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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1950
Page
4
A local hardware store named Sullivan Supply Store at 221 Main offers brick cement plaster doors windows and hardware plus paint roofing siding and Celotex products. The ad highlights a wide range of building materials available in one stop.
Baltimore based Johns Hopkins University professor Hinman unveils an orator device to stack two folio pages and reveal textual differences. He tested it at the Folger Library, comparing 19 first folios and 2,000 pages, spotting variations and erasable errors to determine the true text and streamline proofreading and forgery detection.
Birmingham police banned showing the film Pinky after a preview, citing indecency and a threat to morality. Chief Eddins said the race mixing theme violates city code and could harm racial relations, though he acknowledged no practical way to prevent its local screening.
In Birmingham Alabama the state Golden Gloves title went to Montgomery and Birmingham champions after three days of action. Heavyweight Bill Trevo of Birmingham delivered the strongest performance, while Charles Clark of Birmingham earned a two round TKO over Mobile’s Carlton Wilson. Birmingham secured three titles to Mobile and Talladega, with the victors advancing to the Southern regional Golden Gloves in Knoxville on February 25.
Polly Riley of Fort Worth Bees defeats Alice Bauer to reach the Doherty tournament quarterfinals in Miami. Park eliminates Betty Mackinnon as Bauer remains a key favorite with Marlene Bauer advancing, while Hopkins, Kirk and Lindsay win their matches in the women’s golf event.
Earle Brown, famed Minnesota sheriff and founder of the state highway patrol, donates his 150 acre farm to the University of Minnesota. He retains life interest. the land will become university property after his death. The farm, valued around 730,000, is noted for horse breeding.
A fragment notes that the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, once attended by President Lincoln, is slated for demolition. The brief mentions the church and its historic ties, with limited readable details due to OCR damage.
The World Today recalls India’s past caste system and untouchables, then traces transformative progress led by Gandhi and Nehru. It notes independence, the end of princely rule, mass education, veil abandonment by women, and Rajendra Prasad’s presidency. The piece envisions India as a potential leader in the broader Orient.
The sermon contends that Christianity grew from a humble Palestine beginning to a world spanning faith. It highlights Jesus commissioning disciples to preach to all nations, the gospel's universality breaking class and slave boundaries, and the enduring miracle of a faith open to all mankind through Christ.
In Davis California the College of Agriculture reports the Yellow Bermuda 986 onion yields 25 percent more in quality and matures in 10 days fewer than ordinary onions. The finding comes from a U S Department of Agriculture Agricultural Experiment Station study conducted with assistance from the University of California.
Washington AP report explains the updated wage hour law, detailing who is covered and who is exempt, including government, agriculture, domestic service, fisheries, and transportation workers. It notes new penalties and revised exemptions for executives, professionals, retailers, newsrooms, and minors, with emphasis on child labor restrictions and farm employment rules.
U S Secret Service and deputies arrested four men in New York and one in Los Angeles in a nationwide counterfeiting sweep. About 900000 in bogus bills were seized from the gang tied to selling phony dollars at 20 cents per dollar. Those held faced hefty bonds and were questioned after the arrests on Wednesday night. The operation centered on passing counterfeit currency to East Asia and other regions, with plans to distribute a large quantity through a midtown hotel exchange. The investigation traced to Los Angeles where agents tipped off New York officers.
The document records probate actions in Rowton County for the estate of Talore Testamentary. It notes a January 1980 date, a deputy probate officer Hon. Lewve, and mentions an undregranted portion and a beneficiary named Alvican Raminat. The filing references an allowance and court involvement by the Prob Gare, with specific names and roles.
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