09 Jul 1943
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1943
Page
1
ATLANTA AP Officials from the regional office of the Food Distribution Administration today outlined reasons for anticipated changes in government food reports. They cited acre increases in production, farm labor, and machinery as key factors, noting demand and marketing reports will rise through the coming months.
Officials from the Internal Revenue Service visit the area to enforce auto stamp laws. Motorists failing to display federally required stamps on windshields face penalties and potential notices. Stamp applications are available at the Collector of Internal Revenue offices in the Post Office building in Dothan.
Allied reports indicate heavy fighting as U S troops advance through jungle toward a key position on New Georgia Island while Japanese garrisons resist. In Europe, German raids and Allied daylight sweeps pound Cologne and Rhine targets as air power shifts to the Mediterranean theater.
Washington AP reports President Roosevelt directs War and Navy to refuse cooperation with a House committee probing the Federal Communications Commission. The departments will not allow officer appearances or hand over documents, citing national interest and executive authority. Clifford Durr pushes Cox replacement amid cash for legal services dispute.
In Alabama liquor will be rationed at one pint per person per week. Dr. E. B. Ray, chairman of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, said all state stores will close the first two weeks of August for rationing setup. Registration forms will be available during that period, and all citizens over 21 will receive a ration card. The card is non transferable and weekly points expire, with no accumulation across periods. Stores will operate two and a half days weekly.
The Associated Press has asked for an open trial of the government civil anti trust suit to allow testimony, arguing major questions of fact exist. DOJ seeks summary judgment, contending no uncontroverted facts. AP counters that no evidence shows it monopolizes news gathering.
Funeral services for Mrs Henry Green who died at 205 North Oates Street will be held at her home at 7:30 and 9 tomorrow with Dr Norman McLeod Dr E C Moore and Rev Clement Ritter officiating Burial will follow in City cemetery with Ward Wilson in charge Mrs Green survived by six daughters two sons two sisters and a brother with pallbearers named from local families
The 78th Congress adjourned amid domestic rifts, leaving unresolved fights over subsidies, tax plans, and postwar policy. Major actions included large war agency appropriations, a pay-as-you-go tax idea, and the abolition of the NYA and NRPB, with the administration’s veto on a broad anti-strike bill challenged. Congress returns Sept 14 unless emergency developments occur.
The 78th Congress appropriated 114 billion dollars in six months from January to summer recess, with direct War Department funding at 58.0 billion and Navy outlay at about 31.5 billion. Total 1944 appropriations aimed to equip the armed forces with the largest air and sea power the nation has built, surpassing prior single-session spending records.
The RAF resumed the assault on Germany with a heavy night raid on the Cologne industrial center, eight bombers lost, mines laid in enemy waters, and British fighters targeting France and northwest Germany. German mine sweepers reportedly damaged. daylight operations with Allied fighters followed the Cologne strike, the 119th attack on the city.
Washington AP reports the Office of Price Administration says six million farmers produce poultry with hundreds of thousands of trade outlets creating a large black market. Despite higher production, consumer shortages persist due to rationing and price controls as poultry moves from farmer to retailer.
The War Food Administration plans to suspend rigid AAA marketing quotas on the 1983 cotton crop after a Agriculture Department report showed acreage drops of about 13 million acres from the 30 million allowed under AAA. Farmers can sell harvested cotton without penalties, ending an eight-cent-a-pound quota tax.
Hundreds of Allied aircraft from North Africa Malta and the Middle East hammered Sicilian airfields ports and supply lines for a sixth straight day. Bombers fighter-bombers and fighters targeted Gerbint Catania Comino Stiacca Cap Passaro and other targets while a convoy was hit and 31 Axis fighters reported shot down.
The Napier Field Band will resume its concert series this season on the Court House lawn, every other Friday from 8 to 9 pm, starting tonight. Colonel James L. Daniel Jr and Judge Poyner coordinate the effort with John Woodham and Warrant Officer John R. Charlesworth directing. The program features military marches, light classical numbers and current melodies with artists and solos, including selections like That Old Black Magic and South Rampart Street Parade.
U S troops push within three miles of Munda on New Georgia as Allied bombers strike Sali mons and New Guinea targets. Gen MacArthur reports heavy air and sea pressure, while Japanese defenses on Munda contest the advance and port rice anchorage east of it.
U S subs continue heavy pounding in the Pacific, with 33 ships sunk or damaged since June 1, including transports and tankers. Navy bulletins list 383 total sunk or damaged, with ships such as destroyers reported among losses and new torpedoed vessels.
General Henri Giraud told reporters in Secretary Stimson’s chamber that Roosevelt promised to equip a French North African army of 300,000. He pledged France will be at the Allies’ side in the Pacific against Japan after Axis defeat in Europe and to help build a lasting, just peace. He spoke in French and avoided North African political specifics.
Russians report German forces repeatedly attacked in the Belgorod and Kursk sectors with heavy armor, claiming costly losses for Germany as Red Army counterattacks regained ground. Front dispatches describe intense fighting, large tank battles, and air combat as both sides press the Kursk salient.
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