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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1945
Page
8
Marianna set to observe Air Force Day on Wednesday with events atop the town hall steps. A general briefing from Col Mar is expected as local residents gather to honor service members and their contributions.
A ceremony at the Maranua air field observes the Army Air Forces 38th anniversary with a guards display. The program highlights preservation of armed history and a colorful retreat, featuring a military band and demonstrations of planes at the parade grounds.
An armed forces program for August 1 includes chemical warfare pod bomb load demonstrations at Field Carlos by Gen Arnold. The public will be permitted a view of aircraft as part of the general program, with celebrations at AAF stations worldwide.
ST SHARLES Virginia religious section plans a Saturday snake handling convention despite Governor Colean Garden warning of enforcement action. Rev Bill Parsons a coal miner hosts faith healers from Virginia Ohio and Alabama to witness snake handling fire baths and possible strychnine doses amid lingering effects from a copperhead bite. Commonwealth Attorney Robert S Ely vows full cooperation with AFP Staples orders. A decade ago faith healer Teester in North Carolina survived a rattlesnake bite testing faith.
The account records Ferdinand Magellan observing abaca farming and its use in the Philippine Islands during his visit in the early 1500s, noting hemp-like plant utilization in the region.
CAMP LIBERT ALA AP The first training casualty of the Alabama State Guard was recorded Saturday when Sgt Ned M Jones 21 of Montgomery a member of the Guard s Brigade Truck Company died in a traffic accident Brig Gen George L Cleere said Jones was fatally injured when his motorcycle collided with a Camp Siberia truck at the Dost intersection An investigation by Guard and Army authorities was underway Jones death marks the first fatal injury during the training of more than 10 000 State Guardsmen at five encampments Cleere said Jones was a tobacco salesman Surviving are his mother Mrs Mary E Jones of Foley Ala and a sister Mrs Walter Hassell of Montgomery
Birmingham Alabama mayor Cooper Green expressed hope for a settlement to the city’s newspaper printer strike despite no progress in a new round of negotiations. He met with union and management reps, stating another conference could be held next week as about 130 composing room workers remain unresolved.
A fragmented report notes the death or injury of W. A. Bute, son of Mr and Mrs Signes, of Slocombrowe, in a World War II era theater with unclear references to English and Belgian military actions. The text is garbled but indicates a Saturday announcement of casualties or awards.
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