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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1946
Page
2
Classified notice outlines subscription pricing for Alabama Georgia Florida Daily and Sunday mail and motor route options. Includes 1 week to 1 year rates, carriage by mail where available, and a misstatement notice from The Earl. Contains quotations and promotional lines, dated December 2 1946.
Bureau of Labor statistics reveal 1946 strike activity far exceeds 1918, with about 4.5 million workers idle by October and a 1.6 percent of total working days lost. Coal miners add 400,000 idle. total may near triple 1945. Nightly coal strike looms, with further impact expected.
Washington dispatches report advisers urge President Truman to focus on a few misfired guesses for new Congress term starting January 3. They propose targeted actions such as taxes, draft, and armaments, while Republicans, anti administration Democrats, and others seek to alter these ideas.
Congress signals a shift with more Republicans in the new session and many anti administration Democrats likely to return. The President risks limited influence, while Republicans push for their agenda and hope for broader acceptance of key proposals as public sentiment appears to favor the GOP after last November's vote.
Chemists at the United States Department of Agriculture announce a new coating to keep wood from swelling. Developed by the Forest Products Laboratory at Madison Wisconsin, the process promises easier opening of doors windows and drawers and a potential ten percent drop in profanity caused by stubborn closures.
The Atlanta regional War Assets Administration office will form an advisory panel with Georgia’s successful business leaders to review disposal of hard to sell surplus. The panel will meet monthly to advise on future programs and public reaction to WAA methods as sales of remaining property proceed.
Washington portraits John L. Lewis using behind the scenes talks to push a coal industry settlement. He links government action to postponing injunctions, meets Cyrus Eaton and Warry Moses, while US Steel splits with the miners. The piece details secret meetings, potential deals, and the tug-of-war among labor, steel, and government authorities.
The essay contrasts New York with Taunton Massachusetts and other towns, arguing New York’s wealth and art appreciation fail to yield genuine humanity. Graves likens New Yorkers to animals lacking spiritual warmth, then contrasts city virtues with trusted Southern hospitality and European capitals to critique cultural arrogance.
A garbled 1948 Bell Syndicate passage cites Hedivwesd and Aya Ehrenburg touching on control, society, and pressure. It references a range of figures including Gen A AL Windiestiff and Dr Nicholas Murray Curnestier, with scattered remarks on hypertension and public welfare amid wartime memory.
The column argues that Teaiduris accuses Russia and its Balkan satellites Albania Yugoslavia and Bulgaria of stirring disorder in Northern Greece to influence influence inside the United Nations. Britain and the Soviet Union stand at odds over Greece, with Greece seen as England's ally and Russia aiming to control Dardanelles. The piece assesses the UN's test in mediating a Balkan realignment amid Eastern Mediterranean tensions and notes WWII army rates.
A dense listing of radio programs across networks for Monday evening through nighttime, detailing shows like Supper Club News Commentary Overseas and World Jack Smith Songs, with personalities such as Abe Bank Elmer Davis Carolyn Gilbert and Bob Hawk, plus dramas, comedies, and concert programs across CBS NBC and MBS networks. It lists times from 6:00 to late-night hours, featuring variety acts, talk, music, and soap opera style segments with several named hosts and performers.
The St Peters Evening Independent marked a rare day of no sun by offering its Saturday edition free to all in St Petersburg. Officials and the chamber of commerce noted the weather backstory as Sol failed to shine for the first time since Sept 1 1910, testing the paper's long standing pledge.
Navy public information office announces Marcus E. Morris a fireman and class of Bethan to five has been initiated into the Royal Order of the Deep aboard the USS Leyte while crossing the equator with the carrier group near South American ports.
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