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Newspaper

Dothan Eagle

Location

Dothan, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1944

Page

2

Scouts Urged to Apply for Reservations at Camp

Scouts are urged to apply at once for reservations for summer camping at Camp Rot a near Bates on the Columbus Highway. Two four week sessions, June 53 to July 2 and July 2 to July Ha, offer limited vacancies. Attendance expected to reach 32 scouts this year, with new cabins, pool improvements, drainage, and two water towers. Court of honor to be held weekly. Order of the Arrow members may participate. Temes J. Jaxon chairs Camping and Activities in this council with a committee including Ferman Baker and others. Contact Boy Scout office in Dothan or at the Bates site for information.

Rota Scout Individes Camping and Activitee Ferman Baker En Faule Robert C O'Nex Bedingula Ganeran Whiddon Newville The Rav Troy Boy Scout Dothan Bates Columbus Highway

Letter To Editor On Absentee Ballots In Madrid Als

A Letter To Editor carried in The Eagle discusses absentee ballots and voting integrity. The writer condemns improper notary actions and calls for lawful, transparent ballot handling and jury duty enforcement. The piece references Roosevelts era concerns and urges strong action to protect the election process and restore trust.

Nurse Enrollment Closes July 1 for Armed Forces Nursin

Abb catons furriement in he Vom Cadet Nurseg Vorpa wall be ueter ted ... Nurses Corps of the GS Poble Health Service helps educate nurses for duty with the armed Forces and to critical civilian areas. Upon graduation, 6% tremberg of the corps are eligible to become Registered Nurses.

Abb Catons Furriement Vorpa Wall Rung Kelmar Total Notre Comen Nate Anton Presser Ara Br Borsing Alee VhGa Mident Morse GS Poble Health Service Telesse Gpon Gradua Tremberg Orps Nurves

Two Are Injured In Car Accident

Two people sustained injuries in a wreck on a highway near Dothan. Oltie Beagrest and Woodls Bour-Jock, both from Dothan, received emergency treatment for cuts and abrasions and were later released after officers reported the vehicle was demolished.

Oltie Beagrest Dothan Addivas Focal Hospital Tost Biste Seagrest War Woodls Bour- Jock Dothan

Mrs. Green Succumbs After Brief Illness

Funeral services for Mrs. Lester Green, sixty, who died at her Columbus home Sunday night after a short illness, were held Tuesday at Old Providence Church with Rev. Mr. Dandels officiating. Holman Funeral Home directed. Surviving are her husband Lester Green and a son Kenneth Green, both of Columbus.

Lester Green Columbus Old Providence Church Dandels Holman Funeral Home Lester G Green Kenneth Green

Negro preacher departs town amid brick showering incident

An itinerant Negro pastor described as a faith healer or preacher left Dotha after a disruption at Baptist Bottom on Wee North Street. Deputies noted bottles and bricks rained on him and some congregants during Wednesday night services, with reports he warned locals of his departure to avoid friction.

Dothan Dotha Wee North 'Atraet BapUat Bottom

Pate Assignment Sends Second Lieutenant to Army Aviation Center

UIRAY PATE assigned as First Lieutenant Willem Meek son of Waltar K Pata Jr of Ashford. He is to attend a training course at the Army Air Forces Tacting Center in Orlando Florida, announced by Army officials at Panama Canal Department Headquarters where he is stationed. His sister, Siles Jante Pate of Ashford, is an assistant clerk at County Selective Service Board One.

Willem Meek Waltar K Pata Ashford

Allied push nears Gaeta as Germans retreat two miles from town

Allied forces pressed toward Gaeta with German retreat dwindling to under two miles from the town. Allied ships shelled batteries and dumps while air forces struck targets in the Balkans and Romania. French troops advanced within two miles of their objective near Aquino and Piedimonte as the Anzio beachhead remained quiet.

