Truman Declines Big Three Talks For UN Led Peace
Washington AP dispatch says President Truman rejected any move toward Allied Big Three conferences. He urged the United Nations to handle global issues and cautioned against special conferences that wrecked the League of Nations. He expected UN cooperation to advance solutions and mentioned possible Potsdam Council revisions to Germany.
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Washington
Truman
United Nature
Contsu
Trumuap Ss. de
League of Nations
United Nations
Trumansie
Russa
Russia
Germany
United States
France
Britain
Allied Control Council
Berlin
Byron Price
Four Wiregrass men released from federal supervision
Four Wiregrass men formerly on probation by U S District Judge Charles B Kenam er have been released from government supervision in Dothan. Names were not disclosed.
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Dothan
United States District
Charles B. Kenvamer
Iran Army Reinforcement Ban Reported by Reds
Iranian Ambassador Hussein Ali told President Truman that Russia formally refused permission for Iran to reinforce its northern garrison. The Soviet note, delivered to Teheran, warned further northward troop movements would cause bloodshed and require more Russian troops. Ali said Moscow saw no justification for foreign forces in Iran and had hoped the Nov 24 U.S. note calling withdrawal would change outcomes.
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Washington
Hussein Ali
Truman
Russia
Iran
White House
Teheran
Ala
91st Infantry Breaks Gothic Line Schemes in Italy
After days of brutal push along Highway 65 toward Bologna the 91st Division drove through the Gothic Line with 363rd and 362nd Battalions seizing Mt. Freddi, Futa Pass and other strong points. The 361st earned a Presidential Unit Citation at Livergano as the 82nd and 51st units breached Italian defenses and entered Bologna, with prisoners flooding the PV cages and Trieste area later secured.
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Arno
Goltic Line
Highway 65
Bologna
Monticelis
Futa Pass
Mt. Freddi
Mt. Beni
Sassa di ‘Castro
Monghidoro
Loians
Lite Cassino
Bologog
Po Floo
Italy
Triesta
Ahe
3Btrd
Galizia
Union protest targets Ward store in Indiana strike wave
The report cites Avery claiming the Number 17 son in Ind retail store violated the law and asks the Governor to restore order. He says the union blocked authorities at Andersalt and forcibly prevented employees from entering the store. Over a half dozen cities are involved in the union's demonstration line planned for Saturday against Ward's wage policy.
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Page
Ind
Avery
Andersalt W
Irvin E. Cotton Rites Held Today
Funeral services for Irvin E. Cotton, a Baptist Church member and reformer, were held this afternoon at a Philadelphia church with burial at a nearby cemetery. He had lived in Phenix for ten years after moving from his county. Survivors include four sons and two daughters, with several grandchildren.
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Irvin E. Cotton
Tre Reformer
Hove Ho Perey
Ward
The
Baptist Church
AL RB. Cotton
Mills
Coos
C. C
Claudie Way
Hartford
William W. Curry Taken By Death
Funeral services for William W. Curry, fifty seven, longtime resident of Midland City who died early this morning after a long illness, will be held tomorrow. The Rev. Mr. T. W. Lat and Rev. Surviving are his wife Tammy, Crawford, Harold, Cur sisters Mrs J and Mrs Della Home Mrs 7 W Mark Mrs. Springs and several more.
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Willsr Curry
Midland City
T. W
Lus
Tammie Wehr
Dangle Crawford
Harold Cur
Della Home
Mark
Springs
Plan Recruit Thor Threatens Pirate Espionage Network
Fragmentary notes describe a plan to recruit a Thor like force to thwart a pirate espionage network. Mentions Duthan, Tray Gea, and Meats, with references to Gea Pirate and Mauser Corset G. W. Goff and Sergeant Beiono Shaw.
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PLAN
Tor
Pirate
Espres
Sere Pegritar
Sid Tadas
Thure
G. W. Goff
Una
Beiono Shaw
Utilities Consumers Told Of Free Current
City of Dothan electricity customers received letters detailing the amount of free current they can use without extra charge under a recent structure revision. The notices show use for September and how extended current may be billed without fee. Recipients without letters may obtain copies at the City Clerk’s office.
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City of Dothan
Tatetructure
Labt
Water Department
Jean Dill
New Orleans Cotton Prices Reported By Exchange
Fragmentary OCR data notes cotton quotes with dates in May and July, referencing New York cotton figures and trading terms. The legible pieces mention price levels and months but lack complete context or outcomes.
County Seeks Clarity On Liquor Tax Share Use
Houston County waits official word on whether part of its liquor tax profits will fund state store stocks KS in State stores. Judge Luxon Porner notes past monthly welfare earmarks and semi annual general fund allocations. State Finance Director Hayse Tucker asked cities and counties to share liquor tax proceeds for stock financing. The ruling party believes part of the general fund share may now finance stock purchases.
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Houston County
Luxon Porner
Associated Press
Hayse Tucker
Alabama League of Municipalities
Tucker
Poynser
ABC Urolins
Florida Negro Held In Theft Of Auto
James Pearce of Panama City Florida is arrested by city police on grand larceny charges after a car theft near the Bay Line Railroad depot at about 8 pm. Detective E J Strickland reports the suspect arrived by train from Florida, was seen driving the car shortly after, and the vehicle was found in a ditch on Commerce Street while efforts to recover it were underway.
