Campaign aims to guarantee peace on home front says Brown
Brown explains Negro Baptists will use voting strength to block Bilbo from taking the Senate oath next January. D V Johnson of Selma Alabama named chairman of the convention's nationwide campaign at a welcome meeting in the city auditorium. The convention will oversee church business of 4,000,008 Negro Baptists with about 25,000 delegates expected.
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Brown
Senate
Bilbo
D. V. Johnson
Selma
Ala
Common Pleas Court To Hear 50 Cases
About fifty cases were scheduled for hearing at the Houston County Court of Common Pleas during today’s regular session. Civil and criminal matters were to be heard, according to court officials led by J. N. Mullins Jr.
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Common Pleas Court
Houston County Court of Common Pleas
J. N. Mullins, Jr
Communist forces cut off escape route from North China
The Peiping paper Hsin Min Pao reports government troops captured Kupeikou Pass on the Great Wall, blocking a Communist army from North China into Manchuria. Chou En-lai has not seen Stuart and may visit General Marshall tonight as the U S envoy travels.
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Chou
Stuart
U. S
Peiping
Hsin Min Pao
Kupeikou Pass
Great Wall
North China
Manchuria
Lipton Cup Victory Stirs Gulf Yacht Champs
The St. Petersburg Yacht Club won the Lipton Cup at the Labor Day regatta in Panama City, edging Pensacola by one point to claim Gulf yachting supremacy. The final race, delayed two hours by wind, was won by St. Andrews Bay Yacht Club of Panama City, with the Buccaneers of Mobile, St. Petersburg Guilfport and Houston close behind.
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Panama City
Fla
St. Petersburg
St. Petersburgh
Pensacola
Gulf
St. Andrews Bay
Unemployment Pay Reaches 17.5 Million in First Postwar Year
State Industrial Director Frank Broadway announced 17,487,000 in unemployment compensations was paid to 78,160 workers involuntarily displaced during the first postwar year. The unemployment trust fund stood at 57,055,000, up from 56,454,000 two years earlier, with 68 percent to manufacturing workers and 32 percent to women. veterans benefits under GI bill not included.
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Broadway
Tito and Clayton clash over American flights over Yugoslavia
Tito claimed 278 unauthorized US flights over Yugoslavia since July 16. Clayton counters with a check showing 47 near Yugoslav territory and denies deliberate incursions without Yugoslav approval unless in emergencies. He notes the August 9 crash occurred off course due to weather. for the August 19 crash, he says full details are unavailable and the crew are dead after being shot down by Yugoslav forces.
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Tito
Yugoslavia
Clayton
Europe
Yugoslav
Tone
Transition in wartime agencies noted during survey
The slowed War Shipping Administration contrasts with active Coast and Geodetic Survey and Civilian Production Administration others. Some workers read magazines or books and even rested feet on desks while loasing occurred in places.
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War Shipping Administration
Civilian Production Administration
Black man Bonds Out After Larceny Arrest in Houston County
Arthur Green, a twenty year old Black man from Dothan, was released on bond after being arrested yesterday in Houston County on a petit larceny charge. Police say he stole a belt from the Montgomery Ward store in the city.
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Arthur Green
Dothan
Houston County
Montgomery-Ward
Bloodhounds Track Down Injured Negro in Alabama
CLANTON Alabama AP bloodhounds tracked Willie Green from an unfinished house after a gun battle. He was wounded in the leg at Nabors home, surrendered behind a farmer’s barn, and hospitalized at Speigner Prison. He faces charges of assault with intent to murder burglary and grand larceny.
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Clanton
Ala
J. A. Nivens
Willie Green
Speigner Prison
Nabors
Spelgner
Nivenge
Anorher Clanton
Green
Florida U President Tigert Visits Marianna
Dr. John J. Tigert, nineteenth year as University of Florida president, will visit Marianna for two days this week. He will speak to Rotary and the Business and Professional Women's clubs with L K Edwards and local alumni leaders. A smoker at Hotel Chipola Club hosted by the Jackson County Alumni Association will involve about 60 area alumni.
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Marianna
John J. Tigert
University of Florida
Tigert
L.K. Edwards
Micanopy, Fla
State Alumni ‘Association of
University
Rotary Club
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Buddy) Lewis
William Henley
Arthur G. Dozier
A. J. Stevens, Jr
Peanut growers discuss stabilization through cooperatives
The meeting notes how emergency housing for war expanded peanut production in Alabama and Georgia, with half the warehouses resold. Prior to 1923 abundant on-farm storage and cash needs pushed most of the crop to market in fall, causing low prices. Coops can market peanuts year round, stabilizing prices for farmers, buyers, and processors. Nominees for Alabama district directors on the Board of GFA will be elected at Camilla on September 12.
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Alabama
Georgia
GFA
Camilla
Byrnes Munich trip dominates Paris peace talks
American officials hyped a major policy pronouncement as delegates watched Byrnes’ Paris visit. Masaryk supported Yugoslavia’s Venezzia Giulia proposal minus Trieste, calling Yugoslavia non expansionist and noting Slavs built Trieste. Byrnes’ journey drew press plane support while treaties with German satellites loomed as preliminary steps ahead of final peace accords.
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Jan Masaryk
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Venezia Giulia
Trieste
Masaryk
Byrnes
Vandenberg
Connally
Vaei
Paris
Germany
Possible Lynching Averted In Florida
State Highway Patrol rushed a flying squadron of 18 patrolmen in six cars to Perry to avert a reported mob scene. Rumors spread after an automobile crash left Mrs. Rapoda Black dead. the Black family member was kept safe as the Negro was moved from Taylor County jail to Raiford State Prison for protection.
