Polls Show Truman Benefit From Wallace Shift In 1946
The article reports a September 3 1946 poll showing President Truman favored by one percent, with Wallace losing five percent. It notes small shifts among other figures Dwight Eisenhower Byrnes and Byrnes secretary of state, reflecting reader interest in postwar political standings.
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D. Eisenhower
James F. Byrnes
Truvian
Dothan Victory Seeks Radio Gift from City Aid
The S S Dothan Victory captain A W Pearson seeks a radio for the ship in Helsingfors Finland. He asks the City of Dothan to help obtain a radio as a gift from the city and its people. The Eagle offers to publish the ship's home berth address for contributions as the vessel sails to the United States.
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Dothan
A. W. Pearson
Helsingfors
Finland
Dothan Victory
City Commission
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Polls and public opinion fascination in political forecasting
A historical reflection on polling accuracy and influence. It cites a Gallup report showing 62 percent of party loyalists favored Truman for 1948, a one percent rise since May, while Henry Wallace support slipped from 4 percent in May to lower in the current poll.
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Literary Digest
Gallup
Truman
Commerce
Henry A Wallace
Future Highways Should Guide Wiregrass Planning Now
The piece urges rapid highway expansion under future administrations, noting a national boom in construction. It calls Wiregrass to plan for state and federal funded roads, favoring three lane plus improved arterials, to capture tourism and growth while avoiding being left behind.
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Alabama
Dothan
City Hall Commissioner J. W. Parkman Retires
The Eagle commends J W Parkman for a year of service as City Commissioner. He resigned due to private business pressures, accepting appointment reluctantly to serve the city. Successor J H Brendan is urged to carry on with zeal in the public interest.
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J. W. Parkman
City Hall
Parkman
Republicans to Build a New Congress in November
Carroll Reece previews a Republican program to end what he calls a costly Democratic administration. He cites alleged misuses of war contracts, PAC influence, and political corruption cases to argue voters will elect a Republican Congress to restore economy and represent the people.
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Missouri
Slaughter
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Sitting by the Snow Banner on Youth Voting Debate
Grover Hall Jr protest urges public affairs study and campus debate to guide teens, arguing youth influence but not voting, while editor Dobbins and critics clash over Georgia's county unit system. Gadsden tests voting machine use in a September special election, a model for future allotments.
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Grover Hall, Jr
Alabama Journal
Charles Dobbins
Montgomery Advertiser
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Dobbins
Georgia
Eugene Talmadge
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United States Senate
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Gadsden
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Dothan
Houston County
Quotations on War Bravery and Language from 1946 Wits
A compilation of brief quotes from military leaders and a Norwegian delegate. Blandy warns against appeasement and advocates strength for freedom. Born predicts heavy reparations for Axis powers. Thyra Andrew links English as a universal language. Copyright 1946 Bell Syndicate.
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Thyra Andrew
Norway
World Today Criticism Grows Over Soviet Tactics
AP analysis notes postwar Soviet moves widen influence and trigger Western backlash. From wartime unity to heated debate at Allied conferences, public criticism of Russia and communism rises as officials warn of danger, Pearl Harbor fears, and reports on labor camps and censorship surface. Distinguished voices challenge Moscow policy amid ongoing tensions.
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Russia
Red
Moscow
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Paris
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Iest
State Department
Tokyo
George O' Atcheson, Jr
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House of Representatives
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
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Library of Congress
Dirksen
R-I
Communist Party
Governor-elect Jim Folsom Mentioned in Letters To Editor
The Eagle notes in a Letters To Editor item dated August 30 referencing Governor-elect Jim Folsom. The fragment highlights the new governor’s designation within the political discourse of the period.
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Radio Tonight Program Schedule and Commentary List
A dense radio schedule lists programs across networks for Monday to late night, naming shows such as Radio's Supper Club News Commentary Overseas Mystery of The Week News and Comment of World Cavalcade of America Inner Sanctum Lim and Abner, Ed Sullivan, Howard Barlow concerts, and many more. It includes station notes, guest appearances, and a long sequence of music, drama, news updates, and variety acts. It ends with a political letter denouncing US intervention in Spain in 1936 and remarks attributed to MRS about Roosevelt and Truman.
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