28 Aug 1945
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1945
Page
1
Cook predicts expanded farm loan options under the Farm Security Administration. Veterans and rural workers can access long term loans at favorable rates to purchase farms, livestock, equipment, feed, and operating needs. Loans typically run five years to forty years with low interest, subject to county approval.
Clarence M Hill, brother of Roy USA and circuit court clerk, has been promoted to assistant general passenger agent of the Southern Railway System in Atlanta Georgia. A Wie Duthan public school graduate, Hill joined the railway in 1924 and last year was promoted to division passenger agent. He previously served in Miami Florida from 1942 to 1944.
Washington AP Bowles says OPA will seek to end price controls on many minor vegetables while keeping ceilings on about 10 basic items. About 85 percent of market volume and value would stay under controls. Eggplant peppers celery and cucumbers listed as examples of minor products possibly dropped. The ten basic vegetables to be kept under control were not named.
Under Secretary of War Robert Patterson and Governor Sparks will attend a granite celebration in Huntsville honoring Madison County's Medal of Honor and other heroes. John Sparkman will host, with Bolton and Bolden aiding. Five local units including Alabama State Guard and Smyrna Air Base participate in a parade.
A Maxwell Field ceremony honored 21 UV. S&S airmen and others with French decorations. General Andre Hartemann, envoy of Charles de Gaulle, presented awards to officers and enlisted personnel from the AAP Eastern Flying Training Command, civilian executives from the Mawthor School of Aeronautics, and four high-ranking guests.
The Board of Revenue at Mes atu Cogiely Alalst invites bids for boat supplies including oil feed jute and pieces, with delivery and payment terms to be arranged. The notice references a public hearing and delivery to the county, detailing bid submission dates and contract conditions.
A fragmented notice outlines a Wednesday Peanut Council meeting in Albany belying tangled OCR. The session aims to discuss cooperation with growers to fund a three year advertising and research program, with attendees from Dothan and Houston Hotel noted.
Chicago crowds lining LaSalle Street and the City Hall block greet General Charles De Gaulle as he arrives from New York. Mayor Edward Kelly and thousands express thanks for France’s wartime victory contributions. De Gaulle plans a stop in Ottawa before departure.
Tot South Side Baptist Mission will lay the cornerstone for a new church tomorrow afternoon at the corner of Apple Tree Street and Cottonwood Road. The rite was supervised today by J A Williams, building committee chair, and Ralph Dyses, vender. A public ceremony will feature the breaking of ground and the public is urged to attend.
Chief is bonded on a slaying count in Red Bay. The case centers on the fatal shooting of Goes Buthhet. Police investigator Nash of Frank County reported the arrest attempt occurred Saturday as Hastings Scollond testified. Sheriff Nick s set bond for the chief at 5000 dollars under state act.
Trading notes indicate open near unchanged with night low and close levels recorded around 2947 and 2262 while May futures show 2265 and 2248 amid BUA activity and UBhy notations. Analysts consider modest variation across contracts and names noted in shorthand.
Governor Chauncey Sparks urged passage of a constitutional amendment to divert income tax revenues toward property tax relief and funding for education welfare and public health. He spoke in Jackson ville Abiston and Anniston calling surplus funds in the income tax pool for expansion of public services while opponents argued needs were unmet in 1933 and questioned the plan’s wisdom.
The article details ongoing industrial action including Campbell Soup in Camden New Jersey ending a weeklong walkout with a three cent wage raise retroactive to March 1. It notes a Birmingham Alabama Sloes Sheffield Steel strike easing with 19 workers returning to work. Boston fishermen and boat owners dispute over standby pay keeps 340 men idle with 20 trawlers. Union demands and higher pay featured in the ongoing strikes at Midvale Steel in Nutetown and other cases.
The article reports on price controls and shortages as OPA rules target 1942 price levels, with retailers protesting to keep costs realistic. It notes used car prices dip despite ceilings, upcoming wartime toys limiting holiday supply, and more chickens and pork products set aside for the military while production restrictions ease in other areas. It also mentions employment shifts after Japan's surrender and potential airline competition changes abroad.
Two defendants pled guilty yesterday before Judge D C Halsfeid. Ben Mathis was fined five dollars and jailed one day for petit larceny. Elie Helms, appealing from County Court, was fined eighty five dollars for malicious injury to property. Three forgery counts against CA Adams were not pressed. he later pleaded guilty in County Court to three bad check charges and was fined one hundred dollars per count.
Probate Judge Saxon P. Poyner said he will request the Attorney General's interpretation of the absentee ballot law for the Ort. 2 election on the income tax amendment. He noted a dispute over return timing and will seek guidance to clarify. Ballots issuance begins September 12 and voters in Houston County must apply in person. nonresidents may request ballots in writing.
Rear Adm. Oscar C. Badger aboard San Diego leads 10 ships and mine sweepers through Uraga Strait toward Tokyo Bay to secure Yokosuka base while Gossélin lands Marines to immobilize targets. Nearby, Admiral Halsey’s Third Fleet and British warships ride at Sagami Bay awaiting orders.
Coroner Lake Burchely stated that Arthur Bland, a Black man from Cohimba, was found dead in his bed early this morning. The coroner reported death due to natural causes and was called to the home around 7 a.m. to investigate.
Funeral services for Burl Cleveland Mathews, a former Houston County resident, are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Prendship church in Chattaboothee. Officiating will be Hoy L. C. Branpon of Ashford, with Johnson and Wilkerson Funeral Home in charge. Mathews, 31, moved in 1943 to Chattahoochee where he was employed at the Florida State Hospital.
Gen Wainwright arrived in Chungking from a Japanese POW camp in Manchuria after three years and three months in captivity. He is reported safe and well, released with hundreds of other American POWs including Maj Gen George M Parker Jr of Portland Oregon, who served under him in the Philippines.
A fragmented OCR entry references a May dated event involving a parachute drop and mentions locations or names such as Be tee Wetanigts or Berg, with medical and military undertones. The legibility is poor, limiting precise identification of people, places, or outcomes.
Miami AP report describes a bizarre case involving a man named Hans Evdolio Jaim Zuchldorti, 25, accused of posing with nude false teeth and linked to a Spanish ship incident near Trinidad. Federal agents say the suspect, associated with Ca veagh and Gimpel, arrived in New York after surfacing from a German submarine at Hand Point, Missouri, in November. The piece notes Argentine rights claims and fellow citizens long affected by similar issues.
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