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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1948
Page
7
Dorothy Dix reassures a 15 year old girl that her teen age troubles stem from youth and pimples. She urges patience, self improvement, and time as the path to confidence, complexion, and poise before adulthood. A second note asks whether two 18 year olds should marry now or complete schooling first, seeking guidance on balancing love and education.
Gadsden Alabama AP Horace Wilkinson proposes letting Negroes vote in Democratic primaries only to render their ballots worthless by requiring candidates to irrevocably reject any ballot cast for them. He calls for a constitutional amendment, full voter registration with party declarations, and a Democratic convention to set candidate qualifications.
Plant City Florida Fuller Warren candidate for governor urged modernization of Florida farm to market roads during a campaign speech. He stressed the need to speed perishable fruit and vegetables to markets to prevent loss of value and support farmers statewide.
A Birmingham lawyer described measures to curb Black organization and outvote whites in black-majority counties. He urged statewide results deciding local elections to ensure white majorities prevail. Wilkinson supported withholding Dixie electoral votes from a civil rights platform President, arguing a historic chance to elect a Southern man.
The Little Red Hen, kept by J B Rickman near Abbeville, produced a remarkable freak egg. Measuring one and one eighth inches long and about two inches around, the New Hampshire Red hen has laid since Christmas without further such anomalies, a comic farm curiosity.
A 1945 Alabama law requiring electors to support the party nominee is challenged by Democrats including Party Chairman Gessner T. MecCorvey who argue the statute is unconstitutional. The case centers on whether the law binds electors to the party line despite individual choice.
Claiming fast relief from itching and discomfort, Peterson's Ointment is advertised as a cooling astrigent formula used for piles. The message urges immediate action with a 35 cent box or 60 cent applicator tube and offers a money back guarantee.
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