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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1947
Page
11
Funeral services for Dorman Pitts were held at the Esto Baptist church with Rev. Balcom officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. arrangements by Neal Funeral Home of Marianna. Surviving are his parents and close family members.
The Border Patrol reported 1025 arrests in the Mobile area in the first half of 1947. Inspector William H. Jordan, director, described the unit’s green uniforms and cavalry hats and their work detaining smugglers and aliens in the Gulf Coast region. The Mobile office, established in 1943, previously fell under the Miami, Florida office. Jordan is a veteran patrol officer along the Mexican border.
The Marianna National Farm Loan Association loaned 118820 to area farmers in the fiscal year ending June 30 through the Federal Land Bank of Columbia. The association serves Jackson, Calhoun, Gulf, Gadsden, Liberty, Wakulla, Leon and Franklin counties.
Mrs Walter J Pitts and three brothers Coy Leslie and Wesley all of Este mourn the death of Pitts a native of Dothan and a World War II veteran who died at a local hospital after a prolonged illness.
Mrs Faye H Carlton an Ashford high school teacher and W T Mc Neil principal of Rehobeth high school join a Resource-Use Education Workshop at API Auburn. They spent five weeks learning the fundamentals of resource use teaching with field trips panel discussions and direct work on resource-use discussion. Carlton develops a project on Plants and Their Relation to Soil and Water. McNeil works on Soil Erosion and Its Relations to Better Living in Houston County and serves on the workshop audio-visual committee.
Mrs. Bill McCorkle hosted a Friday Bridge Club gathering with twelve guests, high score awarded to Mrs. Sanford Pate, and gifts to Mrs. Cecil Martin of Jacksonville Florida and Mrs. Al Sadow of Portland Oregon. A Saturday morning informal party honored Mrs. Joe Pate of Trenton New Jersey with flowers, refreshments, and a vocal program by Mrs. Walter R. Robinette.
The U S Civil Service Commission announced examinations for social worker and geologist posts. Salaries range from 3367 to 3179 for social workers and 4149 to 7102 for geologists. Full information and application blanks available from R Allen local secretary at the post office in Dothan.
Hartford News reports Mrs. Harvey Windham and others hosting Mary Town send circle of Methodist WSUS at Mrs. Windham's home. Reader Mrs. Bush Cox led a recreation for children program assisted by several members with a musical feature by Nell Windham and sister. Ten attended.
Dr. Harper longtime physician at Christes dies leaving son Thomas Witeon Tarren student in Florida and two sisters Mrs Nata Lawrence and Mrs Jack Cincedo both of New Orleans in mourning services were held with active pallbearers and local clergy.
Hong Kong reports 1309 people rescued from the grounded 6978-ton SS Hong Kheung off Hong Kong. The British and Pan American warships Sloop H. A. E. S. Hart and US destroyer Hawkins responded to distress signals, with no casualties recorded.
At Centralia, the mine will resume hoisting Monday following a fatal blast on March 24 at No. 5 shaft. Three government inspectors supervised safe-work conditions as production restarts. about 14 men expected to begin, with full output delayed for several days.
Chipley County Agent H H O Hautton urged West Florida wool growers to lint their wool for shipment to arid cattle. About 10,000 pounds were expected to be assembled for sale at the designated place with buyers present at the courthouse.
The Samson canning plant is expanding operations under plant manager Mrs. OC CG Steppen. Currently open Wednesdays, the facility plans additional days as volume rises with costs covered by patron charges and a modest automatic charge.
In Eutaw Alabama James Lovvern an employee of a local night club was bound over to the grand jury on a first degree manslaughter charge in the death of William J Sanders a 29 year old lumberman at the club earlier this week Sheriff Frank Lee said Sanders was lured and killed by club employees including Lovvern who is part of the orchestra The preliminary hearing held today followed by the grand jury binding over the case for trial.
A garbled report cites a coroner and sheriff remarks about a death from a cerebral hemorrhage. The text mentions Lorvvern Sanders and figures about savings and fares, with unclear references to tenants and 1930s versus 1945 data, all from Tusca.
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