28 Dec 1944
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1944
Page
1
A fire caused extensive interior damage to the residence of JC Trammell on Fifth Avenue. Flames and smoke filled the home, with the blaze starting from a defective heat source. Fire crews battled the blaze. no injuries are reported.
The Conan Chamber of Commerce announced its committees today under newly elected president J. B. Bryson. Plans for the annual Capquet event hinge on securing a speaker, with committees including Speaker C. H. Adams and Wallace Malone, Banquet Ed Crawford and Jum Brennan, Ticket Raymond Spann Lawrence Seaborn and Alf V. Lee, and Ti. Ross expected to attend for the banquet set in late January.
In Phenix City Alabama seven officers quit denying a strike after a rough handling of a Fort Benning soldier. Mayor Homer Cobb said none would be rehired and requested outside patrol help from Opelika and the state. Chief Dan Jowers temporary suspensions and the board of commissioners met to review the situation as the city faced reduced policing.
Number 14 continued from page one details the life of a Houston County Democratic leader and longtime national delegate. He was connected to the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s, a member of Columbia Lions Club and Co Tuma Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife, a son Allo V. Lee Jr., four daughters, two brothers, and two predeceased sons. Funeral plans by Johnson-Wilkerson are pending awaiting relatives’ arrival.
The Japanese parliament was in session but reports say the raid hit industrial areas as 50 B 29 Superforts took part. Capt Vance Black of Fairfax Oklahoma led the first formation and said defenses were not alerted. He described a seven block by two block bombing pattern in northeast Tokyo near two rivers. It marked the fifth forceful Tokyo strike in just over a month.
USO Club on South Foster Street honored eight volunteers with 50 hour pins and four volunteers with 100 hour certificates during the intermission of the weekly dance. Bob McHugh presented the awards. music was by the Aviation Trainee Orchestra.
Allied reports describe Japanese task force in the Mindoro area as the first in battleship strength since October. MacArthur noted intervention by medium bombers fighters and PT boats as patrols and NBC correspondents traced allies locating the fleet and repelling the attack. Ground action claims 827 Japanese killed on Leyte’s west coast in mop-up operations.
Picket lines formed at Ward’s plants around the small order plant and nearby stores as strikes spread from Detroit to Kansas City and Baltimore. Reports say after seizures the War Department will enforce orders under White House authority, withChicago plants previously seized under Roosevelt’s directive.
The report describes German efforts to lay mines and blow bridges around St Hubert as US forces push back enemy units. Heaviest actions occurred in the northwest tip near Hinmain Havrenne Liemneux while Americans advanced and cleared several villages southeast of Bastogne and started mopping up Berdorf near Echternach.
The text defines polygamy as a form of marriage with one husband and multiple wives and children. It notes a 1619 wedding feast moment where a Parian maid presented the husband with a jar and rose essence she prepared, highlighting a key origin detail.
The Dothanians allocate one northbound seat for Chicago passengers, with reservations to take effect mid January. Arthur Johnson of the Chamber of Commerce says travel space for Dothan civilians was negotiated with railroad officials, previously limited to military personnel, and now expanding northbound to intermediate points north of Ermingham. City official Clyde Coe aided negotiations.
The State Department of Health reports three diphtheria cases from Houston County among 163 statewide in October. The October total rose by 42 from September and is seven higher than October 1943. Houston County health records show 17 diphtheria cases in 1944 so far.
Wages earned will be adjusted to match actual income under new withholding rules. Rates stay similar on average but vary per case. Employers must ensure receipts show home address and social security number. Three copies required. one to employee, one for employee use, and one to the district collector by January 31 1944. Nutritional note advises cooking sweet potatoes in jackets to retain vitamins.
The Bastogne siege ends as American garrison repels German pressure after firing back with artillery and machine guns. Pvt Leonard Candelora recalls aiding wounded as German tanks and divisions face heavy American resistance. The German ultimatum was answered with Nuts, signaling defiant resolve amid a Christmas Day propaganda scare.
Lt Charles Phaten of Sparte Wisconsin recalls the Bamogne siege where medical aid was scarce and a handful of medics provided crucial help despite limited supplies. The account highlights bravery and dedication under fire during the crisis.
Soviet forces reported advances along the Hron and Ipoly river area as they move to clear Germans from the border region between Czechoslovakia and Hungary. They also retook eight locations east of Ipolysag south of the Lason rail line, with over 3,300 personnel involved.
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