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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1943
Page
2
Alabama ABC agents rounded up 21 people in Birmingham over the weekend for Sunday law violations involving whiskey. Four arrests occurred Friday night and 17 more Saturday, following an early investigation. Two fined 88 dollars each, others posted bond after arrest.
Alabama miners ended a stoppage after operators and United Mine Workers prepared to discuss fines for walkouts under Ickes weekend directive. Marvel No 1 and No 8 mines operated normally, while Big Warrior at Carbon Hill remained shut. District UMW president Mitch headed to Washington for a policy committee meeting.
The report lists large allocations including 148,622,680 for vocational education and rehabilitation, 325,000,000 for old age assistance, 65,000,000 for aid to dependent children, and 56,173.68 for the public health service. It requires no cuts to prenatal and infant care publications and redirects maternity care funds to enlisted soldiers families in lower pay grades. It also rejects funds to create eight new staff officers and urges efficiency in current field offices.
The report notes 1942 saw record levels of goods and services, about 8&8 percent higher than 1940 and 18 percent higher than 1939, matching 1941. It cites exceptions where civilian goods lagged 1930 levels, with clothing, durable foods, petroleum and transportation listed as significant exceptions.
A concise note states that the rhododendron is the state flower of Washington. The fact highlights state symbolism without additional context or dates.
Washington AP reports the House Appropriations Committee learned from Paul McNutt and Maj Gen Lewin Hershey that Army inductions will drop about 60 percent after next December. Most 1944 inductees will be teens, with a big class starting in August and running through year end, while total strength nears 9.6 million by year end. The pool of eligible fathers and the need for replacements for attrition influence ongoing inductions into mid-1944.
Wartime manpower data show armed forces peaking with about 2,000,000 men at Pesry Harbor era, rising to 8,000,000 by March 1943 and an expected 12,000,000 this month. Aircraft and shipbuilding employment surged to 1.8 million and 1.6 million respectively. selective service shifts keep older inductees in essential jobs. Mental illness remains the main disqualifier for white registrants while rate among Negroes is comparatively lower. State breakdowns list registrants examined and those rejected across many states, with totals in the hundreds of thousands.
Reports say Chinese forces killed about 400 Japanese fighters in the Yochow area as offensive pressure along the Yangtze grows. Japanese retreats from Chungking feeds new isolation fears while aerial battles over the Solomons see heavy losses on both sides. In the Aleutians, Attu’s capture tightens U S pressure on Kiska with repeated bombings, and Australian theater air forces pound Timor and nearby bases, targeting Rabaw airfield and other Nipponese strongpoints.
US Navy communique reports Flying Fortresses and Liberators attacked Kahil Byam area on Bougainville in the Solomons through June 12. No U S losses observed. results not observed. Twenty-four bombers flew the mission with no details on damage.
The report recalls the Supreme Court challenge to a pledge requiring flag salutes. Chief Justice Stone presided as justices Rutledge and Jackson dissented. Kanawha County families Walter Bore notte Paul Suull and Lacy McClure faced expulsion for refusing to participate. The American Bar Association American Civil Liberties Union and American Legion weighed in on the constitutionality of the salute for religious objectors.
Coffee Countlings Clyde Mosely and Edward Spann are jailed in Houston County Jail each on 300 dollars bond for possessing and operating an unregistered distillery. Commissioner J W Daughtry of the U S Court for the Southern Division of the Middle District of Alabama said today. Mosely and Spann were arrested yesterday by Warren Ellender and Joe Burton of the Alabama Tax Unit at Dothan and brought before Commissioner Daughtry for a preliminary hearing where both pleaded guilty.
The CESSNA TRANSPORT is a twin engine low wing cabin monoplane used for transporting RAF officers and administrative personnel. It features a speed of 191 mph a service ceiling of 22 000 feet and a range of 750 miles.
In Houston County farmers are urged to thin young pine stands to produce pulpwood for the war effort. Aubrey Loyd of the Wiregrass Conservation District notes signs of readiness include dead lower branches and shading trees, with first thinning typically at 10 to 15 years depending on site conditions. Selective cutting removes least desirable trees to improve growth of usable timber.
Allied heavy bombers from the Middle East Air Command struck Gerbini and Catania in eastern Sicily as part of a broad Mediterranean offensive. About 250000 pounds of explosives were dropped on the targets by Liberators from the Ninth U. S. Air Force, with Malta-based Spitfires providing escort. Axis losses included several fighters destroyed on the ground and in air combat. Linosa and Lampedusa surrendered as Pantelleria fell earlier, signaling a stepped advance toward the Italian mainland.
The term K'ung Fu-tze reflects a Westernized Latinized form of Kung Fo-Tei, a Chinese phrase meaning the philosopher or taser K'ung. It notes that K'ung denotes the clan name and Fu-tze the given title, explaining the name's cultural lineage.
Fragmented OCR notes discuss wartime info on American ships and Japanese spying, a $14,000 payment allegation, and questions about food relief to Axis-threatened regions. Mentions Mr Gillette and press remarks about aid to allies and potential famine consequences.
Mus Fran Mallette Alabama Extension Service lists four wartime food preservation methods with demonstrations in June and July at clubs and meetings in Ashford Cottonwood Columbia and Dothan. Methods include steam pressure canners water bath canners drying fermenting and salting with guidance by Mallette Thompson and Gravee at local meetings.
The figure of Gambrinus, a legendary king of Flanders, is linked to the invention of beer and frequently appears on beer steins in cultural lore.
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