Parsons Formia Apokeaman Fifth Army Ytrj Aga Steined Ipring Gaeta Potot Ploesti Yugoslavia Belgrade Nia Romani Turin-Severin Fighteng Pigesth Zara i Raf Wellingtone Libergiers Tyrrhenian Atraf Aquino Piedimonte

OPA Rules On Footwear Shoes Labeled Safety or Not

The Office of price Administration clarifies footwear rulings for women workers. Shoes with plastic or fibre box toes shipped before May 18 may be sold as safety shoes in exchange for safety shoe stamps. After May 15 shipments must show shipment date and cannot be sold as safety shoes under rationing rules.

Jane Fac Flee Price Transit Fram OPA Fowever

Fragmented Crimean War account reveals horror of last hours

An OCR fragment describes a Crimean theater ending May 12 with Nazi Prisoners, brutality, and a veteran witness on a cliff over the Black Sea. It cites Col Gen Sergei Birinzov and a German infantry division, noting comparably worse conditions than Dunkirk and a bleak frontline scene toward a Romanian horizon.

Black Sea Romania Lewet

Long Range Bombers Reach Berlin Amid Offensive Clash

Details trace aerial invasion progress as German bombers cross borders toward Berlin while Allied forces, including American heavies and RAF Mosquitos, intensify raids. The 30 day campaign targets rail hubs and airfields across Europe with major actions in Berlin, Osnabruck, and Mediterranean fronts. Wheat prices show gains in Chicago markets.

Hannover Bruns Brandenburg Berlin Taft RAF Britain Mediterranean Sititide Armads Europe Vichy Tas Mio France Belgium Osnabruck Continent Roelerads Nis

TVA Fertilizer Prices Touched by Senate Debate

Senator McKellar lamented fertilizer costs for southern farmers and accused TVA administrator David Lilienthal of trying to dodge responsibility. Sparkman supported a proposed TVA fertilizer rate cut, noting such reductions require official action by the CPA. TVA planned 125000 tons of fertilizer in 1944, mainly for farmers via cooperatives, with small export and demonstration allocations.

McKellar Senate Tarmitorg TVA David Lilienthal Sparkman CPA

Number 23 Continues Frontline Counterattack Report

The bulletin outlines a Soviet counterattack in the Lower Dna stro region near the Carpathian foothills and Vitebsk, with Red Army forces advancing toward Grigoriopol and pushing toward German lines. It notes German defenses and changing front lines with reported engagements and casualties, though details are fragmented.

Mbg Pichting Alwo Vitebatr Red Army Berlin Grigorio eVeral Grigortopat

Identity Mistaken Negro Woman Freed

Pease Williame of Dothan, a Black woman, was arrested on a murder warrant in Quincy. The sheriff of Gadsden County, Florida, later released her after confirming she did not match the fugitive, noting similarities but finding she was not the wanted woman. Police cited the sheriff’s statement that the woman resembled the fugitive but differed in identity and qualifies for release.

Pease Williame Warnet Quincy Fila Sha Jaguas Gadsden County Flo Abe Willems Wes Ab

Henry L Dowling Dies Af Ozark Funeral Services Missed

Henry L. Dowling died at his home early this morning after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held with the Rev. directing. Surviving are his widow and two children, Henry Dowling Jr and a daughter. Dowling had been with the Southeastern Construction Company for several years.

Ozark Henry Lawrance Dow Henry Dowling, Jr Southeastern Construction Company

Hayes Residence Destroyed By Fire

Fire of undetermined origin completely destroyed the John C Hayes house on Dothay Route Five this morning. The structure suffered about 32000 in damage and was partly insured. Hayes was in a nearby field when the blaze started and the children were at a neighbor's house. by the time help arrived, the fire had engulfed the building.

