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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1944
Page
2
The Dothan Eagle reports a wartime bond appeal urging readers to buy war bonds to hasten victory. It details subscription rates, daily and Sunday editions, and emphasizes the moral duty to fund military efforts, linking purchases to saving lives. A call to action highlights collective effort and patriotic duty.
The editorial argues the CIO should keep its Action Committee permanent as a PAC influence in elections. It predicts ongoing partisan activity by organized labor, praising or condemning candidates based on PAC support, and sees the CIO remaining politically active as long as it unites members and offers rewards for support.
A reader notes the monthly war bill hits 7.5 billion dollars with daily costs around 250 million. The piece converts these totals to hourly, minute, and second figures and draws a provocative comparison to a cigarette ad message while criticizing political figures and election policing.
Congress prepares for a battle over establishing a permanent FEPC pledged in party platforms. Southern lawmakers fear federal takeover of private industry, while Georgia Senator Russell warns opposition may broaden beyond the South as Northern industrialists worry about federal control and political leverage among Negro voters.
Interior Department investigators say General Buckner cracked up an Army plane while hunting walrus on St Lawrence Island and shot the animal, taking trophies. Officials weigh possible action as Buckner recently resurfaced after Hawaii reports and a hunting anecdote about sheep. Note cites wild sheep in Hawaii as tame strays.
Washington obituary notes Senator Cotton Ed Smith of South Carolina embodied a defiant South era. It recalls his rise amid Reconstruction memory, demagogic style, and the shift as a newer generation overtook him after 33 Senate years.
A dense, OCR-like listing of radio programs and network time slots including Wake Up and Live Adistard and Gravy 3 Coffee Club Role Readers Chib Tin Pan Alley Norway Fights On Last and Found AP News Interlude Trade Winds Tavern Rhythm Roundup Concert Creb and more. Highlights include The Greatibiles in Vocal, Green Hornet, Big Town drama, Five Minutes Story Teller, Mystery Theater, and Grace Allen and Burns and Allen segments with multiple host lines and times across the evening schedule.
Eisenhower communique notes Allied troops advancing east of Geilenkirchen as German defenses collapse and retreats widen. Patton flanks Metz and Belfort help push toward the Rhine. von Rundstedt clings to Westwall, planning a delaying retreat behind the river.
An Army public relations interview from India aired on Station WENR Chicago spotlighted Sergeant Lawrence Britt of Abbeville Ala. He described 72 hour shifts on combat cargo flights to Burma, repairing wrecked planes, battling monsoons and shortages while keeping missions flying. He appeared healthy and in good spirits during the broadcast.
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