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Newspaper

Dothan Eagle

Location

Dothan, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1946

Page

2

Subscription rates and editorial notes for Lovit

Rates are shown for carriers malls and motor route services outside Alabama Georgia and Florida with weekly monthly and yearly options. In Alabama Georgia and Florida where no carrier or motor route services exist prices published for months and years. Obituaries and resolutions charged at two cents per word. The Associated Press and United Press disclaimers appear with policy statements and grievance process.

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Simpson Receives Wiregrass Praise For Senate Run

Thursday July 11 1946 supporters hail Jim Simpson after his Wiregrass tour praising his knowledge of Alabama issues farming focus in Senate bid. He’s described as sincere capable and attuned to agricultural welfare with a long record in the Alabama legislature.

States Senate Jim Simpson Alabama Jobin Bankhead

Protest Over Trial Venue Move In Tennessee

A dispute over moving the racial disorder trial of 25 African Americans from Columbia to Lawrenceburg intensifies. Lawrenceburg residents oppose the change, business leaders sign petitions, and officials protest, citing public safety and fairness amid echoes of the Scottsboro case.

Culumrbia Tenn National Association For the Advancement of Colored Columbia

Governor backs park development for Chattahoochee State Park

Governor Chauncey Sparks told a press conference he favors expanding Alabama parks and recreational facilities, citing the Chattahoochee Park as needing development. He pressed for action by the next governor and 1947 legislature to boost the park and attract visitors to the Wiregrass region.

Congress divided over vacation hopes and OPA score

Congress faces a backlog of urgent bills including the British loan atomic energy controls and price measures. With adjournment delayed, public demand for decisive action grows as the nation awaits whether OPA rules will shift. Recovery hinges on a clear decision.

Congress

Outsiders blamed for Scottsboro case fallout in Lawrenceburg

Editor defends Scottsboro and Lawrenceburg residents from outside critics and sensational writers. The piece argues outsiders stir trouble, impugn Southern justice, and warn of unwanted publicity as the Columbia case moves toward transfer to Lawrenceburg, urging locals to protest vigorously.

Scottsboro

Navy Chaplains Clash Over Prostitution Policy And Race

Navy Chaplains accuse the service of discrimination against combat-hardened chaplains and lax action against prostitution in Japan. Admiral Nimitz urged hush money while several senior chaplains resigned. Separately, Farley battles Meade over New York politics as Congress weighs records and mailings. A veteran confronts Missouri rep over OPA and consumer prices amid World Police force plans. Senator O Daniel's son Mike moves to oust a Pacific-returned roommate from a Brient apartment.

Navy Mayburn Jim Farley OPA Washington Admiral Nimitz William A. McGuire 11Th Naval District San Diego Pearl Harbor Maurice Witherspoon Washington-Jefferson College William W. Edel Raymond Drinan Japan Pacific Tokyo B. Cook Guan Cook Mauriece Sheehy Washington, D. C Sam Rayburn Congressional Record Jim Mead New York Farley Farles Senator Mead Doughton and Weaver North Carolina Frank Boykin Alabama Boykin George Sokulsky The New York Sun Zebulon Alex Biffiin St. Louis Ploeser Missouri Air Corps Levle St. Lowis St. Louisans CIO Sen Truman New World United Nations Senator O'Daniel Senator O' Daniel Mike Wesley Bisent Mike O'Daniel Brient O'Daniel Texas Young O'Daniel Bell Syndicate, Inc

The War We Won and The Fight to Walk Again

A writer reflects on postwar fatigue and renewal in America, urging citizens veterans and workers to discard wartime excuses, reject group domination, and reclaim the American system. It contrasts disillusion with OPA and calls for vigilance against government, business, and labor overreach while honoring veterans from World Wars I and II.

OPA American Legion Boston Guvernment

Fragmented quotes and a tenant eviction amid postwar politics

A collage of quotes from figures like Major O'Dwyer and Senator Connally on democracy and capitalism, plus a dramatic evicted tenant tale. The piece blends political debate with a personal eviction story, hinting at tensions between labor, government policy, and political power in 1946.

World Today predicts new postwar world moves

The piece notes a looming Paris peace conference to set terms for Hungary Romania Bulgaria and Finland and predicts Russia will press to extend its influence as Europe reorganizes. It argues Moscow seeks to reshape power in Europe while promising a broader push for worldwide communist expansion. Wake Island is noted as discovered by the British in 1796.

Luxembourg Palace Paris Hungary Romania Bulgaria Finland Farone Italy Russia Boatand Fiehling Moscow Borgo Ain Fromelad Wisin Salure Henoto Onty Tigary Bulearia Bastane Bania Poland Czechoslovakia Lune Marshal Stalin Lenin Soviet Union Austria Germany France Orient Europe

Radio Program Schedule Across Networks Thursday Night

A dense listing of radio programs, times, and performers across stations including Redio Supper Club, World News, Lum & Abner, Meredith Wilson Music, Vaughn Monroe, California Melodies, and MBS network hours. Highlights feature commentaries by H V Kaltenborn, notable orchestras led by Dave Elman and Hal McIntyre, and various musical acts like Dick Haymes, Benny Dea, and The Charioteers with frequent AP News updates interspersed.

Redio Supper Club Nbedady Wajtin Clayton World News Ae Cordon McRae Skyline Rewl Haymond Gbe Dancing Music Orch ebsDih Keen Craros De-Bane Quix H. V. Kaltenborn Nelon Olmetead Playhouse Lum Abner Abe Kerl Gotwin Meredith Wilson Musle—abe Cbs Wen Dick Haymes Jack Haley Abeld Dave Elman Vaughn Monroe Muale Jay C. Pippa Ake Nbe Finnegen Music Shop

New Alloy For Boat Hulls Promises Fast Navy Craft

Wilmington California reports a Navy developed alloy to replace wood in speedboat hulls. Pacific Shipbuilding Co plans to offer vessels using the double shell construction with buoyancy maintained if an air chamber is pierced. Engineers say the alloy is lighter, tougher, and resistant to corrosion, enabling a self powered skiff. A mechanical detector, reportedly an x ray device, can spot certain substances and materials in liquids and gases.

Wilmington Cal Pacific Shipbuilding Co Wit Blies Wolds

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