Local Ad Rates and Misstatement Notice in The Eagle
The Eagle lists subscription rates and mailing options across Alabama Georgia and Florida with weekdays Sundays motor route and postal options. A misstatement notice from Kelly Smith Co cautions readers about potential errors and commits to prompt corrections if grievances are found valid.
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Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Mall Pally
Sundar
Georets
Floris
Mall Dally
Eaglad
Redrens
Kelly-Smith
Madona Graybar
Michigan Ave
Parker Howe
Glenn
Coronado St. Seaeves
Thomas Jeffereon
Extra Pocket Fashion Arms Mens Coats for 1919
Fashion experts decree coats must carry an extra pocket, bringing total to four. Early coats show three pockets, then gradual shift to four pocket designs near the right shoulder for symmetry. Designers admit redundancy, but promise a little extra for 1919 wear.
One Armed Forces Day to replace separate service days
Defense Secretary Louis Johnson ordered the abolition of Army Navy Air Force and Marine separate observances in favor of a single Armed Forces Day. The move, to be supported by new legislation, aims to unify the military and emphasize joint service over individual branch pride, with veterans and personnel adjusting to the change.
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Navy
Defense
Louis Johnson
Armed Services
Armed Forces
Air Forces
Air Force
Marine Corps
Johnson
Marines
One Defense Department Emphasized For Public Unity
The text argues for portraying the defense structure as a single unified department rather than four separate branches. It stresses the public should be convinced of unification as a priority equal to aligning the branches themselves.
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Defense Force
Defense Department
Alabama county history timeline from 1800 to 1903
Alabama's History Quarterly traces the state’s 67 counties from Washington County in 1800 to Houston in 1903. It details county formations across the Mississippi and Alabama Territories, post statehood growth before the Civil War, Reconstruction adds, and the final “baby” county Houston in 1903.
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Alabama Historical Quarterly
the Quarterly
Mississippi
Washington County
Madison
Baldwin
Mobile
Clarke
Monroe
Montgomery
Blount
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Lauderdale
Lawrence
Limestone
Marengo
Morgan
Tuscaloosa
Bibb
Shelby
Dallas
Conecuh
Marion
St. Clair
Augusta
Butler, Greene
Henry
Jackson
Jefferson
Perry and Wilcox
Pickens
Covington and Pike
Walker
Fayette
Dale
Lowndes
Barbour
Calhoun
Chambers
Coosa
Macon
Randolph
Russell
Talladega
Tallapoosa
Sumter
Cherokee County
DeKalb
Marshall
Coffee County
Choctaw County
Winston County
Elmore
Crenshaw
Bullock and Lee
Cleburne
Clay and Etowah
Hale
Lamar
Colbert
Escambia
Genseva
Chilton
Cullman
Houston
Chickasaw Votes On Liquor Store Again In 1948
Chickasaw in Mobile County held two referenda on liquor sales and beer last December and again recently. The liquor store proposal passed 154 to 141 after a prior 128 to 125 defeat, while beer failed 149 to 148. Analysts note higher turnout may explain the store approval and ponder the beer result, with the piece ending noting Farm Secretary Brannan’s 1949 price outlook and a Margaret Truman line.
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Chickasaw
Mobile
Let Us Go To Dothan In States' Rights Debate
Columnist Ray Tucker notes a national shift toward a broader States' Rights coalition led by Southern conservatives and Republicans. The Dothan Eagle calls the development independent yet coalition oriented, with figures like Strom Thurmond and Horace Hall cited as supporters and Taft as a persuasive leader shaping a changing political landscape.
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the Eagle
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Horace Hall
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Deep South
How To Butter Up The Boss By Hal Boyle
A humorous 1940s column advises how a worker can win favor with a boss to earn a raise. It urges treating bosses as people, using tactful praise, timing, and small signals of loyalty, and cautions against overt manipulation. The piece blends practical tips with light, comic scenarios.
Rambling Roses reflects local editorials and odd notices
A column by Earl Tucker in The Thomasville Times admires Gray Griffin’s calm analysis of Alabama governor prospects, jokes about income tax timing, and laments the era’s politicking. He recalls finding an Auburn class ring, contemplates gardening and dahlias, and muses on collecting funds for a baseball field. He notes Alben Barkley’s Alabama visit and remarks on high dinner prices.
