17 Nov 1943
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1943
Page
1
Allied dispatch reports heavy and medium bombers struck Nazi airfields near Marseille while other bomber fleets targeted German objectives in Greece and Yugoslavia. An Italian front patrol regained high ground on Monte Sante Croce as mud and snow slow operations.
Several people from Enterprise were injured when two automobiles collided head on about seven miles north of the Genty line on Midland fe Rats Highway Patrol said. Victims included Homer Louie Jones Mary You Jones Mary Cam Oscar Williams and Mrs Lisenby and the Rev and Mrs Lineaby all of Enterprise. They were taken to a hospital with chest leg and head injuries. Patrolmen quoted witnesses about the involved machine’s approach and direction.
A fragmented World in brief shows battlefield movements as forces press toward key locations. Weather hindrances slow combat while signals of pressure mount from multiple theaters including Europe and the Middle East.
Washington AP John S Lewis president of the United Mine Workers met with soft coal operators at the Interior Department to press for a wage agreement covering post government mine ownership. Interior Secretary Ickes urged a settlement while noting the memorandum with the government cleared up factors guiding talks.
Announcement urged greeting cards mailed by December 1 to reach service members overseas, with cards mailed now guaranteed by the Army Postal Service. Packages bound for overseas should be sent within the continental United States by December 2, while cards require immediate mailing to reach troops abroad.
A Tokyo broadcast reported by The Associated Freas that Admiral Koichi Shi Pmawh, a member of the supreme command, was mentioned by the Japanese navy ministry. Details remain unclear from the fragmentary bulletin.
In a Topeka dispatch the chief of the U S Navy Bureau of Supplies said supplies to the Southwest Pacific were far short of what a major offensive would require. Col Diller noted Americans ship less than 10 percent of what is sent overseas and the area is doing all it can with available men and equipment. Admiral Young’s London press conference suggested large scale supplies were reaching the Southwest Pacific, prompting Col Diller to issue clarifications.
CIO President Philip Murray claims a front line force of more than 2.5 million in key war industries. He plans a November 30 meeting with United Steelworkers to press wage demands on the Little Steel formula. About 800,000 steelworkers are involved, with 500,000 expected at the meeting as the basic steel group.
Second Lieutenant William J. Werts aged twenty three, an instructor at Napier Field, was killed when his plane crashed about three miles west of Camp Rucker during a routine training flight. He resided with his wife on Lambert Road in Dothan and was a native of Smith Center Kansas. His parents live in Smith Center. A board of officers was appointed to determine the crash cause.
Motorists who endorsed their gasoline ration coupons with 1942 license tag numbers may submit ration books to the county War Price and Rationing Board for clerks to certify new tag numbers on the book cover. If coupons lack the old tag, the new tag may be written on the coupon by book holders without official board certification. Ration books fully endorsed with 13 tag numbers remain valid, the board said, but the new tag number must be written on the cover by a clerk.
NEA Telephoto shows an alligator amphibious tank rolling ashore as U S Marines execute the first wave on Bougainville to drive Japanese forces from the Solomons last held island. The image captures the armored vehicle in action during the landing phase of the operation.
Cairo AP reports the British command announced the fall of Leros to German invasion troops, marking a major setback for Allied efforts in the Dodecanese. Despite Allied attempts, organized resistance ceased after overwhelming air bombardment and French naval landings, with German accounts claiming loss of footholds by the Allies and control of the Aegean sea lanes.
Allied forces press the Rabaul campaign as heavy bombing and naval losses threaten the Japanese base on New Britain. Up to 102 enemy planes destroyed in six days with ships sunk and convoys routed, while ground actions on Bougainville push toward final Japanese withdrawal.
Senators formed a five member committee to probe the liquor industry amid claims of a racketeering phase. Senator Elmer Thomas of Medicine Park Oklahoma warned the issue could force a national prohibition push. Chairman Van Nuys and Senators Ferguson Murdock Kilgore readied public hearings next week, with Danaher declining.
Lt. Hugh Serr Miller of Tuscaloosa recounts 43 days on an enemy island after the Strong’s sinking in the central Solomons. He and 22 found safety on a floating net, six reached Arundel Island where three died. Miller, badly wounded, directed two others to depart. He then hid in the jungle for days before resuming a trek toward a spring. The story notes his Navy Cross and Purple Heart and ties to the University of Alabama.
Budapest radio and the Ankara station fed rumors of a Churchill Roosevelt Stalin summit in Cairo. Reports claimed the Mein House Hotel in Cairo was being refurbished for a major conference. Washington reportedly expected substantial gains from such talks, with no official confirmation.
Federal Judge Charles B. Kenan dismissed charges against Ozark sawmill operator Bill Delaney in Dothan Alabama. Deputy Clerk J W Daughtry testified Delaney paid workers more than the minimum wage, though not strictly compliant with Wage and Hour Law.
In Algiers Gen Henri Giraud withdrew his resignation as commander in chief of French armed forces for at least two weeks after talks with the French Committee on National Liberation and a meeting with senior officers. He said a written guarantee of free hand would be forthcoming, though De Gaullist leaders predicted the committee would reject his terms.
Washington reports Senate and House conferees reached agreement on a draft bill to slow the induction of prewar fathers. The measure would remove War Manpower Commission jurisdiction over Selective Service and require that fathers be deferred if dependents are available, with nonfathers called first wherever possible. President’s approval anticipated as report drafts proceed.
A large audience is expected at the Dothan Recreation Center for the second in a series on international understanding. John A. Marsh, Canadian business leader and assistant to Canada's Minister of Munitions, will discuss The British Commonwealth of Nations as Contributors to a New World Order. Marsh will also address Dothan High School students at 1 p.m. The third program, planned for December 1, features Gerhart F. Seger, former German Reichstag member, on the Institute of International Understanding.
Soviet forces push toward Korosten rail junction as they widen a wedge from Gomel and reach Chepovych and Obiahofi. German resistance stiffens in Zhitomir and Fastov while reinforcements arrive from the Caucasus. Gomel shelled as Reds tighten grip east of the Dnieper.
An eyewitness account from Kiev relayed by Dmitrij Chov describes German forces forcing Jews to undress, gathering their clothes for trucks, and then throwing unclothed victims into a gulley at Habut Yar. Men, women, and children were killed as crowds waited and some laughed, with the event lasting three days.
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