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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1946
Page
1
Officials of the Wire Grass Shrine Club say the American Legion band will replace Dothan High School band in the Shrine parade on Wednesday afternoon. The Panama City Oriental band will also participate. Parade starts downtown at 4 p.m. banquet at Houston Hotel dance at Dothan Country Club.
A survey finds most people choose seven when asked for a number between one and ten. The result highlights seven as the common pick across a broad group of respondents.
An advertisement states that a man used INNER AID for three days and experienced dramatic health changes. It claims the product cleanses bowels, clears gas, and improves headaches, skin eruptions, rheumatic pains, and overall well being. The copy urges readers to buy at local drug stores.
Twenty two students will receive diplomas at the Dothan Negro High School auditorium on May 23. The program includes processional, invocation, hymn, choir performances, scripture, commencement address by Mary F. McDavid, vocal solo by Frazier L. Davis, diploma awards by principal Matthew E. West, school song and benediction. Graduates listed: Dorothy Ree Anthony, Pearl Anna Austin, Queen Esther Bennett, Anna Jean Clark, Jeanette Marie Clark, Frazier L. Davis, Jimmie Lee Garlington, Lantz Marie Glasgow, Oscar Grant, Tishle Mae Guilford, Ruthie Mae Hodge, Augusta Olivia Jenkins, Annette Nobles, Johnnie Mae Ousley, Anna Lois Pope, Annie Lee Page, Arree Tolbert, Merkie Lee McCallister, Ola Mae Wesley, Ella Mae Whitfield, Alma Lois Young, Jefferson Wiggins.
Ohio University professors praise World War II veterans as diligent, practical, and ahead in discipline and studies. They note veterans seek mental security through learning, bring results focus, and may earn higher grades. Married veterans plan to work after graduation amid fears of future job scarcity.
The wholesale sector in the United States handles about 70 billion dollars in annual business. This figure reflects the scale of trade moving through distributors and suppliers across the economy. It underscores the importance of wholesaling in linking manufacturers with retailers and other buyers.
MERNBERG (UP) Grand Admiral Erica Raeder testified that Nazi Germany commissioned a submarine in 1935 just 11 days after an Anglo German treaty allowed submarines, claiming construction began secretly over a decade earlier. She said a shadow Dutch firm built subs and parts were produced in Holland and Finland and stored in Germany.
President Truman planned to return to the capital after an honorary degree in Kansas City amid renewed efforts to avert a nationwide rail transport tieup. Talks with rail leaders and government aides aimed to prevent a new stalemate as Army and Navy contingency plans were readied to divert critical freight and food.
Continued heavy rains paralyze farming in Houston County for three weeks. Blue lupine and other crops harmed as bean and tomato yields decline. Farmers fear cotton corn and peanut harvests will be well below expectations if rain persists. C M Ling, county farm agent, calls the situation serious. Dothan area sees more rainfall with half inch recorded yesterday and 12 inches noted this morning. A brief wind and rainstorm hit at noon with a peak velocity of 22 mph.
It was uncertain if Argentina, Brazil and Siam would be represented but Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, United Kingdom, United States, Yugoslavia, United Nations food and agriculture organization, Emergency Committee for Europe, UNRRA, Combined Food Board and International Labour Office were accepted as participants.
Earl W Blair of Headland route one reenlisted in the Army Air Forces at Maxwell Field Alabama in his former rank of corporal after three years of service. He was assigned to Squadron C1 at Maxwell as an airplane mechanic. He did not serve overseas in the China Burma India theater or the Panama Canal Zone.
The following men have been discharged from the Separation Center at New Orleans Louisiana. George Teveretto Warden ship's cook 3e Dothan route one Junie Lee Waters electrician's mate 2c Dothan route two Willie Lee Weems seaman 2 ee Abbeville Rob Edward Bish motor machin ist's mate Pec Webb and Thorn Leon Griffin saman dec Oppr
Boy Scout Troop Three will meet at 7:30 p.m. this Thursday instead of Friday. Scout officials report the date change is effective this week.
The oboe requires less breath than many wind instruments yet demands pauses to exhale before the next inhale during long passages. Players manage controlled breaths to sustain phrasing and tone throughout performances.
