30 Aug 1943
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1943
Page
1
Howton County farmers face a labor shortage as they prepare an early peanut dig in y edlong to curb leaf spot and leafstem diseases. C M Ling reports the rush to harvest now to prevent losses, with digging spreading across the county and some fields already mature.
A family of four perished in a crash when their car was struck by a freight train near Cru, Alabama, 12 miles north of Gadsden. Four others were injured, including two siblings of the dead, as the vehicle was dragged about 350 feet along the tracks during a return from a swimming outing. Police identified the dead as W. McCoy, 31, his wife Lauren, and their children Mary Nell and Kathryn McCoy, with several relatives among the injured.
The article reports Soviet and German maneuvers around Taganrog and Bryansk with retreats and advances, Danish harbor fires in Copenhagen amid rebellion, and Allied air raids on southern Italy. It notes refugees ferried to Sweden, Denmark sympathy, Bulgaria unrest after a king’s death, and continued Japan air and ground pressures across multiple theaters.
A hundred peanut growers from Virginia North Carolina and Georgia urged officials to raise the price to 88 cents a pound. Spokesman Eric Rogers said the current 72 cent price plus CCC handling losses penalizes one group of growers, demanding the entire crop be paid 80 to 88 cents with parity for edible and oil uses. Leader Lynwood Wingate of Georgia chaired the delegation.
The US Eighth Air Force knocked down 307 enemy fighters in two raids on Regensburg and Schweinfurt on Aug 17, losing 59 Flying Fortresses in this theater. Heavy bombers suffered 30 losses in the Schweinfurt raid, but claimed 167 enemy fighters destroyed. In the Regensburg operation, 22 planes were lost with 160 interceptors shot down as Fortress forces moved toward North Africa in a shuttle operation.
Colonel Lloyd S. Spooner, 40th Infantry, assumes command of Camp Rucker Alabama replacing Brigadier General F W Manley after relief scheduled tomorrow. He praises the camp’s administration grounds and facilities and notes ongoing projects and warehousing and utilities improvements supporting training units. He lauds General Mantey’s work and hints at further details on page 7.
War Food Administrator Marvin Jones signaled support for Alabama and Governor Sparke by forwarding a 3000-soldier request to War Manpower Director Paul McNutt to aid peanut harvest. Officials report a crop worth about 30 million dollars in nine southeast counties, with 1 million acres ripening and harvest to begin in days.
Allied aircraft led a major raid on Orte 40 miles north of Rome with Flying Fortresses and medium bombers hammering rail centers and coastal targets near Torre Annunziata Bay of Naples. B 29s and RAM Wellington crews joined to devastate rail yards as light bombers dive bombers and fighters targeted gun positions and roads across southern Italy while a British cruiser bombarded a coast battery near Cape Pellaro with back fire deemed ineffective.
Two cotton warehouses were destroyed by fire, one at Pinckard and one at Ozark, with about 1,400 bales of cotton burned and losses estimated between 60,000 and 70,000 dollars. The Pinckard blaze engulfed the Dowling warehouse with 600 bales. firemen from Dothan and Ozark aided, saving a seed house.
Nineteen miners died and twenty five were burned in two gas explosions at Republic Steel No 2 Sayreton mine in Birmingham Alabama. Rescue teams searched amid fires and damaged ventilation as officials named several victims and described the blast sequence and mine conditions.
President Roosevelt returns to Washington and schedules talks with Dr. Soong Secretary Hull General Marshall and General Arnold. Churchill expected within a week to join Quebec war conference discussions on political postwar programs and Japan strategy with Eden crediting the Anglo American talks.
The idea of tax deductions for buying War Bonds would mainly aid high income earners. An anonymous Congress member proposed deducting half of Bond purchases up to 16 percent of taxable income, with a possible tax rate rise to 6 to 10 percent. The plan could boost bond buying, illustrated by two sample cases: a married man with two children earning 8 600 and another with 15 000.
Istanbul AP report outlines Bulgaria's unsettled throne after King Borislav's death. Regent mix includes anti German leaders and pro British church figures, with Kyril and Philov pro Germany but weak. A military cabinet or republic could follow, risking Greek conflict duties and Russia alignment. Turn to page 2 for continuation.
Washington and London pledged joint punishment for Nazi crimes in Poland as long as atrocities continue. The State Department released the declaration noting trustworthy reports of mass murder and deportation by German invaders since 1942 across occupied Poland.
AP dispatches state Count Galeazzo Ciano former Italian foreign minister and son in law of Béatrice Mussolini reportedly reached Munich after fleeing Rome. Italians are said to consider him a major Fascist regime culprit while German broadcasts claimed he and his family evaded police near their home. An agency patch estimated Ciano’s fortune built under Fascism in the millions.
In Copenhagen harbor fires blaze amid scuttled Danish ships while German patrols, tanks, and planes suppress uprisings. Refugees flee to Sweden as German forces enforce martial law after the quick takeover, with large numbers attempting to cross the Oslosund strait.
Allied forces yield ground at Salamaua as fierce Japanese counterattacks grip the front in New Guinea. American and Australian troops press toward the Salamaua drome with air support, while landings on Arun del Island near Kolombangara push closer to Japanese positions.
Army officers say Corporal Menma L Ridings of Warm Springs Georgia was murdered in a downtown Indianapolis Claypole Hotel room. Her throat arms and wrists were cut and her body partially clothed, with a report of a woman in black seen near her room. She had been stationed at Camp Atterbury since March and was 42 years old.
AP reports Joss Stalin announced the capture of Te wenrog as German forces evacuate Taganrog after heavy fighting. The Moscow radio described a bold Soviet cavalry and mechanized advance breaking through to the enemy rear. Berlin claimed Taganrog was evacuated after destroying installations and the Russians pushed toward Kharkov and Krasnograd threatening 800,000 Nazis in the Donets basin. The move fits a broader Soviet drive to encircle Nazi forces along the Donets line and advance toward the Dnieper region.
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