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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1950
Page
3
An advertiser promotes Secrets of Charm focusing on grooming and personal care for women. It promises methods to alter appearance such as nail shaping and overall impression, plus a free reminder card titled Ten Secrets of Charm, available by writing with a stamped return envelope.
Dear Miss Dix counsels a reader debating happiness in a strained marriage. The husband’s lack of outward affection is weighed against his daily devotion and hard work, while a critique on superficial flattery and true deeds shapes the advice given. A second note asks if a friend should be told about grooming and dress habits before introductions.
Florida Democrats brace for a hard fought primary as Rep. George Smathers announces a bid against Sen. Claude Pepper over Truman's Fair Deal. Smathers labels Pepper a radical ally while Pepper supporters rally Northern labor bosses and radicals against Smathers. The contest, seen as one of Florida's sharpest political clashes, centers on socialized medicine Civil Rights Taft Hartley deficit spending and the choice between free enterprise and socialism.
In Atlanta, Governor Herman Talmadge proposes unifying all state institutions under a single board of control, a system modeled after the Board of Regents. The plan would include Milledgeville State Hospital, Battey Tubercular Hospital, Gracewood, and the state training schools, with some officials wary of the overhaul.
The governor backs a plan to consolidate agencies creating a single advisory board with an administrative head and statutory status. It would shift Bailey Hospital and other institutions from Health and Welfare departments, with enactment slated for January. The governor cites better education outcomes from non sectarian colleges in math and science.
Egyptian economist Ali Hashem returns to his UN Secretariat post in New York from Cairo amid royal romance rumors. The Cairo regime reportedly ordered him to break engagement to Nariman Sadek, 16, while Hashem cites Egypt’s censorship and says he has no comment on the affair.
Taha Weber, 18, Linden McKinley star forward, scored the go ahead field goal in the closing moments. He finished the game after being informed his father had died of a heart attack and collapsed at center after the key score.
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