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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1943
Page
2
The article reports on a Maritime Commission notice amid allegations of slug theft from ferry turnstiles. City officials cite losses of $8000 to $10000 and a daily operating loss around £250, with claims of patriotism by those involved and comments on the impact on service and pay privileges.
Despite Republican gains and a narrow House majority, President Roosevelt sustains broad support for his leadership in World War II. Supporters praise his resolve, while critics question domestic policies, yet united front in wartime shows strong public confidence across parties.
Observers hint the congressional farm bloc may trade parity price expansion with labor leaders opposing 40 hour week extensions. The piece argues farmers face wage and cost pressures and fear labor gains from wartime policies, urging parity base revision to cover labor costs and warning against bipartisan labor deals.
In Mobile last fall shipyard workers protested a decenter charge by the City of Mobile as the Maritime Commission ordered ferry service to Rose Mobile Bay. Workers quit over pay and ferry access but returned after the commission approved the service, yet the stoppage cost thousands of man hours in the shipbuilding program.
A wartime column quotes Capt Eddie Rickenbacker praising resilience after rescue. A pilot recalls a near miss while Sgt Roy Sutherland fends off a Stuka in Africa. Generals and politicians urge total war effort and production to hasten victory, ending with a Christmas message to industry about peace on earth and goodwill to men.
President Roosevelt urged ex ambassador Joseph Kennedy to wait before publishing his forthcoming book, fearing diplomatic harm and potential propaganda leverage for Axis powers. Kennedy agreed after a heated discussion, while supporters push for release ahead of the 1944 elections.
The piece discusses recruiting for wartime nursing in 1942 45, noting 55000 first-year openings and urging girls to consider nursing as a permanent career. It cites the National Nursing Council for War Service campaign and contrasts war jobs with training while highlighting marriage and career expectations for nurses.
In Thomson, Georgia, Fire Chief Walton Scott saved hundreds of gallons of gasoline stored at a Thompson facility by using calm, decisive guidance over the telephone. Fire Chief A. Watts of Thomson coordinated from a distance, asking for the best steps to prevent the oil fire from spreading to tanks. Scott’s concise instructions reportedly kept the tanks intact.
A wartime account highlights the China Burma India lifeline as a fragile thread over rugged mountains. American fliers and bombers defend the route while transport planes bring essential supplies, with crews enduring high altitudes and cloud seas.
The author extols sport as moral support for the war and urges broader transport airlift for China. He argues American morale, the World of Sports role, and the critical need for 100 more transport planes to sustain Allied supply lines, promising further discussion in a future dispatch.
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