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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1944
Page
8
Reports describe violent fighting around Rome as German forces retreat toward defensive lines. Allied responders declare Rome an open city while negotiations with Keitel outline open-city terms and the Vatican accord.
Advanced Allied Headquarters in New Guinea reports heavy air combat as Japan sustains losses near Biak and in the Dutch New Guinea area. Allied planes incur only limited losses while Japanese air units face fierce resistance from American ground offensives and Australian anti aircraft fire.
Overseas dispatch details shifting front lines in Europe with French and British air operations over key targets near Rome and the Tiber River. Reports cite U S bombers striking in the Sacco Valley while Tokyo vows an all out offensive in Asia amid fresh aerial assaults on Truk and surrounding areas.
Houston County farmers begin processing their 150 acre tomato crop at the State market in Ashford. G L Markham arrives with the first load for washing and packing as a refrigerated car stands by. Officials note high quality fruit and plan gradual expansion from a two car load daily capacity toward five loads per day as space and labor allow.
In Rome, Fifth Army and Italian partisans celebrated the American breakthrough toward the Tiber. Partisans waved red flags beneath hammer and sickle armbands while Italians cheered the liberation as German Wehrmacht troops resisted in the streets.
Russell Brines outlines why Japanese soldiers often choose suicide or doomed assaults. He cites Shinto beliefs that death bridges worlds, Emperor devotion, and social disgrace from capture, noting fear of disgrace drives self destruction beyond ordinary battlefield aims.
Col John P Sealy commander of the Alabama State Guard Third Infantry warns manpower shortages affect all units ahead of summer encampment He urges eligible males in Dothan to inquire about qualifications contacting First Lt Alta V Lee commanding officer of Headquarters and Service Company Detailing three infantry regiments will attend a one week encampment at a yet undesignated location The state guard emphasizes patriotic duty and notes employers may oppose absences Turn to No 38 on page 2
Washington AP reports a Senate week of bitter debate looms over a bill to extend price controls for eighteen months. The cotton amendment by Senator Bankhead would set new cotton textile ceilings based on parity cost plus profit, prompting criticism from President Roosevelt and Vinson who say it inflates prices and hurts consumers. Bankhead argues it aids buyers and farmers by boosting cheap cotton clothing production. Also rising is a House action to extend court martial filing deadlines tied to Pearl Harbor accountability and Sewell Avery's Montgomery Ward plant seizure controversy.
Washington AP report notes Bowles used charts to demonstrate price control effects while Potter, advertising men, listened in. The piece highlights a contrast between Bowles and Potter as they addressed congressional groups, with charts showing major topics on public pricing.
Imperial Wizard James A. Gole scott announced the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan have disbanded the national organization. Local chapters are released from obligations to headquarters, with authority to reincarnate any time. The move follows a secret Klonvocation held April 3.
Allied air forces struck Boulogne and Catain area targets with over 2,000 tons of bombs as heavy American and British aircraft targeted defenses along the Pas de Calais coast. RAF night raids against coast objectives preceded U S bombing amid invasion preparations and weather hampering operations.
Moscow reacted with enthusiasm to the Allied capture of Rome signaling the advancing occupation of Italy and the defeat of Germany. Maj. Mikhail Galaktionov praised General Alexander's plan as excellent and perfectly executed, calling Rome's loss a major political and strategic blow to the German forces.
AP dispatches report Japanese vanguards advancing within 25 miles of Changsha, capital of Hunan, as U S. 14th Air Force provides strong support to Chinese troops. Japanese columns are said to have been driven back ten miles southwest from Binahih amid continued harassment along the southern shore.
In a Naples radio dispatch Lt Gen. Mark W. Clark of the Fifth Army declares the 14th German Army nearly destroyed. He praises Rome’s fall as a Fifth Army achievement, thanks Gen. Eaker for air support, and notes 20,000 prisoners taken with substantial enemy losses. The message also commends troops and outlines pursuit of retreating German forces.
Washington AP dispatch reports American diplomats viewing Rome’s fall as a turning point in the war against Germany and its satellites. President Roosevelt prepared an 18 minute radio address to sum up official reaction and emphasize Rome’s political significance.
Moscow reports German assaults north and northwest of Tula in Romania were repelled with heavy losses. In one sector 3,100 Nazis killed and FW flanks knocked out. Fighting involved large infantry and tanks with air support. 44 Nazi planes downed. A Soviet torpedo plane sank a large German transport in the Gulf of Finland.
The Dothan Country Club invites entrants from Alabama Georgia and Florida to the annual Invitation Golf Tournament starting Friday morning June 9 for the W C Faulkner trophy defend ing champion Leon Harvard The event includes qualifiers by mail for non championship entrants with invitations limited to golfers from Enterprise Andalusia Montgomery Bainbridge Panama City Tallahassee and nearby areas Aviation Cadet Frank Stranahan of Napier Field may seek permission to participate from military authorities.
Allied troops, led by Gen Clark, punched through toward Rome, driving Nazi divisions from the southeastern suburbs and severing escape routes. Fifth Army advanced on the Italian capital as cities like Palestrina and Fiuggi fell, with air forces destroying hundreds of German vehicles and proving the push from multiple sectors toward Rome.
President Roosevelt enjoys broad support for a fourth term but Democratic factions across states plan competing strategies at upcoming conventions. Delegations to influence presidential and vice presidential nominations emerge in Mississippi while socialist Norman Thomas gains a statewide bid in Reading. New York and Idaho contests test party strength with key vacancies and upcoming special elections.
Iowans nominate candidates for the fall election in a light primary across eleven races. Senator Guy Gillette faced Ernest H. Seemann in a contest rooted in Roosevelt opposition and party pressure, with Gillette briefly drafted and later joining the race before heading to the National Convention.
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