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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1947
Page
17
Ruth Van Kirk, a year old infantile paralysis patient, participates in a rocking bed study at New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center under March of Dimes support. The device moves for hours daily, aiding muscle reeducation while she continues therapy and uses a wheelchair for mobility.
Stratis A. Kouskoutas, a former Army mess sergeant, after discharge in Europe bought an old GI ambulance and turned it into a mobile mess. He installed hot plates and shelves for doughnuts, cakes and cigarettes and now tours the city dispensing hot dogs, hamburgers and coffee.
Fragmentary report notes high fees and demand in outdoor labor and filling station work with references to industrial plant workers and a market push for expansion. No clear events, dates, or named entities are readable.
New York report from the Tile Council of America estimates 2.0 to 3.0 billion dollars will be spent on repairs to single family nonfarm homes this year. Roof repairs will reach over 2.3 million houses with new or covered hail and equipment changes affecting about 2.0 million homes. Painting remains the most common frame repair with interior and exterior work. The number of single family nonfarm homes rose from 17.3 million in 1940 to about 19.9 million as of November 1946.
Monterey traffic officers say heavy violator rates reduce need for trickery. Witnesses describe drivers braking on sight of a white patrol car then performing cautious behavior. patrolmen cite human nature and past incidents as factors in enforcement. The piece notes a 1945 figure of one and a half million farm injuries.
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