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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1944
Page
2
In Kansas City delegates at the Methodist conference report five years of effort toward uniting the North and South churches. A growth review shows Sunday school losses of 800,000 over a decade while ministers decline. Resolutions urge President Roosevelt to halt certain wartime goods and disapprove Boy Scout linked Sunday hikes.
Soviet reports detail heavy losses for German and Romanian troops in Sevastopol from dawn to dusk. Axis garrison, about 75,000, holds the city under fire from heights while Soviet Black Sea and air units assist. Analysts say the aim is to annihilate the Sevastopol garrison to free divisions for a broader summer offensive, with continued German and Romanian resistance along a 25 mile circular front.
Officials announced a call for older men to join the Merchant Marine under wartime provisions. They seek candidates aged roughly six years over the normal limit with suitable physicals for deck and engine room duties aboard ships serving east of the Panama Canal. Training will be provided, with employment through the national employment service offices and areas under the War Shipping Acts.
IPSWICH England AP The Rev Harold Godfrey Green vicar of St Nicholas Church and chaplain to British Toyces says he verified quite definitely the glory of a vision seen in the sky during an April 27 air raid alert Hundreds of townspeople crowded the church for a sermon as the vicar claimed he satisfied himself of the authenticity of the vision which lasted about 40 to 15 minutes The sight began as a large white cloud then formed into the figure of Jesus with bowed head and clasped feet Some witnesses saw drift and reformation while others could not see the image and offered other explanations
London and Moscow announced a joint agreement for administering areas of Czechoslovakia liberated by the Red Army. The accord outlines the relation between the Soviet commander and Czech authorities with V Ladbedev and H Ripka signing for their respective sides. The Red Army had advanced into the Carpathians weeks earlier.
Three Negroes Ike Tee William H Green and John Henry Duncen were arrested by city police during the weekend on liquor law violations. Bonds posted and eight additional arrests for public drunkenness and disorderly conduct reported.
A damaged AP report describes a Liberator Group action tied to a larceny probe. A German youth identified as Baggett was taken into custody after police linked him to thefts from autos near Wilmgrass Metsonal Suesium. Officers Kelley Busse Pagier and Atulns pursued the suspect, finding billfolds belonging to Darra Johnson, Ashford roule, and French Culbreth Columbia among items recovered.
Atlanta AP reports Coca Cola chairman Harrison Jones urged Southern leaders to lead postwar growth not imitate others. He warned prosperity won t come by idly watching and said South must act as a driver in economic development with business firms expected to employ most workers in the near and long term.
Gene Lee Hughes, registrant at Houston County Induction Service Board Three, was to leave for McPherson, Georgia for active Army duty after a Preinduction physical. Four others depart for Navy duty: Wesley Come Shiver to Miami, Roy Denson Wisson, William E. Wright Jr., and Wills Jackson Maren, with Marsh transferred from Bradenton, Florida.
War Department reports Private James W Edgar son of Mrs Mary D Young of 160 Third Avenue, Dalton, killed in action in the Southwest Pacific. Edgar was among five Alabamians listed as killed in action in the Southwest Pacific and other theaters.
Fragmented copy reports RAF daytime and night raids across Europe including Bucharest Rennes Leverkusen and Berlin with heavy losses cited. Mentions American raid on Herbin and a Stockholm dispatch. Local notice notes Houston County District Scout Committee meeting at 7 39 o clock with A D Carmichael presiding and officials notified.
Chester View sry Post 13 and Ashford Post of the American Legion urged County Commissioners to expand the service officer from three days a week to full time. The board postponed action to October 1. Alvin Mount spoke for Chester FR Vickery Post asking for full-time duty due to many veterans needing help. Judge Sexon P. Foynar, chairman of the Commissioners, read a statement from Ashford Post supporting a six-day week to meet returning veterans needs.
Dothan marks Girl Scout Week with a proclamation by Commission President Rawhing McKinney naming May 7 to 13 as Scout Week. Six troops operate locally with leaders including Ethel Bond and Margaret Chesmore guiding programs across ten activity fields. A community meeting at Young Junior High was postponed to Thursday at 7 30 with a public invitation.
London AP reports several German fighters rammed allied planes during today’s Luftwaffe operations over Germany. It remains doubtful the German High Command pursued a definite policy of self sacrifice as a method to halt American air power, given the Luftwaffe’s growing numerical disadvantage.
Contested primaries outline expected delegate allocations with West Virginia and Ohio voters choosing 48 delegates in total. Bricker of Ohio and Dewey backers influence the process as Republican and Democratic camps debate instructed versus uninstructioned delegates, with Taft seeking renomination in Ohio and Dewey looming in West Virginia.
President Roosevelt left Hobcaw plantation and returned to Washington after a health recovery. He planned a physical checkup this week and said he felt much better with no influenza or bronchitis traces. Secretary Hull briefed him on international affairs as he reviewed the legislative picture with leaders. He enjoyed rest and fishing during a two week stay while noting ongoing discussions on investigations and foreign policy.
AP reports a new May temperature record of 35 degrees in Birmingham, surpassing the prior May low of 88.5 degrees set on May 1, 1908. County Agent J. Ly Tiley notes potential damage to tender crops like beans and potatoes from the unusually cold spell.
A fragmented World War II dispatch notes air battles near Bucharest with Allied losses and German fighter activity. It also cites heavy bombers targeting shipping off the Dalmatian coast and German port camps, plus a clash near Lake Bracciano with RAF fighters claiming a downed ME-109/ME-196 in a formation.
In Manipur theater reports say enemy casualties in continued clashes as Allied troops press near Imphal Kohima area with a night offensive. A captured enemy position yielded three guns while minor hand to hand fighting rose west of Bishenpur along the jungle track toward Char terminus of the Bengal Assam Railway.
The Petroleum Institute told a Senate public lands subcommittee that Florida had no current oil production and little potential, yet hearings and lease activity by major companies in recent months have yielded reports of successful wells and growing optimism for large scale future production.
The report tracks air combat records with Bong of the Lightning leading in breaking Rickenbbacker's mark. Maj. Gregory Boyington and Marina May are noted as having equalled the mark earlier. Probes into downed planes and missing pilots accompany the casualty notes as observers report suspected losses and unsighted craft. India is cited supplying nearly 39 percent of its war materials.
Attendance at the First Baptist Church revival reached a new high with about one thousand people filling both morning and evening services. Preachers C Roy Angell of Miami and Fred Scholfield of Orlando led sermons through May 10 with topics including The Man Who Built His Own Scaffold and Is Your House In Order. Morning services ran 10 to 11. A Sunday School film was made and Training Union turnout exceeded a 400 goal, reaching 466 present.
The passage argues that while Texas statutes govern primary elections, all such elections are run by party officials at party expense, with the State unable to dictate participant eligibility. Election judges Allwright and Liuzza told the Supreme Court that the Democratic party is not responsible for legislative actions and cannot block statutes controlling party affairs.
In a fragment dated BR November 21, 162, a case is noted with wording about determining actions and official cad mention. The readable text is limited, but references to a person named Trawick appear alongside bureaucratic steps. Further specifics remain unclear due to the damaged OCR.
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