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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1945
Page
5
J E Ziglar, longtime Arcadia fire chief, recounts hunting and fishing yarns from Arcadia Florida. He praises short trips from town to coveys and brimming fish beds, notes a leaner figure after seven and a half months there, and jokes about missing home as he enjoys the quiet lifestyle.
Lt Anderson Andersen, a Marine Corps Combat Engineer, returns from the Pacific fighting to Pensacola Navy Hospital. He visits home weekly and looks forward to fall campaigns as he recovers, hopeful and steadied by a bright outlook.
Veteran of two years service and a year in the Pacific Maj or Hoople fought at Kwajalein Atoll Saipan and Tinian. He wears a campaign star for each engagement and the presidential citation ribbon. Wounded by shrapnel five times he recalls the rough beachhead landings and the hazards of lead rain before returning home to recover and rest.
At Dorsey Trailers in Elba workers proudly display the Navy E pennant after presenting the Army Navy E award. Lois Perry chief clerk in stock control recalls her WAVES service and hopes for quick end to war as her husband serves in the Army Air Corps. Sam Howe, a Dorsey employee for 16 years, notes kinship with many Coffee County Rowes while stories of local pride and a big old fashioned barbecue fill the event.
Lawyer W S Huey says Enterprise and Ozark near Camp Rucker will have ample apartments and houses ready as the post reactivates. With camps at full strength tenants will fill housing quickly, Huey notes after a trip through the area.
The State Director Col James W Johnson Jr and two local board members clash over reclassifications and deferrals. Of 52 cases to the district appeal board, 42 became 1 A and 40 ready for induction with two postponements. Chairman Wood resigns amid dispute over signing induction papers. Governors Sparks to propose new nominations.
The readable lines describe a local board debating duty and instruction with references to Col John and Seajor Potter. The tone suggests a wartime context, with officials asserting responsibility and questioning higher authorities while emphasizing patriotism and duty.
Amid wartime duty the conscription board acts to enforce orders and national service. The text shows individuals arguing compliance while recognizing the board must fulfill its full duty to all, including safeguarding essential farms and production.
In Barrow Alaska, Seabees search the Arctic for tantalum ore believed to be a vital source for military needs. The effort aims to locate and evaluate potential tantalite deposits amid harsh northern conditions and magnetic observations.
The readable fragments reference Gusting at Teeny, a Warley motel, metal types bois and glotinum, and a supply source in Brae, with mentions of Congs and Australi. It notes a very awakening mine in New Menneseng South and a tortie fee's.
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