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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1947
Page
2
The Oct 14 1947 Dothan Eagle prints editorials and poems including Psalm 37 27 and a quote about letting there be light. It notes weekly publication details and local context with a political aside about amendments and public figures.
Two printers who read type found twelve tokens in an old pair of pants, ten one-mill ers and two five-millers, donating two cents to the crippled children fund. The piece urges readers to collect tokens for Eagle carriers, noting small donations add up to help a child regain use of a leg or arm.
Alabama observers and lawmakers debate a January vote on a self starter amendment. Supporters say it preserves legislative power to convene, while Governor James Folsom frames it as a backlash against his program. A heated campaign could split voters along lines of approving or opposing Big Jim’s leadership.
Senator Owen Brewster of Maine favors using surplus U S ships to aid Europe instead of steel in a rehabilitation plan. He cites 20 million tons of rusting vessels and argues they could be transferred at little cost to help nations short of steel and labor, proposing an amendment to Marshall plan legislation.
The piece accuses the Conservation Department of failing to secure plans and funding, noting lack of support from the legislature while criticizing perceived extravagance. It questions the use of an airplane for enforcement, cites shrimp law enforcement gaps, and mentions department cruises and weekend gatherings drawing chatter across Alabama and Montgomery.
Soviet diplomat Andrei Vishinsky clashed with Czech, Polish, and Yugoslav delegates at J. Pierpont Morgan estate over Palestine and Western economic talks. The meeting revealed satellite hesitations and continued American pressure on war-torn states. Distillers faced a whiskey shutdown debate as Wheat and Leuchman outlined a sixty day limit and production constraints. The CIO convention and price controls loomed as parties argued about economic policy and allied assistance.
The piece laments radio advertising’s rise and reflects on art, liberalism, and the New Deal. It cites Birmingham Southern College, discusses modern painters, and notes correspondence with Dr. Tom Williams and Col Warry McAvers. The author critiques perpetual New Deal and its ties to communism, while praising certain cultural voices.
A compilation of public statements from 1947 features voices like David Lilienthal and Henry Stimson on atomic power and global order, plus remarks by Dwight Eisenhower and Stafford Cripps. The excerpts reflect U S and British perspectives on freedom, prosperity, and economic policy amid rising Cold War tensions.
Dewitt Mackenzie notes a grand wedding in Seville for the Duke of Alba's daughter with lavish gowns, jewels, and gifts amid Europe’s hunger and chaos. He contrasts opulence with Madrid’s cave dwellers and a continent in economic distress, citing civil war refugees and luxury amid misery. The piece ends invoking Nero’s fabled fidgeting while Rome burned.
Billy Joe Kirkland and John M. Stokes of Headland registered for the fall quarter of the 1947-48 session at Howard College in Birmingham. Major Harwell G. Davis, president, has announced. The sold dredge was invented in New Zealand.
A smoke filled coach car conversation between Hal Boyle and a stranger reveals a chaotic proposed memoir about a dope fiend turned salesman. The man pitches writing his life story for a movie, detailing a war era box story, marriage tumult, alcohol, divorces, and a life of wandering.
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