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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1949
Page
2
Midland City hosts a PTA led play titled Cross Sections Of Life In The Wiregrass to raise funds for Madrid elementary and local libraries with proceeds to community groups. The event features City residents and PTA members in a May drive to support Houston County libraries.
Thomasville GA AP report notes USDA tallying about 200 cattle 00 calves and 800 hogs across Albany Columbus Moultrie Thomasville and other markets. Hog prices steady with ranges from 12 to 16 dollars per hundredweight for various weight classes and grades. Market listings include specific weights and prices from 8 p m Friday sale hours under Mr T E Trotter and partner.
Governor Folsom names Sarah Englon of Elba as notary public for Coffee County. Subyh Poo, secretary of state, reports the appointment today amid district scout meeting plans and several community notices including a Houston District Boy Scout camporee set for May 2022 and a training assignment for Brent at Fort Francis Warren.
Montgomery market reports Cattle receipts about 200 with steady tone and mixed demand across weights from 1200 to 2500. Hogs receipts around 240 with steady to slightly higher prices for midweight and heavy hogs, feeders and calves strong in places, futures mixed as buyers assess demand and feed costs.
Ramseur asserts unlikely need to rework a complete wires operation and dispels talk that the rough slag goat would be exposed on any slide. He says it is necessary to leave the single goat for at least 14 days while the lant becomes compacted and the black seat top or third phase is added.
Closing prices for New Orleans cotton showed overall steadiness with prices for May to December contracts drifting. Market quotes indicated fractional cents changes and futures under pressure, while nearby May and Oct values moved within narrow ranges amid thin trading.
Government figures face scrutiny as lawmakers debate Folsom plan to trim payroll while boosting revenue. Governor seeks 80 million for highway program funded by tax hikes, including sales, income, and corporate taxes, plus constitutional reforms and new state boards. Local lawmakers push bills on polls, liquor, and public financing amid opening-day activity.
Hourlen County home demonstration club members will participate in a radio program observance of National Home Demonstration Club Week. Mrs DS Morton opens with the creed, Mrs WA Womack outlines objects, Mrs Clarence Holl directs a special observance, EJ Whidden speaks on creating better chores, Mrs Clifton Hughes gives the club collect, program over WOIG at 1015 am Thursday.
A new handy plastic scalloper designed by Dai helps Ubeboos sewer operations. It does not curl, serves as a riser and spaces tool, enhancing efficiency in multiple tasks.
Wartha Jean Thomas died at two months old in a local hospital Tuesday morning. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Mt Lib Try Baptist Church with Rev Ziglar officiating and interment at the church cemetery. Besne Logan, aged 25, died Friday morning after a short illness in Pensacola Hospital. She was a former resident of Enterprise, survived by husband Luther L. Logan and siblings Tobe Carr, Lucile Press, Paul, Sam Cowan, Luke, and Ralph Warren. Funeral services were held Sunday at Wesley Chapel Church with multiple ministers, interment in an adjoining cemetery.
President Truman pressed for his farm aid program and warned Democrats who back the party platform must share in patronage. Senator Pepper criticized “time enough next year” for tours if Congress blocks votes. The White House faced a turbulent House as patronage policy drew opposition and no headway was made on farm subsidies.
A chaotic wartime dispatch reports 4000 Communist troops seizing Hangchow as marks a Red advance trapping Nationalist units in the Shanghai Hangzhou-Nanlung triangle. Trains run west and southwest while evacuees depart by ship. Chiang Kai-shek reportedly remains in Shanghai amid talks of deals with the Red.
Dochan Kiwanis Club hosted six elementary pupils from Rose Hill Souths and Highland schools as part of the boys and girls work program. J P Culver presented on Early History of Dothan with Joe Williams and others organizing the day. June 10 set for annual outing at Porte’s. youth ages 9 to 13 will join.
Dothan Pilot Club chose delegates and alternates to attend the Pilot International convention in Chicago June 16 to 18. Sara Abt presides. Anne Cooper Robbie Vincentell Maniyn Davis selected as reps, alternates named include Mass Abt Ruby Shanks and Selma Thomley. Nineteen members attended.
Clay praised his troops saying the parade would be treasured in heart and mind as he thanked them for service. Massed troops passed the reviewing stand before a crowd of American officers, marking the Bth anniversary of the 28th Infantry and three days before V-E Day in history.
A fragment notes Brazil as a native land for a red dyewood tree used for dye. It mentions the wood yielded a red pigment and its historical role as a valued natural resource. The text emphasizes its origin and dye usage without expanding on dates or places.
A clash over Taft Hartley reform and the Wood bill ended in a narrow 214 to 208 House tally. Rep Welch offered restoring the Wood measure to the Labor Committee after voting against it yesterday, while voting irregularities and absentee effects sparked protest from Rep Bontren and Rep Brehm. The episode stalled Truman’s pledge as the chamber approved a compromise yet failed to resolve the broader battle.
In a heated House session Northern Democrats resisted a repeal strategy while Republicans and Southern Democrats backed a Wood substitute to replace the Lesinski bill. The Lesinski measure never reached a vote, but the Wood substitute faced a pivotal test before being shelved.
Officials from the United States United Kingdom France and the Soviet Union hold a four power discussion on reciprocal restrictions dating to March 1948. The Paris London and Moscow envoys meet amid word of joint Western positions and possible Soviet alignment with Western nations.
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