Beaten Son's Mother Delivers in Jail Cell in Kentucky
Margie Downing, 24, mother of three, gave birth to an eight pound boy in a McCracken County jail cell in Tr
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1949
Page
7
Margie Downing, 24, mother of three, gave birth to an eight pound boy in a McCracken County jail cell in Tr
Dear Miss Dix advises that girls seeking affection should be homey and cooking oriented, while a soldier recalls longing for a home. A desperate wife asks about escape and keeping her child, with Dorothy Dix urging planning, securing help, and learning a trade to build a future.
With Boyd Allcock aged 42 at Frick s home without marriage. Frick in county jail on common nuisance charge. Allence charged with murder in fatal beating and moved to Eddyville penitentiary as precaution.
A reader asks how to cope with a lazy husband and living with his mother. Dorothy Dix explains laziness as a malady and warns against overbearing relatives. In a separate puzzled note, elderly relatives’ habits are discussed, noting they seek companionship and monopolize conversations.
Mildred Gillars testified about her life from high school years through early acting pursuits in Cleveland and New York, her move to Africa in 1933, and subsequent travels to Paris, Algiers, Naples, Budapest and Berlin where she taught English at Berlitz before joining wartime radio broadcasts. She described financial struggles, early jobs, and a search for success as an actress while detailing her path to Germany in 1934.
Feb 23 Hot Springs a fire trapped a L-year-old boy on the top floor of a three story apartment building. Firemen carried him to safety as residents escaped amid flames. The boy was unhurt and the rest of the occupants fled the blaze. The building manager cited the fire starting on the top floor.
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