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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1948
Page
6
Trading in New Orleans cotton futures was extremely quiet and irregular with prices closing steady to 25 cents per bale lower. Weekend liquidity and hedge selling balanced by trade buying and short covering, spot cotton unchanged with sales of 6,173 bales and receipts at 9,186.
City records indicate the court hours are being restored to the prior schedule with a 2 p.m. start on Mondays. Recorder Lee announced the change effective tomorrow to accommodate officers on night shifts and recent police hours adjustments.
Georgia faces a constitutional quirk that could shift presidential electors to the state legislature if no candidate wins a majority of the popular vote. The 1824 era law requires a majority to elect, prompting speculation the legislature may decide Georgia’s 12 electoral votes amid a three-way field.
A 21 year old Houston County Negro, Elijah Failes, was injured yesterday afternoon in a traffic accident involving a scooter and two cars at 42 East Main Street. He suffered an injury to one foot and bruises after skidding into a car driven by M Rath Carer Smith and then into another car driven by T Holmes of WXl Main. Failes was removed to a hospital for treatment. no charges were filed. Obvious excessive speed noted by investigating officers.
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