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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1945
Page
2
A garbled OCR fragment from a 1945 page mentions rates, funds, and calls to action tied to a business or service. It references dates around March and a Bible quote from Ezekiel, with scattered place names and names partially obscured, leaving the exact event unclear but hinting at mid century civic or commercial notices.
Allied officials report large quantities of captured German equipment from France are being reconditioned for use against Germany. A salvage and utilization program handles everything from radio parts to large field guns. Much gear was found undamaged in stores as retreating Germans failed to destroy it effectively.
John J. Lewis pushes a ten cent per ton coal royalty to fund miners welfare. Critics dismiss it as a wage-like tax that could boost consumer costs and defy the Little Steel formula. Opponents warn the plan risks higher living costs while miners gain no direct pay. The debate echoes past tactics used in the music industry by James Petrillo.
Fragmentary reads show disputes over recording companies and union actions. Mention of Lewis, UMW, and open access for other groups to operate stalls progress while rising living costs are blamed on industry tensions.
Pravda calls for punishment of Hitler and allies with nations listing actions by France Poland Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia Netherlands Bulgaria Finland Hungary Romania and the U S S R as they pursue war crime trials while Britain and the United States face accountability questions and a looming labor leadership change in Washington.
Ernie Pyle describes bomber missions over the Marianas and to Japan, noting absences and returns of abortive planes. He chronicles a pilot who flew 13½ hours despite severe damage, a crippled craft that landed despite loss of controls, and the heavy toll on aircrews with planes ditching at sea and missing crews.
The page lists a dense array of radio programs across several stations with times from 7:00 to 11:00, including AP News segments, music orchestras, dramas, and serials. Notable items include AP News bulletins, Ronnie Kemper Mustard and Grevy Coffea Club, Bible Readers Club, True Detective Mysteries, Ch Chick Carter Roy Detective, and many orchestras and variety shows, reflecting a long daytime and evening schedule across multiple networks.
The article reports on Allied strategy across the Rhine toward Berlin. It discusses German troop dispositions, the potential crossing points, and the anticipated scale of the assault. It notes German countermeasures and the fall of Cologne with the Hohenzollern Bridge destroyed.
Private Pete Bagnall of 407 Poyner Street wounded in action in Germany February 22. In service two years overseas ten months with the U S Third Army. Cited for bravery and holds the Combat Infantryman badge. Former student at Dothan High School. mother: Mrs Ruby Bagnall.
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