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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1950
Page
1
Artis H Moore, 25, of Dothan, was fined 27 dollars for carrying without a permit after pleading before the City Recorder. The county Production and Marketing Administration will resume observance of the ad opening hour Monday with workers starting at 7 30 during a heavy workload period.
In Atlanta area poultry notes, supplies are adequate and demand slow. Prices paid FOB farm Thursday afternoon ranged for broilers and fowls from 9 to 24 cents per pound, with most between 2 and 4 cents. A questionable line about potatoes promises a vitamin C quota portion remains unclear.
More than 100 leaders and guests from 33 clubs in the county attended an appreciation banquet honoring Home Demonstration members. The event highlighted 1 235 members and featured remarks by District Director Mrs. Robert Wise and county leaders, with sponsors including V. J. Elmore Stores A & P B M S Furniture Co and Danley Furniture Co. About 15,000 people visited the Idaho historical museum that day.
Funeral services for Bonnie Hicks of Panama City formerly of Dallas County held at Calloway Baptist Church Panama City with interment in church cemetery. Survivors include Sherman Hicks and brothers Regina Larry and Jerry Hicks. Also J Taylor funeral for Mrs J K Taylor 85 former Columbia resident who died in Dade City Fla held at Columbia Baptist Church with interment in Columbia Cemetery. Surviving daughters Mrs Roan Marty Winter and Mrs Le D Lurie Dade City. Ward Wilson funeral directors.
General J Lawton Collins Army chief of staff and Admiral Forrest Sherman Naval chief of operations will fly to Tokyo to confer with General Douglas MacArthur about the Korean war. Pentagon says the trip aims to assess the needs of their forces and report conditions firsthand.
A 7247 ton freighter Russel R Jones, steaming from Norfolk to Los Angeles, sent an SOS 40 miles off Fort Pierce amid an Atlantic hurricane. Five merchant ships, the Naval transport Kleinsmith, and three Coast Guard cutters raced to aid as the storm forced others to ride out the cyclone.
An unidentified driver dumped a refrigerated truck’s cargo of around 36 crates of eggs near Norway South Carolina. Residents gathered, each taking crates of about 30 dozen eggs, leaving enough for Sweden eight miles away. The road became clogged as locals claimed free food from the windfall long before authorities arrived.
Traders report midday strength in New Orleans cotton as rain disruptions weigh on Belt markets. Prices rose about 1.45 cents per pound at 11 am, with buying and short covering supporting the advance amid mixed stock market signals.
Samson Lions Park pool construction advances under Samson Iowa Club and Samson Fest of the American Legion sponsorship. Supervisors David W Waters Atton McDuffie and John B Logan oversee work with plans for a summer opening. park improvements and playground upgrade funded by Fourth of July Jamboree and public subscriptions.
BAY MINNETTE Alabama AP The wife of a wealthy farmer was released today from murder charges in a neighbor’s slaying. Clarence Walters 45 husband of the defendant remained jailed on an unrelated charge. Rex Beech 16 was killed and his brother 21 critically wounded in a feud sparked by the case. Sheriff and prosecutors cited blank testimony and nervous witnesses as obstacles.
Ten Dothan Methodist youths attend an evangelical work camp at Camp Grandview in Montgomery this week. Charles Walker represents First Methodist Church while Tatayelie Street Church delegates include Clyde Ray Smith Tony Carr Fione Jarvis James Matrett Jackie Brown Janewa Heckroth Joe Kingry Glenna Lee and Annie L Kornegay. Five work campers train with leaders and partners in morning sessions conduct community surveys and practice visitation evangelism. They combine personal and mass evangelism techniques and will conclude Monday with public mass testing.
An AP descripton reports fluctuating cotton futures in New York with prices varying by up to one dollar ten cents. The fragment mentions December data and a reference to Aristotle as a noted figure in science and philosophy, but the details are garbled and partial.
Georgia Communist Party chairman Chase, aged 33, was attacked by three men on Carrollton Street while en route to appeal a contempt citation. He described being struck and shoved into a car, with the assault prompting calls to revoke his appeal bond. The incident follows a request by Educator General Wright Lipford to return Chase to jail as a perceived threat. Henderson, sentenced for murder, awaits a new trial ordered by the state Supreme Court.
