23 Apr 1945
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1945
Page
1
Dale County soldier J. Baxley dies in a Dothan hospital after liberation in Germany. The 1944 prisoner of war survivor’s letters and family notices recount a long service, capture in December 1942, and the American advance that freed him. Survived by his wife and several siblings. funeral at Goodwater cemetery with active pallbearers.
Reports describe a grand larceny case involving a Black man named Hayes accused of stealing 62 dollars in small bills. The arrest was made by Police Captain John Hilson and Detective George Garrett on a warrant from Joe Spann, with Hayes placed in sheriff custody.
Funeral services for Mrs. J D Kelly ninety died at her Taylor home after a long illness will be held Tuesday at 2 p m at Taylor Methodist Church with Rev B G Brown officiating Burial will be in Clark cemetery Ward Wilton in charge She was a member of Taylor Methodist and lived in the community 40 years Surviving are three sons and four daughters two sisters two brothers twenty eight grandchildren and several great grandchildren Active pallbearers are listed with several honorary names included
Scouts and Cubs in Houston County urged to boost food output in 1943 through victory gardens poultry flocks and other efforts. County farm agent CM Ling joins Secretary Wickard and Marvin Jones of the War Food Administration in calling for youth help this year.
Sheriff BG reports a baby girl found in an ash pit Friday afternoon, born to a two year old woman who was unattended. The infant remained alive at a Dothan hospital per latest reports. The mother was taken to a hospital that day after officers were called to investigate.
A fragment outlines a district leaders meeting with roles listed such as Manager banking representative and agriculture chair, mentioning attendees including T0-A. C. Dunnawavy school Flba J 1. Barnes and I. Dean from Ozark and Eufaula. content is garbled with misread phrases and missing context.
Four cases booked during the weekend include intoxicated public behavior and disorderly conduct. Additional cases show charges for assault, burglary, and related offenses. officers report several arrests by city and county authorities.
Mrs Regina Alberson sixty five died Sunday at her Hartford route one home after a long illness Funeral services set for Tuesday at 4 pm at West Chapel Church with Rev W E Halford officiating Burial will be at West Chapel cemetery Johnson Wilkerson in charge She was a Geneva County native and West Chapel Church member Surviving are husband A B Alberson two sons R P and J P Alberson Hartford route one fevers grandchildren and one great grandchild
P Komula, Philippine resident commissioner, calls the planned Pacific talks a United Nations of the Pacific built on friendship and mutual understanding. Delegates await Washington talks between Stettinius Molotov and Eden to bridge differences on Poland, with Truman to address the conference by radio.
Newspaper worded field report shows German positions under pressure as Eight Army pushes two spearheads within two miles of Ferrara near the Pu Di Premnar a river area. One spearhead 3,000 yards southwest. Germans retreat behind Reno river north of Bologna while Eighth Army drives to San Pietro in Casale and advances toward Are gelato north of Bologna.
The first session of talks including Molotov and Eden opened amid two days to the San Francisco conference. Leaders from the Soviet Union and Britain discussed Polish representation at the UN while Moscow pushes for the Warsaw government. Russia’s 20 year pact with the Warsaw regime signals limited Allied recognition. Leaders present included Gromyko Cadogan Hariman Clark Kerr and Archibald Kerr.
Directors of the Commerce Chamber will hear reports from several committees at City Hall on Wednesday morning. The meeting, at 10, will set next steps for housing and recreation programs and discuss zone planning and safety near railroad crossings.
Transfers in the Alcoholic Beverage Control and Alcoholic Tax Unit shift personnel in Dothan. R. B. Phillips returns from retirement to oversee the ATU Dothan office. Lake 23 Dick, ABC investigator, moves to Dothan and serves as Houstor County coroner. Easterwood moves to beer license division in Dothan as investigator. Shaw assumes Easterwood’s ABC duties, and W. S. Ailsup remains an ABC investigator in Dothan.
County health officials reminded operators of restaurants cafes and other food handling establishments that all persons working in such establishments must have renewed health certificates monthly and undergo blood tests every six months. Examination blanks are available at the county health department on North St Andrews Street.
Funeral services for W L Gibson age eighty six were held at Piney Grove Church after a death at his home on Dothan route two. He was a longtime resident and member of Mt Pleasant Church. Survived by seven daughters and two sons. Burial in Piney Grove cemetery with Ward-Wson in charge.
The report details casualties on Okinawa as of Wednesday with 478 killed 2457 wounded and 280 missing in ground fighting. It notes American advances on Taka and Sesoko islets and adds air battles over Okinawa Suzuka Bay and Iwo Jima. It cites 23 049 Japanese dead and 850 captured on Iwo Jima along with American losses of 4189 dead 1585 wounded and 441 missing for the invasion day period.
Attendance at Detban churches yesterday decreased compared with the previous week, per the weekly church attendance report. Reported churches include Foret Beptis Headland Avenue Beptiet Grandview Beptet First Presbyterian Lafayette Street Methodist First Pres brierun and Policophius as the Go To Court Month program in Dothen is sponsored by the Moninsterist Aspotation in cooperation with the Rotary.
Allied and Soviet forces closed on major German targets as Patton’s units neared Regensburg and Linz while the Ninth Army and First Army moved toward Munich and Stuttgart. The Sixth Army Group captured Stuttgart and Freiburg, sealed off the Black Forest pocket, and Lake Constance fell to advancing troops. Berlin area operations intensified with Dessau and Bitterfeld nearing surrender as Constance was reported open to Allied prisoners.
War Department expands campaign to enlist more packing houses for Federal inspection to free meat for civilians. A $34 million package aids packers with $27 million in beef subsidies and $7.0 million in price ceiling boosts for Army beef, amid renewed Senate food hearings. House investigators head to New England to probe meat and fish supplies.
A federal charge accuses Dothan man Wiley Ingram of operating a liquor business without permits and handling unlawful non taxed liquor. He was taken into custody by federal agents and appeared before a commissioner, with the grand jury facing no action and bond set at $0.
Soviet tanks and infantry bore down toward central Berlin with heavy combat along the area southwest of Potsdamer Platz and near Unter Den Linden. Paris and Swiss broadcasts cited advances toward the Brandenburger Tor and Anhalter station as 9,000 Germans were reported killed in Berlin over the weekend, with 18 inner districts captured and new gains reaching Elbe and Elsterwerde fronts.
The report from the delegation, due Thursday, will recount Nazi cruelties at Oswiecim Auschwitz as witnessed by 17 publishers and editors and 15 lawmakers. With three representatives already in Europe, they travel under Army escort to observe conditions General Eisenhower called almost indescribable.
The piece recalls President Theodore Roosevelt's natural charm and direct talk that put visitors at ease, his travel anecdotes including a Presidential special through Falls City Nebraska, and his innate graciousness. It notes mixed opinions of his faults and portrays his hospitality toward visiting dignitaries.
A Roosevelt gathering at the White House features an amusing scene as he calls a guest to identify the most handsome man. The guest bids the moment goodbye and leaves, prompting the president to point to a suitor and invite a dance.
An estimated Japanese force infiltrated toward Ang Cennes east of Manila and reached Quezon City before being surrounded and driven back by the Sixth Reconnaissance Troop led by Oliver Ton Jr. In the engagement twenty two enemy were killed and two captured with no U S casualties. Weapons recovered included rifles carbines sabers pistols machine guns and grenades. A maternity clinic is set for Madrid with Dr D G Andress overseeing the event and a government health update notes candy package reductions from 39 to 35 percent under WFO policy.
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