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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1947
Page
2
Georgia faces a volatile standoff as Herman Talmadge is backed by an assembled militia at the Capitol while Ellis Arnall claims the office. Officials warn of a potential gunplay scenario and seek a legal fix to clarify succession under the new constitution.
Government officials and AFL leaders fear CIO suits targeting cost plus war contracts will trigger punitive legislation. Major defendant firms in war work could pass court-ordered costs to the government and taxpayers, provoking broad political backlash. William Lo Green and AFT leaders warn continued CIO tactics risk harming AFL members and public finances.
Government and union lawyers argue the John L. Lewis contempt case before the U S Supreme Court. The piece recalls earlier cases with Samuel Gompers and John Mitchell facing contempt sentences, noting how the high court has handled similar issues and the evolving stance on injunctive orders and contempt.
Reporters note President Truman waded through mud puddles during a visit to a site where General George C. Marshall, acting as special envoy to China, outlined a policy stance. Byrnes health prompts his possible resignation while Marshall is urged to succeed him. the episode paints Truman as a unifying, decisive leader amid China policy tensions.
Washington reports reveal Secretary Byrnes quit for health reasons with a January 6 rush to announce, triggering White House scramble as newsmen fed the leak. President Truman admitted others knew of the plan, while CIO leader Murray defended labor’s stance on jurisdictional disputes amid Senate talks and party tensions.
Stockholders warn that a Supreme Court decision favoring the CIO may prompt a rush to the courts by groups other than the CIO. This could hit many small industries without wartime contracts, forcing them to absorb higher costs and risking widespread bankruptcies. The CIO risks provoking economic chaos and financial peril for small enterprises.
Column by John Temple Graves laments political acid attack on Henry Wallace and Winston Churchill. It recalls Baruch’s critique, praises Drew Pearson’s influence, discusses Elba Alabama police beating claims, and notes varied Southern reactions to Bilbo controversy.
A postwar planning report urges belief in hard work to cure national ills while advocates warn against labor monopolies harming production. Quotes from MacFarland Harriman Wallace and Russell critique economics, with a political bloc maneuvering over cloture as Millikin negotiates Bilbo’s medical excuse to back a deal.
The Big Four foreign ministers in Tondon sketch a path to a self supporting Germany while preserving its war potential limits. They debate centralization, occupation zones, Ruhr and Saar, demilitarization, trade controls, international loans, reparations, and how to handle denazification and democratic education in a wide range of allied concerns.
A dense radio listing outlines Thursday and Friday network airings with multiple shows across time slots. Programs include The Work and News Commentary, World News via Broadcast, Raymond Swing, Daneinge Music Orch, Prof. Quiz, Aldrich Family, Lum & Abner, FBI in Peace & War, Five Minutes News, Abbott and Costello, Crime Photographer, Musical features, and daily news reports from AP and MBS networks. The schedule also notes various comedy, drama, and variety offerings, along with music programs and special features through late night blocks.
In St Louis AP report Charles Hertenstein, 63, an official in the mayor’s office, reassured a diaper shortage mixup as he explained he acted for an expectant mother. The incident underscored small city government services. A separate lab note states a grasshopper’s body runs about 20 degrees above ambient summer air temperature.
In Rangoon Burma a meeting of citizens launched a movement to boycott cigarette smoking to protect the home tobacco processing industry. Burma produces no cigarettes, using tobacco for cigars and pipe tobacco. The meeting, called by concerned persons, targets the rising demand and prices for American cigarettes. Three Buddhist priests were appointed to lead the boycott with Burmese men and women smokers urged to quit, beginning with boys who start smoking at a young age.
In Thermopolis Wyoming Postmaster Harley G Murphy is acclaimed Spinach Master of 1946 for a spinach plant grown by his neighbor that stands four inches tall. The nickname underscores local pride in small but notable garden achievement.
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