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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1950
Page
2
A Loyal Order of Moose meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the Wagon Wheel. The nominating committee convened that night and will announce the nominees for the Moore Mariners, with records showing activity amid other Wiregrass life notes.
The U S government uses mechanical detectives and a sorting machine in the Cleveland district to uncover multiple returns and inflated refunds. The system links identical taxpayer names, revealing 2 278 cases of duplicate filings and large overclaims. Officials say most errors come from misunderstanding or misreporting rather than fraud, with 11 percent of 2 200,000 filers making mistakes on Form 1040 A.
Mscar Wood faced two false pretenses counts in Cir jcutt 6 Coast. One charge was dismissed after Judge Halstead sentenced Wood to two years. Joel Herman Draughon pled to second degree burglary and received two years. Cecil Dickerson entered a similar plea and drew three years.
New York cotton futures slipped at mid morning with declines ranging from 10 to 45 cents per bale. May contracts opened around 35.33, with October nearing 20.07 and December near 20.77 as traders weighed market conditions.
Joeegh Scaletta drove into a repair shop after his vehicle was damaged by a hit-and-run car. The repair shop also handled repairs when the coincidence occurred. The driver was identified and fined $2.50 for receiving driving and failing to stop after an accident.
W. F. Covington Jr was elected president of Dothan Rotary and will assume office July 1. Robert Romney will be vice president with board members Jesse Forrest Woodfin Parkroan W. K Holt and Max Welden. Covington has seven years as a Rotarian and chairs the deacons at Dothan Presbyterian Church while serving on the State Democratic Executive Committee and the Chamber of Commerce Board.
Reuben L. Newton, gubernatorial candidate in Alabama, unveils a 17 stop Wiregrass tour across Brundidge, Laverne, Ariton, Ozark, Abbeville, Prichard, Midland, Geneva, Slocomb, Brockton, Elba, Brantley and Taverne. He starts with 9:50 a.m. speech in Brundidge and 4 p.m. Friday in Laverne, with multiple events through Thursday and Friday. Newton, now Jasper resident, is a Dale County high school alum and Baptist College graduate.
In Eastman Georgia a Dodge County farm face lifting demonstration is planned at the Steve Weston farm six miles west of town. Gov. Herman Talmadge is slated to speak at the 1 pm formal exercises. Sponsored by veterans on the farm training program and agricultural agencies, the event aims to draw about 30 000 attendees.
The speaker warns against rapid expansion of government and echoes Mussolini and Hitler tactics while defending states rights and farmer quotas. He accuses Pepper of shifting positions on FEPC and cites taxes and farm income forms as proof of burdens on farmers.
Washington AP reports a planned big three foreign ministers meeting to map cold war strategy. US officials forecast a possible April or May gathering with Bevin and Schuman, while a full Big Four meeting with Vishinsky remains unlikely for now.
Livestock report from Thomasville and Montgomery areas notes arrivals of 100 calves and 2000 hogs at major packing plants in Albany Columbus Moultrie Thomasville Tifton Dothan Jacksonville and Tallahassee. Hog prices mostly steady with varied quotes by weight and grade across plants. Bond drive during World War II and MI oversubscribed in Hawaii.
Publisher Horace Hall announced the appointment of Howard Trippe as advertising director of The Dothan Eagle. Trippe, a 15 year newspaper advertising veteran, comes from The Columbus Ledger and Enquirer. ES McChintic and Shelly Thomas will remain heads of display and classified advertising departments. Mrs Trippe will join him in Dothan next week.
The court found Coplon guilty on three counts including conspiracy to commit espionage and attempted transfer of defense documents to a foreign power, while Gubichev was convicted on one count of unlawfully receiving secret government papers. Coplon faces up to 2n years. Gubichev faces up to 149 years and fines. The trial included jury polling and post verdict motions amid international reaction.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss a Philadelphia post office roof as a mail plane landing port. The text mentions sound traveling four times as far through water as air and 15 times as taut through iron, though context is unclear. The source is damaged and reads as partial thoughts rather than a cohesive report.
James Garey Hil son of Mr and Mrs James Fr of Covtonwood route ate died. Marion Shiver forty five farmer of Cottonwood route two died at home. Burlat burial at Ramer Church cemetery with Johnson funeral home directing. Survivors include wife Curtis Stone sister Mrs D Howell and several pallbearers. Willie Floyd Whitehead 42 of Tumbleton died in Dothan hospital. Funeral at Ballinton Church with Masonic rites. Florence E Moore 32 sister of Mrs Biles Rudé died in Atlanta hospital. Funeral at Smyrna Church, Ward-Wison in charge. George Harvey Lockamy 50 of Black died Sunday. funeral 2 p m at Black Methodist Church, graveside rites. Survivors include widow and son, siblings, and extended family.
At Municipal airport meeting commissioners opened bids from clothing firms to supply police uniforms with Ader-Kelley Clothing Company the low bidder for unwormy and caps. Troy Lewis Clothing won a contract to furnish white shirts and colored shirts for Fire Department personnel. The Commission named Walter Mortig to the Recreation Board and filed an application for a Recreation Director on the five member panel. New West candidate 1g Lewis A Fraush a University of Florida physical education major joins the Recreation Board which includes Clyde Lov ern AltonY Lee Billy Mullen W M Evans and Morris Morris replaces Betts Slinglutt who declined appointment due to service on the Board of Education.
Senator O Mahoney rejects claims that the 12 sidered utility would be government regulated with fixed prices. He argues the committee report contains no push for price controls and notes hearings were planned before any increases. A separate House probe into the steel industry begins April 17, with U S Steel officials named as first witnesses.
Fragmented readable text mentions women, Cardut, and miners with uncertain phrases. No clear event or outcome. multiple garbled terms suggest a damaged page segment with limited coherent facts to summarize.
The nation endures coal stock shortages as freight and passenger service remains limited until stockpiles recover. New York joins other regions in cancelling conservation dimants while fuel rationing continues in the city. UMW local Robena in Pennsylvania votes to return to work despite lingering strikes. A suspended miner, Joseph Dickmen of Library, Pa, vows to appeal after criticizing leadership. Hawaii backs statehood 2 to 1 in the 2040 plebiscite.
In Bechuanaland, Kwaina seeks to dispatch Ruth, a white wife, before the birth of their child, a move drawing tribal opposition as elders insist a chief cannot rule with a white spouse while Bechuanaland’s rulers face wider questions on Hawaii statehood amidst a 1937 congressional probe into literacy.
A confusing local crash report from Panama City indicates a piece of a wreck involving a resident of Samson and an Alabama taxi driver. Police say Patrolman Brown and officer McCall observed the incident scene on the highway, with Moyers later charged in county court.
The discussion features Connor endorsing higher education funding and state transport fare reform, while Person argues for legis lative action on taxes and public funds. They differ on removing political control from military and conservation departments and on shifting welfare policy, all amid promises of four years of stable, good government.
A damaged report recounts a detainee named Shipkov subjected to forceful questioning and a breaking point cited by the subject. The State Department released an affidavit noting a prior request and asserting belief Shipkov was dead or held on false charges. A forthcoming trip was not yet announced.
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