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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1949
Page
11
Elba News reports a Barraca room Valentine event with decor and program items, plus multiple church circle meetings hosted by Mrs. L. S. Rainer and Mrs. T. D. Kendrick. Community notes include weddings, travel, school courtesy week plans, hospital and military news, and local births and birthdays among Elba residents.
Mr and Mrs Charles Gifford of Cincinnati visit Mrs L P Lewis who is ill. Jacqueline Blalock visits her mother in Columbia after four years in Los Angeles. Y W A group met. Mothers Club hosted by Mrs Loyd Penuel with program on Girl Meets Soy. James Gifford Bryan born Feb 15 at home. grandparents Milton Bryan and Wesley Allen. Various residents travel or visit in Birmingham, Panama City, and Jacksonville. Business Womens circle met with twenty members and officers listed.
Fragmented OCR describes a meeting with treasurer Mrs. Sue Robertson and Mrs. Blanche Thompson, a program leader Mrs. Loyd Penne, talks by W. W. Peterson and 12 Pages Fields, prayers by Mrs. Purcell and Mrs. Merritt, and a salad course served. It mentions plans for Wo M S circles and a garbled afterward.
Reno Nevada, the state’s largest city, faces pocket trouble from tourist money and silver currency. Local tailors stock heavy silver coinage while banks bear full transaction charges for exchanges. June shipments reached 37 dollars and pockets suffer wear from daily use priced at 6.56 tons of silver.
In Gaziantep and southern Turkey, residents were surprised by a quarter-inch layer of red snow, a highly unusual weather occurrence for the region. The sight drew attention from locals and weather observers, noting that red snow is exceptionally rare there.
A garbled report notes a community program possibly tied to a college or industrial group in Alabama. It mentions a statewide or regional institute and a policy or product line with references to production, pounds, and adults involved, but details are unclear.
Detroit police pursued 48 year old Edwin Retko after he dropped a dead mouse into a glass of beer during a bar incident. Court records say officers beat him during the chase. Investigators report four officials are on the case.
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