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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1946
Page
3
The Dothan Eagle runs a mixed page of ads and notices and quotes from officials about music rights and public disturbance concerns. It cites Jefferson and reports on reactions from churches and civic groups to a governor elects stance on providing music amid fears of juke joints and beer.
The U S Bureau of Labor Statistics reports only about one third of workers under union contracts struck in 1946, while two thirds operated without disruptions. Nearly 15 million covered by contracts, 4.5 million struck, 50,000 contracts with about 1,000 expiring weekly.
Big Jim Folsom’s push on music with beverages sparked a brief uproar about juke boxes and ABC control. he denies advocating legalization and says his campaign remark favored equal musical access for all, awaiting swearing in as governor and further clarification.
Argentina showed little enthusiasm for joining the United Nations and prefers wartime style partnerships. The UN invited Juan Peron’s government to join, but Argentina resists commitment and seeks to retain its own terms while participating in world peace efforts. The situation underscores Argentina’s desire to be counted among peers yet act independently.
A newspaper discussion notes honest finders are praised and rewarded. In New York City a man returned $10,000 in jewels for which he received $1,000. in Miami a waitress returned $4,000 in jewels for a $4. A general point is made that rewards influence honesty and public sentiment.
The Army Quartermaster Corps reported salvaging and returning close to 150 million dollars worth of equipment since the end of the war. Clothing and textiles make up 67 percent of the salvaged material, with labor costs at about nine percent of the valuation, yielding a substantial net saving and praise for frugal management.
The article reports President Truman appointing Frank Creedon as housing expediter amid controversy. Creedon previously as CPA approved a Burger Brewing Company permit to build an addition that would remove 58 tenements, despite Cincinnati housing concerns. Washington overruled local denial, drawing protest from the Cincinnati housing committee. The piece also covers Ku Klux Klan notes and criticizes Creedon, linking his role to broader wartime housing ethics and industry pressure.
The piece contrasts Lenin and Wilson, praising Wilson’s free enterprise umpire and moral emphasis. It discusses Georgia and Alabama politics, noting a governor lieutenant governor race, Arnall and Talmadge factions, and the unpredictability of democratic will amid shifting legal forms.
A jumbled set of quips and short items features a honeymoon joke about a moonstruck calf, a New York woman leaving 10000 dollars to her chauffeur, and a remark that only experience remains well paid. Also notes on a 97 year old Virginia man with no doctor, a tow train wheel found in a boy’s stomach, and a Texas plane landing. Mentions political figures Cotton Elmer Thomas and Bob Kerr with possible primary challenges.
E. J. Whiddon a longtime Farm Bureau leader in Houston County is noted as a county founder voter in 1901 and an early rural mail carrier. He has farmed on Dothan route three since marriage in 1901, served Smyrna Baptist Church for decades, and holds current Farm Bureau secretary-treasurer duties while his family spans Texas to Atlanta.
A car driven by Furman Turner and a truck driven by Willie F Herring collided at the intersection of Stough and N Ap pletree streets Friday afternoon. Both drivers sustained minor injuries and the vehicles were only slightly damaged.
Alabama state government slowed as top officials left for Christmas break. Gov Chauncey Sparks planned work on his legislative message with skeleton staffs on duty. State payrolls rose to 215200 as of Oct 15, the highest on record, while highway and docks projects faced new bids and funding shifts.
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