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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1944
Page
7
The Associated Press reports intense fighting near Ormoc and Leyte as American forces engage Japanese units amid nearing Pearl Harbor anniversary coverage. Dispatches describe heavy clashes eight miles from Manila and at a roadblock corridor, with Japanese positions stubbornly contested.
Allied units smashed across the Lamone southwest of Faenza establishing a bridgehead at Raven and clearing the Raven–Mid and San Michele areas. The Eighth Army, aided by Italian patriots, took Piangipane and reached beyond the Lamone while overrunning Ostrogoth’s communications hub.
Third Azerg Saaregue mines and bridgehead actions across Mim produce heavy casualties for both sides as First Army and Seventh Army mount counterattacks in the Vorges hills. Russians push toward Budapest or Vienna while a Danube bridgehead below the capital is established. British reports Naz i forces cleared southwest of Fa vena. MacArthur notes ginkings in the Pacific and Japanese actions in China and Chungking amid chaotic theater updates.
RAF led a massive World War II raid on Merseburg, Hamm, and Seest with 1,400 Allied aircraft, supported by American bombers. The operation aimed at strategic targets in Germany under adverse weather, causing blaze and destruction while partial losses were reported.
Despite improved Army supplies, artillery on the Western Front remains rationed with definite quotas during lulls. Larger calibers like 103 millimeter plus face fluctuating production, blamed on shifting wartime demands and prior production cuts, prolonging the war as shortages persist.
Unsuccessful attempt to blow open the safe at the Houston War Price and Rational Board occurred last night. Thieves pried open the rear store room and exploded the outer lock on the door but failed to open the second combination. The alarm was raised about eight o clock when a clerk noticed the open door. The safe contained gasoline coupons processed food sugar stamps and other papers. Police were notified and the case is under investigation.
Ralph J. Goodwin, longtime superintendent of the city's water and light department, will resign effective December 31 and has been offered a consulting and construction engineer post in City Hall at the same salary. The offer follows a letter from Miles A. Miller noting support from Rawlins McKanney and Clyde L. Coe, amid health-related retirement considerations and prior operation policy tensions at the plant, gas company disruption, and power service outages.
Printers for Atlanta’s two daily papers return to work after a contract dispute. ITU Local No 48 led by President R Y Pavlovsky ordered a resume to negotiations with The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution publishing four page photoengraved editions during a two day halt. The union seeks pay increases and holiday adjustments while the papers note added holidays.
Greek mountain brigade troops stormed the EAM National Liberation Front headquarters in Athens as fighting spread across the city. British troops held the center with police, snipers fired on a British convoy, and tanks battered fortified positions while 83 prisoners were captured. ELAS reinforcements moved toward the combat zone amid ongoing clashes and no American involvement was reported.
London reports Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden asserted Britain may shape liberated governments and sided with a hands off stance in Italy. He backed Count Sforza as Italian Foreign Minister while noting the US did not oppose his broader role. The remark drew mixed reaction in Parliament as Britain considers postwar Europe.
Secret tests widen on new air weapons that may outpace the B 29 Superforts. The B 36 is described as a giant research aircraft. tests on B35, B Y, and B42 are under way. Dr. George W. Lewis cites rapid progress in air weapons and the need for more funding as rockets and jet propulsion advance. Admiral W A Katte notes rockets are in service and $10,000,000 is required to boost output. Congress receives the final appropriation bill.
Soviet forces under Tolbukhin pushed into western Hungary near Lake Balaton and the Danube, encircling areas north and south of Budapest. Allied reports claim breakthroughs near Nowohamzen and across toward Zagreb, with Austrian divisions retreating from Marcali as German resistance tightens around the Hungarian capital.
Allied forces under General Patton crossed the Saar at six points and pushed toward Saarbrucken, with Texans of the 9th Infantry completing river crossings near Merzig and Saarlautern. German resistance clung to the Siegfried Line as bombardments intensified, while Patton’s northLorraine thrust reduced the Saarfront to a narrow 50 mile stretch.
General Somervell forecast the war against Japan would be the greatest in history. He warned Japan’s aggression would prompt a total American war effort, with massive production and overwhelming materiel to defeat the Axis powers in Europe and the Pacific.
County War Finance Chairman Poyner reports WE bonds at 22 000 and total sales at 1 24 million as radio drive by station WAGE boosts efforts. County schools plan 2 pm dismissal for Treasury stamp drive, urging every student to buy War Bonds.
In Atlanta Federal Penitentiary a protest by 25 federal convicts disrupted operations as they pressured officials during an anti German action. The disturbance filled the night with smoke and shouting but no serious injuries were reported. Police and guards moved to restore order amid reports of fears of broader unrest.
Jamen M. Jones Wothan was elevated to Grand Master of the Alabama Grand Lodge at the closing session of the 24th convocation. He succeeded William EF. Jamen of Birmingham. New officers include Clarence E. Michaels of Birmingham Deputy Grand Master Irving E. Farmer Fr Payne Senior Grand Warden J C Howe Ruscelmille Junior Grand Warden John Wilson Terry and Gay T. Smith of Montgomery retained as treasurer and secretary respectively.
Elections will be held in 2% Royston County communities Friday to select community committeemen of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. Each community will have three voters. Sessions will be held at various schools and town halls across the county with times listed for Communities A and B.
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