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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1943
Page
4
The Dothan Eagle is a daily paper published in Dothan Alabama by The Eagle Printing Co. The text includes subscription notes and a printer’s disclaimer claiming Associated Press exclusivity and a misstatement policy. It mentions rates, departments, and contact points, with garbled lines reflecting OCR errors from a 19th or early 20th century issue.
The piece states U boats remain the top enemy as submarines sink ships and strain factories. It notes shipbuilding surges to replace losses, training crews, and the need for better detection and weapons. Allied leaders vow to defeat Hitler and pursue total victory, rejecting peace terms while war continues.
Fragmentary lines speak of neighbors and lending as nation nears March 13. Reference to figures, warnings, and phrases hint at war impact on home life and boys at the front, with allusions to wartime planting and meaning ahead of conflict.
Wartime demand accelerates peanut use across industry and agriculture. Peanuts replace scarce materials in plastics and fats, with peanut oil and by products expanding to civilian and army tables. National Peanut Week highlights a swiftly growing crop whose postwar impact may be large as research uncovers new uses.
Washington column notes Patterson opposes labor policy shifts, Somervell praised, Army Navy production duties debated, and civil aviation board reform discussed. Includes Cinderella Wallace sighting and farm labor moves by FSA, plus moving farm workers plan and Dust Bowl context.
A caustic sketch of AFL history and mob influence in union life. Sam Nuzzo, a celebrated labor hard case, faces a ten year sentence for theft from a local union fund. His entourage including bodyguard Andy Wallace, associates like James Bove and Georgio Scelise are named in a sprawling tale of graft, overseas blackjack, and Havana escapades.
CHICAGO (UP) Meat plants received cattle and hog shipments near last year’s minimums, allowed to withdraw to meet civilian quotas. OPA set 70 percent restriction based on 1941, not 1942, with retail outlets selling less meat. Cattle runs slumped since mid November, while hog arrivals have been fewer this month. some reductions reached 38 percent from January.
General Tojo delivered an annual report outlining Japan’s war situation. He highlighted recent conquests, warned of shipping shortages, and stressed the need to convert resources into war power. Critics note gaps between wealth claims and actual industrial capacity.
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