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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1947
Page
2
Fragmented entry shows a 1947 Dothan Eagle page with names William Theodore Hall Julian Hall Horace Ball and addresses Graybar Building Michigan Avenue Perkins House and Montgomery Street. The piece includes a political quote and a note about Second Class Mail Matter. Tuesday July 8 1947.
The article notes the legislature meets biennially, as the prior one did for 60 straight days, risking an extra $750000 cost in future years. It mentions a bill to require annual sessions, which has not yet been introduced.
The Montgomery Advertiser names Grover C Hall Jr as associate editor and chief editorial writer, reflecting a long observed rise in Alabama journalism. Readers note his Hallmarks column in the Alabama Journal shows his polished style and deep insight into Alabama affairs as he progresses in the profession.
The nation calculates the Fourth of July toll at about 600 deaths, with 261 traffic accidents and 173 drownings plus other fatalities. The piece laments safety lapses and warns the 1947 figure signals a return to prewar norms, despite high casualties.
An elderly driver in a small car is driven into a shove by a larger car behind him, a lady at the wheel. The man yells to let the other car go, but she misinterprets his demand as a punch. He drives off resentful while noting the warning for future incidents. The piece ends with a veteran commenting on the mischievous “lying savers” dodging.
Washington gossip ties Bugsy Siegel to Virginia Hill and Charles Ward with $100000 traced payments from Ward via a letter, notes Hill’s Paris trip for a champagne venture, and links Siegel’s demise to the Flamingo Hotel finance. The column argues US propaganda lags USSR in Europe, cites Baruch and Swope, and critiques Congress funding and Greek and European info campaigns.
A column reflecting on casual smoking habits and romantic notions of a cigarette hang in Arizona, contrasted with a Marietta Georgia reader’s view. It includes reader letters praising the writer, a youth’s defense of sobriety, and a rebuttal about race and tolerance.
A compilation of remarks attributed to Secretary of State Marshall General Omar N. Bradley and others criticizing unemployment housing and energy shortages while forecasting meat exports and auto industry shifts. Mentions include Truman Roosevelt Judd Anderson Vandenberg and Sullivan with notes on agriculture and postwar production.
Dewitt Mackenzie notes a Europe wide revival to restore religious and moral values after Hitler. Britain holds a national day of prayer led by King George and Attlee, with plans for ongoing revival efforts across the continent. A major gathering will open July 15 at Caux Switzerland, aiming to mobilize a world assembly for moral re armament through September 15 with delegates from many nations.
Radio schedules list 8:00 PM Radio Supper Club with to be announced host ce B 1$ News From The World with Jack Smith Songs at 5:20 PM Manor House Party.
A dense list of 1940s radio programs and stations outlines the schedule across multiple times, with shows featuring Bob Crosby, Milton Berle, news briefs, music acts, and church programs. It lists programs, hosts, and networks in a rapid, fragmentary timetable format.
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