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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1944
Page
1
Houston County voters brace for the February 8 Congressional run-off as poll tax payments and new registrations push toward 7,000 qualified voters. Officials urge checking tax status while organizers prepare a large War Bond drive with community groups and star appearances to spur defense bond sales.
Houston County War Finance Committee officials announced two Hollywood movie stars Ana Bavage and Lou Chaney Jr will headline a War Bond show in Dothan during the Fourth War Loan drive. The campaign aims for a $2 034 009 quota between January 15 and February 15. Clyde Lovern, executive chairman, said the stars will appear Saturday afternoon with talent from Napier Field and Camp Rucker assisting. Local civic clubs will receive lists of about 26 potential investors per club to solicit War Bonds.
Houston County faces a boosted 1944 voting strength as registration opens and poll tax payments are accepted until Feb 1. Chief Clerk J C Woodham urges voters to confirm back poll taxes and pay the 194% tax to be eligible for the Feb 8 primary and all year elections.
Theft of gasoline ration coupons from the Houston County War Price and Rationing Board on December 13 prompted U S District Attorney action. Board chairmen said the case was referred after state and CFA officials notified authorities. eighteen coupons were recovered and later more were sought.
B P Poyner Jr was elected chairman of the Houston County Chapter American Red Cross for the year. He succeeds L J Thomas on the board of directors. Fred Moseley is vice chairman and Raymond Spann treasurer with other officials named. The report notes 36,238 garments made and 118 added to emergency supply during the past year.
The condition of 3 M Woodham, a Dothan detective, deteriorated after penicillin, the Army's drug, was given. He had been comatose for days and failed to respond last night. Officials said the treatment showed no appreciable change and arrangements were made to borrow more of the drug from the Army.
Allied headquarters report French forces advancing on Cassino area in Italy gaining two to five miles in three days. Acquafondata and three heights captured as American troops push within four miles of Cassino. About 250 prisoners taken amid rough Apennine fighting.
AP reports a partisan bloc campaigned to raise service members mustering out pay amid pending legislation. Representative Lamke notes discharge pay ranging from 100 to 700 dollars as Congress weighs options. Senate backs 200 to 500 dollars while the House panel favors 190 to 200.
Washington AP reports a far reaching reorganization of the State Department to prepare for wartime and postwar duties. Secretary Hull orders relieved administrative duties, creates new divisions, and forms committees led by Hull to coordinate foreign policy and postwar planning. Norman H Davis named to advisory council. postwar policy committee to set recommendations for the President.
Washington AP reports a Senate amendment to a new revenue bill would impose penalties on individuals operating hobby enterprises such as horse racing. Known as the Marshall Field amendment, it limits annual tax deductions for hobby losses to 20 000 if five years show no profit, affecting racing stable owners and other ventures. Senator Barkley leads the fight, with opposition warning of broad unfairness. The measure cleared House finance action and awaits final disposition next week.
In Louisiana a Huey Long faction seeks a comeback as a major issue in the gubernatorial race. Eight candidates, largely independents, compete for the Democratic nomination in a factional primary. The Long group backs a platform for continuing Huey Long style governance and Lt. Gov. candidate Lewin Te Morgan. Davis counters with a quiet campaign amid the contest.
Chips the first dog awarded the D S C for gallantry in action during the Italian invasion. Major General Lucian Troccott cited Chips for attacking an Italian machine gun nest and driving out two gunners. Chips, a shepherd husky mix, is owned by Mr and Mrs Edward J Wren of Pleasantville New Jersey and also holds the Silver Star and Purple Heart.
Australias formidable fighters hammer at the gates of Sio as Allied planes and ground forces press a broad New Guinea drive. Australian garrisons along the coastline leave Japanese dead in the heavy fighting while MacArthur reports aerial blows and Allied losses in the Pacific.
London dispatch reports German troop concentrations along the Bulgarian Turkish frontier. Sofia residents were said to be evacuating as Bulgaria imposed curfews and the death penalty for spreading alarming or defeatist reports.
RAF bombers and Mosquito feints pound Brunswick, a major German industrial city, during a 38 minute raid. About 1,000 bombers participate with 37 tons dropped per minute, targeting railways and machinery amid heavy fighter support.
Washington reports strong signals that Allied forces are nearing a move toward Tokyo. Lt Gen Kenney and Admiral Halsey led Washington conferences as bombings of Marshall Islands bases intensify. Analysts see a potential invasion arc from the Solomons toward Truk and the Philippines with Tokyo as the ultimate objective.
Fifty five Butler County farmers returned home from a mass protest after indictments for inciting to riot. They had surrounded the courthouse with baskets of food for men jailed overnight and faced limited funds for food and clothing. Sheriff Hogs planned modest support as the protest ended.
Soviet mobile units moved westward toward the old Polish border as Red Army forces in the Ukraine repelled German counterattacks. Moscow reported 1400 German deaths and 14 tanks destroyed, citing raids near Lesingrad Kalinkovichi and Moryr. Guerrilla actions aided Vatutin’s wing across the frontier, while Berlin claimed a large-scale Soviet offensive in areas west of Leningrad and north of the Dnieper bend.
Washington Senators Bankhead and Eastland seek quick Senate action to move the Bankhead Eastland cotton loan bill from Banking and Currency to Agriculture. The measure would raise CCC loans on five agricultural products, led by cotton, from parity to 96 percent of parity, adding about five dollars per bale and boosting cotton loan levels beginning with the 1963 season. The bill targets cotton as the only crop currently below parity and aims for a favorable committee vote in the Agriculture group.
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