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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1944
Page
2
The text appears as a garbled 19th or early 20th century publication fragment with scattered names and addresses. It includes references to publishing, editing, and what seems like a dated rights or rate note, interspersed with stray phrases and broken names.
Fragmentary religious verse references the Exodus crossing and the water as a wall. It notes the waters obey the divine power and turn to wine, with imagery of the sea as a conduit of power. The text blends biblical quotation with devotional reflection.
The piece argues for mandatory military training after the war, warning isolationists and timid critics may gain momentum. It notes public resolve could wane as peacetime service clashes with beliefs in individual freedom, potentially attracting support from otherwise intelligent people.
The United States and Great Britain met in a high level exchange to discuss war policy and peacetime military service. Stettinius and Halifax outlined differing views on intervention in liberated areas and a hands off policy while urging careful, gradual steps toward any peacetime draft. The piece notes public frustration with Britain’s power politics and urges a prompt settlement of allied differences to avoid broader conflict.
An editorial argues for a year of compulsory military or equivalent reserve training for youths to strengthen national security. It suggests options including during high school or college, or a full year at a camp, with emphasis on physical preparation, current events, and a strong stance against deviation from disciplined training.
The article traces wartime Greece policy to a Roosevelt Churchill accord granting Britain influence over Greece and Yugoslavia. It notes American messages and air operations were routed via British channels, the use of British uniforms by UNRRA workers, and later shifts in policy that came too late to avoid Greek anger and rioting yet. It cites Greek premier Soulos and reactions to U S and British actions in occupied Greece.
Washington notes Harry Hopkins remains a hidden power shaping Roosevelt’s foreign policy and personnel. The Senate probes nominations, wary of Hopkins connections to Stettinius and Hull era allies. Navy and war bond notes add to wartime friction as aides and appointees face scrutiny.
The Hungarian campaign may decide the war's end as Soviet forces press toward Budapest and Vienna. Balaton Lake stands as a strategic barrier splitting German and Hungarian troops, potentially forcing a redirection from Warsaw to the Austrian frontier amid mud, weather, and frost.
A subscriber signs a note to The Eagle thanking the paper for publishing a letter about Station WENR's Sunday night broadcast from Nov 18 in which Set. L. H. Britt was interviewed. The wife of Sgt. Britt expresses heartfelt appreciation and asks the paper forward thanks to the broadcaster and Britt’s parents in Lumberton, North Carolina.
AUBURN WPB Chairman J. A. Krug promises quick action on President Roosevelt's request for all possible aid to the farm machinery industry to raise output. The President noted substantial farm machinery production last year but cited farm depreciation and predicted substantial food exports as trade barriers fall and world trade restores.
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