Subscription Rates and Notices in 1948 Newspaper
The notice lists subscription rates for Mail Daily and Motor Route, with regional limits outside Alabama Georgia and Florida. Rates shown include one month 1.00, six months 6.00, and annual 84.78. Obituaries and resolutions charged per word. The page carries Associated Press copyright and religious quotations.
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Mali
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Mall Dally Ee
Mall Dally
Sunder
Rushton resigns from Alabama national Democratic post
Marion Rushton, Alabama's national Democratic committeeman, resigns his post amid a shift away from the Democratic Party's treatment of the South. He cites the party's insults at Philadelphia and vows loyalty to Alabama. Mrs. Lennard Thomas declines to resign, insisting on staying in partisan office.
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Marion Rushton
Alabama
National Democratic
Truman Party
Democratic Party
Philadelphia
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Rushton
Ton
Democratic Party of Alabama
New Deal
Lennard Thomas
Thomas
White House
GM Raises Car Prices By Eight Percent
General Motors announces an average eight percent price increase on passenger cars. GM President E. Wilson cites inflation pressures and industry-wide impact on the economy as the reason for the raise.
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General Motors
E. Wilson
Automakers Face Higher Costs Amid Wage and Material Increases
Wilson cites rising wages and material costs driving price hikes. General Motors recently granted a wage increase to its workers and must absorb higher production costs. The industry links to broader supplier price rises, portraying a vicious economic cycle.
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Wilson
Truman’s inconsistent peace talk sparks voter concern
The editorial questions President Truman’s upbeat remark that peace prospects are excellent amid a tense Cold War, noting confusion over Marshall's warnings and urging the president to keep politics separate from official statements. It argues to confine unrelated remarks to responsible government departments.
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Truman
Russia
Marshall
White House
Stamps for All Announces 15 Commemorative Issues
The Post Office Department listed 15 commemorative stamps with sale dates from Aug. 25 to Dec. 9. The lineup includes stamps honoring Harlan Fiske Stone and Joel Chandler Harris, plus a volunteer fireman stamp and a chicken stamp.
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Harlan Fiske Stone
Chesterfield
N.J
Joel Chandler Harris
Eatonton
Congress
Twixt Two Camps in South Politics
The Dothan Eagle endorses Republican nominees in November. The Decatur Daily questions which camp offers salvation for the South as voters face a choice between Republicans and Truman Democrats. The paper notes Republicans aren’t slapping the South with sneers, while Democrats have hurt the region. A sizable push may persuade others to switch sides before the final vote.
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Dothan Eagle
Truman
Convicts Demand Shorter Workhouses and Higher Pay
Fragmentary lines suggest a discussion of convict labor, shorter workhouses, and higher pay while hinting at a proposed half holiday. Scattered phrases mention children, a coach or showoff, and a cryptic reference to a Wimere man and car paint.
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Prson
Dewey Warren Record Compared With Truman on Domestic Policy
Washington notes Dewey and Warren show broader support for minimum wage expansion and fair employment. They backed health and housing measures, opposed by some GOP leaders, while Truman pressed similar federal initiatives. The column urges voters to compare the GOP ticket to the president ahead of a special session.
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Washington
Republicans
G.O.P
Republican Congress
Dewey
Wareren
Harry Truman
Congress
Dewey-Warren
Truman
Truman Fepc
N. Y. Board of Regents
New York State
Warren
California
Fair Employment Commission
Taft
Herman T. Stichman
Congressional
Stichman
Russia
N. Y
Free enterprise pain in inflation debate
The column argues for free market principles to address inflation amid a presidential campaign. It critiques both parties for wartime price controls and calls for maintaining competition and supply and demand. It warns against socialistic fixes and notes forthcoming discussion on tideland oil by Governor Wright and critic Ralph McGill.
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America
Png
Somenee
Congress
Fielding Wright
Mississippi
Tideland
Ralph McGill
Quotes on Liberty and Global Affairs From Postwar Era Figures
A collection of quotes from political and diplomatic figures touching on individual rights, minority power, Cold War geopolitics in Southeast Asia, postwar Germany, and the American pursuit of happiness. Figures cited include Charles Brackett, Clyde Hoey, Edwin Stanton, V. Sokolovsky, Robert Taft, Charles Lockman, and Arthur Vandenberg.
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Clyde R. Hoey
N.C
Charles Lockman
Logrolling and Virgin Timber in Pioneer Days
A critique of logrolling as a labor and entertainment blend in early pioneer times. The piece recalls neighbor feasts, rolling and burning pine logs, and the now questioned value of burning virgin timber to clear land, warning future generations about short sighted timber practices.
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Opp News
Editorial rebuts Washington Post on Alabama electors
Birmingham Post challenges The Post's view that Alabama electors are handpicked by party officials noting Alabama voters elected 11 anti Truman electors by direct vote. The paper argues for proportional electoral votes to foster two party competition and more representative government in the South.
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Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Truman
Deep South
Philadelphia
Democratic Party
Post
Washington
South
Birmingham Post
Four aides named for Alabama draft post
Governor Folsom backs LaRue Horn's choice of four aides for the peacetime draft in Alabama. Col. James E. Johnson Jr., Col. Earnest Howell, Col. Joseph M. Simpson, and Col. Joseph N. Langan are praised for integrity and experience. The Mobilian complains Langan is politically active under a Truman elector slate.
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James E. Folsom
LaRue Horn
Truman
Alabama
Horn
James E. Johnson, Jr
Earnest Howell
Joseph M. Simpson
Selective Service Office
Joseph N. Langan
Mobile
Langan
Selma
Dothan Abbeville Baseball Called For Darkness
The tied game ended in the ninth inning as darkness halted play between Dothan and Abbeville at ten ten. Tom Farmer of Samson was injured in a car accident and treated for leg cuts at a local hospital. A deputy collector of Internal Revenue will be at the Dothan Post Office on July 30 and 31 to assist taxpayers.
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Dothan
Abbeville
Tom Farmer, S Jr
Samson
Arthur Ussery
San
Interne Revenue
Dethet
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Paramount Pictures
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China
Southeast Asia
Edwin F. Stanton
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Senate
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National Democratic Party
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