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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1947
Page
16
An odd shipment from Japan to California includes five barrels of oysters. Each oyster contains a pearl, two of which are described as gifts to the Academy of Sciences.
The oysters with cultured pearls were a gift from Mr. Mikimoto the so called pearl king of the world. Dr. Robert C. Miller the academy’s rector said the Japanese fish and oysters will be added to the academy’s research collections.
Philadelphia clings to relic statutes including stocks for public drinking and fines for bones boiling, ferries fined for delaying shallops, and straw sheep ads required in the Gazette. The 1810 Gazette ceased, rugs kept flat with starch, and parsnips advised to be scalloped.
World War II veteran Comerford is awarded a British medal entitling travel within the empire without a passport. He is the second in his family to be decorated, following his father James M. Comerford who earned the Distinguished Conduct Medal with the Royal Field Artillery in France and Palestine during World War I.
California lawmakers approve a bill to allow eye cornea bequests to aid the blind. Assemblyman Ernest Crowley, himself blind, introduced the measure after serving since 1929.
A brief note suggests adding onlon juice to cottage cheese to enhance taste. It recommends a small amount stirred in and tasted before serving to avoid overpowering the cheese.
New York reports Fortune Gallo of the San Carlo Opera Company says the GI Bill will produce American operatic talent rivaling Italy, noting the company has become two thirds American after years of relying on foreign stars. He recounts founding the troupe and its self supporting status.
Humphrey J. Comerford of Niagara Falls a former U S Army technician third grade with a permanent visitors visa to the British Empire has been awarded the British Empire medal by King George VI for his service and loyalty as a war veteran in Niagara Falls.
Boston University football tackle Ramacorti, a former Army laborer and bomb leader, describes babysitting as tougher than army duties. He notes boys frighten him most as they try tackles while girls are easier, preferring bedtime stories.
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