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Gray Griffin
Folsom
Jim
Alabama
Cap Hudson
Charles Hortenstine
Mobile
Marc Ith
Mark
Alben Barkley
Graham appointment sparks condemnation from Alabama Journal
The Alabama Journal denounces Dr. Frank P. Graham's U S Senate appointment from North Carolina calling him a fly in the Southern ointment. It argues his presence will empower proponents of freak ideologies as the South hoped to unite in constitutional defense and oppose crackpotism.
Growth of Mobile port imports tops records in 1948
The Department of Commerce reports imports through the Mobile customs district reached a 1948 record, with the Mobile and Gulfport ports totaling 33,311,271 dollars, up from 22,541,734 dollars in 1947. District Manager Malcolm H. Laws says the rise signals a return of world trade balance and renewed European exports.
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Mobile
Department of Commerce
Mobile Customs
Gulfport
Malcolm H. Laws
Mobila Press Register
Strange approach to governor’s stumping tour draws critique
A historical note argues the governor’s campaign for legislative support is misguided, citing ineffective name calling and insults as counterproductive. The piece reflects on current political tactics and references President Truman’s broader congressional friction as a cautionary comparison.
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Truman
Congress
North Atlantic pact seen as offensive defensive alliance
George E. Sokolski argues the North Atlantic pact is an offensive defensive alliance aimed at Soviet Russia. He contends it shifts war authority from Congress to the executive, accelerates warfare, and violates the UN charter, urging a blunt, truth-telling stance.
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Elbe
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Polard
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Gresce
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Yugoslavia
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Azerbaijan
Iran
Chinese Turkestan
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Manchucia
China
Spain
Asia
Africa
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Tito
United Nations
Wilson Promoted to Sergeant in Highway Patrol Transfer
Sgt William A Norris of the Dothan office announced the promotion of Cpl Ralph Wilson to sergeant effective April 16. Wilson will move to the Montgomery office to serve as an enforcement sergeant. M S Vickery became Acting Corporal in Dothan to fill the vacancy. Wilson joined the force December 15 1947 and has served eight years.
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William A A. Norris
Dothan
Highway Patrol
Ralph Wilson
Wilson
Montgomery
Norris
M. S. Vickery
Andalusia
Button collection in Montpelier houses historic relics
Mrs. Daniel Davis preserves a 10,000 plus button collection in Montpelier Vermont. Among prized items are a button from a World War II prison uniform worn by Japanese Premier Tojo and another from Admiral George Dewey.
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Montpelier
Daniel Davis
Premier Tojo
Japan
George Dewey
Tompkins Appointed to Board of Education in Dothan
25 Years Ago April 8 1924 Tompkins was appointed to the Dothan Board of Education by the City council succeeding J R Young who resigned this month Firemen answered two calls one house damaged by an arc from an electric iron the other house on Burtleshaw Alley destroyed Harold Smith golf pro from Dorks Country Club departed for Warren Pa to serve six months and will return next fall Batchelor Buttons Agriculture backbone and spare ribs of the nation.
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QO. L. Tompkins
Board of Education
Tompkins
J. R. Young
Dothan
Harold Smith
Dorks Country Club
Warren
Smith
Judge links love tale to tire slashing case in Asheboro
In Asheboro North Carolina Judge A S Ferree listened as a bailiff read a slipping charge against a youth who slashed tires on a car owned by his rival for his former girlfriend. The ex girl testified seeing the act and the judge said he would find him guilty yet felt sympathy noting his own past loves. He sentenced the youth to buy a new set of tires for the rival. Peanut butter is made by grinding roasted peanuts in continuous mills until smooth then gilt is added. The fresh product is packaged without further treatment
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New York
Gir
Fidence
Asheboro
N. C
A. S. Ferree
Ferree
Fragmentary note on family visit and moves
A partial, unclear OCR passage mentions a family and Dr. Little 4 moving. It references Doris, Ada, J. ir, Billy, and present Ada Doris with some unspecified events. The text is garbled and lacks coherent details or dates.
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J. Ir
Billy
Spots Out Like Send Ste An Ve Eleani
Fragmentary OCR text yields unclear names and events. The readable parts include scattered phrases and possible personal names, but no coherent incident, date, location, or organization to confirm a news item.
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Eleani
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