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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1943
Page
6
New York AP reports television will be ready for family use after the war. Ralph Beal of the Radio Corporation of America says home receiving sets with screens from six to six inches will be available, converted from radio production to support peacetime entertainment.
Sheriff BG reports the office seeks the identity of a motorist who picked up an injured man after a theft of a pipeline truck from Adams of Ashford. The truck had been left at a Dothan repair shop. An unidentified man drove off the truck, wrecking it on Headland highway before fleeing.
The sheriff questioned a passerby who aided an injured man after a truck was looted. He noted one truck beam theft and possible tracing of the driver who stopped the truck. Deotha Hospital records showed the injured man did not receive treatment, and the truck sustained heavy damage.
Houston Circuit Court moved into its third day with juries yet to hear a case. Most hearings were continuations or guilty pleas. Yesterday saw 91 defendants enter guilty pleas, four cases not proved, and four continued. Nadine Murdock pleaded guilty to attempt murder and received three years. Spurgeon Deage got one year and a day for second degree burglary. Gus Fiowars paid $15 for affray after a guilty plea. C Alligon Moore admitted manufacturing liquor and possession of still, receiving one year and a day. Johan Henry Townsend pleaded guilty to assault and battery after an attempted murder charge. Son Hall pleaded guilty to public drunkenness and paid five dollars. Seventeen cases remained set for trial.
ATLANTA AP A walkout of truck drivers and warehouse workers at seven interstate motor freight lines was staged over dissatisfaction with the War Labor Board's delay in approving a contract. The strike met a response from officials as the agency refused to take the case.
WLBE refuses to address issues until workers return. About 300 to 500 employees quit in an unauthorized walkout. Dixie Freight Line reported workers returned after recall. Other carriers affected include Akers Motor Lines Associated Transportation Blues and Gray Transportation Flamingo Freight Lines Huber and Huber Freight Lines Johnson Freight Lines. Board says disruption interrupts vital war materials andcannot submit the case until full operation resumes.
The Alabama State Guard is reorganized into three regiments to improve mobility. Lieut. Col Robert Joerg Jr. announced the plan by direction of Gov. Sparks. Col George L. Cleere is promoted to brigadier general, with Col Sallba, Col John Shealy, Col James Sahba, and Col Erwin Lehman leading the new regiments and staff detachments. The first infantry regiment will be commanded by Col Sahba and include units at Florence, Tuscumbia, Huntsville, Gadsden, Centre, Movl.
Radio listings show varied programs and broadcasts including News Summary Marching to Victory and Mystery features. The page also lists military units and their commands with cities such as Montgomery, Birmingham, Mobile, and Selma, detailing regimental assignments and command structures during wartime.
NEA Service military writer Thomas M Johnson argues the United States learned costly lessons from World War I about mobilization and industry. He notes early 1940s delays, the shift to a centralized War Mobilization Plan, and rapid ramping of output that now powers vast Allied aid, production, and weaponry.
A Navy destroyer escort will be named the Frank O Slater in honor of a north Alabama farmer youth who died at his post on the cruiser San Francisco in 1942. His mother Mrs James L Slater with nine children will christen the ship and has received Navy permission to use water from a well Frank helped dig. Local papers in DeKalb County have begun raising funds to help the Slater family travel for the launch and interviews with naval officials.
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