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Newspaper

Dothan Eagle

Location

Dothan, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Apr 25, 1948

Page

3

Local newspaper rate cards and boilerplate notices

Tas DOTHAN EAGLE issues a fragmented notice listing subscription rates by duration for mail daily Sunday, with options 1 month 4.56 3 months 8.56 6 months 8 1 year 2.8. The page also shows telephone lines and obituaries policy, with a Jefferson quote at bottom. The text includes Associated Press notice language and missing context.

Corrier Ac Sighame Coatgia Mall Pally Gewsia Fiorida

Sunday Reflections and Biblical Verses Feature

A Sunday page presents devotional quotes including Job 36:11 on prosperity for obedience and a Burkitt saying on praise through service, inviting readers to focus on thankful living and faith.

Job

Encouraging Words From Baptist Leader In Dothan

Dr. C Oscar Johnson president of the Baptist World Alliance speaks in Dothan at First Baptist Church praising a global spiritual awakening. He cites youth seeking faith, a rising religion in Russia, and Italy's Christian Democrat victory as signs democracy and Christianity can curb communism. He hopes 1948 ends chaos with peace grounded in Christianity.

C. Oscar Johnson The Baptist World Alliance Dothan First Baptist Church America Christian Democrats Italy Johnson

Friendship Train aids Italian democracy in 1949 effort

Across the United States a broad volunteer drive sent letters and support to Italy, backed by public officials and civic groups. Mayors, students, judges, and radio stations organized campaigns urging Italians to vote for democracy, while the Friendship Train of books urged publishers to donate unsold works about America to Europe.

Joseph Brandt Henry Holt Publishing Company Europe

Eisenhower Race Views Stir Southern Fire In Campaign Talks

A newspaper excerpt quotes General Eisenhower testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee on race integration in the U S Army. He warns against forcing attitudes through law, saying the army mirrors America and that avoiding rigid segregation may better serve unity. Truman recalls his youth when the Spanish War began and notes dwindling ranks of Spanish War veterans as the 50th anniversary encampment approaches.

Fisenhower Senate Armed Services Committee United States of America

Old habits linger in northern press on the South

A clipped passage notes that northern newspapers and magazines still distrust the South while occasionally showing a spark of reformist thinking. It suggests limited thoughtful debate appears sporadically amid persistent diatribes and outdated attitudes.

Postoffice Stamps and Missent Mail Tales

A humorous reminiscence on postal stamps and errors. It notes stamps that reveal misrouting and delayed mail, recounting an instance on an exchange received in Atlanta on April 20 1948. The tale praises the cleverness of a stamp that read Found In Supposedly Empty Mail Sack avoiding further embarrassment.

Postoffice Department Atlanta Georgia Postoffice

Voices From Leaders on War and Peace during the Year End

A compilation of quotes from lawmakers, diplomats, and public figures urging US policy directions amid war and peace debates. Notable voices include Monroney, Grew, Wright, Richey, Donovan, St. John, Shreve, Martin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Marshall, Dewey, Douglass, Miller, and Chile's delegate urging regional alignment behind the United States.

Barbs Tove Manes The Weld Go Round To Teal Vette Offices

Fragmentary OCR text mentions offices and stores, with stray phrases about safety and a mile, plus references to names and locations. Readable elements include scattered proper nouns and vague actions. The readable content is too garbled to identify a coherent event or outcome.

Tove Manes Teal Vette Ad Furnisture Stores

Judge May Faces Fifth Try For County Post In Chipley

Genial six foot tall Washington County judge Sam D May enters his fifth bid for county judge in northwest Florida. The 44 year old Cumberland graduate recalls early life near Veron and a stubborn run of primaries followed by runoff losses before a 1944 win and a 1940s return. He notes time pressures in office and says this will be his last run, while defending neutrality on a 25 fishing license law critics call contentious and noting only one license sold to a local doctor. He and wife Mrs May raise five children Janice Joann John Jeanette and Janice Jr in Chipley.

Sam D. May Judge May Washington County Kipling Veron Gulf Vernon Old Cumberland University Lebanon Tenn Cumberland Gates The Judge May Joel L. Potter Janice Chipley Fla Cumberland University Eagle

Dothan Chamber Elects J Lillian Crawford President

Twenty five years ago on April 25 1923 J Lillian Crawford cashier of the First National Bank was unanimously elected president of the Dothan Chamber of Commerce. Bishop William G McDe spoke at the Episcopal church Rev Carl Preer conducted a revival in Pinck and Mrs I C Bates hosted the Mothers Round Table with Mrs Ed Veal as program leader.

J. Lillian Crawford Cashie the First National Bank Dothan Chamber Merce Carl Preer Pinck I. C. Bates Mothers’ Round Table Ed Veal

144 Crippled Children Attend Jackson Clinic

About 144 children attended the Jackson County Crippled Children's Clinic this week, with Dr. R G Head noting one third referred to Pensacola for treatment. Pensacola surgeons Drs Fisher and White led the clinic alongside local Jackson County Health Department staff, held as a semi annual event sponsored by the Smith-Kelly Post of the American Legion and the Legionary.

Marianna Crippled Children’s Clinic Jackson County Health R. G. Head Pensacola Fisher White Jackson County Hi Smith-Kelly A’ Ican Legion Legional Ary

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