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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1950
Page
20
A fragmented, jumbled OCR text appears to reference beef cattle, cattle breeding terms, and scattered terms like beef cattle, breed, hardy, and various unrelated words. The readable items are disjointed, with no coherent events, dates, places, or persons to form a clear news item.
Mayor Welch resigns after 25 years and leaves for Covington Georgia to start a wood pulp business with his son in law. Council elevates E Gilbert Sr to mayor, appoints Jake Bruner to fill the vacancy, and named H D Ward Roger Shanks A J Barber and Lloyd Williams as other members. Welch praised for town finances as Register becomes mayor pro tem.
Washington columnist Peter Edson weighs a hypothetical selecting ten people to preserve civilization after a hydrogen bomb, arguing for a mix of science, medicine, farming, and practical skills. He suggests a young atomic scientist, a doctor and nurse, a farmer couple, a resourceful craftsman, and a versatile jack of all trades, all with capable spouses, to form a self sustaining group. The piece satirically explores who would be essential beyond famous names.
A fragmented passage mocks many public figures including politicians lawyers radio entertainers band salesmen bankers real estate agents Navy stars executives and newspaper columnists. It compares a tyrannical figure to the Mikado villain and laments they would not be missed.
County health department announces second and third rounds of immunization clinics in Houston area. Schools listed with dates in April include Co Warts Harmon Columbia White, Ashe forg White, Columbia Negro, Ach ford Negro, Philadelphia, Ar dilla Rehobeth Cottonwood White and Negro, Shady Grove, Smithville, Grangerburg, Bax Union Kinsey Taylor Gordon Vicksburg Crosby Spane St John Loom. The doomed person in Utah legal execution may choose death by hanging or a firing squad.
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