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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1948
Page
8
London AP reports Britain seeks a Western European bloc to counter Soviet influence. The plan envisions a strong third force alongside the United States and Hussie, built on firm economic ties to resist Russian communism and project a louder regional voice.
Foreign Secretary Bevin proposed a Western European core including Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg to form a third force against rightists and extreme leftists. The plan would link to the United States, aim for broader coalition expansion including Italy and others, and align with United Nations unity. Churchill supported it. Attlee urged cautious steps within the larger UN framework.
Newton farmer Lawie Frank Roberts wins a 40 acre tract along the Choctawhatchee River moved from the Federal Power Commission to the Interior Department. The land, set aside in 1922 for power development and tied to a never-built Davis Dam, could be homesteaded, sold, or leased. Veterans gain a 90 day preference starting February 24. Roberts is not a veteran. The Houston Power Company, later bought by Alabama Power, was linked to the original dam project.
At least 12 people were reported killed yesterday when a quake struck Hailo the capital of Panay Island 285 miles southwest of Manila fragmentary radio messages from the scene said the bell tower of a church collapsed and more casualties were feared local authorities and aid agencies rushed to assess the damage and assist survivors.
Robert Taylor Hinton aged 68 at Georgetown College in Kentucky died in Lexington at 1 15 p m after a long illness in Good Samaritan Hospital He helped form the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association and was its first secretary later becoming president He was born in Paris Kentucky on July 11 1878 and was a noted educator and athletic leader in the South with a career marked by fair play and lifelong research and study.
A report notes Jaro cathedral toppled on the twelfth. The Lu zon Stevedoring Company received advices that two of its workmen were among the dead. Earlier seismographic readings in the U S and Honolulu recorded a quake of great magnitude and placed it near the Philippines or South America.
Herman Talmadge narrowly escaped harm when a hotel elevator plunged four floors at the Hotel Dempsey in Macon Georgia during an American Legion Forty and Eight initiation. Nineteen aboard included Talmadge, other initiates, a Negro operator, and two Society members. Three passengers sustained minor injuries. none required hospital care. The overloading freight elevator apparently had brakes slip, with the fall beginning on the third floor and ending in the basement.
Paris AP Finance Minister Rene Mayer announced France would devalue the franc tonight despite potential IMF veto. A communique with final details will be issued at 12 noon Washington time and submitted to parliament Monday for approval. France cited opposition from Britain and the IMF board but said a time limit forced the move. The minister denied automatic exclusion from the fund if France overrides a veto.
Wunvis state ranks second in cheese production with a reported 0.000.000 pounds of cheddar cheese in 1944. An unrelated Civil War note mentions Union Armies possessing balloons that operated seven balloons.
Bil Moody, former chief of the State Highway Patrol, will resume duty as a patrolman on February 1. Public Safety Director Jake Mitchell said Moody’s return follows an investigation that affirmed his integrity. Moody, who resigned last September after admitting use of state tires for his personal car, will be assigned to Wetumpka with a $225 monthly salary. He helped establish the patrol in 1935 and previously led the Dothan district.
MT CLEMENS Michigan. A 17 year old, Stephen Kalisz Jr, shot and killed his 41 year old father during an alleged drunken dispute in which the father attempted to force whiskey down the mother’s throat. Stephen says he shot to stop mistreatment, believing the father was hurting his mother. The teen was booked for homicide investigation and faced possible justifiable homicide defenses after the incident. The family had a history of domestic strife and the mother Harriet Kalisz, 37, described ongoing abuse and attempts at suicide by poisoning. Stephen had planned to join the Air Force soon.
A 31 day rainless period intensifies a dry spell across Southern California with near record heat. Los Angeles reaches 85 degrees, San Joaquin Valley 80, San Francisco 73, marking the hottest days since 1899. Forecast shows moisture unlikely until Utah and moving eastward.
Farmers express deep worry as crop prospects weaken for the year. Last year's harvest grossed 190000000000 dollars while the District of Columbia recorded a population of 14000 in 1880, underscoring economic and demographic contrasts.
AP reports four Mobile residents prepared tents as temperatures dropped to 16 and failed to yield snow. An ice cream shop manager attempted artificial snowfall by sending dry ice into clouds from a chartered plane, but the experiment produced no result.
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