21 May 1948
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1948
Page
1
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A film entitled Where Did We Get Off starring Edward G Robinson will be shown. Co chairmen for the drive are Nathan Kraselsky and Theodore Blurnon. Joe Schreiber of Marianna is president of the welfare fund.
High school seniors in Dothan will face exams with Wednesday and Thursday reserved for practice as Principal T. G. Vaughy notes the schedule. Notary appointments were announced for John W. Davis of Geneva and T. A. West Jr of Dothan by Governor Folsom. Sacred Harp memorial sing at Bethel church in Dale County drew singers from Alabama, Georgia and Florida, with Lisenby and Dill directing. Washington County Florida will get a home demonstration agent July 1. Geneva County warns farmers about army worms. M. M. Woodham urges combat tactics and arsenic-bran mix for peanuts and corn. Rabbi Martin T. Hinchins speaks on “The Fithies of the Fathers” at Temple Emanuel. Ling recommends 10 percent DDT dust for season pest control, plus a bran arsenic mix for climbing cutworms. A grass fire on E Main near Brewton Engineering caused minor damage, fire chief says. Horace Robinson, 29, faces petty larceny charge for stolen tools from Alley's Garage, jailed under 200 bond.
Lebanese authorities seized pistols, ammunition and electrical equipment from a vessel after removing 40 Americans and 24 Palestinians, three Canadians, one Pole and one Mexican. Lebanon claimed all 39 were of military age and bound for Israel to disrupt the Holy Land’s peace.
The NLRB issued an administrative order upholding a position that Taft Hartley allows states to ban union shop agreements while a district store unit might hold a DC election without Virginia workers. The decision, tied to Giant Food and Local 1501 AFL, faces potential court review but hinges on federal versus state jurisdiction.
Curtis Bryant, held without bond for first degree murder in the slaying of his wife Johnnie Mae, has a habeas corpus petition filed by defense counsel. A hearing is set for May 27 before Probate Judge Albert Logue at the county jail after Bryant’s removal from Dothan Hospital where gunshot wounds were treated.
Inspectors traced numbers to Ted Galler, a former Ercoupe dealer at the downtown airpark. Bob Fitzgerald and Trooper Hamilton linked Cheyenne incidents as youths boasted of flying a Cessna, damaging the undercarriage, and abandoning a farmer's horse before surrendering to the sheriff.
The grand jury criticizes absentee voting as a danger to elections and urges the Legislature to abolish it. It also flags improper removal of equipment from the highway department plant and purchases from private firms, citing lack of authority and procedural violations. The report notes questionable project payments and calls for project oversight and contract scrutiny.
Veterans who served twice in the armed forces since World War II may receive an additional mustering out payment. Sam Parrish, veterans office official, announced that those who did not go overseas during their first period but later served abroad may qualify for an extra $100 after second discharge. Candidates must file both discharges in writing to claim the $100, with possibly a few pending cases identified. Those discharged before the program began should contact the office if unpaid.
Harold Beil of Chipola College plans visits to Wewanitchka Port Saint Joe Milville Saint Andrew Springfield and Bay County high schools. W D McLaughlin will visit Graceville Chipley and Cottondale Florida and Cottonwood Alabama. Godfrey King will visit Greensboro Chattahoochee Quincy and Havana on May 25 with more schedules to follow.
A speaker contrasts today’s family life with a gadget ready world describing the modern era as one of opportunity yet warns it is an atomic age that can bring either humanity’s destruction or its greatest era.
Former Democratic National Chairman James Farley told a Boston College dinner that the South will stay in the party by election time and Truman will be renominated before the first roll call at the Democratic National Convention. He warned of a possible Wallace third party drawing about 5,000,000 votes, 75 percent from Democrats, and said Eisenhower will not be nominated.
Number 15 to override the veto. The veto message was called up late yesterday. The Senate laid aside a bill to authorize the admission of displaced persons. Wherry said Agriculture Department appropriation for the new fiscal year would be called up after the veto vote. Knowlan's bill would provide for an FBI investigation of presidential appointees to the Atomic Energy Commission or its general managership. All other employees are now subject to such a check, though the FBI inquiry would not be automatic and would require a majority of the nine Senate members of the Atomic Energy Committee.
The 21 idea declaring world peace possible through reform faced Congress and the United Nations while denouncing war as inevitable. The convention protested rising beverage alcohol advertising and motion picture drinking scenes and backed anti liquor legislation. It slapped Dr J Frank Norris for calling President Louie Newton pro communist. An amendment to bar churches unsympathetic to its aims from deliberations caused a split within the Southern Baptist ranks, Norris calling it a huge joke and the dispute widening across states. The amendment originator, Rev L E Barton, warned against internal criticism.
The report notes US airlines carried more passengers and twice as much air cargo when half the equipment was repurposed for military use. It also claims that one third of all automobiles on streets and highways have faulty brakes at any given time.
