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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1947
Page
3
Frederick C. Othman notes holiday preparations in Washington with elevators, wives of prominent men, rising prices for eggs and turkey costs, and Christmas lights. He jokes about Congress delaying, Truman lighting his tree, Caroling senators, and scarce frankincense while a $135 per ounce allure plays into holiday mood.
Hawaii presses to become a state amid anti Communist drive. Governor Stainback and Gov. Ingram lead efforts to expose the party and defend schools ROTC while Congress debates statehood and several Hawaii officials face political pressure. A mix of local labor and political figures are cited as opposing or supporting the move amid wartime alarm.
Yokosuka Japan Chief Suzuki Yaru of a Yokosuka station was named third best in the Yokohama Yokosuka area during National Felonious Crime Sweeping Week. USN Capt Benton Decker criticized the award as illogical noting Yaru’s station had the region’s third highest crime rate that week.
Quincy Massachusetts reports the Auxiliary barkentine Bear tied up for sale by the U S Maritime Commission. A veteran of two Antarctic expeditions and polar rescue work the Bear began as an Arctic sealer built in Scotland in 1874 later serving as a revenue cutter and museum ship before naval fame with Admiral Byrd and Jack London works.
The piece lists assorted trivia including buy whips production valued around 300000 annually and misidentified birds and plants. It notes the American horned lark has feather tufts not horns, Sand Creek Valley pinnacles from erosion, sleeping in moonlight harming the mind is unfounded, velvet can polish silver and leather, sassafras leaves come in three forms on one twig, water striders ride water surface, and the American meadowlark is related to crow and bluejay rather than a true lark.
The text describes points for catching criminals and a final ranking of police stations by crime, mixed with garbled reflections on crime prevention and a corrupted remark about a chief named Yeru. It also briefly notes methods to clean tarnish from gilt picture frames using turpentine.
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