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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1946
Page
2
The text cites Associated Press and United Press credit rules and a quotation from Thomas Jefferson about tyranny, noting misstatements are to be investigated and redressed. The passage appears as a policy or editorial snippet with attribution to news agencies and a Jefferson quote.
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower testified to a Senate subcommittee that the Army will abandon several forts used to restrain Indians. He stated that the danger from the Indians has passed, acknowledging some will question why this occurred now.
The fourth atomic bomb test drew mixed reactions. Few expected a spectacular display and most focused on data and implications for future weapon development. The public cried for drama, while experts study results to guide military use and future research. Shopping by code reflects wartime shortages shaping daily life.
The nations first OPA free day since price fixing began showed limited chaos. Some price rises and rent boosts occurred, but not on feared scale. Congress action remains uncertain, with outcomes unclear for days. Gouging noted but overall restraint by sellers. The July 1946 scene echoes the 1935 crisis era and Franklin D. Roosevelt quotes.
Weekend report by the U S strategic bomb survey notes up to 80 000 died in Hiroshima and 40 000 in Nagasaki with most buildings left leveled The authors urge dispersing key industries underground shelters bombproof structures and new protective weapons while advocating outlawing atomic warfare through reducing conventional conflict They contrast Bikini atoll ship targets with city bombing and warn the atomic threat endures unless regulated
Theodore Bilbo campaigns through Mississippi with a rasping verdict against Northern influence and Negro voting, while Ross Collins fares as a strong opponent who helped build the Army. The piece links Bilbo’s survival to a Supreme Court ruling on Negro voting in Democratic primaries and recalls Bilbo’s Washington career and past clashes.
Collected notes critique the slogan Feed America First and praise a Birmingham Alabama Telephone Directory of June 1846. The column discusses political rhetoric, isolationism, and offers commentary on novels and public figures including Paul McNutt. It blends satire with local interest and future diplomatic hopes.
A collage of statements from figures like Omar Bradley and Sen. Tom Connally warn that peace is not won yet and liberty could be traded away. Critics decry atomic-age dangers, labor reforms, and global cooperation, while local Kiwanis in New Smyrna retract a Pepper denunciation amid town pride.
The editorial analyzes the Paris conference settlement on Trieste. It argues a French compromise would internationalize Trieste under four power control and hand most territory to Yugoslavia, with no current Russian or Tito attempt to spark a wider war. It warns Moscow denies moves but stresses risks if tensions rise.
Memorial services for William Jennings Coker son of Mr and Mrs E B Coker of Abbeville route one are planned for Sunday July 7 at 2 30 p m at Old Zion Baptist Church He died as a result of a typhoon off Okinawa on Sept 17 1945 He served 21 months with the navy as a fireman first class and had nearly completed a diesel engineering course at his death He was twenty two and survived by his parents and four sisters Mrs A O Webb Columbus Ga Mrs Foy Braswell and Mrs Frap Hardwick Abbeville and Mrs Viala Brown Baldwin Fla
Radio schedules list daily programs on NBC MBS and AP News networks with old time shows, news, dramas, and musical segments including Supper Club, Tonight, and Variety programs. Notable items feature Gordon Mckue, Elmer Davis, Lum and Abner, Sammy Rayes Band, and John J Anthony with multiple times across hours.
The text cites the Metropolitan Museum in New York with 325,811 squares of exhibition space and discusses oil geology. It notes about three fourths of U S wells use stripper pumps for secondary recovery, and geologists estimate 1.3 percent of U S square miles as potential oil territory. It mentions flooding oil wells as a common secondary recovery method.
A fragmented archaic line contemplates wisdom versus strength and the value of learned speech. The passerby notes that wisdom may be scarce among the poor and that words alone do not measure heart or worth, echoing Ecclesiastes themes.
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