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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1947
Page
7
In Geneva Switzerland the largest global bid to free world trade opens this week as nineteen nations seek to reduce tariffs preferences and restrictive trade barriers through wide ranging negotiations aiming at freer commerce.
Seventeen nations meet to shape a charter for an International Trade Organization linked to the United Nations. The group will draft concessions lists, plan bilateral tariffs, and aim for multilateral effects via the ITO as a fall conference moves forward with final negotiations and charter drafting.
The report explains that ITO will reduce world trade barriers to expand exchange and consumption of goods, promote higher living standards, full employment and broader economic development. It seeks to foster rising effective demand to develop the world’s resources.
In Palestine Texas UP reports a Boston bull terrier named Nuisance cared for 300 day old chicks. The 3-year-old dog oversees the brood from brooder to bed, guarding against hawks and keeping chicks warm. He must be tied before anyone grabs a hen for Sunday dinner.
In Charleston West Virginia Everett V Price reports wildlife share housing amid a shortage. A briar patch den showed rabbit and groundhog tracks. later a groundhog sat on a log with a rabbit on the other end, both fleeing into the same den when spotted.
Boston safety experts at the 26th Massachusetts Safety Conference say men should not climb ladders to hang pictures, citing higher injury rates among men. They note women are safer due to being more careful and agile, suggesting a humorous domestic approach to chores.
Gary Indiana veteran Raymond Marder a 28 year old war veteran faced a bandit aiming a pistol at his filling station clutching about 40 dollars. He spoke calmly and kept the robber at bay until the stock van fled after the gas was paid.
Dr Thurlow C Nelson head of the Oyster Research Laboratory New Jersey told Rhode Island State College listeners that starfish destroy oysters via a chemical attack not brute force. He said starfish secrete an acid preventing oyster muscle contraction and that an ovater can pump 25 to 30 quarts of water hourly.
About half of the sounds a human makes originate in the mouth while the rest arise from the vocal cords. The statement emphasizes the dual sources of voice production in speech and singing.
Judge Elmer J. Schnackenberg reports 47 jurors say $3 per day is inadequate. Respondents suggest $8 to $15 daily pay with one parent noting a loss of $85 for a 10 day service.
Omaha Nebraska reports a new ushering course for church workers. The program focuses on handling people with professional technique in church settings. It marks the fourth such course offered locally by the program creators.
The report discusses problems and solutions in managing crowds under Britain’s austerity program after the war. It highlights the shift to growing cereals by reducing livestock numbers and remarks that children have a keener sense of taste than adults.
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