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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1944
Page
6
A quirky home tip feature suggests using scraps of silk for scarce facial tissue and packing a day’s supply in three containers for self rationing. Expert advice promotes thorough cleansing methods and softened bath water before detailing a national sewage treatment expansion plan costing about 2.26 billion dollars across U S communities.
Frances Gibbons of Deatsville won a 200 scholarship in a food prep contest at the 4 H Club Congress in Chicago Illinois. Dorris Jean Edwards of Central earned a 200 scholarship in a clothing achievement contest. Eugene Stevenson of Harvest was among the top scorers in a 4 H dairy production contest earning a free trip to the Congress. Also attending were Virginia Trawick of Dale County and chaperones T A Sims and Mary Dell McCain.
New York AP reports a study finding more vision defects among girls than boys in childhood groups from seven to fourteen. In seven to ten year olds 35 percent of defects appeared in girls, rising to 30 percent in the 11 to 14 group.
Water leakage surveys are credited with saving 4,006,000 gallons of Boston water daily, part of a 105,000,000 gallon city use. Geophones and phonation instruments are used to monitor leakage. The Navy's newest blimp M1 has a three bladed electric propeller that can serve as an airbrake on either side or both at once.
A fragmented clipping notes a character named Steinbeck Beek involved in a Dutch related matter with funds reportedly raised under a broomdriven ta scheme in Holland. The incomplete text hints at a translation error and unclear context regarding the event or person.
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