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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1945
Page
2
Partial OCR text shows fees and mail order phrases, mentions two months and 33.50 65.00, references Associated Press and public notices, but many lines are garbled and incomplete. No clear event, person, or organization is fully identifiable due to corruption.
The Eagle reprints an 1912 Memphis Commercial Appeal editorial praising Jesus as the perfect man. It contrasts Jesus with philosophers and leaders, arguing his ethics endure beyond time and that only a divine being could explain his flawless nature and enduring truth.
In Dothan a group of Negro citizens asks the City Commission to acquire the soon to be closed USO center on North Cherry Street to serve as a community center for Black residents. They urge swift action, arguing the new facility would provide recreation, public assembly, and a respectable venue, with local Black leadership to run it.
Washington column recounts DREW PEARSON notes on Truman linked to Friendly Sons of St Patrick honoring the president. It covers congressional praise for Warren and Cochran, Watlington, Murdock, and policy aims like government reorganization, plus Stassen’s views on military unification and the atom bomb.
The piece mixes reflections on Santa Claus as a real, enduring figure with a wartime caution against counterfeit Santa images. It contrasts the North Pole myth with believers’ inner truth, then shifts to a political moment where peace remains sought by Americans and Russians. It ends urging adults that truth lies in heart and mind.
Radio lineup lists many shows and hosts across time slots on WAGF including Fulton Lewis Jr Korn Kobblers Frank Singiver Inside Of Sparta Mame For Half An Hour Fresh Up Show AP News Real Life Stories Spotlight Bahds Ralph Sh Hipnotist Richard Himber's Orch Earl Roth's Orch Clyde McCoy's Orch News Silent WAGF Thursday evening listings Feature Verne Buck's Orch Red Rain AP News Shady Valley Folka Fun With Music The Test and Found Us Blair Maxwell Raythm Roundup Hollywood Salon Farm Hour and more plus network listings with World War reports and drama shows like Lone Ranger and Hildegarde Show.
Baltimore AP The dispute over enforcement of doping rules in horse racing moves to civil court as two horsemen and their trainers suspended by the Maryland racing commission sue to declare the rule invalid and seek to bar further hearings without court order Six horses at Pimlico tested positive for morphine prompting hearings for Christmas Sutphin and others The judge ordered the commission to show cause why the petition should not be granted by Sunday
Charles E. Wallace Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Wallace of Ashford has been discharged from the U S Navy at the Naval Personnel Separation Center Memphis Tenn after 30 months of Pacific duty in 19 engagements and six battles.
The article recounts how Liberal Prime Minister Asquith maneuvered to curb the House of Lords power by backing a Parliament Act. Facing potential Lords resistance, he threatened to create liberal peers to ensure passage. The move required three readings, delaying legislation, and its outcome influenced King George's response and Attlee's stance amid uncertain official confirmation.
Audubon Park superintendent George Douglass says hungry residents lured 250 ducks from the park’s lagoon over two years by baited cars and bread trails. As rationing ends, he plans to cull the remaining 500 ducks to prevent further pilferage.
In Danzig and surrounding Gdańsk province Germans remain the larger group despite many moving to Western Germany. Polish statistics place 239000 Germans against 207000 Poles. Germans have evacuated 10628 farms to be settled by Poles as part of postwar reshaping. The text mentions invasions and five battle stars for service in the Asiatic Pacific theater, noting 39 months in the Navy.
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