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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1948
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR shows scattered items including a treasury of telephones and thanks line, obituaries, and resolutions, with a Jefferson quotation about tyranny of the mind. The text includes references to Associated Press and United Press agencies and locations like New York Chicago Detroit San Francisco.
A brief page item notes the Bible verse Job 12 10 on April 27 1948 with the phrase Let There Be Light and speaks of the soul of every living thing and the breath of all mankind.
In Bethel and Mobile the VFW placed Confederate flats on graves where Confederate soldiers rest and planned to place Yankee flags on Yankee graves. The idea, urged by Southern VFW members, aims to show mutual respect on memorial days and ease regional tensions.
The Eagle urges Congressman George Andrews of Alabama's Third District to seek a third term. It lauds his record since 1944 for responsive constituent service, cooperation with state and local governments, and energy in promoting projects such as Eastern Airlines service through Dothan. It argues continued support is in the district's best interest.
A reflective piece argues that the Civil War era animosities fade with time. It notes political and economic differences linger but can be resolved amicably. The piece asserts civil rights and regional distinctions will eventually be reconciled without renewed bitterness.
Column parody features Col. Joan J. Dishwater fretting that hiring a woman purchasing agent will change liquor brands and upset traditions. He predicts renamed bottles, lace, bows, and swooping changes from Old Guckenheimier to Moonlight and Roses, reflecting satirical views on women in authority.
The column discusses U S diplomacy with the Soviet Union after World War II, noting Byrnes push to revive talks, Moscow invitations, and the need to keep conversations going to avoid war. It highlights Harriman's secrecy on a Marshall Plan role, the Duke of Windsor meeting with Democrats, and debates over military spending and modernization.
An opinion piece criticizes Scholastic Magazine Publisher M R Robinson for challenging Southern segregation while defending academic liberty. The author argues national values vary, with the South deeming segregation essential, and questions dictating “American Tradition” from schools or magazines amid deep national division.
A collection of attributed remarks from Truman Wallace Fulbright Chiang Kai-shek Osborn Clark Gurney and others criticizes U S policy and military training calls for action on education UN reform and restraint amid rising Soviet moves. The garbled text hints at debates over defense enterprise and global leadership.
A column quotes opinions from Dr. Brakefield on political participation and democracy. It then discusses a Negro student’s withdrawal from Alabama Poly due to public reaction, praising gradual progress in racial education and urging cooperation, followed by an old etiquette excerpt on women travellers and hotel conduct from an era past.
A Pennsylvania congressman derides Arkansas in a speech, highlighting Southern stereotypes. The Elba C l i p p e r notes that the South is industrializing with new factories and war plants, drawing raw materials and know-how, signaling growing prosperity and causing concern in Northern states.
Twenty five years ago on April 27 1823 the Headland P T A elected president Mrs A M Hawkins vice president Mrs A C Livingston and secretary treasurer Mrs Ruby Clark. J W Harrison Malone Harrison Motor Co returned from an auto show in Jacksonville Florida. J L Bacon district passenger agent for Central of Georgia Railway Company was in Doths a Seer sever paper SAC
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