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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1947
Page
5
Hollywood writer Roward C. Heyn reports David Lord, a radio bright boy, left networks for serious authorship and a quieter life. His novel The Ravager topped best seller lists within days, after a 3 1/2 year writing period, signaling a shift from fast scripts to book ideas and a calmer career.
The City of Vernon Florida will accept sealed bids to sell the old county courthouse building excluding the land and the lot south of it. Bids must be received by midnight April 30, 1947, with a right to reject any or all bids. Notification to bidders within 15 days. Send sealed bids to J Roche City Clerk Vernon Florida.
Ozark Special The Wesleyan Service Guild held a meeting at the home of Mrs. Jim Grace with eleven regular members and four new inductees Mrs Laura Walton Miss Jule Bradley Mrs Buren Cherry and Mrs Toxie Sorrell. The group planned lawn improvements behind the church and discussed the Pensacola convention. Visitor attendance included Mrs J T Matthews Mrs C T Bell and Mrs D P Slaughter. The May meeting is set for May 12 at 7 30 p m at Miss Pearl Godwins home.
William P. Frank asks Decatur city officials to curb car bounce ins to his store after three vehicles failed a curve and rammed the building. He seeks action to prevent further damage and protect property.
CAIRO Upper Egypt is being electrified with a grand dam project. In a few years tourists may ride electric railways to cataracts of the Nile. Cities will gain illumination from Aswan reservoir power, and pumping stations and irrigation systems as far south as Enah will run on electricity. Drinking water in towns will be pumped electrically. Engineers predict hundreds of thousands of tons of output.
The report details a plan to produce fertilizer annually through atmospheric fixation, with power supplied from Aswan Dam. Egypt approved a $43.2 million credit for dam electrification, part of a total $50–60 million project. The plant would yield about 270000 horsepower. Aswan Dam sits at the First Cataract, 750 miles south of the Mediterranean, first completed in 1902. A 1900 heightening to 8S feet was finished in 1912, with a 1883 second heightening already completed.
Warsaw AP reports Polish economic journals say 400 state estates in Lower Silesia will be parcelled out to peasants while another 200 estates stay under state ownership. The move aims to distribute land amid ongoing agrarian reforms and economic restructuring.
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