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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1946
Page
1
The Dothan Aero Club plans Aviation Day on Friday November 1 at the Houston County Fair Grounds. Civilian pilots and aviation enthusiasts within 1500 miles are invited. The event will run all day with the race track used as a landing field and will include crop dusting and stunt flying demonstrations.
Aero Club members Charlies Roberts and Hugh Wheel Hess will lead a Panama City group to Dothan for a stunt flying feature. Toby Eastman oversees night flare use and loudspeakers, while Arthur Johnson arranges Army group attendance. John C. Howell directs radio hookup and pilot communication during flight.
Miss Mary McDonald assistant district administrative supervisor from Montgomery is spending a week in the Houston County Farm Security office on a routine checkup. She arrived Monday and will stay in Dothan through Friday, county FSA agriculturalist W. Y. Cook reported today.
The 13th century Mongol expansion facilitated firearms entering Europe through trade and warfare. Scholars note early gunpowder weapons arrived via steppe routes, influencing military technology and siege warfare across medieval Europe.
A postwar free clinic in Alabama showcases tiny batteries and compact hearing devices. Demonstrations feature Acoustucon Hearing Lenses and Unipac operable without separate power, promising clearer sound for the hard of hearing and those with conductive loss.
Montgomery AP Ralph B Craughon says Governor Sparks emergency funds largely funded new faculty at Alabama colleges and universities. Of 3530 000 advanced, 340 000 used for new faculty. remainder for salaries adjustments utilities equipment and facilities and other costs. Institutions list their totals for new faculty and overall allocations including Alabama College Auburn area schools and Tuskegee Institute with varied amounts.
Robert F. Henry and Frank L. Reynolds of Montgomery were discharged from perjury charges stemming from a civil suit in the Court of Common Pleas. Circuit Judge D. C. Halstead did not press the indictments on motion by the circuit solicitor.
A Dothan Rotary Club meeting featured a vocation program led by chairman Lee Herlong. Milton Williams spoke on electrical appliances and Leroy Horn on soil conservation. Betty Seymour sang, with LaMerle Penn at the piano. Guest student representative Johnny Rice attended.
The fall clinic for Houston County crippled children will be held at the Dothan Recreation Center on October 18 starting at 8 a.m. Mrs. C. L. Collins, director of the Houston County Department of Public Welfare, announced today. Over 100 county children are expected to be seen.
Washington AP report notes Bethesda Naval Hospital stating no essential change in Cordell Hull's condition eight days after a stroke. Bulletin adds Hull rested well last night, with the 73 year old former Secretary of State previously described as out of immediate danger.
Nuernberg prison limited inmate movement to the cell block corridors and granted access to books. Officials started two daily press conferences under Berlin orders to maintain secrecy. The first briefing offered no exact times or details on the executives’ status.
The Houston County Sacred Harp singing convention will celebrate its fiftieth year with events on October 12 and 13 at Memphis Church, six miles southeast of Doraan. J. H. Halstead is president and W. C. Liesnby is secretary. Saturday features the officers election. all singers and gospel music enthusiasts are invited. Plans aim to make this the largest and best of the 50 sessions.
The article notes Kingpins of meatpacking seek to break the OPA and warn of government seizure powers. It cites Anderson resisting further price relief and the Bureau of Agricultural Economics contrasting view. Agriculture experts say beef from ranges won’t appear before the November elections. Republicans wield the shortage as a campaign issue.
Mrs Mollie Mae Morris of the Mt Carmel community near Samson died Monday at her daughter I ma Day s home after a lingering illness Funeral services were held at Piney Grove Baptist Church with Rev Cass Blomberg officiating Burial was in the adjacent cemetery Searcy Funeral Home assisted She had lived in Mt Carmel for ten years and was active in church work Surviving are six daughters three sons her father and a brother
Prosecution excused 23 veniremen before jury selection while the defense used 46 strikes. After the panel was set, 4 State witnesses and 35 defense witnesses testified. Defense witness Jimmy Matthews, said to have witnessed the alleged shooting of Lee born September 16 in a Phenix City nightclub dining room, was later arrested for murder but not indicted by the Jackson County Grand Jury.
Wind reached 45 mph in places as a tropical storm crossed the state. Officials say the record citrus crop, valued at about 150 million dollars, should suffer minimal losses with only minor damage reported in Lakeland. Newsmen saw little fruit on the ground despite widespread winds. Locust swarm noted as historic detail.
Canadian Open champion George Fazio leads 14 top pros into Montgomery for the $10 000 open starting Thursday. Early arrivals include Jimmy Thompson Joe Earhardt Jim Gants Joe Kirkwood Jr Ellsworth Vines Johnny Palmer Jimmy Hines Jack Jones Jerry Goss Jim Ferrier and Dale Morey. Ben Hogan and Jug McSpaden are not expected.
Houston County ARC announces 36 hour Red Cross first aid instructors course to be taught by Donald Zimlock from Atlanta regional headquarters. Inspector T S Hutto says the program will equip highway patrol members to handle road incidents and provide on scene aid until medical help arrives.
The court ordered bond for defendants and said cases would return to the grand jury for new indictments. Several individuals, including Alvin W. Gwaltney and Christine Griffin, had indictments but their cases were postponed after quashed charges. Judge Halstead urged jurors to review if time and witnesses permit, noting a homicide had occurred and an early trial could occur if an indictment is found during criminal court the week of November 8. The list of grand jurors is provided.
Miss Fran Mallette announced the Union Hill home demonstration club will meet tomorrow at 2 p m at Mrs. Lee Cameron s home. All members are notified of the change.
Unlike other deer, Bar ren Ground caribou have horns in both sexes. Females wear shorter horns than males, a trait highlighted in the study of this population.
Lt J. J. Krause of the local Army Recruiting Station announces a new extension program for veterans who re enlisted for one year. Short term enlistees may extend to three years to obtain full allotment protections. More than half of one year enlistees are expected to adopt the three year option.
The painter crew works in the congressional gymnasium tinting walls baby blue while floors are refinished. A revolving front door costs six thousand dollars for the House and another six thousand for the Senate, as the writer tours the new entrances and notes the public spectacle.
Taft and Huffman criticized the Nuremberg death sentences as violating American law. Dewey and Ives defended the trials as fair and warned against future aggression. Taft deferred further comment while his campaign faced ongoing scrutiny in Ohio and Michigan.
City Police Department reported a light docket with six cases yesterday including three drunkenness charges two disorderly conduct counts and one intoxicated driving incident.
The City Wire Department issued four building permits yesterday totaling $3450. Three permits were for residences at 617 North Alice, 906 West South Street, and the 200 block of Broad, while one permit covered a bus facility. Names include George Dickerson and E. H. Finch.
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