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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1950
Page
4
A jagged excerpt presents religious lines about light and virtuous action. The text references Isaiah 32 20 and a line attributed to J Bhirey, with broken phrasing and missing context indicating a damaged or partial page segment.
A Mississippi column mocks fox hunting lore with wild tales of foxes outsmarting dogs. The piece cites a Missouri incident and absurd fox tricks like climbing trees, claiming readers may doubt the fox’s feats while noting the humor and fantasy of the tale.
Ozark residents refuse despair over job shortages and actively press to attract new industry. The Southern Star notes local civic leaders have labored for weeks to spur development and restore employment opportunities.
City officials push to reopen the closed Industrial Plant as industries contact prospects. Cooperation among agencies and business leaders boosts optimism that Ozark will attract new industry, creating jobs and payroll for Dale County as the pajama plant resumes operation.
President Truman has finally signed the bill removing discriminatory taxes on margarine, making bread cheaper by July 1. The victory is credited to Congress under consumer pressure, though critics say the president merely signed what Congress had passed.
Detectives in Wilmington charged a Reyewrol woman with practicing witchcraft under a colonial era statute after seven clients said she cursed them during handwriting analysis. They claimed she offered to lift the curse for 410, raising questions about Delaware’s curse removal laws and modernity.
An attorney general opinion may allow mayors of towns under 6,000 population in Prack tin County to vote in council meetings if desired. The piece notes the potential impact on authority, political risk, and the temptation some officials face when a decisive vote could affect reelection.
An analysis arguing that McCarthy exposed communists within the State Department but warns of a broader danger from amiable idealists. It contrasts Southern loyalists with socialists and argues government aid to the helpless is not socialism, noting FEPC defeat as a coalition outcome and Roy Wilkins’s view of Dixiecrat and Republican roles.
The article traces Jimmy Roosevelts denials of political influence while recounting his past roles with Southern Corp and De Gerard's Agency, his $15 000 annual pay as an insurance solicitor, and his rise to president of the National Grain Yeast Corp. It documents alleged ties among officials, payments, and investigations tied to prohibition era figures including Hale, Chamberlain, and Morgenthau, with references to corruption probes and sensational connections.
A fragment from the Tremasriti¢ Times reflects local political chatter about Ringing Brothers and a Alabama vote. It notes LaVerne Mott’s comments, candidate remarks, and a March 13 money plan for City Hall and water works, plus a Red Cross blood donation turnout of seventy-six.
Laurence Angers Hamlet earns Academy Award nomination as best pictorial of the year at Wilby Theater, while nearby Walton Theater screens the scandal ridden Strom bolt to sell out crowds amid public dismay as Strombolt scandal unfolds. The Times-Journal predicted dullness yet capacity crowds followed.
Washington reports with semi official figures claim eleven major Fair Deal measures would lift the annual budget from about 40 billion to 85 billion dollars. Experts estimate taxes would rise by roughly 168 dollars per person, totaling around 80 billion annually including state taxes. The Arkansas Democrat notes projected outlays escalate from 7 billion to about 57 billion within several years, touching health, social security, and defense amid warnings of national economic strain.
Troy makers and the play group present The Valiant a dramatic production in Rui Auditorium Thursday and Friday nights. The cast features Dover Wallace and Ennis Ledger of Georgiana as Tanes James Porterfield of Deposit and Lonnie Calla Father Daly Roy Andrews Ozark as the jailer Wade Pas Phenix City as the attendant Betty Jean Duck Be Mina as Joseph Usher Charles Hart Leverne Fred Searcy Dothan Gene Lee Dothan in charge of properties Managers Rey Andrews Wade Pear Fairhope. The production is directed by Thelma Goodwin.
About 70 Donalsonville residents filled the Seminole high school auditorium Friday for a land of make believe performance by first and second graders. Elementary groups presented The Children Of Old Mother Goose under teachers Miss Joanne Pieres Miss Irene Deese Mrs T Simmons Mrs Frederick Dut Mr Joe Kirkland and helpers.
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