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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1944
Page
6
Visiting E qeatizuss will hold a top Panther Division gathering at the Rucker Center. The program aims to boost recreation and community activities with evening dances, variety shows, and social events featuring local groups and volunteers to entertain GIs at the center.
The center supports soldiers beyond recreation by offering a place to sleep, supplies to write home, and general assistance. It coordinated two Panther Division convoys with Bath Special Service Office, bringing trucks of Panthers to Dothan for center parties. No Panther had complained of a poor time yet.
The building of new telephone facilities switchboards and cable lines will begin as soon as wartime demand allows the manufacture of the equipment.
In 1942 Alabama recorded 25_food poisoning deaths, one of the highest totals. Only Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma, and Texas had more. Delaware Idaho Nevada New Hampshire Rhode Island Utah and Vermont reported no deaths. The national total was 463.
Police reported a theft of about $25 from a State liquor store on East Troy Street. A Black employee identified as William Cooper was arrested on a petit larceny charge after allegedly admitting to stealing the money from a sale box. Investigators traced the missing cash from Thursday and Friday with officers continuing to question Cooper.
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Ellen Bruner of Ashford will be held at 5 pm at Ashford Baptist Church with Rev Robert Perry and Rev Sr C Brannon officiating. Burial will follow at Fellows and Christiana. She lived in Ashford thirty six years, survived by husband Billie Bruner and seven grandchildren among others. Pallbearers include Reed Bruner and others.
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