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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1944
Page
2
Affected children return to public places in Dothan as gatherings are limited for about four weeks to control a potential polio outbreak. Dr. T Burken notes fever, headache, or back pain signal illness. isolation aims to curb spread while keeping cases under five per class.
Funeral services for Mrs Lena Lara Barr 48 who died August 7 after years of illness were held August 10 at 5 3 p m at Gordon Baptist Church with Rev. Perry of Hartford officiating She was a former resident of Jacksonville Fla Surviving are her husband George Christie Barr of Boston Mass two daughters Anita Barr and Bonnie Barr three brothers J A Williams John W Williams and Edward Williams and a sister Mrs Spencer Honorary pallbearers and active pallbearers are named Evans and Son Funeral Home of Donalsonville Ga had charge of arrangements.
Number 14 which is continued from page one notes agist will speak, Mr Ruffin discusses peanut worm control in detail. Mr Knowles urges members to bring picnic lunches and tea, with the Farm Bureau supplying paper plates, supper and ice. Attendance is expected to include most of the 1,200 member household.
Robert Marion Davis of Ozark dies. funeral at Pleasant Grove with Rev. Tom Reade officiating. Survived by wife Mrs Frome Davis of Ozark five daughters Mrs S A Snellgrove of Ozark Mrs Carmachie of Jackson Fla Mrs Grady Johnson of Dothan and Mrs J No Davis of Tennille a sister Mrs Black of Montgomery and brother J N Davis of Tennille. Burial Sprucefield Cemetery with Hulmap Funeral Home of Dark in charge of arrangements.
Funeral services for Mrs Mary E Holley who died Sunday morning will be held Tuesday at 3 pm at Abbeville Methodist Church. She was 70 and lived in Abbeville all her life. Surviving are two brothers R. W. Hudspeth of Abbeville and W. J. Hudspeth of Columbia, and many nieces and nephews. Burial will be in Abbeville Cemetery with Ward Wilson in charge.
A county board considered five miles of paving north of Hodgesville with survey results pending and funding under the State Highway Department. The department may accept new plans in place of a south Dothan project. Delegation from Ashford urged five miles of farm-to-market road from Ashford to the Green Front, approved as the third project. The second project runs from Columbia to Gordon.
Allied armored and infantry spearheads collapsed the German line west of Paris in a 250 mile arc, closing on Caen and cutting escape routes. Von Kluge pulled back with 40 divisions, while Allied air forces wrecked trains and rail cars. The Canadian First Army pressed toward Conde sur Noireau as fighters and bombers sustained the trap.
A garbled Tokyo wire reports growing hunger in the United States amid scarce foodstuffs and rising prices. Mentions whiskey and wine costs, described as adulterated, with US conditions tied to global shortages. Federal communications officials noted a Tokyo broadcast about Italian equipment.
Dothan headquarters 2nd Service Company of the Alabama State Guard were urged by Lt Alto V. Lee to attend a county courthouse conference on juvenile delinquency. Sponsored by the FBI, the event begins at 7:30 p.m. Judge J. Ed Livingston, former UA law professor and State Supreme Court associate justice, will address the meeting.
Police Chief J E Draughon warned Dothan residents about panhandlers especially women seen in the city. Two people were taken into custody for questioning after a weekend probe. He urged caution toward donations, noting fear keeps formal cases low even as a questioned woman admitted the racket exists and was told to leave town.
John Henry King was arrested by City Detectives and jailed on a burglary charge related to the Alabama theater break in. Police say a soldier reported a billfold of more than $200 missing, later found that King was inside the theater when it reopened. The manager, W. H. Byrd, said similar intrusions had occurred before but yielded no clues.
City and county police arrested 43 persons over the week-end. City police took 28 arrests and county 16. Most were for public drunkenness. City also reported 7 gambling, 5 disorderly conduct, and single counts of petit larceny reckless driving and driving while intoxicated. County records show 13 drunkenness charges, 2 alias warrants and 1 false pretense.
The Ways and Means group considers incorporating into the George measure provisions for unemployment benefits up to 25 weekly. The bill would leave payment amounts to state discretion.
The report notes heavy damage in retreat operations with the Eighth Air Force Mustang Thunderbolts and Lightning aircraft destroying or damaging 2,100 railway cars, 221 locomotives, 217 motor trucks, and 79 other military vehicles. Many wounded along the roads illustrate the human cost.
A Sacred Harp singing gathering drew a large crowd at the court house with prayer led by F i Honey and an introductory lesson by J T Mallon. Directors listed include M W Metcalf L A Grant T Wie Irvin Sewell and many others. A luncheon was served on church grounds at noon.
Judge Halstead defends the previous grand jury amid criticism of its probe into alleged absentee ballot irregularities in Houston and Henry counties. He notes the May 2 primary showed low absentee participation and that ballots for dead and living voters were cast without consent, urging accountability for falsified oaths and forgery. The judge extols the jurors’ integrity and explains the selection process.
Nimitz and Turner plan a combined multi weapon campaign across the Central Pacific. Allied commanders report 59,323 Japanese killed and 2,022 captured as 5,903 Americans died. The effort targets Marianas Gilberts Marshalls and operations near Saipan and the Kuriles, with Guam liberated and a large invasion base described.
Reds bite deep since Friday. Rokossovsky’s forces push along a 65 mile front from the Bug toward East Prussia, capturing dozens of settlements and threatening key rail centers around Lomza Ostrow and Ostroleka. Yeremenko’s units drive toward Latvia and Riga while Cherniakhovsky fights near Southern Lithuania. Red forces also pressure the Warsaw-Krakow line and hold the Sandomierz bridgehead as German resistance stiffens.
Dothan and Napier Field team up for a Tuesday night baseball clash at 8 o'clock. The Dothan Pine remains undefeated in the Georgia Alabama Service Men's League as Napier Fields' pitcher Horton from Andaluna or Cpl. Wile Carrier of Calumble face the challenge. Admission is 25 cents for all spectators.
Forces report heavy air action east of Mortain with successful raids on a bridge over the Orne. Allied airmen flew over 5500 sorties toward the Seine as German troops withdraw to open roads, with U S Eighth Air Force tallying thousands of rail cars, locomotives, and vehicles damaged or destroyed. Ninth Air Force and British Second Tactical Air Force hit targets near the front.
Moscow reports the evacuation of Osowiec a fortress on the Biebrza River with key rail lines from Konigsberg Lyck Warsaw Grodno and Bialystok crossing there. A Russian offensive gains momentum in East Prussia and Warsaw while German forces report fighting west of the Vistula near Baranow and Warka.
Freddy Weathers, elder son of Staff Sergeant James H. Weathers, buried in Balbeg. Survived by twin sister Betsy, grandmother Mrs B C Wallace of Neenah Zone, and great uncle My a Weathers of Troy. Funeral services held at Balbos.
County school bus drivers report urgent road repair needs to the bridge department and Judge Saxon P. Poyner of the Board of Revenge. Roads are slated for repair soon as the county road visor dispatches crews amid persistent deterioration.
Fragmentary report notes German air activity with 58 railroad cars and 39 vehicles, while Allied losses included several bombers and fighters. The text is incomplete, but mentions German air opposition and Allied air force claims.
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