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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1950
Page
1
The Dothan Girl Scout Council forms a new Brownie troop at Southfields School with leaders Nir M.S. Dupree and Mrs A Creel. Veterans of Vietnam will meet at 7:30. Dues action planned, DAVID GOER ROME, Levis Carter case, a child’s hospital discharge, and a collision near the Carter residence are noted.
Livestock arrivals totaled 250 cattle 100 calves and 3000 hogs at eight major plants in Albany Columbus Montgomery Thomasville Tilton Dothan and Jacksonville. Hog prices showed strength with good and choice 180 to 240 pound hogs at plants around 15 to 16.50 per hundredweight and sow ranges from 11 to 13.75. Cattle and calves moved steady with a variety of weights and grades auctioned at multiple yards including 750 pound slaughter steers 24 to 25 dollars and calves 18 to 27 dollars per head in Montgomery market notes.
Macbeth, William Shakespeare's tragedy, will be presented Friday night at the Dothan High School Auditorium with many Dothan residents planning to attend. The production is brought by the American Association of University Theatre in cooperation with New York's Classic Theatre group on its nationwide 100th tour. Willem Evans leads the Macbeth committee. Curtain rises at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale at Book and Art Shop and Saxter's Shoe Store or at the school the night of the performance. Prices are 50 cents for students and 1.20 for adults.
TALLAHASSEE UP The State Road Department will spend 42 210 000 more for road and bridge improvements in 1950 and hire additional technical staff to support a record program. Alfred McKethan said salaries will be raised to retain about 200 workers and that the department starts the year with more than 6 million in unrestricted funds.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon for Gaboa Lewis Hardy Itty who died from wounds in a hunting accident. Rev W A D Hill officiated and interment followed at Shady Grove cemetery. Surviving are his daughter Mel Turin Martin two brothers Whitena Coston Mardy two sisters Mrs Charles Hudson and Mrs a Davia.
Madrid School plans to charter its first Boy Scout troop led by LeRoy Lewis with Lewis as Houston district extension committee chair. About twenty boys express interest and efforts are under way to secure the charter by February 7, with the troop to be formally organized before the Madrid Parent Teachers Association.
A. Fy. Mahan Jr resigned as Assistant Managing Editor of the Montgomery Advertiser and rejoined the Associated Press in Detroit. The Advertiser noted the resignation this morning. Cotton futures in New York and New Orleans showed volatility with gains fading and prices fluctuating as traders weighed supply and market signals.
HEADLAND The Alabama Duroc Breeders Association holds its dairy show and sale at Headland on February 8 with events starting at 9 00 a m and the sale at 1 00 p m. The Headland Kiwanis Club sponsors the event with Rupert Weeks as president and J G Starling as agri cultural committee chairman. The sale features top-quality breeding animals from breeders across the area. County Agent Noyt M Werren notes the sale offers farmers in Henry County access to good stock. Duroc breeders from Greenville Enterprise Blountsville Andalusia and Headland participate with listed entries. The organization publishes a monthly newsletter edited by secretary Jimmy Nunn with breeding feeding and management tips and organizational news. Directors include W L Maurer C F Gunnell J W McChure Robert Langdon and J C McLaney.
Dr G Stanley Frazer of Montgomery will be guest speaker at Foster Street Methodist Church Men's Club tonight. He is a pioneer reader and executive secretary of Methodist church programs in over 1,000 churches. Frazer graduated from Vanderbilt Law School and was admitted to the Tennessee and Alabama bar. Dr Max Welden club president announced a nominating committee for next year’s officers.
A 1949 extension summary from Houston County notes farmers fought boll weevil with insecticides and increased corn and hybrid planting practices. Peanuts topped 700 tons with value around 2.9 million dollars but down from 1948. The report highlights corn production shifts, crop variety changes, and extension program impacts across the county.
Police Chief Eddie Kaliey said burglars entered the church last night, taking drinks and causing minor property disturbance. Investigators are pursuing leads as a trail of broken items and reported missing funds draws focus to the church hall and nearby area.
Houston County 4 H Council outlines plan for Saturday session with election of officers and setting council goals. The event begins at 10 30 a m in the home demonstration agent's office, with agents Clark Rudder and Mariette Munger assisting.
Senate favors DP status for those in DP camps by Jan 1 1947 while House already voted 194000 more. Roose and Powell clash over who can pry FEPC from Rules Committee as petition drives to force a vote gain momentum. The cutoffs in current law exclude refugees from Soviet controlled states like Poland. Powell opposes dilation and pushes his petition to open the House vote schedule.
