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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1948
Page
5
The report notes Henry A Wallace died yesterday at age 56. He began in journalism, with John P Wallace as publisher of the Wallace Farmer. His nephew, campaigning for president as a third party candidate, had started in the newspaper through family ties.
John P. Wallace and his brother Henry C. inherited the Wallace farm in 1916. Henry C. later served as secretary of agriculture under Harding, while John became publisher of a magazine and Henry A. Wallace became Roosevelt's agriculture secretary in 1933. John remained a lifelong Republican while his nephew served in the New Deal cabinet.
Compton California, George Adams runs a hangar at the city airport and charges a small parking and tool rent to let plane owners repair their own aircraft under his supervision. He previously offered full service but went broke, then shifted to a self service model praised for customer involvement and safety concerns noted by a CAA inspector.
A New York AP column humorously analyzes the bachelor phenomenon in a long marriage. The narrator describes Frances hosting bachelor friends who call from work to report cooking successes and seeks sympathy as she discovers how few bachelors help around the house. The piece classifies bachelor types and ends with the idea that the narrator remains grateful for Frances despite the occasional intrusion of single men.
A 16 year old husky high school sophomore Charles K Clemons crosses three miles of ice to attend school in Lakeside Ohio. He says he often gets too warm in the chilly weather and walks fast. He also notes he travels daily to Johnson's Island in Lake Erie. Treacherous ice spots don’t bother him.
The article describes a five pitch Chinese musical scale with no semitones, noting five tones arranged perpendicularly across a tuning system. It emphasizes the unique tonal structure and contrasts with Western scales, reflecting traditional theory and practice.
Madison County Democrats push Florida election law changes to avoid committing to support the Democratic ticket if Truman is renominated. The county party urged Governor Caldwell to convene a special session to loosen the primary rules seen as binding and embarrassing to the state.
A Madison County mass meeting with the county committee endorsed not supporting Truman for president. They denounced his civil rights program as a federal overreach and urged delegates to back someone else, instructing groups not to raise Florida funds for the national party. A denunciation rally is planned for Saturday afternoon at Cross City in Dixie County.
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