First Christian Church leader elected president of council
Rev. E Toton Carroll was unanimously elected president of the Houston County Professional Workers' Council at the Houston Hotel meeting Thursday. Mrs. Blondel Garrett was named secretary, and Dr. W T Burkett county health officer spoke on plans for a proposed regional public hospital in Dothan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County Professional Workers’ Council
Houston
Blondel Garrett
Dothan Social Security Office
W.T. Burkett
Dothan
Bosox Hurling Staff Top Series Choice
Boston's pitching edge over Brooklyn or St Louis in the World Series is clear as Dave Ferriss 36 wins Tex Hughson 19 and Mickey Harris 17 form a dominant trio. Cards and Dodgers counter with lefties Pollet Brecheen Hatten Lombardi. Wagner stands out among catchers as a weak point for the Sox.
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Joe Reikdeler
NEW York
Boston Red Sox
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Cards
Dodgers
Red Sox
Boston
Rds
Dave Ferrias
Tex Hughson
Mickey Harris
Sox
Howie Pollet
Murry Dickson
Harry Brecheen
Kirby Highlee
Vic Lombardi
Joe Hatten
Finanders
Hal Wagner
Ghezzi and Hogan Lead Dallas Open Field
Victor Ghezzi, former PGA champion from Knoxville, and Wee Ben Hogan, 1946 PGA winner and top money winner, moved into favored spots at the $10,000 Dallas Open. Ghezzi posted 35-3469 for 69, one under par, with Hogan at 76 after a 35-35 start. Others include Laffoon of Orlando 73.
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Dallas
Tex
Victor Ghezzi
Knoxville
Tenn
Wee Ben Hogan
Ghezzi
Hogan
Laffoon
Orlando
Fla
Houston County Professional Workers' Council Gains New Members
The council welcomed Crawford Moseley city receptional director Mrs Lynch Mallory Charities chest secretary Captain Olsen Salvation Army commander Jack Parsons VA office contact and Miss Jane Hall county welfare case worker. Guests included Miss Susan Hughes regional Red Cross rep and Miss Margaret Olver Auburn district home demonstration agent. The nominating committee comprised Mrs C L Collings Rev J Norton Dendy and Miss Fran Mallette. The council now includes agents offices schools and service groups across county city state and federal agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford Moseley
Lynch Mallory
Charities Chest
Captain Olsen
Salation Army
Dothan
Jack Parsons
Jane Hall
Susan Hughes
Atlanta
American Red Cross
Margaret Olver
Auburn
Agena
C. L. Collings
Department of Public Welfare
J. Norton Dendy
First Presbyterian Church
Fran Mallette
Bruce Flurry
Asa Lisenby
Houston County Professional Workers’ Council
Council
Public Welfare Department
Wealth Department
Superintendent of Education
Salvation Army
FSA
Social Security
Veteran Administration Office
American Red Cross Chapter
Ministerial Association
Boy and Girl Scouts
U. S. Employment Service
City Recreation Department
Meat Crisis Sparks Senate Calls for Probe
The debate centers on a meat shortage blamed on packers and a push by the CIO to end price controls. Mead and Sabath urge Justice Department inquiry as officials note livestock stoppage and farmer withholding may curb shipments. President Truman says a shortage may be possible but opposes price ceiling changes now.
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James M. Mead
D. N.Y
Adolph Sabath
D-Ii
CI0
CIO
Mead
Justice Department
Truman
Nuremberg tribunal readies secret rulings on Nazi defendants
Readings of verdicts in the Nuremberg trials are planned to begin Monday with secrecy strict and cameras barred. Twenty one Nazi defendants remain in custody as the court imposes tight security and limits information prior to announcements scheduled for Tuesday.
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Nuernberg
Martin Bormann
MacArthur disputes Formosa bombing proposal details
General Douglas MacArthur said he first learned of a Formosa bombing plan from yesterday's press release and called the proposal nebulous and superficial. He added no official record existed at his headquarters and urged that any serious proposal be presented to him in person.
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MacArthur
Formosa
End of Brashear Says He Was Finished
Miss Bassett testified Brashear showed battle fatigue and mounting nerves. She called building management to halt him and alert police. Officers found the man in the street with shoes 50 feet away, coins totaling 36 cents scattered nearby.
