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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1945
Page
4
Farmers in Katyreeded area and Joyron County seek emergency loans to fund crop and feed production for 1945. Field supervisor says loans target small cash needs, require first lien on crops, and extend to landowners with workable equipment, aiming to broaden access beyond limited groups.
Peter Edson surveys New Deal planners who favor a 60 to 60 cents per hour minimum, with Hopkins backing a postwar standard. Present hourly earnings in manufacturing hover around $3. The piece notes stock market gains as evidence that business conditions may be improving, and argues industry could sustain higher wages if profitable.
The article outlines Senator Walter F. George's postwar economic policy plan using standing Senate committees and a housing subcommittee led by Senator Robert A. Taft. It notes cross‑committee membership from Banking and Currency and Education and Labor, and explains how work will be divided across tasks.
Troop Carrier Command airmen endure demanding training at bases like Bergstrom Field Texas as they refine contour flying and airborne operations. Pilots must master close air support, paratroop and glider drops under threat, with nerve tested during weeks of intensive instruction before overseas service.
Corporal Ralph P. Jordan of Gordon and Corporal Joseph E. Newberry of Slotomb have completed an orientation course. The training bridged U S and combat service in Germany, as announced by the Air Service Command Public Relations Office in England.
Two persons escaped injury in a collision between a truck and a car at the intersection of South Oates land Franklin streets. Police records identify the drivers as J M Powell of Dothan the automobile and Elwood R Aycock of Montgomery the truck. Both vehicles were northbound and the truck was demolished.
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