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Newspaper

Dothan Eagle

Location

Dothan, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1949

Page

6

Dear Miss Dix Adopts and Love in Disguised Family Dilemmas

Dorothy Dix discusses adoption truth telling and its impact on children who grow up thinking foster parents are their real parents. Advice warns that secrecy can shatter trust and faith, urging early disclosure and balanced handling of a parent's illness and moodiness. A second piece counsels a teen love for a married teacher to remain secret, predicting feelings fade with time.

Miss DIX Jeg Uitte Toy Gil Tock Hag

Folsom Says Foes Can’t Be Elected

Governor James Folsom praised his economic program and dismissed opponents as unable to gain support for Governor. He accused newspapers of lying and urged rivals in the Legislature like William Beck, Bruce Henderson, and Earl McGowin to enter the race, asserting none can win without backing.

Peat James Folsom Folzom Dadeville Food Company Aram A. H William Beck Bruce Henderson Earl McGowin Ard

Secrets of Charm by John Robert Powers

An advertising style feature urging women to craft a unique personal style for New Year Eve. It promotes individuality over fashion fads, with tips on hair, dress fit, makeup, accessories, and a novelty weight calculator offer tied to the Powers model persona.

John Robert Powers Powers Alr

National Exchange Week hits clerks with bargain sales

Washington stores reopen during National Exchange Week as clerks cope with thrift promotions and postwar clearance deals. Managers report eased exchanges compared to war years, with large discounts on misses suits, coats, hooded jackets, and ties, helping to offset backroom carrying practices.

National Exchange Week Mindy Gar I Ainele

Notable figures discuss hog and homing program benefits

The session featured W. H. Drinkard of the State Pardon and parole Board, Philip Harim the State Revenue Commissioner, and Rep. John Snodgrass of Scotistore as a Folsom floor leader. They talked about roads schools aid for the aged and other helps for neglected areas.

Michard W. H. Drinkard Pardon and Parole Philip Harim State Revenue John Snodgrass Scotistore Folsom

Committee Warns Of Possible Garrison State Risk

Washington based Committee for Economic Development warns the United States could enter a garrison state during long Cold War mobilization. The 15 draft report titled National Security and Individual Freedom cites threats to civil liberties from peacetime selective service loyalty investigations and government censorship while noting the need to balance national security with personal freedoms. It highlights burdens like high taxes and government contracts as dangers to free enterprise and includes examples from retail and consumer gifts amid war era shortages.

Washington NEA Committee For Economic Development United States ELD Ce.dy Nolo Government Alphabet Agency Marion B. Folsom Exat-man Kodak Beardsley Rural May GED Fred Lazarus, Jr Cincinnati Federated Department Stores America Lazarus C. BE. 1 U.S C. E. Dui Hoover Commission Congress

Sea Creature AORIZONTAT and Related Word Fragments

A fragmented OCR item lists terms and clues such as porpoise beverage shade tree and vein of ore. It references central transportation topics and appears to be a word puzzle or glossary with scattered cryptic entries and partial phrases. The source is largely unreadable but centers on assorted lexical fragments.

Deverage Charles Lark Atlantic United Pace

Puzzle Word Connections From Old Clues

Clue trio hints at a set of puzzle answers including Hydrocarton and Bargain events. Card game terms and climbing plants appear, along with domestic shallow items and a ship reference.

Polar Bear Velox Secures Life at Denver City Zoo

Velox the polar bear at Denver City Park Zoo thrives in a concrete enclosure under supervisor Clyde Hill. The benign giant, almost blind and fed about 20 pounds of horsemeat daily, endures a fenced life while attracting attention for security as a social issue and the broader debate on government protection of liberties.

Polar Bear Denver City Ay Elliott Cnazze Denver Velox Ringling Brothers Ata Denver City Park Zoo Clyde Hill Hal Commodore Verlox Iquink

Maine plates go reflective in auto safety push

Augusta Maine reports 1850 automobile license plates will be aluminum coated with reflective material to reflect headlights up to 1,200 feet, improving night driving visibility as part of a safety initiative. The item notes other regional notes on road and vehicle topics.

Augusta Maine

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