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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1946
Page
3
Boston UPI reports John F. Noxon Jr., a Harvard graduate and Pittsfield lawyer, had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment. The “living dead” circle expanded to 14 as his sentence changed.
Embarrassment from loose dentures at social events prompted use of FASTEETH powder. The quick acting, tasteless formula provides comfort and secure fit without gooey taste. Available at drug stores.
The article recounts how 15 condemned killers in Massachusetts were spared death since 1900 when the electric chair replaced the gallows, with governors commuting or pardoning sentences amid long periods of uncertainty. It details cases like Edward Snow Lena Cusamo Angles Snell and Grace Weymouth, noting one offender died of natural causes. It also mentions the Illinois State Fair drawing over one million visitors for the first time in its 90 year history.
Kentucky Attorney General Eldon S. Dummit rules there is no authority to teach religion in public schools by missionaries. He says religion is not part of the prescribed curriculum and would raise constitutional objections. He stresses parents’ rights to direct their children’s morals and religion and cautions against coercion or school intrusion in religious instruction.
In Bremen the 500 year old town hall, once used by occupation forces, was returned by the American Military Government. The officers mess stays in the basement and some rooms will be used for American social events. Officials say the return improved German sentiment toward the occupation forces.
Washington AP reports that 1947 road work for national parks will be cut by 9.5 million due to an economy order, leaving about 8 million planned. Despite limited funding, park attendance is expected to exceed 1941 levels, with July 1946 showing a 300000 rise over 1941 and October targets near 25,000,900 visitors. Travelers are urged to wire or write ahead to secure lodging. Water buffalo in Australia's Northern Territory trace back to Timor cattle brought over a century ago for military post meat.
War era test on the Columbia River near Hood River in 1944 45 assessed the M 4 pontoon bridge for moving Sherman tanks then crossing was achieved by the Ninth Armored Division’s Ludendorff Bridge grab though tanks crossed the river without the bridge. An Oregon test shipped 180 flat cars to move equipment with Lt Col Rufus C Carart commanding a combat engineer group including pontoon battalions.
Regina Sask. reports timber shortages cut shoe production as Saskatchewan trims saw timber harvest to two thirds of a normal year after wartime demand. Nederland orders poplar for sabots. output has risen from 74 million to over 100 million feet in five years. A royal commission recommends forest conservation measures.
The 1687th Engineer Combat Battalion and the 1490th Engineers Maintenance Company conducted a bridging exercise on the Columbia with currents over 10 mph. Four pontoon rafts were anchored and the team trained to complete the task in under a day. A traffic accident involving a mail truck caused the sole death during training.
Experts warned that cutting one twentieth of standing timber yearly would exhaust Sankaan forests in five years if raig lumber continued. Needed housing prompted changes to the two thirds rule with concessions. Resources Minister 3 L Phelps said new areas would be opened via road building into forest districts. About 300,000,000 board feet of lumber would be available this winter in the Dore Lake area, 120 miles northwest of Prince Albert.
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