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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1945
Page
6
National debate centers on a negotiated tariff reduction with rates possibly falling to 60 percent of the Smoot Hawley levels. President Truman’s plan aims to limit duties while Congress weighs the measure and clarifies expiration dates and fiscal impact.
Major James W. Johnston, commander of the Second Battalion 334th Infantry, is honored with Johnston Stadion in Germany. He led the division’s first night attack near Geilenkirchen and was killed March 4 in action on the Rhine front. His brother-in-law Huey Melnish was wounded the same day. The dedication notes his 127-pound frame and a record of 8 killed and 8 captured in a single engagement.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Moates aged eighty eight died at her son's Ozark home after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at Mt Pleasant Church this afternoon at 2 p.m. with Rev. Bo Johnson officiating. Holman Funeral Home in charge. Survived by daughters Mrs Lon Wincham and Mrs W W Rudd of Florala Alabama and sons Rascem Moatek of Richmond Virginia and Jessie Maates of Texas.
A walkout by about 1,100 blast furnace workers at Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company idled 10,000 across 17 open hearth furnaces eight blast furnaces and rail mill operations. United Steelworkers CIO rep B F Gage called the walkout unauthorized and tied it to demands for an incentive pay plan now before the War Labor Board for nearly two years.
The U S Employment Service in Dothan announced veterans can apply for work as radio operators sales clerks welders machinists drivers cooks plumbers and sheet metal workers Local and non veteran applications will be forwarded to employers through the Dothan office Also noted is 1309 local offices nationwide and a note about pig iron used in other operations.
In a dense classified style, the ad lists used and new furniture items and appliances from multiple sellers. Offers include a 1941 Dodge truck, new sofa beds, breakfast sets, bedroom suites, Florence tabletop oil range, metal ice refrigerators, and various stoves, cabinets, and beds. Also mentions peanuts for sale, siding shingles, and a large Dixie/Blumberg furniture presence with financing options.
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