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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1947
Page
10
I join Jane and Fred Newell for a warm dinner at their country home. Fred, a blind writer who dictates to his wife, shares stories while Jane carries their baby and jokes about peasant skirts. We discuss a village trip for ice cream as the night ends.
In a back porch chat Jane explains how war wounds cost Fred his sight and how they chose love over fear. She smiles at aging while remaining certain Fred will always see her as the girl from 1942.
Red Cross will offer beginning and intermediate swimming at Napier Field pool starting this morauive. Minimum age eight. Registration at the Recreation Center. Instructors include Charles Beck. Sessions Tuesday to Saturday mornings with bus pickups. After current course, three week basic and advanced swimming and life saving courses planned with no fee.
Emile Torre a 49 year old chef at the Grand Hotel Point Clear Alabama was killed when his station wagon wrecked near Montrose yesterday The assistant manager Frank Palmes 42 suffered arm lacerations and possible back injuries He was taken to Mobile City Hospital in fair condition Patrolman Sawyer said speed and loss of control caused the crash Torre previously worked at Beverly Club New Orleans Penthouse Club New York and other venues He arrived in this country in 1924 after studying cooking on the French Riviera
Australia aims to press for textiles and possibly textile machinery and whaling vessels as reparations from Japan. An Australian textile mission is in Japan. Government says naval or merchant ships are unlikely claims to avoid burdening Japan and UN stability.
An old style pharmaceutical ad promotes Lavoptik for contact lens irritation after removal. It claims quick relief from tired sore inflamed burning and stinging eyes with 30 years of use and a money back offer. Eye cup included and available at druggists.
Dr. Paul S. Martin of the Chicago Natural History Museum says there never has been a highly civilized people who preceded the American Indian in North America. He notes careful archaeology shows the mound builders were American Indians. He mentions early spectacles as crude waisted-vision devices dating to the 13th century.
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