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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1946
Page
2
A 1946 editorial discusses Henry Wallace's proposal to align congressional voting with party commissions. It argues such a plan would reduce lawmakers to vote as instructed by party leaders, weakening representative democracy and empowering a few big wigs. Opposition notes distrust in enforced party discipline.
Henry Wallace, former Secretary of Commerce and 1944 vice presidential candidate, sparked new uproar by proposing that Senators and Representatives who oppose their party on core issues be barred from reelection. Republican and Democratic leaders criticised the plan as a purge akin to totalitarian regimes.
Alabama Supreme Court struck down a two cent beer tax in Mobile County. Refunds totaling 150000 are underway, since customers bore the levy rather than dealers. Some dealers plan to give their share to the county board of education as a civic example.
Deputies in Riverside California recounted a tale of a former GY soldier who bragged of gambling winnings abroad. He paid a $20 000 tax after income from last year's craps. The collector kept the man's name private but vouched for the story as a cautionary lesson.
In Washington former Congressman Joseph I Cesex of Mussarhuertte now a TWA piel use discusses Ireland, de Valera, and O Kelly on British dpite with U S loan details. Jackson Day dinner prices spark political ire as tickets for last year’s canceled event prompt refunds and questions of subscriptions. Diplomatic chatter includes Byrnes, Patterson, and Devers amid warnings of peacetime conscription, plus OPA auto price adjustments pending after March 11.
Jackson Mississippi news notes the annual Mississippi Education Association convention with President L A Todd praising higher state school funding now at 29 000 000 and calling for doubled teacher salaries to attract quality educators. It contrasts education enrichment with broader political critiques, urging moral law and freedom while warning against socialism and communism.
Virgil T. Merry left a service station cash drawer unattended for lunch. When he returned, $329.49 was missing from the drawer, prompting a theft report.
Readable fragments show a dense listing of radio programs across CBS ABC MBS and NBC networks. Entries mention World News George Burns and Gracie Allen Bing Crosby Earl Godwin FBI in Peace and War Abbott and Costello Island Venture Curtain Time and more with varied times from early morning to late night.
UK based report details prosecutor Fyfe labeling Hermann Goering a liar as he cross examines Goering over alleged Nazi orders and a 1 311 RAF escape, referencing affidavits by General Westhoff and alleged meetings with Hitler Himmler and Keitel. Goering denies knowledge of orders to kill escapees and accuses junior officers of shifting blame.
A 15 year old boy was found near death in a Hood Lumber Co boxcar in Johnson City Tennessee after more than a week locked inside. He suffered thirst and malnutrition with no injuries seen. Mississippi search efforts for his parents were led by CE Hood of Quitman. Railroad detectives investigated how the boy was locked in the car.
The Alabama Journal notes Sunday scooter noise in Montgomery may exceed weekday levels and questions regulation. It cites a weekend injury in Montgomery and a similar incident in Dothan, arguing for closer official scrutiny of the widely used rideables.
A compact review list highlights radio and band features including Ed McConnell Goodyear Band and John J Anthony MBS listings. Names such as Leighton Noble, Iskine Johnson in Hollywood and The Johnson Farm appear amid Harmony Hour broadcasts.
A wartime report from Paris describes mounting famine across Europe. Locust swarms threaten harvests while nitrates and seed are scarce. Displaced populations, disrupted transport, and plundered livestock compound shortages, with western Europe enduring drought that worsens food crises.
Dothan police report panhandlers using typewritten affidavits to solicit aid. Captain Eadie notes several people recently arrested for this scam. One case involves Tom J. Hall, found with forged papers claiming poverty. Hall, a 60 year old prisoner from Bonifay, was arrested yesterday.
A spring greeting brought milder conditions across much of the nation as forecasts show cooler air pushing east from the Midwest. Showers were reported in central Minnesota and Iowa with predicted rain reaching areas east of Chicago and the Atlantic coast later Friday into Saturday.
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