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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1948
Page
12
An OCR fragment notes an advertisement from 1918 in a New York area newspaper. The text is incomplete but indicates typical ad content of the era, with references to products and prices. No full names, dates, or locations are extractable.
Funeral arrangements are announced for several locals, with services set for Newton Cemetery and New Brockton area churches. Survivors include spouses, siblings, and grandparents from New Brockton, Mode, Anniston, Mobile, Detroit, New Orleans, and more. The notice mentions infant Suzanne Bruce of New Brockton and death details from Searcy Funeral Home and Holman Funeral Home.
Redlands California report says C Weens of a local welding shop developed a piping system to blow compressed air six feet underground beneath orange trees to replace smudge pots. Dan Schacht plans to test the setup on half an acre.
HOLLYWOOD UP A noble Italian title and fortune in vineyards and cash were declined by Wilbur F H Radeline Hollywood apartment house manager. He said he would rather be a 35 dollar per week American manager than a wealthy foreign nobleman. Italian lawyers found him with difficulty and were flabbergasted. Radeline’s father, a young Italian nobleman, married a German French girl aboard a ship to America about 50 years ago. the father returned to homeland and did not come back. The mother gave her son for adoption to a Pennsylvania Dutch family, who named him Radeline.
Dr Clarence Little of Bar Harbor seeks 1.5 million dollars to rebuild and operate the Roscoe B. Jackson Memorial Laboratory after a forest fire destroyed it last October. An emergency committee of lawmakers, educators and business leaders will pursue funds without a large public drive. The facility supports over 150 cancer research labs nationwide that rely on mice for experiments.
A record of Joe Jackson’s first year as a regular in the majors shows a .408 batting average. The note adds Elk Lake in Oregon sits a mile above sea level and mentions the United States as the leading leather producer.
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