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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1946
Page
2
The Dothan Eagle, a daily paper since 1907, notes editors and owners of record, circulation and subscription rates, and contact addresses. It includes a policy statement on misstatements, a quotation attributed to Jefferson, and listing of office locations and departments.
The Eagle argues the Boswell amendment creates safeguards to bar unqualified voters, white and black, and warns of wholesale Negro registration without it. It claims opponents seek political gain and that liberal figures back enfranchisement for strategic reasons while NAACP influence looms.
German minister Martin Niemoeller says the Allied hangings of ten Nazi leaders were a psychological error. He supports court verdicts but calls for death by shooting or decapitation instead. He warns continued debate could fuel German calls to exonerate the culprits.
Washington reports stir over atomic policy with Brigadier Menzie touring the U S to plug leaks and push civilian control of the A bomb while Treasury and military leaders spar over where bombs are kept. Wets and drys clash in Wichita County Texas over local option as national debates heat up. Secretary Byrnes appears fit amid Paris peace talks as columnists digest political shifts.
This Afternoon features John Temple Graves praising Ocala as a new center of growth in Florida. He highlights a shirt factory, livestock industry, citrus groves, tung oil, and Silver Springs as signs of a diversified economy. He urges sustained policies to attract long term settlers and industry to the South.
A garbled 1946 Bell Syndicate piece blends a hunting misdeed among five Ramus City men with political lore. It drifts through a farm, an old mare, fees, and jokes, then shifts to notes on budget, law, and public figures, concluding with a copyright credit.
The United States contemplates aiding friendly nations with relief after UNRRA ends while resisting loans that could fuel anti American use. Moscow shrugs at a proposed 1.09 billion loan, instead striking a deal with Sweden while satellites gain machinery to support Soviet production.
A new disease reducing fertility in sheep threatens Western Australian South Australian and Victorian flocks. An Australian Government research officer notes early clover such as dwalzanup linked, with Mt Barker and Tallaronk clovers later involved. Clover may contain substances like estrogen or stilboestrol affecting reproduction.
A dense listing of radio programs and time slots detailing shows across genres. Entries include News, Variety, Music, and theatrical broadcasts featuring performers such as Jack Smith, Eddie Cantor, George Oxton, Sammy Kaye, and many others, with network designations and program titles scattered throughout the day and into early morning.
The Council of State Governments reports secret match funds with the federal element to feed millions of school children in twenty states and Hawaii. Under a $75,000,000 program states will provide half the funds this year with the federal share then reduced to about one fifth by 1951. The program was federally financed in the past.
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