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Newspaper

Dothan Eagle

Location

Dothan, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1945

Page

6

Thomas Redding Dies At Headland

Thomas Simon Redding, sixty four, of Headland died Wednesday morning. Services were held at Headland Baptist Church with Rev Roby J Lee and Dr Tom Chiiker officiating. Burial in Headland Church Cemetery. Surviving are his wife Bertha and four sons Robert, Hendiend Hugh, Auburn Rusdolpt Redding. daughters Moses Jeep, Mabie Redding. three sisters J T Salomen, Mrs AG Grant Sr, Mrs T A Stringer. A related attack case: Pinky Anderson charged with murder in nearby Cottonwood.

Headland Fumera Thomas Simon Redding SM m Headland Baptist Church Roby J Lee Tom Chiiker Meedland Mortuery Berths Redding Robert Redding Hezrdiend Hugh Redding Auburn Rusdolpt Redding Ding Roux Cry Iowa Moses Jeep Mabie Redding J. T. Saiomen Applsed AG. Grant T. A. Stringer Hand of Dothai

Burns Dairy Specialist Dies After Deer Attack

Auburn Alabama native Burns a dairy specialist at Alabama Polytechnic Institute died yesterday at Greemelle hospital after a deer attack while inspecting Butler County fields. He graduated from Auburn in 1937 and taught there before his death. Survivors include his widow and a daughter Mary Claire.

Auburn Ala Burns Alabama Auburat Greemelle Butler County Waynell Mary Claire Burma

Wage talks and Okinawa action pace world news

The report covers ongoing wage stopgap talks between miners led by John L. Lewis and operators under the War Labor Board constraints, including wage and hour terms, price increases, and government operation implications. It also details U S Marine actions on Okinawa with advances on Motobu peninsula, casualty figures, and enemy losses in amphibious efforts.

Inguana United Mine Workers Tennessee Kentucky Pennsylvana Becklewerk John Dresmoich UMW International WLB John L. Lewis OPA Lewis Willam H. Davis Fram Chester W. Nimitz Roy S. Geiger Auto Motobu Okinawa Nimite Naha

You Are Invited To Stop By For Lang's Gastric Tablets

An advertisement invites readers to visit a local store to buy Lang's Gastric Tablets for hyperacid stomachs and relief from gas bloating and indigestion. The offer notes a first-purchase price and directs clipping the ad for 10 cents off at Dothan Drug.

LANG

Bombing Raid Extends to Tokyo. Longest Night Mission Yet

War dispatch reports Allied forces striking Tokyo and surrounding regions with Superfortress bombers based in the Pacific. The long night raid covered 3,200 miles round trip to Koriyama, as Seventh Air Force fighters engaged near Iwo Jima and Twentieth Air Force headquarters in Washington call the operation large in scale.

Twentieth Air Force Washington Mananas Seventh Air Force Iwo Jima Tokyo Koriyama Bomber Command

MacArthur reports Allied advances after bombings and attacks

General Douglas MacArthur announced new Allied operations as bombers hit Hong Kong Victoria docks and radio stations on Hainan. In the Philippines, 14th Corps troops pushed south of Tayabas and the First Cavalry reached Sempalot, with the 11th Airborne on the east coast and the 756th RCT advancing near Duraga. In Negros, the 40th Division moved 30 miles toward San Isidro, trapping enemy forces in a mountain pocket.

Page One Douglas MacArthur Hongkong Fabrica Negros Teland San Isidro Tran Ping

Armored Divisions Press Deep Into Germany Across Border

Allied armored forces of the Third and Ninth Armies drive deeper into central Germany, reaching near Coburg and 43 miles from Czechoslovakia while sweeping cities from Weimar to Bochum. German defenses tighten as divisions push toward the Elbe, with rapid advances of 20 miles daily and major towns like Essen, Schweinfurt, and Bochum reported fallen.

Third Army Germany Thoburnchant Wak Weimar Essen Coburg Nordhausen Schweinfurt Halberstadt Holland Neustadt Ruhr Steet Bochum Brunswick Dortmund Heilbronn Erfin Bremen Magdeburg German Republic Leipzig Dresden Thunderbolt Heinrich Himmler Gestapo Hell On Wheels William H. Simpson Ninth Army Elbe Berlin

Debates and Delegates Shape San Francisco Conference

The article describes public opinion actions influencing delegates at the San Francisco conference. It notes letters from individuals and 500 organizations could sway decisions, and outlines observer participation by 42 organizations from religious, labor, business, farm, and legal sectors. State Department plans weekly briefings and a keynote address by a high official or a U.S. delegate such as Senator Tom Connally.

Juin Jones Amalgamated Association of Humble Bee Halters Publiciaison San Francisco Aplmor State Department

Fall of Vienna Seen Near as Soviet Push Advances

Soviet forces reach the Danube bend near Vienna as the German defense collapses. Berlin dispatches report encirclement complete and Soviet armor advancing toward Krems and Meidling while German commanders face court martial and retreat appears imminent. The Vienna capital’s fate hangs on a swift breakthrough along the Oder and Danube fronts.

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Mrs Lou Clark Dies On Graceville Route

Mrs Lou Clark, seventy six, died on Graceville route after several weeks illness. A resident of Graceville route two, she was a member of the Congregational Church. Funeral services Friday at 4 PM at Canoth Church with Rev C C Balcom and Alpert Dawes officiating. Burial in Corina Cemetery. Survived by six daughters and two brothers and sisters, 33 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Active pallbearers are grandsons Charles, Harry Gene, Max, Porter Clark, Ceril Godwin and Junior Quattebawn.

Lou Clerk Graceville Canoth Courch C Balcom Alpert Dawes Corina Cemetery Ward Wilson Ads Clark Tom Meinwood Falco Ala Della Golden

Atrocities Sparked Protests and Filipino Massacre Mention

The report notes Spain forwarding the demand on March 34 after Washington disclosed atrocities. Japanese minister Yukichiro Suma said the government acknowledged the protest on April 7. In Manila, 250 people were bayonetted in the consulate incident, including members of Spanish families.

Spain Washington Yukichiro Suma Manila Suma Japan

City committee debates center operation and funding

The second page continuation shows Commissioners Coe and others questioning the Cary center’s operation and funding sources. President Ayres calls for clearing the issues and weighing factors with responsible parties before any action, amid tensions over government involvement and contract terms with the Federal Security Agency.

Marth Fossestreet Cary Coe Federal Security Agency Commission Ayres Comnet

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