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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1945
Page
2
The article notes General Eisenhower’s cautious stance on Germany in 1945, admitting a past optimistic guess and declining to forecast an imminent victory. It emphasizes reliance on map analysis over calendars, and that further prognostication by amateurs should be avoided.
The article reports on Deew Go Round items detailing repeated draft deferments for a Dies Committee supporter and a broader note on Mrs. Frank Jay Gould’s alleged wartime payments to Nazis. It also covers the Charles Bank in Monte Carlo, its German and collaborationist founders, and dates tied to Nazi transactions and Allied actions during World War II.
Ernie Pyle writes from the Marianas sharing vivid front-line impressions. He reports on shortages and local conditions, notes on American and Japanese actions, and peculiar sabotage and daily life glimpses behind enemy lines while cautioning about underestimating the Japanese as a serious threat.
Radio schedule lists numerous programs across networks with times from evening to night. Shows include Adver tures of Bulldon Drummond, Mutual Presents Curt Massey, Anita Ellis Sings, The War News Analyst, George Barry's Orch, and Spade Cooley Gang. Also mentions AP News updates, devotionals, comedy and variety acts, and musical interludes across MBS NBS MRBS and local stations.
Military briefing notes Allied offensives push toward Cologne while German resistance weakens on the western front. Soviet moves toward Berlin press from the southeast as Allied air power disrupts Nazi fortifications. Hitler clings to despair rhetoric as the price for retreat looms. Separate item notes W G Bramham instructs on minor league player applications during manpower shortages and a line about chromium giving emerald its green hue.
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