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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1946
Page
1
Washington AP Patman and Charnes face a partisan clash as the GOP moves to regulate veterans housing with price controls and subsidies. The dispute centers on a House Banking Committee session and a minority alternative proposal.
Geneva veterans group announces a program Tuesday night February 6 with speakers from the Dothan VA offices. James W. Themsen, a VA contact, will discuss veterans benefits as Mr. Thornton and aides from the Geneva office attend.
UPI reports that Florida independent retailers saw sales up 16 percent in December year over year with drug stores and menu stores also posting strong gains. Department of Commerce figures show overall retail activity improving, while housing policy discussions echo measures to aid veterans and curb price impacts amid political debate.
Arditia and Columbia 4H clubs won elementary and high school team demonstrations in January. The event featured students from Webb and Rehobeth elementary schools and Wickburg Senior High, with judges and advisor teachers guiding participants.
Funeral services for Jean Harris were held Sunday afternoon in Graceville. She died Friday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Harris. The Rev. BC Harless and Rev. M. F. Daniel officiated. Survived by her parents, a brother Lieutenant Richard E. Harris of the Marines, and her grandmother Mrs. A. D. Burns.
Patrolman Rufus Cherry tendered his resignation effective today from the city police force, according to Catet J. Craughon. The reason given was Cherry wished to return to his former occupation as a butcher.
In New Orleans light weight champion Hob Montgomery defeated Bill Parsons in a 10 round decision. Montgomery, 135 pounds, earned the unanimous nod before 5,000 fans, after discharge from the Army, with Brown skin noted.
A four alarm blaze razed St. Joseph's Academy at the Villa Angela seminary in Cleveland. Sixty seven people fled early morning Mass as the wooden building burned. no students were inside and the nuns escaped unharmed amid smoke filling the chapel. The school had served Catholic education for decades, housing a boys grade school before joining the high school program.
Police docket shows arrests over the two day period reached 51, up slightly from the prior weekend. Most cases involve public drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Four building permits issued since February include a store at 867 North Alice Street for 700 dollars, a cabinet shop on South Foster Street for 4,900 dollars, an upholstery shop on East Selma Street for 400 dollars, and a residence on Enterprise Road for 3,300 dollars.
Lakeland report says the Citrus Commission will study how a steel strike may affect the citrus industry. Lat Maxey, a commissioner, called a shutdown at Chicago plants a potential blessing in disguise for growers, allowing the market to mature and adjust production.
Maj. Josepha RB. Picken reports the entire enlisted mass of the Dothan office reenlisted for a full three years. Reenlistees include T Sergeant Clayton Taylor Elba Sergeant Joseph Martin Opelika Sergeant Traver W. Pinkstein Gary Indiana Sergeant Albert Genovese Chicago Illinois and S Sergeant Leroy McCraney Stockton California. Col. Joseph F. Decker of Montana State headquarters visited the Dothan station Saturday for inspection.
Officials at the Gothan Naval Recruiting Station reported two Wiregrass men, Joe Frank Nelson of Newton and Archie Doyle Hilton of Abbeville route one, enlisted as apprentice seamen. Fifteen other area recruits joined last month, two rejected for physical defects. the Navy seeks high school graduates under 70 inches tall and over 170 pounds for combat air crew roles with flight pay and aviation training.
Three-vehicle wreck on the Dothan Columbia highway left all occupants unharmed. Drivers were Howard J. Griffin Dothan Negro Mrs Kim Folkes Dothan and Horace Lee Givens Miami Fla. The Givens car tried to pull Folkes from a ditch when the Griffin vehicle struck the tow chain causing the collision. REGISTRARS AT WORK The County Board of Registrars held regular session and expect more registrations this year including ex servicemen as poll tax deadline passed. Registration office will be open first and third Mondays each month.
Edwin W Pauley told the Senate Naval Committee that Interior Secretary Tekes misunderstood him and denied attempting to head off a tidelands suit with campaign contributions. He reiterated he did not solicit contingent gifts as DNC treasurer and rejected claims he urged a policy of giving for donations. Supreme Court ruled Esquire Magazine can keep second class mail privileges, upholding a lower court ruling. Horatio County court met with Probate Judge Saxon Poyner presiding. about three misdemeanor cases on the docket.
