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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1950
Page
3
John Robert Powers promotes foundation garments emphasizing proper sizing age needs and proportional fit to achieve a fashionable silhouette. Guidance covers teen to matron differences in waist and support plus choosing garments for office home sports and dress wear with Easter suit look.
In Minneapolis Donald Cheney was fined $100 for smoking in bed. The ruling said the act stored fire risks and endangered the lives of 30 families residing in a local apartment building.
A small window break and explosives smashed a safe in Luray to steal cash and jewelry totaling $39,000. A $22,700 cashier’s check payable to Constable William McKinley Hudson was drawn on Elmira Trust Co. In Miami, Barbara Parke, 26, was cleared of murdering her ex-prisoner of war husband Robert Parks, 39, with the judge ruling the shooting accidental after expert testimony. Parks, a Bataan Death March survivor, was found dead in his Shenandoah Valley home with a pistol wound. Parks’ son cried as charges were dropped.
In Hallandale Florida two Chicago men were charged with violating Florida anti bookie and wire service laws. Police say they operated a telephone office near a race track and laid off bets for Chicago bookies at Gulfstream and Hialeah tracks. Beek claimed no laws were broken, saying Gulfstream officials knew of the activity. Both men posted bond and were released from Broward County jail.
A report cites 1,208 truck accidents caused by mechanical defects, totaling property damage of 2,696.89 dollars and an average of 2,182 dollars per crash. Proceedings point to higher risk and costs tied to truck operations per the Interstate Commerce Commission and the National Safety Council.
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