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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1946
Page
1
A report from Alepatras cooperatives delegation asks Maxwell Field veterans to present their concerns to the retirement board. Lawrence A Mav Jegal, adviser to the State Department of Veterans Assets, cites Senatira Bank and Hull and Rer Spark man of Alabama as having presented the mailer to the Adjutant General.
A report dated December describes officers at Maxwell Field and a policy to bar disabled aging veterans from appearing before retirement boards. The department officials say the move contradicts laws and directives, while West Point officials deny such treatment. C. C. Horton reports 12,613 veterans announced in November and service commissioners now active in six of seven counties.
The Dothan VA office reported its busiest day yet as 130 former servicemen visited seeking information benefits and aid. Thirty two filed benefit applications under Public Law No. 16 while J. W. Thornton and John H. Cartwright sponsored outreach, with Thornton addressing Hartford high school students on VA work.
An advertisement claims INNER AID cleanses bowels and body after three days of use. The testimonial says headaches fade, facial eruptions dry up, and rheumatic knee pain disappears, with 12 Great Herbs claimed to purge stomach liver kidneys. Sold by drug stores in Dolhan.
Navy recruiting officials announced an updated age policy allowing applicants from 17 through 30 who pass physical and aptitude tests to enlist. Under 18 must present written parental consent and a birth certificate. A schedule lists recruiting visits to multiple Alabama towns January 14 to 23, with offices in Enterprise Geneva Hartford Eufaula and others.
George Bo gar and Isaiah Levens two Black farmers near the Alabama Florida line were arrested on charges related to the theft of a hog from John Clark of near the state line. Deputy Clayton Adama said Clark reported the hog found near the Black farmer house staked out in the woods after it vanished. The two men were at liberty on bond.
Scout events span February 8 to 14 with the Southeast Alabama Scout Council announcing a chain of observances. Dothan Scotts sponsor To To Church Sunday February 10 and the District Committee plans Go To Church Sunday with J W Cooke and local leaders named.
Chester Bowles discussed steel price increases with the President, indicating the OPA could not recommend a wage-linked rise now. Reported plans suggested a $2.25 to $2.50 per ton increase, while Steel Corp sought $7 per ton to cover price deficiencies and wage gains. OPA final reports were due soon, with officials arguing against conceding to wage pressures before a major postwar walkout.
The commission reviewed typhus and malaria control needs, noting fewer typhus cases in 1945 compared to 1844 in Houston County and urging countywide malaria efforts. It also discussed a dog control program with costs for pickup, boarding, destruction, and impoundment of dogs.
In Montgomery Alabama a Black woman Viole Brown 65 of Goodwater is charged after admitting threats to fatally harm Bob Leonard a Black Goodwater resident if not brought five days. FBI agent R J Avosticchio said she was arrested following an FBI and Goodwater Police probe. The motive tied to a fortune teller description of a fat yellow man who owned two horses. Brown is held for arraignment before U S Commissioner Wallace M Sloane.
Mrs Emma Stewart seventy three died at her home in Damascus Sunday after two short illnesses Funeral services were at the residence with Rev A W Barker officiating Burial followed in Damascus cemetery Searcy Funeral Home directed She was a resident of the community for 60 years and a member of Damascus Baptist Church Surviving are two daughters four sons two brothers three sisters eighteen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren
Houston County court yesterday cleared a docket with multiple dispositions. Noted outcomes include not guilty verdicts for Harry Dupree on shooting across a public road and Eldridge Dupree on driving while intoxicated, fines for several assault and battery charges, and continued or not guilty rulings on vagrancy and prohibition law violations.
A collision early today at the intersection of South Andrews street and Crawford street caused slight damage to two autos. One car was driven west by Sara L. Ritchie and the other north by Joseph Richards. No injuries were reported. Officers Patrolman Ewell Jones and Patrolman Buster Cutts investigated.
KD Crawford Sr was guest speaker at the Dothan Rotary Club speaking on the Problem of the Races. Pat Payner led the program with guests Lieutenant Jerome Lee Sullivan Clyde Smith of Dothan High School and Cro ton Bul Evans. J Max Welden, club member, returned yesterday.
Tokyo AP dispatch reports indications that Japanese participation in war crimes trials may not occur as deadline nears for appointing an international tribunal. US, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines may conduct prosecutions if Japan fails to respond. General MacArthur's headquarters note Busse has not replied to the invitation to suggest names for the court and prosecution. Lieutenant Colonel G Hernando Jr. arrives to discuss moving some Japanese suspects to Shanghai for trial.
In Manila a resolution adopts action on demobilization as Congress reconvenes next week. The House Military Committee faces possible informal inquiry, with letters and petitions piling up. Rankin’s bill seeks release for service members meeting criteria, while Andrews Field near Washington sees protesters voicing grievances without immediate action.
William K. Vance of New York City, a CIO Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards member, appeals to the FEPC after 20 crewmen walked off the Liberty freighter SS Frank H. Dodd in Mobile. He cites racial discrimination as the cause and says union officers back the investigation. The crew denies racial motives and offers to sail with any other Negro steward.
Miss Gwin Barnwell of Greenwood Mississippi was selected as Maid of Cotton 1948 by judges led by Harry Conover. The New York City resident will serve as goodwill ambassador for the National Cotton Council on a tour of national sites. Alternate maids include Lucilla Hamer of Brownsville Tennessee and J Beverly Stewart of Memphis.
area veterans announced by the Associated Press include Pic. Moses Paynes Jr Fic. James Simmons Jr both of Enterprise aboard the W Barry at Newport News Sgt Albert M Thompson Ozark aboard the E Gerry at Newport News T 5 Larry B Harrison Dothan aboard the General Anderson at New York Sergeant Dennis Simmons New Brockton aboard the Alderamin at Tacoma T 5 Clemmis T Terry Enterprise aboard the USS General Black at New York T 5 John E Smith Eufaula route four aboard the Haywood at San Francisco Second Lieutenant Durell Martin Dothan Pfco Cetha V Wallace Andalusia route two Sgt Paul J Thompson Ozark Pfc Arthur Beasley Dothan route two Pfc Ernest Sasser Slocomb Private William F Herring Abbeville Second Lieutenant Robec C Rhodes Jr Columbia Pic George T Mack Andalusia route three and T 5 Cody Phillips Dothan aboard the Queen Mary montgomery ap pickets march before laundries demanding higher wages and union recognition
London AP report quotes Secretary of State Byrnes expressing strong confidence that the atomic safeguard issue raised within the American delegation to the United Nations Assembly will be resolved. He says there is no doubt the matter will be worked out as all sides share the same objective and strive for consensus.
An Edwin J. Dingle endorsed program touts vast inner mind energy exceeding atom power. It describes Tibet hidden wisdom, offers a free 9000 word reel from the Institute of Mentalphysics, and urges readers to request by postcard or letter before withdrawal.
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