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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1943
Page
7
A wartime group urges bold government moves to mobilize the economy and military. It accuses executive agencies of misinterpreting powers and creating unreviewable tribunals that threaten citizens rights and due process. The committee vows to expose overreach in agency rule making.
Representatives from Houston County and county boards will meet in the auditorium of the Temmty health office to discuss the farm ent plan. The session, led by agri adviser J. C. Ford, will review procedures for determining eligibility and how farmers can contribute to the war effort through farm products and deferment rules.
Cracking Nazi defenses near Zaporozhye and Gomel accompanies major Allied offensive plans. U S forces claim seven ships sunk in a single action while Japanese bases in New Guinea face heavy bombardment. Bulgarians, Italians, and Balkan rail networks endure intensified Allied air power as Western fronts stretch across Europe and the Mediterranean.
AP reports Alfred de Marigny and his close ally Marquis Georges de Wisdelow have been ordered to depart the Bahamas after a Governor in Council meeting. The move follows his murder trial acquittal and raises questions about potential exile to Mexico or the United States, with legal avenues sought through Washington and possible travel to New York for Nancy Oakes de Marigny.
Federal Court found Ralph Collay Helms guilty of violating the Selective Service Act and sentenced him to two years in custody. Judge Cuaries B. Konpamer imposed the term, while Helms claimed to be a Jehovah’s Witness minister. Other defendants in the case from Alabama’s Fleethern Division included B. Woodhat of Houston County and Deses B. Herring, with proceedings noted further on Page 2.
Washington leaders urge postwar peace plans to guarantee newspapers access to all governments news to report truthfully. Kent Cooper argues free news reduces war risk and demands universal access for papers and services worldwide. The survey, published by the American Council on Public Affairs, frames press as a democratic instrument in war and peace.
Allied air action over Sofia marks the first attack on the Bulgarian capital from this theater as U S planes strike railway yards to disrupt Balkan traffic. In Italy, front lines hold, while bombers reach Cannes and Civitavecchia as escorts contend with German fighters in a fierce aerial duel.
Allied air forces conducted a coordinated three ply bombing raid on Alexishafen and Mandang in New Guinea. American bombers dropped a record 223 tons of explosives to neutralize enemy airstrips threatening Australian and American forces in the Markham and Ramu valleys. P 0 and P 39 fighters strafed the two airstrips at dawn, igniting fires and aiding advance on the base from which Japanese aircraft had harassed Allied troops.
The Supreme Court agreed to review a Fifth Circuit ruling that time spent underground by miners, excluding lunch, counts as working time under the Federal Wage Hour Act. The case involves Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad, Sloss-Sheffield, Republic Steel, and 13 Jefferson County mines. The Justice Department argues underground travel is part of work and dangerous, while companies contend the circuit decision redefines work-week terms contrary to industry practice.
Italian Premier Badoglio pledges loyalty to King Vittorio Emanuele while indicating abdication could come as Rome nears. He rejects a government under a tainted crown and says he will resign when Rome falls, with talk of a technical cabinet underpinning state work.
Washington AP report outlines a century long view on wage inflation starting in autumn 1842 and the War Labor Board under President Roosevelt facing rising living costs. It notes steel workers pushing for higher pay as nationwide labor unrest grows. The piece links wage policy to living costs and suggests the WLB sought uniform adjustments to prevent inflation.
President Roosevelt asked Congress to authorize U S participation in UNRRA funding after the Atlantic City meeting. He said nations should set their own contributions, with a small fraction of national income, to aid liberated peoples in rebuilding homes factories and farms. UNRRA would provide medicine food clothing and basic services to restore strength while liberated peoples help themselves.
Paul Robeson urged a full investigation into recent anti Semitic assaults in Boston. He spoke during a memorial event marking ten years of US diplomatic relations with another nation, voicing concern over rising intolerance and urging action.
British troops strengthened central and northern defenses on Leros in the Dodecanese, inflicting German casualties and taking several prisoners. Allied air strikes hit German positions, shipping near Suda Bay Crete, and Rhodes Mariten airfield aiming to deter a German offensive as German forces claimed numerical superiority on the island.
H H Knowles president of the Houston County Farm Bureau said committeemen voted to extend the membership drive through this week to reach 1000 members. After six days about 437 members had signed and officials expect the total to exceed 900. O E Thompkins of Abbeville urged the value of Farm Bureau membership for farmers and stressed a strong organization for protection. He reviewed policy actions from the recent Alabama Farm Bureau Federation convention.
Secretary of State Hull said no secret agreements were made in Moscow after his meeting with British and Russian foreign ministers. He expressed pleasure at the reception of the Mostow elections by the American public and noted the agreement reached.
Soviet offensives along the Dnieper push toward Zhitomir and Baranovka with tanks and infantry. Red Army reports sweeping advances from Kiev toward Korosten and Zhitomir, crossing near Cher and threatening the Leningrad Odessa line as Germans claim heavy fighting north of Zhitomir.
Ohio Governor John W Bricker declared his bid for the Republican presidential nomination and renounced any run for a fourth term. He cited the party's need to lead the nation and said he would seek the Ohio primary and the Republican National Convention.
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