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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1944
Page
3
Faith Rey Clark, a Black individual, was held at Houston County jail on a bigamy charge after waiving preliminary hearing and being bound over for grand jury action. In court, Clark faced additional drunkenness charges. one defendant was found guilty and fined 20 pounds, while the vagrancy case was continued.
Dothan taxi operators faced a gas shortage after a suspension of cab service on Monday. Only one operator continued limited service with two vehicles. Officials and large operators pledged to observe DDT regulations while gasoline rationing would continue for the rest of the month. Representatives from the Office of Defense Transportation planned talks with operators to resume normal service later in the week.
Final plans for the Boy Scout Camp operation were outlined by J J Jaxon council camping chairman George Little camp director the Rev Mark Lower assistant director and George Simpson deputy Regional Scout Director of Memphis in Hurcats Simpson announced registrations for the free three weeks have reached capacity with a few spaces left in the fourth week More than 300 Scouts are expected to attend during the four week camp period
Cemetery working will be held at Sylvan Church on Thursday June 20. All interested persons are requested to bring tools and come.
Allied forces push across the Caen region driving toward Cherbourg as air and naval support stiffen the advance. German defenses retreat to stronger positions while Eisenhower praises the first seven days of campaign and 10,000 prisoners are reported. Yankee patrols probe toward Valognes near Cherbourg.
Representatives discuss tariff policy as Benator Stewart argues transport costs already set by the 1940 statute influence industry. Southern and Western governors warn against policy shifts, while ICC delays action. Less than 10 percent of rates are under review, focusing on class rates across eastern, southern, and western territories.
Wi jam McCoy of Moultrie Georgia fled Norvasc Oklahoma base and again escaped while being moved to Tallahassee Florida. Police said guards pursued through Dothan and Liberty, but he eluded capture on Foster sites and was later found in a residential area. Ten Navy guards were sent to locate the missing prisoner.
ATLANTA AP leaders of the Atlanta NAACP urged about 5 000 Negroes to vote in the state Democratic Primary. President C H Harper told a meeting that Blacks should vote and not blame election managers for denied ballots. Georgia Democratic leaders had restricted participation to white electors, prompting protest from the NAACP and its allies.
The report covers RAF night raids on Munich from Italy with Halifaxes Liberators and Wellingtons, losses of 33 enemy planes, Allied bomber losses, and American air operations across France toward Cherbourg. It notes air strength disrupting German communications, targeted rail bridges, and air support over the invasion area. It also mentions ICC rate discussions and a Pearl Harbor statute debate involving Admiral Kimmel and General Short.
Funeral services for Mine Ewell Herisey aged seventy-two of Graceville will be held Thursday at Pleasant Grove Church with Rev H F Chunpf officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery directed by Ward Wiles. Surviving are Loree sisters Mrs J W Bostwick of Hesdlend route three, Mrs W H Sanders of Blocomb route two, Mrs A J Beam of Slocomb route two, and brother Hoxter Herring of Cottondale.
Norman B McLeod Jr son of Dr and Mrs N B McLeod of Do thes elected captain of the Sabers honorary military fraternity at Alabama Polytechnic Institute for the summer quarter. A junior in the School of Science and Literature he is chaplain of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon social fraternity and a member of the executive cabinet.
Mrs Deal entertained Dothan Kiwanis members at their weekly meeting Tuesday noon with readings on Fathers Day. Past President Frank Pridges presided in C M Ling ang Yics president absence. Lyle D Figny SSA representative was guest of White King. Four Kiwanigas donated at Blood Programme Bank Tuesday night: Lee Bhugermag E J Ford Arthur Willems and Frank Pridgen.
Lt J W Goodwin son of Mr and Mrs R J Goodwin of Dothan served as bombardier on the Marauder bomber Dottie Dee during the invasion of Europe. He helped drop 16 eighteen hundred pound bombs on German coastal targets near the landings while weather and flak challenged the crew. The mission was described by Cleveland Plain Dealer correspondent Robert Loveland with vivid details of tracer fire and bombardier skill.
The new price is 29 proximately one-fourth cent a pound. Changes were slight, allowing growers to partly recoup losses from the early 1944 potato crop caused by harsh weather.
Four people including a Black man and a Black woman were sent to Pensacola Florida for venereal disease treatment as officials begin a venereal disease control program in Houston County. The county health officer Dr W T Burkett said state word is awaited on opening a Birmingham hospital and quarantine will be used to move those infected. Recorder J L Waughs released three of the four while other inmates face charges, fines, and possible further sentences. The effort targets vagrants found to be infected, especially women and men.
R E Tate a farmer near Dothan Headland road displayed an oversized Irish potato nurtured by Bermuda grass growth The peculiar tuber had no stem and was connected to the grass roots Tate could not explain the freak growth He speculated Bermuda grass could aid potato production while possibly reducing potato bug hazards in Houston County Alabama.
Churchill faced protests over France is led by de Gaulle while Britain and the United States withhold full recognition of his leadership. Four neighboring governments Poland Belgium Czechoslovakia and Luxembourg recognized de Gaulles Committee of National Liberation as provisional government. The French National Committee in Algiers named regional civilian administrators and military regional commanders for Normandy.
Private Claus Thomas Seay of route two Hartford received the fed comdust medal for fidelity and exact duty, efficiency and conduct. He served 38 months in the American Division on Bougainville and in Australia New Guinea and the Philippines, as a member of the nation’s infantry.
Five crippled children left today to receive treatment in Mobile. Mrs. C. L. Collins, director of the Houston County Welfare Department, announced. The children were admitted to the clinic for crippled children at the Foster Street Methodist Church on April le.
Four Boy Scout advancement ratings and forty one merit badges were approved by committees at the Board of Reviews held Monday night at the Presbyterian Church with W M Blount presiding. Homer Meeks of Troop 27 advanced to second class, Norris of Troop 4 to first class, and Billy Barber of Troop 8 and Sam Meeks of Troop 22 to Star. Merit badges earned included architecture, pathfinding, handiwork, firemanship, and more. Awards will be presented at the individual troop Courts of Honor at regular meetings.
The House rejected a Bankhead Brown price ceiling amendment for textiles amid opposition from McCormack who warned Roosevelt would veto any bill with that change. Most Republicans and many Democrats backed administration aims while opponents warned of inflation and a veto as conference talks loom before the summer recess and conventions.
Oil firm reports being first to strike off a portion of land in Dothan as city leases expansion area for what may be the Charger Miafy project. Officials say no definite steps taken yet to confirm land needs. City already received rent for street district parcels as tracks appear near the area.
From the Roma area to Valentano and Gradiolo, Fifth Army units advanced toward Gradiolo while others moved northeast of Valentano and toward Magliano. Eighth Army pushed through the Ther valley as German shelling intensified. Allied patrols faced automatic fire and mortars as Germans planted mines and demolished positions to slow the advance. Cavalry remnants and horse-drawn artillery were still seen in retreat.
The article notes arrests near the Attentic and Mediterranean walls as Germany braces for invasion. Troop movements from the Riviera to meet guerrilla forces are unclear, while large garrisons hold positions along the Mediterranean and Atlantic walls. Guerrillas operate within 18 minutes of Vichy by car, with many provincial officials vanishing.
A garbled report hints at fee changes affecting many communities. The text suggests officials or divisions pushing through revenue or budget measures, with widespread responses evident in several areas. Names and precise actions are unclear due to damaged wording.
In incomplete OCR text, Ben D. Worth Clark takes third in a Democratic nomination race while a Republican contest shows Ger with strong form. Preston attorney Ben Johnson is noted with a $7 reference, but details are unclear.
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