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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1944
Page
2
Sicily Vet Sends Nazi Helmet Home
A U S veteran Cor poral Hermon Raybon of Headland Route 3 sends a World War II German helmet home as a souvenir from Italy. He notes meeting his brother Edward, now in the same unit, while in Sicily. Raybon has served 27 months and spent 15 abroad, with British hospitality easing his stay in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oversess Battlefelds
Seltiem
Uber
Ricily
Cpl Raybon
Field Artillery
Mra
RR. J. Reybon
Headland
Sielly
Edward
United States
Cpl Haydon
England
Raf Fuere
Cpl. Rayhop
Bond drives and auctions boost E Bond drive in county
A week of fundraisers and auctions in Gordon Columbus and Dothan aims to lift Serley County toward its E Bond quota of 1,094,000. Events feature a barbecue at Gordon, auctions at Columbus and Dothan High School, with stars Ann Sevege and Lon Chaney Jr. slated to appear. Officials urge small wage earners and farmers to invest every available dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon
Columbus
Dothea High School
Ann Sevege
Lon Chaney, Jr
Logue
Columbia
el Honda
Government wages and profits cited in inflation critique
Government employees speaker argues economic stabilization hinges on wage relation to prices. He cites corporate profits after tax at 8.2 billion in 1843 and 1042 figures, claims profits nearly double peacetime 1990, and says Congress underspends to empower price control and subsidy programs for consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
Congress
Office of Price Administration
Federal
Captain vows to beach ship and fight ashore at sunrise
A battle-hardened captain, speaking after pinning Purple Hearts on five wounded sailors, declares the ship will be beached if hit hard and that the crew will take rifles ashore to support the soldiers. He stresses the Navy’s duty to get troops on the beach despite minefields, enemy fire, and dangerous odds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Empedocle
Salerno
Beamen John Chituck
Eastport
N. Y
Stanley Frankley
Edgemore
George Cox
Philadelphia
Thomas Bhes
Salem
Mas
Thomas Scida
Brooklyn
Robert Laurie
Providence
R. I
Paul Scott
Bay
Springs, Mise
Douglas Perry
la Grange
Seth
Houston
Maine
South Carolina
South
Voting rights clash sparks Senate amendment clash
In a heated session Senator introduced an amendment threatening to jeopardize the entire war ballot plan. The measure would bar inmates from voting and keep registration and poll tax rules in line with state requirements, with waivers for armed forces previously granted. Co sponsors include Banks, Busell, McKellar, McClellan, Byrd, Overton, Batley. The House readies to take up the "Blazes Fights" act, aiming to ensure uniforms allow eligible servicemen to vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Intel
D-S
Iespare
Faetland
Banknead
D~ala
Busell
Senate
Houss
Negro Bigamist Gets Probation
Lilian Thorpean, a Black woman convicted on bigamy charges, was granted probation for four years by Circuit Judges DC Halstead and Clerk Roy O. Hull noted. She pleaded guilty before Judge Halstead days earlier, and the probation hearing was held yesterday after an application filed last May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilian Thorpean
Penitestiary
Yewlords
Five Restaurants Listed Delinquent by Board
Five individuals including one white man and four Black men are reported delinquent by Houston County Selective Service officials. If they do not respond within days, their names will be sent to the District Attorney for prosecution. The white man is William Ctlw Howard. the Black men are Willie Mack Lattimore Eddie Samp are or Samples Shealay Watson and Jobooy Jay Culver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
Selective Service Board
William Ctlw Howard
Willie Mack Lattimore
Eddie Samp
Shealay Watson
Jobooy Jay Culver
Baby's Body Found In Memphis Mail
Montgomery AP report says two women questioned in infant death case. Baby believed mailed by parcel post to Memphis post office Jan 8 wrapped in Montgomery newspaper dated Jan 7, towel from Montgomery hotel, and brown paper. Toxicology finding cited as murder of birth by unnatural means. no charges yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selbels
Parcel Post
Montgomery
Memphis
Seibels
Allied air and ground actions near Rabaul and New Guinea
MacArthur's communique reports 40 to 70 interceptors failed to stop the Lakunai strike at Rabaul as 27 Mitchells scored 54 hits. Allied raids at Wewak and Napau drew heavy anti aircraft fire, while Australian ground forces two miles south of Bogadjim pushed along the Ramu valley, capturing artillery and ammunition and trapping enemy units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Udeg
MacArthur
Rabaul
Lakunai
Ack Ack
Wewak
New Guinea
Bogadjim
Madang
Shaggy Ridge
Ramu
Wartime wage controls debated by Senate committee
Witnesses including Abram Finxer of the CIO push to raise wage ceilings from 15 percent to 20 or 25 percent for white collar workers as war labor boards review limits. The discussion covers turnover in key agencies and the War Manpower Commission’s role in staffing war jobs amid rising living costs and federal controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Con- Arega
War Labor Board
Rlaing
