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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1944
Page
3
The piece details sustained unrest as unions press mediation while production stalls. It notes high annual strike days in 1941, with Yates and coal fields as major contributors. Protests over compulsory service drafts push workers to quit sites and oppose government rules on the battlefield of labor.
In a Pacific front report the Army Liberation launches attacks near Truk while American air forces clash with Japanese pilots over Palau. Admiral Nimitz notes continued assaults as more than 30 aircraft carriers operate in the vast Pacific theater, with some Japanese ships fleeing after warning scout planes.
A former candy butcher turned circus worker and evangelist recounts a life of performing then preaching. He aimed to open each show with religious services and held weekly prayer meetings while touring. His career included a seven week campaign claiming to convert residents of Herrin.
A Soviet push across lower Russia and northern Bessarabia reports significant gains as Red Army units break through toward the Black Sea. Moscow says battles flare near Odessa and Kishinev with hundreds of villages captured, while Western reports place streets fighting in Stanislau and Khotin amid a broader drive toward Poland and Romania.
The War Food Administration set a war unit system requiring farm workers to produce 16 units before deferment. State directors must push local boards to prioritize men for combat per Roosevelt’s stance. Hershey urged 1,400 boards to meet able-bodied calls regardless of industry.
Wade, stabbed in a store confrontation in Webb, was rushed to Dothan hospital with heavy blood loss after a dispute involving Wade, Cecil Newton, and Cecil Owens. Sheriff Farmer and deputies investigated. Wade’s condition was reported grave but stable as funeral services for Wade’s near family were planned at Webb Baptist Church. Surviving family includes a wife, four sons, five daughters, two brothers, and two sisters.
A Swiss communique said at least 26 people were killed and 150 injured after an accidental bombing of Schaffhausen by 30 American planes. Thirteen bombers and four fighters failed to return, with strafing on enemy airfields by escorting U S fighters. The historic Swiss town, near German territory, faced travel bans as authorities probed the incident and potential apologies and reparations.
The article discusses State Senator Simpeon's claim about two bills to make electric power available to the people of Alabama. It notes objections, mentions political pressures, and questions how many electors would be needed to qualify himself to vote for the welfare of Alabama.
Fighting rages as Aztecs strike through centers of peninsulas while New Zealanders in Cassino repel two German thrusts near a railway station. Allied heavy guns pound the Henadictina Monastery atop Mt Casino, with air raids striking bridges on the Italian coast and German HQ at Filetto.
Broadcast reports describe a large portion of Schaffhausen destroyed with the south wing of a railroad station collapsed, fires raging, and the city of 25 000 frantically trying to extricate victims. RAF Mosquitos and Liberators conducted heavy daylight operations against western Germany and Pas de Calais, meeting strong anti aircraft fire but limited fighter opposition.
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