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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1943
Page
3
Oxark banker Lewis M Moore aged 42 dies in Hot Springs Arkansas after collapsing while on duty. Survivors include his widow and several relatives. Local officials and colleagues express shock at the sudden death in this Arkansas town.
O F Need Bemewtond Headland resident D E Summerford died at his sister Mra T B Woods home after a week long illness. Funeral service conducted by Rev Roby J Lee and Hugh E Wilson at 3 30 pm at the sister's residence followed by burial in Headland cemetery with Ward Wilcox in charge. Surviving two sisters Mrs B J Woods Headland and Mrs W D Clark of Abbeville brother B L Summerford Montgomery niecees and ceph or active pallbearers listed.
W H Condrey eighty eight of Midland City route two died at Becal hospital yesterday morning after a long illness. He lived near Midland City for fifteen years and was a member of Mt Zion church. Funeral services will be held at Ignite church upon arrival of his son Henry Condrey Jr in the U S Army. Surviving are his wife six sons two daughters a brother and many grandchildren. Ward Wilson has charge of arrangements.
A public prayer of intercession for persecuted Jews in Europe will be held tonight at Temple Emanu-El at 8 o clock. Rabbi Alfred Wolf will preach We Plead Guilty and Rev Sam Reeves president of the Puthan Ministerial Association will speak on behalf of Dothan churches. Members of all denominations are invited to attend.
Soviet forces push west toward the Kerch Strait and the Sea of Azov after capturing key points and preventing German regrouping. A Moscow radio communique reports 1,500 more German killed in the southwest fighting while other fronts show no significant changes. Reports also say Russians remain near Novorossiysk area as Red Fleet blocks possible evacuation.
Unclear patrol reports describe German air raids on an East Anglian town damaging homes and causing casualties. Residents report fires and destruction in a residential district with several buildings hit. Local authorities investigate the incident and assess casualties and property loss.
Washington AP Attorney General Biddie says National Bronze and Alumina Foundry Company and seven top officials indicted in Cleveland Ohio for conspiring to defraud the government by supplying defective aluminum superchargers for Packard and Rolls Royce aircraft engines. Officials allegedly saved about $30,000 in one day by welding coatings that would have been rejected.
Funeral services for Islan T. Lane aged seventy two who died at his Chipley home were held at 3 36 pm yesterday at the Wiggins church near Grimen with Rev Curtis Kirkland officiating Burial was in the church cemetery Blackburn Funeral Home of Chipley in charge Surviving are his wife nine sons two daughters three brothers a half brother five sisters and twenty three grandchildren
Ozark Com mentement exercises of the Dale County High School closed Wednesday night with graduation of the senior class as 71 students received diplomas. Principal W. F. Snegogs announced that a patriotic pageant featuring the graduates was a highlight of the program.
Dothan attorney Theatore Jackson has been commissioned a naval reserve officer as a lieutenant junior grade. Jackson, member of the Alabama State Guard and Dothan Company No.9, said he has not yet received orders to report for duty. The commission was signed by the Secretary of the Navy and issued through the Officer Procurement in New Orleans.
Senators clash over proposals to place taxpayers on a current basis and require two yearly computations. Liam argues complaints deserve weight as taxpayers shoulder about 60 percent of the tax burden. Vandenberg says the committee can decide how much to press the Treasury to shift to a current basis.
A Soviet broadcast quoted Vishinsky alleging Polish officials in Moscow, including Velikovaki and embassy secretaries, aided espionage amid claims of German propaganda causing a rift. Polish and British officials held talks as Russia’s case drew international attention and questions about wartime loyalties.
The report recounts Commander Gilmore, the first submarine officer to win the Medal of Honor in this war, ramming a Japanese gunboat at 17 knots to save his crew. He was wounded but ordered “Take her down” as the submarine dove, with the gunboat sinking and his fate uncertain. The piece notes his fourth war patrol and prior sinkings totaling about 24,946 tons.
