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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1946
Page
1
A fragmentary OCR note references wrongdoing and a single man. No clear names, places, or dates are readable. The readable text conveys accusation of evil linked to one individual, but details are too incomplete to identify persons or events.
Funeral services for Mrs Mis Gourt Forehand seventy six died at her home on Campbellton route eight after a long illness were conducted this afternoon at Memphis Church with Rev Albert Davis presiding Burial followed in the church cemetery Johnson-Wilkerson directing She was a Houston County native and Baptist Church member Surviving are three daughters Alma Avery Cora Jackson and Ethel Glass five sons W M C A and H R Forehand J S Forehand and Lonnie Forehand Plant City Fla Active pallbearers Rush Roy John Redmond Theron Davis Benton Dorman and Mulan Paulk
A Florida peanut salesman James Curentin and family lost their Orleans Hotel room in New Orleans after registering and leaving 1525 in bonds. They searched for the hotel through the night and into yesterday with city detectives aiding. The hotel was described as a three story building with a barroom on the corner and a Chinese restaurant in the middle of the block.
June reports to the Houston County health department list cases for 1946 across several diseases. Diphtheria one case in June, seven in six months. meningorrhea 26 and 312. houkwperm 77 and 354. malaria one and 12. poliomyelitis one and one. scarlet fever one and one. syphilis nine and 53. tuberculosis two and four. typhus fever two and 12.
A Montana Senate special committee hearing drew charges of Nazi style tactics from Leif Erickson former State Supreme Court judge and Wheeler opponent. Erickson said hearings were biased toward Wheeler supporters and aimed to smear him. He accused the investigation of being orchestrated to discredit Wheeler referencing The Plot Against America.
In Fortland Oregon an inmate who served as caretaker of the patrol car lot secretly sold police lot parking spaces to Midtown shoppers. He charged 25 cents per car and exploited the trustee position for profits, revealing a bold scheme that puzzled police for some time.
Senators clash over OPA price ceilings and rent controls as Teft bids to restore a profit provision while Hawkes proposes staged 4 to 5 percent increases. Barkley warns limits may face presidential veto. O'Daniel threatens talks to death over permanent price policy amid ongoing House Senate maneuvers.
In Coffee, Pierce, Atkinson, and Ben Hill counties, petitions seek to strike Black registrants from the Democratic white primary roster on July 17. The filing cites alleged ineligibilities and argues a state wide conspiracy to deprive Black voters of franchise rights, as Judge Scarlett blocks hearings targeting only Negro challengers. Supreme Court action has expanded Black voting in the primary amid political tension.
The Army reports a vast operation from Gibraltar to Murmansk to locate and identify over 25,000 Americans killed in World War II. About 14,000 personnel are involved and two to five years are expected to finish. Many missing include airmen and intelligence officers scattered in the Balkans and Middle East. There are 6132 still undetermined, 3929 unidentified in U S cemeteries, and 15486 in isolated known sites.
Number 14 Cherry would review their work for bureau members showing what they did to be chosen most outstanding. The afternoon session includes Arnold's talk and a report on Houston County Home Demonstration Clubwork to be given by Mrs J K Newton vice president of the Houston County Council of Home Demonstration Clubs. Group singing and devotional services are scheduled.
The census in Dothan was carried out by a large list of local names including Mrs. Ruby Elimore, Miss Lettie Stafford, Miss Mary Jeter, Rosa McRae, and Mae Ward. They documented residents in districts like Piney Grove, Selmie, Heflin Rows, Newton Springs, and many more. The effort covered both white and Nepro school systems and noted district teachers and organizers.
The Myiltan Production Administration set a three month goal of 1,500,000 men’s suits. It compares with 5,300,000 suits in the second quarter and 5,200,000 in the first quarter. The agency aims for about 25,000,444 suits this year, just over half the demand, with the prewar high at 23,000,900.
Washington AP reports the final batch of more than 370000 German war prisoners in the United States is to sail from New York on July 22, apart from about 900 sick or incorrigible cases. About 175000 will transfer to British custody under an agreement, with others sent to the British occupied zone in Germany to work in mines and jobs. By year’s end US plans reduce American custody in Germany to roughly 3000 incorrigibles, while 4000 serve in graves registration. The repatriation recalls WWII logistics, including former POWs employed at posts and contracted labor, and training in democratic life at Fort Eustis, now closed.
United Press reports buyers strikes spreading in New York and other cities to protest high prices. Demonstrations planned or under way in Philadelphia, Washington, St. Louis, Quincy and Omaha, with shortages and restrained shopping in Minneapolis and Salt Lake City. Washington hosts a one day strike by Citizens Price Defense Organization. Sponsors include spouses of lawmakers and columnists. Readiness for nationwide action and calls for price control act.
Americans in war kit and armored cars joined Italian police in Trieste to quell clashes with pro Slovenes. Rioters attacked Italian markets while police arrested dozens. Slovenes streamed into Trieste from the countryside as Italian authorities reported mines on the Udine Trieste rail line near Pieris.
