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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1947
Page
4
AP reports two new stations to begin operation soon in Tatui Sao Paulo and Cruz Alto Rio Grande do Sul. ZYI will broadcast on 1500 kilocycles and the Cruz Alto station on 1530 kilocycles.
The Soviet News reports a new streamlined automobile that draws power from a high frequency cable beneath the road. On display at Moscow's automobile research institute, the car picks up the cable's magnetic field and converts it to mechanical energy. Demonstrators claim lower production and operating costs compared with present cars, and that street cables will render trolley buses and gasoline vehicles obsolete.
In Sao Paulo AP report, a cattle train carrying 500 head from Barretos arrived with 392 alive due to transport difficulties. Officials blame high temperatures slow speeds and heat for the loss of roughly 30 tons of meat.
William Wallace Phillips pays strict attention to his wife who teaches French at Shurtieff College in Alton Illinois and attends her class when possible.
American farms average 195 acres in size and farm families typically have three of four children, reflecting mid century rural demographics and household structure.
Morton Flamberg leads Campe Corp branch in the old Howell school building on Cherry Street. Remodeling nears completion with operations beginning by February 1 and about 60 workers, mainly women, projected. The plant will cut and sew cloth into underwear and pajamas with roughly 350 stitching machines planned for use.
In the Australian desert town of Coober Pedy, opal miners live in cave homes and dugouts. A new opal strike early in 1940s, kept secret by miners, has brought wealth as buyers from Adelaide arrive. Water is scarce and life centers on underground tunnels and cave dwellings.
MACAPA Brazil authorities are adapting the wartime US Army air base returned after the war. Machinery from Rio de Janeiro has arrived to build a highway from the city to the base to boost civil aviation. Macapa sits at the mouth of the Amazon in northern Brazil.
Indianapolis UPI NormanHW McCabe new FBI director began with an intensive investigation to locate an empty house for his family after taking over.
He earned a degree in economics and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania in 1942. He joined Federal Telephone and Radio Corp in Newark as an efficiency engineer, then moved to Campe Corp in Otsego, later advancing to management and sales roles. The newcomer bought a home at 1202 Osceola St with his wife Audrey Greene of New York and their infant daughter.
The San Jose police report a humorous incident as a prisoner, asked for his home address, burst into Deep in the Heart of Texas. He later sang If Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage as the iron door clanged.
A gustion harvester now operating in North Bend cranberry bogs lets one man do the work of several. Described by growers as a Rube Goldberg style invention it strips a bog completely and partially cleans the berries.
The last religious census indicates the United States was nearly half religious with about 54,5760 persons, representing 44 percent of the total population as churchgoers.
An optical explanation describes blue eyes as colorless outer iris layers that lack pigment. The inner layer is exposed and appears blue due to the scattering of short-wave light, not because of actual blue pigment.
The Methodist Episcopal Church says it will ordain no candidate to its ministry unless they agree to abstain from tobacco use. This vow will apply to all future ordinations, reflecting a strict stance on personal conduct within clergy.
Nearly blind John Luther Hart of Bridgeport covers a 20 mile daily newspaper route in a cart for 22 years missing only 11 days. He starts at 3 a.m. with his cart named Dot and completes deliveries in about 10 hours across northeast Alabama.
Monroe Michigan based Monroe Auto Equipment Co sales manager C S McIntyre predicts that the average farm tractor will grow so efficient in 1947 it can perform the work of at least six horses and mules.
The ancient Hittites introduced iron to the Near East, marking a pivotal technological transfer in early metallurgy and regional development.
In Boston a store cuts the price of a bottle from 25 cents to ten cents, signaling brisk business. The move follows a period of high demand and aims to attract more customers amid a competitive market.
Report from Warsaw states the justice ministry has completed codification of new Polish civil laws, including provisions permitting dis...
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