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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1950
Page
3
Governor Herman Talmadge will accept the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Macon as the State Convention sounds. His speech will outline objectives for a full term including financing for education and a proposed highway plan.
Savannah native Gen Robert F Travis, a high ranking Air Force officer, perished in the B20 crash at Fairfield-Sulsan Air Base in California. Survived by wife Frances Travis and four children, with a large military family including father Maj Gen Robert Jesse Travis and brother Col W Livingston Travis.
January debates focus on whether Talmadge will back the constitutional amendment extending the county unit system. Observers will monitor the convention for signals on his stance ahead of November's election. Columbus attorney J Robert Elliott will keynote and lead as temporary chairman. The gathering also will nominate Talmadge and other June primary winners, elect officials, and settle party rows.
A how to guide on charm promising popularity through gracious manner and considerate behavior. It urges women to cultivate warmth, personalized greetings, and attentiveness, presenting an optimistic portrait of the “paragon among women” and offering self-improvement tips and fabric swatches via mail order.
Dorothy Dix advises a wife in a strained marriage to gain financial independence and seek trust from her husband. The columnist notes many women share finances, urges open discussion of money, and emphasizes patience and partnership while warning against ignoring fiscal matters.
Minimum material and sewing time make the one size No. 2860 apron pattern a quick gift idea. The fashion book features over 125 wearable designs for all ages, with school clothes included, priced at 35 cents.
A grass fire 40 miles north blanketed Miami with smoke as officials said lightning started the blaze south of Belle Glade. Fire crews patrolled the area with no threat to properties or lives, while flights at the international airport continued on schedule. The Everglades Fire Control District reported the burn covered a couple thousand acres.
County Judge William Bonifay ruled Fred Allen 27 drowned accidentally while swimming in a fish pond near Wallace Santa Rosa County. Two men nearby recovered the body and efforts to revive him with a pulmotor failed.
A 5,000-year-old meteor crater in uninhabited Northern Quebec, revealed by aerial photos, is described as the world's largest, surpassing the El Diablo crater in Arizona. The site near Ungava and Hudson Bays features a 360-foot wall and a 20 mile wide lake, with the crater named Chubb Crater after prospector Fred W Chubb.
In Richmond Virginia a paraplegic war veteran was shot six times in the paraplegic ward of the DeQuire Veterans Administration hospital. Charles Kennedy aged 29 was arrested and charged with murder. The incident occurred as other paraplegic veterans were present and Vance Ciaty aged 28 of Randleman North Carolina was also implicated in related actions.
In Burgtttitown, Kennedy is jailed after a murder warrant swore out by R Hummels. Dr Wright testified the killing followed a car accident dispute earlier the same day. Both men reportedly drank. A federal court hearing will be scheduled tomorrow for Kennedy.
Two publications on artificial breeding have been pulled and are now available to farmers. See the leaflet for copies of these publications.
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