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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1943
Page
5
Fragmentary newspaper notes describe misstatements and conflict among figures including names such as Pete Chris Bitte Somza and Green Bids. The text references Chicago Detroit and a wall and mentions feelings of hostility toward overt forms of tyranny.
A compact quotation fragment notes biblical and Horace Mann lines about light, pity, humanity, and relief in Godlike governance, indicating a reflective or inspirational theme from scholarly or religious sources.
Rumors from Fascist Spain via Berlin suggest Germany’s army navy and party leaders, headed by Goering Doenitz and Keltel, gain real power while Hitler steps aside. The aim is to prolong war to force Allied demand for negotiated peace, with the Nazi party kept intact to avoid Italian-style chaos. The report notes no imminent collapse and describes a cautious transition to preserve order amid devastating Allied advances.
The article notes that Allied signals show the Nazi rulers will resist negotiation while power remains strong, risking renewed aggression once invasion nears. It suggests German defeat is certain but warns the moment for peace is not yet at hand and rumors of surrender are premature.
Houston County gears for postwar farm to market highway work to employ returning soldiers. Surveys on 27 miles of paving completed by road supervisor Fred L Mullins, with a goal of 208 miles of paved roads. County share capped at 25 percent, state and federal funds covering the rest. Officials aim to prevent delays and maximize benefits for residents.
Price Administrator Prentiss Brown plans a 10 percent rise in sugar allotments for commercial users, renewing optimism that sugar rationing may end like coffee rationing. Despite no clear savings from rationing in the Wiregrass, many storekeepers report selling less sugar than during peacetime. Officials note controls curb wholesale hoarding and shipping shortages while consumer complaints stay low, and widespread access to normal sugar needs appears sufficient. The program’s fate remains uncertain once rations end.
Washington reports a heated debate over Palestine as Pat Hurley’s Arabia visit prompts a new State Department policy to curb further discussion until after the war. Wallace Murray Adolf Berle and Harold Hoskins push the plan, while Roosevelt weighs a pause under pressure from Rabbi Wise and other advisers.
A wartime column cites seven documented cases of civilian sailors aboard merchant ships misbehaving aboard, including insubordination and drunkenness. The piece claims political influence over the Maritime Commission and Shipping Administration masks these logs, while criticizing the Coast Guard and officials tied to Communist-front groups and labor gains.
The Navy has established a large training base near Gulfport to prepare Seabees of the Navy Construction Battalions for base seizure and establishment abroad. The 11,000 acre facility, amid diverse terrain, teaches extended drills, head-to-hand combat, fortifications, booby traps, and jungle warfare, with various artillery training. Commanded by Comdr. W. T. Eckberg with Lt. Comdr. H L W Knox as executive officer. graduates already serve in the Pacific theater.
A columnist argues German generals, led by Goering, seek a long defensive war while Hitler remains a unifying figure for Nazis. The piece claims Prussian military influence persists, aiming to preserve order after Hitler’s collapse, with Goering acting as liaison and Goering’s popularity contrasted with the Fuhrer’s rising reverence among youth.
The American Turtle, built in 1777 by David Bushnell of Saybrook Connecticut, was the first military submarine purposed for naval attack. It marked an early attempt at submarine warfare during the Revolutionary era.
In 1819 Baron von Drals invented the pedesterian's accelerator or dandy horse, an early form of the bicycle, marking a milestone in personal transport.
A brief note states that Radio Pregi ON consumption is times greater at mie than at 30, indicating a significant increase in use over the measured period.
Igor Sikerasky asserts the average person can learn to fly a helicopter in two hours. The piece notes Lake Mattamunkeet in North Carolina facing shoreline erosion from wave action. A military slogan “Can Do” is mentioned as part of a broader message.
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