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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1946
Page
4
Hollywood reports Bing Crosby is in contention for the best actor Oscar for The Bells of St Mary’s after a strong press showing. Crosby, who previously won the top honor, now faces renewed competition as the Academy announces nominations and the race heats up.
Spanning male and female categories, the Oscar field features Spencer Tracy and a slate of leading ladies including Bette Davis Linse Rower and Greer Garson. Nominees include Ingrid Bergman Joan Crawford Gene Tierney and others for roles in Brill of St Marys Valley of Decision Love Letters and Leave Her To Heaven.
Florida Governor Caldwell announced that the Ringling estate will be turned over to the state. Executors are prepared to transfer the Ringling museum in Sarasota after settling debts and obligations from the complex estate.
SYDNEY AFP reports a government scientist says Australian radar radio physics recorded pulse waves from the sun's surface or interior in Sydney. He notes Australians may be first to record sun pulses without sending any signal. The finding could later affect global science and humanity. Also noted is a population statistic showing growth from 1.1 billion in 1850 to about 2.2 billion by 1940.
Captain Crawford Howell Dawsey, native of near Grimes, receives the British Military Cross, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart. He becomes property and supply officer for the Army Recruiting Service of Alabama with Birmingham headquarters, after serving in the Mind FLA Battalion and seeing 482 days of front line combat across Tunisia, Sicily, and Italy with Allied and American divisions. He landed in North Africa in 1942, fought from Fondouk and Kairouan to Cassino, earning a Purple Heart for wounds in 1944 and leading his battery in key campaigns including Salerno and Volturno.
Captain Dawsey, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Price Dawsey of Birmingham and former Dale County residents, received the Military Cross honored by King George VI. Major General Geoffrey Keyes presented the award for meritorious service in Africa Sicily and the Italian campaign during 1943 44. The King approved the award in December 19X and the C in C planned a personal presentation.
An eastbound Southern Railway freight train derailed two cars 45 miles east of Anniston Alabama last night. The Birmingham Atlanta passenger train and four eastbound freights were delayed several hours by the wreck.
An ad promises dramatic weight loss without exercise or diet using Tremett. It claims three to five pounds per week, with a 30 day trial and money back refund, urging readers to ask for Tremett at Page Drug.
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