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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1948
Page
3
Houston County extension agents warn sudden cold and wet weather harms pigs causing flu. keep sleeping quarters dry and clean. They urge treating corn to prevent weevil and moth damage, fumigate stored grain with safe mixtures, and warn of fire hazards from carbon disulphide and related chemicals. They note cattle pests like lice, grubs, and stomach worms reduce winter gains.
Alabama group members including Frank M. Dixon and John E. Mandeville travel to Texas to promote the States Rights party platform. A Houston rally will feature Gov. Ben Laney of Arkansas and aim to push the party's objectives into every Texas county.
The piece describes Santa Clauses from department stores and private groups gathering at a hotel to study child psychology and parenting. Dr Milton Levine Dr Grace Langdon and Mrs Sidonie Gruneberg present talks on child development and parent understanding. Diplomas are awarded and Santas pledge gentleness and listening. The event frames psychology as 1948s Santa accessory alongside beards and pillows.
Geneva Special reports the annual Geneva High School Who's Who selections. Elected as Citizenship winners are Joyce Beasley and Fred Lacy. most intelligent Eddie Miller and Evelyn Shehee. most handsome Simon Hobbs and Karol Latimer. most popular Helen Kilpatrick and Bud Wilkinson. cutest Billy Mac Vaughn and Jackie Anglin. sweetest girl and most courteous boy Carolyn Dismukes and Horace Newman. most athletic Gene Pollard. best dancers Theda Barker and Royce Lee. friendliest Theda Bairker and Wilkinson. most likely to succeed Fred Lacy and Karol Latimer.
Indian railway police rounded up 600 offenders in four days on the Delhi Ambala route. Fines totaling 3000 rupees were collected from those arrested, highlighting ticketless travel as a major railway problem.
Dr. Baldr Bunche describes Israel as a living fact and warns force would be needed to crush Jews only by United Nations action. He notes Israel seeks Negev return per 1947 Assembly plan, while U N must guard borders, establish a possible Arab state, and secure peace. Negev geology and resources attract Jewish interest amid unsettled stakes.
A. C. Tibbett, 55, was critically injured when a bus pinned him against a wall at the Greyhound bus station in Montgomery. Police say he was standing near a wall when the bus, turning into the station, mashed him between the wall and the rear of the vehicle. His address is listed as Port St. Joe, Florida, though hospital staff say he resides in New York and was en route there.
London reports recovery for British basket weavers after a between the wars slump. Willow beds fell from 9000 acres to 2000, floods of cheap imports collapsed the trade, then aerial warfare revived it. Now Britain uses domestic baskets, with a 7000 strong labor force set to rise to 25000 through government training for the blind and disabled.
The Tennessee Coal, Iron & Company Fairfield Steel Works will begin weekly guided tours Tuesday, October, allowing visitors to watch iron ore convert to iron and finished products. White visitors are admitted Tuesdays and Negro visitors Wednesdays, the first public access since World War I and the first regular tours in company history.
At a dinner conference of Brig hospital representatives, leaders discussed shaping national health policy and the prudent allocation of resources. The dialogue aimed to balance innovation with access while aligning on priorities for the coming year.
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