Grange Head Urnes Continued Bin Crops End Acreage Control
Albert S. Goss of the National Grange urged continued high farm production and elimination of acreage controls at the group’s 80th annual convention in Portland. He warned surpluses are inevitable but solvable with internal disposition mechanisms and rejected a regimented economy of scarcity. He discussed a potential world food board concept by Sir John Orr and favored cooperative international solutions to avoid distress and war.
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Portland, Ore
Albert S. Goss
National Grange
Goss
John Orr
Food and Agriculture Organization
World Food Board
VEW Members Meet in Dothan Tonight
Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Ladies Auxiliary gather at 8 oclock at the Dothan Recreation Center for a regular business meeting followed by an arranged entertainment program.
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VEW
Dothan
Wiregrass Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ladies Auxiliary
Dothan Recreation Center
Mrs. Hendrix Dies in Hartford Funeral Rites Held
Mrs. Margaret Wesley Hendrix of Hartford route one died Thursday in a Hartford hospital. Funeral services were conducted Friday at Providence Church by Rev. J. H. Dykes and Rev. Haas, with burial in the church cemetery. Surviving are her husband Arena M. Hendrix, her parents Mr. and Mrs. Guy Bowden of Bellwood, and sister Mary Frank Bowden. An infant son David Harold Hendrix died Sunday morning following his mother’s death. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at Providence Church and burial in the church cemetery.
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Hartford
Margaret Wesley Hendrix
Providence Church
J. HW. Dykes
Mr. Haas
Church
Holman of
Arena M. Hendrix
Guy Bowden
Bellwood
Mary Frank Bowden
David Harold Hendrix
Providencis Church
Burlas
Warm Alabama crops benefit from extended warm spell
Alabama weather and crop report says extended warmth boosts grain cover crops and garden vegetables in the north and central regions. Some Middle and southern areas lack moisture but last week’s rain helped. pastures are good, cotton picking nearly done, sweet potatoes harvested, corn gathering general, sugar cane being ground, and peanuts largely harvested in the southeast. livestock in normal condition.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Weather Bureau
F. C. Pate
Pate
Trailer breaks away and rolls down Red Mountain in Alabama
A trailer broke loose from a car on Red Mountain and rolled down the steep grade, smashing a truck’s fender and moving about six blocks before striking a parked truck at the foot of the hill. Investigator E J Esken reported the only damage was to the truck fender.
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Birmingham
Red Mountain
Motorscout
E. J. Eaken
21St Street
20Th Street
Esken
Truck Collision on Cottonwood Road Reported
A pickup driven by John R. Taylor and a car driven by Alva Lewis collided at the intersection of S Foster Street and Cottonwood Road about noon yesterday. Fenders were smashed and police charged both drivers with a count.
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John R. Taylor
Alva Lewis
S. Foster St
Cottonwood Road
Col. Mason
Taoist Priests Burn Two To Death In China
Chinese police report a revolt at the Pal yunkuan Taoist temple in Peking. Thirty six priests burned to death the temple abbot and a Taoist layman on a large bonfire after accusing them of violating temple regulations. Twenty seven priests surrendered while nine were handed to authorities.
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China
Peiping
Palyunkuan
Martin as Speaker to Lead GOP Toward Tax Cut Promise
The piece profiles Martin as the likely next Speaker after Republicans win control in January. It notes his 20 percent income tax cut target for 1947 and his long rise from North Attleboro publisher to minority leader and presumptive president if the presidency becomes vacant. It cites his anti-bureaucrat stance and past advocacy for a Truman plan to make the Speaker next in line.
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Congress
House
Martin
Waolen
North Attleboro
Mass
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Republican Congress
Washington
Brillant
Truman
United States
Democratic House
Democratic Senate
Republican House
Senate
Segregation Speech Highlights White Supremacy View
In a regional council session a speaker argued social and economic progress comes from whiteness while Negro youth contribute through labor with little skill. He claimed whites must be legally segregated to protect their fragile ego and to limit the Negro's ambitions. Johnson reported the council now has 1,050 members, a gain of over 100 percent for the year.
