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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1949
Page
1
Sherrill company secured a permit to build a $20,000 combination service station and warehouse at the corner of East Main and Cherry Streets. The project, to be located in the city engineers department, will feature a structure designed for street traffic and a warehouse component with plans filed for review.
Fragmentary report describes John J. Wright operating a mower apparatus in a barn to manage flooding. Details are garbled with references to north Atlantic brucishes and daily destruction of sheep, lacking coherent facts or outcomes.
Six Florida road camp escapees were recaptured after several were traced to Crestview and Florala Alabama. Howard Payne, the latest captured, was found by Florala police, ending the search for most fugitives. Other recaptured include Sidney Knight and Edward Mills, with two others identified but still at large earlier in the chase.
Britain faces pressure over a pound devaluation as Cabinet members Cripps and Bevin meet before the Washington conference opening on September 7. Cripps resists a pound devaluation unless all European currencies join in, while bankers and speculators react to the uncertain outlook. Italian banks reportedly suspend sterling remittance payments and Italian buyers cut orders, betting on cheaper British prices post devaluation.
The Vann boy's headless body was discovered on east Dothan railroad tracks on Aug 4. A coroner's jury ruled death from a head injury with possible fall or train impact, while investigation by city, county, and state authorities continued. two men questioned admitted being with the youth but denied causing death.
Wayne Easom won the Grand Champion at Donalsonville's feeder show and took a second prize on another animal. The event drew Seminole County residents and featured a fish dinner, with judges and local officials praising the first show here.
Livestock totals include 250 cattle 200 calves and 2300 hogs at eight markets from Albany to Jacksonville with hog prices mostly steady. Cattle and calf receipts in Montgomery show varied slaughter figures and steady to slightly lower prices. calves 300-450 pounds bring 20 to 22 dollars, light vealers 19 to 21 dollars, and heavier stocker calves around 16 to 19 dollars. Cotton futures rise across New Orleans and New York with gains of five to forty cents per bale amid trading and short covering.
A 26 year old Denver man admitted setting three fires there but was cleared of links to Atlanta’s Winecott Hotel blaze that killed many. Police verified he was on a bus in Denver when the fire started and did not return to Atlanta until 12 hours after discovery. The man admitted acts in the Denver area during recent months.
Vaughan testified at a crowded hearing that he helped a track owner obtain a building permit and recounted contributions totaling about 35,500 from Helis and associates for the 1948 Kansas City campaign. He said Maragon acted as an aide to Vaughan and suggested he be fumigated if questioned again. The committee recessed until 10 a m tomorrow as more questions loom.
The Peekskill concert sponsor number 15 is listed as eight subversive organizations by the Justice Department. Robeson did not reach the riot scene Sunday and may not have. he was intercepted by friends near Albany. The Albany Civil Rights Congress urged a present parade for tomorrow night on the state capitol steps, demanding Dewey承 responsibility for the riot. An Albany American Legion official warned veterans to avoid the parade as the Legion sponsors no country parade amid lingering tension.
Fragmented OCR text notes strain over Austrian independence amid Western powers backing. Mentions Greek Army progress and a border crisis on Yuostay, with U.S. monitoring. References to UN involvement and India Pakistan dispute hints without clear details.
Government says Loyalist forces ring Cochabamba three quarters around the rebel stronghold after encircling from Vite Quilacollo Santivanez and Angostura. General Rivera reports troops on outskirts with air strip radio stations and supply ports within rifle shot as ultimatum for unconditional surrender is delivered.
At a tense hearing Vaughan faces questions over his role with the president’s administration. He denies intent to misuse funds, cites aiding men and business, and stresses this was not personal pay. Maragon, Greek-born 86, sits in back, reacting as Vaughan recounts his Senate Office Building days.
The Board of Revenue met in special session Aug 17 to appoint hospital directors. After debate, the plan to appoint was carried over to Sept 1 or 2. Wilkerson urged earlier action while Calhoun proposed a district representa tion solution and the aim to begin construction once appointed.
Alabama officials recount a LeTourneau price dispute after a wire asked for list pricing on a Model D Tournapull. Judge Logan and county officials pursued list prices, exposing distributor markups and questioning overpayments as Warren County weighs the 1948 purchase and related bids.
The two Soviet officers Barsov and Pirogov, who landed in October after a disputed flight, were granted one year visits to the United States. They spoke on Voice of America and said Russia faced anti-Communistic sentiment among about 10 percent of its population. Barsov expressed a wish to become a “good American,” while Pirogov showed jubilation at relocating. Federal agents detained an associate and speculated Moscow may protest.
Funeral services for Johnie Milton Warker were held at the Ar Gila Church in Dothan on Friday at 2 PM with burial at the graveside. Surviving family members include Earl Wales Ano Raiser, Simcee Flaeven, Wrism Walker of Columbus and others from Florida and Pensacola. The notice lists many relatives and mourners across Dothan route Five, New Serger, and Pensacola areas.
Lyons said the bill would reach the Senate next Wednesday while a joint Senate committee tentatively agreed to cut American aid to Western Europe to 10 million dollars. Plans under the Atlantic Pact draft a larger total of one billion for rebuilding Western Europe, with 900 million available immediately. President Truman intervened in the split among Democrats over farm price supports for 1950, aiming to ease farm income and consumer bills.
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