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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1949
Page
2
The page lists subscription rates for Alabama Georgia and Florida showing weekly and monthly prices by carrier mail and motor route with rates for daily and Sunday editions. It includes telephones, misstatements policy, and national ad reps. The date references March 1, 1949 and quotes Jefferson and Isaiah.
A Dothan reader, J C Chambless of 420 Railroad Avenue, writes against reviving the Klan. The letter questions motives of agitators and politicians, warns that the group uses fear and power, and endorses examining past Klan conduct. The piece notes a Birmingham Post series on the Klan of the 1920s offering no valid reasons for membership.
President Trinman orders his lieutenants in the Senate to confront a filibuster head-on, risking passage of civil rights legislation. Southern senators, apart from Pepper and Kefauver, push to kill a rules change that would end filibustering civil rights bills, signaling a wide civil rights battle in Congress.
Southern senators must fight to preserve the filibuster as FEPC, anti-lynching, and anti-poll tax bills face a unified push. The President’s civil rights pledge has left him with little room to retreat, risking a rift in the Democratic party and a split on key reform measures as history unfolds.
Dr George Gallup shifts from politics to personal life polls asking married people if they would marry the same partner again. 49 percent would, 28 percent probably would, 10 percent might not, 12 percent unsure. Men favor same wife more than women, 52 percent vs 47 percent.
George Spelvin testifies before a Washington committee investigating pro-American activities. He proclaims himself one hundred percent American, defends personal rights, discusses golf and club membership, and expresses hostile views on Roosevelt and various ethnic groups. He asserts no knowledge of pro-American activities since March 4, 1939, and ends with a strong nationalist stance.
A 1949 Churchman dinner column notes Judge Thomas D. Thacher’s remark that he is ignorant. It critiques Thacher and other elites for alleged pro Russian bias and links to Soviet influence in postwar politics and media. The piece traces Communist history and US policy, citing figures like Shipler, Oxnam, and Ickes, and mentions trials and anti American campaigns.
A joint Florida Senate House committee report after two years of study favors trimming expenses and eliminating overlapping state jobs over proposing new taxes. Governor Fuller Warren disputes the findings, saying the panel did not recommend any tax measures. Taxpayers in other states might welcome the frugal approach.
John Temple Graves questions Senator Hubert H. Humphrey about civil rights amid Minnesota’s small Negro percentage. Humphrey affirms support for Truman’s civil rights program regardless of state demographics, warning against discrimination patterns in the North and urging immediate federal action. The piece also debates Chamber of Commerce views on federal aid to education and broader federalism.
Readers praise the American Association of University Women for presenting Little Women in Dothan and worry about demand. A letter questions Truman era labor policy and quotes Lincoln on self-government, contrasting Southern views with federal force proposals and race issues.
A reader argues that addressing the root causes of extremism is essential to halt hate and coercive agitation. The letter warns against tolerating any form of clan or mob influence and urges decisive action to stop the spread of hatred tied to political manipulation.
Investigators probe hooded night riders in Talladega County after reports of cross burnings in Munford and Talladega. Lawmen face a difficult task in uncovering details and pursuing prosecutions as threats and gun brandishings accompany the ominous warnings.
The 25 year old Dothan High girls basketball team finished the season with 15 wins and four losses, securing the Soy Alabama champions title. The Chester R. Vickery American Legion signed 54 new members boosting total to 121, while Harvey Blue visited Dothan for a district event at the Elk Lodge. Also noted are a tragic Indianapolis airport garage fire and ongoing concerns about license display laws affecting crime enforcement.
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