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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1946
Page
17
In Cleveland a germicidal lamp system built by General Electric Co operates with ultraviolet rays and ozone to combat airborne germs. Seven lamps have been installed at the dog and cat hospital and have seen experimental use in schools.
In Boston an advertising agency reports best results from staff it can hire for peanuts pigeons. The company says avian workers boost productivity and cut costs in a quirky pursuit of faster campaigns.
Members and Wiswell, Inc. faced difficulty in obtaining responses from busy executives so they launched a rapid survey using one hundred carrier pigeons with questionnaires attached. The businessmen promptly filled out the forms and released the birds, providing the agency with swift feedback.
A renewed dispute between North and South Dakota centers on which state is the geographic center of North America. Russell Rei of the Museum Review revived the long running feud in a North Dakota Historical Society publication.
Dry hot conditions aid crop maturity as weather officials note no significant rain since August. E D Emigh reports cotton showing good development with bolls near opening in the north while picking begins in central areas. crop conditions vary from poor to good with substantial weevil damage in southern counties.
Vienna public health officials report child deaths under one year rose to 191 per 1000 in 1945, quadruple the 1940 rate. Overall Viennese death rate reached 358 per 10 000, triple 1944. The peak occurred in April 1945 with 5 789 deaths in the city.
The city of Marianna calls in $35,000 in bonds on November 1 to exchange for new bonds at 3 percent interest. City attorney Clyde E. Mayhall said the bonds issued in 1938 previously carried 5 percent interest.
The report notes peas in southern areas are generally in fair shape while corn cane sweet potatoes and sorghum promise good to excellent yields. Farmers statewide are cutting and saving hay as hay and pasture grasses and legumes continue lush growth per the weatherman.
The atomic bomb challenges defense strategy as experts clash over whether any defense can be 100 percent effective. Scientists warn that even with countermeasures, a determined aggressor could devastate major cities with limited planes or missiles.
South Dakota and North Dakota historians dispute the locations of the continent center markers. North Dakota cites rugby near the center as closer though not exact, while South Dakota calls a Pierre marker misplaced and 2950 miles off. The debate centers on accuracy and proposed inscription changes.
The Jackson County Agricultural Fair is scheduled for the week of October 21 under the Smith-Kelly Post of the American Legion. Dick Lawrence chairs the post committee with T. H. Barnett J. M. Sims T. B. Joiner James Gillis W. A. Anderson and J. W. Malone among the fair committee members. A premium list exceeding $1,000 is being prepared and will be issued soon.
The report notes the approximate center and states it is off by about five units. The detail focuses on positional accuracy without additional context or names.
Suns Pork recreation center in Maranna bought by the American Legion and VFW post for 2000. The six and a half acre site on West LaFayette includes a clubhouse cottage and floodlight pool. A joint committee plans remodeling with free pool use for children under twelve.
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