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Newspaper

Dothan Eagle

Location

Dothan, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1950

Page

5

Kimsey Brannon Buys Anderson Store In Mobile

Anderson Brothers of Dothan announce sale of their sparling goods store at 99 North Foster Street to the Kimsey Brannon Sporting Goods Company of Mobile. Purchasers plan full time operation of a whelen fish bait business plus a 265 acre farm, expanding the existing Anderson stock with emphasis on fishing tackle. The Andersons donated the store for four and a half years after military service.

Anderson Brothers Dothan Sparling North Foster Street Kimsey- Brannon Sporting Goods Company Mobile Oren Paul Arry Kimsey Brannon Mablie Kimsey Sai Anderson Stork Andersons Aparting Goode Businese

Principals and Coaches Meet in Enterprise District gathering discusses athletics

The Second District AHSAA held an open meeting at Coffer County High School with about 40 principals from ten counties and nine coaches. George Little chaired the group from Eufaula. Scarborough spoke on high school duties in athletics. Harper urged sportsmanship and eligibility rules. A committee was appointed to plan the North South Alabama game in Tuscaloosa next August. RL Bates was reelected to a three year term on the district board.

Coffer County George Little Faula J.E ‘Scarvorough Citt Harper Alavaria High School AHSAA Alabama Tuscaloosa RL Bates

Classification changes for A and AA in WA tournament

Twenty-two schools placed in AA classification while 23 in A. A tournament sheets show seeds and opponents with Kinston Georgiana Dozier Myer City Arizona New Bremen. New rate implemented for two years affecting A and AA classifications.

Enterprice Opp Kinston Georgiana Dozier Micy City Arizon

Thumb Sucking Seen As Menace To Child Teeth

EVANSTON WI UP Thumb Sucking by children can cause permanent damage to teeth and jaws a dental expert says Dr George W Teuscher professor of children's dentistry at Northwestern University based his opinion on a study of 988 children at the school It was found that only three of 17 percent youngsters who sucked thumbs or fingers showed no ill effects The occlusion of teeth and jaws may be affected by thumb sucking.

Evanston George W Teuscher Northwestern University Jaya Teuscher

Folsom Portrait Hung in Capitol Rotunda

Governor James E Folsom’s portrait was placed in the Alabama Capitol rotunda as part of a four governor rotation. The oil painting by Birmingham artist Cunt Bonney moves Sparks, Dixon, and Miller portraits to other spots around the rotunda.

Clint Bonner Birmingham Alabama James Big Jim Folcom Capitol Montgomery James E Folsoms Hong Unie Folsom Chauncey Sparks Sparks Apot Frank Dixon Miller Miller Rotunda Cunt Bonney

Even Home Heating Advised For Comfort

Lincoln Neb AP expert Olson of the University of Nebraska warns uneven heat often hides behind thermostat location. Place thermostat on an interior wall about two feet above floor for children. avoid sun warmed or drafty spots and near heat sources to ensure even temperatures. The article notes migratory birds timing and child thumb sucking linked to fear of dark.

Lincoln Neb A Olson University of Nebraska Olson

Tragedy Over Long Island Flight Steward Blown From Airship To Death

A Pan American four engined jet traveling from London at 200 mph shed 28 year old John Harris a New York flight steward as a door opened in a pressure differential gust. Rescue teams search Long Island Sound while investigations focus on a failed safety locking device and the door mechanism. Harris survived by his bride Katherine and mother Chrissa Harris while crew attempted to close the hatch during the transatlantic flight.

New York Long Island John Harris Thengher Eastern Airlines Tampa Bay Florida Marc Fisher Glatt Wea Turner St Petersburg Fisher-Gaiat Owil Aeronautics Board Harris Fedl London Idiewild Anna Karacek St James Long Island Sound Sidames Long Islands North Shore Harris Katherine Chrissa Harris Lafayette Greece Italy Trieste U.S .Bth University of Pennsylvania John T Nolan Huntulon N Civil Aeronautics George B Hart Sag Hartbo N Atlantic

Sears Employees Share In 1948 Profit Through Savings Plan

Sears Roebuck store employees received individual statements showing their share of the 1948 profits via the company savings and profit sharing pension plan. The fund owns over 20 percent of Sears stock, totaling combined assets around $267 million, with 102,495 members contributing $28.7 million over time. Members contribute five percent of wages up to $250 annually, with the company adding a matching percentage based on profits, all designed to build a financial reserve for retirement.

Sears Roebuck and Co Yesteroa Rompary Wgh Erat Ajex WB Walters Te Ale Credit Sears Stack Sears Aicck Walters Sears Sears Fund Seary Jon Walters San

Livestock Prices Mixed as Hogs and Cattle See Demand Shifts

USDA Chicago report shows salable hogs at 2000 3000 head week to week with barrows and gilts steady to 50 lower on some weights. Hogs top 100 and 190 230 lb averages around 17295 to 1789. Cattle demand lighter but steady to 50 higher on select grades. beef steers scarce and good grades up. cows and bulls mixed with gains for sausage bulls and vealers. Stockers and feeders scarce with limited receipts, high quality calves near 2300 to 3600 for fat steers and yearlings.

Chicago USDA

Chicago jail population hits postwar peak in 1940

The Cook County jail held a record high 1,230 prisoners on November 2 1940, the largest postwar population to date. Warden Chester Feigery praised the facility as well run noting the jail housed about two hundred offenders and highlighting the era’s unusual social conditions amid Prohibition.

Chicago Cook County Jon Hand Chester Feigery

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