A suit seeks to block postponement of the 1950 State Primary to July and argues constitutional invalidity of the County Unit System. Plaintiffs name Democratic Party leaders including James S. Peters Iris Bliteh and Secretary of State Ben W Forton. House members weigh in as Iris Bliteh vows defense of county unity while the Southern Regional Council advocates reform for closer racial relations.
The UAW pushes a funding plan and a 10 cent hourly package toward pensions and wage gains as Chrysler holds that its status as a solvent firm suffices. Reuther notes the strike is over the failure to grant a two packsee of benefits worth 18 cents per hour, affecting union workers across Chrysler DeSoto Dodge and Plymouth plants.
Funeral services for Mr. Swanher were conducted Monday by Rev. G. W. Nobles and Rev. L. A. Mock at Corinth Free Will Baptist Church. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Evans Funeral Home in charge. Born in Barbour County, Alabama, he had been a resident of Donalsonville for many years. Survived by his wife, three children J. C. Fred, Jamia Swaner, Lilibe, and several in-laws.
Helton Andraws executive director for the Dothan Girl Scout Council will travel to Nashville Benn next week for three region meetings. Regional and state executives from the Southern States are expected for the conferences starting Monday morning. The trip includes an administrative staff meeting and a training course on program planning for provisional Girl Scout workers.
Panama City report states a 22 year old wife died when a shotgun discharged as her husband helped her from a pickup truck. The coroner’s jury ruled the death accidental and ordered the body sent to Danville Virginia. The couple had been rabbit hunting nearby.
A wagon and an automobile collided today at the Third Avenue East Lafayette Street intersection. One injured man was reported as 65 year old W. W. Woodall. The car driver was named Wied, Jin, Dykes of East Lafayette and charged with having no driver’s license. Woodall was a passenger on the wagon.
Hiss remains in custody of Cross with a 3 pm deadline to post a $10,000 bond. Before sentencing cross asked for a chance to hear Hiss make a statement. Hiss, pale, spoke to thank the judge and deny the charges, claiming future evidence will show how Whittaker Cham Berea forged by typewriter. Proceedings wrapped in minutes after 9:36 am opening.
Number five presents to enforce the IdW and expects Congress to fund additions. He estimates about 80 000 to 100 000 workers in Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia will be affected, around 84 000 in Alabama and Florida, about 63 000 in Mississippi and South Carolina, and 95 000 in North Carolina under a state operated law. The Aga Khan is noted as England's leading race horse owner with winners in 34 races.
The death of Major Joe C Harvard of Atlanta at Walter Reed Hospital was reported by relatives today. Major Harvard, son of Mrs A J Harvard and the late Mr Marvara of Dothan, died Saturday after a long illness while serving with the Armed Forces. He was returned to Dothan last November. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Weather across Jamestown Bemidji Duluth and Nebraska shows deep cold with zero to subzero readings and heavy snow in parts. Western storms weaken while Pacific Northwest cold front moves inland. Temperatures swing from the 70s in the south to below zero in the plains as forecasters warn of 40 to 50 degree drops in some areas.
The executive committee debates candidate legitimacy and term limits as Thrower’s name eyes a three year term. Adkins and Per discuss continuing plans despite opposition, aiming to appoint the winner. The dispute centers on legality and party norms within the city committee.
About one thousand people will be trained as enumerators for the Third Congressional District. Training starts March 27 and lasts four days. Those meeting qualifications begin work April 1 at 8:00. The district covers Macon, Russell, Lee, Bullock, Barbour, Coffee, Henry, Dale, Geneva, and Houston counties. An estimated three hundred or more enumerators will be employed on a piecework plan.
In a tense session the Senate and House clashed over sales tax and Home Rule. An amendment proposed by Sen. Spence Grayson would require referendums if Home Rule was defeated by 31 percent of voters. Gov. Herman Talmadge faced a Senate committee setback on highway reform as lawmakers moved to a ten member highway commission elected by the Legislature.
The docket lists several renomination moves across districts including Calbert Stewart M. Chamlion from Hayne ville to the Henge, Lowndes Pope Lilsey from Montgomery to the House, Tra Thompson of Troy seeking ree nomination from 6. Charles Ades of Alexander to the Howe from Talbas pousa.
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