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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1948
Page
5
Hal Boyle reflects on a Manhattan waterfront park teeming with life amid ships and trucks. A hot day frames lovers, mothers, and workers beside a liner’s farewell as soldiers long for home. The scene captures a city listening to a distant goodbye.
Eleven year old Jonah St John told friends he was in the Cotton Carnival parade as part of a skit aboard the Jamero Nat. He pretended to be the rhumba dancer turning a crank to make the dancer hip wiggle while cradling a frayed Army jacket and comforting a girl with crutches on the riverfront bench.
A mashed page presents Dorothy Dix letters and worried answers about marriage, fidelity, and personal turmoil. Readers seek guidance on marital trust, social rumors, and balancing independence with spousal harmony, with responses urging calm, patience, and respect for partners while warning against jealousy.
A local plan proposes a two step program to manage rabid foxes amid a murky report of agents, authorities, and community actions. The text mentions sheriffs, orders, and proposed actions though details are unclear and fragmented.
An article reports a mother who becomes a doctor minutes after her daughter's birth. It highlights the rare timing and notes the mother and child, with mentions of family and medical achievement.
Malone High School will hold the senior class graduation exercises Sunday at 11 am in the school auditorium with an all student program. Speakers include Georgia Belle Avery J W Jordan Les Morley LaVerne Edwards Long Jeanette Chandler and Lloyd Kart McMullian Jr. Special music by Sue Murdoch and others. Honor graduates are Avery valedictorian Jordan and Morley asst val. Class members listed with officers Murdoch president McMullian vice president Duhaway secretary Long treasurer Winnie Muckler class sponsor.
In Washington the emergency provision of the Taft Hartley Act is invoked anew as President appoints a five member board led by Marcy Shutman to study the maritime dispute affecting 46 unions. The move follows threatened strikes and slowdowns over hiring and supply limitations, with unions planning actions as contracts near expiry.
Cincinnati report says Walter Winchell and sponsor Andrew Jergens Co. will part ways at year end after 16 years. executive Joseph Nelson noted disagreements over counsel and advertising while the colonist-commentator had been set to receive 390000 for four broadcasts annually.
Rodgers defended alleged highway department irregularities as trivial. A Montgomery County grand jury flagged dealings with four contracting firms. The Association of County Commissioners sought solutions, backing a plan to shift a 2 cent fabricating oil tax to the highway department and raise a 50 cent license fee to fund a $10 to $12 million farm to market bond issue. The group endorsed the proposal and discussed transferring funds from farm to market for road needs.
Talladega will host an August 18 statewide Alabama Auburn barbecue honoring W S Hurst. Co chairs are Dr D Davis and an Alabama representative. Committees include Wesley Sorman, B Q Scruggs, Joe Wallis, and W S Willingham. The event promotes goodwill between Alabama and Auburn alumni and invites coaches athletes and alumni.
Scientists aboard the Palomar Mountain facility announce the start of a new era as they prepare to study the universe using the largest 20 inch telescope. The article notes the milestone for astronomy and the possible breakthroughs ahead.
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