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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1946
Page
4
MORFOLK VA NEA The garamission pennant is coming down from the truck of the USS Ranger the first U S Navy ship built from keel up as an aircraft carrier. She launched more Naval aviators than any other ship and earned honors in 1943 and 1944 though never saw action in the Pacific.
A dense list of radio programs and times outlines multiple shows across networks including MBS NBC and AP News. The fragmentary schedule names music, drama, news, variety, and serials with hosts and orchestras such as Vaughn Monroe and Jack Haley, plus programs like Crime Photographer and Take It From There.
The 13 500-ton Ranger, once flagship for the Commander of Aircraft, Atlantic Fleet, served in the Caribbean, escorted convoys, and fought near Norway and Africa before becoming a training ship on the west coast. Replaced by Saipan, 27 000 tons, Ranger will join Enterprise as one of the last pre war carriers afloat.
A radio guide lists segments with times and guest names including Hop Harrigan at 4 09, Donald Nevis 4 15, The Charioteceta 4 30, Ruth Berman 4 45, Melody Review, Spike Jones city stickers at 5 00, Inez Jacobsen 4 30 6 40 AP News 5 45 Tom Mix MUS.
Governor Sparks declared Sept 29 to Oct 6 as Religious Education Week urging Alabamians to rededicate themselves to values of human worth, integrity, stable home life, honest civic life, ethical practice and fair play to guide the nation. The text notes Harding was the first U.S. president to drive an automobile and adds that lightning can strike the same building multiple times during storms.
The oyster reef dredging clash in Mobile Bay nears resolution pending approval by the Alabama Conservation Department and Governor Sparks. Fishermen had protested Radcliff Sand and Gravel Company dredging that allegedly harmed reefs. a plan to dredge a channel along Cedar Point favors connection to Heron Bay.
When mail began moving by air there was no dedicated aircraft design. Commercial manufacturers now produce ships built specifically for carrying mail, marking a shift in postal aviation.
In Anniston Alabama an 11 year old girl Marguerite Cole died after a swinging door struck her head at Weaver School. Doctors said the death was due to a brain hemorrhage and her parents are Mr and Mrs F J Cole of Anniston route 1.
The text states that natural gas is composed of methane, ethane, propane, and butane.
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