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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1950
Page
4
An Alabama newspaper opinion attacks Governor Folsom amid calls for reform and expresses doubt about his approach to governing. The piece suggests the governor relies on division to gain leverage as lawmakers weigh responsibilities and policy direction.
A distorted OCR snippet references phrases like light and judgment with scattered names, mentioning Water Scott and other unclear terms. The readable text offers few concrete facts, preventing a clear event or person focus and leaving the historical record ambiguous.
Governor Folsom urges a constitutional convention and special session to push bills into law, but lawmakers resist, citing no urgency and a wary public mood. The lame duck legislature faces opposition as the new administration looms and the push for reform stalls.
A statistics report outlines 11.919 millionaires in the United States, including those with one million and more, with 2.001 women among them. It notes 32,307 people worth 290,000 to 1,000,000 and large numbers in lower brackets, while several countries and regions show varied millionaire totals. The piece also mentions inflation, taxes, and shifting wealth, without detailing causation.
State Department of Conservation warns hunters and the public that Alabama doves are dying in alarmingly high numbers from an unidentified disease. Toxicologists at Alabama Polytechnic Institute will examine collected carcasses to determine if the illness is fatal or causes starvation. Authorities suggest habitat and slaughter factors but caution that nature may prevail if dove numbers collapse.
The Socialist party may skip a presidential candidate as Karmen Thomas told the Detroit annual convention that campaigns cost too much money. He noted Democrats and Republicans have absorbed much of socialist platform, while unemployment remains low by government reports.
A Hal Boyle column argues heroes evolve with age and that daily courage comes from unseen workers. He recalls personal heroes from a bulldog Dewey to parents and workers like Messrs. Dempsey and Ruth, noting true heroism lies in quiet, unseen efforts by ordinary people.
A political essay by Eleanor Roosevelt in Cosmopolitan criticizes both major parties. It accuses Republicans of secret pro blueprints and Dems of internal division led by figures like Clare Luce and others. The piece rails at Truman era politics, endorses anti Soviet stances, and laments party integrity amid Cold War tensions.
A Tennessee river packet named Garden Greene is planned to sail from Nashville to Chattanooga and back, offering a rare river pleasure voyage up the Cumberland Omo and Tennessee into Alabama then to Knoxti. Despite wartime talk of a million dollar boat, the one trip remains only a plan valued by Huntsville Times readers.
Fort Payne readers learn of an electronic watch testing machine demonstrated by Bill Culver. The device clamps the watch, runs it for under a minute, and shows if it runs fast or slow with a daily gain or loss on a graph. Operators adjust until timekeeping is correct.
During a summer run from Avondale mills in Sulacauga through Opp, 102 young Girl Scouts and their companions rode two buses to the Gulf coast. Arriving hungry at noon, they were treated to ice cream before continuing to Camp Helenio.
Reader letters from Sylacauga note troubling poll lists containing many names of deceased individuals. The missive asks how grassroots lists are formed and questions the source of these entries across the state.
Greenville editor suggests a state extra session could cost money but fund a landing field for saucers tying the idea to other plans. The quirky proposal reflects wartime or speculative sentiment in local commentary.
The article surveys Republican factions and possible nominees for the 1952 race, focusing on Senator Robert A Taft and Southern delegates. It weighs Taft’s presidential ambitions, Dewey’s potential run, Warren and Stassen prospects, and regional political dynamics across Ohio, California, New York, and Pennsylvania.
The fragment notes that gold and aluminum are among the few metals found in elemental form in the Earth, citing an Encyclopaedia Britannica entry. It reflects a terse, partial statement about native metals.
ANNISTON AP Four large gasoline distributors including Standard Oil Gulf Pan Am and Si Clair cut prices by about 212 cents per gallon to meet independent petitions. Retailers were urged to take reduced profits, with some stations lowering price points as much as 4 12 cents below prior levels. One retailer, Henry Bio, warned he could absorb only one cent per gallon, while others faced varying absorption costs. The move follows mutual price cuts tried in other states, aiming to ease consumer costs amid distributor reductions in transportation charges.
The Commerce Ministry said offers from nations worldwide are being checked as Bangkok based APs Siam seeks to export the 1950 rice surplus of 1 200 000 tons. A verification of all ships is underway to assess potential additions to meet demand.
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