19 May 1943
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1943
Page
1
A fragmented committee faces delay as debate over a 1952 tax plan stalls. George of Georgia warns action may skip a year, with Senate support for a broad withholding levy and war profiteering exceptions. Consent hinges on reconciliation and timing ahead of next January.
Insurance exchanges announce lower rates effective immediately for dwellings in Dothan and four nearby towns. Dwelling rates drop five cents per $100 with removal of dwelling charges for openings in 9 store buildings. Second class dwelling distance from exposure changes reduce from 500 to 1,000 feet, with Dothan exceptions. Rates will be retroactive only after inspections and lists of affected exposures are prepared.
Fragmented OCR notes describe Allied bombing in Europe and the Pacific, with references to Ruhr Valley battles, German casualties, and Allied counterattacks. Mentions Japan, New Guinea, and lake battles, but details are garbled and uncertainty remains about dates and figures.
Wade Werner reports in Hot Springs VA that the US delegation drafted a seven point tentative schedule for a world free from want at the United Nations food conference. The plan aims to frame discussion on nutrition as essential to wellbeing, progressive nutritional goals, and agricultural changes to meet basic needs.
Five Italian prisoners of war who escaped Camp Clark Missouri were recaptured by state highway police near Carthage Missouri before noon. The report appears in Last Minute Bulletins from AP and covers a sequence of wartime security updates including Homeland defense notes.
Large formations of Allied planes attack Germany as the aerial war continues into a seventh day. Bombs breach Mohne and Eder reservoirs causing floods and paralysis in Ruhr and Weser industrial areas. Overnight raids hit rail and water targets across the transport system.
A three man War Labor Board panel holds the fate of the coal wage dispute. A panel report is expected this week, with a full Labor Board decision to follow before the May 3% contract deadline. John J. Lewis and the United Mine Workers may accept or reject the ruling. UMW refused panel participation.
The Associated Press reports widespread flooding across Indiana Missouri Illinois Arkansas and Oklahoma as rivers rise and spill over. At least seven dead with four in Indiana and three in Missouri. Evacuations by Coast Guard and Army reach St Charles Missouri while officials warn the Missouri River may crest higher than prior records.
Rep J fred Wood of Bibb introduced a bill calling an election on a constitutional amendment to empower the legislature to place Houston County officials on a salary and to eliminate the fee system. Rep Guy Hardwick serves amid military duty.
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill addressed Congress in Washington. Churchill warned of total defeat for Japan and urged urgent aid to China. He spoke of joint efforts with Stalin and Chiang Kai-shek and noted Britain’s losses in the Far East as the war shifted to the Pacific.
Soviet and German air war dominates front reports as Red Star notes German air forces shifting from Crimean airfields to reinforce exhausted fronts. Moscow officials claim destroying 930 enemy planes in the week May 28 and 370 from May 15 to May 28, with Kuban and Lishchansk sectors active and a German attempt to cross the Kuban river thwarted.
Italian wartime commentators warned the Italian public of the grim prospects of invasion. Berlin reports cited that crossing the Mediterranean would be required despite Allied advances in Africa. Prominent writers advocated resilience, questioning peace terms and the viability of Italy falling without invasion.
Washington AP reports that OWI findings show more than 9 percent of Navy and Marine wounded at Pearl Harbor survived, with 2.6 percent dying later. About 43.5 percent were under treatment by March 3, 1948, and 20 percent of casualties were invalidated from service. Army data shown recoveries similar to naval outcomes. The report praises U S medical care and the hospital chain extending from front lines to major U S hospitals.
The German official press clamps censorship on dam damage details after a large-scale bombing disaster. Reports describe widespread destruction including flooded reservoirs, power disruptions and threatened crops. Berlin cites London dispatches blaming Jewish refugees for the bombing and vows punishment.
City officials move to tighten vagrancy laws targeting women involved in moral offenses. Recorder Joel Vaught instructed officers to file complaints of disorderly conduct and loitering, aiming to halt appeals stemming from vague definitions of vagrancy amid prior bookings for orderly conduct.
Allied headquarters in South Africa report 324000 Axis troops lost in North Africa from Mareth Line to final defeat. About 30000 halted and 2000 seriously wounded. one fifth of the enemy still engaged in operations, with heavy raids and bombing of key ports and railways across the region.
The Alabama Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling in favor of W D Malone in a defamation style damage case. The defendant, Malone, sought damages alleging malicious use of court execution and related actions. The high court ruled the demurrer was sustained, binding the outcome to the prior decision.
American forces closed in on Japanese positions on Attu Island in a series of morning and afternoon advances. U S dive bombers attacked Rekata Bay base on Banta Island on May 7. Japanese troops retreated toward Chicagol Harbor as American control of the high ridge southeast of Toltz Bay increased.
A Houston County jury empaneled by Judge C Halatead adjourned after returning 1 indictment and 18 felonies. It urged strict enforcement of speed limits and proper display of vehicle tags, noting many tags are bent or obscured. The panel praised jails and courthouse facilities and urged courthouse repairs. Page 94.
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