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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1945
Page
2
Navy letter recounts voyage aboard a vessel near China with Lieutenant Ovakiev reporting limited disruption from a typhoon. Eleanor Oakley described as the wife of a crew member, and a chaotic wardroom scene during meals as the ship rolled.
Fourth Leatherneck Division pushes along the coast with the Third and Fifth Divisions, meeting strong Japanese resistance. Marine units kill hundreds of defenders and disrupt enemy efforts to breach American lines as air and sea support honeycombs the island.
Allied forces advanced within two miles of Wesel as German defenses collapsed on the Rhine front. British and American troops reported heavy bombing and artillery, with Remagen bridgehead fighting continuing and German resistance waning as the Ninth Army pressed toward the Ruhr.
Continued report describes bergs and amatters east of the city as ineffective against Allied operators. British 36th Division closes at Mongmat road junction south of the Shwet river. Meiktila and Mandalay area sees British gains with road blocks smashed and troops advancing from Mandalay. Occasional aircraft and ship roll interruptions are noted amid battlefield conditions.
Reports from the raid describe widespread destruction across a large section east of the Imperial palace toward the Naka river. Eyewitnesses speak of fires and burning structures including rail facilities, mills and the market district as planes returned to India base.
Reports describe fighter bombers striking Cotabato and Zamboanga on Mindanao, Boreno, and Luzon targets. US forces claim 800 Japanese bodies found in Zambales, with ground offensives near Antipolo and Wawa and captures of rocket launch installations. Tokyo claims American Super-forts based in the Philippines for Formosa raids. patrols result in enemy losses near Swatow and Formosa.
A partial report lists the American Jewish Congress CIO and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People among groups connected to opposing a bill. It mentions a committee member and a Tuscaloosa graduate, Al Taset, wounded in an action and being treated in a hospital after a university event.
Selma High, undefeated this season, defeated Scottsboro 35-20 to claim the Alabama state basketball crown at Tuscaloosa. Selma, in its 13th state appearance, led 17-16 at halftime while defending champions Scottsboro fell short. Ensley of Birmingham took third place by beating Phil Campbell 46-43 in the consolation game.
The text recalls Hanihara warning Case that war with the United States would be disastrous for Japan. It notes Japan's 1931 Manchuria aggression and, by 1941, moves toward Pearl Harbor and rapid targets in the Philippines and Manila, while submarine plans to block American advances remained unrealized amid limited Japanese submarine activity.
Reported Soviet advances from Stettin toward Kuestrin and across the Oder as Marshal Zhukov’s First White Russian Army presses three directions. German defenses tighten along the Oder and approaches to Stettin amid cross-border shelling and fear of a broader breakthrough toward Berlin.
In Federal District Court an appeal on section 13faction faces possible NLRB denial while Lewis demands press access to all Saturday proceedings. Operators override the motion as conference rules require unanimous votes. Negotiations began March 3 with three days of open sessions, then cross negotiations by committees of operators and United Mine Workers began Monday.
The passage notes Northern Transylvania ceded to Romania, with about 2.5 million people, then auctioned to Hungary on 7 August 1940 as Hungary allied with Hitler. It cites a population of roughly 58 percent Romanian, with over a million Hungarians, and highlights mineral wealth, ore, natural gas, some oil, and strong agricultural value.
A wartime dispatch describes German and Soviet forces maneuvering near major fronts. It notes German troops pushing toward Berlin vicinity, Rokossovsky’s Second Army in action, and river crossings around the Elbe and Neisse regions. The report also mentions operations near Guben and the Danube as forces contend for strategic positions.
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