09 Nov 1944
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1944
Page
1
Reported figures show 6 910 tests conducted over three days with 2 490 tests on Wednesday and 3 458 on Tuesday. Attendance declined slightly though about 2 508 people were tested daily. No tissue supplies were available at the clinic stations. Citizens employed at Camp Rucker will report to a new station set up there on Tuesday November 14 for the blood test.
An advertisement touts Creemmaudon as a potent cough remedy, claiming it goes directly to the mucus membranes. The copy contrasts it with weaker media cine alternatives and brands it as a superior relief option.
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration UNRRA pledges clothing food and other supplies to liberated peoples as they start life anew. Director Lehman outlines UNRRA's authority over liberated areas and a mission to Poland likely based at Lublin amid Polish government tensions.
Washington report notes Harold Ickes bids farewell after rule adherence and rift within the administration as press confidence frays. The piece cites Editor and Publisher poll data showing limited support for President Roosevelt among newspapers and a desire for guidance ahead of the election.
Lt Ernest Childers of the 45th Infantry Division rose from sergeant to platoon leader during North Africa Sicily and Italy campaigns. He received the Medal of Honor in the Oliveto engagement and later served in Italy before returning to the United States with the Purple Heart and Croix de Guerre. He hopes to resume outdoors life in Oklahoma after the war.
Localized fighting along the Niemen River erupted yesterday at the Fort of Liepaja in East Prussia, a site expected to be a theater of heavy combat this winter.
The article reports Democrats with 53 seats in the 98th Senate and 5 undecided races while Republicans hold 24. five Senate contests remain. Governors flip to Democrats in Ohio Massachusetts Missouri Idaho Washington and Republicans win in Indiana North Dakota. Utah governor race undecided. Dewey and Roosevelt maintain a calm post election stance as party leaders ease tensions and Truman eyes a closer White House-Capitol friendship.
Robert Gillon cites German barbarism and calls the Nazi rulers the worst oppressors who tried to impose a new order that denied human dignity and individual liberty. He notes rapid Allied successes, praising liberation efforts and the fall of did German occupation.
Sergeant Glennie L. Conner of 919 Grant Street and Corporal William Sullivan of 808 South Oates Street Dothan, members of an Italy-based bomber group, are authorized to wear the Distinguished Unit Badge after their Liberator unit was cited for outstanding performance in armed conflict with the enemy. Conner works in the communications section. Sullivan is a sheet metal worker.
Birmingham AP report shows Eugene B. Henry stating automobile tax assessments in Jefferson County follow a state suggested method based on 60 percent of market value with yearly declines. Counties using the Jefferson plan differ in valuations, e g a 1942 Ford would be valued at 3250 in Jefferson versus 450 elsewhere. The state chart claims to reflect actual market prices as of last October, but note disparities remain across counties.
General MacArthur stated heavy fighting along ridge lines and the winding road as American forces press the Leyte battle. General Yamashita claimed the Americans will learn conditions here are different while Japanese losses rise. A tropical hurricane slowed operations, muddied fox holes, and halted air warfare though American raids continued on the Ormoc plateau and nearby islands. Seven Japanese planes were shot down.
Under Lt Gen Pateh, Seventh Army seizes Migneville 29 miles southeast of Nancy and near Reherry, while Lis Baroques falls within 3 12 miles of St Die. Allied air squadrons hit German HQs from Holland to Metz as Patton’s troops push through sodden ground amid worsening weather. Captain Abraham from Port Gibson, Mississippi, drops a bomb at a Metz command post. Potential jump-off points include Muaizieres-Les-Metz and Berg, near Metz.
Market shoppers see snap beans sold at 21 to 2 cents per pound green or wax. Carrots full top minimal one pound per bunch. Lettuce iceberg per head various counts from 16 to 1 cent. Onions dry yellow under 3 inches three pounds for 17 cents. White onions three pounds for 24 cents. Irish potatoes cobblers three pounds for 26 cents. U S No 1 bread 5 pounds for 28 cents.
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