Railroads for Army Chief of Transportation
Army chief of transportation Leavey will oversee railroad operations as Royall seeks cooperation from labor management and the public. Government officials offered little detail on how the army operation would be executed. Steelman aims to settle the wage dispute despite the seizure order as railroad management and union leaders hold talks.
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Leavey
Army
Royall
Army Department
Charles G. Ross
Steelman
Seouls Polls Open Amid Tense Election Day Violence
In Seoul 80 percent voted by noon as guards patrolled rooftops and residents were warned to avoid windows. Communists threw bombs against polling stations, killing two election workers in Bong Chong. About 25,000 deputies armed with clubs helped police supported by American carbines.
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Seoul
Bong Chong
Georgia Democrats Reject Civil Rights Plea At Conference
Delegates at a party meeting report a two day session where the resolutions committee condemned civil rights proposals and urged electing delegates opposed to such programs. They say Georgia Democrats will not prejudice the national convention and will observe proceedings in Jeckoua.
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Georgia
Funeral arrangements for Yeoman at Oak Grove
The funeral will be held Tuesday at Oak Grove Church with the Rev. John C. and the Rev. Barkley Bell officiating. Burial will follow in a nearby cemetery. Ward-Wilson in charge of arrangements.
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Oak Gre
John C
Barkley Bell
Ward-Wilson
Widow of L. T. Hutto Dies in Newville at 59
Mrs. Girlie Hutto of Newville died at home early today from illness at age 59. A Baptist church member, she had lived in Newville all her life. Funeral services will be held at her church tomorrow at 3 pm conducted by Rev. J. Smith. burial in the city cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home of Dothan is in charge. Survivors include her husband H C Price of Newville, brothers Gordon Wells of Florida and Early Wells of Spartanburg, and W J Wells of Mobile, plus several nephews.
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Newville
V. Hutto
L. T. Hutto
Ilness
Hutto
The
Baptist Church
Gordon Wells
Fla
Early Wells
Spa 8. C
W. J. Wellsville
Labor row clouds Taft Hartley talks in city article
Number 22 labor in its dealings with workers but opposed a measure allowing the union to run its business independently. Fisher said the hotel earned an average $2 880 for a 48 hour week, in line with similar workers here, yet the union seeks an additional five cents per hour retroactive to November 1.
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Fisher
New Orleans Cotton Futures Close Higher Across Board
New Orleans cotton market closed with May and July contracts up about 2.10 per bale from the prior session. Prices for May advanced to around 37.30, with other months posting gains and indicating a stronger market sentiment despite mixed open interval quotes.
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