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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1943
Page
2
County War Price and Rationing Board chairman A Wilkerson announced that dried beans, peas and lentils marketed as seed are not included in the rationing program for human consumption. Seed packages must be labeled seed, and grocers may replace stock without ration points if sold strictly for planting.
Prime Minister Churchill outlined a postwar world order linking Europe and Asia through allied councils. He warned the war could drag on and urged immediate steps to prevent future wars. Conservative London papers offered mixed reactions, noting a shift toward a progressive conservative approach while questioning feasibility. Axis broadcasts dismissed his promises as daydreams.
Grain market notes show May wheat corn and oats quotations alongside July futures. Bid and offer levels appear unclear due to OCR quality but indicate active trading activity in Chicago markets.
Two days after a car went off Edgewood Lake, the body of G. T. Weaver a 59 year old Birmingham grocer and auto dealer was recovered. Coroner Gip M Evans announced officers said Weaver and F L Wyatt were riding in the car which sank. Wyatt swam to safety and the car was raised Saturday. Weaver's body found Sunday afternoon. Funeral services scheduled this afternoon. Weaver survived by his widow two daughters and four grandchildren all of Birmingham.
Officials at the local U S Employment Service Office announced many openings in arc welding classes started today at Purswell's Garage Lena and Crawford Streets. Classes run six days a week with four sessions daily. Both men and women may enroll after USB Employment Service registration. After three weeks, trainees will be placed in shipyards at seventy five cents an hour. Sponsored by the City Board of Education in cooperation with the United States Office of Education.
Number 10 continues from Page One urging no delay in ending the war to spare lives and avoid wasteful spending. The piece from Portland, Ore features a Secret Foreign agent explaining counterfeiters and shifting priorities as bad money moves forward.
The House chamber debates tax proposals as Republicans push a modified Rum plan offering two tax years with safeguards against windfalls, while Democrats insist on major changes. Minority Republicans condemn the majority bill as misguided while lawmakers explore partial abatement and a pay-as-you-go approach amid a heated, partisan floor fight.
Washington AP report notes the Senate Judiciary Committee voted against reporting Roosevelt’s Allied nomination for the Fifty Circuit Court of Appeals. A motion to reconsider failed, deferring action and leaving the nomination in suspense before the full Senate.
Fragmentary OCR notes a continuing Nambhor 6 item with committee action and UN involvement. Mentions four members from a body and political support dynamics. Specific names, dates, and clear facts are unclear in the readable text.
US forces under Lieutenant General Patton push east from Gasse toward Maknassy and Madres, joining with Montgomery’s troops as air power pounds the Mareth Line. British and American raids hit Naples harbor and railroad yards, signaling intensified operations across North Africa with an aim to break Axis defenses and reach coastal plans.
Reports say Hitler’s address was withheld from air until minutes before delivery and delayed again as a precaution after Jan 30 air raids. Speculation spread that he was dead or incapacitated with German radio fueling questions of leadership and control of armed forces. A Transocean commentator claimed he spoke as commander rather than as leader of peace.
The United Mine Workers warn 150,000 miners may strike on April 1 as negotiations over a $2 daily wage rise, $5 minimum, and unionization of lower managers stall. A plan to shift Appalachian production to nonregion operators is floated unless retroactive wage terms are agreed.
In Portland Oregon AP report a feed shortage and late spring in the Pacific Northwest threaten to curtail the United States meat supply. Cattlemen face grazing limits hay shortages and heavy losses from early lambing as experts warn three weeks will decide outcomes. Some range riders fear starvation if cold weather persists while hay purchases rise with prices triple normal.
The Census Bureau estimates the national population at 135,604,000 on January 1, 1942, up 1,651,000 for the year and nearly double the decade's average gain. The rise is largely due to record births amid war prosperity and conscription anticipation, and includes armed forces overseas in the continental total. The 1942 figure is 3,932,050 higher than the April 1940 count.
Roy Doug Ika Brown held on 50000 bond for participation in the 1935 Salem Oregon bank robbery. He was arrested in Mobile Alabama and summoned for final hearing before U S Commissioner Alex T Howard. Brown’s wife Reymonde arrested for harboring a fugitive. bond 5000. Brown had used alias H J Jordan while living in Mobile. Three suspects already arrested in the case. FBI said nationwide hunt had been under way since 1935 robbery of Salem Farmers National Bank with 26000 stolen. Details of capture not released.
Weather bureau reports crests along Coosa Tallapoosa and Alabama rivers with Selma and Claiborne forecast to rise into the 50s and 60s. About 2,500 acres at State Prison Farm No 4 flood as families evacuate. U S 89 east of Tuskegee remains closed while most highways reopen. Two ferries halted by swollen rivers, and several bridges and roads remain under water or danger.
Mulling notes bulk progress and readiness to begin the Gilley Mill project after base work for the warehouse is complete. Fridge workers will lay the foundation for a 201-foot bridge from Omua see Creek, with grading to follow in late summer amid a project survey already completed and plan changes noted.
Miss Elizabeth Espy of the county War Price and Rationing Board issues guidance to housewives on storing and using food efficiently under wartime restrictions. Tips cover storage, minimizing waste, cooking with little water, using scraps for soups and gravies, and using low cost high nutrient ingredients while preserving surplus at home.
A. D. Wilkerson, chairman of the county War Price and Rationing Board, says liberalization of Grade Two tire rules will not ease Houston County’s tire shortage. Tires will be available to drivers over 240 miles a month starting April 1, but certificates must come from the county board. The March quota already covers about 25 Grade Two tires, with roughly 85 tires issued weekly, more than enough to meet demand.
The project now estimates savings of about $5,000. The original draft proposed a deep guich with up to thirty feet drop in several sections, but Mulline says the deepest fire will be no more than fifteen feet.
Fragmentary report notes variables along pools and a level near 1 to 54 days. Community areas with food aid reached 105 streets blocked. Chattahoochee border areas overflowed with lower Ga readings and a 43 height today. West region also affected.
A fragmented Soviet and German battle report describes multiple German attempts to break through southwest of Vys Lake. Despite claims of enemy armor and air losses, Soviet defenders hold key lines as countermeasures disrupt advances and river fortifications hinder progress.
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