Florida Governor Targets Safer Roads With Four Key Committees
At a statewide highway safety conference in Orlando Governor Millard Caldwell urged drastic laws and ordinances to remove unsafe vehicles and unfit drivers from Florida roads. He outlined four committees Information and Education Accident Records Uniform Laws and Enforcement and Engineering to map educate and enforce safer streets.
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Orlando
Fla
Florida
Millard Caldwell
Caldwell
Two Children and Neighbor Killed in Athens Crossing Crash
In Athens Alabama a car carrying Emmett Weatherford and sisters Ruth Campbell and Martha June Campbell was struck by a southbound Louisville and Nashville train at a grade crossing. Weatherford, 65, was a neighbor of the Campbell family and was taking the girls home for lunch when the collision occurred.
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Athens
Ala
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Emmett Weatherford
Ruth Campbell
Martha June Campbell
Weatherford
Campbells
Funeral Service Held For H. D. Elliott
Funeral services for H. D. Elliott seventy one of Blakley Georgia who died in Albany Georgia after a long illness were held this afternoon at the Blakley Papas Church. Burial followed in the city cemetery. He was a Georgia native and a member of the Woodmen of the World. Surviving are his wife two daughters a son two brothers and active pallbearers named.
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H. D. Elliott
Blakley, Ga
Albany
Blakley Papas
Mr. Story
Otis Helms
Hartfield
City
Johnson-Wilkerson
Elliott
Georgia
W. Oo. W
Johnnie Elliott
J. P. Smith
Dothan
E. L. Dubose
C. H. Elliott
Joe Elliott
Blakley
Charlie Elliott
Jacksonville
A. F. Pickett
Dan Dubose
Howell Elliott
Johnny Eliott
Charlie
Jerry Elliott
Exotic Fruit Freeze Heads Toward Market
New York AP reports that exotic fruits once affordable only to the wealthy will become available to the average American as quick frozen products. Theodore A. Delson of Southland Product Company explains the key difference is affordability with rapid freezing. Research is exploring 800 acres of experimental Florida farm plots to grow and quick freeze delicate fruits for shipping, with cooperation from the University of Florida Agricultural School.
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New York
Theodore A. Delson
Southland Product Company
Delson
Florida
Agricultural School
University of Florida
First Wheat Shipment Leaves Chicago in 1838
The report notes a shipment of 78 bushels of wheat from Chicago in 1838 marking an early transport milestone.
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Chicago
Mrs Eula Lashley Dies At 78 At Home
Mrs Eulah Lashley aged 78 died after a long illness at her Gordon Route One home. She was a Baptist. Funeral at 3 p m Friday at Ardilla Baptist Church with burial in Ardilla Cemetery. Survivors include husband H L Lashley five daughters and a son T J Lashley along with two sisters a brother 46 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren.
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Eulah Lashley
Gordon
The
Baptist Church
Ardilla Baptist Church
Ardilla
Johnson-Wilkerson
H. L. Lashley
Jessie Hatcher
Rhoda Danford
Ashford
Rosie Watkins
Cairo
Ethel Reddy
Cross City
Fla
Dealey Brasell
Dothan
T. J. Lashley
Mattie Peacock
Eldie Griffin
Eufaula
Frank Walford
Abbeville
Locates His Car Loses His Love
Oklahoma City detectives recover a stolen car found parked at a bus station. A note pinned inside reads I have gone to California. Ann, the owner named, is believed to have borrowed the vehicle to flee with her boyfriend.
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Oklahoma City
California
Ann
Man Convicted of Slaying Wife Appeals Clemency Petition
Number 9 wife Tula accused the defendant of running around with other men. He claimed amnesia about the slaying but said he reckoned he must have memory. Insanity defense urged and clemency petitions circulated by jurors and relatives. Governor noted a later petition from eight jurors reversing support for the sentence. Hearing drew 100 supporters and was held in the House of Representatives chamber with police and state workers present.
