Political mis fits clash in New York to thwart Dewey
In New York the Democratic and Communist aligned factions rally to defeat Governor Dewey. Mead Lehman ticket gains Communist votes while Communists warn Dewey’s foes, joining a broad front including the American Labor Party unions Negro groups and Citizens groups. Ickes leads a Madison Square Garden event backing Mead Lehman.
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Jes Lyle C
Wilson
Abington
Hermes x
Dewey
New York
Tron Press
State Senate
Gebneas
Irving Ives
United States
Repub Sioacceetiy
York
Kamiat Bary
Mead
Tate
New York State
Communist Party
Truman
James F. Byrnes
Mead and
Lehman
American Labor Party
Trade,unions
Independent Citizens,committee
Arts
Sciences
The
Citizens, Political, Action Committee
Thompson
Roosevelt
Mead- Lehman
Independent Committee of the Arts, Sciences and Professions
National Citizens
PAC
Madison Square Garden
Independent Committee
Harold L. Ickes
Committee delays Erie Basin hearing awaiting May recovery
The committee, anxious to complete its investigation of Erie Basin Metal Products and allied firms run by Dr. Henry Garsson and Murray Garsson, will not set a definite hearing date before Congressman May recovers. Mead said the panel will arrange a hearing once May can testify in Washington without harming his health, and asked Andersen to notify when the physician clears him.
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Erie Basin Metal Products, Inc
Henry Garsson
Murray Garsson
May
Washington
Mead
Andersen
Health Official Visits Dothan County Health Office
Dr. W. H. Y. Smith director of the Bureau of Venereal Disease Control from the State Department of Health in Montgomery met with the Houston County Board of Health yesterday in Dothan. County health officer Dr. W. T. Burkett provided the update today.
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W. H. Y. Smith
Bureau of Venereal Disease Control
State Department of Health
Montgomery
Houston County Board of Health
Dothan
W. T. Burkett
County 4 H Clubs To See Movie Of Their Activities
County 4 H clubs statewide will view the 40 minute film Under the 4 H Flag showing a member’s progression from joining to manhood. Assisted by Clark Rudder the film aims to show 4 H leaders the fun adventure and profit of club work. The Scots Roebuck Foundation financed distribution to 4 H leaders nationwide with showings across Houston County from September 16 to September 30 at various schools. Rudder and Fran Mallett will discuss upcoming year programs with each club advisor.
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Houston County
Clark Rudder
Roebuck Foundation
United States
Rudder
Brannon
Stand
Kinsey
Taylor
Madrid
Cowarts
Ardilla
Harmoh
Dupree
Webb
Columbia School
Ashford School
Cottonwood School
Vicksburg
Fran Mallett
Houston County Home
Agriculture Department proves best under OPA ceilings
Statistics show four weeks to June 28 with OPA ceilings in effect produced lower slaughter in New York City area and Chicago than when ceilings were off. Four weeks to July 27 saw jumps in both cities, especially Chicago. Five weeks to August 31 kept ceilings off, with continued higher slaughter. Now ceilings return and movement shifts toward the East but not guaranteed to the legitimate market.
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Agriculture Department
New York City
New York
Newark
New Jersey
Chicago
New York Area
Alabama Alumni Protest Over Homecoming Football Tickets
About 25 University of Alabama alumni in Mobile have formally protested their inability to secure tickets for the homecoming game against Mississippi State in Tuscaloosa. Separate item notes that roughly half of all traffic deaths occur in dust or darkness.
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Mobile
Alumi
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Mississippi State
Veterans of Foreign Wars fundraiser plans memorial at Troy
The Wiregrass Post No 3073 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars raised $20 for a monument at the Alabama State Teachers College in Troy to honor former students who died serving in the U S armed forces. Calvin C Chaulker and James Alexy Daughtry from Houston County are among those honored. Memorial sits in front of the administration building. Donations welcome via VFW post or Troy teachers college dean of men. Post advocate appointment, VFW investigating committee named, and 49 post members plus guests attended.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Alabama State Teacher College
Troy
United States
Houston County
Calvin
Chaulker
James Alexy Daughtry
Wiregrass Post
Dothan
Veterans Organization
State Teachers College
Ala
Ben May
L. A. le Freniere
Navy
William Griggs
Mex Fuller
William Rasmussen
VFW
Smith Wynn
Montgomery
John D. Chapman
The
Veterans Administration
M.H. Potter
Post and
Ladies Auxiliary
Maritime Stabilization Board Faces Tough Labor Crossfire
The board split four to two in a ruling on wage increases for seamen amid a CIO AFL dispute. It reaffirmed a $42.50 monthly rise for certain seamen while denying extra $5 and $10 raises on West and East Coasts, arguing the inflation effects and government costs. Wirtz signaled no further action.
