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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1949
Page
1
Price trends for 1949 show declines in houses and building costs with experts predicting midyear price drops. Analysts expect lumber and other costs to fall 10 to 15 percent, while overall living expenses may ease by about 10 percent in 1949, with further declines possible into 1950 and 1951.
In Medina County two plants Apex Electrical Manufacturing and Permold Company cut staff amid weak demand. Apex laid off 240 workers in December of a 1350 crew. 137 found work through the firm’s retooled employment office, with 36 placed in one week of January and 31 securing jobs. Some declined lower pay or kept seniority by shifting within Apex. others took shorter hours. Permold let 75 of 350 go but hopes to recall all as orders resume, advertising for odd jobs in the interim.
Dealers say the drop is lasting not just seasonal. Hundreds of dealers offer attractive trade-in allowances on radios, appliances, cameras. women's clothing holds, men’s shops cut prices. Harvard professor McNair notes higher 1947 department store markdowns than 1939, similar to 1942, aiding a lower cost of living.
Doswell notes the employment office uses by-the-day and by-the-hour jobs with few figures on placements but claims moderate success. Workers seek temporary roles as large plants are scarce in Medina, with foundries facing slack demand while locals pass by on the main highway. A gas tank fill at a local station occurs as police pursue them.
In Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania a thief stole a brand new automobile valued at four thousand dollars from a local dealer’s showroom. Police search for the suspect and motive continues as investigators review security footage and nearby activity.
The first nonstop day and night airmail flight completed in February 1921 covered the cross continental route in 33 hours and 21 minutes, marking a historic speed milestone for U.S. mail service.
London correspondent Robert Musel reports from occupied Europe on whether war is possible. Authorities split roughly equally, with Vienna officials predicting aggressive Russian moves toward conflict while Berlin officials call Russia's conduct a policy of expedience that could ease if it gains better options. The tour estimates Soviet forces at about 2.5 million with 1.6 million in combined services, totaling around 4.1 million including potential rapid expansion.
The document surveys military capacity and strategy, noting Russia’s large navy and air forces, its use of vast spaces as defense, and its aim to deter invasion with mobile fighters near bases. It discusses germ warfare theories, historic plagues, and the potential impact of biological weapons amid global war.
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