Yanks Recapture Human During Counter Thrust
North Korean forces launch a major push on the western front near Pusan, with U.S. tanks and infantry countering. American units retake positions west of the Naktong River as air and artillery support blunts the offensive. analysts warn the beachhead battle may continue.
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Relman
Tokyo
Ong
United Nations
Kar Fen
al Genvral
Taos
Anevicat Fuibers
Sensei
Rem Price
County Negro School Destroyed By Fire, Investigation Slated
The Box Union Negro School building, planned for relocation to the Spann community, was destroyed by fire the previous night. Superintendent Solomon Baxter said the Fire Marshal’s office will investigate to determine the blaze’s cause. The frame structure was not wired for electricity and about 100 pupils will need new accommodations once facilities are provided.
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Box Union Negro
Solomon Baxter
Baxter
Ins
Box Union
Spann
Mickie Beulah
Box Union School
House Passes Bill To Draft Medical Doctors
Washington AP report states the House passed a bill to draft medical professionals including doctors and dentists under a national call up. The measure, on a close party line vote, awaits Senate action after conference agreement. The draft may also apply to veterinarians optometrists pharmacists and osteopaths.
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Washington
Senate
House
Hurricane leaves massive toll across Gulf region
Panama City reports 40 dead as a hurricane moves inland tearing through Cuba and Florida. Damage reaches hundreds of thousands of dollars in Alabama and Florida towns with cottages ripped and power lines fallen. A second hurricane threat grows southeast of Florida as cleanup begins.
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Panama City
Cuba
Nashville Weather ‘Bureau
Tenessee
Kentucky
Chiba
Flonta
Alabama
Binunahan
Ala
Amla
Ana
Apalachicola
Panama
Bayside
Tallahassee
Alfred McKethan
Rikhwave
Florida
Apalachicoly
Adoves
Cuadaline
French West Indies
Storm damage estimated at around one hundred thousand
The Jackson County area suffers storm damage to roads and bridges with an estimate near 100000 dollars. Wind damaged the home of Robert Hall causing sewer-room issues and another home belonging to Frances Dickson in Marianna. the 6 year old girl was hospitalized with abrasions. Officials cite winds up to 40 miles per hour and record damage at a Marianna street scene.
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Jackson County
Jodie Sketa
Robert Hall
Marianna
Wints
Frances Dickson
CAA
West Fianna
Matlanta
Dickson
Ozark Girl Selected Entrant For Festival
Ozark’s 1950 Wiregrass beauty pageant crowned Miss Beuu Harden a junior at college after a field of 15 entrants. Judges, in a capacity crowd, named Harden Miss Ozark as she prepares to compete in Dothan during Peanut Festival week, with Roxie Grace and Sherrell Mixon placing second and third. Harden, a music major at the University of Alabama, is active in Delta Zeta, Glee Club and dances, maintaining a two point scholastic average.
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LD Driggers
Eagle
OZARK
Beuu Harden
Iaeay
Sherrell Mixon
Douglas Baker
Auth
K. G. Thomas
Jaycee
Curt Head
Northshire
William J. Davis
Ben Hill
John P. Norvell
Jory Lo Wampler
Garrah Aldrige
Atlanta
Ben Holland
Birmingham
Roy L. Lloyd
Janice Gracr
Eveyn Hagler
Sue Paramore
Tune Dowling
Mary Lymn Xatchyen
Tare Be No
Om Puce
Maxwell Band Accepts Invitation To Festival Parade
The Maxwell based Air Force Band consisting of 35 to 40 musicians has accepted an invitation to participate in the Swarans Out Li Festival Parade. Their appearance is contingent on developments of the event but officials expect the band to join for the concluding day activities. Local pageant organizers urge participants to coordinate dates for upcoming contests and appearances at the Marti Theater.
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Meswai Air Force Base
Cheina Henry Kennedy
Mawel
Fepusite
Orack
Jaycers
Betty Harder
Bodies Of 55 Dead In Crash Recovered
Cairo Egypt Air Trans World Airline officials said the bodies of all 35 persons who perished yesterday when Don Stellaton plane crashed in the Tabian Desert have been found. Experts opened an investigation into the crash of the four engine Star of Maryland which went down six miles west of Cairo. I am C Lave TWA trade manager in Cairo said there has been no indication of sabotage to the flight. Officials said all seven crew and nine passengers including Francis Pope a visiting TWA pilot, his wife and two children have been identified.
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Cairo
Egypt
Francis Pope
TWA
Nation To Hear Truman Report On Korean War
AP dispatch reports President Truman will address the nation from the White House tonight at 9 a.m. CST outlining why the United States sent troops to Korea. The speech aims to defend American policy against Soviet propaganda and to emphasize the need to check communism’s advance.