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Tula
Hunt
Sgt. Tatum
Worman
A. L. Seaman
Ioe of Representatives
Trieste Free City Status Decided by Paris Conference
The Paris conference approved making Trieste a free city while leaving nearby Gorizia to Italy, with final deliberations by the Big Four Foreign Ministers in New York. The decision shapes governance of the Adriatic port region under democratic principles.
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New York
Trieste
Goria
Italy
Reinforcements Move East as 50,000 Troops Escape by Boat
The Independent Newspaper reports government trips pushing into the eastern half of the pay fee where 50,000 Communist troops attempt an escape by small boat toward Shantung. The Grand Canyon in northern Arizona is 217 miles long and 90 miles wide from Sour to Vio mis.
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Tae
Mee Bisa Pao
Javantinoe
Tse
Eussiane
Dariga
Shantung
Arizona
Legion Auxiliary Suggests Christmas Gifts for Veterans
The State American Legion Auxiliary called on Alabama residents to donate new Christmas gifts for ex servicemen in veterans hospitals. Items will be displayed in Tuscaloosa on December 1 and Montgomery on December 13 for servicemen to choose for their families, with bedridden patients served at their bedsides. The program, sponsored by the American Legion, urges no puzzles and focuses on new items.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Veterans’ Hospitals
George Wilson
Auxiliary
Tuscaloosa
Montgomery Hospital
The
American Legion
Republicans Triumph in 1948 Midterm Returns Across Congress
GOP gains reshape Congress with 51 Republicans in the Senate and 248 in the House, securing majorities and setting up the White House struggle. Undecided races in Maryland New Mexico West Virginia Utah do not alter outcome. Vandenberg seen as potential Senate Foreign Relations chair as bi partisan foreign policy persists.
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House
Senate
Congress
Herbert BR. O'Connor
D. John Markey
Maryland
Dennis Chavez
Patrick J. Hurley
New Mexico
Hurley M. Kilgore
Thomas Sweeney
West Virginia
Utah
Walter K. Granger
David J. Wilson
Wilson
White House
United States
League of Nations
Arthur HW. Vandenberg
Rmich
United State
Russia
Vandenberg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Tom Connally
Texas
United Nations
Preaching at Mt Pleasant Church by Elder F A Collins
Services will be held at Mt Pleasant Church on Cottonwood road by Elder F A Collins Saturday and Sunday November 10 announced today.
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Mt. Pleasant Church
Cottonwood Road
F. A. Collins
Building Permit Issued for Residence on Short Atlanta Street
The City Fire Department issued one building permit totaling 1000 dollars to Joseph Peacock for a residence at 409 Short Atlanta Street yesterday.
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Joseph Peacock
Atlanta Street
Soviet Leader Govorov Calls Tireless Armies Improvement
Marshal Leonid Govorov told Red Square massed Russians to relentlessly improve the might of the army air force and navy as they celebrate the revolution anniversary. He urged border vigilance and higher military discipline amid Stalin's absence and continued congratulatory messages from world leaders.
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London
Leonid A. Govorov
Red Square
Govorov
Leningrad
Moscow
Josef Stalin
Moscow Soviet
Bolgroi Theater
Stalin
Sochi
Black Sea
Soviet Union
United States seeks strategic trusteeship for Pacific islands
Debate in the United Nations Security Council centers on giving the U S a strategic trusteeship over the Japanese mandated islands. The plan would allow concealed military bases and free access for American forces while restricting entry to outsiders. Russia’s veto power and parallel ambitions in the Mediterranean influence potential outcomes as the Trusteeship Council forms.
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Russia
U. S
U.S. Navy
Army
Saipan
Truk
Mediterranean
U.S
Injuries from Switch Engine Strike Lead to Suit in Dothan
Number 10 Buy Line sues Weatherly and Byrd of Dothan for alleged overcharge on a plumbing and electrical item bought at Dothan Plumbing and Electrical Appliance Co. The suit arises after injuries near Panama City Florida from a switch engine. Cleve B. Baker and Bush Auto and Implement Co. claim the seized Ford coach.
