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The Dothan Eagle pages show subscription rates, postal details, and staff lines from 1917. It lists carrier and mail rates for Alabama Georgia and Florida, notes obituaries charges, Associated Press and United Press affiliations, and a quote attributed to Thomas Jefferson. The issue date shown is Thursday December 11 1917.
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Dothan merit system hit by resignations and board rifts
The City of Dothan faces a troubled start as Personnel Director T. T. Skeen and Board Chairman J. P. Culver resign amid differences over merit system governance. Other board members Ed Wells and A. D. P. Ussery favored city official consultation while Culver and Skeen opposed broader oversight. City Commissioners attended but did not intervene. Meanwhile U.S. policy pressures Molotov, with Secretary Marshall pushing for a decisive showdown at the London Big Four talks over Germany’s rehabilitation and potential consequences for European recovery.
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Berlin
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Russia
Mareshall
Palestine Crisis Deepens As Britain Warns Action
Britain warned Jews and Arabs of severe measures to restore order in Palestine as UN partition plans hover amid ongoing violence. Sir Alan Cunningham stated the mandate would hold until partition, while critics say Britain fails to enforce a decision that could end the mandate and the bloodshed.
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Alan Cunningham
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United Nations
Inside White House Cabinet Clash Over Inflation Controls
A pre Congress speech review session shows President Truman facing a split among top aides over inflation controls. Leon Keyserling and Clark Clifford push for stricter measures, while Averell Harriman and Clinton Anderson argue for softer terms and voluntary steel price restraint.
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Florida Holiday Trade Slows As 1940s Comeback Stumbles
In Miami Beach a postwar economy trend shows a slower season with advance bookings down from northern sources and hotel rates dropping from prewar levels. Business leaders acknowledge a measured decline, with mortgages light and sales data reflecting a gradual easing since 1945, signaling a national economic ripple as South Florida adjusts to new pricing and demand.
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Fragmented OCR Letter Pins Blame on Prices and Socialism
A garbled letter fragment argues depots at high prices push toward socialism while a speaker calls for vigilance over European capital and free states. Mentions Sen Taft Secretary Schwellenbach and Norman Armour warning of Allied unity failing under police state encroachments.
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France Fights Bolshevik Pressure Unites With West
Dewitt Mackenzie notes that France’s government reasserted force against Bolshevist pressure and pledged alignment with America and Britain. He warns victory must be secured, cites Sirep 3,000,000 strike collapse, and highlights Red leaders’ vow for future comebacks as they seek Gen Charles de Gaulle to power.
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Red Front
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Moscow
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Eountry
Italian Emigration from Lombardy Tops 14 Thousand in 1937
Malian emigrants in the first half of 1937 totaled 92 033, per the Central Statistical Institute. Of these, Lombardy accounted for 14 116 departures, the highest by region, double the next largest.
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Central Statistical Institute
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Hal Boyle's Year In 1947 Highlights And Oddities
Hal Boyle surveys 1947 with humorous lists of top oddities and notable events. Items include Singha’s many wives and offspring, a Baltimore homicide over tattoos, a math arc boast, and a Sunday movie vote in Parryville. Also cited are a gardener’s giant turnips, an eye color claim, and a Berlin singer’s posthumous denazification.
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EW York
Uncle Sam
Vesera
Singha
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Francis M. Kenny
Malore
N. Y
Parryville
Eastman Koda
Lui Bellini
Italy
Rome Gets Husband Tokyo
A Japanese woman deemed unlucky in looks finds a husband this era if she is fortunate enough to be a non bombed survivor of the war.
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