15 Feb 1944
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1944
Page
1
Officials canvass the town to raise the remaining ninety thousand dollars to meet the state goal of four million thirty four thousand. Arthur Johnson leads merchants and citizen participation with certificates and awards promised for those reaching quotas.
Washington AP reports a Senate split over a resolution to authorize up to 1.85 billion dollars for UNRRA. Senator Gillette joins in opposing blanket funding without strong congressional control while Taft seeks an amendment tying finances to UNRRA form. The plan awaits a Wednesday Senate vote after House approval.
Allied air support boosts pressure as bombers strike monasteries and German fortifications atop Mt Cassino while infantry clears houses below for a vital city. Soviet offensives tighten grip near KIROV and Krivoi Rog as Red Army advances threaten Ukrainian steel centers amid broader theater moves.
Moscow AP reports Red Army thwarts a German tank push northwest of Zvenigorodka as Nazis trapped in the Cherkasy pocket suffer heavy losses. Red Star notes fierce fighting near Zvenigorodka and Korgun with Field Marshal von Mannstein’s task forces under heavy pressure. Northern front armies near Paker advance toward the German stronghold.
The Republican Party may preview two presidential campaign platforms at a postwar council meeting before the June 25 Chicago convention. Senator Taft and Senator Vandenberg push for a final foreign policy review, with Ball seeking a more definite declaration beyond Mackinac.
The War Department proposed a broad burial program for soldiers with at least one cemetery per budget area. The House Appropriations Committee approved an $84,911,440 supply bill for 104 civil functions, including a $1,324,000 allotment for cemeterial expenses and anticipated growth in interments due to wartime needs.
Finnish statesman Paasikivi, a former cabinet minister, confirmed talks with Soviet diplomat Alexandra Kollontai in Stockholm and Helsinki as rumors spread that Russia might offer terms for armistice. A Finnish source said no confirmation yet on any peace terms.
Allied headquarters report a bloodless occupation of Rooke Island in the Vitiaz Strait between New Guinea and New Britain. General MacArthur noted a 226 ton bombing of Rabaul and Kavieng bases as Americans landed Saturday with no opposition. Japanese forces had moved prior, leaving coastal positions as Allied ships reach the Bismarck Sea routes.
Chinese graduate Yin Tso, sent from Manchuria's puppet government to Tokyo, reports rising arrests for dangerous thoughts and tightening food rationing. He notes morale shifts from optimism to gloom, censorship of abroad letters, and use of students in farm camps as farmers are drafted.
Federal Judge C B Kennarver issued injunctions against Mrs W W Olive and Mrs Barta Snell, two of four Dothan residents charged with violations of OPA rent control. Olive and Snell admitted to the complaints and consented to decrees enjoining further violations. hearings on the other two defendants, Mrs Jack Cone and G C Cotter, have not been heard.
Senator Lucas and Republican leaders clash over a Federal absentee ballot for service members and campaign use of the issue. Lucas accuses Northern Republicans of politicizing veterans’ voting rights while Martin defends expanding soldiers’ ballots and transporting them home for November. Taft and Holman criticize war and Navy officials for allegedly favoring a partisan ballot. Page 2.
The capture of British Brigadier Edmund F Davies, chief of an Allied mission to the Albanian partisans, was announced. He was severely wounded during a January surprise attack and is in a Tirana hospital in grave condition. Also: Senate approves legislation to curb corruption in political contributions by labor and management groups. Argentina hints at war with Axis. Argentina rumors of war persist with reports of Nazi submarine activity and unconfirmed Buenos Aires dispatches.
Arthur Johnann announced the Fat Cattle Show committee for March 30 at Ramsey Livestock Company. Richard Ramsey serves as Chairman with T Wooten as GC and others including M Ling W Knowles Dr D C Halston Harvey Stephenson and William Womack.
Lt Comdr James E Vose, veteran dive bomber pilot, argues Japanese morale is broken from heavy losses but their factories back home are boosting production of better planes. He notes Tarawa defenses with 11 foot thick walls and urges US forces to slug into strongholds despite improving enemy equipment and fortifications.
London dispatch reports Soviet air power advancing toward Germany with long range bombing capability. Experts say four engine bombers could threaten eastern German and Czechoslovak industries, shifting focus from tactical to strategic bombing as Red Army advances from the east.
The City Commission approved a uniform electricity rate of one and a quarter cents per kilowatt hour above 260 hours affecting about 300 residential users. Rates apply to single buildings served from a local source and exclude rent units with separate buildings. City Clerk Carborough estimated a $200 monthly City cost, offset by higher usage.
Naples report says Allied bombing hit the Benedictine monastery atop Mt Cassino used as a fortress by German defenders. Bombs and artillery drove 200 to 300 troops from the abbey as air and ground forces targeted the Cassino road network. Ground observers noted direct hits on the centuries old structure and surrounding fortifications.
Houston County civilian population fell by 4 044 from April 1 1940 to November 1 1943 according to Bureau of Census estimates from Washington The drop compares with Alabama down 109 439 and the nation as a whole down 4 021 220 Alabama’s current civilian population is estimated at 7 715 273 Houston County towns and figures show 41 611 in 13 wen with 45 605 previously
Allied air power and ground troops push a major offensive around Anzio Cassino as bombers hit Mt Cassino and the Benedictine monastery. Monks and refugees warned to vacate, while infantry advance under heavy fire. German losses mount with 240 dead reported near Cassino.
City Commission approves leasing Chalkers Bluff land in Dale and Geneva Counties to an oil company for exploration of oil gas and minerals with the city retaining an eighth royalty. The 1400 acre site once planned for a hydro electric plant near Dothan. $750000 spent. company name not disclosed.
AP reports Prime Minister Churchill has replied to Marshal Stalin’s letter on the Russo Polish dispute. He spoke with Polish Premier Bronislaw Mikolajczyk and Foreign Minister Tadeusz Romer, with a public statement due before Commons and renewed hopes for unity among Moscow London and the Polish government in exile. Mikolajczyk postponed his Washington visit, allowing at least no complete breakthrough in the United Nations issue.
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