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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1947
Page
4
A 1947 display features a religious call to unity with lines from Jeremiah and Charles Sumner urging universal awakening. The brief card cites a Sunday service theme dated July 6, 1947 with a focus on God, Jerusalem, and trumpet-like proclamation to the world.
In a fifth referendum in 12 years Houston County voters head to the polls to decide whether Alabama will regulate liquor sales under state control or permit bootleggers to run a market. The Eagle notes the campaign has centered on emotion and religion with statistics trading hands, but the core choice remains state regulation versus bootlegger dominance and corruption.
An Alabama bill proposed by Rep. John Howell would cap back poll taxes at two years or $3, allowing overdue voters to qualify by paying a small sum. Proponents argue it broadens participation and helps good governance, while opponents warn it aids Negro voters. The piece suggests a compromise keeping poll taxes but easing amounts.
Senator Albert Boutwell of Birmingham introduces a bill in the legislature to permit income tax deductions on the state gasoline and tobacco taxes. The measure aims to aid motorists and users who bear higher costs for fuel and tobacco.
The article argues yearlong deductions from gasoline and tobacco taxes would total a noticeable amount. It explains a six cent gas tax and a three cent cigarette tax per pack, projecting a tidy sum over twelve months. Senator Boutwell’s bill would credit tax payments, deemed easy to prove, aiming to win support on Goat Hill.
The piece recounts enduring rumors that Eva Braun survived the Berlin shelter death in April 1945 and has recently resurfaced with a tale she tried to cash a bank check in Bolzano. It notes past unproven claims and suggests such stories continue despite evidence to the contrary. It also mentions Earl Browder’s New York court fine for spitting on a subway platform, illustrating that even prominent figures face consequences in the United States.
In a reply to The Eagle, Dothan Alcoholics Anonymous clarifies the group as nonpartisan on the liquor referendum. Members will vote individually, AA itself not advocating any side, instead focusing on alcoholism as an illness and recovery through abstinence if the patient chooses. The letter also critiques a previous editorial and urges fair framing of the voting question.
Washington reports Undersecretary of State for economics Will Clayton told the President he plans to resign later this year after his Geneva Trade Conference duties end in September. Clayton’s departure would leave Benton as the longest-serving State Department official amid sharp turnover, with many top officers from Hull era gone and Byrnes associates scarce.
John Temple Graves presents a column mixing science, philosophy, and politics. Hans Dortmund of Gettysburg argues Einstein cannot answer every question, while Williams and Hoyt discuss Russia as totalitarian, not merely communist. Taft questions veterans benefits versus the union message as Morse weighs a veto risk.
Wood Pearson, longtime Dothan resident and president elect of the Rotary Club for 1947 48, outlines the National Farm Loan Association as a cooperative funded by bond sales with government supervision only. He served as a civic figure through Red Cross drives and chamber work, with family ties to Enterprise and Huntingdon student Betty Wood.
Alabama has surpassed its 107,280 goal in the American Cancer Society drive, with final returns expected to top 112,000. Mrs. Ray Meade announced the record state contribution, 44,000 to headquarters and 66,000 kept in Alabama for local control programs.
Actress Greta Garbo accepted a 20000 estate left by Edgar Donne a 67 year old Allegan hermit who claimed English noble lineage and died last September on a 140 acre farm. The will written in 1936 left Garbo or if she marries her to Greta Garbo Donne. The estate includes 15000 in English securities and jewelry in a London bank plus 900 in U S cash and land. Drilling rights offers of up to 50000 were reported.
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