Harriman Named to Cabinet Post as Wallace Replacement
W Averell Harriman, long associated with pro business New Deal circles, is named by President Truman to replace Wallace as Secretary of Commerce. The recess appointment lets Harriman take over immediately while awaiting Senate approval, signaling a shift in the cabinet toward a firmer line on Soviet policy.
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Washington
W. Averell Harriman
Truman
Henry Wallace
Russia
Britain
Trugan
Wallace
Harriman
Moscow
Wall Street
E Harriman
Union Pacific
al Smith
New Deal
Roosevelt
CIO
Navy
James Forrestal
Forrestal
White House
Congress
Senate
Eddy Gilmore
Associated Press
Stalin
Harriman Named Secretary of Commerce Amid broad experience
William Averell Harriman is tapped by President Truman to be Secretary of Commerce. A veteran diplomat banker and railroad executive Harriman has held roles from ambassador to Great Britain to leader at Brown Harriman and Co and head of the NRA advisory team.
Death of Tumbleton Man Listed Death by Own Action
Sheriff George Gamble of Henry County reports W. C. Gamble fifty two of Tumbleton died by own action. He was found shot to death near his automobile on the outskirts of Tumbleton about 7:30 this morning. The man, his first cousin, used a shotgun fired from the running board with a stick. He left no note. Surviving are his wife and two sons.
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George Gamble
Henry County
W. C. Gamble
Tumbleton
Gamble
GOP Makes Hay On Wallace Row
The GOP argues Truman Wallace split shows Democratic dissension while GOP unity dominates the current campaign. The Republican News accuses Truman and Wallace of inactivity in the congressional race and portrays Wallace as a rival for the 1948 nomination.
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Gop
Wallace Row
Washington
Wallace
Truman
W. Averell Harriman
Henry A. Wallace
Republican News
G. O. P. National Committee
Commerce
Twister Destroys Home Injuring Four Family Members in Austell
A tornado described as a 200 foot wide mass leveled the William M Woodall residence in Austell Georgia injuring four family members all hospitalized. Dora Woodall 18 and Rebs 13 suffered cuts and bruises as debris covered them while an oak tree was hurled through a neighboring roof. The storm was tied to Gulf of Mexico system bringing high winds and rain.
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Austell
CUP
William M. Woodall
Weedall
Deven
Mal
Dora Woodall
Rebs
Woodall
Sam Willis
Willis
L. H. Beavers
Atlanta Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
Atlanta
Ae Mlaghem
Sein Shah Aten
Programs Outlined For 4-H Club Work For Coming Season
Houston County outlines 1946 47 4 H Club work for boys and girls. Miss Fran Mariette and Clark Rudder announce schedules with monthly demonstrations from September through May for boys including hog care potato handling disease control and cattle feeds and for girls joint meetings and on sewing, safety, home care and canning.
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Houston County
Fran Mariette
Clark Rudder
Airliner victims to be buried at crash scene
Sabena Airlines general manager Gilbert Perier says 26 bodies will be buried at the crash site to avoid endangering rescue crews. Eighteen survivors remain in hospital after the Belgian trans Atlantic air liner crashed near Gander. Army rescue teams describe harsh conditions and the survivors' relief at helicopters.
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Howard Cowan Gander
Mid
Gilbert Perier
Sabena Airlines
Perter
Cpl
Harry A. Houghton
Windber
Gander
Pfc. Serbano S. Rascon
Ration, N. Mex
Rive
Houghton
Jean Roochi
James Payton
Sir Frederick Banting Memorial Hospital
Samuel P. Martin
Jews Face Deportation After At Sea Refugee Clash
About 800 to 900 Jewish refugees were deported after a sea clash with the Royal Navy near Ras En Naqara. One immigrant was killed as troops used tear gas and water cannons. The incident followed bomb alerts in Jerusalem and amid ongoing talks in London on Palestine's future.
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Palestine
Royal Navy
H. M. S. Empire Heywood
Haifa
Cyprus
Rowena
Ras En Naqara
Hagana
Voice of Israel
Irgun Zval Leumi
Zion
Nine Kentuckians Held For Grand Jury On Sedition Charge
Sheriff Herman Combs disclosed the arrest and release of James Johnson Neon hotel proprietor and Joe Ezra Craft Kona coal company store clerk bringing to nine the number held on sedition charges for the Letcher County Grand Jury. Johnson and Craft waived preliminary hearing and were released on 5000 dollar bonds.