John E. Pilcher Sr native of Dothan died at his St. Andrew home after a short illness at age sixty one. Funeral set for 2 PM Saturday in Panama City with graveside at 4 PM in Dothan. Survived by wife Martha, son John E Pilcher Jr, five daughters and 22 grandchildren.
Marvin Pollock of 102 West Main Street was injured yesterday when his bicycle and a motor vehicle collided on Montana Avenue. He was treated at a Dothan hospital for severe bruises with no fractures. Police listed driver J. H. Burkett of Dathan, no charge filed.
USDA livestock report lists 425 cattle and 400 calves sold at eight plants in Albany Columbus Moultrie Thomasville Tifton Dothan Jacksonville Tallahassee. Hog prices steady to strong today but overall lower than last week with various weights quoted from 17 to 23 dollars per hundredweight across plants.
A swarm of bees moved into a city residence as firefighters battled a blaze. The family declined assistance while the buzzing swarm prompted containment efforts. the fire caused damage but details remain unclear. Local officials noted the unusual incident remains under study.
Tokyo based AP report states American arms workers rushed a new anti tank rocket into service in Korea in record time. General MacArthur's headquarters said production was ordered four weeks ago by Air Force Chief J. Ab Glatt and Lt Gen Hoyt Vandenberg. Naval ordnance stations operated around the clock to build the larger rocket used in combat. The weapon features a longer head and higher speed than prior models, with Sun plates already fielding a variant called Tiny Tim.
Lon R. Wise elected principal of Eufaula High School succeeding GE Little who resigned. Wise, formerly of Newville and Mariport, comes to Eufaula after serving as athletic director and teacher at Harford for six years. He studied at Troy State Teachers College and the University of Alabama. James Sullivan, a former football player under Wise, was named line coach at Eufaula.
Allied forces halted a large North Korean push along the Nakdong and Changnyong sectors. U S Marines and the 24th Infantry Division advanced up to three miles, recapturing Pohang and Kigye while driving Communist forces back toward the river.
From among state winners A C Johnson of Turbeville Ga was selected as South's outstanding Negro soil conservation farmer. The award, presented at Hancock County Log Cabin, included Tropey-9190 and $30 for Johnson. Johnson began farming solo in 1927, expanding from 1 acre to 15 acres with 18 cows, raising beef and hogs, and adding alfalfa, clover, and millet to his crops to improve soil and yield.
Miss Gloria Wurst of Donalsonville will earn a Master of Arts in Mathematics at Peabody University Nashville. A Seminole County scholastic graduate and alumna of Asbury College Wilmore Kentucky, she recently attended commencements with her parents Mr and Mrs Dalna Wurst of Ver t. Roy Prient of Vincennes Indiana accompanied them home afterward.
APRISE Pant Tahore completes fourth year as superintendent of Final Baptist Church Sunday School and is reappointed. About 123 officers and teachers will serve next term. Progress on the educational annex continues with plans to enlarge the Sunday School after completion. Current enrolment logged in church records.
Large crowds attend the tent revival conducted by Rev. Petre Griswold at the Housing Project. Musical programs directed by Rev. Max Byrd and Miss Jane Justice and the Rev. Billy Robinson accompany services. Evening services are held at 7:30 with public invited.
SUMTER D C UP Three year old Margaret Hill was on a second story window ledge when the sash flew open and toppled her to the floor but she was not badly hurt. She suffered only shock and was reported as feeling as good as new.
Geneva Utah area farmers are urged to contact the county PMA office to obtain available conservation aid this fall. Officials cite benefits like equitable PMA program implementation and timely assistance, listing practices such as liming materials, winter legumes, terracing, and land improvements.
An advertisement narrates how HADACOL aided Wendell and his family, claiming relief from stomach distress nervousness insomnia constipation and neuritis. It touts vitamin and mineral benefits, urges readers to try the product with a money back guarantee and offers sizes including a family or hospital bottle.
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