Dothan Eagle Publication Info and Subscription Rates
The Dothan Eagle page lists Horace Hall-Prevecess publisher details and post office lines. It shows subscription options by carrier mail and motor route, rates by day or month for Alabama Georgia and Florida residents, with varying annual totals. The page also notes two cent per word charges for notices and reprints AP and United Press affiliations and a Jefferson quote on liberty.
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Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Mal Dally
Mdes
Straigh
Ike warns on federal aid to education in 1949 urging safeguards
General Eisenhower cautions that broad federal education aid risks centralizing power in Washington and creating paternalism or socialism. He favors aid only for states unable to fund high education levels with strong safeguards, noting Southern states bear greater need and legacy of postwar devastation.
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Congress
Eisenhower
Washington
Hisenhhower
Muddled election over Houston County hospital tax
Houston County voters face a 4 mill property tax question for a county hospital with little clarity on how and when a hospital would be built or operated. Legal limits on pledging tax revenues for bonds and scarce state or federal matching funds leave the plan uncertain and fraught with confusion.
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Houston County
Supreme Court
Marshall Plan for Europe and Education Aid for the South
A call for federal aid for education without strings as a gesture of a Marshall Plan for the South, arguing the plan should be extended even if years late in coming. The suggestion frames education funding as a regional investment tied to broader reconstruction efforts.
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Europe
South
Clark’s reassurances on Communists backfires in tone
Attorney General Tom Clark calls Communists in the United States “on the run” and says their numbers are down. He attributes the shift to administration policy, but critics point to trials and cases involving Communists from New York to the State Department. The piece questions whether the rhetoric hides ongoing concerns about security and influence.
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Tom Clark
United States
New York
State Department
Eleanor Roosevelt
Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
Alger Hiss
Roosevelt
Chamber
Felix Frankfurter
Yalta
Christendom
Dies
Thomas
Felow
Frankfurter
Jerome Frank
Court of Appeals
Dean Acheson
Secretary of
Eleanor the Great
White Plains
Seabright
N. J
Hyde Park Avenue
John Temple Graves on farm prosperity and labor politics
The piece cites John Temple Graves and Donald Comer urging farm first policy, cautioning against socialist trends while supporting limited farm income measures. It notes 1948 elections in 33 large industrial counties favoring farmers over Taft-Hartley repeal, and critiques labor leaders pushing militant anti Taft-Hartley stances amid party divides.
Eleanor Roosevelt Attacks Whittaker Chambers in Hiss Trial
A sharp editorial critique accuses Eleanor Roosevelt of prejudging the Hiss perjury case and discrediting Chambers, the prosecution’s key witness. The piece accuses her of bias, cites her autobiography, and questions motives behind her public comments and a 1937 book.
Opinion and Georgia governor endorsement clash
The Prichard Citizen dismisses the importance of opinion while The Sylacauga News endorses Soperton Mayor Peterson for Georgia governor. Peterson unmasked and arrested Klansmen, and now faces judging them, with leniency hoped due to their Punishment.
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Georgia
Gen. Clay
Peterson
Soperton
Sylacauga News
Public safety raids heighten Tuscaloosa policing tone
A Tuscaloosa police raid led to 14 white men being charged with gambling in public places on Friday night, signaling a crackdown that involved some locally prominent figures. The Tuscaloosa News notes mixed reactions, praising enforcement while grieving the publicity. A separate column chats about fishing energy and a legislature proposal to feature Alabama symbols on license plates, heightening local civic mood.
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Tuscaloosa
Tery
Why They Favor Marshall Aid
A confidential breakdown of Marshall plan purchases from August 1948 to January 1949 shows big American firms profiting from ECA orders. U S Steel Bethlehem Steel Jones & Laughlin Weirton and others benefited while political ties appear less decisive than government demand. Beneficiary Clayton of Houston could reap over 600 million in cotton purchases, with Wins by Cargill Mills and Standard Oil also noted. Curiosities include small overseas buys like artificial teeth and traps, while Paul Porter’s humor closes the piece.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Jones & Laughlin
Weirton
Swift and
Armour
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Truman
Paul Hoffman
General Mills
Cargill
ECA
Standard Oil
New Jersey
William H. Clayton
Houston
Tex
Capitol Hill
Anderson, Clayton & Co
May fire losses total 1718 in city report
May fire losses totaled 1718 per Fire Chief Floyd Harrie monthly report. Fire department answered 27 alarms and trucks covered 48 blocks. Values at risk were 35400 with 22500 insured. Burning grass and rubbish reduced.
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Floyd Harrie
Alarm Causes and Fire Hazards Reported in Month
In the month there were 11 sed alarms and varied incidents including four automobile fires, two boat fires, one defective flue, one chimney spark, one child negligence with matches, two flooded oil heaters, one smoker in bed, one grease burning stove, two flooded oil stoves, and an unknown cone. Inspections in business and residential districts found 45 hazards. Three hundred thirteen were created by rabbis in buildings, 14 defective wiring issues, four grease left on stoves, and four aisles in buildings blocked.
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Busines
Evangelist Haskew Leaves for Hartsboro Revival
Twenty five years ago on June 15 1924 Evangelist R J Haskew departed for Hartsboro to lead a two week revival meeting. Also guests included Mr and Mrs Walker Ally of South Carolina visiting Ha and Mrs Bristow Allen. Otis Lisenby and New Orleans visitors came to see his parents Mr and Mrs S Lisenby. Editorial notes praise restraint in speech and wisdom. The Rev O M Murphy of Astford and J W Comer of route five were in town, while Rev B R Wallace moved from Talladega to resume work at the Presbyterian church. Mrs Frank Newton honored Miss Flora Howell at a bridge party at the Country Club.
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Walker Ally
South Carolina
Mrs. Bristow Allen
Regional Dairy Month Highlighted by Farm Groups
Dairy industry associations representing about 2,000 farm families designate June as Regional Dairy Month to promote consumer awareness of dairy production and farm practices.
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God
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Ike
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Clark
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Insurance
Donald Comrer
Cotton Trade Journal
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Labor
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Oklahoma
Westbrook
Pegler
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Prichard
Mora
Opp News
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Decatur
Tennessee River
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Memphis
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Reckling
England
Britain
Canada
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Waite House
Devgartment
London
Ottawa
Greece
Holland
France
Germany
Price
Paul A. Porter
By Galbraith
R. J. Haskew
Hartsboro
Mrs. Otis Lisenby
New Orleans
Mrs. S. Lisenby
Stgt
BR. T. Wallace
Talladega
Presbyteris
Frank Newton
Flora Howell
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