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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1946
Page
2
The Dothan Eagle lists subscription rates by route and term including daily and motor route options. It includes obituaries and notices with policy statements on Associated Press content and a Jefferson quote about freedom from tyranny.
Governor Chauncey Sparks, finishing a four year term, lists patience as the most important quality for public officials. He also praises humor, maintaining the common touch, knowledge of fundamental law, and the ability to render prompt sound yes or no decisions. He notes legal training is not prime, cites Kilby as an example of a non lawyer governor, and adds native horse sense as crucial. He urges future officeholders to adopt his yardstick, predicting constituents will approve.
Alabama lawmakers face a flood of proposals from all sides. Mobile County health officer O C Chason urges a law making cemetery upkeep the responsibility of one person per cemetery. Public Safety Director Van B Gilbert wants a heavy fine for drivers on the left lane to reduce accidents. Maine’s election results prompt debate on national implications. Soviet Ukraine says a nerve war targets the USSR, a view disputed elsewhere.
Citizens say residents volunteer days to clean local cemeteries, but large urban plots need formal maintenance. The Mobile County health officer suggests legislature define cemetery upkeep responsibility, especially where cemeteries are large and old.
Senator James Mead of New York plans to resign as chairman of the Senate War Investigating Committee to devote time to a gubernatorial bid on the Democratic ticket. He urges extending the war profits inquiry for up to two years to cover some 100 pending cases, arguing continued hearings illuminate profiteering and keep public scrutiny on Garsson and other profiteers.
Statisticians estimate that from 1859 to 1945 about 49.21 billion barrels of oil were taken from the earth. With a finite supply remaining, it reflects poorly on mankind that so much has been expended on war.
Government bungling of a maritime strike led to AFL and CIO disputes over wage increases with $30, then $22.50 for AFL crews, while CIO settled for $17.50. The Wage Stabilization Board backed CIO’s rise, sparking a bitter AFL-CIO split. Separately the SEC’s exile to Philadelphia faced Capitol opposition as big business lobbyists push to keep it away from Washington. Byrnes and Truman debated Germany policy amid Soviet tension and possible leaks, while radio policy shifted as the FCC faced a FM boycott and the Ladies Garment Workers union funded 24,000 PV My-standard sets for distribution.
The column features a letter from Dr. Tom A. Williams on polio and salt metabolism noting low blood salt in infections, plus discussion of vitamin B-1 protection in mice. It includes multiple reader views from Asheville, Birmingham, Memphis, Spartanburg, St Augustine, and Detroit on politics, education, race, labor, and national policy with names and places and a vivid slice of 1920s public discourse.
A collection of quoted opinions from American Legion leader John Stelle and Dr. John L. Childs of the Liberal Party urging hard-boiled resolve for lasting peace through international teamwork. Dr. Margaret Mead of the American Museum of Natural History adds a view on shared dreams shaping a cooperative future.
In a second move at Paris, Ambassador Caffery proposes Bulgarian demilitarization of its border with Greece, signaling Washington’s opposition to Soviet expansion in the region. The note follows Moscow’s push for Russian dominance in the Dardanelles and supports Turkey and Greece as bulwarks in the Eastern Mediterranean amid rising Cold War tensions and civil strife at home.
Sel dom has a hotter wedding backdrop than Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Williams chose Salt Lake Tribune Telegram employee I E Williams married in the newsroom beside a boiling lead furnace.
Ruth Anne Clark, 13, found a triplet egg while doing chores in Alcona Michigan. Two eggs were joined by a shell. In one egg a single yolk and in the other a double yolk.
Vienna census by the public safety branch shows over 100000 foreigners representing 36 nations living in the city, excluding Allied troops. The data highlights a diverse expatriate presence in postwar Vienna.
In Wheatland Wyoming an English war bride named Mrs Gillam has joined the Platte County Record editorial staff. She is a former English newspaperwoman who recently arrived with her husband.
An Alabama News Magazine editorial attacks the Boswell voting amendment, framing it as a white supremacy measure. Horace C. Wilkinson counters by arguing the amendment aims to bar Black voters and that rights to appeal registrar decisions exist. Proponents say it blocks illiterate Negro voters to maintain electability, while critics urge clear support for opening polls.
A historical remark cites Mexico as the store house of the world, praising its fertile soil and almost inexhaustible mineral and natural resources, reflecting a 19th or early 20th century viewpoint on the nation's abundance.
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