Botnan Eagle Subscriptions and Editorial History
The Botnan Eagle details publication history from 1907 through 1939 with editors ALIAM THEODORE HALL and JULIAN C. BALL, and lists subscription rates for carrier and mail editions across Alabama Georgia and Florida. It notes Associated Press and United Press affiliations, and includes a Jefferson quotation attributed to Thomas Jefferson.
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Eagle Publishing Co
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Aliam Theodore Hall
Julian C. Ball
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Why Not Again Decorate Dothan Downtown for Christmas
The column urges reviving Dothan's downtown Christmas lights, halted during wartime power shortages. It recalls the past glow that brightened lamp posts and boosted holiday spirit, noting other towns plan festive displays as Christmas nears in 34 days. Merchants are urged to act without delay.
Republicans Move Toward Tax Cuts After Victory
Republicans who won control of Congress pledge a 20 percent income tax reduction beginning next year. Within the GOP some voices, notably Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas, challenge the scale of the promised cut.
Tax Policy Debate Cautions Slower Tax Cuts
The speaker argues against rapid tax cuts citing wartime debt. He notes deficit spending burdens citizens and endorses careful pace to avoid longer-term tax increases. Senator Capper urges Republicans to proceed slowly for taxpayers’ sake and long-term fiscal health.
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Senator Capper
Blood plasma sale sparks surplus stock scandal
Government surplus war property mishap led to a 3500 case sale of American blood plasma to a Shanghai buyer. 2000 cases recovered in one warehouse and hundreds more in another. plasma was part of Okinawa navy surplus medical stock. Chinese buyer paid 165 dollars a ton for bulk, retail value pegged at 1 050 000 dollars.
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Shanghai
The
Red Cross
Former A USAO aide accused of ballot tampering in West Virginia
A former assistant United States attorney defeated in West Virginia’s general election is jailed on bonds under 2500 dollars on charges of stealing ballots from six ballot boxes. A warrant alleges he broke into a vault in the county commissioner's office and removed the ballots. The writer notes Alabama has not had general election tampering in years, only primaries.
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United States
West Virginia
France
Norway
Japan
Argentina
Chile
U. S
Gross
Antarctica
Georgia Governor Arnall and the uneasy start
A distorted passage discusses Georgia Governor Ellis Arnall, noting a rough start and implying tensions with southern traditions. It references his approach to reform and suggests mixed reactions to his temperament and philosophy amid political shifts in Georgia.
Lewis fears gas competition and uses pipelines as leverage
Drew Pearson details John L. Lewis’s power over American labor and fears of economic competition. The piece notes pipelines built for oil transport could be repurposed to deliver natural gas to the East, undermining Lewis’s influence as coal demand shifts to gas. It traces Lewis’s political shifts from Hoover to Roosevelt and his wariness of rival energy sources.
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John L. Lewis
Washington
America
Smith Connally
Lewis
Pennsylvania
U.S
Texas
Werbert Hooverquiy
John Hl
Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Coolidee
Cosidee
Coolidine
Labor
Hickory’s Humanitarian Spirit Amid Postwar Pride
This piece recalls Hickory North Carolina’s response to a polio outbreak two years ago. Merchants volunteered supplies mills donated lumber and funds grew to 620000 for a hospital and later 50 veteran apartments. Local leaders Shuford family and The Hickory Daily Record exemplified humanitarian values amid industrial growth and democracy.
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Catawba River
National Foundation For
Water Company
World debate on UN control of free areas and Antarctica
The World Today discusses whether United Nations trusteeship could bring under global governance the world’s free zones, focusing on Antarctica, mineral stakes, and the potential for a world order precedent. Nations debate claims of discovery versus occupation and the handling of uranium and other resources.
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J. M. Roberts
MacKenzie
United Nations
Leo Gross
School of Law and Diplomacy
Tufts College
Antarctic
Antarctica
U. N
Tanganyika
United States
Mignt
Hunters Cautioned About Forest Fires
Tallahassee Florida hunters are urged by Chief Investigator John E Montgomery of the Florida Forestry Service to avoid starting fires during the hunting season opening tomorrow. The warning stresses responsible practices to protect forests and wildlife.
Reduction Of OPAs Staffs Progressing Across Agencies
The Office of Price Administration announced rapid staff and office reductions to finish remaining work such as rent control sugar rice pricing and enforcement actions. The plan aims to liquidate 10 000 employees while 15 000 of 35 000 will stay. Public offices close December 3 with 30 day notices issued between November 22 and 30.
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Office of Price Administration
OPA
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