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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1948
Page
2
A chaotic 1948 newspaper page lists subscription rates, editorial notes, obituaries, and various notices, including Associated Press disclaimers, quotes, and political commentary. It mixes rates for mail, daily, and carrier delivery with regional references and a window into local press culture.
Attorney General A A Carmichael issues advisory ruling that City Commissions may revoke a privilege license if a licensee operates unfairly or illegally. Licensees may appeal the revocation to the courts. The Eagle had argued officials should not act as a collection agency. The ruling is advisory and not a final legal interpretation, with final ruling awaiting Supreme Court review.
In this excerpt the Atlanta Constitution editor Ralph McGill minimizes Southern resistance to Truman’s civil rights program. The piece provokes frustration among Southern Democrats and hints at electoral consequences if the revolt persists, while noting Alabama’s contrasting views.
Alabama's move to cast its 11 electoral votes as a protest highlights pending congressional proposals to switch to a proportional system. The constitutional amendment would divide votes by percentage of the popular vote, reducing minority influence and altering campaign strategies nationwide.
A survey of Louisiana political graft figures and campaign largess links to Governor Long, Dick Leche, and projected Senate seating. Feazel, tied to major cash gifts and a 1999 grand jury probe, may yield to Russell Long. Other notes discuss Monroney, Millikin, Boyd, and Tydings in postwar political maneuvering.
A杂ective column traces Ralph McG's Atlanta Constitution pieces and a Tallahassee meeting, arguing big oil and Tidewater links shape Southern revolt. It juxtaposes Governor Earl Long and Huey Long ambitions with Birmingham cash claims, recalling Grady-Henry Grady and the South's uneasy stance as time passes.
A compilation of remarks from E. G. Grace Bethlehem Steel, Giuseppe Saragat, Rep. Clevenger, Arthur Henderson and others. Topics span wage policy, democracy in Europe, USSR expansion, wartime unity in Britain, and international coal trade, reflecting interwar and wartime tensions.
The column clarifies that the previous piece was not a blanket indictment of all county vote counting. It states there is no evidence of fraud beyond the Samson box and corrects that there were no other boxes where Folsom was counted out. It praises election officials for honest service and condemns vote buying, urging counted votes to reflect true ballots.
After the May 4 primary, Governor Folsom is expected to have fewer “reports the people” to make and, if prudent, will “report” more often at his office for work, according to the Huntsville Times.
Twenty five years ago on May 21 1925 J R Tiller alias James Pickles was arrested by Chief Deputy McBride and City Officer Floyd George on post office robbery and auto theft charges in Kentucky He claimed 77 prior arrests Commencement exercises were held at Young Junior High with invocation by the Rev J L Marlow class history by Joe Hughes valedictory by Joe Hughes Chalmers McCallum delivered an address Dr R B A Moody and a junior high song rendered by Joe Taylor Heard Other small items note local names and events
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