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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1947
Page
3
Public notice from The Dothan Eagle outlines subscription rates and publishing policies. It notes penalties for misstatements and promises careful verification of errors, with two words per line and two-column formatting standards. The piece mentions Department notices and obituary charges, regulated by the paper and Associated Press terms.
A fragmented quotation contrasts biblical Genesis on God resting after creation with a line about a field yielding a bountiful crop attributed to Ovid. The text mixes scripture with classical Latin reference, lacking clear context or attribution.
Director Robert C. Goodwin of the U S Employment Service reports May 1 labor surplus among major groups due to price increases and slackening buyer demand. He warns the metal industry to restore production and stabilize prices to secure employment and steady demand.
Alabama residents debate state car purchases amid claims of 140 vehicles bought since Folsony era while Finance Director W H Wrinkard insists only five high priced models exist. He notes plans to replace 146 highway patrol Fords with newer units and to sell old cars meanwhile painting costs rise. He calls for a full accounting of funds spent and recovered.
Grete Fuller Kimbrel of Fayette County told the House Ways and Means Committee about a tax loophole that exempted counties from 25 000 to 50 000 population. He proposed a bill to fix the gap and was praised for his work by supporters.
Representative George Wallace of Rare bour County proposes a measure to pay $500 for reporting vote buyers or those who attempt to influence polls. The plan sparks speculation on enforcement and potential widespread misuse, warning taxpayers of a created incentive and possible state treasury strain in a hot election.
In Tuscaloosa the paper celebrates a push toward using voting machines, noting a planned Aug 26 special election and a constitutional ballot on diverting the income tax surplus. It recalls past doubts, cites Bent 16 and Houston as early adopters, and argues machines speed counting and reduce error despite some manipulation concerns.
Senator David A Pattern of Laurinestead County proposes annual sessions for the Alabama Legislature instead of the current biennial schedule. The article questions whether lawmakers are in or out of session as they debate the constitutional change and its practical effects.
The Democratic rift over Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt's Jefferson Day dinner in Los Angeles widens as White House aides, including Secretary Snyder, push to boycott while James Roosevelt and local Democrats back Mrs Roosevelt and Wallace. Truman reverses course only partially, Snyder persists, and party tensions spill into Washington amid broader delays on key appointments.
A fragmented editorial urging Southern trade expansion and export facilitation. It discusses freight rates, expects South industrial growth, cites a 1938 steel price victory, and praises the Dixie Handbook magazine as a platform for informed Southern discourse without partisanship. It stresses local chambers of commerce aiding exporters and attracting Northeast manufacturers southward.
A 1947 Bell Syndicate column critiques women in housekeeping as hazardous work and mocks summer versus winter, while noting Claude Pepper and Bob Taft as persuasive but fallible. Maine Senator Wallace White contemplates re election amid GOP friction and a failed recess bid, pressured by Alben Barkley to call a quorum.
C L Collins, longtime Sherman Lumber Co owner, enjoys time with five grandchildren aged two to 13. A Dothan resident since 1911, he also serves as a Kiwanis Club charter member and elder in the Presbyterian Church. His wife directs Houston County Welfare, and the couple lives on Main Street.
Ten Jackson County applicants received teacher training scholarships per State Superintendent Colin Enghah. Recipients include Henry Neal Ivey Marianna $200 House of Representatives scholarship Dorothy Eubanks Marianna Geraldine Tatum Greenwood Amoy Lewin former state senator Marianna scholarship. Two colored applicants Moseley Huggins Baker and Robert Benjamin Summerwell Marianna received $490 Lewis scholarships. Winners rejected by a campus committee from two Florida State Universities.
About 15,000 Alabama veterans have received overpayments totaling more than 1.57 million dollars, the VA manager for Alabama says. Overpayments will be held as a permanent charge against individuals and may require repayment over months in hardship cases. Causes include schools and training institutions failing to promptly report discontinued programs and broader wartime subsistence adjustments.
FHA officials report ongoing canning activities by borrowers in Houston County. Mr and Mrs C W of Columbia route two and A Pittman supervise efforts to add to family stores with canned peas tomatoes corn soup and other foods. McNeal has 214 ready canned items this year with more left. Each borrower is urged to provide at least 100 quarts of vegetables for family use. The Ewellgrove family of four has no children while Neal has two young persons in the household.
Lloyd C. Norrell and D John Delaney of Ozark were initiated into the Gamma Delta fraternity of the national agricultural arts society among 22 new members. The organization traces back to Ohio State in 1908 with 13 active chapters and a branch at the University of Rico. The Auburn unit is noted as the sole one in the South. Coral snakes and cobras are mentioned in context.
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