08 Feb 1943
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1943
Page
1
Barton County Board votes three to one to abolish the county gasoline tax collector post. W Perry of District Three casts the dissenting vote as merford of District Four abstains. Calhoun endorses keeping the tax while others push saving for the county.
Fragmented OCR text outlines major battle zones from Rostov to Kursk on a 1942 front. Mentions Kharkov, Tunisia, submarine base activity, allied patrols, and a Vatican peace plea amid large scale attacks and raids across Europe and North Africa.
AP report from Washington on a battle between Administration forces and a coalition of Independent Democrats and Republicans over a bill to require Senate confirmation for high salaried executive appointments. McKellar urges action to end terms of such appointees by next June 30, proposing four year tenure after confirmation. Barkley questions specifics. Tydings supports principle citing abuses. debate centers on restoring Congressional oversight of civil service appointments.
Stars of Honor are worn widely in Dothan and Wiregrass to honor service members. The article notes their growing popularity since introduction by Ths Hagia and mentions availability at Gifts of The Eagle for 3 cents plus 20 cents postage.
Italian cabinet shakeup ousts Count Galeazzo Clano from foreign minister post and appoints him ambassador to the Vatican. Observers see move as potential path to peace channels via Vatican City and possible outreach to United Nations envoys.
New York AP reports efforts to restore Edward J. Flynn to a leading role in the Democratic party. The Bronx County Democratic Executive Committee will vote tonight to begin steps toward making him committee leader, with Louis Cokes announcing the plan and noting this would follow the resignation of chairman Charles A. Burkley.
Prime Minister Churchill speeds home from a 10000 mile North Africa and Middle East tour as allied leaders push for rapid invasion of Europe. Russian momentum and urgency frame discussions with British and American leaders racing to prepare for a decisive push.
Four persons were injured when a State Highway Patrol car collided with another auto at the Franklin and St Andrews streets intersection. Mrs Lakey, Sr., and her son Robert, fifteen, suffered bruises and possible fractures. Patrolmen Earl Hendley and Tom Melton, riding in the patrol car, had minor facial cuts. The injured were taken to a Dothan hospital. Mrs Lakey and the officers were discharged, while Robert Lakey remained hospitalized with a neck injury and broken condition reported by his father.
Washington budget director Marold Douth and President Roosevelt’s aide urged Treasury and Congress to enact go pay as you go tax legislation. Administration hinted White House intervention to shape details, suggesting cancellation of up to three quarters of 1942 taxes to start source collection by April while preserving March 15 returns and first installments.
Allied bombers from North Africa attacked targets across the Tyrrhenian coast, striking Naples and Cagliari while American heavy aircraft bombed Cagnan and Naples in daylight. British patrols widened activity in Libya as fighting eased in Tunisia. The Naples raid caused waterfront fires and heavy damage, with official communiques noting major strikes and several enemy losses.
Allied action on Guadalcanal pushes U S troops to within five miles of Cape Esperance ahead of the Japanese HQ. Navy communique confirms a northwest coast thrust and near-climax operations in the Solomons as MacArthur forces advance in New Guinea and Salamua area.
The White House orders shoe rationing as economic stabilization chief James Byrnes enacts limits on nonessential footwear. Stores in major cities nationwide report crowds, with New Orleans and Detroit hit hardest. Exemptions cover slippers and certain research or workwear, while repairs and resoled shoes face no cap.
Congress considers a wartime power bill granting the President authority to mobilize manpower and womanpower across all sectors to win the war. Introduced by Rep Wadsworth and Sen Austie, the plan declares policy to support full national mobilization without altering existing labor laws.
A congressional committee of 20 representatives formed to investigate possible drastic restrictions on newsprint supply. Chairman Lea of the Haugg Interstate Commerce Committee noted the inquiry will seek full details from the War Production Administration and other agencies about planned measures affecting newsprint availability. The inquiry follows briefing calls from Rep Blaser Shafer and Rep Meh Shafer and related contacts with Donald Stirling.
Washington AP reports the Senate can find to today President Huenevelt's nomination of Wiley Blount Hulledge of Iowa as an United States Supreme Court justice. Federal Judge Marti Welsh denied Harry Bridgen's writ of habeas corpus seeking to halt deportations to Australia. In London the German controlled Netherlands radio said Verat Ren Hendrik Reytardt, Dutch Nazi Legion commander, was shot and killed. General Walter Kroeger, Newport, Rhode Island, reassigned to another task with Third Army headquarters in San Antonio.
AP reports the RAF delivered the war’s worst raid on Lorient in Brittany France targeting German submarine facilities. Preliminary notes indicate heavy destruction with seven bombers shot down in a subsequent night operation as RAF airfields and shipping lanes faced intensified offensive efforts.
Washington AP report outlines a 1942 year end tally of lease lend sailings including American controlled tonnage, expected production and shipping capacity. It notes committee plans for shipbuilding and anticipated risks of sinking, with projected growth in U S war fleet and altered tonnage targets for 1942.
Soviet dispatches report large scale Russian advances along the Don front and in the Rostov Kharkov area as German troops rush to reinforce. Observers note unprecedented winter speed as Hus sian forces press toward to Rostov.
A Nazi high command bulletin released via Merlin radio and relayed by Associated Press claims submarine successes against Allied shipping east of Britain. The report says 44 vessels totaling about 109,000 tons were sunk or damaged, including five torpedoed ships, with additional ships damaged in torpedo attacks.
War department announced that Wiregrass soldiers, including Warrant Officer Hoyt Adams of Oxier Route Two and Lt. Byrd Marshall, brother of Francis Marshall of Newville, were captured and held as Japanese prisoners in the Philippine Islands following actions in the area. The men had previously been listed as missing in action.
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