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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1947
Page
3
The Dothan Eagle publication details subscription rates and staff notices. A Jefferson quote is printed: I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility to every form of tyranny over the mind of man.
Alabama lawmakers moved to keep driver licenses at 1.10 for two years, defeating a bid to raise to 2.10 while adopting a view that licenses should reflect competence not revenue. Gov Folsom urged a full legislative inquiry into prison conditions, stressing step by step reforms from arrest to release and calling for public concern and funding.
Former postmaster general James A. Farley, a noted Roosevelt era prognosticator, forecasts 1948 Democratic victory for Truman assuming continued prosperity. He expects Truman to choose an eastern running mate to secure electoral votes and notes Truman’s rising public regard may shield him if Republicans fail to offer a stronger alternative.
Treasury aims to curb bond resale fraud targeting veterans as slick promoters push discount sales. Regulators bar payments to non veterans and require cashing banks to verify ownership. Washington moved to force bond holders to wait five years, while ex veterans report selling at steep discounts to bad actors.
The author urges a formal inquiry into the penal system to uncover weaknesses and potential improvements. The aim is a thorough, costful review that could lead to reform, with the public entitled to know the system’s deficiencies and how to fix them.
Estimates from Washington project Alabama farmers over 22.995 million, Florida about 5.4 million, and Georgia around 71.415 million from the 1947 peanut crop. Driven by parity prices, a 2 percent acreage rise, and favorable conditions, the peanut industry remains the No 1 cash crop in the Wiregrass region.
The column rates the 80th Congress freshmen with a box score style, naming Ives and Flanders as A-1, Jenner and Bricker among lower-rated performers. It highlights Bricker, McCarthy, and Jenner for bragging style while praising Baldwin and Ives for political impact and warns of others aligned with real estate interests and veteran votes.
A compilation of political statements from Fiorello La Guardia Mahatma Gandhi John Foster Dulles Juan Peron Bernard Baruch Henry A Wallace and Joseph McCarthy. The material covers anti boss rhetoric defense anxieties postwar economy and Cold War tensions amid a Merry-Go-Round Senate box score.
John Temple Graves discusses the Olds Fairless Steel contract, noting it binds workers and managers in a complex public interest struggle. He cites Elbert Gary, warns of political and economic repercussions, and recognizes the difficulty faced by Olds and Fairless in balancing labor, stockholders, and national interests.
The English Labour government advances a broad nationalization program, taking over electricity generation and distribution, coal mines, the Bank of England, railways, and more. The move aims to unify disparate systems, though risks and costs loom as Attlee leads a major economic experiment.
Fort Gaines officials announced a gala event for Veterans Day on August 7 featuring two baseball games a speaking program a jet plane demonstration and round and square dancing with local American Legion post involvement.
Washington reports President Truman ordered drastic cuts in this year’s duck season and bag limits due to a sharp decline in waterfowl. States east of a line from western Minnesota to Louisiana face a 30 day season with a four duck daily bag limit, while western states have 35 days. Split seasons allowed two 14 day periods in some areas. Wildlife officials cited a net waterfowl population of 54 million last January, the lowest since 1938, though higher than 27 million in 1935.
Mrs Caroline G Plant of Cohasset left 150000 to the Cohasset general welfare fund. The town previously failed to spend all money allocated for welfare care. The bequest was disclosed in a late obituary notice from Cohasset, Massachusetts.
In Tacoma Washington the city census lists total population figures with a combined entry of 139,000 for South Tacoma visitors and an additional note referencing 11,006 missing entrants over the Puyallup River bridge. The figures are part of an official city listing and visitor count.
Fisherman Andrew Anderson of Brookton bretted his 83rd birthday by catching 11 perch and a 27 inch eel in Falmouth Massachusetts.
The Pelicans said they will play at home tonight in Little Rock after a string of poor road results. The news came as New Orleans extends its 5 season in the Association, seeking a turnaround against the cellar-bound Rock Travelers.
Olympia citizens led a record buying spree in early 1947 with state tax collections rising 22 percent above the previous year and reaching a new all time high of 871 609.2 dollars as the first months of the year closed.
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