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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1947
Page
6
The Rev E F Nay initiated a 30 minute Sunday Sabbath worship in Grayville starting at 7 am. The brief service features two songs a prayer and a short sermonette drawing golfers fishermen and gardeners. Attendance rose from 19 to over 100.
Shavey Lee, a well known New Yorker of Cantonese origin, favors staying in New York's Chinatown over a return to China. He remains closely tied to Mott and Pell streets, where he grew up, while noting occasional visits to the homeland would benefit Chinese Americans. He runs an insurance agency for United States Life and owns Shaves Lee's restaurant, and is celebrated as a spokesman for New York's 200000 Chinese residents. His siblings include Capt. Emily Shek, a WAC pioneer, and Thomas H. Lee, a pioneering Chinese American attorney.
Fin Mandarin reports Raleigh Thompson a 13 year old 4 H Club member fed prize pigs a diet of chocolate cookies noodles beef broth peanut husks powdered roith and two other delicacies before market time to fatten them. He raises most ingredients at home and buys the rest wholesale claiming a pig can be raised for eight dollars with sales around twenty three dollars producing a tidy profit after selling a 235 pound pig last week.
Reading Pa police chief William P Birney voices a measured view of juvenile delinquency praising the town's youth as mostly well behaved. He argues too much focus on boys who go bad and not enough on those learning to become responsible citizens.
Boston report says a 1942 idea for frozen food dates back over a century, according to HR C Poole, research and development engineer. Poole addressed a meeting of food technologists in Boston noting the long history of the concept despite modern freezing units.
Benjamin Hf received a British patent for a method of preserving foods by immersion in a refrigerant. The invention claims a freezing process that preserves texture and quality through direct immersion in cooling liquid.
In Spokane Washington UP reports Old Man Stork aiding the army recruiting effort. Master St John F Bretton of the local recruiting office states the unusual benevolent campaign is drawing public interest and support for enlistment.
A sergeant noted many prospective fathers ask about prenatal and army maternity care for army wives as the army continues financing GI babies. A bear incident at Glacier National Park involved an animal trapped inside a car, tearing upholstery as it forced its exit.
Belton Mont AP report describes a minor incident where a large vehicle caused minimal damage. The event is presented with dated, location specific framing and mentions a bear in connection to the mishap without graphic detail. Authorities and witnesses are referenced as part of the unfolding scene.
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