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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1945
Page
14
Funeral services for Mrs Frances Beasley Beane nee Jane Beaerson of Arnon route were conducted Saturday afternoon at Center Badge Church with Holman Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include husband James T Beasley and several children and grandchildren.
Sergeant James J. McDonald is discharged from Camp Rucker with three decorations the Distinguished Service Cross Bronze Star and the Purple Heart as Colonel Martin P. Shallenberger thanks him for his brilliant Army service and wishes him well as he leaves the post.
An American Indian hero returns to Lewiston Maine after earning the Distinguished Service Cross for 15 hours of holding a roadblock against German forces with the 50th Infantry Division. He plans to enroll in college under the G I Bill of Rights.
Ration calendar details stamp validity for meats fats sugar and tires with expiry dates. Seaman Elbert Arthur Clayton of Dothan Route Three promoted to Seaman First Class, reported by his wife after two months overseas.
Sergeant John B. Bledsoe from Dothan has been promoted to Staff Sergeant at Headquarters Army Air Force Middle Pacific. The public relations office announced S Sgt Bledsoe 1511 weather unit.
The New Johnny Jones Exposition, Inc presents a gala midway at the Greater Houston County Fair 1965 week Oct 29 through Nov ? featuring Follies of 1945 Broadway musical numbers, Gay New Orleans minstrel show, Del Rio midgets, Monkeyland, Precilla the Monkey Woman, French Casino revue, Sportsman Exhibit, Motordrome stunt riders, Noahs Ark, and thrill rides. The parade of attractions promises one of the nation’s largest tours with hundreds of performers, traders, musicians, and workers.
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