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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1944
Page
3
American forces press toward Biak Island as weather tightens around Japanese units in New Guinea. Allied commands report deep advances with encirclement efforts and ongoing combat on the western New Guinea front as operations continue.
Allied coastal forces pressed northward from Geslyink Bay area west of Blak as American troops and naval units engaged in sustained attacks at Drimwaut Riser Brivah New Guinea. The campaign forced thousands of Japanese troops into precarious positions, with estimates of 20,000 still in the pocket from an initial 45,000, amid heavy losses and harassing fire as Allied forces landed at Korim Bay on the island's northeast coast and moved inland to disrupt supply lines.
A wartime report details rising evacuations of sick Marvadiars and mounting malarial exhaustion after three months in action near Myitkyina. It notes tensions among soldiers who felt betrayed by a high command while admitting no charges of mistreatment, and mentions limited officer transfers without disciplinary action.
Notes from the page cite light voting statewide with opposition to Nebiel J. Gregory in the First District and Brent Spence in the Fifth, and Republican Chester O. Carrier in the Fourth and John M. Robinson in the Ninth facing challenges. Four Democrats and two Republicans seek renomination. The item recalls a 1812 New York City ordinance regulating pawnbroking.
Defendants charged with capital offenses will be arraigned tomorrow before Circuit Judge D C Halstead at the county courthouse. Six capital cases set for trial include Tank Reeves murder Joe Wesley burglary George Root Bernard Gibem robbery Sam Crawford rape Dan Johnson robbery and grand jury George Owens murder lex.
Farmers may use planes for peanut worm control if dusting machinery is insufficient. Aerial dusting could cover blocks of about one hundred acres or more, with costs around 150 per pound for poison and 12-15 pounds per acre plus plane operation. Demonstration showed Pilot Yeates dispersing powder from a low flight, highlighting practical viability and limitations while noting safety for humans and livestock.
London AP dispatch reports Allied campaigns in France Italy and Russia have caused 900000 German losses including 300000 Allied prisoners. In July British and American air forces dropped 152,533 tons on German targets, double the year’s monthly average. Sherwood says converge toward Berlin with ongoing offensives in Seine Lorraine Arno Vistula and French campaign gains. He notes Allied armies in France are the best equipped in history with master plans unfolding across Europe.
The nation faces a large scale labor disruption as 6,000 strikers defy troops at the Arsenal with army police seizing control of key transport hubs. The dispute centers on promoting eight Negro workers to trolley operator roles, spurring violence and a demand for written job assurances while President Roosevelt orders potential arrests and a return-to-work ultimatum.
A 70 mile front in western Lithuania and Soviet artillery and troops face East Prussia defenses after days of buildup. Tank veterans from the Romania invasion are fighting near East Prussian forested borders. Moscow dispatches report Russians meet resistance near Eydtkuhnen as German forces move from tail dumps in Tilsit and Kongsberg toward Warsaw. Polish exiles claim Germans hold four Vistula bridges to the east, while Warsaw residents flee westward. General Bor confirms German gains and shifting control in central Warsaw.
In the Adriatic sector allied patrols extend lines across the Misx River area near Rimini while Fifth Army fronts report activity around Pisa. American Marauder and Mitchell bombers strike enemy communications in northern Italy and southeastern France, with three planes lost. Korcula and Orebic are seized with RAF Spitfires covering the operation and naval support.
A garbled World War II era report mentions a three-mile American advance on the early coast near Sassazar, with a light wind and coast terrain described. It references Japanese forces and a clash near Tomoen Bas, noting square miles of activity and combat stone positions, but details are uncertain due to corruption.
Number 16 continues from page one with details of General’s plan to push Japanese from Sarmsz, recalling a past beating, and to assist China as air transport improves after Myitkyina capture. He notes China’s position not worsening and ongoing tonnage shipments to China despite the siege.
Somervell, commanding general of the Army Service Forces, says authorized sanctions on materials, fuel, power and services may be needed to shift from war to peacetime production. He stresses urgent output of tires, artillery, ammunition, tanks, explosives, fire control gear, construction equipment, cranes, trucks, and related items to keep troops supplied and the war effort moving toward victory. He adds that production goals must be met before declaring the war over.
American heavy bombers and fighters hit German industrial sites in a raid escorted by Thunderbolts Mustangs and Lightnings. Fighters claimed 29 German planes in air combat and bombers scored ground kills, with 13 US heavies and 6 fighters lost. Some rocket planes appeared but returned safely after strikes on Pas de Calais flying bomb sites.
The timing aligns with a new policy permitting limited civilian manufacture in war plants where it won’t hinder the war effort. Estimates from WPB, OPA and trade sources show auto costs rising up to 36 percent, radio sets 15 to 25 percent, washing machines about 23 percent, vacuum cleaners around 2 percent, and gas refrigerators near 6 percent, with variability across items. A camouflage head net with a plastic finer for helmet use has been secured by Quatermaster Corps and the Corps of Engineers.
Public Health Service officials led by Col Joseph Balter discussed a rat proofing and typhus control program for downtown Houston County. Estimates suggest 4000 southeast buildings at about 44 dollars each, with some smaller sites possible for fifty cents and larger buildings costing hundreds. The effort aims to train local personnel, expand later to residential and farm areas, and seeks swift action from city and county leaders amid rising typhus cases and fears of military implications.
The article lists honorary pallbearers as well as active pallbearers for a deceased First Baptist Baraca Class member. Active pallbearers include J. S. Reeves, E. R. Butts, B. S. Carter, W. G. Weston, R. L. Weston, and G. C. Stephens.
Police report a southbound bus overturned on a slick roadway, injuring an officer. The Greyhound style coach swerved to avoid a dog or obstacle, rolling near Prichard on a state highway. A second bus was expected to arrive to assist.
Ankara report says Germans in Turkey fear Nazi persecution and are weighing emigration options. Ambassador von Papen reportedly will not return immediately, while Turkish trains may move as lines form for those seeking safe passage. An official German source cites 50 percent of the 3,000 Germans abroad choosing internment or exile over Reich-controlled freedom.
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