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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1946
Page
2
The Dothan Eagle daily edition announces subscription rates for carriers and mail in Alabama Georgia and Florida with rates varying by service. It lists editors and offices with multiple city addresses and notes Associated Press and United Press membership and a Jefferson quotation at the end.
October 1946 plea arguing that voting for Amendment No. 4 prevents unrestricted registration of Black voters and safeguards Alabama traditions. It warns a vote against it opens doors to unqualified voters and potential racial integration, urging support to protect the state's electoral balance and constitutional safeguards.
The Selma Times Journal notes shortages affect auto tag quality this fall and warns many tags may rust or look dingy. Advice suggests touching up rust with aluminum paint and varnishing twice or thrice to preserve tags. The paper fears Alabamians prefer rusty tags to match older cars until new cars arrive.
Buell Watford rural mail carrier commends the road department for road maintenance and prompt repairs. The Eagle backs his views urging citizens to read the letter and recognize a creditable performance by officials and workers. Also notes President Truman visiting Missouri and a call for charity contributions.
Ponca City man George Biggs quits as Continental Oil Co. sales promotion manager to launch a cooperative union for all employed people. He plans to gain bargaining rights at plants through majority support, then present a profit making program to employers rather than demands. Time will reveal if this idea works.
The column notes John L. Lewis’s push on washing coal at the tipple, its effect on welfare funds, and a possible sector shutdown. It also covers Pat Hurley and Dennis Chavez language clash in New Mexico along with Averell Harriman’s early rate-raising tensions and Schindler’s stance on rail labor.
John Lewis looms in labor struggles as AFL rivals seek unity while CIO fractures. The piece warns against allowing Lewis to dictate labor and politics, arguing democracy and free enterprise depend on bold, clear stands against fascist or demagogic tactics. It cites Taft Willkie and Wald e as favorable contrasts to Perpetual New Deal rhetoric.
A compilation of quotes and opinions from mid-century figures on war threats German policy anti trust monopolies and political maneuvering. Key voices include Lt Gen Lucius D. Clay Rep Estes Kefauver Charles La Follette Edward Smythe Jonathan Daniels and Gov Ellis Arnall with a Bell Syndicate copyright note from 1848.
AP analysis notes Stalin Molotov and Churchill pushing a multi nation dialogue on postwar arms limits. It weighs Soviet troop estimates in Eastern Europe against British and American deployments and analyzes how atomic control proposals interact with veto reform. It discusses Molotovs push for broader disarmament and Moscow’s Geneva idea while the West seeks verifiable international safeguards.
A letter writer, a rural free delivery mail carrier, urges The Eagle to credit county road officials and workers for their ongoing efforts despite material and labor shortages. He notes daily road conditions and past commendable service from the Road Department.
A historic radio programming line up lists shows across networks from 4:00 PM through 2:00 AM. Programs include Supper Club, Mystery of the Week, Ellery Queen Detects, Mr and Mrs North, Great Gildersleeve, Duffy's Tavern, District Attorney, Dinah Shore, and Dinah Shore in Variety, interspersed with News, commentary, and musical performances featuring Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby.
A long list of radio broadcasts and program times across MBS and AP News blocks is followed by a weather and fire-loss note. The report discusses higher road wear in Houston County due to road age and urges readers to be patient with service requests to carriers amid ongoing repairs.
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