The jury ruled that anonymity like Friends of Jotu Due violates corrupt practice law and newspapers publishing such ads are liable. In a separate directive, CPA required textile mills to reserve sufficient materials over the next three months for porkets, linings, waistbands and other apparel components.
In DACHAU Germany an American military court found 73 Waffen SS veterans guilty of slaughtering 90 American prisoners and Belgian civilians in the Battle of the Bulge. Among the defendants were Gen. Josef Dietrich Lt Gen Hermann Priess Brig Gen Fritz Kraemer and Col Joachim Peiper.
In Montgomery Alabama AP Morgan regional SSA director said progress of farm rehabilitation borrowers must be measured in dollars and cents yet true progress includes more than repayment. He cited more FFA members Fourth Quarter health sanitation and living standards as key indicators and noted profits should not be the sole measure. Other speakers listed were John Hielman Hugh Frazer Julian Brown and J D Pope.
A sportsman named Hughes, injured in a crash during an experimental Army plane flight near LIT California, shows improving signs though still in critical condition at Good Samaritan Hospital. Doctors report he had a 10-50 chance of living and his status evolved as tests continued.
Officials say livestock products such as meats and poultry will stay near last year’s output over the next year while the corn crop may be largest ever harvested yet unlikely to lift whiskey inputs. Oilseed crops lag wartime demand but sugar stocks may rise 25 percent, with rationing possible.
The Boy Scouts renewal papers for Eufaula Troop 13 sponsored by First Baptist Church have been received in Dothan. Conner is re-registering as Scoutmaster with Sparks as assistant scoutmaster. Garrison and Stephens serve on the troop committee. The Rev. C. B. Price is pastor. Patrols list leaders and members including Lion leaders Kenneth Cooper and Eugene Perkins. Panther leader Lewis Earl Maddox. Cobra leader Dewey P. Carpenter. Eagle leader Ray Griffin, with multiple scouts named by patrol.
Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering planned to neutralize and seize Gibraltar with the heaviest artillery siege ever, using 600 88 mm guns, 80 cm railway guns, and 60 cm guns, backed by 15 divisions. The plan aimed to trap Gibraltar as the first step toward a Mediterranean pincer against Suez, but Hitler shifted priority to Russia.
Waynesboro Pennsylvania reports that a 14 year old orphan boy who loves murder stories confessed to killing 63 year old farmwife Mrs Frank Fletcher for the thrill of murder. He stabbed her from behind with a carving knife and then called state police. A coroner’s jury linked the death to the boy and District Attorney Frank Throckmorton said murder charges will be filed.
TOKYO reported Nomura Kichisaburo, the Japanese ambassador to the United States at Pearl Harbor’s eve, sent a secret message on October 22 1941 saying he did not want a deceitful role in peace negotiations. The message, intercepted by the international prosecution section, notes he would have resigned after the Konoye cabinet fell on October 18. He warned Cordell Hull that while Hull believed he was sincere, his influence in Japan was limited.
Washington dispatch reports Army Major questioned amid Bikini atom bomb test prep and missing wills. Investigators pace the case as the key to a New York locker with a brief case of films remains unknown. The Major is charged with failing to keep material secured as required by military duties.
In Birmingham Alabama a seven year old Black child named Charles Barnes drowned while trying to swat a horsefly. He was swimming in a creek with two companions when the insect startled him. The body was recovered shortly after.
Reporters found Murray saddened by the loss of his longtime associate Hillman who died at 59 at a Long Island summer home. The CIO's eight member founding committee contemplates successors with names like Murray Rusself and R J Thomas, while Willman’s three assistant PAC chairmen Burns, Dudley, and Kroll are also considered.
American and Soviet actions sparked a rift in eastern Austria as French authorities objected to a Russian order evacuating 54 000 non Austrians most of them Volksdeutschen. The issue led to a parliamentary session where Figure urged clarification of German property rights and restitution for Austrian and Allied assets.
The House faces a final vote on the loan bill with 141 of 192 Republicans opposing extending the credit, 30 for and 21 undecided. Administration polls show Democrats favoring the measure by about five to one, while absentee calls were sent as 141 of 433 members were absent. Speaker Rayburn said a plane would bring 10 members from the Philippines and the atom bomb test delegation by Saturday.
The report notes Adcock of Hunterina elected president yesterday succeeding Carey who resigned for work in peat. Frank Parker precedes him as organizer before the election. Birn named first vice president, J P Taylor and Gadsdes as second, with vier reg Wells serving as secretary and treasurer in Birmingham.
Reports say four Americans are being held by Russians in Berlin amid stalled negotiations. U S Army officers and high level officials discuss possible releases as lines of communication remain fraught and unclear.
Australia presses to list veto rule for general assembly after Soviet Gromyko blocks measures. Evatt urges restrictions on use of veto to major questions threatening peace as Mexico’s Castillo Najera retires from council chair.
The article reports on testimonies connected to Batavia Products Company and its alleged $10,897,203 inch shell contract, with Meader denying involvement and Hardy claiming influence over the paper empire amid a 1944 1945 timeline. It notes committee doubts about May’s witness status, potential lack of congressional action, and references to war profits scrutiny and Army awards linked to Batavia and related figures.
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