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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1949
Page
1
A legislative subcommittee debated public hearings on Vaughan after tips and testimony pointed to possible misconduct. Witnesses, including named figures, testified about Vaughan and the request for additional evidence. The panel rejected a public hearing but pledged further inquiry as meetings continued.
Robeson to sing at Peekskill concert as veterans prepared for a 10 mile parade through Cortlandt and nearby towns. Westchester County authorities reported no incidents amid a crowd of about four thousand, with veterans from American Legion posts and allied groups participating.
In St Paul Minnesota a third child playmate died after crawling into an old ice box in a garage near their home. Three year old Sander Sherer and her brother Branktin 3 were involved. The door closed and locked trapping them. The children were missed by their mother Mrs Stanley Sherer in the late afternoon and later found by the parents and neighbor. Police described the deaths as a tragedy.
A wing hitchhiking couple were arrested in Bullock County on charges of murdering a Montgomery man. Detective James Lowin led the investigation after the victim was found shot and beaten following an apparent hitchhike lure. Cody and Nish Jordan, a man and wife, were taken to Dothan for questioning as authorities described a violent encounter that ended with the victim’s death. The case remains under active investigation with officials expecting more details on the motive and sequence of events.
WARIANNA Special Barnes reported Malone Trading Co robbed early today with an estimated $800 stolen from a safe. Deputies probe, noting an explosion and tools used to force entry. interior doors knocked and safe panel removed. No other damage recorded.
Washington AP reports the Anderson Farm Bill gaining approval from Hill and details support from Sen Tinny and Agriculture Secretary Cormier. The measure seeks to maintain price supports at current parity, keep marketing quotas for crops like cotton, corn, and Alabama crops, and aim to stabilize farmer income and the broader economy.
The Franklin D Roosevelt Warm Springs Memorial Commission announced reduced visiting hours for the Little White House in Warm Springs Georgia. Starting September 6 the shrine will be open for inspection daily from 9 am to 5 pm, with summer closing at 6 pm.
James L Walters, 26, charged with the murder of Clay ton Boogie Vann Jr, was freed on a 2000 dollar bond after an August arrest. Attorney Norton Mullins and Solicitor Baxley conferred before Judge Theodore Jackson, who approved the bond. Walters and Johnny Kirkland were arrested in the case. Kirkland was released after a preliminary hearing. The next step is a grand jury convening on a date to be set unless Walters requests another preliminary hearing. Oscar Kirkland, John Kirkland's nephew, also jailed in August.
Probate Judge Logue postponed the Houston County Hospital Board directors' announcement again. Board member Robert Meadows, out of town, must approve before the nine member panel is named. County Commissioner W. Perry Calhoun said Meadows plans to return to Ashford tonight and the announcement would follow.
Treasury records show a near two billion dollar shortfall at the start of the new fiscal year with projections of a possible twelve billion deficit by next June if trends persist. Officials note rising spending, tax receipts lagging, and debt continuing to grow, though payments in September December March and June may reduce the overall gap.
In Montgomery the governor returned the 18.6 million general appropriations bill to the Legislature unchanged except for his veto of an open end provision. House leadership backs the veto as the Rules committee holds the bill. A filibuster stalled the 67 senator Perkins bill as Sen Tom Blake Howle delays action on the Boswell amendment substitute. Page 4.
Alabama Industrial relations experts warn a 50 cent hourly minimum would hurt small businessmen, especially lumber operators with thin profits, though large plants and heavy industry would be less affected. They note farmers in Alabama won t be hit while cross state firms may face pinch.
The State-Highway Department opened bids for six Wiregrass road projects across Henry and Barbour counties. The proposed total expenditure is about 1.0 million dollars. Planned work includes culverts and structure removals on the Tumbleton Arm strong Road, a 0.66 mile bridge on the Abbeville northeast road, and surface treatments on multiple county and state roads from Ozark to Bechour by Pleasant Ride.
A tentative six point plan for aiding Britain amid its financial crisis is being shaped by American British and Canadian officials. They aim to finalize an agenda today to allow foreign ministers next week to discuss the proposals. The plan includes reducing British purchases from the United States and boosting non dollar trade, streamlining U.S. customs to aid British exporters, utilizing the 1946 loan to favor non dollar suppliers, increasing U S purchases of British Commonwealth tin and rubber, providing U S economic aid to Southeast Asian Commonwealth members, and convening a new tariff conference to lower duties on British exports.
The Cominform Journal says a fifth column anti Tito Communist Party is forming across Yugoslavia with total support from Soviet led bloc. It notes an international proletariat backing and a powerful Cominform radio station bombarding Yugoslavia as Tito’s split with Moscow deepens.
Tokyo heavy rain from a violent typhoon caused floods and landslides in Sagan and surrounding areas, raising the death toll with 417 injured and 4 missing. Over 50,000 people were homeless in the Tokyo Yokohama region as rail traffic halted between Tokyo and Yokohama. The Tone River neared banks and a landslide near Urawa added to the fatalities.
A weakened hurricane working northward into Ontario and Quebec caused wreckage and deaths after striking the United States. Strong winds and rain lashed the region, toppling structures and disrupting rail service as communities reel from the storm’s force.
George N. Craig of Brazil Indiana was named the American Legion's 40 year old national commander in a tight race with three rivals. He pledged to make the Legion a leading voice in national politics and society while noting veterans secured national security in war and now must safeguard post war principles. About 80 000 Legionnaires attended the convention as plans proceed to select the 32nd national convention site among Los Angeles Boston and New York.
Governor James E. Folson denounced the state merit system as a political tool and backed a Montgomery law creating a civil service for city and county workers. He said the state system harbors a ruling hierarchy that blocks elected officials and urged removing division heads from merit control. He noted Montgomery's plan places the Merit Board under elected bodies, while Mobile and Jefferson Counties retain private-organized boards, calling that model bad government.
Supreme Court Justice Wiley B. Rutledge, gravely ill with a circulatory ailment, was placed in an oxygen tent at York hospital. Dr. Pred A. J. Geler, senior physician, and Rutledge’s wife were at the bedside as the jurist suffered a relapse after rallying yesterday. The 58 year old jurist had been hospitalized since Saturday while vacationing with his wife near Ogunquit.
Americans prepare for the last long summer weekend with picnic baskets and tuned cars. The weather is generally clear and cool as highways are expected to jam for the holiday period. The National Safety Council warns drivers to be cautious, start trips slowly, and exercise courtesy to prevent traffic crashes. Last year Labor Day fatalities rose in several categories, with highway deaths peaking.
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