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Newspaper

Dothan Eagle

Location

Dothan, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1949

Page

3

Police: City Begins Trials Sail By Alerting Message

A fragmented police bulletin mentions alert signals and messages as city authorities begin trials. The readable fragments indicate an emphasis on public safety communications and orderly procedure.

Brown as fate in a marriage satire study

A humorous reminiscence on how a husband is reshaped by his wife through color choices. The narrator recalls his wife’s insistence on brown and related tones, from outfits to a "brown study" room, showing how pressure changes opinion but not core beliefs. The piece ends with a proverb about being convinced yet keeping still.

York Ova Sam Frances Ben Becaue Rover Boy

Cold War resumes in Berlin era as Big Four meet

DEWITT MACKENZIE analyzes the Berlin crisis aftermath as Western Allies and the USSR prepare for renewed struggle over Germany. The parity clash centers on federal republic plans versus a centralized unified state and troop withdrawal. German leaders fear renewed communization and weigh their stance amid Moscow Warsaw exchanges and postwar borders.

Berlin Russia Germany Paris Reich Europe Moscow Poland Silesia Pomerania West Prussia Warsaw East Washington U. S Dean Acheson William P. Maddox Foreign Service Institute State Department Maddox United Nations

Well Driller Strikes Air Pocket at Buck's Crossing

BUCK'S CROSSING Ala AP A Citronelle well driller T E Glenn struck an air pocket while drilling a wet well for a farmer. A 40 foot hole released an icy breeze and Glenn plans to test the gas or flame possibilities while considering piping the cold air into his house.

Buck’s Crossing Ala T. E. Glenn Glenn Glenny Nature

Trial Set For Youths Charged In Stabbing At Industrial School

Circuit Court judge set June 2 for the trial of Frank Murphy 14 Lakeland and Avelar do Quevedo 17 Tampa on first degree murder charges in the May 4 killing of Eddie Albert Black 13 Pensacola at the Florida Industrial School. Murphy confessed and Quevedo aided with a knife. Black was killed to stop him from informing authorities about Murphy smoking.

Marianna E. C. Welch Circuit Court Frank Murphy Lakeland Avelardo Quevedo Tampa Eddie Albert Black Pensacola Florida Young Black Murphy Quevedo Payne Beulan Watford Tallahassee Holly Watford Lewis-Bear Company

Ex Charity Patient Gives 25000 To Memphis Hospital

Memphis AP report says J R Kinderer of Oklahoma City, a former Mississippi River bargehand who will turn 80, stopped in Memphis and donated 25000 to City Hospital where he was a charity patient 60 years ago. He retired 21 years ago after running a large Oklahoma City restaurant and acquiring oil lands.

Memphis J. R. Kinderer Oklahoma City Mississippi River City Hospital Kinderer

Public transit workforce and payroll figures in America

The public transit industry in America employs about 261000 people with a yearly payroll of 825 million dollars.

America

Clare Luce Sees Gains for Educated Negroes at Tuskegee

Clare Booth Luce addressed Tuskegee Institute graduates praising rising participation by educated Black individuals in government and public life. She linked understanding of capitalism democracy and Christianity to progress, lauded Carver's impact, and noted her former congressional tenure and marriage to Henry Luce.

Tuskegee APY Clare Booth Luce Tuskegee Institute

Terminiello Blames Reds For Conviction

The Rev. Arthur Terminiello, convicted in Chicago in 1936 for disorderly conduct after a disturbance, blames Communists for the events. He calls the Supreme Court reversal vindication of free speech. Terminiello, suspended earlier by Bishop Thomas J. Toolen of Mobile for political activity, was reinstated in June 1947 and is now an assistant pastor in Pensacola.

Pensacola Arthur Terminiello Chicago Supreme Court Terminiello Thomas 3. Toolen Mobile Ala Anniston Toolen

Polish custom sparks landlord gift on birth in Worcester

Alexander Charkowski, 64, a Worcester landlord, says it is an old Polish custom to give tenants Mr. and Mrs. Corrado Gastaldo $25 in cash on the birth of their first child. The note reflects cultural practice rather than a formal gift.

Worcester Mass Alexander Charkowski Corrado Gastaldo

Traffic Death Brings Manslaughter Charge in Florence

Florence physician Dr Culver Elis, a local veterinarian, faces a manslaughter charge after the traffic death of 11 year old Will Hart, a one legged Black boy struck by a car in downtown Florence Saturday. Elis is free on $2000 bond.

Florence Culver Elis Oday Will Hart Hart Ellis Liberty

Chicago’s Board of Trade Building Stands Tallest Outside New York

The Board of Trade Building in Chicago rises 612 feet, making it the tallest in the United States outside New York City, where 16 buildings exceed it in height.

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