Taes of Thanks and Classified Notices in Dothan Eagle
A fragment from the Dothan Eagle dated Tuesday December 23 1917 includes a page section with card of thanks obituaries and notices. It lists rates 2 cents a word and mentions circulation by carrier or mail plus notices for classified items and public notices. The text references Associated Press and United Press services and includes Jefferson quotation and address lines for advertising agencies.
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Associated Press
Associated
Fragmentary Thoughts on Light and Politics From Scribbled Text
A garbled OCR style fragment mixes biblical quotes with scrambled phrases about light, heaven, and political figures. It references Folsom, a senator, and election mood, with unclear names and events, yielding a cryptic snapshot of political sentiment and moral praise intertwined with misread notes.
Inflation Drives Defense Spending Amid Budget Talk
President Truman posts a fiscal year budget near 40 billion dollars with expects for trimming, yet military costs rise despite calls for an adequate Army and Navy. A War Washington report notes inflation inflates upkeep, citing 1915 costs and projections for 1947, and political readers debate Senate figures and state loyalties shaping defense priorities.
France greets Friendship Train food arrival with cheers
The arrival of 86 cars of food in Paris sparks demonstrations and cheers for Americans. French crowds, soldiers, and citywide parades welcome the aid, with similar receptions planned in Avignon, Varenne, Lyons, Dijon, and Marseille as UNRRA and relief programs deliver the shipments.
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Avignon
Varenece
Lyons
Dijon
Marseille
Not the Answer Mere are all the taxzens
State Revenue Department reports less than 25000 dollars in redeemed tax tokens while about 430000 dollars remain outstanding. Legislature had set aside 250000 for redemption anticipating more redemptions but only a tenth have been presented. Some members were told where to go with tokens in 1937 but that is not the explanation. Asbestos tokens came later.
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State Revenue Department
Auburn
Dilemala
Montgomery Advertiser
Horace Hall
Dothan Eagle
Dothan
Poror Audifer
Ia Boat
Qa Awad
Peticen
Tate
Kremlin
Emupone
United States
Eerane
Europe
Fvrane
State Department
Rol Govett
Lovett
Wall Street
Washington
Rayalty Review Board
Jane
Thera
Trey
Washingo
Neet Mornin
Yeien Depa
PRI
Bell Syndicate, Inc
This Afternoon by John Temple Graves
A reflective column blends holiday cheer with social critique. It muses on atomic science, elite governance, and the need for ethical leaders, recalling friendships and wartime memories while urging caution about public service by journalists.
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John Temple Graves
Diplomat Notes on Soviet Misperceptions and State Dept Firing Controversy
Drew Pearson reports that a high ranking diplomat claims Moscow misread postwar US unemployment and Western European politics, misjudges communists, and overestimates American collapse. The piece also critiques Lovett and the State Department for firing employees without hearings, calling the resignations in lieu of prejudice a partial victory but leaving affected staff jobless and without recourse.
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Russa
Sloscow
USA
United
Washington
Politburo
Western Europe
Soviet Union
U.S
Kremlin
Hewmer
Cintile
Russia
Moscow
France
Italy
Europe
America
Fragmented OCR notes on life, money, and culture
A garbled collage of lines on aging coins, travel pace, and pricey pipes. It mentions seven watches found on a Texas sackpicket, a Texas pocket, and an Ohio woman facing authority, with stray musings on gossip and extra curricular affiliations.
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Texas
Maria Formicola Embryo of Immigrant Heartache and Hope
Hal Boyle recounts the case of Maria Formicola a 21 year old Italian bride whose fiancé died en route to Kentucky. Unable to understand the shipping agent she learns in tears from Anthony Camerano AP photographer. Her fate rests on an immigration hearing in Philadelphia amid nationwide sympathy and appeals for clemency.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Maria Fermicola
America
Maria
Kentucky
Anthony Camerano
Associated Press
Italy
Cramerano
United States
White House
Tom Clark
Mariah
Truman Wold
Miss Formicola
Philadelphia
World Affairs Debates Westward Push of Bolshevists
AP columnist Dewit Mackenzie analyzes whether Western democracies can halt communism at Europe’s front or whether Bolshevists will push to the English Channel. The piece links this question to the Marshall Plan and UN debates, noting American compassion for veterans’ families and a broad willingness to help distant underdogs beyond kinship.
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Europe
English
Isms
Marshall Pion
United Nations
Side Glances on Western Europe and Communism
The piece discusses Western Europe resisting communism, with Russia’s influence waning but not ended. It notes the Labor party’s stance against communism, the Cominform threat, and the need for American aid to Europe while cautioning against complacency as events unfold. Strong entities include Western democracies, the Labor party, and the United States.
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Moscow
Russia
U.N
Europe
France
Reds
Italy
Wester
Labor Party
Thecialist Party
Morgan Phi
Trade
Munist
Ters
Yugoslavia
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