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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1943
Page
4
The page contains a mix of notices and credits from the Associated Press and local Eagle staff. Readers see a general statement of fact and acknowledgment of AP content, with references to editors and national representatives in Chicago and New York. The garbled OCR shows standard newspaper boilerplate on sourcing and permission.
The article memorializes Frank Dixen’s tenure as Alabama governor, highlighting his WWI service and early obscurity, his four-year push for progressive governance, and key reforms. It notes his fight against graft, patronage, and costly departments, his adoption of merit and pardons systems, and the enduring support from the public as he leaves office.
Fragmented exchanges reveal farmers discussing weather, plows, and timing for planting. Mentions include Veep Prety weather, ticked numbers, a caller seeking a homestead or rental plot, and concerns about returning home late with no certainty of arrival.
Drew Pearson reports on the Supreme Court appointment squabble as Chief Justice Taft? No, Chief Justice reconsiders and President Roosevelt taps Judge Wiley Rutledge. The piece details GOP caucus discord over Foreign Relations Committee composition, isolationist objections, and pressures from Hollywood on salary ceilings. The column weaves in party dynamics, potential committee shifts, and industry wage plans under Treasury review.
The piece notes Wyoming and North Carolina experiments with Krupp sponge iron process to refine ore at or near small mines cutting long transport needs. It cites Senator O Mahoney and Ickes Bureau experts and plans for private capital to finance plants outside RFCs defense push. Watch for commodities and backers including sugar aluminum grain alcohol and rubber links. A final odd sentence mentions jet black eggs laid by a duck in Indiana, asides.
A page debate links a Pennsylvania hard coal strike to the Wagner Act, arguing the law empowered union bosses and allowed John L. Lewis to raise dues while workers face hardship from halted production. It accuses CIO ties and political use of funds and cites threats against miners for exercising assembly rights.
Sergeant Grisewit at the Dothan recruiting station urged women aged 21 to 44 with children under 14 to apply for the WAAC. He said thousands of American women already demonstrate patriotism by taking on 100 types of jobs usually done by men, freeing soldiers for front line duty.
Two Midland City youths are stationed at the Army Air Forces Basic Training Center in Kearns Utah. Private Andrew C Hicks son of Mrs J Hicks Midland City route two and Oren Keel son of Henry Keel Midland City are the men named. They entered the Army Air Force on December 72.
E H Kilgore announces a regular sing at Enon Church this afternoon with special singing by several quartets. The piece also mentions John Lewis dominating twenty puppet districts and references the New Deal and Murray as context.
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