04 May 1945
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1945
Page
1
A verdict of success was returned in the case of H DeShazo who suffered fatal gunshot wounds. Corner Walter Heiman and other officials convened to hear testimonies and determine a cause and responsibility in the incident.
An OCR fragment lists multiple theater acts and dates with titles such as Swing Homan Molly and We God Is My Co Pilot Johnny Mara Brown and Hoy Rogers. It references shows on Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday with various performers and plays.
An obituary notice lists survivors including Nei De Shaco, Dullas, Tex Otte DeSnece, Wiebe Fells, Tex Odisana, DeShar, Horace DeSheze, Maureen Nowell, Later Watson, and J Vo Pits. Services are planned at Headend cemetery with burial at two and three o’clock, conducted by a local undertaker.
Allied forces tighten grip on Burma as Rangoon falls to a lone British airman and Min Gladon airdrome is seized solo. The port is secured for aid shipments via air through Mandalay toward Saphia as remaining Japanese forces retreat along the Gulf of Martaban.
Number 4 continued from Page 1 risks undue delay amid idle threats as 72,000 arithmetic workers strike under the union rule no contract no work. In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania Local UMW President John Gitlock says miners will sit tight until Lewis orders a return to work.
A fragmented list of planned graduation and commencement times across many schools. Entries include May dates and times for sixth and ninth grade, senior, and junior high ceremonies at locations such as Columbia, Cottonwood, Webb, Madrid, Kinsey, Brannon Stand, Dupree, and Gurdon, with various sermon times noted.
Mrs Betutti Owens of Route 7, Row 42 A, Atlanta, Ga, touts Retonga as a life changer after claiming weight loss to 94 pounds, restored appetite, better sleep, and regained energy. She says she now weighs 110 pounds and performs housework, urging others to try the remedy.
Eyewitness accounts describe街 bombarded streets and ruined embassies after intense fighting. Reports say crowds scavenge looted valuables while Soviet troops establish bakeries and force prisoners to clear debris as German resistance collapses across the metropolitan area.
News wires relay mixed claims on Germanys surrender fate with Churchill possibly traveling to the Reich for ceremonies or meetings. Doenitz, Kimmler, and other Nazi figures are reported in Kiel, Copenhagen, or Denmark as conferences and capitulation talks unfold amid Allied advances.
Fragmented notes describe debates among US and British delegates on a postwar world body. Proposals include a flexible charter, regional action, expanded security council influence, and trusteeships for international responsibilities. Discussions involve Byrd, Eastland, and Capper with Stassen seeking a formula for territorial trusteeship and human rights guarantees. An estimated 25 million man-days are lost annually by farmers due to accidents.
Commander Atkeson receives the Bronze Star for actions as commanding officer of a destroyer division during a torpedo attack against Japanese ships. A Naval Academy graduate, class of 1977, he later commanded three destroyers and now leads a destroyer division in Norfolk. He and his wife Louise live in Norfolk with three children. his mother resides in Columbia.
Marines continue to press north in central Okinawa as they share in the conquest of northern areas. Progress is slow through rugged country filled with installations while other sectors see a stalemate in the ongoing M-day battle.
The War Department lists five soldiers wounded in action from Alabama and Florida. In Europe Ed die B Marler of Elba Alabama is cited along with Dozier E White and George A Bonner of Graceville and Roy J Newsome of Marianna. In the Pacific Daniel A Smith of Slocomb is noted as wounded.
Washington reports show Rep. Andreas voting for overriding President Truman's veto of farm draft legislation while Rep. Grant and Rep. Sparkman opposed the override. The debate centers on age cultural deferments and the principle that those in favored posts should be protected from war hazards, highlighting the justice concerns for millions already in the armed forces.
An editorial argues that China serves as a major agricultural creditor to the United States, supplying a large share of fruits vegetables grains and ornamental plants grown domestically through direct or indirect debt.
Reverend Charles Hildreth announced that the Youth Choir of Lafayette Street Methodist Church will broadcast on WAGF Saturdays at 2 30 p.m. starting tomorrow, replacing the previous 2 45 p.m. slot.
Dr John W Inter of Sylacauga was elected District Governor of Alabama Rotary in a runoff election. Incumbent Dr J K Mebere announced the result. The first ballot by mail saw Dr Kezer and Lewis M South of Berminghem eliminated. Inter, pastor of the Sylacauga Baptist Church, will take office in July.
Charley T. Pig filing described amid maneuvers in the Geneva sector and bay areas. Officials announced rugged conditions and wounded personnel as regional operations continued under wartime leadership.
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