Costa
WLE
Senate
Abram Finxer
CIO
State
Municipal Workers of America
WMC
U.S. E
Flaxer
McNutt
Iast
UW. 8
B.S
Legion Plans Report On War Bond Efforts
Chester B Vickery Post No 1 American Legion will inventory progress in the Fourth War Locat ive Turreday eugnt at 8 oclock. Post members will meet at the Georgs and Houston Memorial Library. Mount commander gald lodsy will outline campaign efforts and plans for completion of the Legion's part in the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester B_ Vickery
American Legion
Georgs & Houston Memoray
Arte Mount
Gald Lodsy
Music
Plana
Legion
Grive
Gas Victim Was Cosmetics Stylist
NEW YORK AP Beryle Blake a 35 year old cosmetics stylist with strong ties to Colgate Palmolive Peet Company was killed in a gne filled two room apartment Police found erased notes referencing a wealthy man and a planned marriage after divorce The victim a prominent New York beauty expert had guided wealthy clients from a Fifth Avenue salon and contributed to new beauty preparations She hailed from Dothan Alabama
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Beryle Blake
Misa Blake
New Products
Colgate- Palmolive Peet Company
Thomas Dunn
Wes
Mixa Blake
Aly
Indiana Senator Van Nuys Dies Quietly at Home
Indiana Senator Van Nuys died in his sleep after midnight reportedly from a heart attack. He had been in poor health and had not attended a session recently while his death alters the Senate balance, leaving Democrats with 37 seats, Republicans 87, and the Progressives one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreign Relations Committee
van Nuye
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Progressive Party
Indiana
Henry F. Schricker
van Nuys
Schricker
Indianapolis
James E. Watson
Fisubhean
Indiana Democratic Organization
Hu G. QO. P
Raymond E. Willis
Employes
Sen Aion
Floyd J. Mattlce
W. H. Parks
van Nuya
Vienna
Sesabora
Louise Krug
Arizona
Parks
Mattice
Newsprint Plant Delays Seen Despite Priority Relaxation
Roanoke Times and World News general manager Johnson notes newsprint machinery needs over a year to build, doubting war-end construction start. SNPA officials cite $9,000,000 Lufkin mill proving steel priority value. committee includes Daniel, Tims, Gaylord, Biggers, Henson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Short
Roanoke
Roanoke Times and World News
Johnson
SNPA
Lufkin
Tex
Yaaterday
Frank Daniel
Registration Books To Close Tomorrow
Reports on pell tax payaceeta, registrations and abecaieg ballot requests show Heneca Covstlans taking interest in politics this year. Tax Collector W. Gwaktoey notes 2166 eligible voters paid so far with five days remaining until closing. Absentee ballot requests rise to 325 as Chief Probate Clerk J. C. Woodham says ballots will continue this year. The Board of Registrars will adjourn after tomorrow with 45 new voters registered yesterday and plan to meet next week to purge the voting lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heneca Covstlans
W. Gwaktoey
Probata
J.C. Woodham
Board of Registrars
Tomorrour
Govorov advances as Meretskov hits rail hubs near Leningrad
Russian communique says Govorov’s army punched through 40 towns toward key rail junctions 14 to 18 miles south of Leningrad, claiming 800 Nazis killed and many prisoners. Meretskov’s columns moved toward Batetskaya and Luca, threatening rear links to Staraya Rusay. Moscow reported heavy German counterattacks repulsed in Ukraine near Vinnitsa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Govorov
Puahkim
Paviovak
Stutak
Leningrad
Ulianovna
Leninerad-Moscow
Meretskov
Novgorod
Meratakov
Lake Imen
Borok
Shimak
Staraya Rusay
Red Army
Moscow
Ukraine
Vinnitsa
Nikolai Vatutin
Mowcow
Russian armored trains push Germans from Leningrad front
Moscow AP reports Soviet forces along the Lenin grad front use armored trains to drive German units back from the Leningrad Vitebsk rail line. Red Star says German troops face encirclement risks as they defend routes near Pushkin and Shimak with about 30,000 men potentially cut off between Leningrad and the Volohov. Pushkin airport is reported as in Soviet hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Leningrad
Leningrad-Vitebsk
Pushkin
Tsarkoye Selo
Shimak
Lake Umen
Red Star
Volohov
Leningrad-Pakov
Rugalane
Push-kin
No viable dog control plan found by city commission
The commission discussed stray dog control, but no suitable program existed and available options could not be arranged satisfactorily. In the interim, police may arrest stray dogs as a last resort, while McKinney urged owners to keep pets at home to avoid unclaimed dogs running at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
McKinney
Allies tighten grip as Rome area shows signs of battle
Fifth Army divisions press toward Rome amid reports Germany may shift forces from northern Italy. Gen. Sir Harold Alexander personally oversaw Nettuno landing operations and early ashore actions. Berlin radio claimed Velletri near Rome was destroyed and the Allies had captured it, with American troops finding debris and ruins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Army
Italy
Rome
Sir Harold Alexander
Nettuno
London
Berlin
Veltetri
Appian Way
Debria
Vallatci Ta
Rabies scare after dog bite outbreak in Enterprise
