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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1943
Page
1
Police investigated an attempted break in at a Home on Headland Avenue when an unidentified prowler cut a screen wire at a window early in the morning. Officers Palmer and Meland arrived after a call around dawn but found no trace of the intruder and no entry was made.
Two Wiregrass men completed six weeks of intensive training at the Army Air Forces gunnery school in Harlingen Texas and are now qualified as gunners. Sergeant James Baughman of Dothan and Corporal Elton E. McDonald of Geneva earned the designation. Separate Navy promotions are noted for Wallace Rubenstein of Chipley and Alex Rayne of Marianna.
The Houston County Board of Registrars urged eligible voters to register before books close tomorrow at 12 p.m. The courthouse has registered 60 persons since last Monday. Board members are T. E. Forton, chairman, Ma W L Lee, and Miss Olive Armstrong.
Funeral services for Thomas L. Walters of Pensacola who died in a local hospital after a brief illness were held at the Pensacola Methodist Church with burial in Dothan City Cemetery. His wife Mary Moody Walters survives along with several brothers and sisters. Pallbearers included W. W. McCarty Roy Hill Albert Logue Asa Lisenby and A. D. Ussery.
Jon Garner son of Mrs. A. F. E. Garner of 412 West Main Street receives induction as a Navy medical student cadet in the University of Alabama School of Medicine with active duty expected starting July 10.
In Wiregrass reports a rush for olive drab slacks for WAACs and army nurses as war needs rise. Many women at Me pier Field and other sites wear slacks to perform welding metalworking and similar tasks. Workers request navy brown and black colors and say they have war jobs requiring practical attire.
The city faces wage parity demands as Army influx and war effort rise. Garbage disposal worsens with increased personnel across departments. Only four or five more patrols hired last year, though city staff still insufficient to meet duties amid population growth. Officials say power issues loom larger, and they aim to endure until the war ends.
General MacArthur reports Australian troops capture Observation Hill near Salamaua after heavy air strikes. American forces land at Rice Anchorage and Zanana near Munda as naval bombardments and air raids target Barike River defenses. Aerial combat over Kolombangara and Vila damages Japanese air power, with extensive carrier and land-based operations continuing along the Solomons.
The speaker extols North American unity in war industry, noting Canada and the United States produced vast materiel. He cites planes, guns, rifles, ammunition, tanks, trucks, and ships, forecasting continued growth and a joint postwar reconstruction tool. He argues coordinated effort will outpace Axis capacity and shape future prosperity.
The War Meat Committee requires evidence of 1941 slaughtered livestock or 1942 slaughtering if none in 1941. Applicants may submit books records records of purchases or trading certificates or inspection records as proof. The committee notes total meat sales are of light value and plant capacity affects evidence. only livestock owned at slaughter time counts.
Frank Casstengy, deputy regional director of the War Manpower Commission, urged C F Anerem to have every employer and worker learn the employment stabilization plan. The plan aims to reduce labor turnover and unnecessary migration by using local labor fully and coordinating referrals through the United States Employment Service.
Reports claim the Red Army faces a massive German push backed by air reinforcements from western Europe and Yugoslavia. Both sides exchange air battles and fierce tank clashes while Stormovik aircraft and artillery support 10 to 400 strong units storm Kovijet fortifications. Moscow says Von Kluge leads the German offensive with no clear Russian defender commander named.
The thirteenth angusl semzion begins with Rev. ZR. Overley and local leaders announced by HL Vanlandinghem. The gathering runs at Cary Grand, twelve miles south of the noted locality, featuring speakers Rev. Tree blood of Hartford NC and Rev. Edward Garrett of Waldo Florida, with Dr. ZR Overley as camparente evan gatiet and Mra. E. T. Groyeem as pianist.
Senator Taft accuses the administration of reckless disregard for free press and warns that a Justice Department suit against the Associated Press signals government overreach. He condemns government control of radio voices and supports proposed legislation to ensure equal airtime without letting the FCC regulate program content.
A misreport outlines Cantioned officers arriving from Algiers en route to San Juan Puerto Rico where Admiral Jobe Hoover and Admiral Georges Robert discuss authority changes. Giraud's ally Henri Enienve Heppenot in Washington holds extraordinary powers to negotiate with Robert as the Algiers committee, led with Gen Charles de Gaulle, weighs options.
An unclear report hints at government actions rolling back food prices and a heated confrontation with officials. The source mentions a House confrontation and potential payments tied to the Beasts, but the details are incomplete and uncertain.
Fragmentary notes describe a plan involving Brig Gen Hy and a transition to replace Robert in a capacity related to Guadaloupe and a push toward United Nations oversight. It mentions Algiers committee and appointing Jacomy to replace a commissioner, with a temporary charge if a switch succeeds.
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