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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1945
Page
6
An unclear wartime dispatch discusses Postalia and Renee Industries seeking U S veterans to support broader power and defense aims in the Pacific region. The piece hints at Australia’s role and Japan’s strategic pressure, suggesting a shift toward greater industrial and military collaboration.
Australia rose from relying on Britain for weapons to a wartime economy with about 35,000 factories and nearly a million workers. The nation fed, housed, and equipped American troops via reverse lend lease while expanding its own arms production. Peace may ease restrictions but Australia aims to stay self reliant in arms.
A study outlines a plan by Australian officials and private citizens to attract American investment and labor to build new peacetime industries. It envisions steel and aviation sectors, rayon production, and joint ventures financed by American and Australian capital. Many Americans who visited Australia plan to return after the war. A Marine captain notes a third of his unit would go to Australia.
Washington AP reports a new shoulder sleeve insignia for civilians with U S Army forces in the field. The dark blue triangle carries US in khaki, with designation words above and below, listing roles such as wave, scientific consultant, operations analyst, war correspondent, and photographer on a khaki background.
Vancouver Washington report on Pvt Henry P Weber, 27, sentenced to be hanged for war-era crimes. His wife Mrs Weber defends his antiwar stance based on American Socialist Labor Party beliefs and conscientious objection grounds. She recalls his attempts to serve in a medical unit and notes he registered and notified his draft board of his views. She questions the execution and hopes Sergt Wheeler will uncover full facts.
Three legislative interim committees resume work in Montgomery to speed hearings. The Appropriations and Finance, Constitution and Legislative Procedure, and State County and Municipal Government panels convene after a week away. Scheduling may shift as the six groups reexamine session plans and March deadlines loom.
Santa Ana Junior College unveils what it calls the first experiment of its kind in collegiate journalism a pony edition of the campus newspaper E Don mailed to ex students overseas The miniature four page paper measures letter size 8 1 2 by 11 inches and stands as a mailable edition for servicemen abroad
Ensign Lester Williams and Parker Williams Jr., brothers from South Portland, Maine, serving in the navy in the Pacific, met on the high seas recently for the first time in four years. Their ships were anchored some distance apart and they talked over ship to ship signaling. Buy war bonds.
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