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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1950
Page
2
A local Wiregrass event titled Life In The Wiregrass tomorrow is announced with no master of ceremonies. Residents lacking transport are urged to contact Bill Tree or Jett Lattin for assistance as hospital reports detail injuries from a scooter accident and other recent incidents affecting community members.
Polled reports indicate burglars visited the South Apr area of the Dothan Gun Shop, causing electric motor damage. Fire Chief Floyd Warrit noted an overheated motor at a nearby Jitney station fire scene, as responders searched for missing tools and trackers to aid the investigation.
In a period of global upheaval the AP and Managing Editors Association push for factual reporting as democracy’s tool. The board discusses an amendment to require members to supply new asphates to AP exclusively for regular members. Tenure changes, director nominations, and votes finalize for the AP board with several long-serving editors stepping down and new names anticipated.
Officers investigated a hit and run death near Ashford involving a Dothan man identified as Eddie Barbaree about 33. Coroner Parker said the body showed he died two hours before discovery, found around 3 a.m. east of Ashford on Highway 84 after divers left to fish.
Marmon reminded voters that under the new absentee law ballots are mailed to servicemen and received by mail. A check this morning showed 191 ballots cast. The office will open for such votes through tomorrow and Wednesday.
Voting machines to be used in the May 2 primary were being prepared for Monston County today, per Saxon Poyner. Delivery from 120 County's warehouse, with thirty-one machines scheduled for use plus two paper ballot boxes at Dupree and Kinsey Schools. Ten extra machines obtained, with the county purchasing and renting 11.
Cotton futures in New Orleans fell today amid cautious selling ahead of May contracts. Prices showed weakness as traders weighed potential police action and market nerves. May figures traded around 2.18 to 22.23 with slight losses across the board.
Tonight Houston Lodge 288 schedules work in the first and third degree after the Dussiens seas on. Tomorrow night Bythagor hea bes and work the agent Thursday night the regular meeting of the Dothan Chapter at 130.
An Associated Press report details a spate of Alabama traffic deaths and injuries over the weekend. Victims include a churchgoer near Fort Payne and a Fort Payne resident killed while near the Straight Creek Church of God. two Phenix City men perished near Seale. and multiple others injured, including a deputy sheriff directing traffic, a four-year-old boy, and a Jacksonville resident. Andrew Sanders, 22, identified as driver in one fatal crash, was held for investigation.
The text links Gov J Strom Thurmond to the 1948 States' Rights run and its electoral state gains. It also mentions Siasren meeting Alabama Republicans after Montevallo remarks criticizing the Truman administration as bumbling and tumbling in its Cold War dealings with Soviet Russia.
In a fragmentary report Number 8 notes the US arsenal no longer consists of a few bombs of one type. Joanson avoids stockpile details yet signals a peak in armament. He ties the weapon to a wide program expanded after the Russian explosion last year. The Soviet test came earlier than expected, prompting a faster U.S. defense timetable.
Reported by Henry Mayer the union counsel notes the strike began after October talks failed. Broader action looms as the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and several railroads prepare walkouts. Embargoes and service reductions affect Santa Fe Pensy ornia and other lines while talks resume today amid demands for wage boosts shorter hours faster advancement and pensions.
Livestock prices steady to 25 cents higher per hundredweight at eight major Georgia plants in Albany Colmolly Moultrie Thomasville and Tilton along with Dothan Jacksonville and Tallahassee Hog prices improved with good and choose grades quoted at 15.25 to 16.59 per hundredweight for various weights. sows and smaller hogs also traded, with values ranging from 10 to 17 dollars per hundredweight depending on weight and grade.
In a speech to the American Society of Newspaper Editors, Dean Acheson rejects any accommodation with Soviet aggression. He links aggression to military action and internal propaganda and urges global economic and political unity to defend freedom. He says the United States must show faith in freedom to stay secure.
Authorities announced a Friday afternoon scooter and bake safety parade at the courthouse area. Police checks will occur, with events from morning until 3 pm and participation encouraged by Chamber of Commerce officials and school children alongside safety slogan writers.
A legislative committee proposes reducing the manufacturers excise tax on many goods including household appliances, refrigerators, and home freezers while maintaining levies on motorcycles, buses, tractors, and related parts. The plan also adjusts taxes on electric heating, air conditioning, and various tools, with specific changes to other electronic devices.
The North Georgia poultry market remains steady with adequate supplies and good demand from bakeries and dressing plants. Super fryers over 23 to 40 pounds are tight. Prices paid for farm birds in the morning ranged from 26 to 30 cents, mostly 28 1/2 cents. Most plants paid over 28 cents to their own growers, with 43 prices over 28 cents noted.
Funeral services were held for Newton mayor Wilbur Poyner who died Saturday. burial at Newton Baptist Church Cemetery. Also, John A. Middlebrooks ninety six died in Midland City. service planned with state at church and interment in Midland City Cemetery. survivors listed from several states.
Bell system operations remain steady despite a nationwide walkout. United Telephone official Carl E. Kirk stated no Western Electric workers on duty will disrupt calls within the Wiregrass region and the system will continue to accept toll calls, though completion cannot be guaranteed at some points. Local exchanges listed include Abbeville, Andalusia, Banks, Brundidge, Dothan, Florala, Greenville, Opp, Ozark, Slocomb, and many others.
A collision at the Newton and Foster intersection involved a car and an ambulance from Johnson Funeral Home. The crash caused minimal injuries, with the driver Dal ton Thorntey of Routh College Street, and authorities noted the incident as a noninjury accident near a Dothan hospital.
The Board of Reverge approved bids for 25,000 gallons of caroling and similar fuel amounts. Galt On Company won fuel bids at 12 vents per gallon. They also purchased 300 pieces of three by ten timber at 7 per 1,000 tert. Road widening and paving plans were approved for New Cowards road by commissioners Meadgowl and Cal oun.
Senate Democratic Leader says rent controls may continue if enough homes exist to prevent rent spikes. Illinois Senator Lu Tea notes back home input to win broad support for an extension beyond June 0. Several Democrats and Republicans oppose extending ceilings, with Senator Sparkman cautioning no further federal control should occur until lawmakers reassess.
Dr H B Dowling aged seventy eight dies of heart attack Saturday. He helped develop the Dale County area and served in the Confederate Army. surviving are wife Ruth Parker Dowling and children J C Dowling Hugh R Dowling and daughters Mrs Douglas Brown and Mrs Alera Lord. Melman Funeral Home in charge. Active pallbearers include L Judson Dowling and Robert Reynolds.
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