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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1948
Page
7
Chaff, the aluminum foil resembling tinsel, is dispersed from airplanes to mark designated high spots in Panama. The reflective strips help surveyors map the country, aiding navigation and terrain recognition for mapping efforts.
Vietnamese guerrillas freed French public works engineer Andre Lafourge after his wife refused to believe reports of his death. A letter from Lafourge reached his wife five months after capture, fueling the belief the release was prompted by sympathy for his ill family, not political motives.
A four state wide contest sponsored by WNAX Yankton aims to spur farmstead improvements. Counties in South Dakota North Dakota Minnesota Iowa and Nebraska will host yearly contests July 1947 to July 1950 with about $1000 in merchandise prizes for state winners. Judging covers plans efficiency dwelling and farm building upgrades upkeep and overall livability of the farmstead.
A man in a car was tailed by sixteen police on new motorcycles, riding from Milwaukee to Chicago. The motorcycles will be used on traffic duty and replace horses in the city.
In Sydney Australia photographs will be taken inside and outside every building along the proposed subway route. The images will serve as protection against unjust damage claims during construction.
Defiance High School senior girls announce a babysitting service for parents attending the annual class play Murder at Randor. Profits from babysitting and the show will fund the senior class trip to Washington, D C., this spring.
Harbor Master W. L. Lynch warns at least 15 wrecks block the Chicago River linking the Great Lakes to the Mississippi. City and federal authorities share jurisdiction. the city covers waters 20 feet from shore. Ship owners must remove sunken vessels in fry sections as the Public Works Commission seeks tougher regulation.
A playful note lists violin components scroll pegs purfling boats and bridge. It then jokes the NYC passenger elevators travel an immense distance daily equal to 26 trips to Earth’s center. It ends with a quip that tornadoes are the strongest winds known.
A plan envisions developing a distinct cattle breed within about 25 years. Researchers or breeders foresee a new genetic line emerging through selective breeding and crossbreeding efforts, projecting milestones over a generation. The article highlights long term goals and potential agricultural impact.
A 30 by 50 foot oriental rug weighing over 1000 pounds, handmade over ten years, was donated by Chicago rug importer Larkin H. Nahigan to the George Washington Masonic Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia. The rug contains 54 million hand tied knots and required 12 weavers. experts appraise its value around 200 thousand dollars.
Minute quantities of gold are found in almost all rocks, all copper and lead ores, and even in vegetation. DDT is effective in eliminating barnacles from ship bottoms.
Powell and Myrna Loy starred as Nick and Nora Charles in Song of the Thin Man at the Ritz Theatre. The film marks their 13th pairing and sixth Thin Man installment with a cast including Wynn Stockwell Reed Morrison Grahame Meadows Taylor Ames Windsor and others in a swift crime mystery double feature with The Three Mesquiteers Range Defenders added to the bill.
Researchers report that using an acidified medium enables ordinary yeast fermentation to produce glycerin more efficiently, improving access to higher yields in industrial processes.
A fragment notes eight per cent of United States cash farm come and mentions Ontong Java where copra or dried coconut meat serves as money in historical trade, hinting at early, barter-like currency systems and alternative cash forms.
The schedule lists John Hodiak in Love From Stranger with showings on Tuesday. Also on the week’s lineup Bing Crosby and Bob Hope perform in Rot To Kiew along with Brian Donlevy and Miriam Hopkins in Gentlemen After Dark and Cha Starrett in Stranger rom Ponca Cit. Betty Hutton and John Lund appear in Per of Pauline on Wednesday and Thursday.
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