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Panama City
Fla
Grant
Weatherly
Byrd
Dothan
Dothan Plumbing and Electrical Appliance Co
Cleve B. Baker
Florida
Bush Auto and Implement Co
Ford Coach
New York and New Orleans Cotton Prices
Cotton futures in New York and New Orleans show mixed sessions with the Dec and May contracts hovering around the mid 2700s to mid 2800s. Notable levels include Dec at 2783 open and 2899 high in New York and Dec 2820 open in New Orleans.
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New York
New Orleans
Contenders for House Speakership Highlighted in GOP Race
Reading contenders for floor leadership include Clarence Brown of Ohio and Charles Halleck of Indiana. The Republican caucus must decide patronage posts and committee bids while the Senate favored names like Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan for pro tem and chair of Foreign Relations, and Robert Taft of Ohio for majority leader and Finance chair. Republicans hold 246 House seats and 51 Senate seats with a GOP mandate cited by Chairman Carroll Reece and Brown, while Democrats warn of joint responsibility in world peace and prosperity.
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Clarence Brown
Ohio
Charles Halleck
Indiana
House
Senate
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Robert A. Taft
GOP
Carroll Reece
Brown
Democratic National Committee
Robert E. Hannegan
Republican Party
America
Three lines of post election foreign policy speculation
Speculation centers on Vandenberg as a dominant future U N power broker, Connally slipping to lame duck status, and Byrnes constrained. Republicans in Congress could shift tariffs, loans, and trade policy shaping future diplomacy. Moscow hostility to Vandenberg and domestic anti communism color wary U S Russian relations. Big Four sessions paused for Molotov embassy celebration.
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Vandenberg
Senate
Big Four Council
U. N
Cashman Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Byrnes
Congress
Russia
Moscow
Molotov
Washington
Army Air University Telecant Recruits
Local Army Recruiting Station received a communication from Air University headquarters Maxwell Field granting veterans enlistment in the Air Forces. Veterans may choose initial assignment at Maxwell Field Montgomery Gunter Field Selmonce Tyndall Field Panama City.
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Army
Air University
Maxwell Field
Air Forces
Montgomery
Gunter Field
Craig Field
Selimonce
Tyndall Field
Panamea City
On-The-Job Training Agencies Re-Approved By State
Veterans Training Center reports federal Law 679 requiring re approval of on the job training agencies. Employers must submit a form per occupation and new forms will be issued. Houston County business agencies notified for a 300 day period starting Monday November 11. Center head W T Bastien said the program is run by the State Department of Education separate from the Veterans Administration.
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Veterans Training Center
Veterans
Houston
W.T. Bastien
State Department of Education
Veterans Administration
Eye Lens Flattened at Rest Says Researchers
Researchers describe the human eye lens as flattened when the eye is at rest, indicating a stable baseline shape. The finding could influence understanding of accommodation and refractive changes with aging.
Girl recounts abduction by man named John Hayes said to be from New Orleans
A girl testifies that after leaving a roadhouse a man diverted to the Headland highway, parked, and made advances before fleeing to a farmhouse for a ride back to Dothan. She was later forced to walk back with bruises and scratches. Police said the driver claimed the name John Hayes of New Orleans, while Exum admitted risk of prison if his wife found out.
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Dothan
John Hayes
New Orleans
Exum
Veterans Administration rolls reach fifteen million eight hundred eighty four thousand
The Veterans Administration reports 15,884,000 veterans on its rolls, reflecting a sizable and stable veteran population. The figure underscores ongoing veteran benefits access and demographic reach across the nation.
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The
Veterans’ Administration
Dothan Aero Adds New Members at Aviation Day
Dothan Aero announces two new members Lester Strock and Paul Allen at a weekly meeting. The group plans letters of appreciation to gifters from Aviation Day events. Rusty Oates receives praise for excellent aerobatic display. PT-17 used for crop dusting demo. A PT-17 pilot and two guests rode planes, Tedder of Georgia and Patterson of Dothan both taking their first flights. An Albany age 68 pilot Mr Griffin attended with his own plane.
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Albany
Griffin
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Truman
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Army Air University Telecant
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Troy
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