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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1949
Page
4
A damaged OCR segment from a 1949 issue mentions Alabama and Georgia, with stray phrases about carriers, telephones, and cities. It includes scattered names and quotes, a price, and references to Jefferson and scripture, lacking coherent context or a clear news event.
Dalton Georgia sparked a national protest last year with Leave-Us-Alone-Week. The movement captured attention as weary of many special weeks and now the Department of Commerce lists it as an official observance for this year. April 1 is the date, not a joke.
The paymaster post of collector of Internal Revenue pays $9,000 a year and Mortimer Jordan was dismissed by Secretary John Snyder for defying an FEPC order. Speculation swirls around a successor with Rev. William F. Davis of Huntsville proposed. Senators Hill and Sparkman advised, President Truman to submit the nomination for Senate confirmation as Alabama eyes a magnanimous postwar gesture.
The piece argues that Alabama Senators Hill and Sparkman hold veto power over presidential appointments in their state, shaping patronage and urging careful use of power. It notes the Senate’s likely deference to these insiders, while suggesting Alabama's fate rests more on funding and project placements than on patronage alone.
The Congressional Record bills tighten page age limits to 14 17 from 12 16 and require eighth grade completion. Senators Hayden and Wherry sponsor the measure amid claims of gerrymandered motives to sideline Republicans and Dixiecrats. The record hints at a need for a valid justification.
Alabama game wardens increased arrests to 164 in just three months for legal night hunting. A state release credits modern methods including plane coverage of inaccessible areas and two way radio in patrol cars in target areas enabling rapid pursuit of hotspots.
Washington (NEA) Peter Edson notes President Truman’s 25,000-word Budget Message and 1429-page budget reveal a colossal, expanding fiscal plan. He warns Congress will face heavy defense and social security expansions, housing aid, education grants, and a future wave of proposals, with political risk of delays and filibusters.
A spoof of 1950s life noting money, credit, and shopping frictions. A prisoner escaped from an Oklahoma jail disguised as a barber, with speculation he talked his way out. Peanut substitutes at theaters and a satire on fame, sleep deprivation, Christmas saving, beauty pageants, and political quips frame a humorous column.
The columnist reflects on industrial progress reducing labor needs in mining and agriculture, arguing for scientific, fair methods to expand wealth and employment in services. He critiques press interpretations of politics, defends liberalism and democracy, and recalls Dean Acheson’s 1946 idea to requisition farm goods for Europe.
After six months in office W L Hornhag resigned as director of Selective Service in Alabama for personal reasons and to return to Dothan. He will move back to a sinecure in the State Revenue Department, a shift that follows the governor’s past appointment pattern which the writer criticizes.
A collection of statements from leaders and officials including President Truman, T. M. Girdler, Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, Gen. Lucius D. Clay, and others. They discuss openness in business, possible Soviet sympathies, political stability, and the return of conditions favoring a long peace in Europe.
Disjointed OCR text references inaugural events from Jefferson to Garfield, mentioning crowds, riders, and ceremonies. Mentions Johnson, Harding, and Johnson era details in a scattered, non coherent fragmentary passage. The piece hints at ceremonial contrasts and political figures without coherent narrative.
Alabama election law reform gains momentum as American Legion posts press lawmakers after disclosure of May primary irregularities. Speakers and governors show interest in revising primary and general election statutes, amid opposition from those defending the status quo and fears over abolishing the absent ballot. Federal enforcement and civil rights themes loom in broader political context.
The Bast Congress began by trimming the Rules Committee's grip on legislation. Alabama's George Grant joined four colleagues in voting to curb the committee, a move seen as undermining attempts to ram civil rights bills through. Southerners split on preserving unlimited Rules power and will oppose Civil Rights measures in forthcoming battles.
The year 1948 saw Harry S. Truman win the presidency amid a national mood wary of Republican change. The big news was not only the election but that the year ended with no renewed Cold War flare. Poll tax payments and voter qualification were discussed, with a Feb 1 deadline noted and a special registrar session in Etowah County to help eligible voters register and pay taxes.
Prepared to vote. Poll tax deadline nears for those who have not paid since last October. No elections are scheduled this year yet. legislative session opens in May and could raise issues of significant importance.
Twenty five years ago all members of the W C T U are asked to assemble at Kiss school at 10 a m on January 16 to mark the fourth anniversary of the 18th amendment. The rival chapter reports 80 active and 28 honorary members. Milt Tolbert's Tent Theater opens tonight at 7 p m with Roy Butler in the cast. A pecan and satsuma rally is planned in Dothan January 19 under M F Pridgen of the chamber of commerce. Anna Howell Jordan hosts Writer's Club poetry study at 7 p m Tuesday. About 4500 to 5000 people attend the Piggly Wiggly opening day.
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