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Newspaper

Dothan Eagle

Location

Dothan, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1947

Page

2

Tus DOTNAN EAGLE All Departesente pees Publisher Keteret at the Dethes

The Eagle lists subscription options by mail and daily routes in Alabama Georgia and Florida with monthly rates. It notes prices for mail daily and by motor routes and mentions a card of Vosnks and resolutions charged per word. The page also carries Associated Press and United Press mottos and a Jefferson quotation.

Abe Renee Abe Mail Senday Alabama Georgia Floride Vosnks Odttearien

Local tax vote plans spark home rule call

The state faces five proposed amendments allowing select counties to hold taxes for local needs with state consent. DeKalb would vote on a four mill hospital tax, Marshall on a one cent per gallon gas tax, Etowah on a five mill school tax, and Calhoun on a similar school tax. The Huntsville Times urges modernizing the system, arguing counties should decide locally without 66 others’ approval and calling for a law.

Marshall County Etowah County Huntsville Time Madison Jackson Houston Houston County Marshall

Folsom dispute echoed in Alabama press comments

The piece notes sharp rhetoric on Gov James E Fol som and House Speaker Bill Beck in Alabama. A letter from A W Holley of Wetumpka voices dissent to Beck’s blistering critique of the governor. The exchange reflects ongoing factional tension from 1908.

James E. Folsom Bill Beck Montgomery A. W. Holley Wetumpka House

Beck Folsom feud touches Alabama and Texas politics

Commentary accuses Speaker Beck of betrayal amid the Folsom administration, citing broken commitments and calls for his resignation. The piece questions loyalty, links Beck to campaign doubles, and portrays him as a parasite to the administration, while noting partisan venom from Holley and shifting support across states.

Speaker Beck Folsom Texas Alabama

Jitters Over Russia Spur Calls To Restrict Visitors And Troops

A wave of Cold War anxiety features bills by Rep. Tom Jenkins to ban Russian visitors and immigration, Ohio officials urging troop withdrawals, and claims of a Russian gold hoard. A U S Army information chief warns of an undeclared emergency while urging vigilance and restraint to avoid panic.

Tom Jenkins Ohio

Army officials moved to profit from war contracts

A wartime expose shows Army officers who set payments to war contractors later joined those firms, including Maj. George W Parker and Maj. Kerwin Hagerty. The piece links postwar roles with prewar procurement decisions, and ties it to wider claims about Army promotion politics and the push for peacetime conscription. It frames Corn Oklahoma’s wheat donation to the Friendship Train and a local mill’s role in converting it to flour as a symbol of postwar Christian spirit.

Washington George Terder Unio Congress Rep Herder Lindsay Warren Army Maj George W. Parker Howard Aircraft Corp St. Charles Parker Howard Alcraft Kerwin Hagerty North Western Aviation Corp St. Paul Col Forrest Smith Cincinnati Schwitzer-Cummings Co Indianapolis Smith Schwitzer- Cummings G. I. Calvert Sheffield Steel Houston Texas Calvert Sheffield Steel Co Oklahoma Pearson Corn United States Hich Wilton Bogersons Capitol Matton S. Eddy War Department Eddy Joe Collins Cherbourg Lucius Clay Germany LeRoy Lutes Sterri.c

Democracy versus socialism in world state debate

Jon Temple Graves argues that a world state requires democracy in each nation and that democracy cannot coexist with socialism. He cites Russia’s restrictions under socialism, notes Britain’s drift toward democracy, and contends that fascism, communism, and socialism share totalitarian roots. He warns against equating them and asserts freedom as central to the issue.

Mr. Forbes Caldwell Dr. Caldwell

Wise words and warnings from leaders and experts

A compilation of quotes and remarks from Gen. George C. Kenney, Dr. Milton J. E. Senn, President Truman, Sen. Ralph Flanders, Henry Morgan, William O. Douglas, Rep. John Lodge, Ernest T. Weir, AICM London, Sen. Elmer Thomas, James F. Byrnes, and others. Topics span national defense, social policy, labor, prices, anti-Communism, and agriculture. The piece notes concerns about liberty, governance, and economic policy in the mid-20th century.

World Today: Roosevelt on US Stalin Talks Hopeful Yet Cautious

Elliott Roosevelt argues a personal meeting between US and Soviet leaders could yield progress, but warns an approach led by Washington would seem like surrender. The piece notes Cold War realities, UN clashes, and fears of appeasement, stressing democracy and communism cannot coexist within a single nation.

United States Dorsagy Tania Elliott Roosevelt A&a Preeentia 1 Stalin Roosevelt Uys Moscow Soviet Russia Hitler Berchetesgaden Godesberg Chamberlain Munich Czechoslovakia America

State Convict Lashed For Attacking Guard

A Negro convict at Camp Baldwin near Daphne Alabama was flogged for getting drunk and attacking a guard with a butcher knife. George King, serving a five year sentence for grand larceny, received 15 lashes on Sunday according to State Prison Director Frank Boswell's office.

Montgomery Camp Baldwin Daphne Ala Frank Boswell George King King

Hal Boyle's Column Ironic Wisdom From New York

Hal Boyle s New York column gathers aphorisms on virtue luck and folly from a satirical lens. It surveys human folly, hypocrisy, and social quirks with brisk witticisms about conscience, vanity, luck, mothers in law, gambling, and the absurdities of modern life.

New York

Railway Union Seeks Night Voter Registration Campaign

MOBILE AP A rail union joined AFL and unions in a campaign night session with the Mobile City Board of Registrars to register voters. A I Maurin local chairman said a committee will work with the AFL CIOS group and urged state officials in Montgomery to remove Chairman Schnell and Mrs D C Ri from the County Board of Registrars unless they consent to sessions. The union seeks to boost daytime registration efforts.

Mobile A_ rail AFL Mobile Cty Board of Registrars A. I. Maurin Brotherhood of Railway Trail Afl-Cio Montgomery Schnell D.C

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