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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1945
Page
7
Report notes conflicting claims by Russia and Japan over Sakhalin Karafuto Island with references to Bekbein Island and shared geography. Mentions climate and wildlife such as fish fur and hides in the region, framing a contested area with maritime and territorial implications.
The text recounts historical shifts around Sakhalin, detailing Russo Japanese frontier changes from 1889 to 1965, including the division after the Russo Japanese War, revenue from salmon and coal, and development like railways and ports. It notes Russian penal use of the northern part and Japanese settlement efforts.
AP report from Cincinnati notes Walter White of the NAACP recounts a string of assaults on Negro Navy men by Marines on a Pacific island. White says camps were attacked with hand grenades and smoke bombs, leading to killings and rioting, with a Navy board to probe.
Glenn Horace Smith son of Mr and Mrs J L Smith Hartford advanced to petty officer third class in the US Navy He entered service December 1943 after working at Marianna Army Air Base Recruit training at Great Lakes overseas since March 19 1944 His assignments included New Caledonia New Hebrides Guadalcanal and Bougainville now stationed in the Marianas with Mobile Aviation Instrument Repair Unit His wife Gendlyne and son Terry live in Slocomb.
Guy Edsel McGowan SM2 son of Mr and Mrs JT E McGowan 111 N Foster St was honorably discharged from the U S Navy at the Navy Hospital Charleston D C He served overseas 18 months and earned the American Theater ribbon the Asiatic Pacific ribbon with four stars and the Philippines Liberation ribbon with one star He served aboard a cruiser and is married to Princes Walker of Dothan
Staff Sergeant Ray Lancelot Turner, son of Mrs. Jimmie P. Turner of 830 South Oates Street, works in the Engineer Section of Headquarters Advance Section Communications Zone in Germany. A veteran of the chief supply agency, he drafted many project plans for advance section engineers in the continent. He served from Fort McClellan after training at Troy State and Auburn, then moved overseas via England on September 20, 1943, arriving in France July 1, 1944.
Dempsey Cook aged 18 of Route 1 Box 240 Dothan Alabama was promoted to Seaman First Class in the Navy Maritime Service and received new duties promotional honors and assignments.
Southern opposition in Congress explored a compromise to keep FEPC alive as a temporary agency with limited funding. A $752 million supply bill would grant a token or small operating fund while delaying a permanent, legally empowered FEPC, risking months of deadlock and payless work for War Agencies unless funds arrive.
The U S Maritime Service UP announced today in New Orleans that certification as Able Seaman is granted upon completion of training at the grade school. Lit. HR Baldwin, Officer-in-Charge, disclosed the action.
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