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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1949
Page
19
Fragmentary OCR text shows a casual note about wanting to relax and unwind. Details are unclear due to missing words and garbled letters. No clear names, dates, places, or events are identifiable from the readable portion.
Reports say Communist troops moved to within 21 miles of Shanghai with battles near Taichang and Shihutang. Government troops hold central China lines around Hankow as Shanghai garrison orders departments to relocate within two weeks amid reports of a major Communist advance from Kashan.
A communique reports government troops suffered heavy casualties and repelled attackers. Red forces at Chenmu south of Kunshan, near Shanghai, endured about 60 casualties after a nationalist counter-attack. The action indicates a widening northwest front for the Communists.
Band director Hewell Hampton announced the season finale program for both Junior and Senior High School bands. Tonight at 8:30 the high school auditorium hosts performances with the junior band first followed by senior selections including The Thunderer and Light Cavalry. A senior novelty number directed by Hampton will close the program.
Chief Kirkland said the trio’s trip appears voluntary with no gun. He traced Tindel from Columbus to Graceville, noting sisters and barroom encounters. Investigators found newspaper photos linked to a cafe visit. no charges were filed as the women and men traveled with husbands on leave. Carthage history noted at article end.
Cleveland inventor James Rand Ui and engineer Wallace Nichols unveil X-cloth a light heat reflecting fabric made from powdered aluminum with a vinylite base. Rand says it reflects radiant body heat and could reduce artificial heating needs across homes and garments.
ROSSETTE. HARGROVE Lourdes France NEA Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from around the world visit Lourdes yearly to pray at the grotto and basilica seeking cures or solace. Since 1947 about 1,500,000 visitors have flocked here from May to September with outdoor services and candle lit grotto rites.
Rand predicts the fabric will sell for as little as one tenth the cost of wool marking a potential price breakthrough for cheaper textiles.
The story of the young shepherdess from the film The Story of Bernadette is recalled as she was canonized by Rome on December 8 1933, seventy five years after her death in Nevers. Her relics remained incorrupt when transferred to a reliquary twenty nine years later and are still visible to pilgrims at the shrine of Saint Bernadette.
In San Francisco doctors led by Dr. Lea M. Taran of New York presented a public scale of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease data. They described the frightening extent but offered an optimistic view that effective treatment is immediately available to all communities.
A medical director from St Francis Sanitarium on Long Island discusses rheumatic heart disease affecting 2.5 million Americans, including 40,000 children who may die this year. He promotes treatment in specialized institutions rather than hospital or home care. He highlights research supporting institutional care and notes nutritional claims about beef fat and a snapshot of 1988 U S wheat production led by Kansas followed by several other states.
The 616 West Powell Street location operates as Grocery and Market under Carl 551 M Norton and Tidwell. Residents report conflicts with nearby fishing activities caused by the business operations. Local authorities may review zoning and noise impacts affecting the fishing community.
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