This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1946
Page
2
An issue page outlines subscription rates for daily and weekly mail, plus motor route options in Alabama Georgia and Florida. It lists obituaries card of thanks and resolutions at two cents per word and notes Associated Press standards and a freedom quote from Jefferson.
A Sept 1946 report notes about 10 000 attendees booing at references to Byrnes while cheering Stalin and Wallace. The piece argues hyphenated identities split loyalty, urging Americans to drop foreign labels and unite as one people. It cites German Italian Greek Russian Yugoslav AfroAmericans as examples and warns hyphenations erode national unity.
State Department economist Willard L Thorp argues no nation has recovered all war costs. Western powers canceled reparations against Italy not from forgiveness but practicality, aiming to prevent crippling debt and fuel for Communism while ensuring Italy could recover.
Clarence Inzer of Gadsden, Alabama’s future lieutenant governor, says he will not stack Senate committees for incoming Governor Jim Folsom. He urges lawmakers to work together, avoid handpicked panels, and reject use of committees as alibis for failed programs.
The speaker states that all deserving proposals will reach the floor for debate and that the Senate can discard impractical ideas. Emphasis is placed on speed, avoiding backbiting, and eliminating excuses for reopening rejected bills. The goal is a non stacked process and timely, decisive action over four years.
Secretary of State Byrnes signaled a vote of confidence after President Truman stated broad support for American foreign policy. He praised bipartisan backing from Democrats and Republicans and indicated no policy change, while noting adjustments would come from the Secretary of State, the President, and Congress.
SEC remains in exile as stock market weakness alarms investors. An SEC report cites cash needs from underwriting houses, fear psychology, rising inventories, and high armament spending. Louis Lewis compares himself to Napoleon amid AFL victories. State Department radio propaganda faces Army resistance under Gen Lucius Clay. Vaughan and Georgie Allen clash humorously in Truman’s circle as jokes fly in the White House.
Editorial roundup critiques Alabama Governor Chauncey Sparks and the free speech debate. It notes Sparks’s independent thinking, defends political speech limits for officials, and surveys views from university figures, journalists, and other columnists on free speech, labor power, and southern perspectives.
A collection of quotes from Geoffrey Francis Fisher Spruille Braden Carroll Reece reflecting on war causes thrift taxes housing production and economic policy in the United States around 1948. The remarks critique fear greed pride and the idea of national brotherhood as a path to peace while urging productive use of resources and better living standards.
J M Roberts Jr notes Trygve Lie's claim to investigative authority could broaden UN Security Council decisions beyond propaganda. If Lie's aides gather factual findings in Greece Yugoslavia and Albania, the council might base actions on nonpolitical evidence, reshaping peace processes amid sovereign limits.
Two 21 year old men, Johnny Tensell and James C Minshew, killed a 12 foot long rattlesnake with 10 rattles along the Clayhatchee River after seeing it cross the road. Tensell crushed the snake's head and neck when his truck braked. The dead reptile was brought to The Eagle on the truck's radiator attracting curious bystanders.
Malone High School announced the election of senior class officers and the nomination of majorettes for the Malone band. Carl Coulliette was named the new press-? (text cut).
A dense listing of radio programs across networks for Friday and Saturday nights, naming shows such as Mystery of The Week News & Comment of World Jack Smith Show and The Lone Ranger. The schedule includes times, program titles, and station affiliations, with mention of college and community broadcasts and a section detailing band and majorette selections for a local high school event.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.