Dothan Eagle 1948 edition classifies notices and rates
The Dothan Eagle 1948 edition lists newspaper pricing for subscriptions by mail and motor route, with rates for daily and Sunday editions and service areas in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. It includes telephone contacts, billing methods, and a note about Associated Press republication rights and a Jefferson quote from the era.
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Garrisee Mall
Mator
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Oogeser Ste
Light and Liberty in a Fragmented Party Debate
The piece notes Democratic regional rifts in Congress as Northern and Eastern wings clash with Southern filibuster actions. It cites Carmichael and Mayor Humphries, linking civil rights rhetoric to party realignment and criticizing the Attorney General as confused amid calls to curb filibusters and push liberal goals.
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Congress
National Democratic Party
Carmichael
Philadelphia
Hubert Humphries
Minneapolis
Truman
Humphries
Not So Odd Repudiation in Dixiecrat Row
The Decatur Daily cites Republican champion support for States' rights while the Dixiecrats face criticism from Truman aides CIO NAACP ward heelers and professional Democrats. The Dothan Eagle commentary frames Republican defense as unusual yet aligns with the Dixiecrat stance.
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Dothan Eagle
Decatur Daily
Daily
CIO
NAACP
Carmichael’s Confusion on Alabama Politics and Civil Rights
Attorney General A A Carmichael dominates the talk in Montgomery describing the Democratic faction split, opposing civil rights legislation, and warning against Dixiecrats aiding Republicans. He claims the South must stay united in the Democratic party to resist federal civil rights measures.
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Alabama
A. A. Carmichael
Montgomery
South
National Democratic Party
Which 15 Right The Highway Inquiry Split Legislature
A state inquiry into the State Highway Department cleared the chief examiner of public accounts of wrongdoing while criticizing the department. A legislative public accounts committee then held a hearing and exonerated the examiner, accusing the highway committee of making fake statements. The governor vetoed a related investigation resolution, underscoring a long standing clash between the governor and legislature. The piece notes the conflicting findings without resolving which committee is correct.
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Folsom
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Committee On Public Accounts
Highway Committee
Pinball Machines Face Legal Question in Alabama
Revenue Commissioner Hamm sought A G Car michael ruling on pinball legality and license status in Alabama. Attorney General says pinball is legal as a game of chance but does not pay prizes, thus outlawed by state statutes yet may require a privilege license.
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Evita Duarte de Peron Eyes U S Visit
Drew Pearson notes Evita, wife of Argentina's dictator, seeks a U S invitation to boost political aims. Washington fears protests and interference while Evita separately promotes a radio address funded by her foundation with dubious donations and a large peso treasury.
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Radio and free speech in the South press debate
A column debates radio editorial power, religion on air, and free speech in America. It discusses Walter Winchell and Drew Pearson audiences, broadcasting ethics, God on radio, and the South's segregation during the Wallace and Dewey era, noting regional biases and the role of press in national discourse.
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Columbia Broadcasting Company
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Fragmented OCR leads to unclear river scene wreck report
Disjointed text mentions water, swirling eddies, and someone tripping near the water. The garbled lines reference a date, a place, and possible observers without clear names or actions.
Recovery emphasis shifts as leaders clash over policy
A fragmentary compilation cites remarks from Commerce Secretary Sawyer criticising grain export plans, Nehru on unity, and others on postwar recovery. The text references debates among Russians and Americans, and mentions miners’ pensions, war recovery, and global peace goals, all in a scattered, period-voice style.
Driving courses in high schools lead to safer teen driving
The Gadsden Times commends driver education in local high schools as among the small share nationwide offering such programs including actual car operation. It notes the National Safety Council finding that drivers under 20 have 89 percent higher fatal accident rates, and urges broader adoption to improve future safety with parental example also helping.
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Gadsden
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Gadsden Times
Birmingham Feud Over City Limits Renewal Sparks Protests
In Birmingham, opponents of a plan to extend city limits gathered amid loud protests. The conflict, described by the Age-Hearth as a fierce nighttime battle, shows strong resistance from incorporated and unincorporated communities hosting large plants that fear annexation by Birmingham.
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Birmingham
Autumn drive reveals county’s harvest and roadside neglect
Autumn signs show cotton and corn near harvest as highways bear hailboxes with owner names. Many roadside fences and drainage ditches are overgrown, with farmers clearing some edges yet most roadsides remain neglected, yielding a no man land along rural routes.
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A Fe
Huntsville Times
Fur trade figures for Alabama farmers reported
Alabama Journal notes last year farmers in the state sold about 790000 dollars worth of furs from trapped animals. No report on payments for furs trapped outside Alabama or coats shipped from Alabama. Greenville Advocate.
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Auburn
Alabama
Alabama Journal
Greenville Advocate
Leaf surface yields sugar according to area
A square yard of leaf surface yields one third of an ounce of sugar in a day, indicating a direct relation between leaf area and daily sugar production.
First Dutch high school football practice announced
September 2 1923 report notes the first practice will be held on the school campus this week under Coach T H Williams. Chief Domingus warns dogs must be muzzled and tied. loose animals will be picked up. County court plans a week with 13 cases on the docket.
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T. H. Williams
Domingus
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