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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1949
Page
4
Carrier and Mall subscription prices listed for Alabama Georgia and Florida with weekly monthly and yearly options. Editorial grievances addressed to Mr Brennan regarding sportsmanship and billing, with quotes and dated tone.
An open letter to Jim Brennan, president of the Dothan city commission, questions his use of City of Dothan stationery for political letters and asks if city envelopes, postage, and a city stenographer were used. The sequence of editorials challenges fairness and documents a receipt showing $1 paid for letter-heads, suggesting further implications in the campaign letters.
The piece argues that the public elected an average man to the White House and should expect average performance. It notes Truman’s offhand dig at Maj. Gen. Vaughan drew disgust, and quotes his threat to fire cabinet members if provoked by smart aleck statements. It likens the sentiment to another political boast about running Alabama.
In Detroit, Commissioner Ewan Clague of the Bureau of Labor Statistics urged optimism about 1949 economics. He disputed imminent price collapse, citing stable relations between earnings and prices and real weekly earnings about 50 percent higher than 28 years ago, arguing that the purchaser power is vastly greater today.
Mayor James M. Curley laments dwindling patriotism as Washington and Lincoln memorial services drew 43 spectators while a Communist meeting drew 1,500. He suggests redoing the memorials and banning them to spur public turnout, noting Boston’s quickness to censor and consume.
Congregants and businessmen alike commend The Eagle for its sobering editorial God Beyond Defeat in the Sunday issue. A Dothan reader lauds the paper’s fearless, honest stance over 27 years and urges a piece on Gen Radhey’s home morals message. The letter thanks editors for timely editorial on city commission politics and calls for continued religiously inclined editorials.
A reader questions a commissioner's campaign appeals amid term limits concerns. The piece includes a long letter from Rex M Wise and several comments lampooning a critic who claims all fishermen are lazy, with anecdotes about an 80 year old Negro woman who fished modestly, lessons in nature, and a humorous note on charity and St Peter as a fisherman.
The Hoover Commission task force urges consolidation of federal records to cut space and costs. It cites 18.5 million cubic feet of records occupying millions of square feet, with annual expenses over 20 million dollars, and compares to 3,080,000 filing cabinets. It calls for a federal records administration to streamline forms, reduce duplication, and use microfilming.
John Temple Graves argues Oklahoma's view of federal aid to education is shaped by local hardship and progress. He notes teachers in Ada and Oklahoma City receiving praise yet facing cost of living pressures, and he discusses the political support from Senator Taft and others for federal aid as a path to empowering self reliance and reducing bureaucracy.
Alabama readers learn of Dr J Ross Veal a Barbour County native and University of Alabama alum who saved Sumner Welles from severe frostbite using controlled temperature treatment and penicillin The Washington Post highlighted his skill and the new technique while noting his career in Washington as a top vascular surgeon and consultant.
A Fort Worth debate centers on whether federal school lunch aid may influence menu items at R Vickery Elementary. An inspector cites balanced meals while the state director says aid requires not selling ice cream and candy, though Congress funds impose no such food restrictions. Edith Johnson lauds teachers in a separate note.
The Montgomery city government creates a central office to handle public complaints about services. The plan aims for better responses, improved public relations, and informed policy changes, though some criticisms call for careful implementation and awareness.
A Delphos man reports a sharp spike in living costs after Edwin Severs allegedly stole a week's supply of groceries from Severs while his car was parked. Police note the incident may affect local spending patterns as authorities investigate.
The grand jury handed down 611 bills including 30 misdemeanors and no felonies. Criminal cases are slated for next week. Dothan Country Club plans a stag dinner to map future plans. Miss Sarah King resigns as Houston County home demonstration agent effective March 1. The memory music contest runs eight weeks, Blackstone the Magician visits Dothan for two days next month with stag shows at the opera house March 7.
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