Sparkman predicts swift action on cotton crisis
Rep Sparkman of Alabama said the government will move quickly to curb falling cotton prices, aiming to remove the 120 day limit on advance pricing by mills and possibly abolish price controls on cotton textiles after talks with Stabilization Director Steelman and a planned White House briefing with President Truman.
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Truman
John Sparkman
Alabama
Robert Jones
Sparkman
Jim Folsom
White House
Washington
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
D-Ala
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Charles G. Ross
Missouri
New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Elmer Thomas
D-Okla
Senate Agriculture Committee
Oklahoma City
Mr. Truman
OPA
Occulists To Seek Ghost Of Houdini In Detroit
A group of 13 Detroit occultists plan a Hallowe en seance to contact Harry Houdini who died in Detroit on October 31 1926. They will attempt to prove any presence by a knock or moving a book from a table at midnight in a dimly lit basement of a magic shop.
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Detroit
Harry Houdini
America
Seven thousand to go for Dothan charity drive
Two thirds of the funds for Dothan's United Charities Chest have been raised but $7,008.45 remains. The remaining money must come from small donors, with hopeful appeals to residents to mail in or drop by City Hall to contribute a dollar or five dollars.
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Dothan
United Charities Chest Fund
City Hall
Decontrol Of Shoe Prices Under Steelman Order
Washington AP reports decontrol of the $2.0 billion two year shoe industry and removal of ceilings on leather prices took effect. OPA warns retail prices may rise 20 to 30 percent before easing. A White House Steelman clash is noted over the decontrol being ordered by Steelman despite OPA statements. The master decontrol plan is delayed until after the election.
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Steelman
Washington
OPA
John R. Steelman
White House
Truman
Jimmy Garvin Cabove
Margaret EB. Garvin
DD. C
Jimmy
Langley
All OPA Offices Close Nov. 4 Nationwide
Oklahoma City AP reports all OPA local boards will close to the public November 4 and employees will receive 30 days notice on November 12. The order is expected to be issued in Washington tomorrow and will affect every regional office nationwide.
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Oklahoma City
OPA
Washington
United States
Truman Leaves for Missouri to Cast Vote in Crucial Election
President Truman departs Washington by train for Independence Missouri to vote for Democrats in next Tuesday's pivotal election. He will refrain from campaigning and plans to spend Friday with his 93-year-old mother before returning to Washington. His party includes Mrs. Truman and House Speaker Sam Rayburn.
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Washington
Truman
Independence
House
Sam Rayburn
White House
Charles G. Bons
Jackson County
Rayburn
Martha E. Truman
Grandview
Margaret
Kansas City
Democrats Hit Republican Chiefs as Election Nears
Democrats sharpen their attacks on the Republican leadership as the final campaign push for next Tuesday’s House and Senate elections unfolds. Taft and Vanderbert are cited by Republicans as poised to win control, while Democrats predict the party will retain the House with a solid majority and gain Senate seats.
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Associated Press
Senate
Conness
Robert E. Hannegan
Taft
Ohio
Rep
Martin
Mass
Hannegan
Minneapolis
Commerce
Henry A. Wallace
Wth
Russia
State Byrnes
Vanderbert
Mich
Claude Peppe
Soviet Union
Kansas City
Philadelphia
Drewry
Democratic Congressional Campaign
Washington
House
Probation Granted Two One Is Denied
Judge D C Halstead granted probation to two defendants and denied it to one. Grady VYourt received four years probation after a two year sentence for first degree manslaughter. Orville Victor Westmoreland was given five years probation for second degree forgery. J W Berton Jr received ten years for robbery and was denied probation.
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D. C. Halstead
Grady Vyourt
Orville Victor Westmoreland
Fargey
J. W Berton, Jr
Strikes Loom as U S Seeks to Avert Talks With Lewis
Government officials plan to meet John L. Lewis to avert a soft coal miners strike of 400,000 while a wage rise dispute and potential work stoppages hit Chicago stockyards Detroit Ford Rouge plant and Allis Chalmers. Pickets clashed at West Allis. National labor incidents push man-days lost to a new high in 1946.
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Associated Press
John L. Lewis
AFL
United Mine Workers
Lewis
UMW
Chicago
Detroit
Ford Local 600
CIO
United Auto Workers
National Labor Relations Board
Ford Motor Company
Rouge
Allis Chalmers Mannufacturing Company
West Allis
Wis
Arnold Kientz
Schwellenbach
Cio-United Auto Workers Pyesume
Washington
CIO United Packinghouse
Cio-Uaw
Poole Urges Farmers to Fight CIO Influence at Alabama Meeting
Agriculture Commissioner Joe Poole told the Alabama Farm Bureau Federation that farmers must mobilize against the CIO and its PAC to save the nation from radical influence. He urged a more militant policy, criticized abstention from politics, and supported voter-qualification tightening amid concerns over black registration. Poole warned of costs from CIO wage demands and predicted dangers of gangsterism in government.
