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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1945
Page
7
A 42 year old ex sailor from Jacksonsville Florida was arrested in West Palm Beach on charges of murdering Charles H Montgomery. Montgomery was found shot in the head on a bridge road near St Augustine. The suspect was surprised by police while drinking beer.
Detectives linked Montgomery Travel’s disappearance to a street robbery case. The victim, Alene, and two revolvers were recovered, along with forged checks totaling 230 dollars and Montgomery’s identification cards. The suspect Thompson admitted awareness of the case and noted the motive tied to a hotel departure on April 21.
The laboratory serving physicians in Houston Henry Geneve Date and part of Coffee County reports peak summer staffing. Currently three employees are on staff including Mrs. Cooper as director and senior bacterologist, Mrs. Neva Huskey as secretary, and HL.
Miss Henri Cook will return to Dothan as assistant bacteriologist until June to handle summer workload at the state laboratory. If no additional assistant is hired by June 1, specimens will be sent to Montgomery. Medical Society members oppose closing the branch, citing risk to public and physicians.
Report notes a vast exodus of 50 million Chinese driven by Japanese aggression into China's interior. The movement, described as the largest in history, surpasses the 1776 1880 European emigration to America by about 20 million.
Multiple advertisers list office supplies roofing siding lenses and gun glasses. Stores include Sullivan Supply Store in Ozark and Brown's Drug Store in Dothan offering equipment and household items, plus Seales & Market Equipment and Sherman Lumber Co advertising roofing, pulpwood saws, and building materials. Also featured are furniture, mattresses, cheerful kitchen goods, and overseas box services with broad local reach.
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