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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1943
Page
8
A Japanese defense collapse plus air cover from Miter miles back supports Allied victory in battle. Nak planes aided assault by ripping up petitions as troops pressed forward toward the counter.
Patrol reports a two vehicle crash southeast of Ozark Hartford. Drivers and passengers including Ralph and Samuel Sanders, Bob Sullivan and Cliff Gil were injured and taken to a hospital. Names and details provided by Highway Patrolman Franks and Elbert.
AP report from North Peteréey describes a Fly- Detrem crash and explosion that endangered residents. The Eighth Air Force noted four crew members rescued two company ships as flames spread through cottages and fields. Five residents were injured or killed during the incident.
Fragmentary wartime dispatches describe Allied conferences at Tehran with FDR and Churchill shaping a world alliance. Reports mention German resistance on Italian fronts near Messina and expected Allied advances toward strategic targets as Red Army movements unfold across Europe.
A London AP dispatch cites unconfirmed Swiss border reports that Count Gateas 20 Clano, Mussolini’s son-in-law, was executed by firing squad in northern Italy. The tale links his fall from grace to German antipathy and Mussolini’s resignation vote, with background on Ciano and Nazi tensions.
The December term opened with Judge Saxon P. Poyter presiding over about forty trial talks. Twenty cases were continued. Witte Stanley and Clarence Stanley were fined $25 each for petit larceny, Charlie Evane Cox received a $25 fine for reckless driving, and Odell Las was fined $0.01 for using an attorney without consent of the owner.
At Tehran the Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin conference fixed the time for an Anglo American invasion of western Europe and eyed a southern push from the continent. The agreement outlined a final victory strategy with coordinated assaults on Hitler's fortresses, enabling possible knockout blows this winter as U S and Britain mass troops and materiel in preparation.
Washington AP The administration pressed to save the food subsidy program as Food Administrator Marvin Jones testified before a Senate committee. A 60 day delay was proposed to allow a Democratic caucus to decide on the party line while Republicans urged swift action. The House had already rejected a delay and the CCC funding faces potential closure if subsidies end. Jones argued that removing subsidies would lift price ceilings and raise living costs.
Courtland Army Air Field searches continue for an airman missing after a night flight that killed seven cadets and students. Lt Col Freudenthal ordered civilian help and announced a board to investigate the crashes as the body of Donald R. Miller was found near Cherokee, Alabama.
Washington AP reports that the House committee on finance and related agencies considers changes to the war contracts renegotiation act. Chairman George Ga urges repeal as costs rise and profits are scrutinized. A central price adjustment board is among the proposed reforms with hearings nearing completion.
Soviet forces broke through near Propolsk and advanced toward Varodol Bahki and Zabluka in White Russia, threatening Mogilev’s rail hubs as German reserves dwindled. In Hremenchug, Soviet units seized strong points after fierce fighting, while Germans reported some penetrations south of Cherkasy but were largely repulsed. German air and ground counteractions continued as losses mounted on both sides.
James Rice of Prichard, a nine teen son of Sam Rice, remained in Do than hospital today with knee injuries after a Saturday night auto strike on the Enterprise highway about a mile from Dothan. State Highway Patrol Inspector H. B. Moody said John Bond of 01 South St Andrews Street Dothan reported the accident and that Bond stopped after hitting Rice, then escorted him to the hospital.
Louis Lochner notes the Teheran declarations carefully avoid unconditional surrender. He argues the omission signals wise statesmanship by the United Nations to restore democracy rather than enslave the defeated. Goebbels ridicules the idea of unconditional surrender as a postwar plan.
Allied headquarters report United States forces bypassed German strongpoints and seized redoubts east of Mignano, while British Eighth Army advanced to the More River, 19 miles past the Sengro. Fierce counterattacks and hand to hand fighting followed, with a flame throwing tank captured by British troops.
Berlin cites Turkish President Inonu meeting with President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill in Cairo. The report ties Turkey’s future role to the Allied war strategy after Tehran summit, with aides Numan Menemencioglu and a Turkish general secretary noted.
A large security umbrella surrounds Tehran during the Roosevelt Stalin Churchill meeting. Military police guard principal streets while fighter planes and light bombers circle overhead. German agents reportedly dropped among tribes, with captures reported.
Geneva couple Mr and Mrs Taylor Blount near Hartford were injured when their car collided while investigating a second crash. Katherine Le Hell of Montgomery drove a Hall machine into another car. the unidentified driver fled. Blounts suffered a broken leg and minor injuries. Mrs Blount’s injuries were not determined. Both were taken to a Hartford hospital.
President Roosevelt spoke to U S soldiers at Camp Amirabad Iran praising their work and progress with Stalin and Churchill. He said the war must be won first but noted strides toward planning a postwar world for children and families. He expressed American pride and wished quick return home. He also addressed commemorative ceremonies at a camp hospital.
George A Malcolm retired as general of Puerto Rico will deliver the Rotary Club's fourth and final lecture of the Institute of International Understanding. The talk is set for Monday night at 7 30 o'clock and will round out the club's successful program this term.
Reported from Cairo by John F Chester and William McGaffin, Allied leaders Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin agreed on scope and timing of operations to crush Germany from east west and south. A Tehran summit sealed a push for a united world democratic family under the Atlantic Charter. Iran pledged support and economic aid as Western powers readied joint planning in Cairo and beyond.
COLUMBIA AP report says a Flying Fortress exploded during taxiing warmup, killing all four aboard. Press office cites a very unusual origin. a board of officers will lead the German inquiry. London dispatch notes bitter air battles along the front with advancing Allied and German forces.
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