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Miss Bassett
Brashear
Nim
Pastures and feedlots drive worm infestations in animals
The article notes that pastures and feedlots are the main sources of worm infestations in animals, highlighting the need for management and prevention strategies to reduce spread and infection pressure in livestock.
McQueen Rules County Cannot Pledge Hospital Funds
Atty Gen William N McQueen rules local associations formed under the 1945 State Hospital Act lack authority to encumber or pledge county revenues. Counties are not required to appropriate funds for hospital projects, and probate judge Frank Deese of Ozark notes counties lose representation on boards if they withhold support.
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Montgomery
William N. McQueen
Dale County
Emniya
Street Cars Picketed In Pittsburgh Strike
Pittsburgh workers strike at Duquesne Light barns amid deadlocked negotiations. Union president George L. Mueller ordered trolley picketing and warned of further action while AFL local secretary Harold Smith said members would respect the independent lines. The status of 225 cars on the lines remained undetermined.
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Pittsburgh
Duquesne Light Cor
George L. Mueller
Harold Smith
AFL
Byrnes Readies Policy Speeches on Russia and Peace
Secretary Byrnes plans a full dress policy speech in Paris to defend a firm but friendly line toward Russia amid the Wallace crisis. He will address the American club and later give a nationwide radio report on the U.S. role in the Peace Conference. The remarks precede potential Europe travel and broader foreign policy aims.
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Vishinsky
United States
Britain
United Nations Commission On Human Rights
Byrnes
American Club
Paris
Henry A. Wallace
Russia
Europe
Sigel Upsets Gunther in Women Amateur Semifinal
Philadelphia’s Sigel defeats veteran Margaret Gunther of Memphis 6 and 5 to reach the semifinals of the National Women’s Amateur golf tournament. Zaharias also advances with a 5 and 4 win over Maureen Orcutt of Haworth New Jersey to enter the upper bracket semifinal.
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Tulsa
Dia
Helen
Sigel
Philadelphia
Baberrikson Zaharias
Be Mise Sigel
Margaret Gunther
Memphis
Tenn
Orarama Cees
Zaharias
Maureen Orcutt
Haworth
N. J
Harmony Boys to Attend Slocomb Song Festival Sunday
The Southern Harmony Boys quartet of Columbus Georgia will attend the all day singing convention at Slocomb next Sunday. They are to be guests on Mr Etheridge's radio program Sunday at 6 15 a m over WAGF.
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Harmony Boys
Slocomb
Southern Harmony ‘Boys Quartet
Columbus, Ga
Bee
J. Harvey
Etheridge
Dethan
Mr. Etheridge
WAGF
Alabama Beagle Club To Hold Race Here
Members of the Alabama Beagle Club arrive tomorrow for a meeting and pack race. About 100 beagle hounds are expected to compete with local beagle owners invited to enter. Members from Birmingham Gadsden Talladega Dothan and other cities will depart at 7 p m Saturday for a race a mile left of the Panama City highway about 16 miles south of Dothan near Five Points.
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Alabama Beagle Club
L. H. Kirk
Beagle
Kirk
Beagles
ABC
Birmingham
Gadsden
Talladega
Dothan
Panama City
Flood Toll Rises In City After Night Rescue Effort
Detectives E. E. Kelly and L. W. Jackson reported the rescue of ten persons from rooftops in various parts of the South Side during the night. San Antonio records at least six dead in the flood. Victims listed as Rudy Tamayo, 111 Barnes Alley. Patricia Painted, 16, of La Vernia. one unidentified girl about 18. three undentified Military Police.
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E. E. Kelly
L. W. Jackson
San Antonio
Rudy Tamayo
Barnes Alley
Patricia Painted
la Vernia
Rose petals lure fish in New Hampshire stream
In Hancock, New Hampshire, Martin Smith used two rose petals as bait to catch a perch, then landed a second fish seven inches long. In Lawrence, Massachusetts, a Red Cross first aid demonstration turned chaotic as volunteers removed bandages and adhesive tape from a mock patient.
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Hancock
N. H
Martin Smith
Lawrence
Mass
Red Cross
James
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