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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1945
Page
2
A garbled 1954 notice from Georgia references subscription rates and services, listing departments and telephones. It mentions names and entities in a disordered layout, with scattered bits about care, rates, and a religious or political tone amid unreadable fragments.
A year after a polio outbreak the Dothan community joins a national March of Dimes invitational appeal. Residents may contribute voluntarily by choice, with funds benefiting care and research for infantile paralysis. The piece also praises France’s postwar role and warns against premature war-end predictions.
In Washington, La Guardia faces a tough path to a fourth term as New York mayor while backing a cabinet post. Senate Democrats, led by Connally, convened in secret, urging caution on foreign affairs until the Foreign Relations Committee acts. The Rhode Island Senator Green presented Roosevelt with an old Delano family Bible as a museum piece for Hyde Park.
Fragmented OCR text outlines Allied expectations as France strengthens its wartime role. It notes Germany’s defeat looming, plans to deploy thousands of troops to Pacific waters, and France aligning with Allied standards. The piece frames France as a respected partner on the path to postwar standing.
Washington dispatch details GOP self-analysis across Congress and National Committee after recent loss. Debates focus on candidate Dewey, chair Brownell, and East-West balance, with calls to shed old guardism and embrace international cooperation while rethinking leadership and strategy for 1948.
Monday night radio lineup features Horace Heidt and His Orchestra, Bing Crosby style entertainment, Lone Ranger drama, Sherlock Holmes, Bob Hawk quiz, Frank Sinatra time, and a Cecil B. DeMille theater slot. Multiple news briefs, concerts, and variety acts fill the late evening hours with music, drama, and commentary.
An apprehended German saboteur wearing American uniform and papers tried to disrupt U S infantry lines. He went to surrender, claiming to be a German sabotage unit member. A fellow saboteur exposed him as a traitor, drawing attention from First Infantry Division troops. Also noted: soil conservation district supervisor associations expanding nationwide.
The war widens with Allied drive toward Luzon and Europe. Allied forces aim to seize Lawon and launch a combined assault on Japan while German defenses crumble at the Vistula and Liege, testing Nazi commitments as Von Rundstedt contends with a closing salient and retreat pressures. Private critics risk fracturing unity, cautions the column.
James Marlow reports Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt questioned wartime policy notices and praised later explanations from Bowles Vinson and Jones. After lunch discussions, she described in My Day how understanding the hard work behind decisions helps housewives grasp government actions during the war period. Bowles offered no public comment when questioned after the column appeared.
Amid garbled phrasing the text references OPA cancellation pressure and a news leak. It mentions housewives hoarding stamps as food aid wanes, with Bowles and Mrs. Roosevelt figures in a discussion about rationing policy and economic distress during troubled times.
An instructional note describes pressing pleats in skirts using a paper strip. Instructions mention cutting from a box, forming the strip to slip into folds, and applying perfume after meals to mask food odors.
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