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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1944
Page
5
A garbled field report describes two rooms with large maps and blackboards showing ships, planes, and dirigibles. It notes constant plotting of merchant routes and convoy movements in the South Atlantic, implying constant monitoring and observations of wartime navigation.
The article notes U S Marines are deployed in a South American country to guard store installations. Local officials confiscated weapons, mistaking Marines for technicians, prompting Admiral Ingram to confirm Marines carry arms. The incident illustrates tensions in cooperation between the United States and Latin American governments.
The piece discusses Vice Admiral Jona HL Ingram and staff planning to protect friendly shipping and destroy Axis craft. It notes logistics from two rooms, mentions successful field outcomes, and praises Ingram's naval career from Annapolis 1907, including coaching Navy teams and family naval honors.
MARIANNA-EC Kunde of Greenwood appointed Jackson county chairman of the scrap drive. An urgent countywide appeal calls for immediate surrender of scrap iron to nearest committeeman to speed collection and transport. Committeemen named include Robert Carpenter Sneada Leo Head Cottondale Judson Mitchell Rt 4 Greenwood J A Logan Cypress c C Brown Marianna JF Matthews Greenwood R B Teall Malone H H Welch Altha Tom Lanier Sneads J E Lambe Rt 4 Marianna Victor Bevis Bascom J G Hollister Cypress W W Henley RFC Cottondale Frank Heister Graceville and W S Brown Greenwood.
The Order of the Temple Malta and Red Cross will be conferred on several candidates by Chipola Commandery No 22 in Marianna today. Ceremonies begin at 3:30 PM with supper at 6:30 PM served by the Eastern Star. About 50 people expected with Grand Commandery officers and Masonic members from Dothan Quincy Tallahassee Marianna and Pensacola converging for the program.
Staff Sergi Allen Blake of Dey Fiancé Ohio believes in the pin up girl fad and backs it up literally. Blake, a waist gunner of a Flying Fortress in England, is pictured wearing his leather jacket named Fiossie after his wife. The pin up girl on it, he says, brought him luck on raids over German targets in Europe.
O P Treadwell, once chief petty officer in charge of the Dothan Navy recruiting station for 15 months, has been promoted to warrant officer and ordered to transfer to a Pensacola facility. Birmingham officials announced the promotion as Treadwell completes retraining duty in Alabama this year. He is married to Mary Evela Stephens of Dolan. The oil industry employs about 16,600 women in refinery work nationwide.
Marianna special edition notes Beaut Troop No Mus der D W Wells scoutmaster reports the troop collected 3500 pounds of waste fat and 24,000 pounds of paper for the war effort. Members gather Saturdays for salvage collections.
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