The Windsor fire department rushed to Windsor Castle after reports of a blaze caused by unusually bright Northern Lights on the night of January 25, 1938. No fire was found and the alert was declared false.
A fact contrasts US age distribution with the share over 65 and fall victims. It also describes milk transport in Tibet using bamboo bottles carried on a donkey, illustrating rural logistics.
Nanking AP dispatch notes General Marshall American peace envoy to China sharply rebuked both Communist and government factions for fueling civil war. He warned the north China crisis could spread from Manchuria southward and urged restraint while praising Sino American truce teams despite propaganda hindering local efforts. He is in daily talks with faction representatives aiming at peace in Manchuria.
The Senate debate centers on labor protection amendments viewed as too serious to filibuster by some. Tunnell, among a small group opposing stronger restraints, urged votes this past week and said lawmakers must stand up and be counted. Morse and Bankhead voiced concerns about blocking needed legislation while industrial paralysis grows.
Biography notes Tarkington's daily work from six a.m. to evening, lists novels and plays including The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams, and cites his Pulitzer prizes. It mentions Seventeen and Monsieur Beaucaire, The Man From Home Broadway success, and films adapting his books. It recounts his temporary blindness in the 1920s, cataract surgery in 1931, a brief political run, and a Roosevelt rebuke anecdote.
Egar Vaughnall Warr seaman second class of Geneva is home on a 12 day leave after eight weeks of boat training at the Dothan Naval Recruiting Station. Warr trained first at Norfolk Virginia and has requested sea duty upon returning to base. His enlistment application was received by the Dothan office. Air corps enlistees RB
The regular monthly meeting of Dothan Girl Scout Council members has been postponed this month announced by acting executive director Mrs Gwen S Harmon. With Girl Scout and Brownie Day Camps planned, it was deemed advisable to postpone the council meeting until later.
Discharged servicemen can request assignment to Maxwell Field Alabama under the Army Air Corps RAF scheme. Veterans may be sent to Maxwell or other RAF bases Craig Field Selma Gunter Field Montgomery. Three year RAF duty eligibility applies for recruits, and those discharged within three months may still reenlist before June 30.
Three Ashford Negroes Leonard Jackam Joseph Lee Smith and Arthur McElroy were jailed in Houston County on charges of assault with intent to murder after a shooting and stabbing incident in Ashford. Dick Bivin remained hospitalized in Dothan with a head wound and a bullet wound in the leg. Chief Deputy Sheriff J T Casey reported the developments as a sequel to the incident.
Houston County Board of Registrars announced an extra registration day June 3 to allow ex servicemen and others to qualify for the June 4 run off primary despite bad weather. Poll tax deadline has passed so no new registrations can vote June 4.
A New York City fact notes it takes 480 janitors to keep the Empire State Building spotless. The figure highlights the scale of maintenance for the landmark and prompts discussions on building operations and workforce.
The City Fire Department issued thirty building and repair permits since May 1, listing projects from residences to stores and garages. Notable permits include 902 South Foster for a $5,000 residence by J. T. Sullivan Jr and 400 block Patterson Street for a $1,500 residence by Thomas Riley, among others totaling diverse structures and repairs across multiple streets.
Arthur Lane says his ten year old daughter Marry Ann Lane is resting better after being struck by a car Friday afternoon. She suffered a severe back injury and bruises on her left leg while reports conflict on which deputy sheriff drove the vehicle. Lane stated the girl ran from between parked cars and was hit by the Adams car, with the deputy giving aid at the scene.
In Dunkirk New York AP report father Thomas G. Richie says his 18 year old son Thomas, a navy seaman at San Diego, received a federal income tax refund of 555 555.55 dollars rather than the expected 23 dollars. The son had worked for New York Telephone in Olean last year and plans to frame the check.
Pontiac Michigan (UP) 65 year old song writer Shanon, author of Missouri Waltz and When Day Is Done, reportedly took his own life by stepping onto freight train rails. An inquest was ordered after witnesses said he seemingly ended his life on the tracks amid a history of asthma.
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