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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1947
Page
3
A dated 1947 Sunday devotional presents biblical and literary quotes urging faith over doubt. It cites Mark 11 23 a verse about mountain moving faith and a Shakespeare line about doubts betraying courage. The piece frames daily spiritual resolve and inner strength.
agitators and publicity seekers condemn the DAR for barring Negro artists from Constitution Hall while seeking government steam help for heating. A House subcommittee approved a bill forcing the DAR to fund a central heating plant and pay for heat, highlighting a heated dispute over private association policies and public funding.
The judiciary interim committee recommends May legislation to remove unopposed candidates from primary ballots. The proposal aims to speed voting, reduce voter confusion, and ensure clear ballots in elections. Debate centers on simplifying tickets while keeping unopposed names for general elections where contests exist.
Miami buzzed over Mrs. Harmon Spencer of Augusta New York who invited pianist Jose Iturbi to dinner. He declined due to illness and Spencer vowed to pelt him with good and rotten tomatoes at his next concert. Iturbi’s show sold out while she skipped the event for a nightclub, a publicity stunt fodder the press quickly noted.
Carroll Reece former Tennessee congressman and National Republican chairman envisions a sweeping 1948 win. He predicts Republicans will capture Congress and elect a president, despite Gallup polls showing 51 percent favoring Democrats. The 18 month horizon holds shifting fortunes as party candidates loom.
The piece notes Congress delays on veterans housing despite bills in both Senate and House. Taft and Ellender reintroduce a long range public housing plan, with subsidies for veterans, while other proposals from Magnuson Pepper Sparkman and Langer await committee action. House sponsor Helen Gahagan Douglas pushes a $1.9 billion program. Michigan's Jesse Wolcott blocks multiple housing measures amid political maneuvering.
The column critiques the Federal Council of Churches for taking sides in societal debates. It argues leaders should avoid public controversy and focus on shaping individual character. It cites Russia's moral stance and cites Bishop Tucker on the church’s advisory, non binding stance and lack of communist sympathy.
A compilation of quotes from figures including Guy Ro Arthur Jr, Eisenhower, Dahlgren, Dutton, Pro Chen Gifu, Adm. Kinkaid, George Atcheson Jr, and Archibald MacLeish. They discuss management, mobilization, public opinion, discipline, wealth as strength, diplomacy, Allied sentiment in Japan, and information honesty.
Bill Womack of Rocky Creek farms near Ashford uses a plane to aid farming and seed business. He owns 1400 acres with his wife, grows blue lupine seed, runs a seed plant, and breeds Aberdeen Angus cattle. A licensed pilot since 1927, he tests aerial seed planting and plans to hire a ship if successful. He chairs Houston County Farm Bureau and leads Ashford Lions Club past president. The Womacks have one son, Billy.
Plans for the Institute for Scout training in the Southeast Alabama Boy Scout Council were finalized at a leadership meeting in Enterprise. The Ozark Community House will host sessions March 13 and 20. Council districts are asked to send a five member training team. Instructors include J. W. Cooke Ted Grace Glen Wells Charles T Laney Bill Bruckart and Cooke.
A scrambled fragment notes a Memphis scene with a hen laying daily eggs in a chair. It mentions domestication and a reference to the moon phase two days after new, plus a casual remark about a person named Tene Ak and FLOW Kinesid.
Dr W T Burkett county health officer will discuss Cancer on his weekly radio program Public Health News of the Week on WAGF Monday at 4 pm Mrs E J Whiddon Houston County commander of the Field Army American Cancer Society will also participate in the program.
The spring criminal session of the Enterprise Division of Circuit Court was held with Judge C. C. Brannen presiding. Of seventeen cases docketed for trial, two continuances five non presses two guilty verdicts three not guilty verdicts and pleas of guilty by further defendants. The spring civil session will be held in April.
Mar ianna West Florida Livestock Market reports No 1 hogs at 24.20 with No 2s at 25.70 and No 3s at 24.60. Heavy roughs sold 23.90, No 1 roughs 24.69. Cattle butcher class steers 16.75 to 19, heifers 16.50 to 19.75, bulls 17 to 21. A 590 pound calf sold 18.50 to 21.25, fat cows 13 to 15.90. Canners and cutters 7 to 10, stockers 15 to 19 per hundred.
Harold A. Esterbrooks of Providence has created a snooze snood by adding an awning-like front to a pillow slip. The device lets a sleeper burrow inside to escape drafts, mosquitoes, and bright lights.
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