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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1946
Page
2
Dothan Eagle details subscription rates for carrier and mail in Alabama Georgia and Florida. Notice includes office locations and historical publisher credits. Missing details imply limited readable portions of the original page.
A 1946 note compares weekend arrest figures in Miami and Dothan. Miami reported 180 arrests over the weekend, while Dothan logged 5 in a much smaller population. The piece humorously questions per capita crime rates and suggests more people are caught in Miami while more go uncaught in Dothan.
The congressional Pearl Harbor committee releases its report clearing President Roosevelt and his cabinet of responsibility, while Republican Senators Ferguson and Brewster dissent. They fault military leaders and say the administration failed to inform the public of Japan's danger, accusing both sides of political maneuvering. The narrative hints at partisan motives and unresolved public opinion on blame.
The passage argues responsibility should rest on individuals and the American public for not pressing more on wartime events before Pearl Harbor. It contends that even an internal investigation biased by Republicans would not clarify the public’s knowledge, and warns that further inquiry would invite more politics and collusion into the case.
Van A. Bittner told the CIO executive board in Washington last week that the campaign is making fine progress with little violence. He noted only four or five unfair labor practice complaints filed with the NLRB over union activity. He contrasted this with ten years ago, when more people would have been shot or beaten. The CIO and AFL campaigns are just starting, and while jurisdictional disputes may arise, the South has shown hope that a CIO AFL tug of war can be avoided without harming workers or industry.
Senator Barkley of Kentucky signaled he would resign as majority leader if President Truman vetoed the current OPA bill. The luncheon followed Princeton anniversary events and amid personal strains, while ex FCC chief Larry Fly shifts to lobbying for media interests and John Ewing presses for a big New Orleans station with Fly backing. Truman sticks to price controls, rejecting selective exemptions and urging full OPA enforcement as farm leaders press for production boosts and fertilizer and wire cost relief.
John Temple Graves surveys candidates using showy gimmicks from hillbilly bands to soap bucket stunts. He notes Jim Folsom's amiable persona and dramatic flair shaping Alabama politics, while Carmack in Tennessee likely won’t gain traction. The piece touches on editorial circles and Britain’s honor in freedom.
Acutive Committee chairman Gessner and Secretary of State Sibyl Pool issued instructions to county officials that ballots cast for Thomas Holley in the July 30 special Senatorial Primary must not be counted. Despite withdrawal, many voters may still cast ballots for him, creating wasteful votes and confusion as officials warn against counting them.
A rambling column mocks social mores and habits. It riffs on hats and insanity perceptions, driving ethics, gossip, and work, while lampooning motorists, professors, and the income tax collector as figures in a humorous landscape. It nods to a nursery line about a house and a fading memory of courtship.
Madame Sun Yat-sen voices sharp warning that Chinese government factions seek to spark war with the United States and Russia to crush the Communists. She urges American troop withdrawal and a coalition government with the Communists, arguing for constitutional change and a end to Chiang Kai-shek’s dictatorship.
A fragmented radio timetable lists programs and hosts across time slots, including News from the World, Gordon McRae, Johnny Desmond, The O Neill Family, Tex Benny Dose, Charlie Barnet, Cab Calloway, and Dramas. It notes musical acts, orchestras, talk segments, and various network promotions.
A fragmentary piece mixes scripture lines with sports notes. It mentions Harold Blumke, a softball pitcher famed nationally, convalescing at General Hospital in Wisconsin, and a team of keglers nearby. The tone hints at broader hopes to halt calamity and speed progress.
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