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South Wall
Johnson
Council
Miners Split Over Pact With Industry Group
The Lewis led miners and operators refused to sanction a broader industry contract. Burke and his 29 member board remained in firm opposition to three government pact features while not ruling out talks with Lewis. Key invitees included Ezra Van Horn, Harry M. Moses, Charter O’Neill, and George F. Campbell as major spokesmen for northern Appalachian operators and coal groups.
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Lewis
Burke
Krug
Cnt
Cincinnati
Clast
Representa Heyes
Ezra van Horn
Cleveland
Harry M. Moses
Pittsburgh
HW. C. Frick Coke Commany
Ster
Corminally
Charter O'Neill
Altoona
Jonal
Appalachian
Buue
George F. Campbell
Tinnis Coal Operators Association
Water formed from combustion of fuel in an auto engine
A fragment notes that one gallon of water is formed from the combustion of a fuel in an automobile engine. The sentence presents a basic chemical outcome without context or specifics about fuel type or conditions.
New Testament Used In Jail Escape Plot
FBI disclosed nine prisoners used a thin New Testament to escape from Hinds county jail. They formed a conspiracy in October to breach a steel window screen and lower a line with a New Testament and hacksaw blades. Jailers discovered sections severed last Saturday and halted the plan.
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Jackson
Miss
FBI
Hinds County
Bishop Carpenter Speaks at Kiwanis on Family Life
The Rt. Rev. C. C. J. Carpenter, Bishop of the Alabama Episcopal Diocese, addressed the Dothan Kiwanis Club on "A Man's Place in Family Life." Club president P. B. MacLauchlin named December program committeemen Hassell Bryson Aaron Kraselsky Dr. C. H. Poitivent and T. J. Whatley Jr. Guests included Rev. Lawrence Baxter Elwanian Jack Stone and Wilton Sturges. An immediate Board of Directors meeting followed adjournment.
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C. C. J. Carpenter
Alabama Episcopal Diocese
Dothan Kiwanis Club
P. B. MacLauchlin
Hassell Bryson
Aaron Kraselsky
C. H. Poitivent
T. J. Whatley, Jr
Laurence Baxter
Episcopal Church of the Nativity
Elwanian
Jack Stone
Panama City
Wilton Sturges
Father of Dothanian Dies in Tennessee
Word has been received of the death of Dr. Edward E. Murray prominent Pulaski Tennessee a past president of the Pulaski Exchange club and Methodist Church leader died Saturday in a Nashville hospital Funeral was held Sunday at Pulaski.
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Edward E. Murray
Pulaski, Tenn
Thomas Murray
Dothan
Murray
Pulaski Exchange Club
Methodist
Nashville
Pulaski
Physicians Needed For VA Positions In The Southeast
Veterans Administration department of medicine and surgery seeks physicians in physical medicine. Appointments available at hospitals regional and sub regional offices across Georgia Florida South Carolina Tennessee and Alabama. Contact Dr Frank B Brewer Branch Office No 5 Atlanta Ga for details.
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Veterans Administration Department of Medicine and Surgery
Georgia
Florida
South Carolina
Tennessee
Alabama
Desirne
Frank B. Brewer
Atlanta
Noting Ministers Begin Scrutiny of Statute Provisions
The foreign ministers would review the statute starting today. The Soviet Foreign Minister said his objection targeted certain provisions, while Paris Peace Conference approval stood at two thirds. The Big Four then moved to concrete settlements and workable formulae acceptable to all.
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Byrnes
Health Insurance Backed by Governor Sparks in Alabama Talk
Governor Sparks urges a health insurance plan funded by workers to expand medical services as Alabama’s health spending climbs with federal and local cooperation. He warns that more funds are needed before adequate care is possible and cites a shift from 25 thousand to over 2 million dollars annually.
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Alabama
Sparks
M. S. Davie
Dothan
Postwar Planning Commission
Alabama Medical Association
J. Paul Jones
Camden
Carl A. Grote
Huntsville
State Medical Association
Jones
Senator Bilbo Involved In Frontal Collision
A truck struck the Senator’s car from the front as he sped to number 10. The vehicle was nearly demolished with a shattered windshield. Police said shatter-proof glass likely prevented serious injuries.
