China crisis grows as U S fears a Communist takeover
Washington officials warn that Chiang Kai-shek's regime may lose power in the civil war as Communist forces gain ground. If continued collapse occurs, analysts fear two scenarios: a total Communist victory or the emergence of a new leftist government blending Chiang era factions with communists.
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John Hightower
Washington
United States
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Swith
Chiang
Mukden in Danger of Falling to Reds
NANING UP Mukden, the largest city in Manchuria, faces imminent fall to the Communists as troops probe the northern and eastern outskirts. A spokesman said radio links remain with the besieged city while a cavalry force nears from the southwest and Nationalist units retreat.
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Mukden
Reds
Naning
Manchuria
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Peiping
Triplet Boys Born To Dale County Mother Of Eight
Ozark report says a 32 year old mother of eight living children gave birth yesterday to triplet boys at Dr N W Helman s clinic. The first weighed 4 7, the second 4 2, and the third 4 3 pounds. All three are described as perfect and the mother is doing fine.
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Ozark
E. J. Smith
N. W. Helman
Chest Drive In Dothan Seeks $2,500 More
Dothan United Chest remains $2,500 short of its $21,100 goal for 1949. Bill Beck said solicitors will resume tomorrow, continuing calls until the quota for Salvation Army, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Houston County Tuberculosis and Cancer Societies, and county welfare agencies is met.
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Drive
Bill Beck
Dothan United Chest
Chest Budget Committee
Chest
Dothan
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Houston County Tuberculosis Association
Houston County Cancer Society
County Welfare Department
Beck
How to Vote Straight or Spill Tickets in Dixiecrat Era
Instructions explain voting straight party ticket and spill ticket methods. The article directs readers to page 3 for photographs and an explanation of operating the voting machine levers. It emphasizes simplicity in casting a straight or spill ticket and guiding voters through the process.
Kiddie Parade Plans Open to Southeast Three States
The Dothan Eagle invites children and families across Southeast Alabama, Southwest Georgia, and Northeast Florida to enter a postwar Tri States Kiddie Parade on November 2. Santa Claus will appear November 20, with prizes for imagination and costumes, and entries number expected to top last year’s total.
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The
Dothan Eagle
Tri-States
Santa Claus
Georgia
Florida
Fighting Flares In Upper Galilee
Fighting breaks out in Upper Galilee after Arab-Israeli clashes as U N orders cease fire. Israeli and Arab forces report heavy artillery air and troop activity along a twenty mile front from Tarshiha to Lake Hula with renewed attacks to clear Arab positions. U N observers say fighting continues despite the cease-fire deadline.
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Carter L. Davidson
TEL Aviv
Upper Galilee
Palestine
U. N
U.N
Tarshiha
Lake Hula
Acre
Fawzi Bey el Kaukji
Menarah
Lebannon
Syria
Israel
Dan
Dafne
Safad
Rosh Pinah
Metullah
Sea of Galilee
William Riley
Haifa
Lebanon
Dothan
Clopton Man Killed As Truck Overturns
OZARK Special Joseph Earl Woodham 21 of Clopton was instantly killed Friday night when a truck he drove overturned in Clopton. He was alone. no other vehicle was involved. Woodham, hauling peanuts, appeared to have lost lights and the vehicle slewed and overturned. He suffered a broken neck and internal injuries. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. at the neon church with Daily officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery with Haiman Funeral Home in charge.
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Ozark
Joseph Earl Woodham
Clopton
Woodham
Horace Woodham
Coe
Mitts Hope Woodham
Warren Walker
Ella Woodham
Clapton
Neon Church
Eqal
R. T. Metced
Borie
Wiregrass Votes Expected Heavy in 1948 Election
Voters in the Wiregrass region face a general election Tuesday described as out of the ordinary since 1928. Turnout is forecast high due to the Democratic split in Houston County with about 5 000 to 6 500 votes anticipated from 9 000 registered. The ticket includes a Democratic Republican contest for U S Senator with Sparkman and Parsons, plus two Supreme Court nominations.
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Senate
Louisiana
Maine
Herbert, Hoover al Smith
Houston County
State’s Rights Party
U. S
John “Sparkman
Paul G. Parsons
Birmingham
Supreme Court
Tennessee Militia Called To Put Down Threats Of Violence
The National Guard ground troops with fighter plane support moved into Loudon Tennessee under orders from Governor Jim McCord to quell threats of mob violence after the death of Ray Brewster a popular East Tennessee radio singer. Brewster's father filed a warrant alleging officers caused his son’s death. officials dispute that claim noting Brewster’s wreck followed an attempted pursuit. No coroner’s inquest has been reported.
