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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1947
Page
6
Willie B. Fenn was found guilty of second degree murder and sentenced to 10 years in the penitentiary in the January 29 Ruby Lee Collins case. The verdict followed prolonged testimony from 28 witnesses and came after about an hour of deliberation.
Geneva County Teachers Association approved resolutions deploring underfunded schools dilapidated buildings and teacher turnover. They urge a wise legislature to protect education and seniors while addressing income tax revenue and the surplus fund to aid Alabama schools.
The jury that found Wille B. Fenn guilty of second degree murder is listed with foreman Claude J. Brown and members Tom KE Mills Foy Mizelle Raymond L. Allen John W. Delaney Walter F. Green Johnney Goodwon W Mack Jones W Malcolm Davis W Vernon Sullivan Hobart M. Loftin and Jack A. Coe.
Judge imposes ten year term in penitentiary on a Black defendant. Fenn's counsel files notice of appeal and seeks suspension pending appeal. Bond set at 7500 dollars. defendant remanded to Sheriff. Courtroom fills with Black and white spectators as verdict is read and crowd reacts.
The House appropriations committee recommends an 11 percent slash of the Navy budget for fiscal 1948, totaling 3.13 billion. The move may require reducing Navy and Marine Corps personnel by about 40 000 and closing shore establishments, while keeping fleet efficiency intact.
Dr Paul Gilmer told Northwest Florida and Southeast Alabama peanut growers to use a DDT and sulphur mix to cut costs by about 60 percent versus Cryolite. The plan aims to curb the velvet bean caterpillar, a rising pest, by timely application and a shift from Cryolite, with Sulphur dust also aiding leaf spot control and later harvests.
W C Lisenby on bond for the shooting of Jack Reagan on Poyner Street says reports he ate at Reagan’s house are false. He recalls trying to escape Reagan who followed him after entering his car and notes Reagan crawled into the vehicle. after warnings he fired a plate from the glove compartment. Police unsure of motive amid circulating rumors of a setup.
More than 100 B 29s formed the largest U S bomber drill over New York at 12 31 pm as 138 aircraft took off for a simulated strike over Newark Trenton Philadelphia Wilmington Baltimore and Washington D C The exercise named Operation Pacific led by Gen George C Kenny aimed at training with empty bomb bays in a high altitude, composed display over the metro area.
County commander Mrs. E J Whiddon reported the cancer fund drive in Houston County has surpassed the $1 586 quota. Exact totals were not available but the goal is reached meaning the drive is over the top.
The House un American activities subcommittee in Hollywood presses a case linking actors writers and producers to communism. Viktor Kravchenko former Soviet official sworn to appear in Washington on June 26 faces possible 24 hour surveillance while Beverly Hills police guard the home of Lee R Brooks after a threat.
An official from the State Fire Marshall in Tallahassee investigated a downtown Marianna fire seen as possibly arson. The blaze destroyed a small fruit and produce shop owned by Woodrow and Monroe Harris. Deputy A. J. McMullian Jr assisted, stating evidence pointed to incendiary origin and noting gasoline-soaked items and containers removed from the building entered through a broken shutter.
Hal Boyle reflects on a Kansas City neighborhood corner at Thirty-First Street and Woodlands Avenue. He recalls past residents like Pop Hudson the druggist and Ollie Eylar the undertaker, noting how war years altered fortunes while Jam Hammer the shoe man remains steady.
The House voted 98 to 0 and the Senate 34 to 1 to place an identical constitutional amendment directing future income tax revenue to fund teacher salaries. Sen. Bruce Henderson of Wilcox opposed, citing lobby influence and long-term tax growth concerns, while pledging to offer alternate plans next week.
The prosecution described a mob killing in Greenville as jurors heard statements from taxi drivers and others involved. The case centers on the beating of a dying Black man and the use of a public safety item to bludgeon him, with multiple suspects named and more statements presented to the jury.
Henry Gamble of Dothan was hospitalized with head lacerations possible skull fracture and fractures to the hip and shoulder after a Thursday afternoon collision on U.S. 231. Lindley L. Hatfield of Montgomery said he could not avoid striking Gamble while attempting to pass two cyclists. Vehicle damage was estimated at 315 dollars.
The Wonder Wives group in San Francisco, led by Mrs. Forest Lee Jordan, touts members who have driven at least 10 000 miles without an accident and some who have gone 23 years without a parking ticket, backing the city campaign.
In Washington a gunman opened fire at the municipal courthouse injuring three others. Patrolman Hubert Estes and a law association official were killed. Attorney George W. Dalzell and Cecil Craig were wounded along with an unidentified Negro suspect. The assailant exited the building after reloading his weapon.
In Savannah Georgia a Dutch girl Johanna Wag nall refused to marry Leon Henson to avoid his prison term for smuggling her into the United States. Judge Frank Scarlett offered probation conditional on marriage but the girl declined stating she loves him yet will not live with his mother. Henson, 17, of Port Arthur Texas, received a two year penitentiary term probated with a $150 fine. the girl was ordered deported to immigration authorities.
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