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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1951
Page
2
A fragmentary OCR page from 1951 shows masthead style and notices. Includes subscription and carrier details for Alabama Georgia and Florida, telephones, and political publisher lines. The readable lines indicate Associated Press and United Press notes, with city names Coronado California and Atlanta Georgia, ending with a Tuesday, 1951 date.
Fragmentary ancient text evokes zeal to pursue the faith once delivered. The line references diligent writing about salvation and exhortation to hold fast to the creed. The source appears garbled with misspellings yet preserves a devotional exhortation.
The Washington County News in Chipley Florida raises concern over how to spell the old term for a lightwood knot used in kindling. Editors argue against lightered as misleading and propose lightara as a spelling reflecting pronunciation.
Gordon Parsons pledges immediate action after oath to call a special session and tackle wasteful state practices as Governor elect. Boonful rhetoric notes Folsom era abuses and vows rapid removal of entrenched inefficiency to restore Capitol integrity and reduce misused charity funds.
The piece argues for an early special session to ready Alabama for austere days due to the international situation. It criticizes the Folsom administration, urges swift reform of the Pardon and Parole system, ABC board, and staff replacements, and backs Gordon Persons to restore confidence and put the state on a wartime footing.
Vito Marcantonio of New York, retired from Congress, joins John J. Abt to challenge the McCarran Subversive Registration Act. They filed with the Subversive Activities Control Board in Washington seeking to dismiss the government's bid to force registration of the Communist party. If blocked, they will press the case in court.
State Health Department data reveal last week influenza cases reached a high for the period with 4 cases, down from 20. Jefferson County reported 25, Mobile 13, Etowah 12, DeKalb 3 and Montgomery 1, while Wiregrass counties listed none.
The Treasury shows a deficit of 399 54 042 at mid fiscal year, down from 3 209 708 921 the prior year, but the downturn is temporary. Tax increases boosted receipts, yet spending for Korea and defense is rising and the deficit is expected to return to the billion dollar level within six months.
New York AP report describes Judy Holliday as a bright actor who defies the dumb blonde trope. She discusses Hollywood pressures, privacy, and the choice to bring Broadway success to the screen.
In a 1951 column Westbrook Pegler attacks unions and leaders like John L. Lewis and Henry Kaiser. He condemns Roosevelt era labor policies, Wagner Act enforcement, and government power seizing private property. He warns of nationalism and loss of citizen rights, urging strong opposition to union coercion.
A Birmingham Post-Herald excerpt discusses how governors handle pardons and the concept of lynching. It cites Theodora Bilbo and Tuskegee Institute definitions, arguing that real lynching entails extra-legal punishment for crime and noting errors in defining lynching, with emphasis on Alabama’s history and urged correction of the record.
Readers in Pell City express outrage at describing the February slaying of Charlie Hurst as a lynching. They describe how a white man shot in his yard by masked assailants, while his child watched, does not fit the term and urge careful use of the label.
A Louisville keyboard clipping notes that television helps patients at a state hospital for the insane more than any other factor, while also driving some parents to distraction. The Talladega Daily Home quotes the remark as a balanced view of TV’s impact on care and family life.
A compact, era styled note compares the government cotton program to a Graham McNamee radio broadcast, with hints of up and down cadence and a provocative introser dynamic. The piece blends media nostalgia with policy critique in a tight, playful voice.
Truman faces a reshaped Congress as Taft Byrd Cox and Martin drive a new balance of power. Southern growers and Midwest conservatives gain leverage, reshaping leadership in the Senate and House. Byrnes joins a nationalist push as Byrnes plans to address the South Carolina inauguration and potential anti administration coalition planning.
General Wu Msiu Chung, head of the nine man China delegation to the United Nations, has been promoted to deputy foreign minister. He serves as director of the Foreign Ministry's Russian and Eastern Europe division, with no clear indication he will vacate that post.
AP dispatch notes Chinese forces and Manchurian cities Changchute and Mukden reporting casualties from Korean front. Beijing Canton reports 2,000 disabled Chinese red soldiers. London to Canton transport launched November 10, 1919.
A federal judge orders bank robber Gerald Chapman to repay $1,000,900 to the government while his pending execution for the murder of a policeman looms on March 3. An Alabama editor speculates on political captures after the Crimson Tide’s Rose Bowl win.
Washington read: Agriculture Department economists warn that cotton goods could face rationing if total military mobilization occurs. Current stocks would deplete quickly with no relief from foreign markets. Production increases could avoid scarcity, but consumer rationing hinges on mobilization and global demand.
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