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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1946
Page
7
In Johannesburg readers learn how dances use courtship motifs to tell hero stories. The Hindus treat dance as a narrative medium, while ordinary citizens note how Oriental and Occidental dancers reverse hand features to express meaning, all under strict ancient rules.
Dorothy Bloom, teaching the Mohan Natya dance in Columbus, explains that Hindu dance focuses on hand movements rather than footwork. She says the hands convey rhythm and emotion, with lower limbs providing only basic support. Bloom has decades of experience and recently returned to teaching after a long career.
In St. Maries Idaho an unusual Guernsey Shorthorn calf was born without any tail, as reported by owner Walt Altman. Altman notes such tail-less births are rare and no other feather can match the calf’s diverse colors observed.
The Hartford Baptist Church wedding of Miss Kathrine Chaney to Howard McGee of Ban Way and Fort Walton Florida was held Friday at 5:30 led by Rev. Jollan Dykes. Music featured Liszt and Ave Maria with Miss Beth Davis singing.
The Hadford area hosted out of town guests for the Chancy McGee wedding. Attendees included Aubrey Ga, Miss Louies Mims, and Frances P. from Lanette, Ala, along with numerous relatives from Panera City, Taupled areas, and other towns. The bride’s book was displayed by Miss Lillien Wright as Mrs. John David Saddler said good night to callers.
FBI Director Edgar Hoover urged sharp tightening of state and city gun laws to curb gun thefts and profits from government weapons. He cited April robberies yielding 390 government firearms and 581 rounds of ammunition, with 5,965 government guns stolen since 1933 and only 1,046,389 of 3,140,442 rounds recovered. Hoover pressed registration and police scrutiny to close loopholes and curb transfers, noting wide state law variation and the need to guard armories and officers in daily policing.
Partial text describes an FBI involvement in a gun smuggling case and a reference to agents drafted from infantry at Fort Bam, with Hoover commenting on a pattern of lawlessness. The rest mentions a San Diego hotel wrecking and a 1848 hotel, the Dunine, condemned as a fire hazard, and a stray line about American preferences for beer and pork.
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