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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1945
Page
1
In Gadsden Alabama three bodies remain missing after a drowning incident in the river. Rescue teams located one victim and recovered another, while details on the third are incomplete. The search focused on the river area as authorities work to identify all those involved.
Unclear OCR text shows scattered court and safety references with several garbled names and phrases. The readable parts mention occupants, safety, and some legal context but lack concrete actions, dates, or outcomes to form a precise summary. The fragment suggests a restricted or damaged report from a legal proceeding.
A garbled note reports a claim about an American officer Henry Pura and a terrorist incident involving Japanese forces. the text is unclear but mentions Tet and dates, with inconsistent spellings and names, reflecting a damaged excerpt from a wartime dispatch.
The Scout Committee released a report detailing boy activity and advancements. It notes 45 active troops on January 1, 1945, with registration rising and 1,286 enrolled in 1943. 900 tenderfoos, 290 second class, 73 first class, 66 Star, 22 Eagle. New Eagle recipients include Joe Cutchens Wallace Harrison Alfred Saliba Marcus Smith Joe Brown Hub Bryson Jr Townsend Boyd Alfred Searcy Carroll Ray Edwin Burnent Joe Caraway Jim Norton Clarence Mildrum Walter Berton and more with ceremonies in Clayton on September 30.
Funeral services for Joel A Gamble seventy seven died yesterday at his home on Shorterville route one after a long illness were held Sunday afternoon at Shorterville church with Rev Persons of Port Gaines Ga officiating Burial followed in the church cemetery Headland Mortuary in charge Surviving are two sons Ward Gamble I S Navy and Horace Gamble Chegachee Fla four daughters Mrs R E Barrett Shorterville route one Mrs Madge Barbee Phenix City Ala Mrs W L Redman Po Mouth Way Mrs George Penninuct Columbia a brother J A Gamble Columbia a sister Mrs Charity Terry Savannah and several grandchildren
Police Headquarters and the sheriff's office logged a combined 73 arrests over a 48 hour weekend period. City police accounted for 55 bookings including 20 for public drunkenness and several assaults, drunks, and disorderly conduct. The sheriff's office added three arrests for drunkenness and vagrancy among others, with local officials noting enforcement activity.
TOKYO AP The Asahi reports Lt Gen Yoshio Shinatsuka a member of Japan Supreme War Council died by his own hand early today by cutting his throat with a Smutral sword Shinatsuka formerly led the Army Officers School known as the West Point of Japan Also included is notice that Second Lieutenant Henry Calvin King of Dothan has been ordered to report for active duty with the U S Army per the War Department
George Baldanzi executive vice president of the Textile Workers Union predicts that between 50 000 and 80 000 members will be on picket lines within six weeks. He spoke to regional union delegates from Alabama Tennessee Louisiana Georgia Texas warning of a possible industrial showdown.
The piece discusses antitrust concerns in ALCOA and the broader steel and aluminum industries, arguing that monopoly power harms national security and prosperity. It notes criticism of one dominant firm and calls for structural changes to diversify the sector. Also reports two fatal vehicle incidents in Alabama, naming Porter Wilkerson and Thomas Leonard Seaman, with brief police statements.
Pvt L P Pynes of Cottonwood aged thirty four died Wednesday at an Army camp near Buena Vista Virginia Funeral arrangements by Ward Wilson will be announced upon body arrival Survived by wife four brothers J L Pynes Tampa W W and W D Pynes of Cottonwood Robert Pynes in U S Army and two sisters Mrs Walter G Deese Cottonwood and Mrs Curlis Mathews Lynn Haven Florida
The piece argues for international trusteeship over the Mediterranean under a United Nations framework led by the Big Five. It highlights Britain’s stake in securing sea lanes via Gibraltar Malta and Suez, the Tobruk Crete axis, and potential Egyptian Libyan covenants, while noting Libya Crete independence pressures and a Sausedi king proposal.
New York AP reports future collections of scrap paper will be by the paper and pasteboard industries and known as the National Paper Salvage Program. Edwin C. Friendly, chairman of the American Newspaper Publishers Association victory waste paper campaign, urged continued local salvage support to supply waste paper for packaging and shipping flood of goods creating new jobs.
Firemen reported minor damage to an out-building on North Herring Street early yesterday. The cause of the blaze was not determined and the alarm was raised about 6 a.m.
General MacArthur outlined surrender terms and occupied Japan as U S forces move to disarm, with 46 war crimes suspects to be rounded up. Shanghai reports note rapid naval occupation along the waterfront and minesweepers clearing the Whangpoo River while divisions prepare to return from Manila.
A fragmentary AP style note describes a coastal defense gun incident and a fatality, with damaged property and a fire near a residence. Authorities investigate the scene, noting a gun salute and a blaze that damaged clothing and walls, with no clear survivor details.
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