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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1948
Page
7
A horse trainer mounted a loudspeaker in his kennels and linked it to the public address system used to reach employees. The setup aims to broadcast announcements clearly, though no further outcomes are provided.
In Stumpy Point North Carolina fishermen gain a world listening voice with a new wireless wire telephone system linking the village to Englehard and beyond. George Wise and Russell Nixon Jr. tout savings on long distance and quicker sales as the invention uses power lines for transmission with garbled speech for third party eavesdropping kept to a minimum. The project followed years of community fundraising and postwar effort.
A recent survey reports 80.7 percent of American adults have played cards at least once. The piece notes common household rhythms and quiet moments, with a brief domestic vignette of a dog barking at night and a person soothing it with a whisper.
Hal Boyle describes autumn sweeping into the city, replacing the tired heat of summer with renewed life. The piece contrasts summer's fading glamour with autumn's awakening energy, noting film houses, galleries, and theaters gearing up while residents feel a refreshed balance and optimism.
Mobile police will extend a citywide crackdown that has already produced more than 3000 arrests. Police Chief Dedley E McFadyen vowed raids on any house or establishment violating the law, with about 300 gambling arrests and 40 women charged with disorderly conduct and operating disorderly houses.
Oscar Skogsberg drove along Charles Street when a cat vaulted onto his shoulder. The truck swerved into the left lane, struck a car, and edged toward a parked vehicle. Skogsberg glared at the feline, realized it was black.
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