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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1945
Page
3
In a faded Dothan Eagle clipping a legal style notice lists William Throgmire aged 119 and William Mall as parties in a notice from Harris area officials. The fragment references subscription rates and service terms, with garbled text around distribution and postal matters.
A fragmentary 1945 passage invokes Deuteronomy 18 18 about a prophet raised among brethren and endowed with commands from on high The text hints at a sacred gift to humanity and references Lawell in a reverent, era marked tone
In Huntsville and Madison County residents rallied to aid two Medal of Honor recipients. A typhoon loss on Okinawa prompted a $247 relief fund that later shifted to help another veteran, who declined the money and urged it be given to someone else. The community remains eager to assist servicemen and sustain charitable efforts.
The Victory Loan drive ends this week and is designated Victory Week nationwide. The National Retail Drygoods Association asks stores to devote part of their advertising to Victory Bond messages to spur bond purchases and meet local quotas, especially aiding small investors. Merchants have previously been asked to use space for government bond appeals.
The piece urges prudent deeds over reckless daring, citing Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. It contrasts job applicants and real heroes who save lives, noting that true courage lies in protecting others and seeking the common good rather than personal risk.
The Tass agency claimed Washington pressed Iran and Iceland for airbase access. The State Department denied this, noting a treaty with Iceland and no postwar use talks. It said troops would leave Iran early next year and the airfield there would be abandoned for commercial use. The piece argues Soviet delay in clarifying facts fuels public suspicion.
The column argues good manners remain vital amid crowded modern life and cites Atlanta, Fort Worth, and Charlotte editorials. It critiques liberal sentimentality, praises restraint, and raises concerns about youth culture, trains, and governance while noting President Truman's term and railroad regulation debates.
The listing outlines WAGP Sunday schedule across various programs and segments. It includes morning shows like Wake Up to Live and Devote Sith and features multiple religious talks, music reels, and news briefs all reflected in a busy day’s programming lineup. The guide names segments such as Sunday School, Lutheran Hour, and California Mélodie alongside time stamps and channel identifiers, portraying a dense rural station’s worship, entertainment, and information mix.
The article notes that color blind individuals most commonly confuse red and green, the two key traffic signal colors. It also records Luzon Philippines as experiencing the world’s heaviest rainfall, with three feet ten inches in a 24 hour period on July 14 4911.
A reader recalls encounters with snakes and a snake-hating dog that kills moccasins and rattlers, notes the dog’s country upbringing and boys’ play companion role, then shifts to cold weather fishing at Bay Head with Miss Lalla Story catching two red fish on one minnow. The piece ends with a tale of turkey hunting misadventures and renewed plans to hunt.
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