21 Feb 1943
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1943
Page
1
The city gears up for a Tunisian war drive with rationing plans and registration at school houses. New equipment for the sanitation department will speed fuel and vehicle responses as trucks and radio units improve city services. Centralized tin and scrap collection aims to boost war support and reduce costs.
Soviet forces moved southwest of Kharkov within 38 miles of Dnieperpetrovak as a Moscow communique said. The Red Army threatened to trap retreating Germans in the Donets basin and could force Crimea abando nment. Krasnograd and Paviograd, key rail junctions, fell to the Russians, with Paviograd lying 36 miles east of the target.
A Presidential committee urges tighter draft deferments, reserving key federal posts and restricting eligibility to those essential to the war effort. It calls for agency committees, periodic reviews, and rigorous criteria to release thousands of workers to the armed forces while avoiding overstaffing and duplication.
Washington AP reports an Army transport plane with 20 aboard, missing since Feb 4, was found in a Canadian wilderness area with all passengers and crew alive. The War Department says the pilot made a forced landing in bad weather. only wing-tip damage occurred. Location details and names of the 16 passengers and five crew were not disclosed.
The Office of Price Administration will ration dried peas lentils tubers and dried soups along with processed and canned vegetables and fruits starting March 1. Retail stocks are frozen and unavailable next week due to shortages while meat substitutes run low. The rationing uses a point system to be set in the forthcoming ration books.
AP report notes Congressional backroom talk of anti Roosevelt Democrats forming a third party if he seeks a fourth term. Veterans and Southern opponents discuss reclaiming the party from the New Deal, weighing strategies to derail nominating Roosevelt while Wheeler hints at hosting the ticket if he runs again.
Bergesot HB and Moody of the State Highway patrol said patrol offices would relocate Monday from the Marianna highway to a room in the county courthouse. Authorization from State headquarters was obtained. The new rear courthouse office will aid patrol and enforcement agencies and improve response times, replacing the previous site that lacked staff coverage.
American warships prowled Attu Island under fog, shelling Japanese positions at Holtz Bay and Chichago Harbor with no reported resistance. An allied air raid followed on Munda Vila and Kolombangara. returns noted, other actions unclear as warships pressed operations in the western Aleutians near Kiska.
Washington AP says rumors of Donald M. Nelson leaving the War Production Board faded as White House sources discuss possible reshuffles. References to Nelson influence persist alongside talk of a new arbiter for investigations, with continued questions about who may be removed and when.
In southern Tunisia, a lone General Sherman tank named The Traut fought a German force to shield an American column. It knocked out multiple Mark Vs and a heavy opposing force, allowing 200 American lives to be saved as the crew abandoned a damaged, flaming vehicle. The action, hailed as gallant, came amid a two-town battle with 106 German tanks.
Thousands of residents in Dolan and Houston County prepare to register for War Ration Book Two over a five day period. Registration runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in county schools and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Dothan. Volunteers staff desks and teachers assist, with about 46,000 books distributed countywide.
AP dispatch reports the end of the free can opening era as rationing begins. A new system will authorize purchases with coupons at midnight, marking a shift to controlled access to canned fruits vegetables and other staples. Consumers face restrictions on pantry staples as inventories and price controls come into play while the nation braces for updated distribution rules.
Fragmented OCR text shows disagreement over a Roosevelt era appointment. Mentions include Kellar and Van Nova, with calls for committee scrutiny and potential reporting to the Senate. Dated references and unclear phrasing suggest a political wrangle centered on defense and armament proposals.
Washington AP report outlines Farm State Congressmen pushing a bill to defer fathers and adopt state quotas to ease food production. Key figures Bankhead and Boukfield urge limited army size, farm manpower measures, and rapid wartime coordination to avert a food shortage while debates span military and agricultural needs.
AP reports the RAF bombed Wilhelmshaven during the night raid, hitting a long munitions depot lined with parallel sheds containing mine materials and naval munitions. The blast cratered multiple blocks, destroyed and damaged oil storage tanks, and scattered debris across a 16 acre area near the depot.
Mrs Elizabeth Kep coordinates information for the county War Price and Rationing Board announces names of volunteers and the schools and hours assigned to assist registering the shingudiands of Dothan residents for War Rationing Hook No. Two next week. Volunteers urged to read the list carefully and confirm hours and shifts.
Gen Harold Alexander, leading the British Eighth Army, assumed personal command of all Allied ground forces in Tunisia and began organizing a supreme offensive to push Axis troops toward the Mediterranean. Reports tied Allied advances near Gabes and Mareth Line while American and British forces maneuvered along the Tunisian front amid weather and supply challenges.
Washington officials told the Newspaper Industry Advisory Committee a deferral will limit the April 7 newsprint cut. A graduated, smaller reduction will ease hardship on papers unable to absorb full cuts. Canada’s pulpwood surplus prompted the postponement with a pledge to keep print allocations under ten percent amidst the delay.
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