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Newspaper

Dothan Eagle

Location

Dothan, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1945

Page

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Home Makers Slate 28 Demonstrations

Community club announces a schedule of 28 demonstrations and meetings across multiple sites. Notable participants include Mrs J C Therault Mrs Womble and Mrs Bonnie Reeves with events set in September at Beebe Meers and Union Halt. Local attendees from New Providence Clark and Wales plan attendance.

Beebe Marus Weet New Providence Clark Uellams J.C. Theraelt Pan Buntin Tudd Taylor J. Hper Cruss Womble Union Halt J. B Dupree Woog Wales Bonnie Reeves - Mra J.B. Smit

Mrs Janie Smith Dies In Headland

Mrs Janie Smith dies at Headland in a service noting her long life. The obituary lists survivors including daughters and sisters with ties to Winter Garden and other locations, reflecting a family-centered farewell and community connections in local society.

Janie Smith Headland

G H Dyess Rites Planned in Haleburg Today

Funeral services for George Henry Dyess eighty five who died near Haleburg after a long illness were set for 4 PM at Haleburg Baptist Church with Rev T W Eelsey Rev M Madema officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include three sons Henry William and George Dyess of Columbus and three daughters Mrs Hertie Haleburg route one Mrs Yelham Haleburg and Mrs Riley Eeho.

Headland George Henry Dyess Burme Haleburg Haleburg Baptist T W. Eelsey M. Madema Feadl and Morthary Henry Willlam George Dyes Columbus Hertie Yelham Riley Eeho

Jap Audacity In Conquest Try Amazes Americans

Hal Boyle writes on Americans’ astonishment at Japan’s rapid industrial growth and wartime mobilization. The piece contrasts perceived leadership, national pride, and guilt with a sweeping view of wartime power, warning against underestimating Japan’s material and strategic capabilities.

Five Die As Train Hits Car at Rail Crossing

Five people were killed in a collision at a railroad crossing when a truck pulled onto the tracks in front of an oncoming train. Responders identified victims as residents of Alaska, Swan, Florida, and Janesboro Oklahoma, with the crash occurring late January.

Bessemer, Aia eVallon Aye Varese Willan Tran Janesboere

Drivers License Sale Set to Begin September 16

A garbled notice indicates a drivers license sale starting September 16 with delays in printing. It mentions county offices and probate office dates in October and potential delinquencies after October, but many details are unreadable.

Moretas County Ulfiall

War Prisoner Aid Lacks Details In County Report

A county summary notes 140 prisoners of war are present for peanut gathering under farm agent CoM Ting. He says provisions meet needs but many prisoners have not yet begun work this year and more were allotted recently. The report emphasizes inmate work tasks and supply adequacy.

Wderfoats Ting Toda Mure Tvad

Fire Burns Barn Damages Grain

A farm blaze damaged a barn and grain storage after spreading from a fire that burned hay and equipment. Fire crews responded quickly, extinguishing the flames after about 20 minutes. No injuries reported.

Cluel Floyd

Weekend Arrests Rise Amid Ongoing Security Review

A reported weekend period shows increased arrests across multiple categories including disorderly conduct, assault, and public drunkenness. Police records indicate several tied incidents, with loops to internal investigations and standard procedure follow ups. Authorities emphasize cautious patrols and community safety measures during peak hours.

General Clark Ends Non Fraternity Taboo In Vienna Gap

Gen Clark lifts restrictions against fraternizing with outsiders in Vienna. Prolibinuves abolished under Gen Mark Charis amid American occupation. Todups still forbidden as Ay Wyrenia region assessed amid wartime measures.

Gen. Clark Vienna Mark W. Charis

Revenue Board Schedules Special Session Notice

The Board of Revenue will hold a special session to approve materials for a road bridge project. Officials said the session will be held Tuesday, with routine business and a regular meeting following.

Revenue Board Evimy Board of Revenue Wilehvet i PUP Erie Offveris

Community Children Event at Presbyterian Church

A local notice states a children’s clinic and public welfare gathering will be held at the Presbyterian Church on Friday October 1 in Moustan County. Mrs. Cale Hus is organizing the event with Cling ter Moustan County Crips coordinating activities.

Moustan Te Presbyterian Chuceh Iy Uothin Cale Hus Ieevth

Atlanta Negroes Face Refusal in White Primary

In Atlanta, hundreds of Black voters plan to appear at Wednesday's City Democratic primary, but officials say they will be refused the vote in the white primary. The Atlanta Daily World reports a meeting at Wheat Street Baptist Church where 500 Negroes resolved to protest by presenting at the polls. Party officials explain the primary is a party affair, not a state function, and Georgia's constitution leaves primaries to party regulation.

Atlanta Supreme Court Georgia C. A. Scott Atlanta Daily World Wheat Street Baptist Church L. G. Dewberry City Democratic Executive Committee Parly

Page One Continued History of Japan and World War II Event

The passage recounts Commodore Perry opening Japan to world trade, MacArthur’s orders in Japan, Japan’s officials signing surrender, and signatures by major Allied leaders aboard the USS Missouri. It notes the formal surrender ceremony, the signatures of Shigemitsu and Umezu, and remarks on Allied officers’ attire and roles. It ends with a stray note about railways in the Chicago terminal area.

Hal Boyle Japan Ureple United States Matthey C. Perry Tokyo Bay Mamoru Shigemitsu Yoshihiro Umezu MacArthur Suleum Pacific Nimitz Jonathan Wainwright Corregidor Sir Arthur Percival Singapore Admiral Nimita Admiral Halsey Adm Sir Bruce Fraser United Kingdom

Aerial Checkup Shows Extent Nips Bomb Damage

Strategic Air Forces leaders, including Le May and Spaatz, tour Tokyo and Nagoya by air, confirming far greater bomb damage than photographers estimated. They view Mitsubishi and other sites from 500 feet, noting Nagoya plants largely destroyed and praising the operation as correct and effective.

API Beauver le May India Caza Io Marianas Mth Bercsme Spaatz Lisft Exid Tokyo Yokohama Shizuoka Hamamatsu Nagoya Mitsubishi Doolitue Japan Twiting Yokorama

Number I fighters dive bomber and torpedo planes

Veterans recount a mass air assault over the Missouri and Japanese homeland as I fighters, dive bombers, and torpedo planes swept in waves. Sailors and soldiers felt a mystic exultation at victory won through air and ground sacrifice, while a Navy band played in tribute.

Page One Missouri Japan Navy

Camineed Kren Page Une Ty Agepoy Ends At Stake

A committee hears support for a measure called the full TIblog gent from Price A5 inaugurator Chester Bowles. The discussion centers on public works as a path to job opportunities, while critics argue the plan falls short of providing work for all able residents.

Fie Etek Slile Wsu Seuste Bunking Courtay Meenwhule Chester Bowles

Fragmentary WWII camp account from a prisoner ship voyage

Readable fragments describe prisoners boarding a ship to Japan, hiding in a side hole to access sugar and canned tomatoes for soup, and using old bones for broth. The text notes medical supplies, Japanese refusals to aid prisoners, and a camp hospital worker named Pfe Hein from Albuquerque.

Wakinchuma Siruis Pfe Hein Rhee Albuquerque

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