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Newspaper

Dothan Eagle

Location

Dothan, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1947

Page

6

Morgenthau Policy of Hard Peace for Germany Annulled

Berlin dispatch reports a British American plan to unify Germany’s economy and raise living standards to about 75 percent of 1936 levels. Soviet commander Sokolovsky says the move dismembers Germany, while Dooley Clay notes U S and Britain seek to end economic chaos and unite the zones.

Morgenthau Germany Wes Gallagher Berlin U. S State Department Vassily Sokolovsky Sokolovsky Allied Control Council Lucius Do. Clay Thena East Europe Henry Morgenthau Potsdam United States

Labor Day Message From President Calls For Co Operation

President Truman urged enlightened labor and management to cooperate for public welfare, arguing peaceful bargaining surpasses legislation. He defended union rights, called for a strong Labor Department, and warned against efforts to weaken the bargaining table. Philip Murray of the CIO urged workers to resist rolling back labor gains and push for repeal of Taft Hartley.

Washington Truman Labor Department United States Schwellenbach Trime Philip Murray CIO All American Workers Mane’ Murray

Paris Suburban Theater Fire Kills 50 Injures 50

The Paris press agency reports a suburb theater blaze killed 50 and injured 50 after a balcony collapse triggered by an electrical short. Firemen from Paris, St. Germain and Versaille responded. bodies were moved to the suburban justice office.

Paris St. Germain Versaille Justice of the

Good Weather Seen For Holiday Weekend

Washington based forecast from the U S weather bureau expects generally fair and warm conditions nationwide for labor day. Cloudiness and thunderstorms are possible from the Dakotas to Northern Michigan, with storm chances along the Gulf Coast and Pacific Northwest coast. Scattered afternoon thundershowers are possible in the Southwest mountains. Most areas east of the Rockies will reach the 90s, with Northern border states in the 80s.

Washington W U. S. Weather Bureau Dako Michigan Florida Gulf Coast Oregon Southwest Rockies

Former Gestapo Chief Hunted Two Years in Peiping Home

Heinrich Himmler era figure Charley Schmidt, once head of the Gestapo in North China and Mongolia, was found hiding under a Peiping house and hauled out by police after a two year manhunt. He claimed sun exposure, tuberculosis, and fear of execution, saying he had avoided the sun for two years. Police reported 34 bodies found in a gutted building connected to the case and noted Schmidt was believed implicated in murder. He said German surrender in 1945 spurred pursuit by Japanese then Allies. He fled to Tokyo then returned to China with a forged passport after Japanese arrest.

Peiping Gestapo China Mongolia Charley Schmidt Heinrich Himm Jer Schmidt Shanghai Germany Japan Tokyo

German club member recalls Nazi collaboration and escape

The speaker describes pressure from a German club to name collaborators tied to Schmidt. He refused and later learned they wanted to eliminate him for disrupting their schemes. He says he escaped Japanese custody but gives no details of the schemes or how he fled.

Schmidt

Japan Search Continues After Suspect Vanishes

A fragment notes that while Japan remained at large, the suspect had entered hiding in a house where he was eventually found, signaling a police end to the unfolding case.

Japan

Commande Johnson Cecil Smith Serves At Atlantic Force HQ

Boats mate first class John Cecil Smith, USN, son of Mrs. Wester Smith, serves with the Commander, Force of the Atlantic Files headquarters at Norfolk, attached to the Ford Route Two serving staff.

John Cecil Smith USN Wester Smith Commander Force of the Atlantic Norfolk

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