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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1949
Page
3
Conway, PI. reports diesels are replacing steam locomotives on the Salt Lake line. The iron road era ends as eight wheelers and other steam types including pacifics, Mikados, consolidations, mountains and Mallets head to scrap heaps across rails as diesels take over.
In Conway and Mechana Pennsylvania scrap yards dismantle old steam locomotives, with 565 retired last year and 250 scrapped in 1948 at Mechana. The process takes hours, using torches and shears, saving parts for surviving engines and returning bone fragments to steel for new diesels as Casey Jones fades.
A new automatic machine now removes coal from seams and loads it directly into mine cars, streamlining extraction operations and reducing manual labor in the mine.
Carol Leszynski, 15, once close to Patricia Birmingham, was found wandering in Kenosha after a note warning her to watch her step. She and Patricia had been linked to the Birmingham murder case in Milwaukee River death. Carol had disappeared yesterday after leaving West Allis High School, and authorities treated her as a missing person in a case echoing Patricia’s fate.
A nineteen year old German boy allegedly arrested his girlfriend so he could take her to night spots. He told her uncle he was a detective and wished to question her, kept her out all night, and returned her home. Police say he will face charges of impersonating a detective.
A human altitude record was reached in 1935 when a balloon ascent climbed to 72 395 feet. The feat showcased extreme high altitude exploration and demonstrated the era's bold scientific ventures.
In South Bend Indiana the United Auto Workers admit their co operative housing project failed due to inexperience and over democracy. They planned 575 homes at 8000 to 7000 with five floor plans and mass production but delays and price changes discouraged builders and buyers. The group vows to regroup and perhaps restart, acknowledging the need to run housing as a business rather than a democracy.
London AP reports George Bennie, a Scottish inventor, designs a high overhead railplane to shuttle 3000 passengers hourly between city and London airport. The craft, a duraviminum alloy, uses twin propellers and a secondary rail grip, with a proposed one mile test near London. Bennie seeks 94 million dollars funding. Ministry of Transport has not commented.
AP reports the postmaster A. Jones, aged 74, retires after 46 years of service. Statisticians credit him with walking an average of 10 miles daily, totaling 138000 miles over his career.
In a single day La Guardia Field reports fuel use totaling 175000 gallons, highlighting high demand and efficiency pressures at the airport facility.
TOKYO AP reports Japanese cinema gains moral balance under occupation as censors cut ultranationalism and sex from scripts. A film portrays a farmer fighting feudal oppression by battling 22 Samurai with a bamboo pole, signaling a trend toward socially conscious storytelling and reform in the industry.
A fragmented report notes a government transport official facing threats as he hints at taking his invention to the United States. He recalls strong interest and asks why others question his claim, mentioning a “fantastic” bootstrap device.
Slott comments that audiences in Japan gravitate toward large scale, nationalistic or feudal era epics and that these themes remain popular, especially in rural regions. He adds that such genres occasionally blend with political rhetoric like democracy pitches in film discourse.
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