09 Nov 1945
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1945
Page
1
The readable fragments reveal a dated incident involving an elderly person and emotional response. Names and precise details are missing, but the sparsest facts point to a public or community notice about a tragedy or sorrowful event with references to a person named Neald and a grieving reaction.
Details emerge from the Yamashita trial about mass killings near Taal in Batangas. Testimony recounts fear, violence, and allegations of Japanese soldiers targeting women and children as war crimes. Witnesses describe killings, abuse, and forced labor tied to occupation events.
A. U. Vareum of Danalseaville and Melvin Wamble of Donivesville fought after a ride request. Vareum fled before arrest, later captured in Donivesville area. Wamble treated for injuries at the hospital. deputies pursued and recovered Vareum near Donilesville.
Ozark to observe armistice day Saturday in an American Legion sponsored program from 10 30 a m to 12 noon Hon Robert T Sump son associate justice of the Alabama supreme court will deliver principal address Major Wigenboum Camp Rucker post chaplain will deliver the invocation There will be a roll call by J Howard Johnson of Dale County dead who paid the supreme sacrifice and a 32 gun salute Music by the Camp Rucker band
Harry N. Scou, manager of the Dothan Social Security Office, spoke at the Marianna Hotel Cni pola meeting, outlining the three main programs under the present Social Security Act. He detailed public assistance and unemployment compensation administered by the state, and the federal old age survival insurance program, noting operation, weaknesses, and requested adjustments.
A Washington spokesperson rejects reports that China will receive 3,000 American planes, calling the claim spurious. The article notes redeployment of American troops would begin soon, targeting about 6,400 U S Army personnel in China by year’s end, while more than 50,000 Marines are in North China to aid in disarming Japanese.
Survivors report the Chinese river steamer Hat Chu hit a mine near the Canton River mouth and sank in minutes. Around 1,500 to 1,600 people aboard, mostly soldiers and civilians, are feared dead with only 300 to 400 believed to survive. The vessel carried the Eighth Army en route to North China, and rescue junks recovered bodies through the night.
Mouston County Agricultural Adjustment Agency will close Monday for Armistice Day observance. Administrative officer Jesse Culbreth reminded farmers they must apply by November 15 to receive government payments for planting water cover crops.
A World War II veteran Cecil E. Thomas died last night when his car collided with a truck on the Dothan Enterprise highway near the Houston Dale county line. A companion, identified as Mr Reneheld, was injured and hospitalized. The truck driver E A Pippin was uninjured. Funeral plans for Thomas, a Camp Rucker employee, will be announced.
The seven electrical workers at GE Westinghouse and GM plants report day wage demands of 24 dollars. The CIO maritime union announced its support for troop transport and urged full backing. In Louisville a management spokesman warned reconversion plans could stall if the APL teamsters strike continues.
James Thornton of the Ca than Veterans Administration office said Insuffice would be a 44 hour week instead of a 48 hour week. The office will close on Saturday afternoons and Monday noon closures were approved by state headquarters. European sails Sunday for Southampton aboard the Europa, a $17 million vessel, in its first eastward Atlantic crossing to join American troops. Dothan firemen responded to two calls within two hours, both small and negligible damage. A pile of sawdust at Hatch cork Lumber Co and a grass patch behind Byrd's Service Station were the sites.
Ralph Spangler, a reserve halfback for the Alabama B team, scored a lone touchdown to win a game against Fu McCiclias as the B squad defeated the opponent 7 to 5. Spangler’s father traveled from Manchester, Texas, to attend. A rematch is planned between the two teams, with Alabama’s regulars slated to play on the 22nd.
Samson Lions Club members and wives oversubscribed Geneva County Victory Bond quota reporting today. Eighteen members and wives subscribed, exceeding the quota at a club meeting. Officials expect additional buyers to push totals higher with the Super Bond drive. Farm Beat 14 near Sam: 500 also reported over the top.
Do than city crews begin installing concrete street markers at intersections starting with West Main. Markers are lettered on three sides and a loan of equipment from Montgomery supports the project. Completion will take several months.
James M. Long reports the U S Army intensifies efforts to locate identify forty two thousand unknown American soldiers buried in Normandy hedgerows Marne woods and Ardennes sites. Graves Registration Service searches amid Armistice Day preparations as war dead are reburied and honored.
President Eisenhower lauded the American press for shaping European views of a free press in wartime and postwar duty. He paid tribute to reporters who risked personal safety reporting from danger zones during and after World War II, commending their dedication and responsibility to country and papers.
A damaged text fragment discusses Japan's government push to enforce a national scheme involving Shinto worship and state control. It suggests imperial authority shaping religion, with remarks on public duty and the people's response, though many details are unclear due to corrupted OCR.
W Y Cook county supervisor Mary ant and E W Moring attended a Southesiterg district meeting of the FSA. The county FSA office will close for Armistice Day and reopen Tuesday, officials announced.
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