Irwin Cooper of the Deo than Branch Lapacetory reports a dog infected with redex Mins. Four dogs of Enterprise were bitten before the animal was killed by William Jackson. Dr. Garland Wedjner says five people bitten are under rabies treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dante
Irwin Cooper
Deothan
Lapacetory
Enterprise
William Jackson
Garland Wedjner
Coffee County Health Officer
Laphaber Acon
Mra Tae
Nazis Order Slogans Off Prisoner Mail
Washington AP says German authorities will confiscate mail to American POWs if envelopes bear patriotic slogans. Postmaster General Walker said the State Department protests interference with mail delivery. To ensure delivery, the slogans should be avoided and letters must be labeled as prisoner of war mail with a second inner envelope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Walker
Publc
Symbole
Rucker PRO Books Program At Camp Rucker OPA Talk
The Wednesday morning Camp Rucker Pub Uc Relations Office radio program will air at 10 30 am. Titled OPA Civilian agency in Carrying on the War it is the third in a series on What Civilians are Doing Toward the War Effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Rucker Pub
Uc Relations Office
OPA Ay
Area Scouts To Join Nation Wide Boy Scout Week
Southeast Alabama Boy Scout Council will join nationwide in marking the 34th anniversary of Scouting with a full week of activities. A bond campaign offers a $25 War Bond to the troop with most pledges. troops will canvass neighborhoods and parents may buy bonds in their honor. The council meeting is set for February 7 in Ozark with awards to be presented and Scout Sunday observed on February 13 with church participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast
Alabama
Boy Scout Council
United States
A. W. Benner
America
Benner
Cenvasa
Ozark
Yugoslav Front Reports Mixed Axis Gains and Guerrilla Moves
An early dispatch from Zagreb via the Hungarian news agency states Axis troops have occupied Senj and completed mopping up Hvar Island. Tito’s communique notes heavy fighting in the Dodoj Tuzla sector of eastern Bosnia with street fighting in Tuzla. Yugoslav reports claim Partisan gains at Gracanica and railway destruction near Tuzla, plus clashes in Montenegro near Damelevgrad as King Peter speaks from Cairo of returning to fight for Yugoslavia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otocac
Tewa
Zagreb
Senj
Hvar
Tito
Free Yugoslav Radio
Associated
Prest
Dodoj-Tusla
Bosnia
Tuzla
Part Song
Gracanica
Doboj-Tuzla
Montenegro
Portinane
Damelevgrad
Cairo
Peter
Yugoslavia
Ashford High Girls Win Neuston County State Contest
Otve MecInaith of Ashford High Bechtelvil leads Neuston County entrants with Frances Cameron of Cotton weed, Bara Ritkie of Columbia, Eielen Dea of Rehoboth, and Gems Mills of Vicksburg named as state finalists. The event, sponsored by the Daughters of American Revolution, advances winners to a regional honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otve MecInaith
Ashford High Bechtelvil
Neuston County
Gand Citises
Skip Gérteaptest
Montgomery
Fle Jemes Barter
Westions
Frances Cameron
Cottonweed
Bara Ritkie
Columbia
Eielen Dea
Rehoboth
Chamber of Commerce Directors Meet Tomorrow
Newly elected Cham ber of Commerce directors schedule their first meeting of the year for Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Chamber office. Arthur Johnson, executive secretary, notes the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commeree
Arthur Johnson
Bolivian regime sparks Argentina and Axis tensions
Bolivian revolution fuels diplomatic maneuvering as Argentina weighs breaking relations with the Axis. The United States and eleven American governments refuse recognition of the Villarreal regime, signaling broader nonrecognition moves across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Uruguay
Cuba
Venezela
Oswaldo Aranhe
Brazil
Rioo de Janeiro
Guatemala
Peru
Dominican Republic
Argentina
Axis
Washington
Belivia
Mournful Detroit Family Mourns Loss in Hospital
Vera Tucker dies in a Detroit hospital after weeks of illness. Survived by her mother Sealy Jordan Jackson and other relatives. Federal services planned with local throngs. Members of the community extend condolences to the bereaved family including Kermit L. Jackane and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Mas Jockos Ted
Gairty-thres
Detroit
Mick
Dothan Hospital
Cary
Meidam
Sealy Jordan Jackson
Falcons
Har Bost
EL Teckar
Gad
Kermit L. Jackane
Route
New Tire Help System Planned for Wiregrass
A new reporting system to aid bus and truck operators with tire shortages will let eligible operators report to the ODT in Montgomery. The ODT will assess tire needs by locality and distribute tires to those most in need, aiming to relieve the ongoing shortage despite certification limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gar
M. A. Rast
ODT
Montgomery
Houston County War Price and Rationing Board
Raat
Washington
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Navy
Bac
Chicago
Malone Motor CO
Ford
Mercury
Firestone Tire Distributor
Paul R. Flowers
Merrill Building
Dothan, Alabama
Baby
Eppyy Gilmore
Endbad
Rucker
OPA
New Orleans
Bolivia
Germany
Alberto Gilbert
Buemoa Aires
U. S
Norman Armour
David Victor Kelly
Erich Otto Meynen
Nopn
Rollvie
Pierre de L. Boel
la Pax
LA Paz
Foreign Ministry
Villarree
Vera Tucker
N. St Andrews
Esa
Hathcock Lumber Co
N. Ontes
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