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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1947
Page
2
A scanned clipping from the Dothan Eagle includes rates, masthead details, and a column of political commentary. The piece references editorials on Constitutional amendments and state funding for education, with mentions of Gov. Jim Folsom and potential pension funding debates. It quotes Jefferson and biblical verses as part of a broader opinion page.
The United States and Marshal Tito's Yugoslavia clashed after John M. Cabot led a group to photograph a ruined castle in Pee. Yugoslav officers seized cameras and IDs, claiming photos of military sites. Returns came without explanation. State Department called it disagreeable. The piece argues the 1949 airmen killings and indemnity remained a larger priority.
A Tallahassee dispatch notes Florida lawmakers approved a bill to grant a six dollar per day expense allowance during session, four dollars less than Alabama legislators. The piece suggests the difference may reflect cost of living or stricter Alabama rules, with a hint that Alabama requires not less than the state employee rate of four dollars per day.
House Speaker Bell Beck had claimed an agreement on earmarking surplus and future proceeds for education and welfare. The Alabama legislature opened with ten spending bills and immediate cross currents blurred prospects for a clean, decisive session as it began.
Eisenhower outlines a personal approach to handling the Soviet Union based on firmness patience humor and keeping powder dry. He described his method during a press conference emphasizing actions over rhetoric and noting it is understood by both Americans and Russians.
Paul Robeson announces a two year shift from concert tours to a political campaign under the Progressive Citizens of America. He aims to become a statesman, but observers doubt his talent for politics. he may disappoint audiences who expect singing.
Washington The only real secret item of government expenditure is the President's special emergency fund. Truman reportedly spent 2,006,500 this year with 1,178 on coal mine operations and 12,000 for Myron Taylor's Vatican post. Other items include 70,000 for universal training committee expenses and 72,000 for executive office study.
John Temple Graves argues against uniform tax cuts, urging progressive taxation to protect the poor while preserving rich leadership. He cites war-era needs, warns of monopolistic excess, and calls for an educated aristocracy among the rich to guide a free economy.
A collection of remarks from figures like William Leiserson and Lieut General Raymond S. McLain on unions, social legislation, and war. It includes a Soviet democracy comparison by Dr H Scudder Mekeel and comments from Gen 0 P Echols on aviation, plus remarks from Dr Samuel Stevens on human needs in management and a note on women overeating by Pr James F Bender.
A World Today column notes German food shortages driven by black market operations, estimating a fifth of farm produce diverted from controlled channels. It highlights Allied actions, including U S food shipments and British efforts to crush black markets, while urging unity among American British French and Soviet zones to ease the crisis within three months.
Joe Tinker, last survivor of the Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance double play, will be honored at Tinker Field in Orlando. The event draws one of Florida State League's largest crowds as the state’s sole Baseball Hall of Fame figure is celebrated.
Florida lawmakers focused on two major items on today’s calendar the 62 million dollar two year budget and a proposed 1 8 million addition to the University of Miami Florida State College for Women renamed Ida State University. debate centers on the location of the Miami campus and the scope of spending with opposition from several representatives and county officials.
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