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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1948
Page
2
Obscure notice fragment lists charges for Card of Thanks Obituaries and Resolutions at two conte per word. Mentions Associated Press United Press and grievances process. Includes garbled addresses and a Jefferson quotation.
A hybrid of religious and literary lines on fate and free will. Proverbs 16 9 suggests human plans, divine direction. Goethe argues life is steered by destiny beyond control. The mix presents philosophical contrasts in compact form.
Governor James Elisha Folsom campaigns across Alabama to back Phillip J. Hamm for the Senate, delivering Hamm speeches and leveraging his influence to sway voters in the May 4 Democratic primary. Observers question Hamm's appeal independent of Folsom and how many votes the Governor can mobilize.
Alabama voters approved four local amendments and rejected one self starter proposal. They also supported a plan to nominate 11 presidential electors, with discussion of potential effects if Alabama withholds its 11 electoral votes from a Democratic candidate. The piece notes campaign theatrics around Governor Jim Folsom’s Philadelphia appearance and the colorful preparations for his delegation.
Washington report outlines President Truman's rapid demobilization of war plants amid Army Navy pressure. Lyndon Johnson challenged the move, warning that crucial facilities like shipyards and air bases must not be sold off, prompting a government freeze on rates for 30 days.
Joan Temple Graves critiques economic rationales behind tax cuts and penny-pinching links them to democracy and war money. She recalls Henry Hazlitt and Thurman Sensing while noting Americans like Bob Taft and Will Rogers as cultural barometers. The column also quotes editor Frank W. Rucker on universal military training as a remedy for postwar demoralization and peacetime tasks.
The excerpt argues that counties should have local control to reduce election costs and improve voter understanding. It notes South Alabama residents lack knowledge of northern county actions on local questions and calls for strengthened local government to empower residents and simplify the voting process.
A collection of quoted statements by Harald Jaski H G Morison Sen Joseph H Ball Gen Lucius D Clay Sen Arthur Capper Chancellor Robert Hutchins and Ernest Bevin addressing U S Soviet relations war plans peacetime science and draft deferment. The remarks touch on defense strategy public policy and the role of scientists in national security.
Alabama leaders push Eisenhower as Democratic candidate while he rejects nominations and remains focused on Columbia University. The Huntsville Times and Tuscaloosa News note Alabama figures urging his bid, amid wet and dry county referendums, and a separate Arkansas Arkansas group opposes civil disobedience against a miltary draft plan.
The Business and Professional Womens' Club led by Mrs. A. Y. Malone asks all local business houses to close a half day each week so employees may have a holiday. Josephine Holman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Holman of Hartford, died. Agnes Ellen Harris, dean of women at Auburn, will visit Dothan. D. D. Jackson of Webb-route one and R. L. Faison of Abbeville were in Dothan. Mrs. F. J. Hall and Miss Edith Davis returned to Geneva after a visit in Dothan.
In Macon Georgia C J Pop Spurling bus driver quickly evacuated 35 students as a bus battery exploded and fired the carburetor fuel. A passing motorist helped him extinguish the blaze and keep all children safe.
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