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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1948
Page
2
The fragment shows a 1948 Tame Dothan Eagle masthead with publishing and subscription details, department telephones, and advertising boilerplate. It includes legal notices about obituaries resolutions and a Thomas Jefferson quote. Names and addresses appear in the scanned text.
A 1948 reflection contrasts Munich appeasement with today, arguing ten years after World War II that appeasement would have sparked war. It credits the United States for leading a non appeasement stance to avoid a Munich repeat, while noting the risk of earlier conflict but suggesting a cautious path toward potential peace.
The piece notes autumn signs like fallen leaves cooler mornings and earlier dinners. It contrasts pleasant seasonal changes with the discomfort of waistline inches and gray hair prompting clothing and hat shopping.
Alabama faces a possible special legislative session to remove a 1945 law requiring electors to vote for the party nominee. Governor Folsom may refuse to convene. The issue centers on ensuring Truman’s name is not on the November ballot while avoiding a U.S. Supreme Court challenge. The debate reflects Alabama’s unusual 1948 political year.
A business figure, David E. F. Henderson, discusses why he bears a string of middle names and initials. He explains his father chose them to honor ancestors from both sides of the family, including grandfathers and uncles, shaping his full given name.
A speaker laments how parental naming due to wills burdens a child for life. The tale cites an uncle who funded a shoe purchase, and an example where a middle initial derived from an uncle’s surname caused later reversals in health, marriage, and finances as the uncle recovered, wed, and lost money.
Eleanor Roosevelt will stay in Europe with the United Nations through December 1 and will not campaign for Truman. Navy engineer Hugh L. Hansen runs a private letter lobby advocating Navy positions against the Air Force, while Defense Secretary Forrestal privately deals with him. Louisiana politics crowding on rumors of treasury prosecutions to force a special legislature session. Texans rally for Truman amid intra party battles and Roosevelt-backed support groups. Tuskegee veterans hospital faces probe over patient care and staffing concerns.
This column by John Temple Graves discusses wartime diplomacy, Soviet influence, and the risk of future conflicts. It argues Roosevelt underestimated Soviet true nature, highlights the spread of Soviet partisans in official posts, and warns of rapid civilian-targeted warfare and the need for immediate civilian readiness.
The document cites forecasts by Ford vice president J. Deavis warning of a potential economic downturn and hangover after a prosperity burst. It notes Sen Alben Barkley’s Berlin crisis outlook, quotes Gov Thomas E. Dewey on avoiding war, and references atomic energy claims by Sen B. Hichtenloomer and Roger C. Williams.
Western powers reject Moscow talks and push the Berlin dispute to the United Nations. Editorials argue the USSR has stalled and broken prior pacts, urging quick UN action while warning against war and noting the need for a united democratic stance. The Birmingham Post and others echo concerns over Soviet behavior and Southern and Northern press responses.
Last week a trade journal asked for a recent photograph of us, which we did not send. We have always found photographers a sorry lot. They cannot seem to make pictures of us as handsome as we truly are. We are through with them.
J I Thornton, a retired Mount Somery newspaper man, returns from extensive travel in recent weeks, resuming his literary hobby of yarn collecting and local storytelling.
Twenty five years ago on September 30 1923 D W Griffiths Orphan of the Storm was to debut at the Palace Theater with tentative showings on October 8 and 9. Dothan high school defeated Midland City 67 to 0 at the fair grounds.
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