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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1946
Page
2
Public notice text details subscription rates by carrier or mail for Dothan Alabama area and neighboring states, with pricing for daily and Sunday editions,motor route service, and outside Alabama Georgia Florida. Card of Thanks Obituaries and Resolutions factored at two cents per word.
The Department of Agriculture and the OPA study giving priority to households that save grease and waste fats for soap and washing powder. They weigh whether an incentive could boost fat collection, noting past limited success of salvage programs and ration paint incentives. Time and policy shifts may affect future soap availability.
The Houston county grand jury adjourned after failing to re indict those previously charged with irregularities tied to pre election activity. It questioned the validity of earlier indictments and whether judges and investigators erred in pursuing new charges.
A white farmer jury in Lawrenceburg Tennessee acquitted 24 of 25 African American defendants in February racial disturbance cases moved from Columbia. Two others were convicted of assault with intent to murder, sentences not exceeding 21 years. The piece notes Northern coverage and cries of unfair trials despite the outcome.
Column notes U.S. atomic stockpile tensions with Britain and Canada impact uranium supply, plus political shifts in courts, Franco and Turkey diplomacy, and Pat Hurley and Carroll Reece commentary. Includes Bleak views on GOP and New Mexico senate bid.
John Temple Graves presents a vision for an Eastern Pan American highway linking Alaska to Buenos Aires via Key West and Havana. He argues the route would bring New York and Washington closer to Cuba and Panama, unite southern tourism and commerce, and justify postwar road-building funds for regional growth.
The text questions whether Judge Halstead erred after a grand jury failed to re indict and whether the jury defied repeated orders to re indict. It frames the issue as pending legal answers to law abiding citizens of Houston county who value clean elections and justice.
A garbled, partial report references Hjalmar Schacht, former Reichsbank president, and alleged Nazi inner-circle figures. It notes acquittals by a court, mentions falsehoods and shifting loyalties, and hints at broader wartime financial manipulation and shifting blame.
A mosaic of wartime quotes and debates hits labor, politics, and policy. James Lookabaugh warns of $10,000 annual opposition funds while Henry Wallace critiques current policies risking war. The Maritime Commission bows to shipping magnates Matson and American-Hawaiian, Bernard Baruch pressures Wallace ally Pepper, and Omar Bradley’s Legion speech foreshadows a strong wartime stance.
DeWitt Mackenzie notes the U S delegation at the Atomic Control Commission seems to offer a low initial demand, seeking clarification and safeguards. He argues Baruch’s plan is a major concession, but fears other nations may reject rigid inspections despite U S willingness to share an economic weapon and give up a head start in development.
Editor I appreciate your request for Givest of aero remarks about The Dothan Eagle carrier boys in my talk to my class. I seldom use notes in teaching my class and I do not remember how I phrased myself. I do know how I felt and what I had in mind. I thought the article by William J. Davis was not only a fine piece of manorship but a warm human interest story and an excellent essay on social philosophy or the technique of personal deportment.
Radio programs listed by time show a dense lineup across networks with shows like Burns & Allen and Abbott and Costello. The schedule includes news, music, comedies, and variety acts across morning to late evening slots with multiple MBS and AP News updates.
In St Louis and Kansas City the Missouri Chess Association tested a radio linked match. Marvin W. Gilbert says the first test was a great success with both sides making 22 moves in three hours. The game may resume later by broadcaster convenience.
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