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Dothan Eagle

Location

Dothan, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1950

Page

4

Senate Wets Dry Up World Of Liquor Hearings

In a Capitol hearing, senators debated Langee Bill to ban interstate advertising of alcoholic beverages. Drys argued ads fuel youth drinking while Joyce of Distilled Spirits Institute urged delay and presented counterpoints. He cited varying state ad rules from Virginia to Oregon and Utah, highlighting regulatory inconsistencies.

Harman W. Nichols Washington Senate Congress Jon Drys Aoman R.E. Joyce Distilled Spirits Institute Ince Joyce Virginia Oregon Utah Wong Union Station Chicago Philadelphia Joyen Chilren

German Prince Otto Seeks Cuban Haven Amid Deportation Threat

Reported in Havana that German titled Otto Wilhelm Hohengeller, who claims pro Soviet leadership, plans seeking asylum in Cuba to avoid U S deportation. Former Cuban ambassador Garcia Kohly and Mexican authorities are involved as the self-styled prince faces possible removal while a note on American dog breeds and liquor advertising laws appears in the surrounding text.

Havana Cuba Otto Wilhelm Hohengeller Princula Mercos Garcia Kohly Mexico Mexico City Orbana Dalloa

Prince claims German royal plot tied to American motive

A prisoner identified as Rio David Tanconus, dubbed the Prince, entered Mexico while under internment for a Washington robbery. He described the act as part of an American plot to foil a monarchist movement in Germany and asserted proof of his identity as the youngest son of Kaiser Wilhelm II.

Mexico Washington Ri¢o David Tanconus Prince Germany Ashe Kaiser Withele II

Panama City Woman Enters Florida House Race

Mrs Ed Stokes of Panama City qualified for the Florida House seat in Group Two Bay County. She seeks the seat now held by Rep Joseph I Mathis, who has not announced his candidacy. Stokes' husband has served in multiple House teams.

Panama City Pla. Cup Ed Stokes Tor Ter Atte Stokes Bay Joseph I. Mathis Mathis Mra. Stokes

Charles to receive Edward J. Nelt memorial prize tonight

New York AP reports Ezzard Charles will be honored with the Edward J. Nelt memorial award for the sport’s top figure in 1949 at a dinner tonight in New York. Charles receives the honor as the outstanding boxer.

New York Edward J. Nelt Ezzard Charles

Six Bodies Found After Home Burns in Hammond

Police found blood in bedrooms where six bodies lay after a southeast Hammond fire. Two bedrooms were scorched with a .22 caliber shell and knives found nearby. Four bodies were identified as Felix Samem and family. a man and woman were found in the other room.

Hammond Ind Felix Samem Katherine Felix Phyllis Nlaine Poline

Russian Magazine's Cartoons Depict Life in Hateful U S A

Washington reports on Soviet propaganda through Crocodile cartoons. Professor William Nelson of Columbia University analyzes how the magazine portrays the United States as a police state with corrupt capitalism. The study, compiled in Out of the Crocodile's Mouth, traces anti American themes and glorifies Soviet life while decrying American prosperity as class privilege.

Washington NEA Wiliam Nelson Columbia Unieversity Krokodil Crocodile Fusesian Russia Itg Kremlin Stalin United States Soviet Union Nelson Crocofile America Prof IDG

Satirical cartoons critique free press and foreign policy myths

The article discusses cartoons from Crocodile that lampoon American thought control, capitalists, and myths of delinquents. It notes satirical depictions of the Statue of Liberty examined by capitalists and questions about U S cultural free press, Marshall Plan criticism, and Soviet propaganda. It references Nelson's analysis and the publication Out of the Crossfire’s Mouth by Public Affairs Press.

Liberty United States Statue of Liberty America U. S Europe Haveeen United Nations Russia Veloes Nelson Job Slavic Committee American Council of Learned Societies Social Science Research Council Aumner Pubic Affairs Press Washington, D. C

Adams mother uses car to stop other vehicle

In Adams Massachusetts a mother named Catherine Truchetti sideswiped another car after its driver allegedly caused a minor collision. She forced the other vehicle to the roadside and held it there until police arrived and arrested the driver.

Adams Mass Shirky Catherine Truchetti

Floridian Attacks Secondary Road Plan as Power Grab

Sanford Florida lawmaker J Brailey Odham denounces the three year 37.6 million plan to pave about 10 000 county roads as an attack on home rule. He accuses Highway Department head Alfred McKethan of dictatorial tactics and questions alignment with federal road networks and political motives ahead of possible gubernatorial ambitions. Odham urges Seminole County commissioners to oppose the program and cites pressure on local boards and legislative dynamics. The piece notes state and federal funding aims and criticizes road department substitutions and political maneuvering. Read the Eagle Want Ads.

Sanford Fla. Cup J. Brailey Odham Yeserday Alfred McKethan Huey Long Seminole County McKethan Qdhayo Fuller Warren Biloxi Miss Florida Legislatues Wales Road Department Federal Bureau of Roads Joseh E. Jotinerton Brooksville Tim On McKethan the Road Department Skeney

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