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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1945
Page
1
Chinese high command reports Japanese forces pressing south along the East China Sea coast in Chekiang Province. Pingyang reportedly falls as the effort to form a new invasion line continues. Chinese forces gain ground in Hunan and Kwangsi as pursuit extends toward Shaoyang and Foochow areas.
War bond sales in Houston County trail, totaling 1 181 440 with 363 503 in E bonds. Officials plan campaigns during the Seventh War Loan, urging citizens to buy bonds. Tomorrow at Legion Field Birmingham, First Army Day honors Gen Courtney Hodges and his European unit, with all Alabama counties reporting sales. Broadcast on WAGF 9 pm to 2 30 pm. Bonds bought tomorrow bear Tickets 19 Tokyo, sent to Hodges for the Pacific theater effort.
Dothan-Ozark Defense Rental office staff moved to rooms 27-209 in the Farmer-Porter Building on North Foster Street with records transferred from the Penney Building. Office closure followed a government contract cancellation, and the Penney Building owner exercised rights, prompting vacate notice dated May 1.
Osaka reports indicate major incineration raids with 3 200 tons of incendiaries targeting industry, waterfronts, and transports in fourth wave of heavy attacks. Okinawa sees continued fighting as garrisons yield ground. Luzon and Mindanao endure counterattacks amid heavy Japanese losses. Chinese forces claim Pinyang captured and pressure widens along the north Chinese corridor toward Shenyang as counteroffensive threats loom.
U S forces tighten around Shuri on Okinawa as Japanese resistance nears collapse. Adm Chester Nimitz reports 61,519 killed and 3,357 captured of the original 85,000 garrison. Two week Yank assault drives through Naha and Yonabaru. Shuri town cornered as Marines advance.
Osaka endured major fires from Superfort incendiaries with smoke towering six hundred feet over the city. Yokohama also suffered extensive damage as 2nd Bomber Command said ruins covered 6.8 square miles. Japanese broadcasts said flames were being brought under control.
Alabama House action moves several million dollars to state schools. One bill would provide 500000 for the minimum school program, another 750000 contingent on treasury status, and a third of any surplus over 1750000. Senate and conference committee actions follow as leaders seek to shape funding for teachers and education.
Washington AP reports the OPA vows a drastic program to curb sugar pilfering from home canning. Bowles cites fake applications and pledges, suspending new certificates in some areas to protect supplies and allow careful quota review. A special OPA investigations unit will pursue diversions to bootleg liquor or white bottling. Alabama readers see the issue echoed locally as housewives press for action.
Eastern Air Lines faces a delay in resuming passenger and air mail service through Dothan pending War Department authorization to use Municipal Airport landing facilities. Ray Brand of EAL says authority is expected momentarily and two planes paused en route to Montgomery today while awaiting clearance. Brand notes civilian traffic handling is ready at the airport and EAL seeks final authorization via the War Department and Civil Aeronautics Board.
City police seek clues to identify thieves who took 25 young turkeys from Dr. D. C. Halsten as poultry thefts rise in Dothan. Turkeys weighed about three pounds each and were stolen while the doctor was out of town. police urge fowl owners to watch for thefts amid looming meat shortages.
Rep Lee announced that Houston County salary bills for probate judge sheriff court clerk tax assessor tax collector and register in chancery have been signed by Gov Chauncey Sparks and will take effect at the end of the current terms. Other measures include pay reforms for witness claims court attendance by the sheriff and a road and bridge or county engineer appointment rule.
Montgomery AP Senate passes bills for city manager form of government in Dothan and sick leave for Tuscaloosa County employees. A measure by Rep Alin Lee of Houston to authorize city managers in municipalities with populations between 15 60 and 18 000 was approved unanimously, sponsored by Senator M W Espy. The item, tied to other local government reforms, moves to the governor for final action.
United States delegates press for forceful leadership by the five sponsoring powers to accelerate the UN Charter conference work. Talks with British Chinese and French spokesmen focus on veto limits and a meeting of the Big Five chiefs. Moscow reaction to a veto proposal is awaited as delegates grow restless at home pressures.
President Truman said at a weekly news conference that a meeting of the Big Three was getting closer and could take place in the not far distant future. He indicated a potential larger gathering was possible but that only heads of the British American and Soviet governments had been discussed.
Edward D. Bala reports on Lidice Czechoslovakia where the village was erased by Germans and a painted sign marks the site near a dusty road as the world recalls the atrocity.
Navy chronicles sub crews in the Pacific, praising their secret war effort. Admiral King cites American submarines as decisive to the war’s course. The series opens with accounts from submarines and crews including Lt. Conner Street of Norfolk and others from Georgia and beyond.
The American Foreign Mission Society reports that in 1943 on Panay Island, Philippines, Baptist missionaries and a nine year old boy were beheaded by Japanese forces. Victims include Jeane C. Adana nurse and Joe Roy N.Y. Mrs Covell and others. executions occurred December 19 or 20, with no permission from War and State Departments.
President Truman told Congress the future American force in Europe will be larger than the AEF and warned of tougher air battles as the Pacific war shifts momentum. He praised Navy aid, noted Japan’s fleet erosion, and urged continued mobilization for the coming campaigns.
Houston County reports a truckload of tomatoes sold at the Ashford farmers market bringing 1386.25 yesterday. County agent C. M. Ling says prices should be slightly better than last year as the crop is not wrapped. No 1 tomatoes average 4.75 per box and No 2s 3.25 per box. Severe damage is feared to the 1844 crop from hot, dry weather as a heat wave arrives.
J Hayes, resident of Do than for U1 years, died at his home on the Dothan Montgomery highway north of Sothan today after a long illness. He was 49, formerly ran a grocery business and held the Shedli Oy Co agency for 12 years before retiring two years ago due to health. He belonged to the Assembly of God Church. Surviving are his wife, two sons, and two brothers. funeral arrangements were incomplete at press time.
British and American mediation efforts surface as French troops in Syria and Lebanon halt shelling amid a Middle East crisis. Churchill and Eden press Paris to restore order while the United States joins tripartite talks with Britain and France to resolve the conflict and safeguard allied communications. casualties rise with hundreds dead and many wounded in Damascus and Beyrouth.
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