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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1945
Page
5
Allied columns led by Patton’s Third Army breached the German border near the Our River advancing into Welchenhausen and nearby villages as First Army along the Siegfried Line pressed forward. American and French forces also crossed the Colmar Canal approaching Colmar amid continued pressure on Dutch and Belgian fronts.
The Western Front notes Berlin reports a British attack toward the Roer River, with increased artillery and U S Third Army advancing inside Germany. The Russian Front describes armored thrusts within 85 to 90 miles of Berlin, gains in Silesia, and pushes toward Königsberg. The Italian Front mentions patrol activity, while the Pacific Front highlights American armor moving toward Calumpit near Manila after San Fernando, with further north progress toward Baguio. MacArthur reports Japanese cavalry losses exceeding 25,000 versus U S losses of 4,254.
PARIS AP The Allies showered German lines with leaflets explaining unconditional surrender would not place Germans at mercy but under Geneva Convention protection and allow peaceful development with Europe. The leaflets aim to split the German people from their rulers as Hopkins visits London Paris and Rome ahead of the Big Three talks.
FBI agent Ray Abbaticchio said three Army escapees were captured at a tourist cabin near Bessemer along with the youth who helped Free them. The men Ferrell Christakos and Woolard, all named, faced charges under the National Motor Vehicle Theft Act after allegedly transporting a stolen auto through Louisiana to Mississippi and Alabama.
A large attendance is expected at the President's Birthday Ball at the Dothan Country Club tomorrow night starting at nine. Proceeds go to the Infantile Paralysis Fund to aid in fighting the disease. Tickets cost $1.50 per couple and The Southernaires will provide music. A downtown booth war raised over $500 for polio relief. In 1944 Houston County reported four poliomyelitis cases, the largest in years.
Unconfirmed reports from German and Swiss broadcasts say a meeting of the Big Three is underway or imminent. London observers wonder if Roosevelt and Churchill will meet before their conference with Stalin, as in Cairo, while Churchill’s movements are tightly controlled. U.S. officials led by Stettin and Byrnes were said to have left Washington, fueling speculation they head toward England or continental Europe.
Berlin police fired into a crowd of famished women overturning a truck of potatoes, wounding 37 and possibly killing a foreign worker. Hunger and cold drive thousands of refugees toward the city, with many found frozen to death and others burning benches to stay warm.
Patrolmen chase an unidentified Negro on a bicycle without lights on the Montgomery highway near Headland cutoff. The man is knocked off the bike and pursued under a building where a pool of blood is seen. He later returns to headquarters and says he got scared, with no charges filed.
Dothan Chamber of Commerce secretary Arthur Johnson announced plans to appeal to reopen Eastern Airlines Route 40 beyond Muscles Shoals to Birmingham, arguing civilian air service is needed though the Civil Aeronautics Board denied the route due to Army flight operations. Johnson said he will seek support from Congressman George Andrews to press Eastern Airlines for the Birmingham extension, contingent on expected line usage and justification.
The Associated Press reports a wide cold snap with sub zero readings across northern states and snowfall across the Great Lakes and Northeastern regions. Readings included 17 below in northeast Montana, 10 below in North Dakota, and 2 to 5 below in Nebraska, Minnesota, and western Wisconsin, with Denver at 2 below.
President Roosevelt’s 63rd birthday is marked by public support for polio research as a looming Big Three meeting with Churchill and Stalin dominates the calendar. Hopkins’s European tour and Byrnes absence shape diplomatic moves while Mrs. Roosevelt attends events and the president remains at home amid wartime duties and international talks. The birthday note connects to his ongoing fight against infantile paralysis and a planned radio message to supporters aiding polio assistance.
George Francis Secor a New Jersey man formerly with the 34th Division at Camp Rucker was sentenced to four months by Federal Judge Charles B Kennamer. FBI special agent R J Abbaticchio Jr said Secor was arrested Friday by the FBI and Ozark police and found wearing a Silver Star Purple Heart and other campaign ribbons.
Allied forces push past San Fernando toward Calumpit as MacArthur reports San Fernando seized and Luzon operations pressing toward Manila. Northern troops advance on Baguio, repelling counterattacks near the gateway to Manila with Japanese losses over 25,000 to American 4,254.
President Roosevelt sent a strong endorsement for Henry A Wallace at a Union for Democratic Action and The New Republic testimonial dinner in New York, urging the nation needs him now more than ever. Wallace, facing Senate rejection of his nomination, spoke on removing RFC control from Commerce and said he would decline the post if it risks appointing too little or too late men.
United States forces say three Japanese destroyers and two cargo ships were damaged in weekend rocket attacks by PBJ aircraft north of the Bonin and Volcano Islands. One destroyer left dead in the water after four explosions. convoy targets located about 485 miles south of Tokyo.
Private D Napier Jr arrived at Camp Fannin Texas to begin basic training his wife announced Napier entered the service on January 1 1805 and is a former resident of Dothan
Washington report in the Post claims Col Elliott Roosevelt's sister Mrs Anna Boettiger arranged for his dog Blaze to fly to California in an Army cargo plane. The flight prompted Senate Military Subcommittee scrutiny amid questions about three servicemen losing a phone line in Memphis and presidential involvement. The Post cites an informed source that the President's daughter contacted Air Transport Command official R W Ireland to secure space, with the dog dispatched under military orders.
The city awarded a contract to paint a 750 000 gallon water tank in the northeastern section at a cost of 3 25. Painting to start in about two weeks. The commission authorized electrical facilities to preserve the tank and prevent rust. Negotiations are underway for sinking a new water well to serve Do Unan residents, estimated at 1 000.
Allied reports say Soviet armored forces pressed toward Berlin in a multi pronged East Front offensive. Zhukov's and Konev's units struck from Oder bridges and Pomerania while German defenses concentrate to block a Berlin breakout on multiple axes. Soviet propaganda boasted “On To Berlin” as tanks bore toward the capital.
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