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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1948
Page
2
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As November nears, Dixiecrat momentum wanes in Alabama, South Carolina, Mississippi, and Louisiana, with Texas and Tennessee losing state party machinery. Georgia electors may swing to Truman to preserve party regularity, while many Southerners consider voting Republican to align civil rights stance with policy history and GOP restraint. The trend reflects growing Republican reevaluation among Southern voters and doubts about the Dixiecrat path.
A community support editorial urges Dothan voters to approve a $400,000 bond issue next Monday to modernize the sewer system and install a disposal plant. It attacks a covert campaign criticizing the proposal as politically motivated and warns of health risks if the project is rejected.
The state AG comments on near beer legality, noting it is illegal in Alabama while real beer remains lawful. The misspelled text mentions fines and enforcement, hinting at statutes and potential penalties, though specifics are unclear.
Washington column details allegations that New Jersey Congressman J Parnell Thomas used his House payroll to fund relatives and associates including Myra Midkiff and Jackie Hill while serving on the Un-American Activities Committee. The piece notes improper kickbacks, nepotism, and questioned work contributions, with a continued rebuke of Thomas's conduct.
John Temple Graves critiques political rhetoric around science and patriotism. He weighs Truman's cautions on science and politics against the Georgia campaigns of Talmadge and Thompson, noting regional biases and calling for measured discourse and hope amid partisan tempests.
A collage of quotes from J Strom Thurmond Truman Bradley Shotton Valencia and others on party loyalty labor law dress codes and communism. The passage stitches remarks on the Taft Hartley Act likened Dodgers play to media hype and a jumble of misread lines.
The Louisiana Democratic Central Committee voted to drop President Truman from the November ballot and place the States Rights nominees Thurmond and Wright above Democratic electors. Secretary of State directed to list States Rights candidates over Democratic electors, making Truman a write-in option in Louisiana. The move signals solid South electors backing for States Rights and pressure on national Democrats.
In Cottondale on a Saturday night a northbound L and N passenger train plowed into a Bay Line excursion car during a stop at the tracks intersection. One person, Mrs. I. T. Lane, was killed and about 25 others were injured, with several Dothan residents aboard. The incident follows other local misfortunes including a lightning strike injury and a local death. The cotton crop news notes Houston County ginned 557 bales in 1923, far below 1922, due to boll weevil infestation and bad weather.
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