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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1948
Page
10
The regional office reports a six month probe into alleged violations of the veterans' emergency housing program with 1500 Velorens filing complaints in the Southeast. W. S. Wilson of the Dothan Ozark rent office provided the update.
Kenneth A Campbell regional housing expediter says 78 new cases await investigation as veterans report substandard builders and contracts. Thirty investigators focus on eight Southeastern states cleaning a backlog from prior funding gaps while veterans file complaints at area rent offices. Complaints mainly cite overcharging and failure to meet construction specs.
In Fort Worth Texas during a murder trial veniremen were questioned about voting to convict. One potential juror told the judge he could not convict anyone, saying he would not vote for a conviction regardless of the evidence.
Mr and Mrs J W Levins marked their half century together with an open house at their Chipley home attended by their children and numerous relatives and friends from Florida and beyond. The gathering included many Levins family members from Tallahassee Inverness Port St Joe and other cities along with longtime friends and neighbors.
Home demonstration clubs in Houston County plan an Inder training meeting at the home agents office Thursday. Miss Fran Mallette announced that Miss Alice Peavy would demo repairs of wood finishes. Mrs Wyatt Gamble will preside. many club presidents and leaders are listed as attendees from numerous nearby communities.
AP Foreign Affairs observer notes a potential Romanian vote on joining the Soviet Union this month. Moscow’s annexation aims threaten Europe, with Romania’s 16 million people central to Soviet plans and regional shifts across satellites and Danube influence.
Fragmentary obituary item notes a birth or christening at Mase General in Hudson New York. Mentions a person named Jean Borhberm connected to Mantecer Mecca War reference appears mangled.
The text forecasts immediate Soviet troop deployments to any country that joins the Soviet bloc, claiming Moscow will act quickly to crush world revolution and spread of communism, with Europe as the main theater and strong concern about Russia's growing influence.
A Bangkok observer reports self inflicting wounds while testing magical charms claimed to render a person immune to knives. He says the charm worked at first but failed after he used Saburive Inngiage to contact unseen watchers and fiends.
Geneva County sends 60 4-H youth to Camp Timpoochee Florida for four days of activities. Mrs Threaton and Mrs Hinsm lead the girls with extension workers joining the boys under Comer Hedman Bryant Fulford. Detailing sponsors and participants, the group travels from Geneva and Dale County with home demonstration staff and local sponsors guiding the trip.
A Los Angeles speaker called "The Voice of Two Words" markets a sleeping mind power system said to unlock vast energy and personal growth. He claims Tibet strategies, 3000 years of guarded practice, and potential youth prolongation, offering a free treatise from the Institute of Mental Physics in Los Angeles while supplies last.
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