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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1946
Page
1
Col James A Kilian of Highland Park Illinois former commander at NAUREIM Germany was convicted by a seven officer military court after two hours deliberation of permitting cruel and unusual punishment of American soldiers imprisoned in the depot guardhouse at Lichfield England He was fined 500 dollars and remanded
An advertisement defending the Ku Klux Klan ties race politics to Southern power, cites Columbus columnists, and vows the group will endure. It portrays Democratic South control, critiques Georgia and Mississippi contests, and lists ceremonies and hymns used in Klan meetings while asserting American allegiance and religious unity.
In Canada, hardly any soya beans are grown commercially outside Ontario, with Ontario dominating production and other provinces showing minimal commercial cultivation.
Dr J S Huff director of Alabama Bureau of Maternal and Child Health says maternal and child welfare clinics suffer from a shortage of doctors and nurses across the state He notes Houston County has two nurses for a population needing ten and cites counties with no nurses while listing three clinics in Houston County Dothan Madrid and Cottonwood
Officials at the Dothan substation announced a weekly recruiting itinerary. Mondays in Geneva courthouse, Tuesdays at Ozark Chamber offices, Wednesdays at Abbeville old Post Office, Thursdays at Elba and Enterprise courthouse buildings. Changes include adding M Sgt Averett and Lt Donovan departing for Birmingham.
A massive blaze fed by alcohol and brandy destroyed the Infernal Revenue Bonded Warehouse No. 52 near Fresno. Firefighters from Hanmer Field and the Forest Service battled the 75,000 square foot structure for hours, with wind driving flames and explosions across the racks of aging liquors. Damages were estimated at 16.4 million dollars as the fire burned out around midnight.
Alabama gasoline taxes rose to 2 062 919 in a month for the first time in state history, head of the Gasoline Tax Division A B Tucker said receipts for the first 11 months of the year total 19 646 711, compared with 14 930 202 a year ago. The prior monthly high was 1 898 000.
In Montgomery, Heustess said he would investigate today’s escape to see if it connects with Tuesday’s break. He expected to make public details, possibly later in the day, on the first incident as seven were captured shortly after the break.
Two white men Frant Tellin and Tom Johnson were released on bond after police arrested them yesterday on charges of violating liquor laws. The arrests were made by City Police Department officers.
Veterans Administration officials say the new law signed by President Truman expands pension eligibility for widows of World War I and II veterans and widows of peacetime service members. It allows full payments for all minor children, with 2,000 cases affected in the first year at an estimated cost of $246,000. Information available from the Dothan VA office at 301 N Foster Street.
Funeral services for John French Culbreth twenty one of Columbia route two killed in an automobile accident on the Columbia Blakley Ga road were held today at Ebenezer Church with Rev Balcomb and Rev Givens officiating Burial followed in the church cemetery Johanson Wilkerson directing He was a native of Columbia route two and finished high school there last February before joining the Army He was a Baptist church member Surviving parents are Mr and Mrs BM Culbreth two sisters Mary Frances and Betty seven brothers BM Culbreth Jr Lagrange Ga Buon Rudolph Franklin Qloff Thomas and Gerald Culbreth all of Columbia route two Active pallbearers Virgil and Winton Culbreth Herman Taylor Ardell Odom James A Alford Perry Thomas Jr Boots Murph and Aubrey Green Jr
Delegates from China and the Haitish and United States urged delaying Mongolia’s admission. They opposed immediate entry and favored pushing the application to next year to learn more about Outer Mongolia, with Ashanistan noted as the next county in line.
City Fire Department issued three new residence permits today. Fred Hall gets 1018 N Oates Street for about 3000 dollars. Mrs J A Lee secures 612 Lafayette Street for about 400 dollars. O B West earns a 700 block Cottonwood Road house permit costing 200 dollars. General repairs authorized for 115 E North Street to cost 200 by Mrs Rubye Etheridge.
H. F. York formerly of Houston County remains jailed on a Florida extradition order from Gov. Millard Caldwell. He faces a bad check charge in Florida after allegedly passing a worthless check drawn on a Dothan bank. Deputy Sheriff J. T. Carey arrested him.
Firefighters were alerted before dawn to a smoldering trash fire in the 200 block of Edgewood Drive. Fire officials reported no damage from the lingering combustion. A similar run occurred Tuesday at the same location, with residents noting the fire rekindled and triggering the pre dawn alarm.
Commander James Thornton of the Veterans of Foreign Wars resigned at the regular meeting, citing heavy duties with the Veterans Administration. E. L. Northcutt was elected Commander, Grady Loftin became Senior Vice Commander, and Douglas Fuller was named Junior Vice Commander. Five new members joined the post, and the next meeting will be held with the Ladies Auxiliary on September 11.
Terminal leave pay application forms are now available at the Army recruiting sub-station in the Post Office building in Dothan. Veterans may also obtain forms at the Veterans Administration office. Krause urged veterans needing help to fill out applications and noted that photo static copies of discharges should accompany the forms.
Miss Pearl Barclay director of the Division of Public Health Nursing in the State Health Department Montgomery and Miss Forbes regional U S Public Health Nurse Consultant New Orleans were in Dothan visiting the Houston County health department. They worked with county nurses Miss Virginia Phillips and Miss Bernice King to analyze public health nursing activities and consulted on nursing duties.
Two Wiregrass veterans, George M. Barefield and J. T. Kirkland, were accepted at the Dothan recruiting office for re enlistment in the peacetime Navy and sent to Charleston for re assignment. The officer noted that any Navy veteran may re enlist in the rating held at discharge even after more than 80 days out, and that veterans’ prior service can be deducted from their ages to meet the age limits.
Secretary Byrnes led the U S delegation at Quai d Orsay as five treaty drafts for Bulgaria Italy Romania Finland and Hungary stalled. Australia pressed to delay Russia reparations while Brazil sought to strip Italian defenses along the French frontier a motion the Military Commission narrowly rejected in favor of destroying fortifications within 12 miles of the border.
Number 10 Britain Conn with 6700 people led the list of cities with a perfect record followed by Passaic N J and Cleveland Heights Ohio Milwaukee Wis Washington DC and Buffalo NY having the best traffic records for the first seven months of the year among cities over 500000 population
Yenan seeks veto power two thirds vote on all questions affecting decisions from last February's all party conference. The aim is constitutional democracy with the council formation expected to end hostilities. The three man committee for the Communist and Nationalist sides would steer military reorganization and restore disrupted communications. Ambassador Stuart voiced cautious optimism these procedural gaps would be solved by men of goodwill.
Officials and F.M. Staley, Negro farm agent from Americus Georgia, plan to seek aid from Negro church and civic organizations in the county to recruit labor. The report notes cooperation between white and Negro farm and labor officials in organizing the effort.
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