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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1946
Page
1
New Orleans AP reports that cotton flow to market slowed to a trickle across the South after last week's price collapse. Farmers largely held the staple hoping for a rebound, with sales down to about 10 percent of normal in many areas. Some farmers in urgent need sold small amounts while others withheld, seeking a future rise.
Funeral arrangements today for Henry Mixon forty four of Hartford and J E Enfinger in Hartford Township as kin await arrival from California. Accident near Bay County left Mixon and singer dead while eleven companions rode home from a fishing trip. Several injured were taken to Dothan hospital including Heathcher Chancey Shields and Bud Zorn. The auto driver remained unidentified as Washington County investigates.
Nan Peiker Beach, 19, of Tulsa and New York City, was fatally shot while sleeping in a canoe tent on a honeymoon trip with her husband Charles Beach. Mexican troops and Indian guides hunted through Guerrero toward Tetela and the Acapulco highway for the killers and any loot, aided by a reconnaissance plane as the couple camped along the Blasas River.
Thomas Bell aged nine son of R C Bell of Dothan was in serious condition in a Dothan hospital after being struck by an automobile at the N Foster Powell streets intersection Saturday morning. Macon Branch of Dothan, a Negro, is held on a temporary reck less driving charge pending the boy's condition. Deputy Sheriff Clayton Adams said the accident occurred about 9 am as the youth attempted to cross the street.
Barbour County youth McLaughlin, 17, Blue Springs, an FFA officer and speaker, enlisted after achieving a perfect Army mental test score. He is the only high school graduate this year to reach such a score. His record includes leadership in FFA and 4H, state oratorical honors, and a fundraising effort for a creosoting plant in Barbour County. Lt Krause praises him as ideal for the Regular Army.
An agreement signed Saturday ends shipping strikes on the East and Gulf coasts. U S Maritime Commission plans to start 116 ships idled for 20 days. CIO President Philip Murray demands wage increases for 800000 steel workers. Unions in coal auto and meat packing also pursue higher wages.
Savannah article reports Patricia Bennett admitted in an oral statement that her 20 month old son Ronald Holton died accidentally at her boarding home and that she disposed of the body in a cornboard box. She was questioned by detectives and no charges were filed pending further investigation.
At the UN General Assembly in New York Norway and Chile pressed to make the Spanish issue a special item on the agenda. They urged action to help democratic forces in Spain and avoid another civil war while noting small nations prefer non intervention.
Community drive for the Dothan United Charities Chest shows slow progress after four and a half days. Volunteers report about half the goal with pledges scarce and readers urged to donate promptly to meet the $10,000 target.
Gov Chauncey Sparks backs Alabama's 60 day calendar for legislative sessions and opposes Clayton Amendment No 6 that would switch the legislature back to a full legislative day basis. He says experiences with the calendar have been satisfactory and that preliminary interim committee work keeps the body within time limits.
Alabama faces a sharp shift in state government as Big Jim Folsom nears office next January. Historical clashes with Chauncey Sparks show broad agreement on schools highways and health but deep divides on Boswell voting amendments and registration, with Folsom pushing for stricter limits and Sparks resisting.
Houston County farmers, aided by the Production and Marketing Association and local agents, used four lime spreaders brought by J A Vines to service about six farms. Ground agricultural lime with 93 percent calcium will supplement fertilizers and correct soil acidity, improving productivity per Alabama Experiment Station tests.
The four power commission found Goering carried a vial of poison from capture, possibly hiding it during travel. The report notes the container was recovered after his suicide and discusses whether he could have ingested or concealed the poison beforehand, with evidence on timing and placement examined.
In London, Scotland Yard investigates three postwar burglaries totaling about $63,000 in gems and furs. Victims include Lady Piers Tegn, Kathleen Hartington, and J Harvey Levington family, with thefts at St James Palace and Orme Square revealing a pattern of intricate planning and potential inside involvement.
A college football roundup reports multiple upsets and key results. Texas and Tennessee suffered losses while Rice upset Texas A&M and Wake Forest, with standout performances from Dick Brinkley for Wake Forest and notable near misses by Bobby Layne for Texas. Notre Dame crushed lowa, and Army defeated Duke in a surprising air-based Cadet effort.
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