Allied forces report major gains in northern Tunisia as US troops capture several key positions near Bizerte and Chouigui Pass. Heavy air strikes devastate Axis shipping. 1,000+ prisoners taken, including German elite units. British and American units advance from Medjez el Bab toward Tunis with tanks, anti tank guns, and armored formations.
Douban residents were urged to contact the Travelors Aid Society on B Foster Street through the Douban office supervised by Patty Ree Bucksaee Binte. The activation of Napier Field and Camp Rucker involves civil services and Army personnel. the Chamber of Commerce will assist alongside Travelers Aid Society.
Henderson, a 41 year old former Price Administrator and New Deal economist, has accepted a post as chairman of the Board of Editors of the Research Institute of America, Inc, a private research and business reporting merger with offices in Henderson and New York.
Washington AP Abolition of the poll tax as a preregulate to voting in Federal elections returns to the House with a May 24 vote slated. Rep Marcantonio says 218 signatories have forced the measure from Judiciary Committee. Opponent Rep Rankin warns of strife while backing unity.
Number 7ha is an island in the Rat Island group near Kiska in the western Aleutians. Adak in the Andreanof Islands had been occupied earlier by American forces. Occupations proceeded with weather posing the main obstacle to landing. Later, air reconnaissance by Japanese aircraft and bombing followed. On May 5 Allied planes attacked Kiska and nearby targets, hitting several installations and starting fires at North Head. Attu was also bombed and strafed, with hits on Japanese facilities and one enemy plane destroyed.
In Cairo a British communiqué says American Liberator aircraft dropped high explosives on the Reggio Calabria harbor. Over 50 bombers targeted two large merchant vessels as flames shot into the air, with most bombs hitting their mark according to Colonel Kaith K. Compton. The battle across Africa and the Mediterranean continues as Allied forces press advances.
Across both houses, lawmakers advanced an emergency public works fund plan and a $9 million general fund package while debating education trusts and welfare provisions. Measures included tax exemptions for dependent children aid, new pensions for Confederate veterans, and a push to study library funding different from education. A constitutional gasoline tax earmark, wartime plant protection penalties, and a plan to reduce work week schedules also featured amid committee action and procedural delays.
Number 10 continues from Page One noting Byrnes and others, who acted over a week ago, did not involve scrap ping of the Little Steal formula. They sought occasional permission to exceed the 18 percent wage increase over January 3, 104. Opposition to the Little Steal formula only procedure cited as a cause of UMW defiance and other walkouts.
Four men were accepted for enlistment in the Seabees at the Navy recruiting station of Dotban Chief Petty Officer Charles L. Martin said today The applicants were interviewed by Légalement J W Brigge Beaches recruiting officer for thwares The four applicants were listed as Brax tes Comer Brutsen Elba Samovet Jeckeon Lewin Enterprise Willis Higging Atha Flin and J M Braswell Eufaula All except Higgins who is beyond the draft age must volunteer for reduction through their Belee Rrvics boards Maria and Lieutenant Briggs gave the following ratings to the applicants Brusses Machinist Mate Fleet Clam Lewis Concrete Worker Mate Fiedricjan's mate Third Class
Washington AP report says Congress urged WPB Chairman Donald M. Nelson to use a strong fair approach to restore unity on the home front. The Truman Committee suggested treating producers fairly, hearing them fully, and, if needed, knocking heads together to end the disputed priorities between Rubber Director William M. Jeffers and War Undersecretary Robert P. Patterson.
A continuation line lists numerous individuals including Ray Compton Jack Marley Page Collins Harry Wise Robert Deal Benson Cannon Hugo Griggs Billy Brissett George Riley Marx Tatum Herschell McCienny Tom my Taylor Milton Whitehead Bob McCavitt Lamar Cook and G L Won.
An Allied report notes General Kenney’s air forces bombing Molucca region, with Beaufighters aiding landings near Dutch New Guinea and Manokwari as heavy fighting and bombardment continue. A Tokyo release claims 7,900 Communist officers killed in Honan, while Japanese forces in China reportedly suffer encirclement and material losses amid ongoing battles.
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