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Loudon
Tenn
W National Guard
Jim McCord
Ray Brewster
East Tennessee
Brewster
Henry McDonald
Clifford Hughes
WS. Watkins
Watkins
Truman Assails GOP Bluff Blitz in Campaign Finish
President Truman closed a 22 000 mile, 270 speech campaign with a charge that Republicans bluff their way into the White House via a propaganda blitz and predicted a Democratic victory next Tuesday. He spoke at Kiel Auditorium St Louis and planned a nationwide broadcast from Independence Mo. Monday night.
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John's
Cutter ST. Louis
Truman
White House
Kiel Auditorium
St. Louis
Independence
First DPs Reach Haven in America
In New York 833 displaced Europeans arrived aboard the General Black from Bremerhaven to begin anew in the United States. They form the first group of an expected 205 000 to reach haven over the next two years, with children new to ice cream and women finding nylon stockings scarce but affordable through sponsorship.
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New York
Promised Land
Europe
U. S. Army
General Black
Bremerhaven
Germany
Haven
United States
Tar Heels Irish and Michigan Win in 1942 Roundup
North Carolina Michigan and Notre Dame beat rivals to build on 1942 reputations while Alabama and Auburn suffer losses. Georgia shut out Alabama 23 to 0, Auburn crushed 47 10 by Vanderbilt. Navy extended its losing streak as Notre Dame routed them 24 to 0.
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Tar Heels
Michigan
Alabama
Auburn
NEW York
North Carolina
Notre Dame
Georgia
Tide
Vanderbilt
Mantcomery
Charlie Justice
Tennessee
Court fight looming over Alabama electors vote
Governor James E. Folsom issued an executive order calling a Capitol mass meeting for 11 a.m. Monday to protest the absence of Truman electors on the general election ballot. He also announced an emergency cabinet meeting and criticized Alabama electors who said they would ignore a court order to vote for Truman.
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Rex Thomas Montgomery
James E. Folsom
Truman
Capitol
O. I. Finney, Jr
Folsom
Finney
Albertville
Alabama
Gadsden
Huntsville
Thurmond leads States' Rights bid against FEPC law
In Beaumont Texas Gov. Strom Thurmond argues that a States' Rights victory will block Truman and Dewey from enacting FEPC legislation, labeling it a civil wrong and vowing to rebuild the Democratic party while opposing national civil rights measures. He says victory could shift the presidency to a House choice and restore local self government.
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Truman
Dewey
Thurmond
House of Representatives
FEPC
Wallace
Thurmond Winds Up Campaign Monday
Gov J Strom Thurmond plans to end his campaign Monday with a 7:43 PM broadcast from the South Carolina mansion. The speech will be heard on ABC radio stations nationwide, including Dakotas and Georgia, as part of his states rights campaign outreach.
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Thurmond
Columbia. S.C
Gov
J. Strom Thurmond
ABC
Poversis
Dewey Closes Campaign With Spectacle in Madison Square Garden
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey wrapped up his hectic campaign with a high energy rally at Madison Square Garden drawing over 22,000 inside and 100,000 along Broadway. He attacked Truman as running a hobgoblin, warned of a grave international situation, and promised victory as searchlights bathed him in blue and white. He mocked Halloween stories by Democrats and labeled congressional foes as predatory animals eating red herring.
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Merriman Smith
New York
Gov
Thomas
E. Dewey
Madison Square Garden
Truman
Broadway
Dewey
Congress
Miami Herald Endorses Dewey for President
The Miami Herald, in an unsigned editorial attributed to publisher John S. Knight, endorses Republican Thomas E. Dewey for president. The paper argues a Dewey victory means integrity in government and a needed Washington house cleaning, contrasting it with a continued Truman administration.
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Miami, Fla
Miami Herald
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
John S. Knight
The
Herald
Washington
Truman
the Herald
Atomic era campaign ends with nation poised to vote
Raymond Crowley reports in Washington as the presidential race nears its close. Fifty to sixty million voters will decide the winner of a campaign framed by peace, inflation, and postwar recovery. Dewey pledges to widen the margin and block Democratic gains in the Senate while Truman asserts poll projections are overblown.
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Raymond Crowley
Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Truman
South
Wallace
St. Louis
Dewey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Senate
F.D.R
House
Maine
Page
Wallace Attacks Truman In Philadelphia Rally
Henry A. Wallace accused President Truman of transparent hypocrisy and double talk in a final campaign address. He denounced Truman for two-timing labor, praising civil rights lip service and enacting the Taft Hartley law while claiming to defend workers.
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Philadelphia
Henry A. Wallace
Truman
Progressive Party
Wallace
Metropolitan Opera House
Wall Street l
Houston Voters Favor Dixiecrats in Poll Indicating County Mood
The Eagle sampling poll shows Houston County voters split with 68 percent for the State's Rights ticket, 22 percent for the Republican ticket, and 28 percent for President Truman. The study targets urban rural and occupational groups to test pre election sentiment.
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Houston
Eagle
Houston County
Dicket
Hughters
Truman Hobes
Esile
Vetera
Eare
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