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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1945
Page
6
Premier Stalin is indisposed with a cold for the past two days but expected to attend a high level meeting this afternoon. Molotov sat with Truman and Attlee as talks paused awaiting Stalin’s full recovery. The condition is described as a slight cold, with precautionary house rest ordered by his physician.
Washington reports Allied groups divided over how to handle Japan and its Emperor. Britain argues to preserve the monarchy to prevent chaos, while other powers push for harsher terms. Tokyo urged toward surrender though prospects fade.
J J Whiddon aged 75 died at his Dothan route four home after a long illness. Funeral services were held at Smyrna Church with Rev. C A Cozart and Rev. W M Buch officiating. Burial in Smyrna Cemetery. Survived by wife three daughters a son and several grandchildren. Active pallbearers listed with many local names involved in Dothan Bank and Trust Co. directors among honoraries.
Paris AP General Weygand testifies at Marshal Petain trial claiming he assumed responsibility for seeking an armistice on military grounds. He denies collusion with Petain and says Lebrun first suggested peace before French armies were destroyed. He recalls Vichy police torture fears and notes French fear of police.
Betty Leo Oliver of Fort Smith Arkansas survived a nearly 80 floor fall when an Army bomber crash damaged the Empire State Building elevators. The 17? year old elevator girl was alive and smiling at Bellevue Hospital after the fall that destroyed automatic braking cables and left six cables severed.
The nation’s strike total hovered around 40,000 amid 30 plus work stoppages across industries. Crosley Plan in Cincinnati faced a War Labor Board order ending a four day idle period for over 5,000 workers. A Chicago walkout at Foote Brothers Gear halted airplane engine work, sat at 30 workers. Four thousand five hundred other strikers rejected a second time a back to work directive, choosing to extend a week-long walkout.
Abbeville Alabama Henry County Farm Bureau will hold its annual rally at the high school gym tomorrow starting at 1 a m The morning session focuses on Farm Bureau affairs while the afternoon covers soil conservation and farmer worker relations Speakers include Walter Randolph Alabama Farm Bureau Federation president D C Medlock Auburn G W Ray National Peanut Council and others W H Webster Henry County farm agent said barbecue lunch for about 100 attendees will feature five hogs and a cow
Four flying training wings of the Eastern Flying Training Command will be merged effective today under Brigadier General Clinton D. Vincent with headquarters at Napier Field. The EFTC said the move aims for economy and centralized control of dispersed flying schools, affecting the 27th, 28th, 25th and 30th Wings and their basic, primary, advanced single engine programs.
Colonel Charlie H Stewart invites residents of Dothan and the Wiregrass to Napier Field for Air Force Day events marking the Army Air Forces anniversary. Highlights include an A AP planes display, Be2a, AT-6, P-40, P-51, a football, baseball games, B-29 flyover, a water carnival, street and Sq F dances, and religious services.
Senate Foreign Relations Chair Connally urged State Dept to see if enabling legislation is needed to appoint Edward R. Stettinius Jr as UN Security Council delegate by the President. Debate stalled over whether Senate confirmation is required for diplomatic appointments and who controls delegation.
President John D. Ayres urged keeping taxicab rates within established limits under a 1944 ordinance. City Clerk J. J. Vaughn reviewed the fare ordinance as Dothan officials debated whether drivers were charging excessive rates.
Far East air force reports heavy air strike against Japanese targets including an aluminum plant on Suruga Gulf. MacArthur said 1,500 sorties were flown Sunday into Kyushu and southern Honshu, damaging ships and sinking merchant craft.
Laval, former head of the Vichy government, surrendered to United States authorities in the American zone of occupation after leaving Barcelona aboard a German Junkers 88 transport. He reportedly arrived in southern Germany before noon and the aircraft likely came down near the Frankfurt area. The United States forces offered no further details.
The Supreme National Defense Council approved today China's adherence to the United Nations Charter and to the Bretton Woods financial agreement. Both proposals were sent to the Legislative Yuan for ratification formalities.
AP reports Maj. Gen. Curtis E LeMay warned 12 more Japanese cities of planned destruction using leaflets dropped by B 29 Superfortresses. The list includes eight additions Mito Hachioji Maebashi Toyama Nagano Fukuyama Olae Maizuru and four previously warned. total affected exceed 1.3 million people across Honshu Hokkaido and Kyushu as warnings arrive amid industrial and transport targets.
A US naval sighting of Japan’s fleet collapse shows three years after Pearl Harbor the Imperial Navy failed to mount a coordinated defense. American carriers struck Yokosuka and Kure, sinking battleships and cruisers, while remaining ships hid under camouflage. The once-formidable fleet lay quiet, offering little resistance beyond distant antiaircraft fire.
Circuit court granted probation to two defendants in a prohibition case. One was sentenced to four years and one day in prison but placed on two years probation. Laura McCloud received ten days for preliminary cast and placed on one year probation. A third defendant, Albert Brown, faced sentencing for violation and had the petition continued.
Allied carrier planes destroyed or damaged 207 ships and 430 planes over two days. Admiral Nimitz announced renewed raids into Honshu, with deep strikes on Kure and Maizuru bases, and revised counts showing 52 ships sunk or damaged in the Saturday attack.
The report notes Japan-1,500 carrier planes raid from Tokyo to Shimizu, 80 miles SW of Tokyo. Allied air and sea losses counted. Southeast Asia describes British carrier strikes toward Singapore and Bangkok operations. China reports forces advancing from Kweilin toward Hengyang. Philippines notes capture near Baguio Luzon. Borneo reports Australian forces driving Japanese from Bakapan and partial Tarakan oil restoration.
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