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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1950
Page
2
A cemetery working is scheduled for tomorrow Wednesday and Thursday at Gordon Cemetery. Attendees are urged to bring proper tools for the cleanup on those days. Also covered are notes on military postings, civil service exams, welfare staff changes, a Scout vacation, and city police counts.
Geneva Officers arrested William A. Staggs after a pursuit that followed a routine inspection. The car overturned in City Cemetery after he allegedly fled loitering at a service station. A money bag tied Staggs to a Samson burglary. records show a prior Houston County burglary conviction and parole last February. He was returned to Cenavn County by deputies.
John McCabe appointed coach at Cottonwood to succeed George Layton, announced today by County Superintendent Solomon Baxter. McCabe, a University of Alabama graduate and Marine Corps veteran, joins Rivon's Milt the season as a faculty member and is a married father.
Officers and directors of the Number 8 bank include W. Faulkner as president J J Jones Graceville vice president R A Dowing Pinckard vice president and DL F Gibbons Jr Pinckard assistant cashier Numerous Graceville Dothan and Enterprise figures such as M Cooper Noel Dowling Tomer Rit Ham ees Dr Punter Pagis J F Bottoms and Robert Ramsey are listed as incorporators Certificates show deposits across Bank of Graceville Fulton Bank of Atlanta Bank of Ozark and Citizens Bank Enterprise, with capital stock specified.
Atlanta area poultry market shows steady demand for dressed hens and poultry meat with overall adequate supplies. Prices paid this morning ranged from 22 to 92 cents for broilers and fryers across weights, with some varieties noted as very good or excellent in demand.
In a string of Southern primaries States' Rights Democrats faced sharp reverses yet remain undaunted. Alabama and Arkansas defeats, Louisiana and Mississippi loyalty to the regular Democratic Party, and rumblings about new leadership mark the scene as the movement struggles to regain traction amid civil rights discourse and wartime sentiment.
Gov Hers son Talmadge Appoints Cook Bainick of Atlanta to succeed Abe McLennan on the State Merit Board. McLennan resigned to run for the U S Senate in the June primary but lost to Sen Walter F. George.
A garbled AP style cotton market note from New York at 11 44 reports mixed prices and unsettled trading conditions with unclear figures and referenced towers and meteorological terms, leaving traders unsure of next directions.
Jacksonville company offered free Sunday rides for churchgoers from 3 pm to 5 pm for 18 Sundays. Walter J. Conlon reported a 75 percent rise in morning Sunday travel and strong church attendance at most houses of worship. President Wiley Moore framed the initiative as a conscience issue for leaders who did not attend services.
Dispatches describe heavy combat around Kochang and Chinju with Red divisions flanking toward Chinju. U S forces, including the First Cavalry, claim tank and anti aircraft losses inflicted on Reds while air and naval operations continue along the Korean coast. Allied casualties rise as patrols and raids intensify amid shifting fronts.
US and Allied air forces hit Youn port city and surrounding targets in Korea. F-2 Mustang fighters attacked marshalling yards and storage dumps, while F-82 and F-51 aircraft strafed enemy positions along the Hadong-Chinya highway and near Yechon. B-29s bombed the Chosen Nitrogen Chemical Plant near Nungnam as part of a broader air offensive.
Mrs. A B Riley of Dothan stepped into a car at the Fast Mainy East Street intersection and was rushed to a Dothan hospital around 9 30 pm She was dismissed after treatment Officers James Herring and Johnny Fields investigated identifying the driver as Reuben A J Day of Ashlord No charges have been filed
The Houston Memorial Library bookmobile reveals routes this week. Tuesday visits include Pansey Filling Station Gordon-Convirtinity House and R. G. Vickers with times from 9:30 to 10:33 a.m. and 2:30 to 3:50 p.m. Friday, Santary Dairy, Cawarts, and Enon Church of Christ also stop, followed by Webb Post, Pleasant Plain Church, and Shiloh Church with late afternoon windows.
Vertee Campbell a 4B year old Dothan Negro was held on first degree murder charges after the fatal shotgun blast that killed Lewis Joes at his home in the Williams-Voris Lumber Company quarters. Campbell confessed stating the dead man changed a $5 bill for him but gave him only $1. He led officers to the gun’s hiding place about 28 yards from the scene.
Clarke Rudder assistant county agent says Manston County GH tractor club members will attend a farm clinic at Cir Market. The clinic, conducted annually, teaches preventive maintenance of electrical cooling and fuel systems. Implement dealers have agreed to furnish a tractor for demonstration tomorrow. Stockin Hagler serves as club president.
Henry Joseph Hayes, 74, of Newton, retired businessman and leading citizen, died yesterday after a short illness at his residence. He was a member of Newton Methodist Church and the Masonic Lodge. Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. today at Newton Methodist Church with burial in Newton Cemetery. Survived by his widow, a daughter Mrs. W. Berryman, three sons Dr. Joseph C. Hayes, Talley of Newton, Danny G. of Samson, and a sister Mrs. BF Mitchell of Newton. Active pallbearers named.
Chipley area library announces a weekend program for grammar school age children. Regular hours run 10 to 11 a.m. and 18 to Ham, Monday through Friday with activities each day including Story Hour, activity period, Book-Club, muse appreciation and game time, and Friday film offerings.
Dothan Lodgett schedules third degree work Tuesday night but the Dothan Commandery plans a special session Friday for Red Cross lodge work. The change was made to accommodate baseball fans in the Commandery.
New York Yanks back Lionel Joonan explores a return path after a rocky season. An expert observer notes his 20 percent form and potential move to Alabama as part of ongoing professional player evaluations.
Wheat H. Jones a longtime resident of Newville route one died Saturday night in Dothan after a short illness. Funeral services were held yesterday at Union Springs Church with Rev. Roby J. Len officiating. Burial followed at the church cemetery with Holman Funeral Home of Ozark in charge. Survivors include his widow Margaret Leona Jones two sons Dayton W. Jones of Eufaula and White Bruce Jones of Dothan four daughters Juanita Atty atrang Polly Ann Cherry Minnie Lou Jones of Eufaula and Epsy Winton Beauchamp of Montgomery one brother Fred Jones of Columbus and a sister Mrs Emertine Bond of Newville route one and nine grandchildren.
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