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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1950
Page
7
A beauty feature advises readers on quick skin renewal after winter damage. It outlines cleansing for dry and oily skin, steam baths, a witch hazel rinse, oat meal or almond meal exfoliation, and nightly lubrication to reveal a fresher complexion by spring. The piece promotes a booklet “Your Crowning Glory” with six hair-do designs and model demonstrations.
At the West Florida Livestock Auction Market in Marianna No 1 hogs brought 16.25 a hundredweight and No 2s 15.65, with 38 and 15.4s in roughs at 15.60 and 12.65. Good feeders quoted 12 to 14, common feeders 8.50 to 11.75. Cattle prices listed: good slaughter heifers 18.75 to 22.50, good slaughter steers 19 to 22.75, baby beeves 22 to 24.75, good slaughter cows 15.75 to 17.25, canners and cutters 12.50 to 15.
Alabama prisoners freed by the State Pardon Parole Board include two life termers Alton Wimes and Joseph Wille Crowell for homicide. Thirty parole applications were denied. Other paroles cover a range of crimes and counties, listing names, charges, counties, and sentence lengths.
Two Negro Scout troops were re registered with the Southeast Alabama Boy Scout Council. Troop 68 at Enterprise Academy lists ten boys, with Cleveland Gavin as scoutmaster and Henry W. Segar Carlton Petty and Robert L. Henderson as committee members. Troop 73 at Geneva Garden Club has eight boys, Luke Hardy as scoutmaster with George B. Robinson as assistant. Committee members are W. L. Jenkins H. B Holt and Willard McNeal.
Richard L. Hinson Jr. was elected Commander of Jackson Memorial Post of Veterans of Foreign Wars in Marianna, succeeding H. C. Harris. Other officers named include Hardy Batter as senior vice commander Herbert Williams as junior vice commander J. C. Hornsby as quartermaster H. H. Enfinger post advocate Lloyd Hart Jr. as chaplain Wilson Hart as surgeon. Trustees named are Herbert Hales for one year W. S. Brandon for two years and Burgess Register for three years. Installation set for April 4 with state commander expected to attend.}</analysis>
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