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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1945
Page
2
A jumbled 1915 page fragment from The Dothan Eagle Detls Boot Ssistes w Tene Publisbing Co Partnershup and obituaries notices with garbled editor credits, stock figures, and public notices. It includes Bond redemption data from the Treasury, noting October and January totals and a call to hold War Bonds amid a simplified cashing policy.
The article ponders when millions of men will return to civilian life and notes a partial demobilization plan after Germany surrenders. It argues a large Army and Navy must be maintained, with the Navy needing a larger share of remaining manpower post victory, and warns against discriminatory remobilization between services.
The article discusses Congress and the Navy preparing for postwar manpower. It notes retention aims to keep reserve officers and form about 50 Annapolis style courses to train postwar leaders. Volunteers may reduce the need for holdovers, signaling readiness to release personnel as wartime needs lessen.
A satire on former congressmen turning into lobbyists after defeat. Calvin D Johnson from Diviels coins the idea to keep a former rep in Washington funded by supporters and lobbyists. The piece questions who benefits when districts retain ex lawmakers as paid influence agents and worries it undermines the firing tradition.
Washington coverage details U S Army and OSS efforts to influence German opinion during World War II. Reports on German committee attempts led by Catholic moderates and leftists, Russian broadcasts from Moscow, and US psychological warfare delays including Aachen newspaper plans. Congressman Dewey Short blasts military leaders over wartime production disruptions and accountability.
Ernie Pyle writes of furlough life in San Francisco before heading back to the Pacific. He recalls travels across the country, gifts from supporters, and his ambivalence about civilian views on the war. He supports a National Service Act and warns the worst of the war may yet come, to spare the troops overseas loneliness.
A dense, era style schedule lists Monday radio programs across networks with times from 6:50 to 11:18. It names shows, hosts, and performers including Jack Kirkwood, Horace Heidt, War News broadcasts, Burns and Allen, Sherlock Holmes dramatizations, Information Please, Guy Lombardo, and The Cavalcade of America among many others.
DePaul sits atop the national college basketball rankings with 17 wins in 18 starts after a 48-46 victory over Oklahoma A&M before 14,842 fans in Chicago. Army and Navy, Iowa, Ohio State, St John’s, Notre Dame, Bowling Green and Rice chase the Demons for top honors as top teams schedule key league games this week. Notre Dame defeated a strong N A five 66-60 before 18,210 at Madison Square Garden, the season’s largest crowd. The Cadets extended their win streak to ten, and Navy maintained a 9-game streak with a 60-40 win over West Virginia. Army and Navy remain unbeaten as season plays unfold.
War analyst Trebate of Germany discusses the European war’s late stages. He notes two strategic German breaches in communications at Kiev and south of Prussia, and widespread Soviet advances on a wide front. He warns that German morale remains central and may fail due to famine pressures and refugee dislocations, while Western Allies face tough Rhineland fighting amid flooded terrain with Canadian First Army units involved.
Ohio State edged Northwestern 36-32 while Iowa beat Indiana 45-40 in a sectional race. St. John’s won easily over Hitler 46-49 for its 14th victory, Bowling Green crushed Westminster 78-57, and Rice seized the Southwest Conference title with a 72-53 win over Southern Methodist.
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