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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1948
Page
2
Ozark voters head to the polls Tuesday to choose between attorney J Douglas Brown and businessman Roy A Ward for four years as mayor after a high turnout in the May 18 first primary. The new mayor and first primary councilmen will take office October 1.
Three men entered Tong Sap's fortune telling shop, held him up, and fled with his watch, gold ring, and about $10. Tong told police one of the men had earlier visited as a customer and predicted the fortune teller would come into money soon.
Washington statesman William Clayton, ex-undersecretary of State, denounced the proposed extension of the reciprocal trade program. He warned the Millikin Gearhart bill would give the tariff commission sweeping power and protect domestic producers at the cost of broader trade negotiations, predicting higher tariffs and stalled pacts.
University of Minnesota farm school experts say housewives can judge egg grade. Grade A eggs have a round large yolk with firm white around it and clear white edges. If the yolk flattens or runs and shows faint white rims, the egg is likely not Grade A and should be bought elsewhere.
Reported fighting resumed near the Syrian line at 2:30 yesterday morning as Jewish forces attacked Arab positions while Count Bernadotte visited Jerusalem for five hours and met Jewish and Arab officials. Tel Aviv say other areas were quiet and talks planned with Arab delegates resume in Cairo.
The third flood crest on the Columbia River nears Portland Oregon as the Red Cross reports five deaths, Vanport missing, and the crest at 30.2 feet above flood level near Vancouver Washington expected for about ten days. The water threatens the 120 mile river stretch from Portland to the sea and affects the Reynolds Metals aluminum plant site.
RICHMOND Ind UPD Singin Sam died of heart disease yesterday at age 61. He was a beloved Hoosier, once rivaled Bing Crosby in fame, and wife Shules sat by his hospital bed. A longtime radio star, he had just completed a 52 week 15 minute daily transcription series before his death.
State Police said the house on Leroy Statson property was burned after a Negro family received threats. Joseph J. Mc Carmack reported the blaze, noting the family had moved Wednesday with eight month old baby to be near work at the Bviace Signal laboratories, after previously living in the Bronx.
Trains from Western Germany to Berlin are opposed by Soviet authorities who demand full documented detail of all freight including military shipments. The British and Americans offer itemized civilian freight but refuse to provide military freight inventories. A recent Marienborn incident led to a total ban on passenger trains and stricter controls in the Soviet zone.
Comptroller Brie J Kohler disclosed today a pattern of follow-up activity tracing goods landed in Western Europe and China through ECA programs. She indicated a chief comptroller for Europe will be reinforced and a corps of investigators deployed, with final apportionment awaiting Senate approval.
The piece discusses a heated national transportation policy debate. Opponents accuse President Pragian of harming commerce and favoring large shippers, while supporters warn chaos if the rate and consolidation plan advances. The Interstate Commerce Commission approves parts, but the Department of Agriculture opposes.
Alabama delegates discuss a bloc vote for the Democratic National Convention with 14 bolters and 12 anti bolters amid a runoff inquiry. State figures like Graham Wright and John Manderville surface as supporters for a single bolter, while others deny consent to a walkout and seek a platform aligned with state interests.
Jumbled text lists beans and peas flaxseed peanut and American fins with supports and rates. Mentions government programs farm commodities and potential figures like 148 to 4a and west location. Contains unclear names and phrases, suggesting a damaged OCR from a page on agricultural prices and policy.
President Truman spoke for about 22 minutes amid applause at a Stanford campus picnic attended by Gordon Sproul Adm. Chester Nimitz and Gen. Mark Clark. He defended U.S. postwar policy, urged peace through United Nations actions, and warned against Soviet interference while signaling tough stance on labor unrest with a potential Taft Hartley injunction. The trip included a train journey from Gregor and plan to address California voters, with security and expected protests by ILWU affiliates aboard the waterfront.
Chicago police raided a four story West Side building and captured 39 men and one woman from Mexico along with an American citizen who owned the truck. The group, said to be part of a nationwide labor-smuggling scheme, had no passports and were to be dispersed to farms and factories. The driver, Reynaldo Sanchez, claimed he was paid by a man known as Alfredo to move the group north and would receive further cash upon completion.
The fragment discusses a shift in U S policy after World War II, noting reliance on American generosity while criticizing oversea investments and wartime aid. It mentions economic traces and the influence of capitalist state structures on postwar recovery, suggesting a cautious view of long term effects.
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