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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1950
Page
2
Arthur BR Tebow, dean of the Graduate School, awarded a university English degree to Spenling McKendry Jones at 0 Wert Adonis Street, Dothan. The award marks a notable achievement in this early life section of the Wiregrass.
Mayard T. Rawlinson announces the formation of a transportation planning committee for Dothan to map an emergency transport program. Members include J. H. Dove, Guckries, Stokes, Oscar Griffin, Jahd E Brown, and reps from rail, roads, bus lines, and funeral homes. A planning subcommittee will meet at 7:30 pm at the CD office in Municipal Airport.
Livestock receipts totaled 400 cattle 400 calves and 5000 hogs at eight major packing plants in Albany Columbus Moultrie Thomasville and Tallahassee Dothan Jacksonville and Pensacola. Hog prices held steady to 25 cents lower with various weight classifications showing quoted ranges for barrows gilts and sows across the 120 to 275 pound categories.
AP dispatch reports mixed livestock and grain prices with receipts for salable cattle and hogs, including steers, heifers, cows, and calves, and notes steady hogs. It covers congressional briefing room discussions with top officials, then shifts to New Orleans cotton futures retreat and rebound amid trade buying and short covering. Nearby Chinese movement reports detail the Ha garu area and Hambung theater in the Korean front.
Obituaries from Ozark Dothan Headland and surrounding areas report George B. Edger seventy seven dying after long illness at Troy hospital with services at Eloethal Church Coffee County. Surviving widow and six daughters among others. Luther Lee Stephenson fifty nine obituary with funeral at Headland Avenue Baptist Church. Steven E Anglin Sr ninety one obituary with service at Union Springs Church Pansey route one. Ledby Elizabeth Sims seventy five obituary with service at Graceville route two. Ward Wilson Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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A stolen auto recovered at Ocean Springs led to the arrest of A. G. Creel in Pascagoula plus two men, George Ernerd Correll and Charles Arnold Hermanson, jailed in Gulfport. FBI officers held the suspects on vehicle theft related charges after a traffic crash. Sheriff reports discarded license plates and a forged check tied to the case.
Twelve men are on the Houston County Draft Board's delinquent list of Dec. 1, released today by Board clerks. The registrants, with last addresses on file, include Walter Abrams of Dothan, John Frank Tharp of Columbia, Albert Vickers of Malvern, Harrison Helms Jr. of Decatur Mich, Jewell Coleman of Miami, Jimmie D. Wells of Dothan, Vary Cherry Jr. of LaGrange, J.B. Orange of Cottonwood, Tommie Lee Martin of Campbellton route one, Johnny Lee Johnson of Cottonwood, J. B. Trawick of Cottonwood, and Louis F. Guilford of Dothan.
The Houston County Crippled Children's Service received an $18 grant today from Dothan Rotary Club. Frank Covington Jr. serves as club president and the Rotary Club supports treatment for crippled children in Houston County. Max Welden chairs the club's Crippled Children Committee.
The notice lists fee scales for slaughtering pigs at 70 and 140 pounds with 400 at 16.00, plus mediation and sewing terms for 200 240ths at 15.00 and 150s at 300 380 Ths 13 00 13 50. It also shows prices for medium and wood feeder pies at 90 120 Tha 16.00 and various unit measures with 12.56.
Police logged 56 arrests over the weekend including 42 for public drunkenness. Individuals named include J. W. Collins charged with collision intoxication and license issues, William Aller Chambers for DWI and gun carrying without a permit, Vicens W. Higgins Jr. for pistol without permit, Nor. Pan Pullin for collision and no license, plus various cases of drunkenness disorderly conduct vagrancy and reckless driving.
USDA reports in Atlanta that the North Georgia live poultry market was barely steady with fair to good demand. Supplies were adequate across sizes. Prices paid for farm broilers and fryers averaged 23 to 25 cents per pound this morning, mostly 23 cents.
Postmaster Saxon urged early mailing to ensure Christmas delivery. All distant-state parcels should be mailed tomorrow. mailing to nearby points by December 9. Post Office crowds expect a flood of parcels. patrons advised to mail before 1 00 am and between 1 30 and 3 20 pm. Mrs. Sims, former Mudland City resident, died after long illness. Survived by son Jack Sims of Columbus Georgia, brother Fletcher Sims of Panama City, eight grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
Dothan Lodge schedules two meetings this week for Houston Lodge and Charlie Gilmore. Gilmore, 43, died in Headland yesterday. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. at his residence with Rev. Roby J. Lee officiating and interment in Baptist Cemetery. Graveside honors by Boone-Ward Post 92, American Legion. Gilmore, World War II veteran, survived by father Thomas B. Gilmore and sister Berdie Gremillion of Headland.
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