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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1945
Page
2
A garbled 1945 obituary or memorial fragment references the Dothen Engle estate and a marriage or couple, with unclear names and numbers. It mentions God’s grace, an altar, and a prayerful service led by Thomas anlar on a Wednesday dated March 21, 1945.
In Tuesday's city primary Dothan saw Black voters participate for the first time in a Democratic primary with no incidents. Registrars restricted qualified Black registrants to align with law and voters welcomed the change, urging responsible voting as national food shortages loom into 1945.
The piece notes expected declines in meat and poultry availability, with pork, lamb, and beef tightening and an egg shortage anticipated for fall and winter. It cites WFA pressure to curb egg-laying and fewer chickens, blaming wartime production aims and past surpluses for the current crunch. It reassures that no one will starve despite higher-priced, scarce items.
Tennessee Congressman Rep Gore, recently returned from Europe, warns Congress and the nation that misfits and bungling within the American Military Government in occupied Germany threaten the occupation effort. He calls for a nonpartisan inquiry to address alleged mismanagement and ensure a decisive, credible postwar stance.
Field Marshal Wilson discusses at Washington a private talk in which he outlined how Yalta shaped Allied war aims against Japan and Burma, plus Italy’s campaign effects. He argued Russians kept hands off in Yugoslavia and Greece while stressing supply, morale, and the need to free Burma to keep China in the war. He also touches on Italy’s conditions, Mikhailovich and Tito, and Greek affairs, with OPA rent control scandel notes in the United States.
Ernie Pyle describes three groups aboard an aircraft carrier the fliers who fly and study to fly the plane maintenance crew the aire dales or plane-pushers who keep the ship and planes working and the ship's regular crew who run the vessel He explains the shipboard social divide the colorful deck uniforms and the tight coordination required to launch and land planes while noting the hard hours and rough life of the nonflying crew
A Navy carrier crew describes their light corner with a much smaller deck and fewer plates yet performing the same work. They note pilots hit the narrow deck and recall a plane with trouble landing on a bigger carrier, jokingly asking which runway as permission arrives.
A dense listing of radio programs, hosts, orchestras, and news segments across WAGF and network broadcasts. Contains names like MBS hosts, Curt Massey, Eddie Camden, Bob Grant, and various orchestras, with times ranging from afternoon to late evening and notable AP News updates interspersed.
The column argues Europe nearing victory but warns Germany could fight on until spring or summer. It cites Hitler’s leadership collapse, Himmler and Goebbels masking truth, and reports from Lochner about Hitler’s injuries and Goering’s decline, portraying a Reich unable to sustain itself.
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