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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1946
Page
2
Dothan's new fire chief, praised for smart leadership, asks residents to avoid grass and rubbish fires. He notes most calls are minor but can escape control, endangering nearby property and tying up equipment, urging cooperation to keep crews available for true emergencies.
Dr Louie D Newton of Atlanta after a four week Soviet Union tour reports Russians as warm hosts who favor peace and America over war. He says ordinary Russians do not want war and are focused on peace, challenging wartime saber rattling by leaders and stressing the need to win broad popular backing for any future conflict.
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports a slowdown in farm migration and a rise in people returning to farming after wartime exodus. By July 1 this year 11,586,000 people worked on farms, about 500,000 more than 1945, including nearly 1,000,000 veterans. War-era city work drew workers away, but crowded urban housing and accessible transport helped pull people back to farms, signaling a potential long-term shift toward agriculture as a stable national backbone.
Drew Pearson analyzes postwar Soviet actions and Western responses. He warns appeasement of Russia risks a Hitler-like fate, urges United Nations diplomacy, and notes rising U S Soviet tension with Korea border clashes and Western plans to deter aggression.
John Temple Graves argues Orson Welles and the NAACP defamed Aiken by spreading unverified claims that a Black man였습니다 Isaac Woodward was brutalized by police. He credits FBI exoneration but warns the lie lingers and urges local authorities and public opinion to pressure accountability.
A collage of quotes from former NLRB members Treasury and UNRRA officials and notable figures including Eisenhower and Barkley. The passages discuss union rights employer speech wartime recoveries UNRRA future funding and steps toward world peace amid Cold War anxieties.
Dr Newton and many visitors to the Soviet Union report that the iron curtain is real. Russian leaders know this, making the curtain a workable barrier rather than mere rhetoric. Penetrating it could advance peace more than prolonged treaty talks and political alignments. The international path to do so remains the central question.
The Gulf County seat Wewahitchka in Florida drew debate over its name origin with AP noting locals once believed it meant water eyes due to two lakes resembling eyes from above. Some authorities translate it as place where water is obtained. A separate column mocks a cotton picking quip about a farmer who claimed no cotton was planted.
The Dardanelles straits dispute pits Russia against Turkey with Western states backing Turkey. The United States signals readiness to join a peaceful control plan within the UN framework, testing Kremlin seriousness and potentially shaping world peace prospects after Paris.
A dense listing of radio programs across networks detailing 6:00 to 4:45 schedules. Featured are The Supper Club Basie and World News, Ellery Queen, The Lone Ranger, Mr and Mrs North, The Whistler, Lum and Abner, The Court of Missing Melers, Kay Kyser Show, Academy Award Theatre, and various news and music blocks. Notable items include Five Minutes News, David Rose program, and late-night Variety segments.
In McConnellsville Ohio a ten year old boy Louis Dempster attempted to imitate the Bikini atom bomb test. He partly filled a glass bottle with water added a seltzer tablet and sealed it tightly leading to an explosion. He received five stitches for chest and neck injuries.
A compact devotional note cites Luke 17 33 and a Gerberé quote about life as an inn. The passages urge contentment with earthly stay while keeping focus on heavenly home. This reading blends scripture with meditative lines for daily reflection.
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