GOP eyeing Senate gains amid internal discord says Brewster
Washington AP reports Vice Chairman Brewster says the Republican committee sees a strong path to winning the Senate next year, with 14 states offering better than 80-50 odds. He cites Democratic disarray over foreign policy, disciplined party ties to leftists, and recent policy shifts as aiding prospects.
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CK Bell
Washington
Maine
Senate
Rhode
Vermont
Austin
Wallace
GOP
Delaware
Idaho
Ohio
Pennasyvania
Connecticut
Tediana
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
New Jersey
North Dabots
la ¥Ollette
Serene
Wisconsin
Japanese Cannibals Accused Of Eating U S War Prisoner
AP reports three Japanese senior naval officers testified to a U S Military Commission about a grisly feast in a Chichi Jima cave where a half dozen Japanese ate the flesh of an American prisoner and drank sake. They said Maj. Sueo Matoba supplied the flesh and that Vice Adm. Kunzio Mori participated in the feast in February 1943 as part of ongoing war crimes trials.
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Quam
U. S
Chichi Jima
Sueo Matoba
Little Island
Bonin
Kunzio Mori
Wage dispute widens as mariners strike spreads
Ten agencies align with private operators to fund equal wage scales for AFL seamen, raising monthly boosts from 17.50 to 22.50 on the West Coast and 27.50 on the East Coast, after a prior AFL and ship owner agreement. The NMU and CIO unions back the strike, claiming 200,000 members, while a NYC group of AFL longshoremen crosses NMU lines with minimal disruption.
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AFL
WSB
NMU
Twe Cio
Joseph Curran
CIO
Committee For Maritime Unity
New York City
Joseph P. Ryan
The
International
Truman drew GOP fire over Wallace speech fallout
President Truman issued a cautious explainer afterเผย Wallace’s address drew caustic comments from Republican congressional leaders who warned the Wallace incident would shape November elections and the 1946 presidential race. The White House also noted Byrnes policy concerns amid Byrnes’ tension with Wallace.
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Truman
Wallace
Clarence J. Brown
Ohio
GOP
William S. Clayton
Byrnes
Clayton
White House
Charles G. Ross
Rusala
United States
Europe
Russia
Caves in Edmonson County Stand Among Nations’ Largest
Two of the nation’s largest underground caves lie in Edmonson County Kentucky, a fact highlighted as a notable geographic feature. The county’s cave system draws researchers and explorers seeking its vast chambers and geological significance.
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Kentucky County
Edmonson
Longshoremen's leader disputes NMU during talks
Ryan told the Longshoremen there was no need for a picket line and called the NMU a CIO coming group. He claimed the NMU knows they will receive the same raises and accuse them of pretending to win something for the men that was won by AFL unions.
Molotov Attacks Australia Over Veto and Trieste Plans
Molotov denounces Australia and veto abolition while outlining a Soviet ten point Trieste statute. He warns against colonial governor powers under Britain and proposes demilitarization and a democratically elected assembly with an inter allied commission to guide provisional government and elections.
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United States
Trieste
UN Security Council
Molotov
India
African
Gold Coast
Yupaslav
Free Territory of
Free Territory
Italy
Yugoslavia
Inter-allied
Great Britain
France
Soviet Union
Designer presents satin hostess slippers and wedge heel sandals
A reading shoe designer showcases a collection of black or white satin hostess slippers for immediate wear. A lattice strap mule with a flatter ankle strap and barefoot look suits those who favor a towering wedge heel. An intricately arranged strap sandal offers evening glamor with a comfortably flat heel and moderate platform sole.
Lecithin Stabilizes Colors in Petroleum Refining
Lecithin recovered from soybean oil is used by the petroleum industry to stabilize the color of refined products.
Russia Rejects Compulsory Refugee Aid Plan
Soviet Russia refused to join any refugee scheme requiring compulsory contributions to finance resettlement of displaced persons abroad. Nikolai Feenov said the principle of compulsory funding should not be imposed, criticizing UNRRA and urging a solution to repatriation before expanding UN refugee work under a proposed international organization.
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N. Y
Soviet
Russia
Nikolai Feonov
United Nations Economic and Social Council
UNRRA
Feenov
U. N
Campaign fight shapes Coffee County liquor vote
As the final campaign week ends, Enter prise and New Brockton papers push dry arguments. Enterprise lists May or J. T. Warren and councilmen in a dry ad while Elba’s Clipper runs mixed dry and wet spots. State rules may limit stores to municipalities with police protection, leaving Enterprise, New Brockton, and Kinston as possible sites. Mayor and council in Enterprise show mixed support, dampening prospects there. People with liquor ration tickets buy in Dothan Opp or Brantley. Tuesday night will reveal if speculation on store locations was worthwhile.
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Enterprise
the Ledger
Eitizens
New Brockton
Elba
Coffee County
Kinston
J. T. Warren
FE. Sherling
J. E. Rawls
Jimmy T. Grimes
P. H. Searcy
Alto Hutchison
Dry
Dothan
Houston County
Opp
Covington County
Brantley
Crenshaw
Nations Draft New Global Aviation Code
Forty nations are negotiating a fresh aviation code to advance safer travel and standardized procedures. The effort aims to harmonize rules across borders, enhancing oversight and reducing disruptions from conflicting policies.
