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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1949
Page
4
A reader asks about strict parents and risky youth. Dorothy Dix argues balanced rules help avoid hidden temptations and urges parents to allow innocent pleasures, with guidance, to protect daughters and foster healthy choices. A second letter from a husband describes marital strain over home life and seeks advice. Dix advises calm, loving communication and a planned compromise to avoid hurting children.
John Robert Powers previews the fall fashion show with tweeds leading the parade for day and evening wear. The piece highlights fabrics from rugged worsteds to satin velvets and the revival of silk forms, noting coats and outfits designed to flatter figures and modern silhouettes.
Vaughn Cannon, a former Tiger and resident of a resort town, is held after beating City Prosecutor W. Hampton who had prosecuted him on gambling charges. Hampton was hospitalized briefly. Ralph Overton, a former collegiate boxing champion, described Cannon bursting into an apartment behind a nightclub, cursing Hampton, and assaulting him with a bottle before being restrained by police. Three assault warrants were issued later. Cannon is serving a one year suspended sentence for gambling charges. his earlier trial yielded a three and a half year sentence, which he appealed and reduced.
In Damascus military officers arrest and execute President Hossm Zaim and Prime Minister El-Barazi after a rapid coup. Col Sami El-Hinnazoui declares himself president and vows a new civil cabinet while dissolving parties and reopening media, signaling a shift away from longstanding oil concession ties.
In Tokyo Japanese repatriates who lost contact with families while prisoners in Soviet territory will be given priority on the radio’s missing persons program. The program airs three times daily and averages 200 finds monthly, with 20 to 60 letters daily and about 20 inquiries at Radio Tokyo concerning soldiers without homes.
An plan to locate and clear permanent pasture lands in the fertile bottom areas. The proposal calls for removing trees and bushes during the spring and fall months to prepare suitable grazing fields for livestock.
Alabama farmers report crimson clover and late lupine plantings as abundant in the previous season. Strong local crops show wide legume use, with growth noted across fields and careful cultivation emphasized by growers.
In the probate court of Houston County Alabama the will of Seth Reynolds is admitted to probate. Creditors of the estate must present their claims by the specified date or be barred. Also notices reveal that B F Williams Construction Co reports completion activity for Project 78 A in Houston County with final settlement vouchers to follow and all claims must be filed by the stated deadline.
A bill entitled an act seeks to alter and extend the city limits of Center in Mounton County Alabama. It describes a tract beginning at the southeast corner of the section and running along section lines to include lands within the city limits. The measure, if enacted, would redefine boundaries and add about 40 acres to the city, with an effective date upon signing by the governor.
4 H clubs run tractor maintenance schools primarily for members but any tractor owner or operator may attend. Contact the local county agent to learn when a clinic will be held in your county.
A note on feed leaks describing profit per ton, with growers earning about 5.60 dollars extra per ton of feed. It mentions broilers selling at 46 cents per pound, implying revenue context for profitability.
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