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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1944
Page
2
Sacred Harp singers plan a June 4 gathering with members listed including J Bradshaw, Hughes, Amie Lee Waters, L E Riley, and Stokes. Event details show a home venue and scheduled singing during the day.
The publications office of the European Theater of Operations announced Saturday that Harmony Raybor, husband of Mir Piondelle Ray-Les of Dothan, participated in the Nuerta African campaign and is now assigned to England. The report notes Faybon communications with a field grubbery colt amid ongoing operations.
An observer recalls the second anti Fascist youth congress of Yugoslavia with Marshal Tito greeting delegates. The 800 delegates, many veterans, vow loyalty to Tito amid postwar destruction seen in a bombed valley and mountains, while cheers honor Churchill Roosevelt and Stalin. The scene mixes praise for liberation with a grim wartime backdrop and reference to upcoming trade talks and regional water protection plans.
Nurses will visit multiple sites across Houston County on Tuesday May 10 to provide immunizations and health outreach. Locations include Pine Grove 6 AM, Wee Negra 9:45 AM, Green Valley 11 AM, Bay Springs 1 PM, Kinsey 2 AM, and select elementary campuses, with outreach for residents unable to attend at the ethnic held community event.
Army forces and allies report continued fighting from Cassino south toward the Liri valley. French troops break through in several villages while Americans clear Sante Maria Infante and advance toward San Pietro and Monte Bracchi. Australian and Polish units reinforce, with tanks and infantry pressing along the Rapido and Liri rivers and Ausonia falling to the advance.
Reported advances say 300 mules were moved as Allied troops pushed to expel Japanese forces from Northwestern New Guinea. Japanese were said to have brought in naval experts to shore up dwindling strength. Geelvink Bay near Noemfoor Island faced sustained bombardment for the seventh straight day, with heavy attacks continuing day and night.
Election run offs loom as Mrs D W White leads in Jackson County with Raw vote tallies. Names include J B Murphy, Mack Wasne, Bobby Gene White of Hertford, and local figures Peel, Griffin, and Smith. Marion County briefs discuss primaries, party lines, and runoff expectations across multiple districts and groups.
Number 22- Centioned From Page One reveals veteran Geo. Wei Li-Huang known as 10-victory Wei commanding Chinese forces. The Salween crossing occurred over three nights as clashes spread at many points with Japanese counterattacks. Japanese retreat to meet threats while Chinese gains in Yunan ease bitterness from Konan Province defeats and retake Suiping breaking part of the Peiping-Hankow railway south of Chenghsien.
Allied air forces pounded targets across Europe in a heavy campaign. British reports claim 15 raiders shot down and up to 300 planes involved in raids over South and Southwest England while raids aimed to gather invasion intel. Simultaneous operations hit Northern France, the Brenner Pass viaduct, and German airfields as 90,000 offensive flights and 150,000 tons of bombs marked a full month of relentless bombing.
J and P Poyner Jr of Dothan is appointed chairman of the Houston County War Bond Committee, succeeding Clyde Lovern who resigned. The move coincides with planning for the Fifth War Loan drive. Lovern led the drive for about ten years and praised the new chairmen’s past work.
Reports describe German counter invasion plans and possible air transport use as Allies target German defenses. BBC broadcasts urge evacuees to move from rail and industrial targets while Tojo touts German readiness and solidarity with Japan.
James Edward Lee seventy five of Headland died at a Dothan hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services were held at Headland Baptist Church with Rev Roby Lee officiating. He owned and operated a bakery in Headland for 36 years. Survived by wife, two daughters, several grandchildren, two brothers, three sisters, and other relatives.
Mrs V D Strickland fifty eight of Ozark was found dead in bed yesterday at her daughter Pearl Jones home near Panama City Fla She had been visiting her daughter Surviving are a son Ernest Stickland four daughters Mrs Jones Miss Artie Strickland Mrs Maude Leatherwood and Mrs Blonde Hubberd three brothers Bob Hardin Hut Hardin and Jene Hardin two sisters Mrs Pokle Cardle and Mrs Mattie Hardin Funeral was to be held at 4 pm today at Wesley Chapel near Enterprise with Rev Ramaew Judah officiating Burial to follow in the chapel cemetery with Headland Mortuary in
In a vivid wartime scene a wounded soldier recalls being hit by a grenade and mortars, the chaos of capture and rescue, and surgeons laboring around the clock. The piece honors Lt. Cato Crash and nurse Ruth Fastmay among the medical team saving lives amid devastation.
Fr Or Yemanski faced canonical penalties after missing patron saint day observance for over two decades. Bishop O Leary ordered him to a monastery for an indefinite period and stripped him of priestly privileges for the interim following his trip to Moscow and talks with Russian Premier Toast Stal.
A B 17 crew avoided disaster when field lights at a 4,000 foot runway guided its landing after fuel ran low. Mew Nell Napier Field operator Mia Connell consulted Napier Field for instructions and arranged lights to guide the bomber.
New Brockton High School will graduate sixteen seniors on May 2 at 11 a.m. The Rev. Charles B. Liddell of the Methodist Church will deliver the baccalaureate message from Camp Rocker. Principal Olenn Roberson announced the class includes valedictorian Denis Jean Harr and salutatorian Carrere Pescock along with sixteen named graduates. The ceremony follows Senior Class Night in the school auditorium, with Virginia Metcalf as class sponsor. After readings, two students enter service in the Army and Navy respectively.
The report notes Montana and Washington boosting Roosevelt aligned delegates, with Washington reaching 77 pledged and claimed toward the 589 needed for nomination. California Republicans back a 52 vote slate for Roosevelt and Wallace, while New Jersey Democrats and Republicans select delegates amid a split between Dewey supporters and unaffiliated candidates.
The Fourth Ukeaman Army and Gen. Yeremenko's Maritime Army, fresh from Crimea, are cited as among troops for new sectors. A tighter concentration of forces could enable a blow at any chosen location. Moscow is expected to open the offensive in tandem with the Allied invasion of Europe per Tehran decisions by Stalin Roosevelt and Churchill.
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