John C. Hayes Ingurante Hayes Tits Wits Namen

Chinese and Japanese forces clash along Burma and Yunnan fronts

Reported moves show Japanese westward thrusts south of the Lungbai raltine and near Tungkwan while Chinese offensives in Yunjuan Province push toward June Hom. American airmen attacked Tang chung and Lungling as Chinese troops reach Kaoli Tange slopes near Salween and Shwell rivers, with advances around Mamien and Pingke.

Shanai Raiway Shanhsien Tungkwan Fareway Yellow River Lungbai Yun-j Juan Jozepn W. Stowell Burma Bums Salween Tangchung Lungling Yunnan Chineas Kaoli Tange Salwaan Shwell Mamien Teng ‘Chung Pingke

After the War Veterans Speak of Life at Sea

A fragmentary diary style piece recalls sailors after the war aboard a freighter. Veterans discuss sea sickness, long trips, jokes at the nickel-Mout poker games, and hints of political talk back home while dodging rumors of patrols near a submarine.

New Orleans

Continual Frame Party Over Numberumber 31

The item notes months of this year and ongoing frames. mentions bombay oilisions in Europe and German-held territory. It claims Nazis cannot move factories from danger but show a remarkable facility in rebuilding. It mentions primary Europe aims and RAF mission objectives in destruction efforts.

Bombay Europe RAF

Political primary notes feature Bricker and Dewey delegates

In Oregon and Illinois contests Bricker leads with 56 delegates while write in strength grows. Dewey gains in District of Columbia as Oregon rivals battle for short and long term nominations amid intraparty moves. Alabama and Mississippi delegates also weigh uninstructed slates as parties seek influence.

Tle John W. Bricker Ohio Blasi Bricker Aeems Dawe McNary Holmanta Wayne L. Morse e@ War Labor Board Cordon Se Charles A Sprague Ilinois Bates Hes Mississippi Beonehat Shelage Nebraska Perry Howard Alabama

Conafined From Fare Ons At 1945 Convention

A fragmented report notes masked delegates at a 1945 convention urging Congress to amend a bill and adopt resolutions. It cites a $52,000 radio budget, Governor IM Broughton as a key figure, and a statement that the nation cannot be kept Christian by laws alone. Attendance announced as 4,301 official messengers.

IM Broughton

British demand full report on RAF Dominion Allied airmen deaths

Eden urged the German government to immediately report the circumstances of the deaths of RAF Dominion Allied air force members including Norwegians in a notable battle. He indicated Americans were involved though not named, noting several World War II heroes were among the casualties.

Ihs Eden RAF Severa Britain

Unted as a subordinate dispatch from Stockholm

A Stockholm dispatch quotes Finnish sources suggesting the Allied invasion of Bu Tobe could spark a quick Finnish peace with Russia by empowering opposition parties to overthrow the Helsinki government and seek an immediate armistice.

Stockholm Bu- Tobe Russia Helsink

ABC stoppages cause linked by Alabama by-products manager

The Alabama by-products manager and Mito agreed on the cause of the ABC stoppages and noted that the transporte system comprises only a portion of the working forent ering. The report highlights the shared view on factors behind the disruption and the limited scope of transporte in the overall operation.

Page One Alabama By-Products Mito ABC

Postwar program debated by bankers after election

Fragmentary report notes a postwar program discussion among bankers after an election. Predictions on future features and costs are hinted, with references to reduced years and renewed plans amid economic concerns.

Postwar Education Roles Assigned by President

The article notes the President may appoint community leaders to serve in advisory capacities on postwar educational questions. It mentions a seat and authority given to appoint a superintendent of schools in a advisory capacity.

Omawalarite Ats

Retonga Item Restores Appetite and Strength, Mrs. Guthrie Testimony

Mr. Mack Guthrie of 840 G Street Huntaville Alabama reports regaining weight and energy after using Retonga. He describes improved appetite and sleep, restored elimination, and renewed strength, claiming Retonga surpassed all prior medicines. A cash drug retailer promotes Retonga as the remedy.

Ratonga Mack Guthrie G. St. Huntaville Ala

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