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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1945
Page
8
Governor Sparks rallied to preserve the poll tax citing constitutional rights and the electorate's ability to vote. He argued the tax ensures untrammeled ballots while addressing Democratic opposition and urging adherence to constitutional standards.
The governor stops short of repealing the law, endorsing a plan to abolish the cumulative tax feature. He argues registration is the voting qualification and contends the poll tax is not essential to voting, noting it currently affects mainly white citizens and urging a just, democratic reform rather than clinging to an outdated levy.
The County Board of Revenue plans a routine session at the courthouse tomorrow led by chairman Judge Saxon P. Poyner. No important business is on the agenda unless last minute matters arise for discussion.
A cemetery working will be held at Little Vine Church Thursday afternoon. All interested persons are asked to bring tools, per announcement Saturday.
A wartime memo described creating artificial ports by sinking concrete blockships to form a ready coast line across the Channel. It warned ports would be insufficient and proposed floating docks embedded at D minus 2 with a 200 ship per day capacity, noting the plan’s potential to ease invasion logistics while critiquing administrative disregard.
Dr W T Burkett county health officer said county wide blood tests from November are not yet available. Two clerks handling report classifications have not finished, delaying results. No estimate given on positive tests for white and Negro residents.
Dr C Warren Jones executive secretary of the Nazarene Foreign Missions department will speak at the Church of the Nazarene Wednesday at 7 45 p m announced by pastor Rev Hoss Sanders The public is invited He has traveled widely in Mexico Guatemala Peru and the British West Indies and has pastored in Spokane Washington and Cleveland
A brief bio notes a person now living in Kansas City. It references current residence and presents a concise personal sketch. No additional details or identifiers are provided in the fragment.
The War Department released that Henry Moore McCran Jr. of Bonifay route two is among the Army dead in the European theater, with confirmation of his death in Europe during World War II.
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