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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1946
Page
5
New York based analysis notes plastics rising from a 1936 $20 million market to $750 million in 1946 with forecasts of $1 billion yearly by 1950. War era plastics entering civilian use amid material and labor constraints, as industry eyes endless new applications and consumer products.
Plastics move from wartime uses to civlian shelves with items like handbags and home textiles. Teflon resists heat up to 250 degrees and acids, while plastics branch into insulation, window panes, and wrapping materials. Wood industries fear reduced demand as new synthetic wraps replace timber revenue.
San Jose police report a burglary suspect who claimed access to a flat door while borrowing tents from a neighbor. Detectives later learned he had burglarized the neighboring office using the borrowed gear and misrepresented his ownership.
Des Moines reports that druggists plan to install male cosmetic departments in stores. Vern Tyler, secretary of Lenox, Iowa, says men will use sun protection and other cosmetics, with products such as lip and hand pomades, hair oils, and deodorants becoming common in retail beauty sections.
In San Jose California Judge John D Foley refused to hold Mrs Trece Campo in contempt for $450 in alimony arrears after it emerged she planned to spend the money on Hollywood teeth. Campo had argued the teeth were artificial castings riveted over plain teeth in her mouth.
Blue Cross enrollment in 87 hospital service plans in the United States and Canada reached 24,390,763 as of October 1. Rufus Rorem, director of the Blue Cross commission of the American Hospital Association, announced that 4,401,558 new enrollments were recorded during the first nine months of the year.
A note lists baby births occurring in January in ancient times before 700 BC, reflecting early calendar records and social practices. The record names the month and era but provides no individual names or precise dates.
St Louis tax assessor Eugene Guise asks for two new office telephones to handle a surge of inquiries about recently mailed personal property taxes. One caller, a father, says his seven month old son received a tax bill though not a resident of St Louis at the time of assessment.
The Exchange National Bank in Chicago opened a drive in department capable of serving over 1,000 cars during banking hours. All of the ten win d wards are bulletproof, reflecting a secure service line for customers.
Paris report on the Huskies, last medieval guild, seeking French civil service status while retaining policing duties at the Central Market. Members must pass strict moral exams, handle 400 pound loads, walk 65 yards, and rely on market earnings and tips for pay.
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