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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1945
Page
2
A garbled notice from Friday April 20 1945 cites a public action or oath in Ainbomes and mentions publicistic dissemination by a press and officials. It references solemn vows and warnings against tyranny and seems to call for lawful conduct and civic observance amid a wartime or postwar setting.
The text quotes John 8 7 about casting stones and questions parental power versus child behavior, raising themes of sin, authority, and judgment with archaic phrasing and biblical allusions. It presents a meditation on moral disparity and accountability without a clear narrative.
An editorialized piece links Hitler's call for fanatical defense to fears of treachery and Germany's downfall. It then lauds schoolchildren in a May to June drive to sell $303,100 in E bonds toward a county quota of $1,817,000, urging public support and stressing personal sacrifice by families with loved ones in service.
In Hudson County New Jersey Ben Grunstein becomes briefly famous for bailing a man out of jail, paying a $1000 bond when the man vanished. A Congress bill to refund sureties stalled after Truman vetoed it, citing government costs. Ben remains out $1000 but gains odd fame and a cautionary tale about trust and politics.
The message urges support for a school bond by highlighting the sacrifice of soldiers and urging investment now. It calls for local involvement, noting the need for students to exceed their quota and stressing family ties and civic duty to spur participation.
A scrambled, clipped recap traces Truman era cabinet loyalties and key staffing debates. Morgenthau urges staying on with conditions as Roosevelt figures loom. Senators weigh Truman’s first address and brief message plans amid liberal FDR allies and Supreme Court vacancy talk.
The account recalls President Truman’s first day in office and his initial White House call to Senate friend Leslie Biffle. The scene depicts a cordial exchange about meeting for lunch, inviting leaders from both parties, and arranging a bipartisan luncheon as Truman set a cooperative tone.
Ernie Pyle recalls a night with Marines on Okinawa. Captain Dusenbury offered a choice of a gun emplacement post or a small hillside shelter. I chose the warmer, ground level hideout with Corporal Martin Clayton and Private First Class William Gross. We shared a fire, traded food, and talked late into the night about war and home as darkness fell and blackout rules pressed in.
ATLANTA AP Changes are coming thick and fast as the Southern Association training camps open. At the Stacesville NC proving ground of the Nashville Vols Chief Moses King arrived and hit a high workout. Reserder Bobby Carlson moved to third base Ed Lobanara shifted to second base. The Yannigans beat the varsity 7 1 from wild pitching by Bob Vitter. Vernon Trader Homn returns to baseball. The Pelicans purchased Mixe Sabena from Brooklyn and added James W. Hugo Huces. Memphis Chicks edged Fourth Fortying 7 6. Birmingham Barons beat Mobile Bears 4 3. Little Rock rookies Embree and Grahoguc join the camp. Atlanta crackers beat Third Infantry 84 at Ft Benning. Lookouts beat Camp Stewart 3 1 as Gil Coan homered three times and drove in five.
In Dothan Alabama on April 18 1845 the Harmony Club thanks The Eagle for its Housecleaning Time editorial urging upgrading the City Hall auditorium. The group cites civic pride and hopes for improved facilities used by the club executive board secretary notes.
Sergeant Glover, serving since 1942, is noted with the Mitchell bomber unit in the Medic theater. He has earned Air Medal clusters, two battle stars, and is part of a group led by Brigadier Gee D Knapp of Auburn.
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