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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1948
Page
2
Subscriptions and delivery details for Dothan Eagle list rates for four weeks from 80 cents to 3 months at 8.86 and 1.00 per mail, with motor route service in Alabama Georgia and Florida. The notice notes prices for carriers and outside states, along with obituaries and retirements policy and a scripture reflection from 1948.
The general election looms with 11 constitutional amendments beside regular races. Three statewide measures would allow in county taxes for hospitals, enable courts of record by referendum, and appoint all National Guard officers. Eight local amendments affect Jefferson, Talladega, Marion, Escambia, Houston Counties and Tuscaloosa, including Houston County’s move to abolish the Common Pleas Court.
The Alabama Education Association through its legislative committee urges the 1949 legislature to have the State Board of Education appoint the State superintendent and each county board appoint its own. It notes most superintendents are now elected, with Esme county as an appointive example, and discusses political implications of appointive versus elected systems.
The article argues President Truman is using political means to enforce a federal policy banning racial discrimination in federal agencies. It notes orders reach Birmingham and Alabama offices, with internal revenue and other units directed to implement the directive gradually to ease southern resistance while expanding federal action nationwide.
The longsecret letter from Senator Elmer Thomas to Senator Ferguson details threats to expose connections between Ferguson and Chrysler Airtemp and Beltz. It recalls prior cotton speculation issues and accuses Ferguson and allies of a fishing expedition while warning of public exposure if attacks on family continue.
Opinion column argues atomic power should inspire national unity and spirit over fear. It cites Truman, Southern race progress coverage, and states' rights debates, stressing the South must publicly advance Negro progress while politics shift beyond party lines.
A fragmented newspaper page offers a kaleidoscope of quotes and garbled phrases about money, storms, jobs, weather, politics, and daily life. It contains stray lines about ocean liners, pancakes, dawns, and humor, with many incomplete sentences and odd juxtapositions.
The piece argues voters should retain veto power over state and local school superintendents, criticizing boards for meddling and noting that while state leaders are usually chosen by school groups, the people can still decide if they disapprove. It cautions against sweeping legislative changes and prefers local choice.
A Corpus Christi caller describes a Northern-born Black mother raising two children in the South. She argues for state rights, Negro schools with Black teachers, and graduates, praising Southern tolerance while warning against Communist and Socialist influence. She urges Black Americans to resist Northern propaganda and to demand measured, peaceful progress.
A 1923 notice reports county education superintendent C W Johnson says all white teachers with certificates must attend the teachers institute at Dothan High School on Oct 2. Other items note a wagon yard need, revival at First Baptist Church Oct 8 to 21 led by Dr Gardner and J Fred Schofield, U D C meeting at Mrs George Malone's home, the Danube River name variants in several languages, and the Danube Town Harmony Club yearbook by Mrs W S Wilson.
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