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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1948
Page
3
Rates listed for carrier and mail delivery outside Alabama Georgia and Florida with two week one month and annual options. Billing details and classads policy note two cent per word for Card of Thanks Obituaries and Resolutions. Includes Associated Press rights and a religious quotation from I John 1 5 with attribution to R W Gilder.
Two contemporary newspaper writers, DeWitt MacKenzie of The Associated Press and Dorothy Thompson, discuss religion in Russia. MacKenzie sees enduring belief as proof against atheistic communism while Thompson argues the shift is political, not moral, and Christian faith remains under trial amid modern threats.
A scrambled political note speculates on a possible special legislative session after Gov. James E. Folsom's decisive vote. The piece hints at tactical moves, timing, and the governor's stance on a major program, mentioning a forthcoming Friday deadline and lingering uncertainty.
Nonsense column on President Truman seeking a $15,000 balcony at the White House. Opponents mock government spending, quipping about misaligned currency engravings and outdated images on bills while Treasury officials shrug off changes. A lighthearted, jocular take on a fiscal fuss with dated humor and garbled OCR phrasing.
W D Malone defends salary and expense levels for the Alabama Legislature, arguing many members opposed full $10 per day pay while noting travel costs and weekend stays in Montgomery. He compares weekly costs to state income and asserts the overall impact is small.
Drew Pearson reports that French and Italian people widely know and support the Friendship Train effort. France’s Education Ministry endorses a nationwide school contest with prizes for letters, while American reporters and NBC organizers helped sustain attention.
This Morning by John Temple Graves discusses the Little Assembly as an interim UN body and its role in relation to the Marshall Plan. It questions whether Europe will move toward freedom or fall to socialism, noting Italy France and England may be persuaded by American aid while Germany and the Balkans resist. The piece also covers the Friendship Train publicity across Europe, Italian and French press involvement, and reactions from Humanite and Drew Pearson.
Feature on Max Bruner mayor of Ashford, the town’s central figure in politics and farming. The 38 year old leader blends civic pride with a thriving produce trade, citing turnips, peas, beans and potatoes from the State Market and local farms. He champions a planned $75,000 sewage program, notes modest salaries, and highlights recent civic amenities including a pool, stadium, and city hall.
In a Prague suburb a 20 year old girl was struck on the head with an empty bottle by a youth. The assailant fled after she screamed but was captured by passersby. He told police he attacked to try to get acquainted with her.
In Vastervik Sweden a landlord served a snoring tenant with notice for noise issues. The rent control board blocked eviction and ordered insulation to deaden the noise. The decision requires the tenant to install insulating material to reduce disturbance.
A married couple fished opposite boat sides at Myakka State Park. A large fish swerved between lines, swallowing Miller’s bait and triggering a tug of war. The wife ultimately claimed the catch as the official prize.
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