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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1951
Page
2
Anne Lee Wesley, 23, a Negro woman, was arrested yesterday by county authorities on a charge related to violating the prohibition law. She was released today under bond. A meeting of Wiregrass Post 3073, VFW, will be held at the post home at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow. all members are urged to attend.
A delayed dig at an abandoned well near Rehobeth aims to locate Ephram Holland who vanished in 1922 after entering a car with two strangers. Deputy Eldridge Cameron seeks to resume work this afternoon with Clayton Holland covering lumber and some labor. the county provides the pump and operators while new leads surface from relatives and local authorities.
David G. Kennedy 95 of Midland City dies after a car overturns five miles north of Dothan on the Montgomery Highway Saturday afternoon. Companion Eddie Deese of Midland City is listed in serious condition. Rites set for Sylvan Grove Church at 11 a m tomorrow with Rev Jeter Baldwin and Rev Comer Woodall officiating. Interment in church cemetery under Ward Wilson Funeral Home direction. Kennedy a World War II veteran and Methodist member survived by son Edgar Kennedy and daughters Judy Kennedy Jenette Key, plus several siblings.
Enterprise City Attorney J. C. Yarbrough clarified remarks from January 23 at an Enterprise meeting about United Telephone and Telegraph Company’s rate petition. He said his earlier comment that the petition had been on the PSC docket for six months before Dec 6 was based on a misimpression from a PSC briefing and not a statement of fact. The United petition was filed Dec 6, 1950, with notice to the town sent Dec 21, 1950.
Grees Grocery in Pansey was broken into last night. County officers say entry was gained by breaking a side window pane and reaching to unlock it. Investigators believe two or three burglars were involved, stealing oil, cigarettes, canned deer meat, flashlights, soft drinks, and other items.
Mrs. Frank Jones of Montgomery Alabama credits HADACOL with improving her rest and digestion after years of insomnia and nervousness. She reports better sleep, steady weight gain, and no indigestion since starting the remedy, praising its effects during a period of use.
A Navy dispatch reports Task Force 77 approached Kansong under cover of darkness and opened with big guns at 7 a.m. By dawn, all naval batteries were silenced. Skyraiders flew over the Sea of Japan region as shells struck the town. North of Suwon, Chinese forces faced intensified artillery fire with 25 rounds aimed at Puerto Rican troops on a slushy hill four and a half miles northeast of Suwon.
The City Commission approved an $8,404 contract for curb and gutter work, awarded to Irenigan Concrete Products after a three-bid process. Fire department reports for December show 3 alarms and losses of $44,482 including the Williams and Vous Sawfuit blaze. The hearing touched on taxi zoning and a $950,000 school bond issue to be voted on March 6.
Funeral services for Pvt Corso Judah, 3, Bonifay soldier stationed at Camp Rucker who was killed in an automobile accident near Geneva Black Road, will be held tomorrow at Thurston Church north of Bonifay. Judah, of the 144th Transportation Truck Company, was reportedly driving when the truck side collided. two passengers Edna Sketa and Robert Riley were unharmed. The driver Julia Wood of Hertford Route Two escaped injury. Interment will be in the church yard with Rev Lee Mixon officiating. He leaves a mother, sister, and several brothers in Bonifay and Pensacola. Local citizens mourn the loss of a serviceman recently called to federal duty.
Montgomery reports Frank Stewart, former Agriculture Commissioner, named Haygood Patterson head of the new Division of Agricultural Industry. Patterson, Stewart’s former assistant, will oversee cooperation with local civic groups to promote manufacture and sale of agricultural products. Stewart aims to revive dormant cooperatives and stimulate growth statewide.
New York Cotton Exchange shuts as officials await government price-freeze guidance. Futures trading halted across several commodities including pepper wool rubber and lead, with trading continuing in cocoa and coffee futures.
Railroad officials report shunting rounds and freight movement tied to a Marine pre induction and Korea War operations. If the Belt Line route is disrupted, rail traffic between Oklahoma City and Canada could slow wartime shipments and extend the journey for troops and materiel vital to Korea.
Rayburn, the Texan chief, surpassed Henry Clay with a 3,067 day tenure as speaker of the House. He first took the gavel Sept 14, 1940, his term interrupted by the 10th Congress, with a career linked to Texas and a lifelong aim to lead the House.
Montogomery and Thomasville reports show cattle receipts around 225 with steady prices despite downticks in some stock categories. Hogs remain active and steady, with barrows and gilts at 18.50 to 20.25, while calves and stockers fetch 22.00 to 34.00, and overall hogs highlight a steady trend through major plants in Albany Columbus Moultrie Thomasville and Tifton.
The Alabama House near a showdown over a legislative probe into recent parole actions for convicts. Bills by Rep. Larry Dumas of Jefferson County and Sen. Tomahatson of Mobile faced delays amid amendment fights while a separate auto crash near Montgomery involved Johnston and Pfleger. Gov. Peron’s current items are off the table, leaving parole as the main issue, with supporters and opponents debating a full inquiry versus leaving the matter to local authorities and Grand Jury.
Denver doctors report a one year old girl from Anniston, Dorothy Ann Orwell, is critically ill with an inoperable brain tumor. Dr. Leo Spears at Mayo Clinic confirmed the tumor and awaits examination after a telephoned referral, as parents Mr. and Mrs. BR Otwell hope for a breakthrough in the weeks ahead.
The Defense Department backed Number 3 of Meyearnlas as the House committee, led by Carl Vinson and W Sterling Cole, considered raising the draft age. Mrs. Rosenberg opposed broad deferment changes, while Sen. Lyndon Johnson urged revoking deferments for most married men. Senate measures moved forward with several amendments adopted. House members remained undecided.
Governor Regen makes a radio report to the state over a camp station for four hour programs scheduled. Warren said he would give a progress report on accomplishments of his administration during the past two years.
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices from Wiregrass area towns. Ruby Jean Daniel, eight, Napier Field, dies after brief illness. survivors include parents, siblings, and grandparents. Elizabeth Palmer, seventy-two, Union Springs Church, buried at church cemetery. seven sons, two daughters, one sister, one brother noted. John Wesley Wright, seventy-nine, Webb, to be buried Webb Cemetery. Maria Ann Riley, ninety-two, Hartford route two, Union Baptist Church service. numerous Riley descendants. Ward-Wilson Funeral Home listed for arrangements.
Virgil C. Griffin, longtime clerk of the U S Federal Court in Mobile, died at 89 after a career that began in Montgomery and included 29 years as court clerk ending in 1948. Survived by wife and children, Griffin was Mobile’s oldest resident.
Jacksonville services paid respects to Mrs Mary Parker McRae widow of former Florida commissioner recruiting lessons noted in Salt Lake City report describing her death and the Army recruit procedures.
A three day conference at the American embassy weighs U S diplomacy and propaganda against Soviet power. Secretary of State George Perkins will brief diplomats on U S policy while behind the scenes reports say no formal action will be announced. Central figures include ambassadors to Moscow Prague Warsaw and Bucharest with charges d affaires in Budapest and Bucharest on hand.
Fragmented report notes two atomic explosions in the Nevada site and a Savannah River area test in South Carolina. It mentions the AEC aims toward battlefield A-bombs while also pursuing older devices. The piece hints at broader test programs and possible regional military implications amid growing nuclear capabilities.
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