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Whitesburg
Herman Combs
James Johnson
Neon
Joe Ezra Craft
Letcher County
Johnson
Craft
Kona
Arthur Dixon
Combs
Fleming
Elkhorn Coal Co
Jim Short
Short
Coal
Kentucky
Inzer PromisesFair Play on Folsom Program
Lt Gov designate J Clarence Inzer of Gadsden says he will not block Gov Folsoms legislative program next year through Senate committee appointments. Inzer told The Alabama Journal he will be fair and allow debate, aiming to reach the floor. He cites a harmonious conference with Felstom and asserts he will exercise prerogatives as presiding officer.
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the Journal
Inter
Felstom
Senate
Frank Dixon
Autumn rain hurts farmers as fall arrives in Dothan
The CAA weather station at the Municipal Airport notes a cold front tonight with improving conditions afterward. Rain totals of 1.21 inches affect Spirits In the City and farmers report two weeks of heavy rain cutting into peanut harvest profits. About 73 percent of dug peanuts are wind-rowed and taking a beating from the downpour.
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CAA
Dothan
Grieg
C. M. Ling
Byrnes urges UNESCO to break barriers of suspicion
Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, in a Paris to UNESCO commission message, calls for a vigorous attack on mistrust to advance international understanding. He says UNESCO can help clear away barriers and push cooperation among peoples, aiding the U.S. delegation at the Paris assembly.
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Lions Club
Clifford D. Pierce
Memphis
Tenn
International Association of Lions Clubs
D. A. Skeen
Salt Lake City
Utah
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes Hotel
Paris
Washington
United Nations
United States
Unesco
Benton
Florida Farmers Fear Loss From Ongoing Rains
Florida growers face potential losses as heavy rains threaten key crops. Beans celery and potato plantings near Pahokee cucumber and eggplant near Wauchula are at high risk while Fort Pierce reports little damage and Florida City enjoys good weather.
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Jacksonville
Fila
Florida
William L. Wilson
Florida Farmers’ Markets
Wilson
Pahokee
Wauchula
Fort Pierce
Florida City
Just One Thing After Another For The Stevenson Clan
Will Stieveases, 11, used a bow and arrow to try to capture a skunk near his parents home, but failed as the animal escaped and the home remained unsafe. Sherweed Stevenson, 8, has chicken pox and the family cannot move. The eldest son Jack, ?
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Stevenson
Pittsburgs
Will Stieveases
Howse
Sherweed
Jack
He Beck Yard
U S Backs Reds On Indemnities In Romania Pact
Paris AP report says the United States aligned with Russia to drop full compensation for Allied property losses in Romania. Willard Thorp testified that Romania cannot bear all reparations under the draft treaty, shifting the indemnity balance and prompting a U S amendment to Article 24.
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Paris
United States
Russia
Romania
Willard Thorp
U. S. State Department
Balkan - Finnish Economic Commission
United Nations
France
Italian Economic Commission
Thorp
Britain
Thorpaid
Wartime shipyard profits under fire in Congress probe
The House Merchants Marine Committee outlined profits of 356 million dollars by 19 wartime shipbuilding firms from a 22.98 million dollar investment, led by the St Johns River Shipbuilding Corp and Henry J Kaiser group. Witness Ralph E Casey defended government accounting as the panel pressed for details.
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Washington
House Merchants Marine Committee
St. Johns River Shipbuilding Corp
Marvin Coles
Coles
Henry J. Kaiser Group
Kaiser
Congress
Kaiser Group
St. Johns
Maritime Commission
Ralph E. Casey
General Accounting Office
Casey
Janitor W A Hayes Dies At Cottonwood School
W A Hayes seventy two year old janitor at Cottonwood High School collapsed and died at the vocational building on the campus this morning. Principal G L Baxter reported the body was found about ten minutes after death. He had served the school about five years and is survived by his wife Minnie, a daughter Grady Spears of Piichard, two brothers J D and Dewey Hayes of Columbus, a sister Ide Hayes of Dothan and nine grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at Wiggins Baptist Church near Grimes tomorrow at three o clock with Johnson Wilkerson funeral home in charge. Hayes, born in Dale County, moved to Houston County as a boy and remained there for life.
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A. Hayes
Cottonwood
G. L. Baxter
Hayes
Minnie Hayes
Grady -Spears
Piichard
J. D
Dewey Hayes
Columbus
Missing U S Airmen Reported Living As Slaves Of Lolo Tribes
AP dispatch reports ambassador J Leighton Stuart says there is belief that some long missing B 29 fliers may still be alive as slaves among the Lolo tribes of West China near Tibet Burma Assam region. Rescue efforts would be extremely difficult and no official confirmation exists.
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Nanking
J. Leighton Stuart
Swangri-La
Stuart
West China
David Graham
West China Union University
Chengtu
Choengtu
Burma
Assam
Tibet
China
Snissing
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