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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1947
Page
2
The issue dated Tuesday February 18 1947 includes a front page notice with the Jefferson quotation about eternal tyranny over the mind of man. It lists staff names and publishing details for the Dothan Eagle and related departments. The piece reflects the paper’s standard masthead content and general notices of rates and distribution.
The Alabama legislature is urged by Bryce Davis to outlaw liquor advertising, a move tied to Gov. James F. Folsom's administration. The piece condemns the plan as economically ignorant, warning it would provoke political retaliation, threaten merit systems, and harm Alabama consumers and progress. It argues advertising drives mass production and lower costs.
A Southern editorial denounces a recent lynching in Sech Carolina where a taxi driver was killed by a mob. The piece argues the crime reflects a breakdown of law and order and calls for robust Southern public opinion against lynching to curb such "gang murder" and safeguard conscience.
President Truman shows a cautious stance toward modern art, praising The Peacemakers by George Healy and noting high private sales while calling some abstract styles shocking. The column weaves his art tastes with quick jabs at contemporaries and a sidelong critique of political figures, ending with a slate of cultural references and political asides.
The column discusses Southern duties in national policy including tariff protections and cotton textile industry pressures. It notes the Hull reciprocal tariff law and argues against singling out the South for extensive tariff reductions while highlighting the author’s views on industrial recovery and regional fairness. It also covers a student march in Atlanta and remarks by editors in Birmingham and Dallas about regional impressions and rhetoric.
A mosaic of quoted voices argues for American leadership in diplomacy and economy while criticizing sports corruption and marriage license costs. Figures include Jadee Jacob Panken Secretary Patterson General Eisenhower Sen Joseph H Ball and Rep Harold Knutson. The text weaves political opinion with civil service quotes and public policy notes.
Dewitt Mackenzie surveys 1947 as a pivotal year with global crises shaping U S policy. He notes efforts on atomic control, UN prospects, British Empire changes, Palestine turmoil, China civil war, and U S Soviet tensions. He urges readers to follow external events to chart informed American policy and invites local reader input. In Newton North Carolina a foster family welcomes two married former wards who become parents the same day.
Radio schedules list a dense lineup across CBS NBC and local stations with programs including Supper Club Evening Melodies Rudy Vallee Amos and Andy Fibher McGee and Molly and Open Hearing for Discussion. WAGF Wednesday and Thursday listings feature forthwith news music and variety hours, with cultural spots from Moon River Morning Melodies and Queen For A Day.
John F. King, 77, died on his first night as a nightwatchman after tumbling into an elevator shaft during rounds in Chicago. The accident occurred early as the new job began. Authorities investigated the shaft area for safety lapses and structural flaws.
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