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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1944
Page
5
Residents of Dothan and Houston County follow a Day Commission proposal for a rat control program to curb Brilis fever. A letters signed by 14 Dothan residents urges action, arguing it would gain wide support and fund costs via existing taxes. Public health officials state the disease spreads through rats and requires destroying rat carriers to end the epidemic.
A councilman cites an anti shorts and bare midriff ordinance in Monahan Texas while praising wartime leaders and future Dutch resistance plans. The quoted remarks weave local politics with global war rhetoric and postwar Dutch military intent.
A reflective column warns that victory requires both Europe and the Pacific to end in Japan's surrender, urging continued support for military plans and avoidance of postwar disappointments. It notes IRS refunds, Rommel’s accident, reduced inland motor gasoline rations, surplus goods disposal, and persistence of unwritten laws amid wartime strain.
Washington report details Tom Dewey's bid to unify the Republican Governors and party bosses. It notes his smooth handling of the St Louis Governors conference, the use of a dedicated train, and the push to secure Senate contender Thomas Curran while maneuvering Macy from the leadership path.
New York commentary recalls how terms like fellow traveler and Communist were used to describe opponents of the Roosevelt administration. It discusses Felix Frankfurter’s role in New Deal policy, Bisbee deportations in 1917, IWW activity, and Roosevelt’s critique of Frankfurter as aligned with Bolshevik leaders, urging condemnation of criminals and protection of decent citizens.
Lt. Cecil B. Brantley of Winter Haven Florida earned the Distinguished Flying Cross the Air Medal and an Oak Leaf Cluster after a perilous Burma Front flight. The unarmed heavily loaded transport with over 100 bullet holes aboard faced three Japs fighters and landed despite heavy damage. Brantley assisted wounded passengers and applied tourniquets as the plane endured an emergency landing.
Pvt. Alton H. Chambers, a former J. E. Hathcock Lumber Co. employee of Dothan, Alabama, is now on duty with a quartermaster service company of the Army's Service at Supply Forces in the South Pacific theater. He is the son of Ley Chambers of Troy Street, who entered the Army in June 1942 and went overseas in March 1944.
Associate Press war analysis argues that lasting peace requires Allied occupation of Germany and Japan. It contends occupation enforces total disarmament, maintains order, and reshapes German and Japanese society toward a new philosophy of peace. It warns against compromise with Axis powers and calls for stern discipline to prevent renewed aggression.
A group of about fifteen residents argues for continued 5 percent funding on light and water rates to curb rat infestation. They praise the commissioners as progressive and fair but note true public will is often only clear at the polls. They stress personal experience with illness and the desire to prevent others from suffering.
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