This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 29 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1949
Page
2
Staff Sergeant J. W. Peacock of Slocomb recently returned from Japan and is assigned to Headquarters, 381st Air Base Group at Maxarll Field. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim R. Peacock of Slocomb.
Bert Davis, president, announced a special meeting of the Dathan Junior Chamber of Commerce due at 7:15 tonight at the recreation center. Members will gather to discuss upcoming bingues and installation of new officers next Tuesday night. Davis urged all members to attend.
The Houston County Inferior Court met for its monthly session to hear civil cases. About 100 matters were docketed for hearing, many involving nominal amounts.
AP dispatch reports 350 cattle 175 calves and 90 hogs arriving at eight major packing plants in Georgia Florida Alabama and nearby states. Hog prices ranged from 14.50 to 19.75 with a top arena quote of 20 for butcher hogs while cattle and calves showed generally steady to weak trade with selective higher bids in places.
Miriam Pearce 1% of 130 Fast Main Street was slightly injured in a scooter crash at the Powel and Oates streets intersection. Maxine Collins was unhurt. The accident occurred when Miriam lost control and hit a curb while turning into Oates Street. An ambulance arrived but she remained hospitalized.
March 4 notes in Miss Coplon s pocket referenced secret FBI reports yet she claimed papers were for a civil service exam and for a book project. Hawkins, a former State Department official, testified Hiss had integrity and denied Communist ties while Chambers linked Hiss to a Soviet spying ring. Coplon and Gubitchev face espionage conspiracy trials in New York as the Hiss case nears its two week mark.
Across the region scattered floods affect Petersburg and Moorefield localities. Dr. Thomas warns all surface water flooded wells must be plumbed and sanitized. Rescue crews evacuate 60 families. 0 homes and 285 buildings wrecked. Potomac crest recorded. cloudbursts threaten further inundation. farmers prepare for harvest amid widespread crop loss.
Annual meetings and officer elections are set in Dothan this week. Dothan Lodge 466 convenes Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. for a business report and to name new officers. Wednesday Houston Lodges 8 elect new officials with first degree work. Thursday Dothan RAM Chapter 113 and Dothan Council 68 vote officials, while Dothan Chapter 76 OES starts at 8 p.m.
Police report burglars forced a cafe window on the Montgomery highway Saturday night and escaped with six silver dollars from the safe and between 25 and 30 dollars from the juke box. The safe was left open and undamaged. The cafe was ransacked and other loot searched for. Police Chief Eddie Kelley said the burglary was discovered Sunday morning.
Harvard President Conant maintains professors may speak as private citizens while facing criticism from Maryland anti-Communist activist Ober who seeks a loyalty test. Efforts prompt Harvard and Clark to defend academic freedom as the House Un American Activities committee probes textbook slant and education.
The President unveiled seven Hoover Commission inspired plans to reorganize the executive branch. They call for a Welfare Department led by a Secretary, move the Bureau of Employment Security to Labor, expand Postmaster General powers, place National Security bodies in the President’s executive office, unify Civil Service Commission executive affairs, install a strong U S Maritime Commission chief, and transfer the Public Roads Administration to Commerce.
A large, responsive congregation welcomed Dr. Ellis A. Fuller president of the Southern Baptist Seminary Louisville Kentucky as he opened the annual week long summer revival at the First Baptist Church. Services run mornings and evenings through next Sunday with Fuller evangelizing and Gene Spearman directing music. Dr Fuller, former pastor of the First Baptist Church Atlanta, is noted for strong preaching and leadership within the Southern Baptist Convention. Everyone is invited to attend morning and evening services this week.
Roy Snow former Montgomery Ward and Co employee is held on under $500 bond after a Houston County grand jury indictment accusing him of embezzling about 203.94 that came into his possession through employment. Oscar Flakes Jr Negro is indicted for drunkenness after an earlier first degree burglary warrant with bond set at 2500.
The story recounts how newspapers long spotlight state spending under Governor Folsom, highlighting the open end temporary clerk fund and unlimited expense accounts. It notes lawmakers' push for budget ceilings and calls for press cooperation to expose government finance behavior. Folsom counters with plans for a press powwow and urges editors to publicize his proclamations. He praises limited media access earlier in his term and recalls clashes with newspapers.
