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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1948
Page
3
The Southeast Alabama Boy Scout Council set a $20,250 operating budget target for 1949 and outlined district drives starting November 1. Local chairmen were named in Enterprise and communities from Barbour to Pike counties prepared campaigns led by area leaders and Dr. J. W. Jemison for the Negro divisions.
Whooping cough is a dangerous childhood disease and immunization for it is advised by many doctors between the second and third months of life. The guidance emphasizes early vaccination to protect infants as their immune systems develop.
Pierre South Dakota NEA reports the Missouri River dam and reservoir program moves from planning to construction. Fort Peck and Garrison Dams advance while Oahe near Pierre rises as the flagship project with 140000 kilowatts initial, eventually 490000. The Pick Sloan plan targets 105 dams and irrigates one million acres.
Rep George Andrews spoke at the Enterprise Rotary Club luncheon at the Rawls Hotel. President Fred Taylor announced Governor Roy D Slickman will visit November 9. John Ferige was named local chair of the On to Mobile committee for the 164th district conference in Midbite in April. Subsequent program by Dr James Grimes will feature Frank Bynum.
The USAT Carroll Victory returns eight Wiregrass WWII servicemen to the United States as part of 7,000 disputed war dead being repatriated. Next of kin will be notified after arrival at the American Graves Registration Service regional distribution center. Alabama names include S Sgt Henry R Bowden Pfc Jack J Coleman S Sgt Irby A Gamble T-5 Charles H Kirksey Pvt Ducie Nelson Pfc Thomas G Peters.
Atlantic City officials propose a mechanical device along the boardwalk to spray a DDT fog on the beach next summer, aiming to reduce mosquitoes and other pests while bathers lounge by the shore.
A lighting benchmark found eight 100-watt bulbs produce light comparable to 129 candles. The result emphasizes the high lumen output of modern bulbs versus traditional candlelight in a controlled test setting.
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