National Scout Week will run February 8 through 14 with nearly 3,980,008 scout members nationwide observing events. In Dothan, five packs and nine troops participate, with 2,380 scouts in eight counties. Local units report waste paper drives raising over 156,000 pounds in the council.
Fire Marshal Mulraney announced a formal investigation into a string of fires at the Congress Hotel in Chicago that killed Frank J. Van Hoesen, 44, of Brighton NC, and injured several guests while 4,000 guests fled in nightclothes. Officials doubt the fires are mere coincidences and note emouldering cigarettes as a possible cause.
In Rome Premier Alcide de Gasperi presented memorandums to American British and French ambassadors seeking UN support to keep South Tyrol under Italian sovereignty. Italy argues Brenner Pass defense needs and that losing Tyrol would harm hydroelectric power and North Italian industry.
Eddie B. Williamson of Newton who is identified as a Black man was jailed in the Houston County jail on a charge connected to a sharp object incident involving his stepfather. Deputy Sheriff Clayton Adams said the fight occurred Saturday night in Cottonwood during a two bus brouhaha.
President Truman prepares a two week fishing cruise off Florida as White House activity hints at possible settlement before he leaves town. Officials say negotiations on price formula for steel may be nearing agreement while packinghouse wage disputes move toward a fact finding board report to Labor Secretary Schwellenbach. An uneasy truce persists as AVL and CIO workers return to packing plants after government intervention.
Prospective buyers show interest as a small Alabama town is listed for 6500 dollars. Columbus agent Jim Ogilvie notes several fields and a grocery store with post office, a 2 acre land addition, and a power house. Marie Taylor of Osiumbor owns the property with a proposed sale to fund local needs amid county skepticism.
State Farmers Market Director William L. Wilson announced a storage shed destroyed by fire at Plant City would be replaced immediately. The report notes various price movements for produce including celery beans peppers tomatoes and potatoes with peppers and tomatoes at current high ranges.
The panel may urge delaying the next United States Assembly until September, citing difficulties in recruiting a secretary and scheduling conflicts with other international conferences. Admiral Sir Henry Moore chaired the new Military State Committee as five powers meet to discuss Security Council plans and UNO force contributions.
Licensed towline workers walkout in Mobile closing port shipments. About 35 Mobile Towing and Wrecking Co employees quit to protest non recognition of the Seafarers International Union AFL as bargaining agent per Gulf Representative L J Williams. Police seek a stolen 1941 Ford with Texas plates from Napier Field after midnight.
A brief weather digest notes mostly normal conditions with a few exceptions. Northeast records 10 degrees above or below typical, Geothens 28, Maine and North Dakota cold contrasted with Miami and Brownsville warm. Snow amounts include 10 inches on California highways near Los Angeles area and light snowfall in the Great Lakes and West with scattered rain along the Mississippi River. Numerous city readings listed from Boston to San Diego.
Bevin and Vishinsky debated Soviet charges and Greek troop withdrawal in the Security Council session. Bevin pressed for a binary verdict while Vishinsky called for immediate withdrawal of British forces from Greece as Stettinius cautioned against action. The Syrian and Lebanese delegations framed foreign troops as a sovereignty threat.
Industrial sources in Birmingham predict the complete shutdown of fabricating and unmachining plants within two to three weeks if the day old steel strike continues. An official says drastic cutbacks or full shutdown will be necessary if the situation persists.
Charles E. Parrish of Ashford has been discharged from the U S Navy at the U S Naval Separation Center Charleston South Carolina according to the public information office. He entered service in 1948 and served overseas 28 months earning the Victory Medal American Theatre ribbon Philippine Liberation and Asiatic Pacific theater ribbons with seven battle stars.
Washington AP reports Representative Frank Boykin hosted a Capitol luncheon with guests including Reconversion Administrator Snyder. Boykin praised Snyder for winning White House support on war material policy and argued the pulpwood industry could gain from labor policies. Samia reportedly supported a 1.40 per car increase in pulpwood prices.
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