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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1943
Page
5
Fragmented OCR text from The Dothan Eagle includes garbled ad notices and a public notice block. It mentions rates, telephone numbers, and misstatements, with a closing quote from Thomas Jefferson about eternal hostility to tyranny, indicating broad, miscellaneous content rather than a single cohesive news item.
In response to defeats in Tunisia by Rommel's forces, Americans are reassured that the setback is local and not indicative of overall capability. Secretary Stimson notes the action's limited impact. with more training, US troops will gain experience to match Germany's seasoned panzer troops and advance from Africa into Southern Europe.
Governor Chaunce Sparks pledges full support from Alabama lawmen to stop coin operated gambling devices and illicit betting dens. State authorities warn they will back sheriffs as they enforce strict prohibitions, leaving only a handful of counties tolerating open gambling. Barbour, Montgomery, and Barbour counties cited amid claims of local corruption and political payoffs.
Donald Nelson, embattled director of the War Production Board, resists resigning amid detractors. He recalls Ferdinand Eberstadt, appoints Charles E Wilson to broaden policy control, while opposing military plans to dominate production and distribution of ships and plants. The president backs Nelson, who seeks a balanced approach balancing civilian needs with military demands.
Backstage battles unfold as Republican critics echo a reform cry while opposing SEC funding and pressuring for tax measures. Doughton fights Run plan fears, and debate centers on funding, extradition, and national defense restructuring proposed by Danieli and others.
A London dispatch notes Captain Perry Teresene Munro Leal, author of a pacifist children’s book, now champions centralized Army command over logistics, says division between Army and War Department breeds inefficiency. Also discusses milk bonuses, price controls, labor importation, and workforce mobilization plans.
Major General Lewis B Hershey testifies before a Senate agriculture subcommittee on manpower and the draft. He argues many more men must be drafted to keep the country running, prompting Senator Alben Barkley to quip that his forebears had Indians to worry about, not the OPA.
A Washington essay traces a modern housing experiment where diverse tenants inherit a dream of shared harmony. Noise and disorder from radios, phonographs, and late-night games strain neighborly patience as clashes over space and cleanliness transform the hopeful flat complex into a tested, imperfect community.
Morris M Borland, county FRA supervisor, attended a conference in Auburn with MoH Pearson, state FSA director, as officials of the local FRA office announced today.
The War Today column lauds Madame Chiang Kai-shek for her urgent appeal to Congress and the American public. It notes broad support for striking Japan first while cautioning that Allied resources remain stretched. It highlights Roosevelt and Churchill affirming support, yet warns of renewed Japanese offensives threatening China and the Allied effort.
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