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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1947
Page
2
The Eagle endorses amendments to clarify voter registration and urges abolishing absentee voting. It argues current practice harms election honesty, noting earlier support for the amendment and calling for swift legislative action to improve the system for the public good.
A dated excerpt from March 20, 1947 voices religious aphorisms and literary allusions. The note cites Ecclesiastes and Ovid, contrasting divine uprightness with human invention and a glimpse of a survey of the heavens. The piece frames contemplation of creation and knowledge.
B P Poyner Sr 88 a long time Sacred Harp singer and co publisher dies Tuesday night leaving a legacy of songs and community leadership. He authored and led countless songs and inspired a birthday sing in his honor, remembered for wealth of friendship and high esteem among singers.
Gesaner T. McCarver of the State Democratic Executive Committee told the legislative interim committee on judiciary that the Buswell Amendment should drop the require to explain the Federal Constitution and instead require understanding or a reasonable interpretation. He also urged repeal of the absentee ballot law to end what he called much of the election irregularities.
On March 19 194, the U S Supreme Court ordered John L Lewis to keep his 400 900 United Mine Workers on the job ending a coal strike that stalled postwar production while Georgia Governor Herman Talmadge following the Georgia Supreme Court accepted the court’s ruling and left the Governor’s office. The events, though in different arenas, shared a common theme of upholding the people's rights under law.
Washington reports that two official orders drafted enlisted Marines as bartenders coat checkers doormen and parkers for Christmas and other parties at General Vandegrift's compound. Amid uproar the orders were altered canceled or narrowed with indications of political sensitivities around Attorney General Tom Clark.
A John Temple Graves column debates who should govern atomic power. It contrasts Plato, scientists, business leaders, preachers, soldiers, politicians, and judges, suggesting an administrator with social insight and historical knowledge is needed to navigate atomic responsibility. The piece cites Stimson’s panel and Smyth on scientific liberty versus control.
A collage of lighthearted observations notes office visual issues discourage clock watching a Colgate fraternity house fire damages the building and jokes about nude calendars by the Post Office. It quotes Nathaniel Peffer on aid to China and reports January 1947 traffic toll down 18 percent. Weather hints at family chores and Sunday rain.
The Interior Minister confirms widespread hidden weapons in France, mostly in Leftist hands, as fears of Communist and Rightist violence rise. He pledges to seize hoarded arms amid a political struggle with Ramadier’s Indo-China policy, while observers note France as a key base of Western European Communism and a fragile postwar recovery outlook.
Radio schedules list programs and hosts across networks from 6:00 PM to 11:45 PM with shows like News, Drama, and Musical Variety. A Chattanooga, Tenn item notes Anna Houston, 70, guarding antiques as flames threaten her 10,000 pitchers, amid broader World War II era editorial remarks referencing Smuts.
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