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Truman
Ernest B. Vaccaro Warhington
APY
United States
Korea
Me ‘Truman
White House
R A.m
Cst
Neworks
Aelevision Hia
Asia
America
South Korea
Jakob Malik
Council
Malik
Matile
U.S
Formosa
Mr. Truman
Bids Open For Road Paving In Houston County
Sixty districts will open bids Sept. 15 for highway paving costing about 1 million dollars. Projects cover 317 miles of bituminous treatment on Mt Ataret Road near Weil, 358 miles on three county roads, and upgrades in Geneva and Henry counties including grading drainage and bridges.
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Houston
Siste Highway Department
Mt Ataret
Weil
Dothan
Geneva County
Bellwood
Henry County
Malvern
Fadette
Coffee County
Samson
Bethsood
Lifer seeks freedom in federal habeas hearing
Montgomer y promi se at Barbour County felon Lee Jr a lifer who killed his father asks U S District Judge Kernamer for a writ of habeas corpus. A Sept 8 hearing is set after the state supreme court denied a similar petition earlier. Lee, born 1942, escaped from State Hospital before recapture and began serving his life sentence at Kilby Prison in 1943.
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State Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Lee
Sanity Commission
State Hospital
Tuscaloosh
Mississippi
Killer Prison
Truman Wins Congressional Approval for Wartime Controls
Congress approved a bill granting President Truman broad powers over prices wages credit and strategic materials to curb inflation and speed wartime production. The measure authorizes wage and price controls consumer rationing real estate and allocations for defense priorities with a sunset in 1952 1953 and related loan and machinery provisions. The president is expected to sign after a fireside address on the Korean war.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Truman
Senate
House
Alzo
Alway
Conference Committee
Demopolis Lock and Dam Funds Assured for Tombigbee Waterway
Washington AP reports Senator HilerAlay stated funds are assured for the start of construction on the Demopolis lock and dam on the Tombigbee Warrior waterway in Alabama, with a total project cost of 21 million dollars.
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Washington (Ap
HilerAlay
Demopolis
Tombigbee Warrior Waterway
Alabama
States Righters Win Major Round In Party Contest
A Montgomery circuit court denied a permanent injunction against contesting the May 2 election for four National Party Loyalists seated on Alabama's State Democratic Executive Committee. Judge Bowen Simmons withheld ruling on a request to reserve the case, moving the hearing from Elba for convenience. The Loyalists failed to show malfunctions justified court intervention, while States Righters argued courts lack authority in party elections and secured a partial victory as briefs and further rulings proceed.
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States’ Rights Democrats
National Party
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Bowen Simmons
Mont- Romery
Simmons
Montgomery
Elba
Rij Ra
Supreme Court
Charles C. Brannen
12Th Circuit
State Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Wallace D. Malone
Dathan
States’ Rights Executive
Democratic
Malone
Crose
Rightera
State Democratic Executive Committee
Sam M. Johnston
Gesshet T. McCorvey
Richard T. Rives
Mussone
Dothan reports record August building and repair permits
August's total permits reached 1,009,024 to set a city record with 92 housing units and four new stores. The George McRae housing project for Negroes accounted for 504,915 of the total, with 200,950 in new residential units and 3,500 in nonresidential repairs. Other permits included a 15,000 office building, a 41,000 service station, two private garages and plans for a second Negro home project near Carver High, plus a site razing for a church parsonage to make space for three businesses.
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Siciain
Cit
George McRae
Negroet
Dothan
Ures
Wort Powell and
North Oates
McRae
Keady
Dolan
Dothan Housing Authority
Carver High
Atore
Fos*imr Street Methodist Church
Vacancy in District Two Democratic nomination faces committee choice
The death of Ralph G. Cameron creates a vacancy on the Houston County Board of Revenue. State and county Democratic leaders advise the County Democratic Executive Committee to fill the vacancy by nomination rather than a special primary due to time limits before the November general election. The 14 member county committee will meet to decide the nominee, ensuring a Democratic name appears on the ballot.
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Houston County Board of Revenue
Ralph G. Cameron
Democratic Executive Committee
Gessner T. McCorvey
Webb Welle
Cameron
Wells
Hesaighee
McCorvey
Democratic Executive
Secon
McCorvey to Drop Democratic Reins In State Politics
Veteran Alabama party figure Gensner T McCorvey announces stepping down as Alabama Democratic state chairman after three terms. He cites time and money sacrifices and says he will remain on the State Executive Committee while urging anti Truman candidates to run and challenging support for Truman on the 1946 ballot. He notes dispute over reimbursing expenses for Marion Rushton and Mrs Lengard Thomas at the National Democratic Committee meeting.
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Mobile
Bam
Gensner T. McCorvey
McCorvey
Seyenrecard
Alabama
Ono
Han Wan
Ailp
Harry Truman
Truman
ant-Truman
Marion Rushton
Lengard Thomas
National Democratic Committee
Rushton
State Committee
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