Cross Sections Of Life In The Wiregrass Church Event
Will Baptist Church hosts a Saturday night event under special plates to benefit the church. The program features lectures and dishes as part of a community fundraiser.
31 May 1951
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1951
Page
1
Will Baptist Church hosts a Saturday night event under special plates to benefit the church. The program features lectures and dishes as part of a community fundraiser.
MIAMI UP reports a second death linked to college hazing during week. A freshman Louls died from injuries after an incident on campus. Companion Thomas Kieppner 19 from Washington fell exhausted during the event. College notice records show fraternity council ban and campus actions.
Houston County Board contemplates buying a sheriff's car. Sheriff J Walt Cameron urged a replacement for a vehicle with high mileage and frequent repairs. Board weighs advertising for bids and seeking legal opinion on purchase thresholds.
Ozark staff special reports funeral services are planned for a Marine victim with rites to be held Saturday at the church in Ozark. The Rev Charles Landers will conduct the services and burial will be directed by Hotan Funeral Home. Survived by Loy D Onn and a sister, among others.
A Columbus man pleaded guilty to a Mann Act charge involving immoral purpose. Police arrested him last night and turned him over on a warrant. The case cites a sequence of criminal actions and pending charges.
An Atlanta market note lists morning prices for poultry goods including broilers and oil-weight categories. Specific figures are partially legible with figures like 28, 12, 38 appearing among entries. The snippet indicates a routine price tally by AP from poultry trading.
Rose Hill School released its perfect attendance list for the term, naming seven pupils with two years of perfect records and a longer roster of students achieving post term perfect attendance. The lists include Margaret Harwell Jacquelyn Lucille Deamer Willum Albert Woodham Nellie Joyce Standifer Jerry Anne Tolar Wayne Gibson Carol Riley Richard Williams and others.
Evans, a 1948 Naval Academy graduate, said he was discharged under honorable conditions for writing and publishing a letter without clearance. The order cited contemptuous references to the president and secretary of state and claimed the letter could undermine military unity. Kohlberg, linked to the American China Policy Association, received the letter.
The Senator asked if Russia would be legally bound by any UN naval blockade established, even without Moscow's support. Russell D. Gay chaired Armed Services and Foreign Relations questions, aiming to finish Sherman inquiry soon. Marsh and Acheson moved to Tokyo for talks as MacArthur dismissal and testimony dominated the hearing.
About 45 youths from Dothan will travel by chartered bus from Lafayette Street Methodist Church to Montgomery for a Youth Night program at Mont gomery Saturday. Dr. Leonied Gochran of Columbia Ga. will speak. Travis Shelton will direct the choir. Local church delegates and adult readers accompany the group with plans to return Saturday night.
Montgomery AP report details testimony before a legislative committee investigating parole abuses. Rep Rankin Fite says Drinkard and Vinson never told him they sought parole or favors. Fite, once a senator, defended his actions as attorney for paroled prisoners and denied accepting any payment. Morgan De Vinney testified in executive session. Frank Boswell and others were slated to testify.
The Defense Department reports 611 more casualties this week in Korea, bringing the total to 67,427. Figures reflect notifications to next of kin through Friday, May 25.
The CAA Communications Station at Dothan Municipal Airport logged 1.75 inches of rain from 4:80 to 11:30 am yesterday, marking the second heavy downpour in a week. Another storm brought near an inch Saturday, keeping rainfall totals high.
New Orleans cotton futures moved higher today due to light short covering and modest buying. At 11 a.m. prices showed gains of about five cents to one dollar per bale as traders weighed policy news and anticipated testimony from Secretary of State Acheson.
Funeral services were set for Charlie Blackmon of Providence at Providence Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife and two Enterprise daughters. Talma Grimes of Chancellor had funeral services at Asberry Church, survived by husband and two daughters. A third obituary notes a local resident died at Napier Field, with Beulah Baptist Church services forthcoming and funeral time to be announced.
AP dispatch reports total receipts at eight major plants across Georgia Alabama and Florida with hog prices steady to 25 cents higher. Good and choice 180 to 240 lb barrows and gilts bring 19.75 to 20.25, others 16.50 to 18.75, sows 16.00 to 17.75. Montgomery area shows stocker strength with calves 28.00 to 38.00, steers 23.00 to 29.00, and feeder activity rising. Also notes about American forces engaging in Korea with mixed advances and rising surrender counts in the UN area near Hwachon and Yongpyong.
A Senate judiciary subcommittee chaired by Benner considers a 25 million bond issue awaiting House action. Gov Gordon Paterson backs identical House bill, with calendar hurdles and possible substitution. A 200k emergency grant for Alabama College for Negroes was approved, and education reforms to empower teachers on textbooks faced committee exit.
Police report at least ten tires stolen as tire thefts increase in Dothan. Chief Edie D Kelley urges motorists to record tire serial numbers to help recover them when stolen. Prompt reporting aids police in locating missing tires and solving cases. The note mentions other university events and local school items amid scattered fragments.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Tunsel under Alps and a French context. No clear event, date, or complete names beyond these fragments. Unable to determine a coherent incident or outcome from the given text.
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