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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1944
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR from Dothan Eagle mentions names, places, and a scene with a ceremony and prayers. It references a cast, a service, and names like Lee and Bennie Meme, with scattered phrases about worship and love amid unclear context.
A compact proverb style item features Timony WZ and a Shakespearean quotation about the tongue revealing a master’s undoing. The note frames the idea that careless speech exposes fault and fate in a moral tone.
The piece critiques Thomas E. Dewey’s nominating speech as flat and less punchy than needed to sustain momentum. It notes Southern Democrats’ fear of CIO influence, urging a return of party control to the South or risk a split with Republicans.
In wartime mood, the piece urges continued support for soldiers with top gear and new War Bond drives. It notes past shortages, calls for unity against anti war factions, warns political threats from Southern delegations, praises bonds funding and the need to avoid repeating early war mistakes.
The author argues Southern delegates will influence but be voted down at the convention as the New Deal majority plans to nominate Henry Wallace for vice president. No white supremacy plank or state rights repeal moves will be adopted, while Southern poll tax issues remain contentious and state rights are framed as federal meddling.
Dewey plans six major speeches in key cities this summer to outline his stance on Roosevelt and attack the administration. He and Brownell will avoid long national tours, instead delivering targeted talks in Michigan California Minnesota and a few other states while pressuring strong local audiences.
The narrative follows Dewey backers strategizing before the Democratic convention, noting cross party ties, hotel HQ crowds, and efforts to keep communications open with the warden as four executions loom at Sing Sing. Delegates pour in, Reginald Headley returns to aid the cause, and excitement builds around a pivotal campaign push.
A long reflective column compares boxing feints and political maneuvers, pairing Young Cornett's knockout of McGovern with FDR era elections. It weighs Hoovers defeat, Roosevelts promises, and Landon and Willkie fights as parables for 1930s and 1940s politics and leadership.
Bricker supporters in Chicago staged a noisy show blending a brass band with campaign attire and vivid materials. They displayed buttons hats feathers shirts picket signs three color literature and even parasols for delegates while joking about sartorial choices. Dewey headquarters offered fewer booster prompts as Jim Selvage announced his resignation, with a new GOP appointee to be chosen.
Dewitt Mackenzie reports from the Eastern Front noting German forces retreating toward shorter lines in Old Poland while the Red Army nears Minsk. Berlin signals elastic defense as Allied pressure builds in the west, with potential last stand along the Vistula and at Lwow. The piece argues Hitler faces a shrinking space and may halt long advances to avoid another winter stalemate.
The writer states that V-Mail from the States moves through APO faster than Air Mail by five to twelve days and reports a thorough investigation of the mail situation under his supervision, aiming to benefit the boys in the area.
The passage compares governors and party loyalty to Willkie with references to Theodore Roosevelt and FDR, arguing age and experience parity with past presidents. It mentions Tunney versus Dempsey and a boxing Metaphor where a challenger provokes a fierce response from rivals, including a line about McGovern and Young Corbett.
Corporal Lamar Dickinsa of Mr. and Mrs Bo af Webb route one has returned to duty in Alaska after nearly three years away. He is now stationed at Ford Wood, Mo. The letter notes faster than ordinary mail via V Mail and air transport, with soldiers expecting regular air mail service and quicker delivery from the States.
Mrs Lydia Stewart of Georgia has been notified of the arrival in England of her late husband Charles H Stewart.
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