Federal agents threaten dove hunting arrests in Georgia
Washington officials announce a federal sweep into Georgia as part of a clash over dove season dates. More than 30 officers, backed by a one plane air unit, pledge to prosecute violators in federal court and seek maximum fines. local Georgia authorities dispute federal timing.
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Washington
Georgia
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Albert M. Day
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Charles Elliot
Davis
South
Georgia Game Commission
Bayou La Batre Incorporation Vote Declared Illegal
A Mobile AP report states Probate Judge Norvelle R. Leigh Jr ruled the August 14 Bayou La Batre incorporation vote was illegally called. The coastal town voted 91 to 90 against incorporation, with engineers testifying petition signers did not represent 60 percent of affected property.
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Mobile
Bayou la Batre
Norvelle R. Leigh, Jr
Leigh
Jinnah Death and Hyderabad Clash Raise Indian Subcontinent Tensions
The essay notes Mahomed Ali Jinnah's death depriving Pakistan of its founder and India's invasion of Hyderabad to keep order. It discusses Moslem Hindu tensions, potential federal union, and the possibility of future Pakistan India reconciliation despite current strife.
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Britain
Mahomed Ali Jinnah
Dominion
Pakistan
India
Hyderabad
Nizam
Jinnah
Law
Indian
Bombay
Mahatma Gandhi
New Delhi
Derabad
Karachi
Dominions
Beasley Resumes Charge of Georgia Road Department
John C. Beasley returns as director of the State Highway Department and invites open books and possible grand jury or legislative investigation. He asserts prior integrity and notes his successor Neel followed a sound program amid charges in the gubernatorial race.
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Atlanta
John C. Beasley
State Highway Department
Beasley
M. B. Thompson
Warren Neel
Herman Talmadge
Thompson Fund
Army Issues Call For Help In Strike On Pacific Coast
The Army issued a help wanted call for longshore and dock workers on the West Coast as CIO longshoremen prepared to ignore it. Union leaders denounced bypassing the hiring hall, while fuel deliveries sag 25 percent due to a refinery strike. In New York, AFL Teamsters Local 282 pressed for wage gains, with Local 807 still on strike.
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Army
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CIO
Harry Bridges
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West Coast
AFL
Teamsters
New York
Longshore
Army Employment Office
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Standard Oil
CIO Oil Workers
California
Standard
Richmond
Local 282
AFL Brotherhood of Teamsters
Three Troop Transports To Be Converted
Gulf Shipbuilding Corp will convert the SS Clay SS Calloway and SS Dulivar into C-3 cargo ships for the U S Maritime Commission and American President Lines. The project will employ more than 1,800 workers for at least four months.
Etowah Votes Today On Sale Of Liquor
Etowah County voters decide today whether to allow sale of liquor and wine as the county currently remains dry. The previously recorded 1946 ballot favored repeal by a wide margin, reflecting ongoing tensions over prohibition and local control.
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Etowah
Gadsden
Apl - Etowah County
AWE Eat
Alabama
Alabama Farmers Track Stable Prices Amid Harvest Slump and Mixed Crops
In Auburn Alabama farmers monitor market quotations during a heavy harvest period. Livestock milk poultry eggs show mostly stable prices over weeks and months while field crops trend downward. Cotton fell below parity for the first time in three years with September middling around 30.95 cents per pound. Cottonseed, alfalfa, corn, beef cows, and hogs show varied changes as buyers focus on supply and demand. Tomatoes and sweet potatoes remain key seasonal crops with price shifts noted.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama
Montgomery
Air Force Open House at Dothan Municipal Airport
The Air Force tactical air direction center at Dothan Municipal Airport hosts an open house Saturday for the public. Visitors will learn about radar and radio equipment used to detect enemy flights and guide interceptors during Operation Combine maneuvers from Eglin Field.
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Air Force
Tactical Air Direction Center
Dothan Municipal Airport
Eglin Field
Flo
Dave FL Gray
Turner Field
Albany, Ga
District Dairy Show Opens in Gadsden
In Gadsden Alabama the first of six district dairy shows opens with six counties participating. More than 100 registered Jerseys Guernseys and Holsteins will be exhibited across two events. District shows follow in Decatur Fayette Dadeville Montgomery and Demopolis with the state show in Birmingham early October.
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John Parrish
Fox
Sted
Sim
Alabama
Tarrish
Decatur
Fayette
Dadeville
Tractor Death Claims Boy in Barnesville
A 17 year old named Jiaintnsy Morne died after falling from a tractor and was run over in Barnesville. He was the son of Yamar County Sheriff J. G. Mor ris.
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Barnesville
Gio
Jiaintnsy Morne
Upstate County Sees Drop in Both Jobs and Unemployment
In Jefferson County the past two months show fewer people out of work and a drop in employed residents from 8 950 to 8 700. Officials attribute the decline to construction workers leaving the county for jobs in Childersburg, reducing local employment counts while increasing unemployed totals.
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Birmingham
Jefferson County
State
Childersburg
Antenna Network Set For Coastal Maneuvers
A large coordinated network with a central control point prepares maneuvers including antenna placements. Similar stations have been set up at Andalusia Pensacola Albany and Panama City and will move on around November 15.
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Andalusia
Pensacola
Albany
Panama City
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