10 Oct 1944
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1944
Page
1
Evans reported missing in action amid unclear notes and garbled names. The fragmentary item references Corporal units, possible locations, and persons Jo Tovats and Soeutes, with limited legible context about the missing status or command.
Funeral services for Laura Gasset were conducted with a processional at her hometown church. Active pallbearers included Cus, J.T. NeLe, and Pesta Qoies, with honorary pallbearers named. The gathering honored the late Laura Gasset and her family, with several relatives listed among mourners.
About 35 Dothan Kiwanis members visited Napier Field Officers' Club for lunch and a tour. Colonel Daly welcomed them, with Philip McLaughlin Bruce Flurry and John Hubbard seated at the head table. Officers present included Majors Hawley Manster Geisenberger Captain Gonzales Lee and Ryle, and Lts. Fleming Fly Musgrove Adams. A series of Napier lunches invites local civic groups.
An obituary fragment references Mrs Kinard and a family funeral. It mentions a sister's home, names such as George Dyites and Earl Hiller, and lists likely mourners including Dr Mri Hew and others. Details are incomplete but indicate a family obituary notice with funeral arrangements.
In a court session Walter Don kon, composer of My Blue Heaven, challenged questions about his personal life. He defended his mother in law actress Waldo Manefield and dismissed rumors of excessive drinking and gambling while denying any indiscretions.
An Englishman Edwin J. Dingle recounts transformative power from a Tibetan mystic after severe illness. He credits health wealth and recognition to knowledge and offers a free 10 word treatise from the Institute of Mentalphysics in Los Angeles, urging prompt responses.
The solicitors meeting approved a $37,000 quota with about $17,000 assigned to the Alabama War Chest serving 22 agencies in war relief. Funds will be distributed among Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, county tuberculosis association, welfare department, hospital fund, crippled children, underprivileged and dependent children, Christmas basket fund, and the Salvation Army. The drive should finish in about two weeks and calls on Dothan and Houston County citizens to contribute to the combined appeal aiding needy organizations.
Soldiers describe Allied leaflet drops over Aachen as fighter bombers target the city while Germans prepare. a colonel notes 10,000 to 15,000 civilians remain of Angchen’s 145,710 and warns of an attack if no reply by 10:40 am tomorrow. The exchange ends with formal goodbyes and leaflets exchanged before underpass exit.
Funeral services for Mrs. Phenie Graham announced by Ward Wilson Funeral Home. She had lived in Ashford 22 years and was a longtime member of the Ashford United Church. She is survived by three daughters and two brothers. Active pallbearers named. The report also covers Dowan Uranien Laboratory monthly testing figures with records for total specimens and several diseases.
RAIFORD FLA Three black men Williams 26 and James Du Victin an Army bomber were executed after a circuit judge refused delay. They were convicted of abducting a woman, raping her after forcing her from a car between Quincy and Chattahoochee, Gadsden County, then shooting her and leaving her in a woods. she crawled to a road for help.
The Bu High School paper, issued six times yearly with 100 percent student enrollment, lists 22 staff members including Mack Jones as editor and Frances Barksdale and Elizabeth Green as business staff. Faculty sponsor Miss Susie Green announced the paper today along with ad support details. Francis A Flowers Jr graduates from Erlington Field Texas and receives second lieutenant commission and navigator wings after Emory rally and Phi Delta Theta membership.
AP report details a massacre at Efobon Village near Belfort where 4 men died in groups of 10 and the remainder aged 0 to years were moved to Friedrich prison at Geltuci. French interior forces reported by OWI describe the killings and imprisonments amid war turmoil.
The body of evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson lies in a white marble sarcophagus at Forest Lawn Memorial Park after a twilight procession. Officers and thousands of followers attended as ministers carried the 1,460 pound casket up a 400 foot slope to the $40,000 tomb, guarded by kneeling figures. McPherson’s son Rolf, mother Minnie Kennedy, and ex-husband Harold McPherson attended. The casket rested amid a 460 foot cross formed in flowers, as Dr. Teaford and conferees placed the flag of the Foursquare Gospel Church atop the crypt. The service drew tens of thousands during four days of viewing at Angelus Temple.
The report describes heavy Allied actions across German defenses as the Third and Seventh Armies push toward targets around Mete, Nancy, Enpinal, Belfort, and Brittany ports. Prisoners taken rise to 3,855 as towns fall and German resistance tightens around key fortifications.
Allied commanders outlined plans to press the war toward Japan with air power, aiming to bomb with bases in China once available. U S China forces report strong Pacific reach while Ho Ying-chin urged greater military production amid celebrations. The 14th U S Air Force attacked Japanese airfields and supply lines in Southeast Asia as Marcus Island and Iwo Island were bombed and raids hit Babelthuap and Balikpapan oil facilities.
A Pearl Harbor correspondent notes an urgent radiogram from Honolulu and a late change in the narrative as Admiral Nimitz timed a surprise climax with suspense. Transcontinental transmission sped up the arrival of the first sentences and altered the reporter’s anticipated antique victory framing.
The article notes looming agendas at high level talks including occupation of Germany and Russia's potential entry against Japan. A London Dispatch claims Stalin pledged Siberian bases to the United States after the European war, though no confirmation exists. Washington would be kept informed though no US envoy is present at the talks.
An old ad text urges readers to send name and department for a prepaid sample. The message promises thousands of others benefited and implies a quick response. It includes garbled phrases and nonspecific claims about “Swamp Rest” and “Tiasitada niece.”
W L Lee spoke to the Dothan Rotary Club Monday noon about municipal government. He urged a single mut government style with a city manager to head all departments for efficient operation.
Guests Mev. Wo Clemens of Geneva Dr. GW Dunbar Gevelind city and Ralph Date visited Marianna with others. The small gathering highlighted civic ties and potential improvements to attract new residents and better tunes for the town.
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