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Bilbo
Sacred Harp Sing Set At Dothan Courthouse
A Sacred Harp sing will be held at the courthouse in Dothan on Sunday starting at 10.00. J. T. Helms of Dothan leads the program and Lisenby serves as secretary inviting all lovers of old time gospel singing to attend.
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Courthoure
Dothan
Tom
WLC
Dr J R Richardson Dies At Abbeville
Dr J R Richardson sixty four Abbeville lumberman died last night at the home of Mr and Mrs Hugh Waite Buffala while visiting the White family he suffered a heart attack in Eufaula where he had an office He was a Georgia native resident of Alabama twenty years a deacon and church worker Funeral services 2 30 p m Thursday at Abbeville Baptist Church Rev Mark A Lower officiating burial Kennedy Funeral Home in charge He is survived by his wife two daughters Ruth Richardson Eufaula Joan Espy University of Alabama two sons Harold Richardson Starke Military Academy Montgomery Edward Richardson Auburn a brother W BR Richardson Macon four sisters Mrs John Parker Sylvester Ga Miss Mildred Richardson Albany Miss Tallulah and Miss Claudia Richardson Boston Ga
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Abbeville
J. R. Richardson
Hugh Waite
Buffala
Richardson
Eufaula
Georgia
Alabama
Auburn
W. BR. Richardson
Macon
John Parker
Sylvester
Mildred Richardson
Albany
Missey Tallulah
Claudia Richardson
Boston
Shortage of Lumber Blamed on Forest Misuse
Mobile Alabama AP Dr. G J Carver education chairman of the Southern States Forest Fire Commission says the timber shortage stems from mistreatment of forests. He notes two thirds of past timber is burned or damaged beyond use and urges use of slubs and sawdust for pulpwood alcohol plastics and a timber cropping system leaving 100 plus stems per acre.
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Mobile
Ala
G. J. Carver
Southern States Forest Fire Commission, Inc
Carver
Mercer University
Macow
Beasley Names Key Committee Chairs for 1947 Florida House
Speaker designate Thomas Beasley appointed Rep. Perry E. Murray to head the finance and taxation committee and Rep. Richard E. Simpson to chair the House Appropriations Committee. Simpson previously led the Rules Committee and was a former floor leader. Beasley said early appointments would let chairs begin fiscal work and learn current conditions.
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Defuniae Springs
Fra
Thomas Ek
Beasley
House of Representatives
Perry E. Murray
Frostproof
Richard E. Simpson
Monticello
House
Simpson
Caldwell
Britain and Russia Split Over Mandate Agreed Terms
Number 138 aligned with Russia but faced fierce opposition from another British Empire member in India over the mandate. The United States and Great Britain planned veto restrictions in the UN Security Council, aiming to limit Big Five control. Proposals include barring a Big Five from judging own charges, allowing voluntary abstentions without a veto, and distinguishing procedural from substantive decisions.
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Russia
India
United States
Great Britain
United Nations Security Council
Assembly
Council
Security Council
Court of Pleas Meets for Weekly Session
The county court of common pleas convened today with J Norton Mullins Jr presiding a light docket expected to be disposed of early.
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County Court of Common Pleas
J. Norton Mullins, Jr
Cotton prices move in New York and New Orleans markets
The report shows brief cotton futures activity with Dec May and July contracts quoted in New York and New Orleans. Notable figures include Dec around 3079 in New York and 3070 in New Orleans with highs near 3086 and 3080 respectively.
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New York
New Orleans
Alabama Bans Cattle Movement From South Florida Areas
Alabama's Board of Agriculture imposes an embargo on moving livestock from Florida counties under federal fever tick quarantine. No cattle may enter Alabama for any purpose from infected zones. other Florida stock must travel with an official health certificate. State Veterinarian R S Sugg notes fever tick infestation in Glades Highland Okeechobee Polk Osceola and Palm Beach counties.