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James Pearce
Panama City
Flo
City Pulce
E. J. Strickland
Dothan
Florida
Swickland
Commerce Street
Recruiter Reports First Lieutenant Donovan Joins Dothan Office
First Lieutenant Harry A Donovan, a Tallassee Alabama native, reported to the Dothan Army recruiting office for duty this morning. He fills the vacancy left by Captain Clark Sanland who transferred to a Tennessee station weeks ago. Donovan previously served as an aviation officer with the Eighth Air Force and was stationed in Chicago with the Sixth Service Command. His arrival brings officer personnel at the station to three.
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Harry A. Donovan
Tallassee
Als
Dothan
Clark Sanland
Tennessee
Charles B McCoy Killed In Wreck Near Headland
Charles Benford McCoy twenty seven year old Navy veteran of Headland route two was instantly killed in a two mile north of Headland on the Newville highway. He ran into a culvert at a hill foot. car demolished and burned. McCoy served in China Japan conflict then Marines then Navy. discharged 1945 and reenlisted. Funeral services set for morning at a clock Headland Mortuary directing.
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Charles Benford McCoy
Headland
Newville
Alabama Highway Patrol
McCoy
Marines
Navy
Headland Mortuary
Black Rural Route Remains Unchanged
Washington report says no change to the Black Alabama rural route carried by Greely Windham. After a survey by a Post Office Department inspector, First Assistant Postmaster General J. M. Donaldson informed Congressman George Andrews that the service will remain as is, despite locals proposing a shift to Bonifay Florida. Most route patrons live in Holmes County Florida while doing business in Southeast Alabama.
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Washington
Alabama
Post Office Department
J. M. Donaldson
Andrews
Reenlists Army Reservist Albert Cook at Dothan Office
Technical Sergeant Albert Cook of Dothan route two reenlisted yesterday at the Dothan Army recruiting office in the Enlisted Reserve Corps. Lt J. Krause reported today that the first atom was split by man in 1919 when Rutherford altered a small amount of nitrogen in oxygen.
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Albert Cook
Dothan
Army
J. 7. Krause
Man
Rutherford
Peanut Demand Exceeds Supply Across Belt Says USDA
The weekly peanut review from the Production and Marketing Administration shows demand for peanuts in all belt sections exceeding available supplies. In the Southeast runners are booked for future shipments while most shellers have withdrawn on Spanish futures harvests. Farmers stock peanuts across regions are moving at scheduled prices and shelled goods stay near ceiling levels as Texas and Oklahoma harvest nears completion with high moisture content in stock and strong size and meat content.
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Atlanta, Ga
USDA
Peanut Review
Production & Marketing Administration
Texas
Oklahoma
Texas-Oklahoma
Southwest
Phenix City Man Held In Ring Theft
Denns Ray Driggers of Phenix City is charged with grand larceny in the theft of a ring worth several hundred dollars from an Ashford resident. Sheriff Farmer said Driggers was brought to Dathan from Phenix City after a local arrest. the ring was recovered.
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Denns Ray Driggers
Phenix City
Houston County
Ashford
Sherif B. G. Farmer
Farmer
Lester Rodney
Driggers
Dathan
Palmer
U S Maintains Lead In Atomic Bomb Race
Maj. Gen. Groves testified before the Senate Atomic Energy Committee that the United States holds a lasting lead in atomic armament. He cited secrecy as a key factor and warned that as long as the rules remain secret the U S would stay ahead, provided both sides maintain secrecy.
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Washington
United States
L. R. Groves
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
Hatfield and Collins presented varied concert at Dothan High
Lansing Hatfield with Collins Smith accompanied a Dothan Community Concert Association program at Dothan High School. Hatfield performed Lully and Schubert selections, operatic arias, Tschaikowsky and Homer songs, American folk tunes, and spirituals. Smith offered Debussy Clair de lune and Chopin pieces with strong reception, encores included Messager and Danny Boy.
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Abby Ellard
Lansing Hatfeld
America
Collins South
Dothan High School
Hatfield
Vive Heart TV
Boisepair
Jean Baptiste Lully
Schubert
Dex Doppelgang
Ausenthal
Lamour
Burel
Simon Botcane Gra
Verd
Mr. Smith
Debussy
Chopin
Mr. Hatfield
Mr. Hatfield Returned To Offer, In His Fourth Group, “the Pilagrim
Tschaikowsky
Tom O'Devon
Kennedy Russell
Sidney Homer
S Prayer
Albert Hay Mulotte
North Carolina
Collins Smith
Moses
Messager
Alcala
Danny Buy
Dothan Community Concert Association
Lansing Hatfield
Dothan
Becquerel Discovers Radioactivity in 1896
The note recalls that Becquerel first identified radioactivity in 1896 when photographic film was darkened by uranium minerals, marking a foundational moment in nuclear science.
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Becquerel
Diet Gives Faiad Retention in Japanese Politics
TOKYO AP reports a volatile scene as postwar reforms test the House and press freedom. Shidehara’s liberal leadership faces party splits and protests while SCAP critiques curb statements. Observers anticipate a crisis by April as critics press for broader democratic changes.
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Tokyo
Emer Koyure
Gen Pollivizns
Iphirgibuth
Hatoyama
Feral Party
Shidehone
Lms
Ken R. Dyke
Het
Bly
Col Heenck
Natig K Jgauree
SCAP
Sag v
Day
Unclear Fragments Echo Maritime and Chilean History
Fragmentary OCR text references ship delays and fatalities at sea near Leyte with questions from Fleet HQ. It mentions Leyte arrival alarms, ship orders, and survivors in the open sea. Also notes Chilean independence movement beginning in 1810 with Antonio Garcia Carrera.
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McVay
Gan
Leyte
Jopen
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