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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1943
Page
3
Civil Service seeks laboratory experts with clinical lab experience. Medical technicians needed. salaries range from 1 440 to 2 Os weekly plus overtime, with entrance salary around 1620. Applications and information available at first or second class post offices and mailed to the U S Civil Service Commission, Washington, D C.
Mas Fran Mallette county home demonstration agent announced the weekly club meetings. The April demonstration is Cottage Cheese Making. Rehobeth and Ble Creek clubs meet with Mrs J E Watford and Mrs Jim Watford respectively. Webb Club meets with Mrs Hoses Parker, and Cordon club will meet at the school under Cow arts club with Mrs FE Dicker. Smyrna Club meeting place to be announced later.
Sergeant W J Grissette named five applicants for the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps including Annie Maude Jacobs Elba Doris L Phillips Alleen B Wagner all of Ozark Mrs B Caballero Jr Panama City Fla and Evelyn H Ham Eufaula He described WAAC training as extensive classroom study technical skills and physical drills with ample recreation and access to Army specialist schools He urged women to visit the Dothan recruiting station for information and applications
CAMP RUCKER The Jewish community at Camp Rucker will mark Passover from Monday April 18 to Tuesday April 27. A community service at the mess hall of the 3rd General Hospital is scheduled for 7 pm Monday April 19, with matzoth to be distributed to soldiers who wish to receive it, under Chaplain Henry Tavel.
Treasury officials predict a historic three week sale of War Bonds Series E F G and related notes. Banks, insurers, unions and 1.5 million volunteers will offer bonds through post offices, banks, and new outlets to curb inflation while funding military needs. Inflation risks require shifting funds from currency into government securities.
Passover festival events set for April 20 and 21 at Post Chapel 21 am and Chapel 9619 in Tam. The observance marks the Jewish people’s freedom and ancestors' redemption from Egyptian bondage dating to about 1200 BCE.
Dispatches report Soviet forces repelling a German river assault and pushing across the Donets to seal bridges near Kharkov and Belgorod region. Units killed about 200 Germans and captured several guns while maintaining a secure bridgehead south of Izyum with supplies saved, diminishing fear of spring river-communications disruptions.
Four motor bombers form up in dense formations as RAF and American air forces pound German targets. US Flying Fortresses attack Renault Works near Paris while Kiel is struck, with heavy damage and high casualties reported. Berlin and Paris accounts recount wrecked stations, fires, and thousands injured or dead.
Miss Sylvia Green, longtime resident of Dorthan, dies at home after illness. She is survived by her parents Meravi Mew Leen and LC Citees Je, brothers Dornan and Mere duc, and several aunts and cousins. Active pallbearers include James To’s, Pav Ray Marrha, Benenan Stokes, Billie Green Stokes, Massica Daseey, and Boo-on Hratkins.
Funeral services for Mrs Narreste Ek Gary, 90, of 2.5 West Troy, will be held tomorrow at 10 AM at Ward-Wilson Chapel with Rev Noeman McLeod officiating. Burial in City Cemetery, Ward Wilson directing. Several nieces and nephews survive.
Senate debate on veto begins with Sen Aiken noting administration lacks 30 votes even if all 86 present. President foes urge overriding veto amid inflation fears. Taft hints on parity, four major farm groups push for law over executive decree. Senate Agriculture Committee to hold hearings on the Pace bill adding farm labor costs to price certificates.
Number two in the continued page one report shows the rationing board chairman stressing the need to guard ration books and treat them like money. He notes many applications come from lost or damaged books and urges people to record book numbers in a safe place to speed replacements.
Fragmentary text describes a scene with unclear references including figures named Panters and Tamils, mentions a hose, a house collapse, and people being moved or removed as men arrive. The garbled wording prevents a clear narrative or identifiable entities.
A preliminary examination of the area office investigation is paused after the director and unit concluded the case last week. The incursion was not completed and will be resumed soon, with reports awaiting the next steps and no further inquiry until the unit reviews the prior reports.