A four-expert draft and last meeting seek a final communique on Germany and Austria. Western delegates see the Berlin pledge as a Soviet promise not to reimpose a blockade, while warnings remain about possible future restrictions. The plan covers Austria frontiers, reparations, and asset settlements, with Yugoslav claims contested.
The report envisions fewer but larger farms with higher output per worker and more crop diversification, plus compensatory payments and market price guarantees near 85 percent. It calls for higher personal exemptions, cautious corporate tax rates, 100 percent bank deposit insurance, and a heavy severance tax on oil and gas to curb fuel substitution and fund development, noting tariffs and absentee ownership as less decisive factors in Southern industrial weakness.
Itching burning skin relief advertised for area irritations with BGO ointment. Claims soothing surface rash from a formula derived from ax pas ingredients. Money refunds offered. Ask your druggist for BGO or write Honman’s Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
Three sisters of Martha Beck arrived from the South to witness the Lonley Hearts murder trial as jury selection dragged on. Mrs. Beck sat with her counsel table, sobbing at times and exchanging glances with her sisters and mother Mrs. Seabrook, Pensacola, Florida, who has been in New York.
Jacksonville police charged James D. Allison a 19 year old with reckless driving passing stop lights resisting arrest and damaging 150 dollars worth of city property after an hour chase. Four patrol cars ended when his car stopped against a fire plug. Officers spotted him when he ran a red light and fled through blocks summoning extra units. He swerved to dodge a blocked road and crashed into a fire plug.
SYLACAUGA AP Two Sylacauga men were killed yesterday when their light plane crashed into a road seven miles west of here. They were identified as Hugh McElrath 36 and Eugene Nicholson 33. The plane struck the top of a tree and then crashed into flames on the old Fayetteville highway, L H Huckaby owner of a funeral home here said.
Three operators groups meet with Lewis in Bluefield and White Sulphur Springs this week to seek settlements by June 30 and avert a general coal strike. Northern western operators join Lewis at White Sulphur Springs amid ongoing four week talks that have yielded little so far. The discussions include UMW demands for higher wages shorter hours and welfare fund stability with concerns over a potential government inquiry into the industry relation to Lewis.
The report states that investment of four to five billion dollars will be required to enable the South to catch up industrially. It calls for tapping funds primarily from large national companies based in other regions to obtain such volume.
A weekend police roundup led with drunkenness or related offenses. Disorderly conduct and gaming followed, with several arrests for profanity and assault. Five gaming arrests involved African American suspects. Police Chief Eddie Kelley called the operation a professional game. John Henry Edwards, identified as Black, was jailed for operating a gambling house linked to the arrests.
Silas Zack Cherry 63, of Ariton, died suddenly at home. Survived by one brother G L Cherry and two sisters Jenny Mc Corkle and W R Wynn, plus several nieces and nephews. Funeral 10 a.m. tomorrow at Ariton Baptist Church, with Reverends Hicks and Richardson officiating. Interment Universalist Cemetery. Ozark Mortuary in charge.
A report urges wage growth tied to productivity and union management cooperation to cut waste, while warning against inflation tinkering. Senator O Mahony says a Senate committee will study employment and investments as May civilian employment hits 58 694 000, the highest for 1949. Val J Washington blames Democrats for Negro unemployment exceeding 1,000,000 and calls action on Civil Rights promises.
The proposal aims to appoint a single spokesman to handle labor relations year round. Harry Moses, president of U S Steel's H C Frick Coke Co., was nominated but has not said if he will accept or reject the post.
Three Columbia youths James Culbreth Joseph Culbreth and Charles McEachern were injured when two cars collided one mile west of Columbia while returning from a show Franklin Culbreth was treated for minor injuries and released. James suffered head injuries and facial bruising while McEachern sustained scratches and facial injuries. The drivers were said to be hugging the center line at a safe speed. damage was about 250 dollars to each vehicle. The Culbreth brothers are sons of Rev E M Culbreth of Columbia route two.
Gordon Gray, 40, Winston Salem publisher and WWII private in 1942, was sworn in as Secretary of the Army in Louis Johnson's Pentagon office. Over 100 Cabinet members, lawmakers, and top brass witnessed the oath administered by Johnson. Gray had served as assistant secretary since 1947 and acting secretary since April 1948.
Mr. John Kubancik of Cleveland testifies Perk soap whiteens shirts and saves money, claiming Perk’s Armocel ingredient banishes grayness and adds a new whiteness to clothes. He urges others to try Perk.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.