27 Apr 1948
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1948
Page
1
Warden D. Bormes of Headland Prison Camp said Burtiss Giggs was recaptured with a highway patrolman at 4:45 am after escaping a work group led by J. M. Morris on Highway 241 near Beulah Church. The item blends local updates with arrests, productions and a play announcement.
A large laboratory has used a new method to test air in machine shops for the rare element beryllium in quantities as small as six one trillionths of a pound, demonstrating ultra sensitive detection capabilities.
Mrs Mollie Ingram of Ashford passes after long illness. Survived by children Mrs Armette Deal of Dothan and Mrs Lonnie Mae Melton of Albany with grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral at 3 pm Wednesday at Enon Church with Rev Yeoman officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Ward Wilson Funeral Home of Dothan in charge. Active pallbearers listed. Eastern Star members as honorary pallbearers.
Ruth Thomasville Ga AP USDA reports arrivals totaling 850 cattle 009 calves and 1200 hogs at seven packing plants in Albany Columbus Thomasville Tifton Dothan Jacksonville Tallahassee. Hay prices steady. Composite quotations show soft to prime beef at 160-240 dollars per cwt and hogs 120-140 pounds at 139-150 dollars. weights 240-270 pounds 17.50-18.25 dollars per cwt. over 270 pounds 16.50-17.75. Medium to large sows 14.50-16 dollars.
Livestock market report shows slaughter cattle steady to higher with prices mostly 24.00 to 29.00 for steers and heifers, best bids up to 31.50. Stockers steady around 18.00 to 22.00, calves 25.00 to 27.00, canners 13.40 to 18.00, hogs moving 17.50 to 20.40 for various weights.
After talks with Mayor O'Dwyer, AFIT leader Ty Lacey says New York plans to raise 34,500,000 in added revenue from subway and surface line taxes for wage hikes. In D C pensions for retired United Mine Workers linger at 100 per month. Van Horn opposes as impractical. NLRB to decide if strike time is deducted from workers' seniority in GE CIO dispute amid 1946 walkouts.
The Washington Monument began in 1833 and was completed and opened to the public in 1885 after a long construction period.
In Washington the debate over veteran housing at Knox Indiana centers on a surplus property known as Purview Heights and the cost of 80-cent page records. Rep Clare Hoffman pressures for a lighter record while veterans and Legion officials clash over priority and funding in a tense House subcommittee hearing.
Arabs in Jerusalem reportedly flee from suburbs as they fear a planned assault on the Holy City. Evacuation of wives and children of wealthy Arabs expands, while Jews fortify positions and ration food. British evacuation has weakened local services with mail, telephones, and other communications deteriorating.
The engineer explained that after two streets are improved Ramsenr and the contractor will plan further paving to suit the city and contractor. A new improvement ordinance for paving sections of several other streets will be drawn as a continuation of the present project. Costs to property owners along each side of each paved street will be about the same as first estimated. Pamseur noted that in a toe tases the cost varies by a few cents per Gor.
In Bombay a large crowd heard Prime Minister Nehru speak as police showcased a method to reunite missing children with their mothers. Dozens of distraught families regained their kids when the children cried out near the microphone. A man seeking his bride also drew his partner back with a call.
A subcommittee led by Rep. Keefe proposes sweeping changes to the Social Security Administration including transferring USES to the Federal Security Agency, eliminating a separate bureau, and creating a new employment security bureau funded at 123 million. It also cuts several agency requests and raises FSA director pay.
Rep. Rivers argues against the tax repeal as harmful to dairy farmers after 62 years of industry support, calling the levies a ransom to special interests. He notes oleo taxes would rise 10 cents per pound for colored product and 14 cents for uncolored, with $600 on manufacturers and $480/$200 on wholesalers, while state taxes remain unchanged.
A fragmented OCR list shows numerous churches and denominations including Assembly of God, Curtis Memorial Methodist, Church of Christ, Episcopal, Roman Catholic, Salvation Army, First Baptist, Grandview, Southside Baptist, Presbyterian, and others with scattered street names and numbers. The text is garbled but centers on local church names, service mentions, and locations.
William S Knudsen the Denmark born auto industry leader who rose from bicycle shop laborer to president of General Motors and head of Chevrolet and later GM was honored for wartime production efforts. He served as Army production head, helped convert industry to war needs, and traveled 220000 miles to supervise plant and tool upgrades. He died after a long career shaping American manufacturing and car history.
Dr Oscar Johnson, president of Retery Club, spoke on revivals in Duran and tied the "We've Got an Elevator" sign seen in a German hotel to life themes. Dr Henry Parker introduced him, with Dr Max Weldon overseeing the program and Jack Bailey attending as a guest.
Air Symington and high officials support a 66 group air force plan after Forrestal told a subcommittee that military needs favor 70 groups. Johnson derides the proposal as a camouflaged move toward undercutting a full air force, opposing UMT in any form.
Governor James E. Folsom supports candidates for U S Senate, Democratic National Committee, presidential electors, and the Public Service Commission. Ballots in circulation show Hamm for Senate and Lamberth for D N C with eight electors to be chosen. State Prison Director Frank Boswell oversees ballot distribution while Folsom and Boswell did not comment.
Shertok argued Arabs are in dulging in wishful thinking if they expect Jews to abandon the goal of an independent Jewish state. He asserted the Jewish future already exists and warned that only a state will satisfy the Zionist aim. The Trusteeship Council moved to protect Jerusalem as Russia joined for the first time, with Garceau pushing a plan to save Jerusalem by tomorrow. There was no confirmation of any U.S. troop deployment conditions.
The statement notes a demographic imbalance with roughly three widows for every widower in the United States. It highlights the gender disparity in survival or marital outcomes and implies social and demographic implications.
Postwar friction grows as Western powers insist on returning territory to Italy while the United Nations fails to reach a consensus. American and Yugoslav forces remain in key posts amid rising post-election violence. At Terni gunfire wounds one, with officials attributing the clash to political arguments and former Fascists.
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