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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1947
Page
1
A Marshall Plan study shows Western Europe is rebounding faster than Russia and its satellites, with exports at 49.3 percent of 1934 norms versus Eastern Europe at 39.5 percent. Russia posts higher trade levels than satellites, while Portugal leads Europe in rapid growth.
The report notes a European nation accumulating credits while selling more than it buys at 81.7 and 53.5 percent, with both nations neutral in the war. In the Russian orbit Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia also export more than they import. Russia shows debt growth with 96.8 percent buying and 74.1 selling. Britain moderates, importing 61.8 percent of 1938 while selling 84.8 percent.
Rep George H Bender said GAO audits of wartime contracts could reveal excess payments near 500 million dollars. He noted 318000 contracts have paid over 8 billion and a 1% sample found more overpayments than fraud. He urged full government audit of all contracts.
Mrs. Mattie Waller seventy six of Ashford died yesterday afternoon in a Dothan hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services set for Wednesday at Bluff Springs church with Rev. C. M. Agee officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Survived by brother Fletcher Whitaker sister Mrs. Dave Antley two stepsons M. W. Waller and HG Waller stepdaughter Mrs. L. B. Waller and several nieces and nephews. Active pallbearers named Guy and Allen Waller Furman Whitaker A J Granger L B Bates Roy Waller.
A United Press writer on the wharf reports Ten billowed into the air as et Jenast Do amen struggles in debris and ash. Police lash ropes to recover victims while Bill Henderson faints on Water Street crying his wife is trapped aboard the blast ship. He later weeps when revived. His wife had left the vessel moments before the explosion and is now at his side.
Two people were killed and three injured near Guntersville when lightning struck a mill setting off several dynamite blasts. Victims include Mrs Favtatis Benton and Andrew Beck of Free home community. In hospital are Dennis Benton Mrs Lois Beck and Jess Troy. Coroner says five operated the mill when struck.
Eyewitnesses described Jews resisting removal from holds and being dragged from vessels as British troops and German police cleared docks. Refugees were housed in Nissen huts and tents at Poppendorf and nearby camps after chaotic depor tations. reports cited clashes, clubbing, and police baton charges in Hamburg and aboard ships, with a British colonel leading operations and two train loads arriving at Zuebeek-Kueentitz.
Athens AP dispatch reports American aid chief Dwight P. Griswold says Greece's armed forces totaling about 196,000 are fed entirely on U S rations costing roughly 102000 dollars per day. The shift from British provision began Sept 1 amid a new leftist amnesty proposal and troop redeployment. The prime minister Themistokles Sophoulis seeks to halt warfare, offering amnesty and possible international guarantees, while opposition signals cautious support.
The 1947 Senate faced a heated session as a loan proposal for 40 million dollars stalled amid absences and procedural holds. A tractor tax proposal to rebate five cents per gallon was debated alongside other fiscal and legislative items during reconvened sessions.
Legislation would let men sue for divorce on cruelty grounds, expanding rights previously limited to women. Residence rules now demand minimal proof, allowing swift courts when both parties appear, or via waiver if one signs without travel.
Livestock markets report arrivals totaling about 600 cattle, 220 calves, and hogs with prices mostly steady to 25 cents higher across regions from Albany to Dothan. Cattle receipts around 3200 at Union Stock Yards show opening prices steady to Monday’s close, with ranges for yearlings cows calves and calves varied across weights, noting good and medium stock prices and mixed calf trade.
Mrs. Edmonia Woodham, 82, died at her home near Midland City after a short illness. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Sylvan Grove Church with Revs. A. D. Tanton and Jeter Baldwin officiating. Burial follows in the church cemetery. Holman of Ozark is directing. Surviving are two sons Pillev O. Woodham and Ollie Woodham, both of Midland City, along with 10 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
In Montgomery the Alabama Senate shows stiff opposition to Gov. James E. Folsom's proposed 40 million highway bond issue. An Associated Press poll of 35 senators finds 18 against, 4 for, 5 undecided, 1 in present form but for referendum, and 4 not reached. The finance and taxation committee votes 12 against, 1 against with referendum, 2 absent, and schedules a hearing tomorrow. committee approval needed to advance the measure.
National price trends show pork and beef gains with hog prices at Denver hit a record 31.25 per hundredweight and South San Francisco stock yards at 31. Traders nationwide boosted coffee prices while tallow for soup makers rose. New York prices for porterhouse and other cuts climbed, with a big mix in poultry costs as markets compare to September.
NLRB general counsel Robert N. Denham notes delays as CIO unions and affiliates struggle with affidavits amid a pending Oct convention in Boston. Judge Davidson rules OWIU linked to CIO and noncompliance with Witt Hartley law, asserting limits on government control and the GOP’s republican form. OWE President Knight testifies unions once filed financials with Labor, while OWIU argues its constitution bars communists.
Johnny Lee Wiley, a Black man, was arrested by city police on a warrant and charged with petty crime for stealing a pair of spectacles from a Black woman. Authorities report the incident occurred amid police action in the area. Prince Edward Island is noted as the smallest Canadian province in the Gulf of St Lawrence.
Washington AP The nation's railroads urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to grant a temporary 10 percent freight rate increase now, with a total 27 percent rise sought to take effect at once as interim relief while hearings proceed on a larger figure. Jacob Aronson of the New York Central testified that without relief the industry faces widespread losses and deep deficits, even as traffic runs at peacetime highs. The hearing opened to a packed room, with ICC officials present and rail and shipping interests opposing the plan.
The 13th meeting with Korff involved asking Gilbert to pilot the rabbi's plane for a London raid timed to collide with the Exodus 1947 Jews debarkation at Hamburg. Witnesses recalled his wartime record as a US Army pilot with 126 missions and nine shootdowns, a detail French police found embarrassing as they learned of his role in the plot.
Mrs Ida Eldora Phelps died at her son A B Phelps home in Geneva on Wednesday. Funeral services were held Friday at Eden Church with Rev S Whitt, Rev Judah, and Rev Clyde Helms officiating. Boyd Ang Company arranged the funeral. Surviving are her son A B Phelps of Geneva, three brothers L Sims A W Sims of Geneva and L M Sims of Ave Park Florida, and two sisters Mrs Fred Heath and Miss Lena Sims, both of Enterprise.
An old advertisement claims a foot fungus treatment kills athletes foot germs in one hour. The ad touts high alcohol content and fast penetration, offering a money back guarantee at Dothan Drug Co and Dothas Drug Co with prices around 35 to 45 cents.
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