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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1949
Page
1
An incomplete garbled OCR summary mentions a figure named Panasyi and references to a president, a migrant or maternal context, and a 1943 event. It hints at a ceremony or interment and possible foreign guidance, with scattered numbers like 8 and 9.56, but the readable facts are minimal.
Six renowned Clydesdale geldings with driver and team gear arrive in Dothan to support Houston County's March of Dimes quota. Art Zerr will guide the horses as they pull a 4400 pound wagon through town. A weight estimation contest offers prizes for closest guess. Public viewing available at the old fire station until 9 p.m. nightly.
The American Meat Institute reports a 20 percent drop in general wholesale meat prices from the mid September peak. Retail prices also show declines with pork chops down 6 percent, round steak 25 percent, chuck roasts 22 percent, leg of lamb 17 percent, and lamb chops and hamburger 13 percent. The declines reflect nationwide trends, with wholesale prices below year ago levels by about 29 percent for pork.
Governor James Folsom and Mrs Folsom lead a 100 strong Alabama delegation to Washington to attend President Truman’s inauguration. The group, from the state that backed the States’ Rights party, expects 500 to 600 attendees overall. Folsom visits Virginia Governor Turk in Richmond and stays at Hotel Statler with plans for a pre inauguration ball hosted by the Alabama State Society at Wardman Park.
The city now known as Peiping officially adopted that name in 1928 after earlier being called Peking or the Northern Capital during centuries when it served as the Manchu dynasty capital.
Alabama's ABC system posted a net profit of 13,402,043 for last year, down from 14,499,105 in 1947. ABC Administrator R P McCree noted the drop due to interference and operating conditions. Board member Jap Bryant called the year mighty good given constraints, detailing the distribution of the first 2,200,000 and the 60 percent share to the state general fund from the remaining profits.
Archaeologists report discoveries on the Isthmus of Panama showing pottery and farming implements from civilizations dating two thousand years or more earlier, indicating long in place agricultural development.
Coffee reappears on Vien rationing lists allowing residents to resume the three centuries old practice of meeting in coffee houses for discussions. Officials note the tradition continues as social and cultural life returns to normal after shortages.
Tuscaloosa AP indicates seven of 14 state institution escapees still evaded capture last night. Officers urged alerts for Bryce Hospital inmates Dr T Lawrence notes. A juvenile also fled Partlow State School with four of five group returned and two others recaptured. Bryce escape involved nine inmates overrunning guards Sunday night with three recaptured nearby.
Swiftiets, the smallest swift family birds, construct their nests using a sticky mucous secreted in glands that open into their mouths, forming a natural adhesive structure.
Soil Conservationist Leroy Horn reported encouraging early results from an experimental pasture plot at Hall's Dairy on Headland Road. The mix includes 20 pounds fescue and 3 pounds clover per acre, with limestone and 400 pounds of complete fertilizer.Observers are invited to view the test to gauge grazing potential.
A brief note describes broiling thin hamburger patties at moderate heat with butter and salt and pepper added just before serving. It mentions thin raw onion rings or cucumber relish as a tasty accompaniment to these patties.
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