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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1944
Page
4
Fragmentary text references a misstatement of fact in The Eagle and an intoxication issue. Mentions Chris Grapher Bids and New York bias with biblical and Horatian quotes about hunger and wealth.
A citizens committee backs a city ordinance to force rat proofing of downtown buildings to curb typhus risk. The proposal, endorsed by the U S Public Health Service, would fund three public health workers and equipment with annual costs around six thousand dollars after initial outlays. The plan aims for a permanent city program with county-wide spillover contingent on Dothan’s action.
Reports trace Retinger's daring parachute jump for Poland, his escape to London, and a pivotal conference in Cairo with Mikolajczyk shaping Polish resistance and Moscow talks. Also notes Dewey aides and Pa Watson influence at the White House amid Willkie-Dewey dynamics and Nye's pro German North Dakota win.
A long essay ridicules high congressional pay while arguing for smarter pay reform. It notes lawmakers face public scrutiny, compares private sector accountability, and warns against coercive bargaining, urging polite, transparent budgeting and consideration of wage needs.
Washington AP Cason Callaway's corporation farming plan proposed seven stockholders each investing 1000 dollars to form 10 Georgia corporatons of about 100 acres. They would borrow up to 3000 dollars to start, with land and improvements financed and a farm manager hired. Senators Russell Ramspeck praised the plan as a potential postwar agricultural salvation and community investment. Private John P. Clements, son of Mr and Mrs J P Clements of Piuchard Alabama, completed radar operator mechanics training at AAP Radios School in Sioux Falls S C and is set for bomber crew duties or other RAF radio work.
Free world war analyst previews the Normandy battle as Eisenhower calls for a week of decisive action. Allied air and sea superiority pound German lines while retreating forces fray to escape a narrowing trap near Caen and Paris. The fate of Von Kluge’s corps hinges on this critical week.
A prewar note states that 95 percent of abaca fiber for Manila rope came from the Philippines and ava. Francis Scott Key was not identified as the Star Spangled Banner author until months after its first publication.
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