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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1944
Page
3
The text combines garbled 1908 era notices and financial bids with long biblical excerpts from the Gospel of Luke. It includes stray names, bids, and undefined lines amid a large quotation about Mary, Joseph, and Jesus, ending with a note on the child Jesus growing in Nazareth.
An editorial reprints the Christmas Nativity story from Luke and Charles Longfellow, paired with an editor’s note and wartime reflections. It laments ongoing global conflict, honors those at war, and expresses hope that future Christmases bring peace and endurance for families separated by battlefronts.
The report cites Herbert Hoover weighing Republican prospects, suggesting Party revival through core ideas. it notes reactions to Dewey and Stassen, with Hoover predicting Dewey would struggle in 1948. War coverage details German troop shifts, Western Front gains, and Volksgrenadier formations, plus public intrigue around Pappy O Daniel's ghost writer and Sokolsky.
Washington report details a Senate bloc of New Deal loyalists pressuring President Roosevelt on State Department appointments. The group seeks consultation on peace settlements and related moves, planning to organize into a cohesive coalition backed by labor and farm groups, while balancing conservative and leftist forces in a tense political climate.
Sunday December 24 features a full day of music and news programs. AP News items, church broadcasts, family shows, and orchestral performances fill the broadcast lineup across morning to night. Notable entries include The Cleveland Orchestra concert and various vocal and variety programs.
A nostalgic Christmas Eve message recalls family moments and the joy of children, while urging readers to honor service members overseas. It contrasts peaceful memories with the harsh realities of war, urging duty, faith, and unity, and ends with best wishes to all. The piece laments missing soldiers and emphasizes personal responsibility toward a just, peaceful world.
A Black man was arrested in Quon Piz and sent to the House County jail on warrants alleging theft of two to four pecks of peanuts. The case names J. Price as sheriff and Sara Hawkins, with investigator Carton Ademe listed in the county files. Newton Training Charvies Lo Newton and Mrs CL Newt of Woodland Drive are noted with naval training details at Great Lakes.
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