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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1944
Page
12
Chester Bowles told a labor subcommittee that living costs are rising and that subsidies should be used to stabilize prices. He argued against any further 15 percent food rise and described the congressional inquiry into white collar trends as unprecedented. Bowles urged a steady stance amid pressure from various groups.
A statement explains why price increases fail and notes concern for the economic threat to workers in the white collar and fixed-income groups. It cites OPA efforts to boost inexpensive clothing and blames some corporations for resisting manufacture despite high postwar profits in other goods.
Representatives of eight Boy Scout troops five from Dothan and three from other Houston County towns attend the first total troop meeting tonight at seven thirty at Foster Street Methodist Church. A W Benner Scout Executive announces the event with Colonel Loyd Spooner as principal speaker. Dothan Troop 38 hosts with Senior Patrol Leader Tommy Brooks in charge. All Scouts asked to attend in full uniform.
Miss Jane Lidgren, recently returned from an overseas tour, described Red Cross duties and aid to the AEF. The club heard a report from the Alabama Exchange Clubs board delegation in Montgomery and discussed plans for a capacity turnout at the State Convention in Tuscaloosa.
Mrs James McNabb eighty nine died at her Prickard home after long illness. Funeral services were held at Pinckard Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directed. Survived by two daughters Mire Edgar Gullige and Mia Ada Wilson. four sons J A McNabb E McNabb J O McNabb and G B D McNabb. twenty eight grandchildren eighteen great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Pallbearers were her grandsons Joe Dean Max Gary and Eugene McNabb and Bille Gullage. Honorary pallbearers Tullie McKnight Cary McKnight J D Parramore and Preston Clements.
Montgomery governor Chauncey Sparks commuted the death sentence of Leon Williams, a Birmingham Negro, to life imprisonment for rape of a white woman. Defense attorneys Waters and Smith argued Williams was not at the scene and a witness testifies he was with an employer en route to Birmingham. no state witnesses were presented at the hearing.
At the South Carolina Sheriffs Association convention in Columbia the conviction of Anderson County Sheriff W. J. Erskine for depriving a prisoner of civil rights sparked strong protests against Federal investigations of state officers. Sheriff Jessen of Dorchester County aired fears of Northern vote influence, while FBI official John F. Ruggles defended FBI duties.
Capt Jimmy Stewart, star of Mr Smith Goes to Washington, led a Lib bomber squadron at a UK base and declined a promotion to major. Friends say he refused higher rank until junior officers are promoted, continuing to avoid press attention after his arrival. He has flown three raids and worked on ground tasks, with comments about his leadership and limited public appearances.
The Negro republic of Liberia on the west coast of Africa declared war on Germany and Japan yesterday, per an AP report. Private J W Haywood of Dothan, son of Mr and Mrs Bud Haywood, received a medal for three months of duty without traffic violations or accidents as a member of the Fort Moultrie Coast Artillery pool.
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