Funeral services for Mrs. Jackson were held at Gist Springs Church with Rev J W White and Rev Robert Ferry directing. She lived in Ashford the last three years and is survived by her husband, four sons, two daughters, three sisters, and five grandchildren. Active and honorary pallbearers were named from local families and church groups.
Sheriff Farmer cites records showing jail admissions by city and county officers. About four to five hundred persons are lodged monthly, with 314 men last month: 164 Negro and 154 white. 62 Negro women and 33 white women. He notes most white women are transients.
Government contends the thiefs were Odie F Fluker and Benjamin Franklin Clifton Jr. Fluker, escaping from a Georgia prison camp for homicide, later served terms in Alabama and Jacksonville for armed robbery. Clifton, former Daytona Beach detective chief, was arrested at Camp Rucker. Other defendants include Harold LeRoy Butler Paul S Martoccia John J O'Brien and several New York securities dealers and two attorneys. FBI arrests followed over months with bail from 1000 to 10000. Assistant US Attorney Reis seeks an arrest warrant for Fluker.
Hartford special report On his death early today Joe E Barnes eighty one of Hartford dies funeral planned at Hartford Capital Church with Rev Cantrell and Rev Hughes officiating Burial in Ariton cemetery Holman of Hartford directing He leaves a wife three daughters Mrs Bannla Dozier of Jacksonvile Mrs DL J Thompson of Florala and Mrs M J Matein of Bennettsville S C seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren
Hartford obituary notes the death of Mrs G U Kelly in Hartford early today after an illness at a local hospital. Funeral services are set for Hurricane Church with Rev. H G Rey and Rev G P Cantrell officiating. Burial will follow in Hartford cemetery. Surviving are her husband and multiple sons and daughters, with relatives living in Hartford Troy Dothan and surrounding areas.
Spring courses in aviation fundamentals industrial accounting and engineering drawing begin at 1 o clock tonight at Young Junior High School FW Walker supervisor announced The Alabama Polytechnic Institute sponsors the courses open to men and women high school graduates employed in defense work or entering such work after completion Classes will meet two or three times per week for twelve weeks
Allied forces plan another assault as Field Marshal Montgomery and his Eighth Army prepare a fresh drive toward Sfax from the Gabes area. Patton’s Americans report gains near El Guetar, taking mortars and inflicting losses on German troops, while Axis mountain units and tanks hold the line in rugged terrain. Desert air forces from both sides coordinate strikes to support the Tunisian campaign near the Wadi E Akarit.
Private William Aubrey Colina son of Mrs Rubie Nobles of Cottonwood has been promoted to Corporal. He is stationed at Bacaraton Flame and was inducted in November 1942 after basic training at Keokesler Field Miss and Truax Field Madison Wis. An FSA group met local district supervisors to discuss an undisclosed conference purpose.
A long government hearing transcript reveals aims to open foreign markets for American products, sustain domestic prosperity, and lead global reconstruction under lend lease and allied programs. It notes budget allocations, justice department actions on fingerprints and sabotage scares, land acquisitions, and policy on communists and conscientious objectors.
Representative Stefan of Nebraska and others argue postwar plans hinge on antitrust action as cartel influence grows. Arnold defends existing systems, warning private groups could seize war gains if antitrust divisions are not strengthened. The debate centers on reciprocal treaties, international control, and how to handle profits from war.
The Dothan Rotary Club selected four members to serve on the Board of Directors alongside the president and incoming president and vice president. Elected were Lawrence Wood Pearson J Albert Logu Clyde Lovern. They will serve with BP Pyrner Jr new president Vier Mavity new vice president Norate Hall retiring president. The group will take office on July. Masons to Meet Dothan Chapter No 113 Royal Arch Masons ill meet tonight at 8 o clock in the Temple J Tate secretary announced today. Royal Arch Masons are urged to attend.
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