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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1943
Page
3
The county War Prive and Re zoning Board announced it will continue accepting applications for War Rating Book Three until further notice. The effort, centered in the southeast area including Houston County, relies on volunteers to process forms for military personnel amid past delays in printing and shipping.
The Brale lane Runday Schoo Convention convenes at Nee Hermony Church on Sunday August 3. Four miles east of Cottonwood on the Cottonwood and Malone highway, the Hamr County Four Quartet will perform as a feature. The public is invited.
Houston County Civilian Defense urged Dothan residents to alert for potential events and to blackout lights if fireworks are heard. Fireworks and mounted detonators were tested citywide to notify residents, with sirens at street intersections planned for future tests. August 3 is set for mailing military applications.
The report outlines a high level war council plan with a proposed Continental command head and key Allied contingents. It notes censorship limits in Britain and hints at forthcoming announcements from governments on relations with the French Committee for National Liberation and invasion command assignments. Roosevelt urges total victory and vows to end the gangsters of the world.
A man was not admitted and taken to a hotel. He described his attackers leading to military police arresting two soldiers at the bus station. Items from the pocketbook were found in a trash can and one soldier had blood on trousers. They were questioned and moved to Camp Rucker. police kept no record.
Three area soldiers were reported wounded today by the War Department. Pvt. Charles T. MeEachin, whose brother Rex MeEachin lives at Honkey, was wounded in the southwest Pacific. Jimmie M. Henderson of Eufaula and Staff Sgt Edward G. Elkins, whose wife lives at Southay, were listed as wounded in North Africa.
RAF fighters and Liberators struck Italian railway yards at Crolone and Poggio in Sicily, with heavy losses on both sides. Lightnings and Fortresses repelled and damaged German planes, as the Luftwaffe reinforced over Italy. Official reports call the raid one of the war's most successful surprise air attacks.
Admiral Mountbatten, arriving in Washington aboard a DC-3, publicly greeted officers and signaled continued Allied focus on the Pacific campaign. He discussed operations in Burma and Japan while acknowledging U S and Chinese cooperation, as outlined in the Quebec conference plan by Roosevelt and Churchill. He emphasized imminent Allied efforts to aid China and coordinate the forthcoming campaigns against Japan.
A fragment from Page Doe discusses the alleged purpose of Ita activities focusing on developing the spirit of individualism. The text warns that when the act goes beyond this aim it harms rather than helps. The remainder shows scattered numbers and stock figures.
John Lee Miller of Hartford listed among 26 casualties announced today by the navy department. Other Hartford residents Annie Bell Hyrks noted as not reported on the wounded list.
Enterprise Draft Group reports selective service actions for Enterprise men. On August 20, Marsell Mostes Bartlett Ingram Woodrow Harding and Lyrin Stokes reported to Fort McPherson for Army duty. Navy duty reports followed on August 21 for Glenn Heath Roy Jones Charles Cain and Clarence Brown. September 3rd assigns Braxton Fleming Howard Smith to Army duty. August 16 lists L C Humphry Grover Harper John Fr Whiteburnt Johnie W Phillips Rex Pryor for Army duty.
Clarence Harris, crew member on the submarine Pickerel declared overdue and missing in action by the Navy, is from near Blakely, Georgia. His sister Miss Mary Elizabeth Harris and first cousin Mrs John Griffin reside in Dothan. Harris has served in the Navy 12 years.
Flowers described inmates tearing iron bars from Kilby prison walls and escaping through a pipe and conduit to attack Guard Windham. They looted the kitchen for meat cleavers and knives and abducted Guard Jackson, who freed himself after being taken to a nearby tree. Track dogs pursued the escapees hours later as officials posted descriptions across the state.
Two Alabama coal mines with about 700 workers shut down in Birmingham to protest a War Labor Board ruling denying portal-to-portal pay. UMWA district president William Mitch urged miners to stay out, aiming to pressure re-opening at Barney slope of Alabama By-Products Corps and Blassburg mine of Brookside Pratt Coal. No local issues or company demands involved. both mines operate under closed shop contracts.
German attacks near Gothenburg involved 13 dents or more since the Ulven sinking. Gothenburg accounts claim 12 Swedes died as ships burned, with destroyers firing from about 50 yards. Swedish colored insignia, blue and gold, appeared on the boats. Fishing craft operated close together in international waters.
A soldier was nabbed by patrolmen on West Main Street early this morning after being seen peering into houses. Officers said the unidentified serviceman had prior similar offenses and had talked his way out of punishment. The arrest occurred around 2 am following a call to police headquarters.
Evydtus W. Moring assistant FSA supervisor for Houston County has been transferred to Morgan County with headquarters in Hartsville. Morris M. Borland county FSA supervisor announced he will serve in the same position to Morgan County that he held in Houston County. Replacement for Moring in Houston County was not announced.
Gov Ingram Stainback said civilian jurisdiction is being restored in their fields except for military matters while Judge Metzger urged full restoration. The case may affect about 300 Japanese and 40 German descendants held incomunicado by the military, shaping future legal rights.
The企conflicted draft: Governor Sparkes plans a meeting about a dam. Attendees from Bouston County include County Agent M Ling H HL Knowles presiding Farm Bureau leaders and Jesse Culbreth chairman of the county War Board A pusher of business lead ate in Dothen planning to attend.
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