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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1943
Page
4
A fragment describes time sensitive registration for cane sugar involving Black workers. It mentions registration dates and transfer of rations, urging compliance and noting officials and ward actions around late May. The language is garbled but centers on registration, transfers, and regulation.
Dawn reports indicate Axis forces in Tunisia facing collapse as Second US Corps advances near Cap Bon peninsula. British armor pushes through heavy resistance while Allied air and naval actions harry German Italian units southeast of Tunis, with mass prisoner captures and substantial war material seized.
Officials note fewer arrests for drunkenness as a police wave recovers after incidents. Several suspects were charged and jailed yesterday following a series of disturbances, with authorities reporting major cases stemming from intoxication and public disorder.
A man identified as Mark Thou Nexto of Tatye Street was bonded after a public safety incident outside an establishment. Authorities say a dispute with another man led to gunfire from Thomas, who posted 27 dollars cash bond. The event occurred on the building exterior and involved police presence.
New Delhi dispatches say Allied withdrawal from Buthedaung leaves Maungdaw exposed near the Burma border as British lines may shift east. RAF and US planes hammer Japanese targets in China and the southwest Pacific. American four engine bombers raid Canton area, heavy losses claimed for Japanese ships and aircraft. Milumpimi air base near Darwin attacked as Allied ground troops hold Pobdubi near Saamaua and inflict 20 enemy casualties.
A Brooklyn Corporal recounts capture by Germans near Maeurlur Hill, starvation in a camp, Red Cross macaroon rations, and evacuation aboard a sinking ship off La Foulette. Allied bombers and escorts shift forces. crew lands back in harbor after bombardments. Private Joseph Laack later recovers two Macaroon rifles, surrendering German arms.
A report from Housing County officials states that a large group of Dothan registrants were accepted for military service at Fort McClellan. They will report to the Fort McPrerate reception center for assignment to camps. Notable names include Charing Wilson Taunton, Darel Martin, James Ede Godwin, James Amon Folcom, and others. One registrant, Callier Expy, was accepted for service in the U. S. Navy.
A state bulletin shows Dothan as second in Alabama for service agencies aiding service men, with 42 units across 13 towns. It lists Salvation Army, Travelers Aid, Service Men's Club and others, noting four agencies in Dothan and representation by Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish boards statewide.
Houston County officials launch a drive to collect clothing and shoes for Russians. All city schools and eight consolidated county schools serve as depots, gathering outfits to be sent to a regional depot and onward to Russia. Target is four rounds per child and overall 500 000 pounds. closing date not yet set. Collection sites include Cottonwood Ashford Columbia Vicksburg Rehobeth Webb Harmon and Madrid.
Number 8lured by an Automobile Saturday night at Wylam Pvt Ross Jacob Morrison 32 of Cottondale died of injuries when the auto he rode in collided with a train at Tannetoll early Saturday. Mrs Archie M Storey 34 drowned in Lake Jordan Elmore County yesterday when the boat she and her husband were fishing from foundered.
Number 16 continues page one with notes on summer offensive preparations. The midnight communique reports destruction of 220 German planes and 235 Soviet aircraft lost in the week ending Saturday. Fighting near Neverosisk grows intense with bayonet charges and mortar volleys as artillery pounds both sides. Heavy Soviet strikes hit German communications behind the Ukrainian, central, and Kalinin fronts, destroying railway junctions in what is described as the most formidable assault on German communications to date.
Claude J. Agama of the 8 Navy stationed at Davise ville RT is promoted from Lieutenant (ag) to Lieutenant Commander. It was announced today that Lieut. Camm Adams, son of Mrs. J. Luke Adams of Dothan, has served 18 months.
Londonderry Northern Ireland May 1 Delayed Scottish bagpipes welcomed the U S Marines start of training a pipe band to compete with the Scottish Piper Band Association London secretary Luna Sewn wrote congratulating the Marines and inviting participation The band makes its public debut May 12 anniversary of Marines arrival in Northern Ireland The officer in charge is First Lieutenant Doyle Walker pipe instructor Claude Texas Field Music Sergeant Carleton Hyland Gloucester Mass drum instructor Private Joseph Schmiedle Newark New Jersey also listed as drum instructor Members include Piper Private Thomas R Wooten Lawrenceburg Tenn drummers Private Kenneth La King Sulphur Springs Tex Private First Class James E Fuller Dothan Ala bugler Private Howard Terry Nashville Tenn Private Taylor J Smith St Petersburg Fla
A German radio commentator cited troop movements toward Syria and Palestine and claimed a campaign against southeastern Europe with enemy defenses strengthened on the Dodecanese and Aegean Islands. Reports also said Rommel left North Africa for the Balkans and Greek forces built new highways between Bulgaria and Greece. German labor crews reportedly erected anti invasion defenses along the French Mediterranean and Le Havre was ordered evacuated. Tass said Vichy arrests rose for underground activity and that special identifications were issued for prohibited zones on the French Spanish frontier.
Number 4 continues the discussion of corporate subsidy schemes urged by President Roosevelt. The programs support farmers and processors for crops like corn dry beans cheese fluid milk in sunie city areas and imported goods such as coffee tea and olive oil. The corporation allegedly guarantees above ceiling prices and sells to processors at prices that skirt government limits.
SBC agents Roker and Easterbrook with local investigators raided Friday targeting bootleggers. Four people were apprehended in Dothan on liquor law violations following the operation described as a continuation of the drive on illegal liquor activity.
The Office of Defense Transportation for Alabama will conduct a survey of fleet operators in Dothan and Houston County under Certificates of War Necessity. The purpose is to end actual operations as gasoline is allotted. ODT examiner Lee Callaway Jr. will meet operators at the Chamber of Commerce May 12. Only those who received notice are to attend.
In a Senate debate lawmakers push extensions to negotiate reciprocal trade pacts amid Hull and Welles urging responsibility. Republicans challenge the policy as imprudent. The Kumekipa income tax plan advances in the Senate, promising a switch to a pay-as-you-go system. OPA cuts grocery profit margins and plans subsidy steps to reduce living costs with a June 1 effective date.
The article notes Senator Pepper of Florida may reintroduce anti poll tax legislation in Congress while noting it previously failed. It mentions the tax being collected in seven states Alabama Arkansas Georgia South Carolina Mississippi Texas and Virginia as a prerequisite to federal election voting.
The board ratified selling unusable road machinery and renting other equipment. A resolution seeks state takeover of maintenance for the Enterprise to Montgomery highway, a two mile county road not state maintained due to manpower and equipment shortages.
A historical analysis contrasts 1940 German blitzkrieg with Allied tactics in Tunisia and Sicily. It explains the sequence of air bombardment, rapid tank advances, and parachute troops, plus the Allied shift to anti tank screens and artillery before infantry spearheaded breakthroughs. The piece notes how optimized combined arms shaped battles and warned against relying on outdated methods.
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