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Montgomery
State Board of Agriculture
No. 1 Weapon against cancer still surgery
The discussion highlights surgery as the primary tool against cancer, with hospitals testing radioactive carbon and phosphorus and iodine used for thyroid cancer. Experts urge more understanding of cancer cells to revert them to normal function. Dr Dowdy notes isotope production from atomic projects may yield health and commercial benefits.
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Dowdy
Truman Budget Proposals Target Tax Cuts and Spending
The article discusses President Truman’s revised budget planning for the current year, detailing defense spending of 13.21 billion dollars and projected personal income tax revenue of 18.367 billion. It notes a proposed 20 percent tax cut saving 3.673 billion, with major outlays in interest on debt, veterans benefits, international finance, agricultural subsidies, and civil agencies. It also mentions the aim to balance by June 30 and upcoming economy debates as Republican committees prepare to meet.
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Congress
Truman
Treasury
Martin
House
Senate
Price control ends could slow housing and payroll gains
National income rising boosts federal revenue but not spending. A decontrol order is expected to delay business expansion as merchants stock more goods while prices stay strong. Experts warn price control death may trigger a recession and builders delay starts, limiting construction and employment rebound.
Old-Time Coffee Pot Filter Method
Instructions describe using a cheesecloth bag as a makeshift filter for coffee. Tie the coffee, place in near boiling water, and steep about five minutes to brew.
Funeral Service Held For William H. Gillis
Hartford obituary notes the death of William Henry Gillis seventy six who died at his Newton route one home last Wednesday. Funeral services were Thursday at Goodwater Church with Rev. J P McLeod Jr officiating followed by burial in the church cemetery directed by Holman Hartford. Surviving are his wife a daughter Mrs M E Thomley three sons Jesse Gillis H T and Ralph Gillis five sisters Mrs C A Glover Mrs Ida Barrincon Mrs Cora Jones Mrs Bennie Hoffman Mrs Christine Kennedy and two brothers John Gillis and Tom Gillis.
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Hartford
William Henry Gillis
Newton
Goodwater Church
J.P. McLeod, Jr
Church
Holman
Jesse Gillis
H. T
Ralph Gillis
Bessemer
C .A. Glover
Montgomery
Ida Barrincon
Pensacola
Cora Jones
Brundidge
Bennie Hoffman
Clayton
Christine Kennedy
Columbus
John Gillis
Birmingham
Tom Gillis
Jacksonville
Deadline Set For Welfare Case Worker Exams In Alabama
The Merit System Council announces November 27 as the deadline to apply for county public welfare case worker examinations in Houston County Alabama. Applicants must have college degrees and own a car. salary is 140 dollars monthly. Duties include determining eligibility and providing case work services to families and children under welfare laws. Further details available at Room One Highway Building Montgomery Alabama through the local welfare department.
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Public Welfare
Merit System Council
Houston County Welfare Department
C. L. Collins
Houston County
Public Welfare Department
Collins
Merit Council Office
Highway Building
Montgomery 4
Alabama
St Louis Cathedral to Install Giant Organ With 5000 Pipes
The St Louis Cathedral will house a monumental organ containing over 5000 pipes. The largest pipe will measure 30 feet, while the smallest will be pencil-sized. Msgr. Nicholas Brinkman, the cathedral’s rector, says it will be the largest organ in St Louis.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Cathedral
Msgr
Nicholas Brinkman
Swimming Squirrels Forecast Harsh Winter in Catskills
Local prognosticators in the Catskill mountain region predict a severe winter based on numerous squirrels swimming from the east bank of the Hudson River into swamp and woodlands near Rip Van Winkle country. The unusual animal behavior is cited as an omen of tougher weather ahead.
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Catskill
N. Y
Catskil Mountain
Rip van Winkle
Hudson River
All Day Singing Session Set for Panama City
The annual all day Sacred Was Singing session will be held in Panama City Florida on Sunday. Singers from Wiregrass area have been invited to attend and were announced today.
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Panama City
Fla
Wiregrass
Te Q
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