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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1943
Page
5
A garbled note outlines a plan about cottage training efforts for Orem, focusing on a program to improve settlement and housing support. The fragment mentions assistance, coordination with local groups, and expected outcomes for residents.
The article reports Churchill appealing to Turkish support in a surprise address. It notes Montgomerie warning about inflation and tax effects, with figures cited on potential annual revenue and spending power. The piece references testimony before a House appropriations committee and signals broader wartime strategic considerations.
Washington AP Treasury opposes full forgiveness of 1942 income tax and urges a pay as you go system with 18 percent withholding plus the five percent victory tax. Treasury counsel Paul argues current payments would simplify collection and avoid late refunds, while deferring 1942 liabilities to fit the new system.
Georgia lawmakers pursue a public study of the Georgia Florida Alabama Peanut Association operations amid a dispute over wide price spreads between edible peanuts and those used for oil. W B Crawley of Banks Alabama said the two price system was authorized to stabilize production and align excess peanut prices with market rates, as criticism labels the co op a government backed trust. The inquiry aims to examine marketing quotas, price ceilings, and proposed temporary measures to move excess peanuts toward edible markets with profits redistributed under agricultural law.
The Eagle offers readers Stars of Honor tokens to wear in tribute to loved ones serving in the armed forces. Introduced in America just over a month ago, these patriotic emblems have quickly captured public imagination.
United Mine Workers leaders plan early conference discussions to urge substantial wage hikes and address manpower and coal supply issues, aiming for a broader rise than the Little Steel formula. President Lewis condemns the policy as arbitrary while observers note the War Labor Board has already approved several increases beyond the formula to offset living costs.
AP notes last minute bulletins from the war abroad detailing HAF bombers hitting railway yards near Birages and Abbeville in sweeping operations over Belgium and northern France. British fighters claim an enemy fighter destroyed with RAF losses not listed. Internal notes from Washington and Atlanta reference labor surveys and a prediction of German actions at home amid ongoing conflict.
Institutional coffee users in Houston including cafes hotels and boarding houses were reminded by the Houston War Price and Rationing Hoard to file February coffee allotment applications by February 4. About half of firms in this category have applied so far. After February 4, unaccepted applications will not be processed.
Chicago AP reports war plant employees earned cash awards totaling about 5 000 per project and 44 87 percent of prize winning ideas paid to Pullman Company workers. Director E Taylor noted the suggestion system boosted efficiency and wages, with 24 000 submissions and 145 per 100 employees accepted in 1942, totaling 48 000 paid on 222 ideas.
Allied reports describe Russian forces widening an arc around Rostov and advancing toward Kharkov, claiming advances near Zernovoy and new towns captured on the southern front. German resistance reportedly weakens as German troops retreat, with a prisoner recounting orders and Hungarian officers found slain in a captured town.
Allied communique reports close combat near Mackasmy twelve miles from the western Tunisian coast as raiders drive Germans from Boned, repulsed on counterattack, and withdraw after completing the mission. Farther front lines show limited gains near Pont Du Fabs as bombers strike, and two ships in a harbor convoy are sunk or damaged.
NEW DELHI AP Japanese occupation forces in Burma are resisting strongly near Donbaik on the Maya peninsula toward Akyab. Forward patrols operate in the Tamu area of the upper Chindwin district. Two Japanese villages on the Mayu peninsula were attacked by RAF bombers, and bombers struck Alyab Island, starting fires.
W. and Faulkner of Midland City report Marcos A. Vautener, a U S serviceman, captured as a Japanese prisoner of war in the Philippines. Notification confirms his status and date of capture.
President Roosevelt discussed Allied aims in Europe during a press conference. He described U S and Churchill talks, focusing on aiding France under Giraud, and emphasized the military nature of the North Africa campaign and support for a broader European strategy.
The Houston County Commission unanimously approved abolition of the county gasoline tax collector role after W Perry Calhoun noted potential city savings. State collection and distribution would replace the county tasks, with the city already taking five percent of the gas tax share. The move affects both city and county finances and was discussed amid meters and revenue plans.
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