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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1946
Page
19
The text notes Beatrix Burgess created hundreds of original characters including Mother West Wind and is best remembered for Peter Rabbit stories.
Thornton W Burgess discusses his start as an office boy, his quick story drafting, and his rise in the animal story field. He recalls Old Mother West Wind and The Crooked Path, notes fan letters from readers ages 6 to 90, and cites praise from Dr William T Hornaday as a genius who reaches children. He reflects on misgiving about college and creative freedom shaping his output.
An ordinance restricting horse stabling within city units spurred early adoption of electric commercial vehicles in New York City during the year of JRO.
Sanford Furmars Underwood of 141 Broadstreet Ozark has been accepted for enlistment in the U S Navy. A veteran of wartime service he is enlisted as a fireman first class and will be sent to New Orleans for assignment.
Bill Riley SF 3c USNR and Charles B. Riley were discharged from the Navy at the Naval Personnel Separation Center in Jacksonville Florida. Both men resided at 50T N Foster Street and 405 N Foster Street in Dothan respectively.
Life insurance arrived in America in 1717 with the founding of the Fund for Pious Uses in Philadelphia. The historic fund laid early groundwork for modern life coverage and financial welfare.
An advertisement from the Presbyterian Ministers' Fund asserts that the life insurance charter issued for their parent organization is the world's oldest. The claim appears in a notice connected to the Philadelphia Synod of the Presbyterian Church.
In San Bernardino California W OH Hodges aged 72 was run over by his own car after a collision with another vehicle caused his car to strike him while the vehicle was believed to be driverless.
In Loveland Colorado Carroll C. Hendershott 28 drowned in a boating accident leaving his hay harvest half done. Neighbors stepped in to finish the work assisting the family and preserving the farm.
Nearly 30 neighbors and friends gathered to stack 44 acres of hay in three hours to assist Phyliss Hendershott following her husband’s death. The cooperative effort showcased community support and swift help for a grieving widow.
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