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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1946
Page
1
City Commission signed a contract with the Central of Georgia Railway granting authority to cross tracks with a power line between West Main and West Washington streets to supply electricity to a newly built quick freeze plant. Area vets returning from overseas duty listed with names and locations in Seattle New York and Dothan.
A historical survey of radar development from 1920s experiments at the Carnegie Institution to its pivotal role in World War II. It traces pulse ranging, short microwaves, directional antennas, and the growth of radar use for air and sea warfare, noting key figures, milestones, and Allied achievements.
A shiny World War II combat helmet once worn by Gen. George S. Patton Jr. has been placed in the Virginia Military Institute museum in Lexington. The helmet, presented to VMI by Mrs. Patton of South Hamilton, Massachusetts, rests as a relic tied to Patton's famed campaigns.
Reader letters defend freckles as a sign of youth and vitality. The piece argues prevention through sun protection and rejects harsh judgments of freckles, noting many freckled women possess charm. It urges continued appreciation and avoidance of offensive attitudes toward freckles.
An adult female chimpanzee is about three and a half times as strong as a college athlete. Bananas grow in stems with each row a hand and each banana a finger. Oklahoma City hosts oil wells on the capitol lawn. British railways plan automatic slot machines for dining cars with sixpence or shilling slots. A Du Pont plastic coated upholstery fabric, meeting fire safety standards, is set for boats and offices. Gilbert Adrian’s shoulder pad requires fifty three steps to fashion, shaping women’s silhouette.
The Naval Separation Center in New Orleans Louisiana lists discharged sailors including Henry Williams Arnold Jr pharmacist's mate 3c 307 E Bur deshaw Sr of Dothan and Floyd Spence seaman 2c of Newton.
Hardened railroaders saw white fluttering from the observation platform of a special train carrying 282 war brides from Australia. Diapers washed and hung to dry on lines on the platform served 120 children with the group amid the New Mexico breeze.
In Malta Montana AP report notes a relic claim of oldest court brief in existence. parallels drawn to Egypt 5000 years ago. The story opens with Mrs James Parker, a British war bride, departing Southampton to join her American husband a ship owner, only to learn the ship carrying her bore the same name James Parker, revealing coincidence.
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