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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1949
Page
1
A dinner meeting of the Faster Gtraft Methodist Church’s Men’s Cus is set for Wednesday at 1 pm. A short musical program will be provided by the choir, with Rev. Paw A. Duttoy of Abbeville delivering the principal speech. Max Woldra will preside, and full attendance is anticipated.
New York advisers Kellin Ballin and Manna Rosenblatt run a consultation service helping women select fur coats. They source from various furriers, charge a 10 percent service fee plus wholesale price, and advise practical, value-driven choices while avoiding overly flamboyant, labor-intensive designs. They caution against trendy, high-labor pieces and dyed furs that may fade.
Nebrask a gardener Merman Heinecke shares a curious note about his turnip harvest. He comments on dinner plans featuring paired turnips and cites a display of fire in front of Bishop Bisckop as part of a local anecdote.
County board motions split over building scale and site for new hospital facilities. West and Blowers push for smaller facilities financed by federal funds with potential future expansion. Sites discussed include Robinson, Rumson, and Rimson options near Ashford, Column, and Harbford Highway, with engineering input sought and department approval required.
A muddled review traces devaluation risks in Western economies amid Marshall Plan gains, rising industrial output, and inflation ease. It notes stronger Western European democracies, Communist setbacks, and efforts to stabilize prices, currencies, and trade while US shipments dip and dollar value widens. It also mentions production growth and economic policy measures alongside a stray note on dog fur breeds.
Yugoslav Deputy Foreign Minister Ales Bebler set to address the Kremlin issue at the United Nations as informants indicate he will reference Soviet troop movements on the Yugoslav border. U.S. Representative Warren Austin criticized the Soviet atomic plan as propaganda, warning it aims at dominance rather than universal security.
Readers are urged to submit the entry form for today’s Eagle contest with an envelope addressed to the Haste and drop it in the mail. No strings attached and no town restrictions, including Dothan, in the Wiregrass. Early entries encouraged.
Thrower to complete Brennan term ending in October with March Primary deciding successor. Adkins Milone urged a man be elected next month to fill the unexpired Brennan term, then be appointed to serve the remainder. Thrower, a World War II veteran and former city attorney, settles in Dothan and co-manages a hardware store. A separate resolution extends a water main project, with costs to be recouped from water customers over six months.
UPI reports Rost Beasley was arrested in Falls City while attempting to sell $75 worth of unspecified items to a local merchant. He lacked proof of ownership and no supporting documentation for the sale was presented. The case centers on alleged illicit trading of goods, with no chickens involved.
SPEIGNER AP reports J C Cody a Texas convict convicted of second degree murder and accused of assaulting his wife was wounded in an escape attempt at Draper Prison. He and two other young convicts were recaptured. Cody suffered buckshot injuries above the hip and was to be taken to Ruby Prison hospital for observation.
State Docks will urge Houston County peanut producers to use Mobile facilities. Director Henry W. Sweet said the docks aim to attract soybeans, peanuts, and cottonseed oil shipments in the future. He noted the first Oklahoma tabrivating oil shipment would go through Mobile on Now 18 for transfer to railroad cars.
In White Sulphur Springs deputy game warden Fallang reports a snowshoe rabbit found with about 11 in currency inside it. He says the wallet fell from his coat while dressing a rabbit. tracks led to the wallet and other items, including a Masonic Lodge ward and a missing membership fund.
Governor Stoon Of Enders onvi el, C UP reports Gay Kerr Scott failed to flag down an official car for 45 minutes outside a Charlotte hotel. A chamber commerce group secured a ride. In a separate incident, 2 year old Negea Alten was hospitalized after knives injuries from playing with a knife during an apparent romp.
Livestock listings from Georgia and Alabama show 2000 hogs and 200 calves at eight plants in Albany Columbus Moultrie Thomasville Talbot Dothan and Jacksonville with hog prices slipping about 16 cents. Quotations vary by weight and grade across the eight locations with mixed grades down slightly and butchers hogs reaching up to 16.50. Cattle receipts in Montgomery show buyers steady to firm on slaughter cattle while calf and hog markets remain active but volatile.
Alabama hospital leaders including Dean and McCauley debated Negroes’ seating and bed allocations in Houston County and outlined Hill Burton Act plans. They described federal two thirds funding, state and county one third shares, and potential $92 million general revenue bonds for matching funds, with proposed 200 beds in Houston County and a 331 bed county total.
Ambala India police report the hanging of Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte for the assassination of Mohandas K Gandhi. They defended their acts as part of a plan for a Hindu state and suppression of Muslims. After the executions, authorities imposed tight security and news restrictions.
Two obituaries from Wiregrass region detail the deaths of K Morgan of Ozark and Mrs Annes Lovett of Abbeville. Morgan formerly worked at Huta Cotton Oii Company Osark until retirement. Services were led by Rev D P Slaughter with burial at Claybank cemetery. Lovett died at home in Hateburg. funeral services conducted with survivors including husband and several children. Interments and family relations mentioned with local funeral homes involved.
Court records show a dispute led by Judge T Alan Goldsborough over the IMB pension alrike case as Lewis seeks to halt welfare fund expenditures. The welfare total sits near 12 060 000 with 350 workers facing potential layoffs and blame aimed at Bridges and Van Horn for mismanaging funds. There are about 400 oil refineries across 30 states and many oil wells nationwide.
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