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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1948
Page
11
Sunday School reflection by William E. Gilroy emphasizes temperance as restraint and self control in marriage and society. He notes rising divorce rates in the U S and Canada, contrasts secular marriage with religious influence, and cites the fruit of the Spirit including temperance as the guide for love joy peace and harmony in homes schools and workplaces.
Former Secretary of State James F Byrnes urged prompt reactivation of the wartime Selective Service to back a new warning against Russian expansion. He said the United States must act if Russia threatens Greece Turkey Italy or France and spoke during Citadel corps day ceremonies marking its 105th anniversary.
Former Secretary Byrnes spoke as a private citizen urging a strong postwar stance. He warned that the Soviet Union would push control over Finland after pressing for a defense treaty and called for a new draft to raise the army to 660000 with greater air power. Byrnes supported UN charter limits while promising firm action to preserve the status quo until the Security Council investigates threats. He reiterated the Truman Doctrine’s pledge to aid Greece and Turkey and warned Soviets against misreading U.S. resolve.
A 14 foot dinghy used by Jockey AL Snider and two companions during a Florida Keys fishing trip was found upright and empty near Rabbet Key 1 mile south of Everglades City. The missing men are C H Tobe Trotter and Donald Frazier, with search efforts continuing.
Six veterans joined the Army and Air Force through the local recruiting station announced yesterday. Among them was Orin P. McNab of Dothan, a former city league softball hitter who enlisted as a staff sergeant and chose Tyndall Field. Also joining were Carl Bolen of Samson Route Two Claude L Blackwell and Roger G Abalan of Dothan Lyman Braswell of Headland Route Three in the Army Ground Forces for three years. A note recalls more than 200 ships damaged by mines after World War II and urges lodge members to attend tomorrow’s meeting to become charter members.
A three week Senate public works inquiry opens Monday to examine TVA independence and governance. Senator McKellar seeks major changes to the 1933 act creating the agency, challenging TVA board chair Gordon Clapp who opposes reform. The hearings will probe directors, finances, and civil service status with site hearings in Washington and potentially Knoxville Chattanooga or Muscle Shoals.
The measure would unseat current TVA directors with president and Senate approval, place all TVA workers under civil service, turn revenues from power and fertilizer to the Treasury, and bar unapproved experimental projects. Witnesses including McKellar, Belt, Armstrong, and others are listed as the committee explores changes with civil service and accounting offices slated to testify.
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Polar bears reportedly traverse over 300 miles of open sea as an unusual migration. Researchers estimate large numbers of homes and habitats facing abandonment due to changing conditions and resource scarcity.
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