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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1948
Page
5
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A three member team led by Major SAL Gatsue and Avstralian engineer cator works with Mayor Shingo Tlatcadb and Yutaka Terada to plan a modern rebuilt Hiroshima. They aim to transform the bombed city into a model of scientific planning and progress in the Far East.
The mayor advocates broad highways modern sewage facilities a civic center and water system with western style numbering and street names. He envisions moving the factory area to a single zone and creating an atomic memorial park, plus housing for flowers and trees in Hiroshima. He urges Japanese to paint exteriors to protect wood and lift spirits.
Jackson County Wild Life Conservation Association adopted a resolution to close Merritts Lake and Ochesee Pond during April and May while restocking occurs. A second reading will occur October 11, with final report to the Florida State Fish and Game department before its October 25-26 meeting. About 30 residents attended at the Court House.
Montgomery Alabama AP Montgomery Negroes have set a goal of 2000 for a contribution to President Truman s campaign funds E D Nixon district chairman of the Progressive Democratic council said the group ahead has raised more than 3890 and expects to reach the 2000 figure by Oct 25 Nixon said Montgomery Negroes are running the white people in desiring to vote for the presidential candidate of their choice We prefer civil rights rather than the soup line of states rights Nixon is president of the Alabama chapter of the NAACP
Gen. J. W. Moore of Selma, aged 97, was elected commander of the United Confederate Veterans in Montgomery. He succeeds Gen. William Mercer Buck of Muscogee, Okla., who could not attend the reunion. Attending were R. V. Collie of Lewisburg and W. W. Alexander of Rock Hill. They selected Little Rock, Arkansas for next year’s reunion.
The body of Capt. Colin Kelly, a Pacific war hero from Madison Florida, arrived in Atlanta for transfer to his home city. Kelly was killed early in World War II when his bomber was shot down after bombing the Japanese battleship Haruna. The body will be sent to Madison on Monday for burial there.
MEMPHIS Tenn AP Boss Crump endorses Dixiecrat candidates and backs Henry A Wal party nominee. The Shelby County Democratic leaders urge support for a slate aligned with States Rights issues, criticizing Franklin D Roosevelt era civil rights stance and urging votes for Thurmond and Willis in this regional political moment.
In New York a 19 year old girl with sub acute bacterial endocarditis received 450000000 units of penicillin in 47 hours. The high dose cleared the infection and was described as possibly the largest given in a short period. The report notes Beth-Israel Brownsville doctors believed the total was among the largest for a single treatment window.
Twenty one Wir egrass Army recruits named include veterans and local names from Dothan Headland and nearby towns. Officials cited include Dothan navy manager Robert T. Shirah and others such as G McLinn Jess J. McKey Tubert G. N Headland and John Ashford among listed volunteers slated for service.
Cattle theft reports in Alabama surge as prices climb, with authorities noting more plots and charges expected. Officials in Montgomery reference state-wide trends showing increased rustling activity and stricter enforcement planned to curb the spike.
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