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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1944
Page
6
Soviet forces drive along the Budapest Miskolc line advancing near Hatvan and Miskolc. Units cross the Danube and reach toward Hatvan, Gyor and northeast of Budapest threatening German and Hungarian defenses.
Cheyenne, AP. Santa Claus makes a special visit to the bedside of three year old Forest Robbins Hoffman ill with a bladder malady. His illness may be fatal by December 25. Neighborhood messages and Christmas goodwill pour in as the town awaits a hoped for recovery by Saturday.
The World Today reports Allied forces across Western Front push through rain to launch a new offensive near Aachen and advance toward Metz, while Red Army overruns Hungarian rail hubs Godollo and Hatvan. British and Italian theaters see activity along the Adriatic and Modigliana junction, with MacArthur’s forces completing occupation of Java and further actions in Borneo and the Pacific.
White House mobilizer James F Byrnes warned of suspending civilian goods production in cities with labor shortages if war needs intensify. He cited possible suspension of spot authorizations and delaying civilian manufacturing, while Eisenhower urged urgent calls for more artillery and ammunition amid manpower strains. The War Production Board plans for a public release of its V E Day roadmap may be delayed for psychological reasons.
Attendance at county blood-testing stations shows a slight dip from Wednesday to Thursday with 2943 tested yesterday, 2140 the day before. In nine days, 19939 people have been tested. City Hall station rose by 331. Frasier Ellis up. Negro Highland Baptist chapel down. Health department will offer Saturday morning tests for those unable to attend during open days.
COLLEGE STATION Texas AP When a speaker told a farm industry conference at Texas A and M College that Alabamana had quit fighting Johnson grass and were using its reeta for chemurgle produc t a Lamar County farmer card y gaggent that instead of too much chemurgy belor used on Johnson grass that same of It be saved to make some cood drinking whiskey.
Torrential rains slow U S forces in the Philippines as reports from Basel and Berlin describe German unrest against Nazi rule, public hangings in Cologne, and whispers of Hitler undergoing throat surgery with Himmler preparing public measures. Reports also claim Germany faces coal shortages and air alarm disruptions affecting industrial work.
AP report identifies Otto se as 82 and incommunicado after mutilation slayings of two women and alleged plan to lure a third. Detectives planned to question a woman seen leaving the bar where bodies were found as authorities disclose a confession of strangling Virgie Lee Goffin, 26, with a nine inch knife. The suspect, a former Navy petty officer, recounted going to a horror movie and assaulting another girl, Lilian Johnson, 8, before the case veered into further details.
Louis P. Lochner argues Americans should treat reports on Adolf Hitler's health and location with skepticism. He notes the Nazi inner circle, especially Himmler, controls access to the Fuehrer and that unconfirmed sightings or statements about his movements are unreliable.
The Associated Press war summary notes 16 Japanese vessels sunk or lost as American forces push toward Manila and other Pacific targets while storms hinder air activity. Separately, U S troops fight inland on Leyte and in Mapia, with naval raids and bombardments disrupting Japanese supply lines and barge transports.
London and Stockholm reports for 21 hours claim Germans fitted submarines with landing devices to direct flying bombs at American cities. Walter Farr of the London Daily Mail says U boats and surface vessels along the Norwegian coast are equipped to launch robot bombs toward targets such as New York and Philadelphia.
More than 3,500 bombers supported the winter offensive aimed at the Rhine area. U S Eighth and Ninth Air Forces and RAF mounted two main raids dropping over 11,000 tons of bombs on an L shaped zone northeast of Aachen and Geilenkirchen, despite non ideal weather and German defenses.
New York reports claim the National Association of Tobacco Distributors blames government statements for the cigarette shortage. Five steps urged include classifying tobacco products as essential and widening production, with agencies reviewing pricing and distribution policies for March 1942.
Hollywood fAP reports radio commentator Boake Carter, 46, suffered a stroke after his program for Mutual Broadcasting System. He was admitted to Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital where he died shortly after. Born in South Bakurussia and raised in the United States, Carter previously worked as a newspaper editor and writer before becoming a full time broadcaster.
Allied forces push through the Rhine area as First and Ninth Armies drive toward Duren and Julich, with intensive air and artillery support. British and American units advance along Maas and Roermond fronts, while German lines retreat under mounting pressure from Aachen to Koenigsberg, as the battle widens and holds muttered about a major offensive.
Former Postmaster General James A Farley told Alabama Chamber of Commerce that the South must attract more industry but should avoid free sites, tax exemptions, and special privileges. He urged balance with agriculture, warned against speculative perks, and described the South as Economic Problem No 3 while advocating practical development and stable employment opportunities. He noted the region’s large workforce and potential to meet diverse needs through steady growth.
Senator Stith Wade Stith, known as Cotton Ed, dies in Lynchburg at age noted in a Senate secretary report. A South Carolina figure who opposed the New Deal, he formed an Antis (New Deal) Committee and fought Roosevelt's 1932-1938 campaigns, serving in the Senate since 1929 until death.
Retail merchants in Dothan agree to keep stores open Thursday afternoons from Thanksgiving through Christmas to aid shoppers. Regular half holidays resum after Christmas with Thursday closings returning on the first Thursday after Christmas.
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