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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1947
Page
5
Alabama lawmakers return to finish a strained budget and tax plan. The session will tackle education funding welfare allocations, highway financing, and tax structure changes amid opposition. The two chambers must approve roughly 240 measures, with bills nearing final action in the House and Senate.
Mrs E N Pollan 56 of 202 West Adams Street Dothan died in a local hospital Sunday morning after ten years in Dothan from Montgomery. She was a Presbyterian and services were held at Ward Wilson chapel and White Chapel Funeral Home with burial in Green Wood cemetery. Survived by husband two sons Elmer and Ernest Pollan four sisters and four brothers and a grandchild.
In Florida the Senate passed a measure to raise nonresident fishing fees. The bill would lift the annual nonresident license from seven to eighteen dollars and the one day trip license from two fifty to five dollars as the Legislature nears adjournment.
Auburn extension officials advised against recommending DDT to control peanut worms due to potential human toxicity. Dr. Paul Gilmer of the Coastal Plains Experiment Station argued DDT hay dusting posed minimal livestock risk and was cheaper than Cryolite, while Auburn noted dangers of DDT accumulation in animal fat after prolonged feeding.
Henry Lee Frazier, identified by witnesses, is sought by city county and state officers after he fatally stabbed Roosevelt Cullum on Range Street. Cullum died at Dothan Hospital after being struck once near the heart with a dagger. Frazier also threatened Roberta Frazier, his estranged wife, who escaped harm. Five witnesses described the assault.
Frances Betts admitted receiving unemployment compensation while employed and was fined $100 by U S District Court Judge C B Kennamer as the Spring term of the federal court opened. Through noon no disposition reported for the 10 criminal cases on the docket.
A Liberty Church committee said the annual singing convention, initially planned for Sunday June 1, has been rescheduled to Sunday June 8 at the church.
Beverly Hills AP report says Mr. and Mrs. Fred Linstrum spotted a dog while cruising near Catalina Island. The spaniel swam exhausted to their cabin cruiser and was rescued. Authorities investigate how the pet ended up 10 miles offshore.
Investigators tentatively linked the Eastern Air Lines DC-4 breakup to wing or tail fragments before the crash that killed 53 people three miles east of Port Deposit Maryland. The CAB plans metallurgical tests on wreckage as authorities identify the charred victims at an improvised morgue.
A heavy docket of 47 criminal cases was disposed of quickly in Houston County Court with Judge Albert Logue presiding. Five cases were not pressed, five defendants pleaded guilty and were fined, and other cases were continued.
Rural Arkansas and Oklahoma report two tornadoes causing forty three deaths. Senate moves to extend nationwide rent control to March 1 1948 and strips a decontrol requirement. McCarthy amendment would have freed five percent of controlled areas monthly, Fulbright opposed.
Secretary of State Marshall cancelled an unused half of a 30 million dollar credit to Hungary after a pro communist regime arose with Soviet backing. He offered best wishes to Italy’s new non communist government under Alcide de Gasperi and noted ongoing U S aid to Italy while an Export Import Bank mission reviews a potential 100 million dollar loan. The Hungary change followed the removal of Ant communist premier Frene Nagy and succession by Lajos Dinnyes with Russian support.
Mytis Sue McAllister aged thirteen of Slocomb route two died in a Do Than hospital Sunday night from burns suffered earlier while helping cook at her grandfather M. J. Seay’s home on Dothan route one. An oil can exploded burning her clothes. Funeral services were held at Burns Church at 4 30 p m with Rev Elbert Jackson officiating. Burial followed at Burna cemetery. Surviving are her parents four sisters Mira Nell Betty Leu Mary Ann and Sandra and a brother Reginald Clark McAlister. Active pallbearers included J B Hughes Terry Davis Hughey Hall Herman Smith Joseph Sheppard David Sheppard Roy Boyette Luther Seay B G Cooley Moodis Eldridge.
Joe W Lindsey, 56, a well known Ozark merchant and former Troy resident, died in a Dothan hospital after a brief illness. He leaves a widow, one daughter, a granddaughter, several siblings, and is to be buried at Westview Cemetery with Holman Funeral Home handling arrangements.
Storms battered rural areas in Arkansas and Oklahoma, killing at least 43 and injuring hundreds. The hardest hit region centered near Pine Bluff, Arkansas, with 37 dead and many missing, while Leedey, Oklahoma, saw major destruction and six fatalities. The storms damaged thousands of homes and disrupted power as rescuers searched through the debris.
Fire in Donalsonville Georgia destroyed the main building and library at Donalsonville High School with little saved. Loss covered partially by insurance and about four thousand five hundred dollars had recently been spent on heating equipment home economics department and lab gear. Graduation exercises were planned at the First Methodist.
Hal Boyles Kansas City column recalls his mother born in County Mayo who hoped to return to Ireland while loving her country. He notes her early struggles, family responsibilities, and a lifelong longing for her homeland mixed with affection for America.
The Ansoriated Areas reports 214 traffic deaths over Memorial Day weekend, far above last year but below the 275 forecast. Traffic, plane crashes, and tornadoes push totals in Oklahoma, Arkansas, and New York. California leads state fatalities with 31.
In New Delhi Viceroy Mountbatten presents Britain’s plan for Indian independence after a long rule as troops and police guard the capital to avert communal violence. Indian leaders from Congress, League, and Sikh parties exit the palace with no immediate indication of the plan’s details or timing.
A nine member Truman commission urges compulsory universal training for up to 1.0 million minus youths as an urgent defense step. It warns that failure risks extermination by totalitarian powers while noting possible by‑products in physical, moral and mental benefits.
Gandhi expressed belief that a war between the United States and Russia is highly improbable. He urged settlement of world problems through non-violence and proposed Jews in Palestine abandon violent underground operations.
Vatican City AP Pope Pius XII urges world leaders to seize the chance for normal relations, warning against repeating hatred and violence. He recalls the war’s horrors, notes many wounds remain, but says normal relations after World War II remain possible.
Aubrey Williams of Montgomery Alabama told a Sunday union meeting that higher wages raise purchasing power and prosperity for employers, farmers, teachers and white collar workers. He spoke as an employer with farms in Alabama amid resume negotiations between R J Reynolds Tobacco Co and Tobacco Workers Union CIO.
Grandview Missouri UPI reports President Truman's 44 year old mother remains in fair condition today. The latest bulletin notes no change in her health and confirms she is under medical care at the family residence.
The Seattle sub-district Method ist Youth Fellowship club will meet at Piichard Methodist Church at 7 30 tonight.
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