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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1947
Page
4
Moscow reports completion of factory tests on the first 100 Moskovich cars. The four passenger low-powered vehicle has 23 horsepower, 55 mph top speed, and 30 miles per gallon. Production aims for 60,000 annually within four years, with price to be set for the general buyer.
Dr. E G Burson, a recent Army medical officer and son of a physician, opens a Dothan office after training at Alabama Tulane and San Francisco hospital internships. He served as captain in the Army, with postings at Walter Reed, McGuire, Leyte, and Oliver General in Augusta. Now settled downtown, he hails from Furama Alabama and plans no immediate marriage. He enjoys Kiwanis and reports routine in two and a half months of civilian work.
The man notes in a casual chat that sports remain a flexible pastime. He mentions intramural softball in college and hopes to join the Kiwanis softball team, but worries about availability for every game. He praises Dothan residents as courteous and friendly and says he is happy to be part of the Dothan family.
President Truman nominated Edwin C. Wilson ambassador to Turkey to head the American mission under the Turkish aid program. The nomination, long anticipated, was sent to the Senate along with Charles E. Saltzman’s appointment as an Assistant Secretary at the Treasury.
Fragmented excerpt mentions Wilson a native and veteran handling Turkish duties and a Turkish aid program of 000,000. References Greece communism and a magnetic pole near Boothia peninsula Canada. Includes note on sugar diet for the country’s poor.
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