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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1948
Page
5
Hal Boyle recalls the life of Chaim Weizmann born in Russia and his lifelong dream for a Jewish homeland in Palestine. The column notes that Weizmann, who would become provisional president of Israel, spent his career pursuing a vision that did not unfold exactly as he hoped.
The elderly chemist and Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann is depicted as a reluctant warrior for peace who helped forge support for a Jewish homeland. The piece covers his life from Russia to Britain, his role in wartime science, and the Balfour Declaration of 1917 offering a homeland in Palestine while promising civil rights for non Jews.
In Portland Oregon Gov. Thomas E Dewey and former Gov Harold Stassen claimed victory in a radio debate over outlawing the Communist Party. Supporters called it a draw with Stassen shifting to the Mundt Nixon bill and Dewey labeling it harmless without endorsement.
OHAMED WAGDI reports from Cairo on how the Palestine crisis strains the four monarchies and two republics ruling Arab lands. Leaders including Farouk, Ibn Saud, Abdullah of Trans-Jordan, and Feisal efforts shape a fragile bloc as imperial powers influence policy, borders, and oil wealth.
Johnny Clausell of Evergreen Alabama pleaded guilty in federal court to forging a government check and was sentenced to 28 months in prison. He received two years probation on another count and a $309 fine after admitting to obtaining Army discharge records and stealing allotment checks via post office visits. U.S. District Attorney Peres Fountain cited Clausell as involved with other soldiers from Camp Blandiy Florida and Ft Leonard Wood Missouri in the scheme.
Staff Sergeant Henry A. Jordan Jr., son of Mr and Mrs Hi A Jordan of 307 Lafayette street, has been promoted to technical sergeant in the 514th Reconnaissance Squadron Weather on North Field Guam. He entered the Air Force in 1939, trained at Chanute Field and Tyndall, served with the 54th Bomb Squadron, reenlisted after 1945, and later joined the 514th Reconnaissance Squadron with B-29 engineers training.
Sergeant Jordan served on Guam as a B39 flight engineer and flew nine hazardous typhoon missions into the eye to determine the storm’s course and intensity. He has accumulated more than 3,000 hours as a flight engineer.
In Greenville Mississippi a thief raided a chicken house taking 33 fryers and 25 hens, leaving one rooster. The burglar scrawled hen house for rent above the doorway.
The State Welfare Department approved a plan to establish a retirement system for county welfare workers and instructed Welfare Commissioner Laula Dunn to present it at the next Legislature. The merit system council had earlier recommended the plan. The board also adapted a resolution to establish a graduate school of social work at the University of Alabama.
Report from Santa Barbara California notes married women achieving high scholastic standing among UC Santa Barbara co-eds. The piece mentions husbands and women’s groups, hinting at a broader discussion on attitudes toward married female students and academic performance.
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