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Stabilization Board
CIO
Congress
Truman
Walter Mason
AFL
Steelman
Marine Firemen's Union
Mason
Carl J. Shipley
Wirtz
Race Riot Averted in Miami After Beating Incident
Two white men were arrested after a confrontation that reportedly injured a Black employee. Police intervened to quell the flareup of racial strife in Miami prompting arrests and a tense, uneasy calm.
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Miami
Fila
Arabs oppose Palestine federalization at conference
A London AP report says several Arab League delegates rejected the British American experts plan for four Palestine zones including Arab and Jewish areas. Arab speakers urged immediate independence, while others argued federalization would be economically unworkable and short of self sufficiency guarantees under a central British administration.
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London
Holy Land
Ernest Bevin
Palestine
Non-Residents Divorce in Alabama Shock Court Rule
In Talladega Alabama a South Carolina couple was divorced in 30 minutes though neither resided in Alabama. Judge George F Wooten said the case invoked a 1945 law allowing divorce without residence proof when both parties are within the court's jurisdiction. The complainant Margie Smith Whitlock and respondent Roy P Whitlock listed Spartanburg SC as their home. The divorce, on cruelty grounds, was granted August 19.
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Talladega
Ala
South Carolina
Alabama
George F. Wooten
Wooten
Margie Smith Whitlock
Roy P. Whitlock
Enterprise Captain Wins Commendation Medal At Fort Sill
Captain Mortimer J. Hutchinson of Enterprise is awarded the Army Commendation Ribbon at Fort Sill Oklahoma where she serves with the Fifth Field Artillery Group. The citation praises her service from January to July 1946 and notes her war record including Normandy and the Ardennes and her Bronze Star and Purple Heart. Previously a student at Alabama Polytechnic Institute, she received her commission in 1941. The report also notes a practical limit for large aircraft flying below 20,000 feet at 350 to 400 miles per hour.
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Mortimer J. Hutchinson
M. J. Hutchinson
Enterprise
Field Artillery School
Fort Sill
Okla
Fifth Field Artillery Group
Fifth Battalion Field Artillery School
Oklo
Hutchinson
Normandy
France
Belgium
Ardennes
Rhineland
Europe
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
New York Incident Involving Siblings On Building Ledge
A 14 year old boy James Arce suffered serious injuries as he attempted to access a bathroom through a window on a three story ledge. His 15 year old sister is believed to have pushed him, causing him to fall and be locked out of the bathroom.
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New York
CAP
Five Dothan men finish Fort Bliss basic training
Pvt John H Wynn Jr and four area men complete basic training at Fort Bliss Texas. Wynn qualifies as an expert rifleman and receives 40 mm anti aircraft gun training. Others include Pvt John Mauring, Pvt Durell Whiddon, Pvt Leon Chulley and Robbie Sculley. All five are assigned to occupation troops.
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John H. Wynn, Jr
St. . Andrews St
Dothan
Fort Bliss
Wynn
Tex
John H. Mauring
H. O.mauring
Mauring
Durell Whiddon
J. F. Whiddon
Ashford
Leon D. Chulley
Lee Woodham
Headland
Robbie K. Sculley
Daleville
Veterans Affairs Notice on Subsistence and Earnings Rules
Number 138 outlines GI Bill training approval authority by states under prior law, transition to Public Law 679, and consequences for disapproved courses. It covers reporting August to October earnings by November 5, warning notices, and the process for blank forms and subsistence calculations. Also notes a repair permit granted for 108 West Hardy Street to Vernon Ivy with an estimated $1500 cost.
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Dothan VA
North Foster Street
W. Hardy Street
Vernon Ivy
Ivey
Secret Service nets four in $30 counterfeit plan
Washington AP says Secret Service recovered about 110,000 in bogus $30 notes and arrested three men, with a fourth, George A. Larkin, seized in Newark as a partner in the counterfeiting scheme. Agents found a counterfeit note negative and a strip of nine fake sugar coupons in a shop.
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Washington
George A. Larkin
Newark
U.S. Automotive Exports Reach Fifteen Percent Share
A report notes that fifteen percent of American automotive products are sold abroad. The finding highlights the growing international demand for U.S. vehicle parts and finished cars, indicating a shifting balance in domestic production versus overseas sales.
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United States
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