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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1946
Page
8
The guide recommends para dichlorobenzene products used as crystals in tree care. Application amounts vary by tree age from 1 to 3.4 ounces, with specific dates for treating regions in October. Preparation steps include clearing plant debris, placing a circle of pesticide 12 inches from the trunk, covering with soil, and removing mounds after four to six weeks.
Local Veterans Administration officials urged area veterans to apply for certificates of eligibility and entitlement for GI Bill education. Completing the form now saves time later when enrolling in school. One form remains valid for future dates, avoiding a new application, with processing taking 10 days to three weeks.
A court order directs that unclaimed money tied to 8041 acres of land at Camp Rucker in Dale County, confiscated by the government, will stay in the Court Register for five years. If still unclaimed, funds revert to the United States Treasury. The case United States vs. 8041 acres of land and T L Rosser et al has lingered since May 1942.
War Department transfers control of Army food service training from the Quartermaster Corps to individual organization commanders. The move abandons the Hennessy committee’s centralization plan, sparking criticism from five of nine industry experts and prompting hints of a potential Congressional investigation. Eisenhower staff and Lt. Gen Hall push decentralization, opposed by Gen Larkin and Gen Lutes.
Daughtry notes five government checks remain unclaimed after an appropriation of $63,929.08 covering 8,041 acres, outlining the balance of unpaid funds and the scope of the land involved.
Chillicothe, Ohio first capital at statehood in 1803, will celebrate the sesquicentennial from October 1 to 5. The city was founded in 1796 by Nathaniel Massie, a Revolutionary War soldier, surveyor and trader.
A group of about 1 percent soldiers will endure six months in the Arctic to gauge soldier and equipment performance in sub zero temperatures. Regulars and combat veterans will undergo tests including long runs at three degrees below zero and eight hour marches in forty below conditions. Vehicles will also be tested in extreme cold.
The notice lists multiple screenings across the week including Dana Andrews, Brian Donlevy, and Susan Hayward in Canyon Passage, Wild Bill Elliott in California Gold Rush, Frances Langford in Bamboo Blonde, and A Stolen Life with Bette Davis and Glenn Ford. Other titles include Swamp Fire, Delightfully Dangerous, East Side of Heaven, No You Love Me, Shadows Over Chinatown, Texas Panhandle, Freddie Steps Out, Rough Riders of Cheyenne, Danger Signal, Bowery Bombshell, and The South, with various stars such as Bing Crosby, Joan Blondell, Maureen O'Hara, James Stewart, and Rex Bell.
Three new type helicopters join the task force leaving San Francisco for Anchor Point Alaska to test in winter terrain. Heavy armor, self propelled guns and snow vehicles will be tried along with rifles and machine guns. Each GI boards Sea Star with five barracks bags of clothing and 216 items including polaroid goggles Arctic boots and fur lined caps.
Ground Forces is commanded by Paul A Reichle of York Pennsylvania a veteran of the airborne invasion of the Netherlands. Under his command are men from the 82nd Airborne Division combat engineers and an anti air craft battery a tank company from the Second Armored Division a meteorological detachment to study Far North weather and a ballistics section to study weapon behavior in sub zero conditions.
The University of Pittsburgh plans an all time high enrollment of 18000 students for the next year with at least 6000 veterans among them.
In Eugene Oregon Pacific Northwest lumber uses wood from New Caledonia eight thousand miles away for a veterans housing project. Contractors cite regulations and commitments that have made local supplies scarce.
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