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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1945
Page
7
A garbled notice from the Dothan Eagle outlines subscription rates and mailing details with mis-spelled names and scattered pricing phrases. It references various departments and services including obituaries and teleproves, ending with a note about a misstatement of fact.
An Easter Sunday style biblical quotation is cited dated April 12, 1946, citing Numbers 23 24 with a proclamation about rising people and a lion like image. The fragment references prophetic language and a call to action within a period tone.
A wartime column quotes General Stilwell urging honest, frank talk about the tasks ahead in the Pacific and Europe. He argues Americans must face the enormity of the workload, accept hardships, and commit fully to victory as the war progresses.
A sweeping analysis describes Hitler’s ruinous plan worsening Europe’s ruin as Allied forces advance. It notes mass suffering across cities, with countless civilians displaced and families torn apart, while Nazi resistance tries to stall the advance amid a hopeless, destructive path.
In a stern warning to European nations, authorities state guerrilla pockets must be crushed before relief supplies and transport networks can function again. The text condemns German aggression, notes ruined cities, hunger, and disease, and argues Allied actions will expose Nazi suffering and misrule.
Senate committee probes OPA meat policy amid criticism of enforcement, bungling, and alleged reliance on Washington remedies. Testimony cites black markets, trap plans, and rewards for weak actions, with calls for stronger policing and possible agency house cleaning.
Government officials from War Food Admin Leo Crowley to UNRRA Herbert Lehman gathered with Army and Navy reps to shape food shortages policy and hog price support. The talks aimed to push price protection through September 1946, relax slaughtering rules, and improve interstate trade while addressing prisoner treatment debates at Papago Park Camp and Senate investigations.
Ernie Pyle describes Okinawa as temperate with farms and small fields, noting American likeness to home and surprising beauty despite war damage. He details civilians, poverty, dirt, and fear among islanders, the destruction of homes, and Marines rounding up residents, with observations on local dress, children, and the cave hides of desperate civilians seeking safety or money.
The author argues Hitler’s removal could topple Nazism, saying Nazism is centered on one man and his final dictatorial word. He notes Himmler and Goebbels act in Hitler’s name and that Allied actions might deliver the death blow, while warning about the dangers of total government control of education.
A garbled radio schedule lists WAGF and WAGE programs, AP News, Orchestras, and variety acts across late night to morning. It includes Agathe Christie Poirot, Real Stories From Reel Life, Treasure Hour, Oboler's Plays, Rhythm Roundup, and Army Band. The fragment ends with a satirical note about Okinawans discovering supplies.
Fragmentary notes describe Tyron’s Palace once cited as the colony’s grandest building. Built by William Tyron, it faced destruction in 178? and now planners seek to rebuild with costs cited between 500000 and 1009000 dollars. Eggs must be kept at room temperature before beating them.
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