Squatter Leaders Arrested In London
Five prominent Communist party members were arrested in a crackdown on luxury squatters in London. The five, including Edward F. Bramley and Gabriel Carritt, face charges of conspiring to incite trespass against property. bail was set with a hearing scheduled for Monday. Police reinforced patrols and officials warned against further seizures.
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London
Communist Party
England
Wales
Edward F. Bramley
London District Communist Party
Gabriel
Bill) Carritt
Oxford University
Westminister
Morris Israel Rosen
Stepney
Joyce Allergant
Ernest Stanley Henderson
West London
Court orders new bonds and grand jury shift in indictments
Judge Halstead moved five defendants to new bonds of 500 each per case and ordered the next grand jury to return indictments to replace faulty ones. Trials for Alvin W. Gwaltney and Christine Griffin were postponed. more cases including Kenneth Horn and Daisy L Williams proceed. Louise Stewart and Jim D Lynn murder trials also slate for upcoming sessions.
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Halstead
Alvin W. Gwaltney
Christine Griffin
Board of Registrars
Gwaltney
Mrs. Griffin
Daisy L. Williams
Dothan
Richard Hicks
Hicks
Louise Stewart
Leo Stewart
Jim D. Lynn
Columbia
County awards mobility insurance contract to Ussery Agency
Probate Judge Saxon P. Poyner announced that Ussery Insurance Agency of Dothan won the county trucks and cars mobility insurance bid with the lowest bill of 3540. The award rests on the bid as the county’s procurement process favored the lowest responsive offer.
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Ussery Insurance Agency
Dothan
Saxon P. Poyner
Merger Plan Faces Delegates’ Factional Dissent
In a split on the four-point Lambeth Quadrilateral the merger guidance to individual congregations stalls. Delegates favored unity but found the seven paragraph plan hastily prepared and unsatisfactory on episcopacy and prayer book. A joint commission proposed a three year study before church-wide action.
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Joint Commission On Approaches
Unity
Lambeth
Driving license examiners teach safe driving in Dothan
Jones, examiner for Coffee and Geneva Counties and ten years with the Department of Public Safety, reports about half of applicants pass driving and rules tests. He notes failures stem from improper turns, hand signals, and stop signs, and says the safest drivers are 18 to 30. He emphasizes competence over denial to protect the public.
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Jones
Dothan
Coffee
Geneva
Department of Public Safety
Poliomyelitis rarity in severe form during epidemics
Poliomyelitis in severe form is relatively rare even during epidemics rarely more than three children per 1 000 are affected.
California teen confesses to family double murder plan
San Bernardino Cal up reports 16 year old Billy Anderson and a 15 year old companion confessed to killing his father and stepmother to steal cash and cars. The youth led investigators from Barstow to the deaths after detailing the motive and sequence of events.
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San Bernardino
Cal
Billy Anderson
Gneritt G. W. Carpenter
Atty
Loyd Hew- Hitt
Yales City
Nathan Edward James
Soppeek
Arie
Arle
Anderson
Atlanta Journal Plans Faximile Broadcasting Experiment
The Atlanta Journal company will test a Faximile newspaper delivery via WEB radio in November with WSB and FCC approval. Four pages of illustrated copy can be transmitted in 15 minutes, letting home readers tear off sheets for breakfast. WSB manager John M. Cutler says maximile broadcasting could become integral to family life like standard daily newscasts.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Journal Company
WEB
WSB
Federal Communications Commission
John M. Cutler
Legislative Council To Meet This Week
Alabama lawmakers prepare for a two day meeting at the State capitol on September 19 and 20 to review proposed bills for the 1947 legislature. Senator Gordon Madison of Tuscaloosa chairs the council with Rep. Paul J. Hooton and Lt. Gov. Handy El.
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Roanoke
Handy el
Urged OPA price fix for cottonseed at 73 a ton
Washington reports urging OPA to set a ceiling price of $73 per ton for cottonseed. Swift telegrams request immediate action to restore cottonseed to trade channels and prevent disruption of feed programs, protein distribution, and linters supply amid current market tightness.
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Washington
Sibsales
OPA
Swift
Seven orange trees seed Texas citrus empire
The Texas citrus industry grew from a single original grove of seven orange trees in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, marking the humble beginnings of a vast regional agricultural sector and its subsequent expansion.
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Texas
Lower
Rio Grande Valley
Local legislators named in former list of officials
Lis, Columbiana, State Senatora Preston C. Clayton of Clayton, Ger Ald Bradford of Grove Hil, and W. C. Walton of Lafayette, Representatives Mark Hode of Birmingham, Paul Coburn of Tuscombis, Dennis Porter of Gilbertown, Charles D. Norman of Union Springs, W. L. Martin Jr. of Bitow, and Mack Jackson of Alexander City.
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Lis
Columbiana
Preston C. ‘Clayton
Clayton
Gerald Bradford
Grove Hil
W. C. Walton
Lafayette
Mark Hode
Birmingham
Paul Coburn
Tuscumbis
Dennis Porter
Gilbertown
Charles D. Norman
Union Springs
W. L. Martin, Jr
Bi-tow
Mack Jackson
Alexander City
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