29 Apr 1948
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1948
Page
1
Senior class play at Dothan High School will be staged in the auditorium Friday night with tickets at thirty cents for students and sixty cents for adults. The three act comedy For Pete's Sake will begin at 8 p m. Thirteen seniors join the cast under directors Miss Dorothy Lee and Miss Ruth Scribbon.
Production stalls amid wage walkouts as CIO unions strike. Rail labor talks begin in Chicago with unions and railroads seeking settlement. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers undecided on strike timing while Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and Switchmen push for a 30 percent rise with a $3 daily minimum.
Alabama to host Coffee Day with about 200000 cups free to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. Numerous venues will offer free coffee with donations welcomed. event organized by Hugh Starnes and Henry P Johnston.
The Houston County public health department releases the May schedule for immunization clinics at Negro schools and communities. Visit dates include May 3 5 7 and 14 21 with listed towns and times such as Taylor Pleasant Shade Spain Box Union Ashford Columbia Philadelphia Mt Ne bo St Johns Crosby Zoe Shady Grove St Walden Smithville Cottonwood Woods.
Walker disclosed he signed away control of his son David after moving him from Hoekstra to a private school. Rosenberg, Dawson's partner, denied overwork and said the boy is well cared for with tutors and a traveling instructor. Walker seeks custody to access income from sermons as the court cautions the boy must attend school and live a normal life.
Cannon firing RAF planes hit Bat Yam on the coast near Holon marking the Palestine war’s first RAF actions. British tanks moved in briefly as ground forces repelled an Irgun assault from the north while Jews broke Arab lines in the Muaashich quarter driving to the sea. Tel Aviv residents were warned of possible mortar bombs and urged calm.
In a National Capital Parks study, chinchillas are described as forming five communities within burrowed ground quarters. They live in deep holes, sit upright when eating, and display behavior reminiscent of squirrels.
Fourteen committees at a Methodist conference in Boston examined a plan for world church unity and church discipline. Bishop G Bromley Oxnam urged opposition to universal military training and argued against fighting communism with force.
In Richwood West Virginia editor Jim Comstock used a special ink to glorify ramps a spring herb from the garlic family. Texas onions from Willacy County mock the ramp dispute while Raymondville organizers boast about meeting the deadline for stinkin ink.
The Navy and Interior Department deploy a small flotilla on Lake Mead to measure sediment buildup at Hoover Dam. A barge sounding boat and crafts with underwater equipment are moved 300 miles to the site for a ten month study, assessing available storage for power and flood control as Colorado River deposits eroded material. An unrelated note mentions eggs as a nutrient source.
Number 15 its mandate May 15 undermines hopes for a volunteer force to guard Jerusalem. Conkie of Britain says only a well trained force will suffice and Jerusalem may be out of reach now. Sertok warns a truce or force is needed else the city falls to anarchy and free for all. Arabs warned to expect vigorous Jewish resistance. In the UN, the US supports an indefinite US trusteeship as the only realistic solution.
President Truman cites the need for ground forces to defend bases in Newfoundland Alaska Greenland Teeland and the Azores while Congress weighs a compromise plan to train 161000 youths for a year and draft 190000 men for two years of regular service. Support among the Senate Armed Services Committee is mixed with some members favoring the compromise and others opposing. House opposition is strong as the debate continues.
C. C. Bush will be installed as president of the Dothan Exchange Club at a 7:30 p.m. meeting next Wednesday at the Houston Hotel. Perry Calhoun becomes vice president and Henry Cline the secretary treasurer. The club set plans for the installation and discussed a June model airplane meet and softball league activities plus the next month’s state convention. Fred Dickerson attended as a guest.
Hartford special report notes the 4 H Club girls from Hartford in fourth fifth and sixth grades completed and modeled 76 aprons this week Leaders Mrs India Sellars Mrs James Orr and Mrs Cersie Peacock selected prize winners Fourth grade first Edith Durden second Rose Marie Dooling third June Price Fifth grade first Mildred Lunsford second Sue Price third Mary Jane Wright Sixth grade first Yvonne Kelly second Carolyn Enfinger
The Rev. Edward N. West rector of St. Paul’s Augusta Ga was elected bishop coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Florida. A special committee prepared to tender the position and seek his acceptance after yesterday’s election. The post was created by the January church council to assist Bishop Frank A. Juhan in the diocesan work.
Number 20 faces a two thirds vote to invoke cloture while supporters push the anti lynching bill. Opponents concede they cannot block judiciary committee approval though they argue lynching is already curtailed. Ferguson subcommittee draft would fine or imprison any Zyneh mob member and penalize officers who fail to investigate or prosecute.
Gov James E Folsom lists 13 elector candidates and 10 delegates for Alabama in his Forum endorsements, naming Hamm for U S Senate and Lamberth for DNC while avoiding a fixed slate. Senator Hill backs Sparkman and Eisenhower, with walkout support rising among delegates and electors amid internal party split.
In a sworn statement Collier defended Wallace claiming Turner was beaten 21 miles away after a noontime Greenville dinner. He denied reports that someone waited outside the jail for Turner’s release and that men were moved to Coweta County jail.
In Trogen, 10 000 freemen of Appenzell gather for the Lands gemtinde at April end. Governors and cantonal officials are chosen by show of hands in a centuries old, nonballot assembly with drum music and oath renewals. Citizens over 20 vote openly for issues and candidates.
The article notes Americans increased consumption after the war, with chicken up 30 percent, eggs 27 percent, and beef and pork up 23 percent. It highlights shifting dietary patterns as postwar demand grows.
A single engineer and two assistants operate the pushbutton engine room that controls the intricate machinery of the motorship Batory belonging to the Gdynia America Line.
State Market News Site Union Yards reports cattle slaughter and recent trade mostly steady. Receipts around 275 head with steers and heifers trading 24 to 27.50, cows 18 to 21, vealers 21 to 26, hogs 13.50 to 19.50 with various weights showing mixed shifts. Medium and good sows around 15.40 to 16.00, 240 to 270 pounds 14.50 to 16.00.
New York cotton futures finished the session up 75 cents from the prior close. May 3798, July 3740, October 3318, December 3248, March 3208. Prices traded with varied intraday highs and lows, signaling a broad gain across contracts.
New Orleans cotton data indicates the United States produced more food in 1947 than in any year except 1946, reflecting a postwar spike in agricultural output.
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