The Beuston County Great Court opens June 16 with two murder trials. Defendants Wille A. Coleman and Curta Bryant, both Neurces, face charges for killing women. Bryant is charged in the death of his wife Johnnie Mae in a family gunfight. Coleman is tied to Gracie Cummings’ death. The calendar runs June 14 to 17, with 32 other cases listed, including burglaries, larcenies, forgeries, and drunken driving appeals.
Florence AP reports a general alarm fire gutted an A and P store causing about 50000 in damage to the two story brick building and stock. Fire Chief Donald C White said the blaze began on a balcony and the cause was not immediately determined. Firefighters fought smoke filled interior and roof access took about ten minutes.
Reports from Jewish and Arab sources describe intensified combat around Jewish settlements south of the Sea of Galilee and in Jerusalem. Egyptian air raids on Tel Aviv continued, with schools closed and hospitals placed under Red Cross protection.
A fragment notes that every ton of milk sent from the farm contains about 14 10 18 pounds of natural matter, mainly lime and phosphate.
The American Automobile Association warns that 5 million plus motor vehicles will flood roads over a 3.5 day Memorial Day period starting Friday evening and ending Tuesday morning. It advises proper car condition, early trip planning, no weaving, no fatigue or drinking driving, avoid speeding, and extra caution at railroad crossings.
J W Cooke of Southeast Alabama Boy Scout Council announced a new explorer post in Troy as the council’s second senior unit. Sponsored by the Troy VFW Post, led by Wayland G Dubose with assistants G D Kelly Sam Meeks and Sid Winekur. Committee chaired by Charles T Laney Jr includes F Lewis Willis R H Johnson W R Chapman James F Giddens. Nine scouts are listed. Troy Troop 35 charter renewal filed. G D Kelly serves as scoutmaster for the troop. Troop 16 Ozark reregistered. Ozark Kiwanis Club sponsors it, leaders include Nathan Winokur as scoutmaster and R C Reynolds as committee chair. 34 members on roll.
City police report a poolroom burglary at Ritz Snooker Parlor on E Crawford Street. Entry was made through an electric fan shaft with cash stolen from the register, about 15 dollars, while a salesman’s car in the 200 block of E Main Street was burglarized and a briefcase with sample tapes and a tape moistener valued at 40 dollars taken.
Analysts note three possible Soviet gambits to expand influence have shown limited effect. Finland eased the pressure with a milder treaty, Italy’s Communists faltered after elections, and Molotov talks appear insincere, suggesting Moscow is not ready to push beyond consolidating zones. European tensions cooled alongside U S efforts to avert a broader letdown in recovery and rearmament plans.
The fragment lists cattle and pig price ranges including 270 tee and various weights from 140 to 1825 pounds with dollars per unit. It notes thesis values and practical prices for good to choice 180-240 lb barrows and gilts, and mentions some soft and semi-hard finishes.
Feed and livestock summary from Montgomery market shows salable receipts estimated 2050 cattle 875 hogs and calves 625. Friday fair activity mostly steady with cattle up to 1.00 higher on medium and top grades. calves and hogs mixed with gains of 25.50 29.00 for good vealers and 18.50 21.50 for barrows and gilts across weight classes.
The candidate touts 11 primary wins plus a write-in victory in Pennsylvania as proof of broad backing. He plans to leverage a convention blitz akin to Willkie’s 1940 surge, arguing that his appeal is nationwide, not just in the Midwest.
Gov Thomas E. Dewey and Harold E. Stassen concluded a three week sprint across Oregon with a tense race for the Republican favor. Voters faced a high turnout as polls opened and both campaigns urged last minute support in the final hours before closing.
A nervous grain market closed with mixed trends in May contracts. Wheat fell to 2 cents lower or rose 2 1 2 cents, corn varied 2 3/4 to 2 cents higher, oats ranged 13 8 to 34 higher, and soybeans declined up to 8 cents, with May prices around 2.38 for corn, 1.16 for oats, and 94.20 for soybeans.
The fragmentary text notes a numerical claim about a population or group in the year 1000 and a reference to openings or reemergence. The readable portion provides limited context, but the item appears to hinge on historical scope and a broad statistic.
County Agent C. M. Ling says Geneva truck crops suffer from prolonged dryness after heavy rains. Sweet corn now in silk stage, about two weeks from market, hit hardest but may survive with rain. Tomatoes set for green-pack shipping early next week. later harvests likely delayed without rainfall. Eastern U S shows virtually no rain. only light totals since April 21.
Auburn University and Alabama's athletic directors announced that the December 4 Birmingham game will be open only to alumni of the two schools. Alumni may request two tickets via official blanks mailed before July 34, with lotteries used if demand exceeds supply. Legion Field seats about 47,000. students and faculty may receive 170 tickets, the rest go to alumni. No public sale is expected.
Hudson Bay Company men first encountered the Blackfoot when tribesmen wore moccasins darkened by ash from a range fire in present day Idaho.
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