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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1948
Page
5
HAL BOYLE recalls Herbert Hoover at the Republican National Convention where delegates rose in a thunderous ovation. The former president, in a blue suit, received nostalgic tribute as banners waved and voices chanted. The scene linked Hoover to past party leadership and wartime resolve.
Delegates at a Mississippi convention pledged to walk out of the national meet and instructed presidential electors to back any candidate other than Harry S Truman. The session recessed with factions awaiting a possible State Democrats Convention, while supporters cheered Hoover and urged liberty and unity amid Civil Rights debates.
The Continental Divide is not a dine through Crocky Mountains but a watershed line directing rivers to the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, shaping regional drainage and geography.
An automotive note suggests the spermodometer requires annual servicing by a skilled expert due to its delicate construction. The guidance warns against DIY repairs to ensure reliable operation and avoid damage.
Philippine farm official Pineda, visiting Dothan and Wiregrass, studies soil conservation methods with local SCS agents. He notes Philippine farmers seek new practices to curb soil loss, cites sugar cane and tobacco as major crops, and envisions cooperative marketing to reduce middlemen and improve yields. The trip, sponsored by the Philippine government, aims to apply U.S. conservation insights to Philippine farming challenges.
Senator Rankin and Senator Sparkman weighed whether to revive the 1944 Democratic civil rights plank at the convention. Rankin said Southern Democrats might accept it if tied to state rights, while Sparkman warned the South would demand explicit recognition of state rights. Both noted accord on TVA rural electrification and inland water projects.
Enterprise health officer Dr Garland Weidner announced that the Boy Scouts in their campaign sprayed 140 times in the city. The health department ends spraying by bringing this project to a phase and will sell surplus DDT powder and wettable form for dusting buildings or farm animals at nominal prices.
A light plane crashed near Ensley, Birmingham, killing Claude Underwood 44 who died in a hospital about four hours later. Passenger Lloyd Sims 23, a student pilot, was listed in critical condition from burns. Both men were from Ensley area as witnesses pulled Underwood from the burning wreckage. The plane was nearly destroyed. Flight details remain undetermined.
A bridge railing collapsed two miles south of Harteelle killing one man and injuring two companions. Lentz, age 3, died yesterday. Surviving relatives include his mother, two sisters, and Marvel Gay. In another wreck near Tuscumbia a collision of two trucks sent two people to Sheffield hospital where Mrs. George W. Myrick died Monday night. Her husband and Mrs. Gay were injured but not believed seriously hurt.
ENTERPRISE Special Two Negroes were arrested for possessing home brew whiskey and beer over the weekend. Charlie Cole 40 years old of Graves Quarters claimed selling homebrew was his only livelihood. Deputy Sims found a 10 gallon keg in Cole kitchen and a four gallon cask and a five gallon jug, one empty. Arkie Gibson was charged with having home brew and whiskey on her premises. Both were released on bond pending grand jury action.
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