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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1945
Page
5
Houston faces a seven week drive for the sixth war loan to June 30, aiming to raise 14 billion dollars from individuals and businesses. Secretary Morgenthau urged volunteers to sacrifice for victory and push Series E bond sales, the so called people’s bond, amid record public participation.
Private H D Trimm of Northington General Hospital in Tuscaloosa presents a six star War Bond flag at a Dothan Alabama ceremony urging Houston County to meet its $1,317,000 Seventh War Loan quota. County War Finance Committee chair Robert Ramsey pledges to reach the goal, as a parade by Dothan High School band precedes the launch signaling a countywide drive through June 30.
The Welfare Department requests $600 more to aid the needy for the remainder of the fiscal year. Mrs. Collins, director, says a lack of funds would prevent care for handicapped persons. A young girl injured in an automobile accident was cited as needing assistance, per Judge Saxon P. Poyner’s suggestion from the Board of Review.
World Today reports Japanese counterattacks along Luzon as Australian and American troops push in two major oil and supply areas. Tenth Army makes limited gains amid fierce combat while Japanese air efforts from carrier planes mount a wary challenge.
Britain, Russia and the United States push for influence as postwar leadership blocs form behind the United Nations Conference. Moscow aims to secure strategic borders and protective treaties, win “moral leadership,” and build lasting power in future world security, while seeking permanent Big-Five membership and a decisive role in bases. Eden, Molotov, and Bidault contort to deploy diplomacy amid slow charter talks and absent top diplomats.
The peace officers training program, sponsored by the Dothangame department and the Federal Bureau of Invepagation in Alabama, enters its final week at City Hall. Today's session covers defensive tactics in making arrests with a Greatmans demonstration at Wiregrass Memorial Stadium tomorrow. Sessions run mostly 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., with the training week concluding Friday. police and regional officers attend.
Prime Minister Churchill vowed renewed British help against Japan and attacked Ireland’s neutrality during Britain’s wartime crisis. He outlined Allied plans to use long range guns rockets and bombs on London targets and warned London might have fallen without Northern Ireland support.
Washington officials announce a review of the entire lend-lease program including Russia, with shipments to the Soviet Union paused pending conclusions. The British program is being curtailed and China is expected to receive increased aid as the war shifts.
Washington AP reports the nation’s month of mourning for Franklin D Roosevelt ends at sundown today and flags fly at full staff tomorrow. President Truman proclaimed the mourning period after Roosevelt’s death on April 32.
AP dispatch from Guam reports Japanese reserves throwing heavy artillery at American advances toward Naha and Okinawa city, with Maj. Gen. James L. Bradley leading Marines in a fierce assault. Japanese defenses grow more desperate amid mines, anti-tank guns, and suicide charges as Naha’s 86,000 population endures bombardment and booby traps.
The Nagoya bombardment killed and burned large parts of the city in a massive 3,500 ton firebombing by a fleet of 500 B 29 Superfortresses. Japanese reports claimed fires in multiple districts while American control denied heavy losses and touted the operation as a decisive strike in the Pacific war.
Chinese forces entered Foochow, the east China port facing Formosa, for the second time since Japanese occupation began in April 1939. High command said several columns penetrated the city on Thursday and seized an air field to the south. Street fighting followed, fueling speculation the Japanese may have evacuated the city last October.
Australians seize Wewak in northeast New Guinea as Gen MacArthur reports heavy Japanese resistance. Japanese rocket fire and counterattacks aim to slow Yank advance between the Talo and Davag rivers. The 40th Division lands at Macagalar Bay, moving toward a junction with the 31st near Maramag air field.
Allied dispatches report Soviet forces tightening grip on remaining German resistance as news swirls over Himmler and Goering. Unconfirmed custody rumors clash with claims of hiding, while Goering faces potential prosecution over Lidice atrocity. Rumors spark cautious Allied replies and ongoing investigations.
London reports rapid German captures as Allied and Soviet forces advance. Moscow radio cites 34 000 more Nazis taken in 24 hours while four Russian armies converge on Austrian Alpine regions. Total German captives reach around 7.0 million since the campaign began, with large numbers taken in Czechoslovakia and nearby areas.
NAS BOYLE reports Gaston Madru the renowned French newsreel cameraman died in combat with the U S Sixty ninth Division in Germany. He gained fame for Paris front line footage last August and Leipzig battle images. He hid a camera in a bicycle basket to film as German forces pressed him during the Roer river sector operations.
A World War II era article reports the first GI business loan approved under a Veterans Administration program. It notes a 1943 discharge and a representative from the administration, with the loan amount around MAK to help enter a business, and mentions a weeks-long process to obtain the loan.
General Eisenhower expressed regret over reports that senior officers mistreated captured Nazi and German officials. He warned such actions contravene orders and reflect poorly on the Army, urging discipline and adherence to official directives. Details circulated include citations of press coverage and references to Seventh Army headquarters.
Washington AP dispatch states the War Production Board will release about 900,000 casings this month, over 300,000 more than April, to meet lower military demand as wartime production adjusts. The note cites rationing improvements aiding supply of tires for military and civilian needs.
Col. Gen. Guderian, famed German tank expert and former chief of staff, was captured Sunday by the U S Seventh Army. He led armored forces in Poland, France, and the eastern front, commanding major units from 1939 to 1945 and playing a pivotal role in breakthrough operations and the Moscow campaign.
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