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Biloxi
Miss
Joe Poole
United States
Eio
Alabama Farm Bureau Federation
Poole
CIO
Farm Bureau
Agriculture Commissioner
State Agriculture Department
Boaswell
Alabama
New York
Huiriam Poole
Pathway Cleared For Action On Atom And Disarmament
At the United Nations General Assembly in Flushing New York Russia attacked war advocates as the path to action on disarmament and abolition of atomic warfare was opened. Ukraine Foreign Minister Dimitri Manuilsky accused warmongers of spreading war propaganda and criticized Anglo Saxon majority in the Security Council while defending the veto rule and calling for armament reduction.
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Robert J. Manning
United Nations Hall
Flushing
N.Y
Russia
United Nations General Assembly
Ukraine
Dimitri Z. Manuilsky
General Assembly
Uuus Lavorin
Uwe
Manuilsky
Assembly
Viacheslav M. Molotov
Security Council
City Officials Press Taxi Operators to Follow City Laws
City commissioners warned Dothan taxi stand operators to obey ordinances or close. Police will strictly enforce rules and require fingerprinting for all drivers before permits, with deadlines set and drivers held to high conduct standards.
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Dothan
Theyvalee
Pensacola High Band To Perform At Homecoming Game
The Pensacola High Band plans a special half time show at the Dothan Pensacola homecoming game at Wiregrass Memorial Stadium. The 76 piece Pensacola band will perform popular selections while the 80 piece Dothan High Band presents its own routine. Members of the Dothan band are invited to join the Pensacola group on the field. A downtown parade featuring band members is scheduled for 4 30 p m tomorrow.
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Pensacola Bited
Florida
Trang
Hampton
Forsver
Dotna
Dothan
Rome Blast Destroys Embassy Wing in Bombing
A time bomb attack on the British Embassy in Rome damaged a large portion of the building and injured at least three people, one critically. Two suspects were arrested as the Italian cabinet met in emergency session.
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Rome
Halian
Alcide de Gasperi
Pietro Nenni
London
Michael Stewart
Noel Charles Wank
France
Clahan
Waterain
Byrnes Seeks Big Four Frontiers Accord In New York Talks
Secretary of State James Byrnes announced the Big Four foreign ministers will push for agreement on German frontiers and occupation questions during preliminary discussions in New York on the German peace treaty. He expects talks to begin around May 20 and proposed appointing special deputies to draft the treaty while major decisions await ministers.
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Washington
UPI
James F. Byrnes
Genny
New York
Unite States
Diritam
Mussis
France
Derus
Dergnes
UN General Assembly
Byrnes
Europe
Uber
Hoyo
Fros
Bato Manor
Lucius Clay
Amercan Ortuputen
Tan ‘ Tobleres
Corneery
Potedarrn
Gervars
Reich
Russia
City uses Napier Field buildings for new industries plan
The Industrial Committee of the Dothan Chamber of Commerce urged the City Commission to reserve 62 Napier Field buildings for new industries. Survey results and future needs were presented as several firms plan branch plants, with about six small industries already locating there. Non reserved structures may be sold, while 10 buildings are kept for education use as temporary schoolhouses. City custodian Brennan oversees sales of fixtures as fixtures and air conditioning units are auctioned or leased to local firms.
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Dothan Chamber of Commerce
City Commission
Napier Field
Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Yanl
J. W. Brennan
Copmissioner Prennin
Folsom Plans Attendance at Georgia Alabama Football Game
Washington dispatch says James Folsom Democratic nominee for Alabama governor will attend the Alabama at Georgia football game in Athens. He plans to drive down today and expects to reach Athens Saturday night to watch Georgia play, aiming to see Georgia beaten and then proceed to Atlanta Saturday.
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Folsom
Washington
James Fr. Folsom
Alabama
Georgia
Athens
Rpoloam
Polson
Atlanta
Boswell Optimistic About Wiregrass Vote On His Amendment
Rep. FE C Bud Boswell of Geneva endorses the Boswell Amendment No 4 and predicts strong support in southeast Alabama to ease voter registration rules. He warns turnout is crucial and argues defeat would invite mass Negro polling and past Reconstruction era abuses, urging adoption to preserve white supremacy.
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Boswell
Wiregrass
FE. C
Bud) Boswell
Geneva
The
Republican Party
Alabama
Congress
Third
Alanbarna
Hallowe'en Night Fears and Festivities in Duthan
Town readers warned to secure garbage cans and fences for Halloween as festivities unfold in Duthan. Fire department urges safety, preventing false alarms while revelers enjoy apple bobbing masks bonfires and neighborhood parties tonight.
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Neeahborn
Hallowe'en
Duthan
Old Sol
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U.S
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