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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1947
Page
3
A Dorothy Dix column examines how in laws and family ties influence marriages. It notes that while some couples bond with each other and their in laws, many face feuds born from jealousy and pride, harming harmony and happiness. It ends praising couples who welcome their partners' families as new parental ties.
A soybean and skim milk sausage formed the mainstay of the German Army diet during the recent war, according to reports. The item reflects wartime food limits and substitutions affecting soldiers' meals and nutrition.
London reports British air authorities consider a jet powered carrier fighter with no undercarriage. If viable it would launch from a catapult and skid on its belly during landing, requiring deck shock absorbers and extremely low landing speed. Benefits include less weight from landing gear and more fuel or ammunition.
Washington reports nearly 79,000 dependents of deceased veterans from all wars now receive pensions and compensation. The Veterans Administration says monthly payments exceed 32 million dollars, with 396,000 dependents of World War II veterans and 362,000 dependents of World War I veterans among others. Additional groups include Spanish American War, Civil War, Indian Wars, and Mexican War survivors, plus about 20,000 dependents of peacetime deaths.
Wallington U P report shows 318000 drivers had licenses suspended in 1946 due to traffic violations. A national survey by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators cites lack of financial responsibility as the main cause, accounting for about a quarter of suspensions, with drunken driving a major secondary factor. No prior national figures on suspensions were published, making trends hard to judge.
Sampson New York CLP reports a veteran college in Sampson opened last October spurred a neighborhood boom. Aimed to serve students with a nearby food store laundry and transit it has grown into a full community with a motion picture theater special bus service fire department bowling alley and a modern storm market. The college family enjoys a book store clothing shop barber shop three dining facilities Greyhound bus service and free local college buses to shopping points.
Alfred University in Alfred New York seeks 19000 to buy a set of bells buried in Belgium to keep them from Germany in both world wars. The bells, priced higher since World War II, were found on a Belgian estate during the recent war and moved to Sweden. They share the same carillon as 18 of the 35 bells now in the Davis Memorial Carillon on campus. Cast in 1674 by Peter Hemons they were once tested in a Belgium camp. Other bells installed at Alfred were cast in 1748 1786 and 1784.
Britain extends its edge in jet and jet-turbine aircraft as fighter exports rise and Rolls Royce engines may be produced domestically. Several British jet transports are planned or under construction while a new fighter design promises carrier based superiority and potential air supremacy for England.
New York reports a rare antique chair described as a drunkard’s chair from the Chippendale era, offered by Parke-Bernet Galleries. The wide front seat and tilted back are designed to help a tipsy user sit and sprawl with ease, with a price around $200.
Philadelphia story reports Joseph Schneider, 37, fell asleep during a film, woke five hours after the last show to an dark locked theater. He proped to a telephone and sought aid as authorities were alerted.
In a tense incident a man named Schneider was held in a foyer until a street sergeant arrived and shouted instructions through the door. The door was finally unlocked from inside and he was freed.
Prudenial Insurance Co. plans a $15,000,000 housing project to house 1,500 to 2,000 families on Chicago's South Side. Development to start this fall if feasible.
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