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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1946
Page
1
London dispatch reports the Soviet press condemns American atom bomb tests as a drive to fuel fear and strengthen dictatorial control. The piece cites Canadian and American outlets arguing the weapon promises imperialism and political leverage for the USSR and allied regimes.
Funeral services for Zelon Holland of Newsville route one were held this morning at Concord Baptist Church. Rev Dempsey Hodges of Dothan officiated with Headland Mortuary in charge. Burial followed in Kirkland Cemetery. He was sixty four. Survived by wife Allie Holland, one daughter Mavis Ellerbee of Columbus, Ga., and three sisters Cherry Gilmore of Campbellton Fla., Julia Posey and Deddie Fayne, both of South Florida.
Russians held near Mukden report they were captured after a Japanese-led assault. A field dispatch says six Russians, an artillery major and four others were seized near Suchintung as they traveled by train halted by a blown bridge.
World War II veteran J. W. Thornton was elected Commander of the Wiregrass Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, succeeding Ben May. Thornton previously served as Post Adjutant and Quartermaster, with E L Northead as senior vice commander and Grady Loftin as junior vice commander named among officers. A barbecue site was donated by Ben May with a committee appointed to build the pit and install facilities at the post site.
A Kiwanians meeting featured a debate on hairless intellect with JL Tl. Vaughn and Load. Thos. Se. presiding, A. Cholds voting as judge, and J. Wo Cooke named chair of the program. New member J. Wo Staffed was welcomed, and Fred Yoogerman of Blutitov Ind. recalled his stay in Florida while Tangerman, a retired Indiana banker, spoke on delinquency. Guests Hush F. Wallace, Tr, Alvin Bender attended.
Franklin Tennessee farmer John Edwards faced arraignment after confessing to attempting to poison his wife and unborn child and five in-laws by lye and poison, and to shooting three cows and poultry owned by his father in law Bryant Harris. He admitted during a hearing in county court and was held on bond after the wives and mother in law swore out a peace warrant alleging a white powder in the well and unusual green tinted feed.
The Eagle reports 97 year old Donald Dad Cavilla, one of Barnum’s original 25 clowns, heads to New York to open with Ringling Brothers on April 6. He plans school appearances in Midland City, Panckard, Newton and possibly Ozark while in Alabama, but won’t visit Dothan elementary schools. Cavilla begins his 74th year as a circus clown and cites longevity, claiming to be the last survivor of Pickett’s charge, while noting his medical degree and long career with major circuses.
Charles Lewis twenty five of Drasguase was in Houston County law today charged with giving a bogus check for fifty dollars in the city. The sheriffs office announced the warrant was signed by Hubert Yon who reportedly deposited the check in a Dothan bank. Insufficient funds were found to cover the amount.
Deposition details from Lt George Barr of Queens Village recounts mistreatment of the Doolittle raid pilots after their capture in 1942. They were subjected to beating, the water treatment, and deprivation for 50 days, then confined in a filthy Shanghai cell with rats, losing 40 to 60 pounds. Prosecutors used the testimony in the Tokyo war crimes trial of four Japanese officers.
Reichs marshal Hermann Goering faced prosecutor Robert H. Jackson and minutes of a 1938 meeting. He argued his anti Jewish remarks were spontaneous and not historically significant, despite calls to kill Jews and harsh racial statements.
The 13-Continued From Page One report details Emmet and Morris Tucker from Grass Valley towing the first five bodies to a temporary Hobart morgue after Army trucks reached the scene. Snowplows pushed through night to aid recovery as a private plane located the B 28 wreckage. The bomber, missing since dawn, was spotted by Capt. J. M Clark and confirmed by the plane’s tail number.
The text outlines efforts to broaden UNRRA influence with a stronger alliance of nations, including pressure to raise contributions and admit Argentina, Albania, and Turkey. It notes proposed inclusion of Russia, funding targets at one percent of national income for 1942, and ongoing questions about UNRRA expiration and succession to Lehman.
The Senate foreign relations and military committees plan to review international conditions before extending the Selective Service draft. Secretary Byrnes and others may testify behind closed doors. Chairman Thomas says the July draft date is fixed, while Hershey urges an indefinite draft and 18 month service. General Smith's nomination faces careful Senate scrutiny to ensure a firm yet friendly approach to Russia.
The article notes a grand jury inquiry may be launched promptly. It discusses Florida and Georgia origins of voters, inconsistencies between poll tax and registration records, and Alabama law requiring two years of back taxes for registration unless the mover is over 45.
A fragment recounts a German radio figure known as Sally who courted American soldiers with honeyed talk, predicted their defeat, and urged them to quit fighting. She arrived in Germany in 1934 and began broadcasting after the war began at the German Foreign Office's request, after a period teaching.
The text discusses creating a broad unification of democratic parties and groups backing decisions of the Moscow Conference of Foreign Ministers to establish a five year trusteeship. Hodge, not a delegate, says the commission's work will show two great nations can cooperate to capitalize on their victory and restore oppressed nations to independence.
Shvernik, an old Bolshevik and longtime Communist party member since 1902, served as People's Commissar of Workers and Peasants' Inspection from 1922 and became a secretary of the Central Committee in 1923. The note references his prominence in early Soviet governance.
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