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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1946
Page
2
Rates listed for carrier and mail delivery outside Alabama Georgia and Florida with weekly and monthly prices. Alabama Georgia and Florida have separate pricing for areas without carrier or motor route service. Includes daily Sunday and motor route options and a Bible verse quote from Numbers and a political sentiment from John J. Crittendon.
The piece argues Third District Rep George Andrews did not reflect constituents in voting against the British loan though Congress approved it. It credits Britain's wartime resolve and argues the loan is a prudent, interest bearing aid to keep the alliance strong, with U S and Britain standing together financially and morally.
Idaho Senator Glenn L Taxler faces a salary and union card dilemma after a rider requires government workers to sign an affidavit denying membership in a right to strike organization. The issue, raised by Senator Joseph Ball, centers on who must sign and the law’s scope, while Judge Taylor vows to challenge the rule rather than lose ten thousand dollars annually. The dispute reflects broader questions about labor affiliations and government pay.
Drew Pearson reports cross examination of Nazi diplomats in Germany illuminates Justice Department efforts to convict Americans of spreading enemy propaganda. Testimony from Dr Tierubert von Strempel alleges Viereck influenced speeches of Senator Lundeen and others, and notes Father Coughlin’s isolationist stance and Berlin’s interest in lifting his ban.
This column covers wartime inflation warnings from President Truman and political jabs at PAC-CIO and the Southern Conference for Human Welfare. It notes the era’s price control debates, grain and meat production boosts, and commentary on figures like Bilbo, Bilbo’s critics, and Dorothy Thompson. The piece blends opinion and satire on current political actors and economic strain.
Barbs A column by WAL COCHRAN cites an Ohio pastor claiming there are no bad children only stupid and thoughtless parents. The piece parodies sensational lines about weddings, vacations, and odd events, ending with a Bell Syndicate copyright note from 1946.
The Senator is pressed to choose between his union membership and pledging not to strike against the government. Public sympathy is limited as a Senator should publicly disavow strikes, even at the cost of losing his card. A suggested statement advocates taxpayers not funding Taylor’s salary if he opposes strikes.
The text discusses prewar European practice of government bonuses for families, contrasts with the United States not adopting such policy, and notes the 1915 census estimate of 140,386,509 population as of January 1, with a 6.6 percent rise since 1910 and about 8.7 million increase in six years, implying growth under free enterprise without government urging or planning.
Secretary Byrnes returns from the Big Four foreign ministers meeting where Italy Bulgaria Romania Hungary and Finland treaties were broadly agreed on. He notes progress toward peace but warns on Germany with a potential Western Eastern division as Potsdam terms clash over economic unity.
In Warsaw AP reports vice premier and minister for recovered territories Wladyslaw Gomulka announced that Polish repatriates wishing to resettle in the western territories would receive land free of cost up to about 22 acres. Repatriates who left farms beyond the Bug River to the east will also receive free farms in the west. Gomulka reported 3,000,000 Poles had settled in the western areas.
A dense listing of radio programs with times and cast, including Supper Club, Gordon McRae commentary, Carolyn Gilbert songs, The Lone Ranger, Lum & Abner, Howard Barlow concert, Benny Goodman, Paul Whiteman, Frankie Masters, Lawrence Welk, and various AP News updates, spanning dayparts from early evening to late night across CBS MBS and network strands.
About 800 members of the Thit Regiment Alabama State Guard began a three week summer encampment in Dauphin Island area. Heavy rain delayed unit arrivals. adjutant general George L. Del states George Quarles will run training through August 4. Captain Carlin will command the Rade headquarters and act as brigade adjutant until Major Tree Jones arrives.
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