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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1943
Page
3
A Navy recruiting reshuffle sees personnel reassigned and transferred among ranks. Yeoman Third Cary I and Yeoman Trains Wis are noted in the movement, with duties shifted between Mobile and other posts as part of a broader personnel reorganization.
Dothan scouts plan a Court of Honor at City Hall tomorrow at 7 30 pm with special guests and badge presentations. Cub Pack and Girl Scouts will attend. a Highland School Cub Pack organization is set for tonight at 7 30 pm sponsored by the PTA for boys 8 to 12 in the area.
London AP reports Moscow radio quoted Foreign Commissar Molotov accusing Germany of abducting Soviet citizens for slave labor in Germany. He cited Hermann Göring’s note and Fritz Saukel’s demand to move hundreds of thousands of workers. Molotov said millions faced 12 hour days, deceit, and violence, with women and children among those sent abroad.
John P. D. Folmer, an FSA construction engineer, is in Dedham this week inspecting and erecting a construction project. County supervisor Borland announced today that crews will cover the county during March.
Military observers in England praise American potential in mechanized warfare as tanks breach defenses at El Agodila and Wadi Akari. Flanking sweeps and frontal assaults stretch Reich and Al-Ned armor while Allied engineers and production lines press to sustain modern warfare tempo.
Damaged page fragment reports continued action on the German front with Soviet forces advancing the initiative in many sectors. Izvestia editorial claims decisive year for the war, noting air raids and artillery strikes, with Soviet losses and occasional advances in the Suban valley and other areas as reported by the military communique.
Fragmented OCR reads as a local note about a political poll or vote. Names, places, and exact actions are unreadable, but it hints at a contentious ballot and public reaction. The text references a central concern and increased rates or taxes amid a tense campaign atmosphere.
Fragmented OCR text discusses newspapers facing financial pressures, potential price changes, and industry outlook. Mentions readership, production costs, and a noted shift toward sustaining newspaper output through uncertain market factors.
Washington—House leaders spar over extending reciprocal trade pacts amid war. Rep. Wadsworth and Rep. Douglass clash on the extension length, while Minority Leader Martin urges a two year limit. Proposals would review pacts, veto options, and curb price undercuts, as Spangler letter signals party stance.
Fragmentary report references Hitlers turn and Atlantic Wall in the Eastern front. Mentions Allied thaw and Axis radio pep talks as preparations for the next phase, with vague notes on German defense and strategic moves across Europe.
Naomi Exum dies at Lakeland hospital after funeral service for Mrs. Exum. The service will be at Aander with burial in the cemetery. Pallbearers include Ralph Sed by Cereren Brady Jawick Mal Maddox Fred Snell and Dan Monta. Burial in charel Cemetery. Facilities Fellows and For Traier directing.
Allied air forces bombed Marsala and Pantelleria while Axis troops retreated in Tunisia. Prisoner counts rose to 17,998 as U S and French forces pressed along the Tunisian front. Cap Bon’s coastal advance began, with Italian and British command reports mixed on surrender and ongoing fighting.
Two veterans of the present war will be inducted as members of the Chester R Vickery American Legion post tomorrow. G N Bhoep post commander announced the event at Abe Houston Memorial Terrace. Holmd and Lee Cree will join the Dotham post. Polk men have been discharged from service, with five serving in the Marines and Cree in the Army.
The Casablanca talks outline Churchill and Roosevelt pressing for a European invasion while planning Pacific ops. Key figures like Wavell Somerville and Peirse join from the India theater as Benes arrives to discuss a postwar federation. Strategists stress North Africa cleanup to ease supply lines and open Mediterranean routes for UN shipping and oil.
Alabama farmers see growing output in feeds and fertilizer as State Agriculture Commissioner Poole reports first seven months of the fiscal year show 1,545,545 tons of stock and poultry feeds and 1,250 tons of fertilizer production gains. Officials note a 12,345 increase in kerosene inspection fees and a 49,055 drop in gasoline inspection fees amid rationing.
District governor Fletcher Farringston of the Alabama Kiwanis addressed Dothan Kiwanis and guests on Democracy and what Kiwanis is doing to support wartime morale and hasten peace. Bruce Flurry introduced him. Frank Pridgen presided.
Soldiers from Champ Chaffee piloted assault boats along the Oklahoma Fort Smith border as sudden rises trapped residents. Thousands of acres of farm land between here and Fort Smith were underwater, with similar conditions on the White River from the Missouri border into Arkansas. Fort Smith outskirts flooded on three sides. rail traffic halted with no southbound Frisco trains and none into Oklahoma on the Midland Valley lines.
Across the Far East news today reports China’s defenses near Changsha tightening as Japanese forces gain a foothold on the southern shore of Lake Tungting. Chinese dispatches say the foothold was secured after repeated landing attempts failed and Chinese troops move to fortify lines south of the lake. Chinese mobile units from the lake’s northern shore attack Japanese troops attempting to encircle opposition between the Yangtze river and the lake.
Unclear proposals on repeal rates, payroll exemptions, and civil defense plans surface in a busy legislative session. Bills seek changes to union damages, unemployment provisions, and a three percent state sales tax with old age funds. House and Senate consider merit pay, civil civilian activities, and federal funding for welfare projects as the governor weighs a broad labor and fiscal agenda.
Houston county youths reaching their eighteenth birthday this month were reminded by county draft officials to register on their birth day. Although most comply promptly, some register late, officials said, urging timely action with the birth date observance.
Six civil cases are set for trial in the federal court week of May 24 under Judge C. B. Kennamer. J W Doughtry, deputy clerk, notes one day for criminal trials and two for civil suits, indicating a short session. Arraignments are slated for Monday May 34, jurors to report Tuesday, with civil cases heard. Cases include Southeastern Construction Co vs J Gieson and L R Robinson, an Adversers Exchange Inc suit, Montgomery Ward Co, Eben Averett and Fred Averett, and U S vs Atlantic Coast Line Rail Aes Co and Atlanta and St Andrews Bay Railroad Co.
Washington AP reports War Food Administration officials consider rationing fluid milk in deficit areas and evaporated milk nationwide. A production report by the Federal Crop Reporting Board says late spring conditions and shortages discourage hopes for 1943 milk output, with April production about one percent below last year.
The War Production Board approved a program to divert manpower and materials from factory building to direct weapons output. The plan preserves WPA expansions in raw materials, aircraft, aviation gasoline, and synthetic rubber, while not likely to delay the $7.0 billion worth of prints slated for completion by June and the $11.0 billion of the total $15 billion.
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