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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1944
Page
5
Allied forces advance in the Saar region with Lt. Gen. Patch pushing into German lines north of Saarbrucken and near Menderbolts. German defenses fight back as air and artillery hammer western districts, while Bitche and surrounding areas see intensive bombing and ground clashes.
A Marine A 26 training plane crashed near Marianna Field Wednesday night. Corporal Earl G. Finer and Sergeant James B. Nicholson were instantly killed. Corporal Mertoskin was injured and hospitalized. Mrs Josephine Drown of Mans was identified among witnesses.
World Today highlights shifting fronts as American forces wound Saarbrucken pressure and Seventh Army activity increases in Europe, while British troops widen operations in Italy. Japanese actions and losses appear across multiple theaters with American and allied contingents engaged.
The Associated Press reports Japan acknowledged a recent quake caused a tidal wave that inundated houses and sparked a landslide. Domei listed affected areas Shizuoka Nagano Hamamatsu and Nagoya with minor damage and little impact on industry.
A large B 29 force dropped a record load of bombs on Iwo Jima in the Bonin Islands to neutralize air fields used for raids on Saipan. The strike, coordinated with Navy ships and other aircraft, faced no fighter or AA opposition. The Navy and Seventh Army Air Force bombers, escorted by P 38s, supported surface bombardment of shore installations.
In Rome Gen Sir Henry Maitland Wilson said Greece’s fighting stemmed from irresponsible extremists including deserters from German and Bulgarian troops, remarking some Germans and Bulgarians were possibly planted to sow trouble. He spoke at a farewell party for the press.
A county war bond drive kicks off with a series of events and radio appeals. Fundraising totals reach 1.23 million dollars with 250 thousand in bonds, as a rally at the county courthouse draws crowds. Barbecue at Harmon School and a Sunday WAGF broadcast push for 100 thousand more in E bonds. Patrons get a free movie ticket for each bond purchased, courtesy of Rufus Davis. Napier Field talent show Tuesday supports the drive with admission by bond purchase.
Parliament backed Prime Minister W. L. MacKenzie King by a 143 to 70 vote on a motion supporting his conscription decision. The crisis over compulsory service spanned 38 days, with 21 French-speaking MPs crossing to support the government, ending a 13 day session.
Police report a second break in at Five Points Grocery. A door smashed Tuesday night and then pried loose again around midnight, with boards knocked loose but nothing missing. Earlier the burglars took about five dollars cash and a quantity of cigars.
Cleve Helms, a Black man, was arrested on a charge of assault and battery with a weapon after a warrant sworn by Arthur Greentree alleged he was attacked with a knife. The sheriff said the incident happened some time ago and Greentree was not seriously injured.
Allied forces struck Ormoc Harbor on Leyte west coast, destroying a 13-ship Japanese convoy and trapping over 25,000 Japanese troops behind enemy lines. U.S. naval gunfire and air support sunk ships and air losses favored the Americans as they pressed inland toward strategic objectives along the Yamashita Line.
London AP reports Prime Minister Churchill asserting Britain did not break joint agreements with the United States on Italy or Greece. He defended intervention, rejected mob rule, and demanded a vote of confidence amid attacks on his government.
The War Manpower Commission moves to locate workers who abandon war plants and shift them to productive roles. It considers tighter controls on nightlife venues to force labor into essential jobs and seeks stronger legal backing to enforce mobilization policies amid pressure from Senate defense investigations.
Former congressman Hamilton Fish from New York announces his final House session after 24 years. He claims he was robbed in elections and blames Dewey and party factions. Fish hints at writing a book and possible Republican Southern Democrat coalition for 1948.
Dispatches report the Third Ukraine Army advancing toward Budapest with forces under Marshal Feodor Tolstoy narrowing the gap to about fifteen miles. Soviet commands claim rapid advances despite German reinforcements and rugged terrain, as fortifications rise between Lake Dalatun and the Savube.
AP reports Kent Cooper of the Associated Press advocates reduced press communications rates to promote free news exchange. He cites censorship and high charges as obstacles and urges two cents a word between major capitals to foster self supporting press and broader peace. He highlights telegraph, telephone, newspaper, and radio as keys to rapid, wide news flow.
Members of the Presbyterian Church will hold special services on Sunday as the church is formally dedicated and the mortgage on the building is burned to mark the debt being cleared. The Rev. R T Wallace will deliver the dedicatory message, followed by the mortgage burning.
Prisoners at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary faced a three day revolt aimed at pressuring officials. Authorities, including Attorney General Biddle, said inmates planned insurrection and sought changes to segregation housing. Four guards were released unharmed as the mutiny concluded with a surrender declaration calling it Pearl Harbor Day.
British and Polish forces breached the Lame Kayes area southwest of Faeyu and captured several positions. Allied columns under Lt Gen Charley Powke advanced with first armored corps action, securing bridgehead and river crossings amid rain and fog as the campaign pressed toward targeted towns and fortifications near Haverna Aldeck.
Date City Chamber of Commerce fre ay abinst the outcome of balloting for eight directors. Arthie Jolie son and 12 of 260 ballots were returned. Ballots mailed Monday and Tuesday must be received by pm Monday. Seventeen nominees appear on the ballot for two year terms.
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