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Tallahassee
Fla
State Highway Patrol
Perry
Millard Caldwell
Caldwell
Rapoda Black
Alabama Oil Board Calls State Tidewater Lands Ownership
The Alabama Oil and Gas Board endorsed state ownership of tidewater lands and opposed ratification of the Anglo American oil treaty. It urged reenactment giving title to tidewater lands to the states and criticized treaty provisions as potentially undermining state and national petroleum policies. Copies went to Gov Cantincey Sparks and other officials. A broad program to regulate growing oil and gas development was adopted.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Alabama Oil and Gas Board
Congress
Truman
Cantincey Sparks
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Board
Henry County Road Contract Awarded
The State Highway Department announced four Alabama road and bridge contracts. Henry County project covers 3.370 miles on the Blue Springs to Abbeville route. Clyde C Mitchell of Birmingham is contractor, bid $29 245.
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Montgomery
State Highway Department
Yesteray
Alabama
Henry County
Blue Springs
Abbeville
Clyde C
Mitchell
Birmingham
Colored Elks To Hold Citizenship Lectures
Exalted Ruler Gus Hunington of Wiregrass Lodge No. 810 announces a series of Sunday 4 p.m. lectures on Preparing for Citizenship at the Colored Elks Home 102 East Newtown St. in Dothan and the Wiregrass area. Citizens are invited to hear outstanding speakers and youth lectures.
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Gus Hunington
Wiregrass Lodge No. 810
Negro Elks Organization
Colored Elks Home
East Newtonn St
Dothan
Wiregrass Area
Hunington
Permits Granted for Two New Residences Here
Building permits issued by the City fire department authorize two houses valued at 3000 dollars each. J. F. Fitch receives a permit for a structure at 309 Fourth avenue while Mrs. N. P. Money is approved for a home in the 400 block of S College street.
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J. F. Fitch
Fourth Avenue
Mrs. N. P. Money
S. College Street
DAV Chapter 21 to Meet at Dothan Recreation Center
Dothan Chapter No 21 of the Disabled American Veterans will hold its regular meeting at the Dothan Recreation Center at 8 oclock Thursday night. Adjutant Gus Bow en said the post will complete election of a full slate of officers. The chapter now has more than 60 members.
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Dothan
The
Disabled American Veterans
Dothan Recreation Center
Gus Bowen
Cotton futures mixed as New York and New Orleans markets shift
Open high and low ranges show October and December futures moving near 3600 in New York with mixed results across May and July contracts. New Orleans quotes edge higher on Oct and Dec while May and July show softer levels amid fluctuating daily ranges.
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New York
New Orleans
Women's Meet Opens In Birmingham Round One
Bea McWane of Birmingham faces Mrs W S Grubbs Jr in the opening round of revived Women s Alabama Golf Association Tournament at Birmingham Country Club. Mrs Frank Roos of Mobile squares off with Mrs Douglas Moore of Gadsden. McWane led with an even par 72 yesterday and several Birmingham players trailed in the early rounds.
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Birmingham
Bea McWane
W. S. Grubbs, Jr
Alabama
Birmingham Country Club
Frank Roos
Mobile
Mra
Douglas Moore
Gadsden
Miss McWane
Hess
Jewel
Morphos
Moore
Harry McCormack
Plaoff
Curtis Norden
Montgomery
Johnny Morris
Eunice McCready
Funeral Service Held For James F. Glass
Funeral services were held at Hickory Grove church for James F. Glass of Malone with interment in the church cemetery. The Rev. D F. Pelt officiated and Neal Funeral Home arranged. Surviving are the widow Stella Glass two sons Foy and Thedoral a daughter Jeanette and extended family in Alabama Georgia and Dothan Ashford Donaldsonville. Mr Glass was a native of Cleo Alabama and moved to Malone twelve years ago.
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Marianna
Hickory Grove Church
James F. Glass
Malone
D. F. Pelt
Neal Funeral Home
Stella Glass
Foy
Thedoral
Jeanette
W. J. Glass
Foy and
Brinson
Dothan
Millard
Alto
Ashford
Lizzie Weathers
Donaldsonville
Glass
Cleo
Ala
New High Frequency Radio Aids Airport Communications
McNiel explained the assigned frequency for the new voice radio equipment is so high that ground weather conditions will not affect communication. The new gear will supplement, not replace, existing equipment at Municipal Airport and will still allow communication with aircraft not carrying VHF equipment.
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McNiel
Shortest U.S. town name appears as T. B. in Maryland
A map fact notes the brief town name T B located in Maryland, identified as the shortest town name on the United States map. The detail highlights a geographic curiosity rather than a larger event or context.
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U.S
T.B
Maryland
West Point of the Air Forces for research and education
In a Montgomery Army Air Forces address, Britain’s Air Vice Marshal Sir Hugh P. Lloyd stresses the need for top class scientific research and a strong intelligence service as essential to military strength. The AAF designates a university as its first air education organization, with schools at Maxwell and several field locations for tactics, staff work, air war college, aviation medicine, and the institute of technology. Maxwell will host the air command and staff school and air war college with 200 and 75 students per class. Tyndall Field will run tactics for 1,500 students. Gunter and Craig Fields will host special staff training. Wright Field will host the institute of technology with 300+ students. Randolph Field will provide medicine for 200.
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Montgomery
Army
Air Forces
West Point
Britain
Hugh P. Lloyd
AAF
Pfor
Air War ‘College
School of Aviation Medicine
Institute of Technology
Air Command
Air. War College
Maxwell
Tyndall Field
Fla
Gunter Field
Officials Re-elected in Gadsden Four-Year Term
Gadsden Alabama three-man city commission is slated to continue in office for another four years, a complete but unofficial tabulation showed today.
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Gadsden
Ala
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