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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1944
Page
2
Contested Oakland Open action shows a soldier golfer taking an early lead as he braces for the final round. Scores and names appear garbled in OCR, but reports indicate a tight competition with several contenders near the top and a notable performance from Fowler amid the chaotic notes.
A military policeman was taken into custody last week after a confusing sequence of events near a lign plant. The officer, identified as Aliveto, faced bond set under $500 while authorities investigated alleged incitement and related conduct.
The Prime Minister wins a 279 to 30 confidence vote, the largest in six tests, as Labor Party divisions widen. Deputy Premier Clement Attlee urges support, but most Labor MPs abstain or oppose, signaling tension over policy toward liberated nations and Europe.
General MacArthur commended Lt Gen Walter Kreuger Sixth Army Vice Adm Thomas Kinkaid 7th Fleet and Lt Gen George Kenney Far East airforce for the Ormac operation. Americans deployed 105 and 153 mm guns on the Ormoc plain to hasten enemy destruction as Japanese withdraw north and east of Ormoc town.
A continuation note reveals wartime training facilities at Camp Rucker were built for troops awaiting deployment. Officials say no official strength figures are released for security reasons, but sources indicate numbers have fallen sharply in recent months, with no division currently stationed there despite prior activation in 1942.
The article reports on a military reorganization and a murder case involving an alleged wife slayer named Rucker. It mentions arrests, a court proceeding before Judge Glenn, and a soldier receiving recognition for valor including a Silver Star Medal. The piece notes contending details about the suspect, the Army unit, and local offices, with references to several counties and communities.
H R McClintock was elected president of the Houston Bar Association at the bar meeting and will assume office in January. He succeeds Alto nV. Lee. Elected with him were John P. Shealy as vice president W G Farmers as secretary W S Wilson as treasurer and new executive committee members Alto Lee aA Merrill N F Pridgen and J R Ramsey.
Allied forces pressed into Saarlautern and near Haguenau while Seventh Army troops crossed the Moder River at Hischwiller and pushed toward the Palatinate border and Bitche. The French First Army closed on Colmar as German rearguards hindered Rhine withdrawal. Ninth Army drove Germans from Julich, with total German losses estimated at 152,000 since November 8.
Oakley reports Beat 121 subscribers totaling 31000 in SE bonds and total series sales reach 1290000 with a minimum target of 2189000. After the radio program Napier Field presents About Face at Martin Theatre Tuesday night, admission via Warbond. county radio owners urged to buy by phone during the broadcast.
In outpost chatter at Gladys Virginia soldiers recount Fritz the dog evading booby traps and mines. Fritz inches along a meat baited path, then stops, leaving hunters frustrated as Pfe inward Zimmerman recalls the strange duel and the dog’s uncanny luck on a dark night.
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