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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1943
Page
4
Fragmented OCR lists obituaries and public notices with names such as William Hall Susan Hall and Barry Hall. It includes notices on rates, memberships, and a legal disclaimer from Associated Press, plus references to offices and addresses and a broad range of garbled text.
An unauthorized 13 000 member United Mine Workers strike closes Pennsylvania anthracite mines for two days in protest against union dues rising from one to one and a half dollars monthly. The piece calls for mediation by the War Labor Board, warns of army intervention, and criticizes labor leaders and New Deal policy. It argues for stronger labor regulation to curb dues and power.
Governor Chauncey Sparks declares firm stance on racial segregation and domestic policies, urging peaceful reform while defending South values. He cites economic justice as linked to craft of per capita wealth and rejects broad federal interference amid wartime agriculture draft changes. Local draft boards face new criteria easing deferments for farm workers to prevent food shortages.
A frenetic Washington round of names and claims marks Drew Pearson’s column. Key players include Jeffers the Rubber Czar, Gillette, Baruch, Nelson, Jones, and Randicaps of old pro-press, with battles over synthetic rubber from alcohol and steel shortages shaping policy. The piece notes political blame shifting and congressional scrutiny amid war production delays.
The piece lists figures like Wage-Hour Administrator turned Federal Works Administrator Fleming, ex-Governor Olgen seeking a U S ambassadorship, Ed Pauly of the D N C, and others amid speculation on refinery ventures. It notes a million dollar legal fee to Oscar Ewing, hardships for Army air gunners in Washington, and the jailing of Admiral Esteva by the Nazis affecting French operations.
Private Lonnie J. Hardy Jr son of Mr and Mrs Lonnie J Hardy of Headland route one enrolled in the airplane mechanics school at Keesler Field unit of the Army Air Forces Training Command Public relations officer announced He will undergo 16 weeks of instruction on large 8 24 bombers and upon completion will be qualified for active duty servicing and maintaining these four engined ships.
Washington faces growing moves to concentrate civilian output as war orders rise. Production boards trim civilian plants to 25 percent, closing unneeded facilities and reallocating capacity to war needs. Small firms shift to wartime work with contracts totaling hundreds of millions, while many big plants reduce civilian activity to save materials and labor.
Tomorrow's radio lineup lists Papper Younh's Family at 6 30 Papper Younh and others. Programs include World War vis broadcaster Harry Jamts and The Johnson Family serial. Caribbean theme episode and Easy Access segment. Evening highlights feature Manhattan at Midnight drama Just Five Lines and Five Minute News Period with Eddis Castor and Dinah Shore.
Dewitt Mackenzie reports from wartime fronts as Romanians suffer heavy losses in the Volga Stalingrad battles. Russian claims show 61,000 prisoners taken, with Hungarians and Italians bearing major casualties as Axis resistance collapses in the winter campaign.
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