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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1945
Page
2
A damaged legal notice from Georgia references a service issue and misstatement of fact. The text notes redress readiness by Bent-Smith Co and lists national representatives in Chicago New York Boston Atlanta Detroit with a biblical quote and a reflection line.
Readers condemn using Pullman cars for German POWs while American soldiers endure crowded day coaches. Veterans report 500 European theater vets arriving at Camp Beale told of dusty aisles, double bunks, and water scarcity, while POWs travel in relative comfort. Critics demand accountability and immediate corrective measures.
Postwar tires may be synthetic and longer lasting as John W. Thomas announces a 12 million laboratory to develop a tire that could outlast cars, resist punctures, and avoid skidding. Government and industry leaders expect costs to drop, with synthetic rubber approaching prewar prices, while preparations for reconversion extend into fall.
A garbled passage discusses coddling, preaness, and a vague Seers event. It mentions soldiers, teams, and a hard piece perceived in Gersery, with disjointed references to crews, Port Geren prisoners, and a question about the United States. The text is severely unclear and contains many unreadable words.
Army meat allocations, surplus property secrecy, and Republican critique clash with Democratic social program in Washington. The column notes planned meat reductions, Surplus Property plans to barter for local currencies, and GOP challenges to FPCC while highlighting Spanish Loyalists in camps awaiting aid from UNRRA and Acheson.
John Temple Graves discusses Truman and Byrnes as political figures for America. He argues Byrnes could be a presidential successor with similar aims, noting public approval patterns and the end of the old New Deal quarrel. The piece urges imagination in leadership and using Roosevelt’s legacy to guide future policy.
Radio listings show WAGF airings with Fulton Lewin Jr and Agatha Christie Poirot on MBS, plus Various musical segments from Arch Obotac’s Playa to Chuck Font 14, and AP News updates. The fragmented schedule includes Devotions, Rhythms Roundup, and Morton Downe songs, with Neal McCormick’s Troubailly and Standard String Ensemble.
A wartime briefing notes intensified Allied air campaigns against Japan. It cites Tokyo's casualty figures, bomber impact on Osaka Yokohama Kobe and Niigata, and LeMay’s claim of shattered war production. It warns that underground factories may exist but evidence is unclear while stressing the risk of a brutal blockade and invasion unless Nippon surrenders.
A fragmented radio schedule lists acts and times including Neve, Accordion Aces, Dance Orch, Hank Williams Gang, John Howard King’s Band, The Johneon Family, and Harry James Orchestra. AP News segments and music by Swasten appear, with additional listings for Los, Joha’s Kentuchiana Viennese Concert Orchestra and Billy Mills Orchestra headlines.
A fragmented network timetable lists programs across slots from 6:00 to 2:00 am including Sunpar Club, World War via Broadcast, Mr Keen, Benny Goodman concert, Lum and Abner serial, The Adventures of Topper, Jamboree from Dixie, Bing Crosby music, Joan Dane variety, and other announced and to be announced shows with multiple performers and times appearing in a draft-like listing.
The number of cotton spinning mills in the United States dropped from 1 046 in 1935 to 887 in 1944, a loss of 179 mills or 17.1 percent over ten years.
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