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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1943
Page
4
The Dothan Chamber of Commerce indicates merchants expect to adopt holiday dates this week. Secretary-treasurer Johneyn Johnson says no definite announcements yet but arrangements are being made for a meeting later in the week to discuss proposed holiday observances.
The new Board of Aevenue Wwains meets at 10 am in Houston County Courthouse to consider appointing three notice-holders including road superintendent, county attorney, and deputy collector. Board members Harriman Summerford District Four L E Boswell District One W Perry Calhoun District Two J Brady Trawick District Three expected to be in attendance as crowds gather for the session.
The ongoing Flynn case sees renewed testimony as mistrial motions arise and affidavits from Mrs. Ponder and Mrs. Boehm surface. Hollywood figures Lynne Boyar testifies about a party at Fred McEvoy's Bel Air home where the State alleges the 17 year old Betty Hansen was assaulted.
The article notes priority service at Wer Pidsthe Boats is discontinued and future handling will move to the Movie office. JF Mureny, priority specialist and business analyst, withdraws from Dollen and says priority problems will be served promptly via the Mobile office, with no reason given for the disruption.
Mrs Virginia Brooks dies in Milledgeville Georgia after extended illness and pneumonia. Survived by two daughters Mrs E H Baughman of Dothan and Miss Mary Brooks of Milledgeville and son W S Brooks of Dothan. Funeral at Milledgeville Methodist Church at four. Burial in Milledgeville cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs Nancy Roney eighty four of Webb route one were held today at Echo Protestant Church with burial in the church cemetery. Surviving are two sons Alto Roney and another son in Eufaula a daughter Mrs Matile Goff thirteen grandchildren and two percent great grandchildren. Grandsons served as pallbearers.
Police records show twenty one cases from Saturday night through Sunday involve drunkenness traffic violations and narcotics related offenses. Riley James Newto faces liquor law breach. Beulah Gienn, Annie Helms and several others charged with dis orderly conduct or vagrancy amid a sweep on a Negro house of prostitution.
Officials announced a revision allowing all employed persons and students to apply for bicycles. Previously only essential workers qualified. now eligibility expands under the regulations. Bicycles remain scarce for nonessential buyers seeking recreation.
The report details repeated Japanese air and naval attacks near Guadalcanal, Munda, Ballale, and Shortland Island, with U S forces striking targets on Munda New Georgia and Ballale. It notes casualties, prisoners, and uncertain outcomes of Japanese attempts to reinforce, while describing ongoing patrols and fleet activity in the area.
Reports from Dothan to LaGrange detail storm damage and heavy rain. W W McGraw estimates Graves Station damage at 50000 dollars while towns receive aid from surrounding communities for injured residents and facilities.
Alabama Governor Sparks pledges wartime unity and federal backing to uphold public welfare education and state services. He insists on racial segregation and development as core policy, warns against economic injustice, and calls for protection of highways agriculture and public wealth while leveraging surplus for stable governance.
The article outlines early 1939 congressional tensions with confirmations and hearings set. It notes Brown's subdued confirmation, Flynn's expected Senate clash, and debates over the Lend-Lease program. McKellar promises full scrutiny of wartime spending as McNutt shifts to targeted women workers education. Private Lewis W. Ball, son of Miss Ball, Headland, is stationed at Kearns Utah after enlisting December 28.
Arthur Wilson, once listed as delinquent with Board Two, appeared at the rear board office to change his address to Dothan route fans. He urged power to be returned to the people promptly after the emergency ends and declared there would be no dictator in Alabama. He called for systematic planning to meet future emergencies and progress in the state.
Market notes from Chicago list price direction for wheat corn oats lard with closing figures and index markers. Trading hints show May contracts and percentage shifts, highlighting grains and fats in early session summaries.
Two men pleaded guilty before Judge D. C. Halstzad Saturday in circuit court to violating criminal statutes and were placed on probation. Malcolm Adams of Cottonwood, 32, admitted operating a whiskey still and manufacturing liquor, sentenced to a year and a day in the penitentiary, then probation. Woodrow Melton of Dothan pleaded guilty to burglary and was placed on probation with conditions including abstaining from intoxicants and reporting to the probation officer.
A Soviet communique reports major advances across the Denri River beyond Memenix and along the Moscow Rostov Railway corridor. German positions around Millerovo Kamensk and Rostov face Russian forces pressing from multiple fronts toward key supply hubs. Casualties and prisoners are cited as hundreds killed and thousands captured as Soviet advances continue in the North Caucasus and Stalingrad regions.
The Tri-District Anthracite Committee, a core union group, voted to end the strike and urged miners to return to work. They recommended abandoning plans to join broader actions, signaling a continued split within the labor ranks and a second victory for those opposing the stoppage.
Funeral services for Joseph Williford a thirty year old of Dothan route one were held at 730 pm at Marvin Baptist Church with Rev H M Gibbs officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery with Ward-Wilson Directing. Surviving are his parents five sisters and four brothers in the area and several nieces and nephews. Active pallbearers were Harvey Warren Wil Mathews Wilcox Chavis B R T Sellers Sylas Courtney and Rey Warren.
The communiqué reports heavy Allied damage from air attacks on Tripoli targets and coastal roads near Zliten Musurate and Sfax. Allied airmen bombed two enemy vessels off Tunisia, damaged Lampedusa airfield, and a Tobruk raid saw Axis bombers shot down. Montgomery’s Eighth Army pushed 15 miles in 24 hours beyond Buerat El Heun toward Sedala Bir Tala, advancing about 32 miles north of Wadi Zem Zem, narrowing the gap to Tunisia to around 400 miles as talks of a wage strike emerge with demands for a $2 daily bonus and dues increase removal.
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