29 Sep 1948
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1948
Page
1
Posters promoting the National Peanut Festival October 21 23 are ready for distribution in Dothan and nearby towns. Boy Scout events and school activities are outlined with notices on installation at Dothan High and a meeting of Cub Pack 22 at Lafayette Street Methodist church.
Senate members discussed and passed changes to the presidential elector plan introduced by Sen. Wideman. The anti-Communist amendment requiring electors to swear they are not Communists passed unanimously, while Millican’s amendment to electors by plurality failed. The bill also considered repealing Georgia’s five percent ballot law to open the ballot to more parties.
Livestock arrivals to taled 800 cattle 400 calves and 1 500 hogs at eight major packing plants in Georgia Florida and Alabama. Hog prices were steady with a weak undertone. Composite quotes for various weights and grades show good to choice barrows and gilts at 25.75 to 26.50 for 180 240 lb stock and other weights ranging down to 19 22.50 for lighter grades with regional limits around 27.50 for well shrunk semi hard hogs.
Estimated salable receipts 100 cattle with late trading and mixed quality weights. Good baby beef steers and heifers 24.00-26.00, medium slaughter 21.00, common down to 17.00, cutters 1300-1650, vealers 24.40-27.00 with lightweights strongest. Hogs 180-240 Ibs 26.00-26.50, 140-160 Ibs 23.00-25.50, 90-140 Ibs 15.00-22.00. sows and boars vary by weight. Calves and stockers show mixed demand with ranges noted.
The 10 o clock start at the Houston Hotel featured musical pieces talks and council reports before announcing the winner. Club women were chosen by secret ballot with judges including Mrs C I Collins Solomon Baxter and a reporter.
A British scientist proposes a new symbol set to replace the familiar digits 1 2 3 for numbers. The system aims to accelerate reading and writing in future high speed electronic computing machines.
A proposed law would extend the submission deadline for ballot petitions from October 2 to October 12. The change would allow parties like the States Rights Democrats to be listed on the ballot.
North Dakota farmer Mike Victor recalls major changes in farming over 45 years. He notes earlier rising at 3 or 4 am versus 6 or 7 now, widespread mechanization reducing physical labor, and vacations in winter. Wages have risen from 40–60 dollars a month to 150–200, attracting fewer hands. Modernization brings electricity and better kitchen amenities, but also higher costs for repairs, tires, fuel, and inputs. He warns young people that farm life remains hard despite easier days.
Funeral services for Dan Williams seventy two died yesterday at 604 Stough street were held at Admoram Church with Rev J J Colling officiating Interment followed in the church cemetery Johnson Funeral Home in charge Williams a Barbour County native moved to Dothan in 19 Until his retirement in 1046 he was a photographer Surviving include his wife a sister Mrs Martin Cutts six brothers and several nieces and nephews Active pallbearers were H R Cook J N Zorn W J Givens W Frank Wenton Frank and Bill Barrentine Also Special funeral services for LIcs Minnie Jerry Watson sixty three who died at her daughter Mrs Lem Watkins home were held at Sardis church Interment in adjoining cemetery Searcy Funeral Home in charge Mrs Watson resident of Enterprise past thirteen years survived by three daughters Mrs Ler Watking Mrs Seedman Cain and Mrs C L Whaler two sons Travis Cutts and Hubert Cuts eighteen grandchildren two great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Enterprise Special Funeral services for William Murphy Reeves who died September 26 were held Monday at Danisis Cross Roads Interment in adjoining cemetery Boyd and Company in charge
A Western bid to challenge Soviet control of Berlin led to formal complaints to the United Nations. The U N debate pressed the Ukraine and Yugoslav delegations as they attacked Western policies and praised Soviet and Titoist lines. A possible Soviet veto or walkout loomed over the proceedings.
A description notes that all ground and water surfaces on Earth are enveloped by a layer of turbulent air whose thickness ranges from a few yards up to thousands of miles or more.
Historical note states that by 3800 B C Babylonian tax systems used land survey based maps. These early records show organized cartography linked to taxation practices in ancient Mesopotamia.
The ruffed grouse drums not by tapping the fog or wings overhead. The sound arises from beating the wings against the wind, creating the distinctive autumn call.
Motorists paid 2.507 billion dollars in taxes in 1940 with 551 million from registrations 1.065 billion from federal excise 796 million from other taxes and 95 million from remaining taxes.
Two daughters, Mrs Pearly Mae Rushing of Enterprise and Mrs Ruby Reeves of Opp, and one son, R. P. Reeves of Enterprise, are named in the family obituary.
Arthur Nichols fifty died at a local hospital and was buried Sunday at Providence church. The Rev A O Martz and Rev Dick Lindsey officiated with Searcy Funeral Home directing. Survived by five brothers Earl Ed Arter Daleville Dorsey and Garland of Chancellor and three sisters Leia Owens and Ola Sausoa among others.
The report details a 1948 audit into the 117th Field Artillery Albania National Guard service battery and related finances. It cites affidavits by Buntin and Capt. Lee questioning a second loan note, later resolved as a renewal, and notes that only one loan of 1280 was actually made. It also reports alleged double payments to Cols Saliba and Primm for travel and base pay during active service, with questioning of related warrants and petty cash practices, and lists officers owing funds for overpayments or personal expenditures.
Three German workers bound for uranium mines on the Czechoslovak border passed through Berlin on a transport to labor camps in Czechoslovakia and Poland. Thirteen escaped at Zoo station and seven at Coarhidabime, as police reported.
A historical note describes the whale’s head housing a large tank where spermaceti floats as a hawid form, with whalemen dipping it out in buckets. The text emphasizes the size and function of this oil chamber within the whale.
Engineers warn that extreme heat and full load bend the George Washington Bridge span eight feet below normal in New York, threatening traffic flow and structural performance.
A United States survey notes roughly three million farm tractors are in use across the continental states, reflecting the scale of mechanized farming and agricultural modernization.
In Dallas last night the No. 13 Republican candidate urged a fact finding commission to probe war scares tied to U.S. policy. Thurmond and Wright attacked Truman over civil rights, while Warren in New Jersey touted unity and economic defense. Dewey hints at foreign policy revisions. Moore defends Truman and dismisses calls for his removal.
A folkloric note from the Encyclopedia Britannica states Victoria was never allowed to fall with any adult unless her mother or governess was present, reflecting strict court etiquette and child supervision of the era.
A six inch ledge provides ample space for a mountain goat to turn around. The animal can climb along cliff walls that are inaccessible to other species.
New York cotton futures moved irregularly in quiet dealings with price fixing in nearby deliveries. Late afternoon quotes show Oct 31.50, Dec 31.06, and March 30.79, with changes of 55 cents lower to 35 cents higher than the prior close.
Chipley Kiwanis Chapter hosted a program at a Dothan Kiwanis meeting with Harrison County official John Rish introducing a livestock and dairying exhibit. Two new members R. L. Er and Joe Williams joined, Miss Dot Carmichael served as pianist, and a postmeeting board of directors session followed adjournment.
Disclosures by wit Remington claim a loyalty board found reasonable grounds to believe disloyalty by a Commerce Department official. Elizabeth ley named the source of secrets tied to a spy ring. A campaign speech attacks Republicans over wartime policy while Senatorson defends anti communism. The Justice Department confirms an investigation into Rep. J Thomas with an inquiry requested by 17 New Jersey clerks. Thomas’s committee vows weeks of closed hearings with at least 20 witnesses to be heard.
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