25 Feb 1945
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1945
Page
1
Clyde Levern outlines the Bourton Chapter of the American Press Will for a Wednesday start with a $30 000 quota. Committees are named to canvass the city and county, stressing broad local support for urgent expenditures and aiming to complete the drive by March 10.
FBI special agent in charge reported Clarence Billy Peters of Alabama operated a long running fraud across Samson Elba and nearby towns. Peters used fraudulent checks to secure loans and purchases, was arrested near Gadsden, and held on 910,080 bond for violating the Naval Stolen Property Acts.
Soviet forces clash along a 260 mile front from Guben to Goerlitz as Krasny troops widen bridgeheads on the Neisse and breach Breslau stone by stone. Reports say Konyev’s units pushed across the river area near Guben Forst, with heavy street fighting in Breslau and Vistula corridor advances toward Danzig.
Washington AP selective service tightens deferments for men aged 30 to 33 by requiring they be necessary to a war production or national health safety activity. The change could bring more of about 1,500 such registrants into service this year as boards limit the previous engaged standard. Fathers may receive greater deferment consideration under Hershey memo.
American soldiers and Filipino guerrillas freed 2146 internees from the Los Banos camp near Manila in a synchronized airborne landing and amphibious assault. 62 American soldiers were killed, with 2 wounded and some internees injured. 1589 Americans led the freed group with dozens of other nationalities among the rescued.
A posse and Bloodhounds failed to locate three escaped convicts led by Elvie Lockhart after abducting three Brewton youths and forcing them to drive toward Cottonwood. Sheriff B G Farmer said searches in Cottonwood and Grangerburg yielded no clues as authorities continue to pursue the fugitives.
Manila concludes after three weeks of brutal house to house fighting as Gen. Douglas MacArthur reports the complete destruction of the trapped garrison in the old walled city. More than 12 000 enemy dead counted and three thousand civilians rescued including priests and nuns. The victory signals the likely end of General Yamashita’s campaign in the Philippines.
General Eisenhower’s two army offensive along a 22 mile front advances beyond the Roer river line with over 36 towns overrun. Allied forces press toward the Ruhr and Cologne as German resistance appears unready for a new stand.
In a speech to the Nazi old guard marking the 25th anniversary of the party program Hitler urged total resistance until death. He warned traitors and defectors would be annihilated and urged all Germans to fight to the last breath amid fears of internal unrest.
Gen Eisenhower says Allied drive aims to reach the Rhine with progress satisfactory and coordinated with the Soviet Army on the eastern front. He warns of hard fighting and guerrilla resistance after a German collapse, notes Montgomery commands Ninth Army, and praises Russian cooperation.
London AP reports Spain Sweden Switzerland Portugal Argentina and possibly Eire barred from the San Francisco world security conference. Only a government change could win back entry, with decisions tied to the Big Three and an ultimatum from Russia over excluding Franco's regime. Turkey given until next month to decide.
U S Marines extended their advance to the Motuyama airfield area on Iwo Jima as Maj Gen Graves Erskine and Maj Gen Clifton Cates led three divisions through mine fields. Right and left flanks pushed the beachhead width beyond 5 000 yards while enemy resistance and rocket fire continued. Casualties to 6 pm Wednesday stood at 5 372 with 2 790 confirmed dead. The report notes Japanese use of bazooka like weapons and rocket mortars as fighting persisted.
The OPA ordered higher ration values for lard shortening salad oil cooking oil and margarine effective 12:01 a m Friday The margarine value rises to five red points a pound from three The other priced items rise to four red points a pound from two Butter remains at 74 points per pound
Stars and Stripes in the Mediterranean section ran color comics on February 4. The effort faced shortages of colored ink in Italy and used motor oil in place of proper ink. Comics were printed at Leghorn in a Telegrapho plant, once owned by the Clano family, impressing Italian press men who had not seen color printing since 1938.
Ahmed Maher of the Sandalat party was shot and killed in Cairo as the Chamber of Deputies prepared to announce a royal decree declaring war on the Axis. The assassin, a 22 year old extremist, was immediately arrested. The attack followed Maher reading the war decree after assumed Allied alignment discussions with Roosevelt and Churchill.
Chinese high command announced the recapture of Lienhwa a key town on the Japanese supply route to Kanhsien and Suichwan. The town 90 miles east of the Canton Hankow road was taken with militia aid, marking a successful counterattack to disrupt enemy supplies.
Houston County Selective Service Board No 1 reminds registrants aged 30 to 38 that their services are urgently needed in war plants and essential war effort activities. Deferments are available for those entering war work or essential roles, with a few key men in engineering industries eligible for deferral. The policy prioritizes non essential men and those under 30 when issuing induction calls, while national directives permit deferrals for those in essential activities.
U S Pacific Headquarters Guam reports Vice Admiral Mitcher announces a new carrier strike against Tokyo with 1,300 planes. The Thursday raid targets military and naval sites around Tokyo and Yokohama to pin down home air forces ahead of a U S invasion plan.
Allied air forces pressed a 12th straight day of devastating raids on German rail and refinery targets. U.S. Eighth Air Force and RAF staged massive strikes with over 1,700 aircraft hitting Misburg Hamburg Harburg U-boat yards at Hamburg Bremen and Dortmund while Italian and Ninth Air Force missions hit Graz Klagenfurt Ferrara Padua Udine and western front targets. Traffic in western Germany nearly halted as bombers and escorts attacked rail yards and oil facilities with heavy fighter support. German propaganda blamed scorched earth tactics as the air offensive continued.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.