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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1946
Page
1
War Reeves of Draper Prison warns of post institutional neglect harming inmates. He calls for counseling officers in each prison to help match work to abilities and address social relations. They would talk with friends and employers to encourage releasees and reduce chances of returning to prison.
Assistant Chief Floyd Harris reported no damage after a car fire on Headland Avenue investigated by the City Fire Department. The blaze was caused by a shorted wire and was extinguished on arrival.
The sole witness, described as a Negro, testified he heard a couple arguing and saw an axe fall from the window during the Calloway incident. No charges were filed against Calloway as he recovers. Prosecutor Burdick said murder in the first degree could be lodged against the witness if he survives. Funeral services for the slain woman were planned for tomorrow afternoon.
Number 20 called, Folsom faced a marathon day as car illness delayed him an hour and a half, yet he met all registered callers. Finney notes the heavy pace will exhaust any man, with interruptions common even during rests. Folsom plans to see more after election day, while in Elba he treats all visitors with the same courtesy, solving a residents problem in minutes.
Ambiguous report states United States voices concern over conflict between Yugoslavia and Trieste states seeking autonomy and respect for both nations. Mentions alleged political manipulation and foreign property disputes amid unrest in the region and local antipathy toward central authorities.
NEW YORK stock market swung upward extending yesterday's rally that halted a steep two day decline costing more than 5 billion dollars in NYSE value. Strong buying sent prices higher as trading opened briskly though the upswing may slow new corporate financing.
Building permits for new construction and repairs totaling 12600 were approved by the City Fire Department. The largest project is a 7500 residence to be built by Parker Brown in the 400 block of W Woodland Drive. Other permits include a 3500 filling station and truck line warehouse by B B Johnson on Montgomery Highway and a 1000 residence at 505 Selma Street for Henry Cherry. Frank Pridgen received a 100 warehouse permit at 511 N St Andrews.
Pvt. Billy J. Clark of Dothan has been discharged from the Army Air Forces at Bolling Field Washington DC He has returned home and rejoined his wife Myra Jones at their home on Dothan route five
The interview covers Folsom favoring Chattahoochee State Park development as a regional recreation site with cabins and fishing, plus a four year program aim. He argues debates are cheaper than wars and says he will take a firm stand on the Boswell amendment by Oct. 1. He praises President Truman but notes disagreement on some foreign and domestic policies.
A charter aircraft operated a service among New York Florida and Puerto Rico. The passenger list consisted of applicants not connected to the flight, with no evident related ties to regular service pools. The incident details focus on the route and the diverse passenger origins.
Jacksonville reports seven new poliomyelitis cases to the State Board of Health, raising Florida's annual total to 442. Bay County records two cases while Dade Escambia Hardee Nassau and Sumter counties each report one.
State Personnel Director Charles W. Terry says the state government faces an acute stenographers shortage. He notes vacancies in several offices could be filled if there were applicants, stating a lack of qualified candidates for both daytime and nighttime shifts.
President Truman said there will be no special session of Congress this year and no consideration of such a session after the current one ends. He urged lawmakers to focus on campaigning before Election Day and expressed support for the New York Democratic ticket Mead for Governor and Lehman for Senator. He will defer maritime strike talks to Secretary Schwellenbach. Allies plan to try Nazi industrialists as war criminals. He supports admitting 10,000 Jews to Palestine with a combined American British group awaiting the issue.
Gov. Chauncey Sparks said President Truman is considering attending the Blue-Gray football game on December 28 in Montgomery. The event will coincide with a centennial celebration marking the capital’s move to Montgomery a century ago, with invitations extended to all Southern governors.
The Mobile District Army Engineers announced 481 surplus buildings at Camp Rucker near Ozark Alabama and Fort Barrancas near Pensacola Florida will be sold at public bid. Buildings were wartime temporary frames used as barracks mess halls and nurses quarters with plumbing fixtures. Bids for 106 Fort Barrancas buildings open Sept 20, and bids for 375 Camp Rucker buildings plus barbed wire fencing open Oct 3.
An all day singing convention will be held Sunday at Rehobeth High School eight miles south of Dothin. Dothina singer Harvey Etheridge announced the event. Singing begins at 10 a m with dinner on the grounds.
In San Francisco union leader Harry Lundeberg urged reconsideration of a stalled decision while AFL seamen, despite a strike deadline, began quitting. Nearly 3,000 seamen left Pacific Coast jobs and 300 more walked off Baltimore ships, with leaders warning up to 400,000 could join, affecting all U S ports. The AFL Maritime Trades Department includes longshoremen mates pilots and others.
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