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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1947
Page
1
Gov elect Folsom urges Alabama turnout for a January 20 inauguration and outlines a speech prepared for radio. He emphasizes youth involvement, a nonpolitical rewards approach, and a program he says House members support. He pledges to push roads and development while stressing prudent resource use.
Moss Gaines Jr of De F former Scoutmaster of Ce Troop Parce will assume duties as acting field executive for the Southeast Alabama Bay Council January 16. The appointment was approved by the council’s executive board at its last meeting. Four new scouts will attend the training school in Men in Wad in February. Gaines, a native of Dothan and a Dothan High School graduate, plans to enter the Army after attending Alabama Polytechnic Institute at Auburn. His service in the Army is noted.
City records show five automobile accidents investigated in Dothan during December. The report notes most injuries were minor. The December total is slightly above the monthly average, with November recording twenty collisions studied by the city.
Frigid weather ushers in 1947 with zero or below temps from the Midwest to New England and into Texas. Snow and rain affect much of the South and Atlantic Seaboard while forecasters warn of more cold air spreading into Minnesota Wisconsin and Ohio Valley. The resignation of Public Safety Commissioner Van Gilbert is announced in Montgomery as Gov. Gay Chauncey Sparks reshuffles the state’s top posts.
A fragment from a 19th century style column recounts a symposium where Masters in New Year celebratory drinking offer tongue in cheek remedies. Oldest member urges concrete hot drink and teeth clenched. others mock medical terms while proposing varied potions and cautious quantities.
GOP lawmakers, awaiting President Truman's State of the Union, weigh restoring wartime powers and reviewing 500 emergency controls. Rep Michener says report all nonessential measures. leaders urge careful study before specifics. The timing aligns with fiscal year tax changes and agricultural price supports, shaping further action.
Chinese University students, in a New Year’s Day parade in Shanghai, jeered U.S. troops and US policy in China and placarded buildings, buses and private property. They accused Americans of hypocrisy, lynching, and sexual crimes, with banners blaming Marines for alleged assaults. The protest echoed similar rallies in Peiping, Tientsin, and Hong Kong as tensions rose.
A garbled passage recalls a claim of ownership over a laundry bundle. The speaker asserts “finders keepers” even as the text shows confusion around names, places, and dates. The fragment hints at a dispute over recovered items and possible sympathy for a needy person in a hard situation.
Coroner Jol TP Deveaux said five aboard a converted C-47 bound Newark New Jersey to Miami Florida died when the plane crashed into a swampy field about 22 miles north of Charleston. He found five bodies inside the aircraft and noted identities could not yet be confirmed. Names tied to Inter-Continental Airlines and crew were reported by press.
The nation welcomed 1950 with heavy shadows from fires and a last minute strike. In New York City crowds of about 800000 gathered on Times Square as revelers celebrated amid noisy scenes and high prices. In San Francisco, Yellow Cab drivers staged a strike, disrupting service at the peak of revelry. Across the nation, hopeful parties faced interruptions, while some cities reported deaths from accidents. Alcohol regulation and holiday closures affected stores and public life as crowds thronged urban centers, paying high cover charges and ringing in the new year with mixed outcomes.
Approximately 40 automobile batteries valued at 80 were stolen from the Dothan Wreckage Co. at 1201 E Man St by burglars early today. Police said the junk yard office was entered between and 6 am with a door latch pried open. No other property missing and minor damage noted. A truck trailer was seen parked outside and tracks found near the yard. The burglary was discovered about 7 am.
Police are doubling as alarm clocks at the request of a mother who wants her son out of bed for school. She says he prefers sleeping and refuses to go to work or school, so officers will wake him each morning.
In Savannah Georgia a woman from Richmond Hill chased a monkey on her farm when an eight foot alligator grabbed her arm. She dragged the reptile toward a house and pried its jaws open with a tool. She then obtained a pistol and shot the creature, the hospital report noting the alligator died.
Obituary notes James W Burkett a pioneer aged 87 dies after a long illness. Burial details and local tributes reference Wakefield Katy Adan Market and nearby communities as mourners remember his contributions to the area.
A dramatic rescue after a fire trap left 13 firefighters entombed. Workers drilled through a wall of a nearby building to reach them. All firefighters were eventually freed and reported in stable condition.
Seattle UP reports a long romance began in Jamestown North Carolina years ago culminating in marriage between Mrs Halcon Gray and Chiavies Fo Moore 28 Branden Vermont. Both had been engaged before.
In Litle Hock Arkansas today Dr Winn Oistingt Mulaghi County Seaton reported two men N Marthi 53 and Waithuck Daebler at Lakes Wea near Booth Little Roak were found dead after a shooting. The casualty list includes details of the investigation and statements from local officials.
A fragment discusses a baby born in Dothan to debut in 1947, referencing hospital events and local names. The chaotic text mentions McNeal and several oblique references to hospital and family notes without coherent facts.
An unclear article fragment suggests Dwight D. Eisenhower denies any current plan to run for U S president. The text is garbled with misread names and places, but implies a statement about not seeking the presidency and mentions party abasement and return from abroad.
New York reports a woman wounded in a subway station by a blonde who claimed to photograph for insurance investigators. Mrs. Olea Irocto 2K remained critical at Roosevelt Hospital as police pursue the employer and alleged accomplices in a far reaching theft and fraud case connected to a Mr. Rocca and a supposed photo for evidential use.
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