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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1943
Page
3
Charles Jeffcoat dies at Montgomery hospital after illnesses. Survived by wife Mrs FR T W Ts of Dozatsonville and five grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending.
City Water and Light Department reports for June to September show about 165000 dollars collected with only 64.75 dollars uncollected. City Hall staff credit high turnover in Dothan and mailing bills for good performance amid 4500 customers using water or power.
Lavern said Houston County neared its war bond goal with four Flying Fortresses to be purchased from part of the county quota. Citizens may submit names to the county War Savings Staff in Dothan. A committee will pick four names from the entries. Birmingham AP dispatch notes Alabama near 95 000 of 108 000 quota with 22 counties over, others close to top as midnight deadline nears. Minor fire at Forter street Negro home causes little damage. blaze started by a defective above Mue, extinguished by 8:30 a.m.
The article recounts Dentists Dr Vann and police involved in a night shooting near a residence. Dr Vann describes being shot at while returning from a State Guard duty and beaten by officers who suspected him of a burglary. Details of wallet contents and testimonies follow including reactions from Heinz family.
Wartime dispatch recalls Lt. Butler guiding a dive bombing strike, destroying enemy gun positions and forcing retreat under heavy anti aircraft fire. Marines and Navy pilots, including Lt. Carter and Maj. Todd, supported the mission amid craters and scorched wreckage.
A funeral service for Mary Joyce While was conducted with local mourners attending. The obituary notes family members present and mentions a prior life in the community.
A Dothan guard unit postpones its scheduled gathering and plans to reconvene at a later date. Details on exact time and location are not provided in the fragment.
Malone FFA group elected officers and appointed committees for the coming year. President William Wayleh, Vice President Bertram Garrett, Secretary Junior Culverhouse, Treasurer Herbert Taylor, Hepeter Harmon Arnold, Sentinel Junior Sims, Advisor W. E. Bishop. Committees led by Carlton Oswald, Fedney Ditty, and William Lee Andrann were formed to oversee audit, budget, and program activities.
The War Information Office advisory committee says high naval and military authorities withhold war news from the public. It urges full publication of information the public deserves, noting some officials delay release despite patriotic duty and security concerns. The panel, including newspaper executives, issued its statement after a daylong conference.
Members of the Houston County Demonstration Club will meet at the home of the demonstration agent in the courthouse annex tomorrow morning at ten o'clock. New officers will be elected and plans will be made for Home Demonstration Achievement Day to be held the last week in October. Attending directors and club members from several nearby towns are listed, with many names and places mentioned.
Funeral services for Teddie Way ne Whitehurst forty who died at his Columbia South Carolina home were held at Blacely Baptist church with Rev B King officiating Burial followed in the church cemetery Directors were Minter Fellows and For Yuster Born in Dothan he moved to Blakely and then Columbia He was cousin of Airs Jack Hall of Dothan Surviving wife Inez Miller Whitehurst of Columbia two sons Waymond and Gerald parents JH and Mrs Whitehurst of Blakely three sisters and three brothers
The rationing program and War Price and Rationing Board move to a single central office at North Foster in the former Service Men's Center building. Officials say consolidation will improve efficiency by speeding processing of applications reviews and rationing with fewer delays from multiple offices.
One official discusses freeing Rome and restoring monuments without destruction while noting ultimate control rests with the Germans. He adds that German armies might attempt to distract the Allies, a possibility we deem perfectly plausible.
An Albany Ga. editorial in The Ward Neiten Post urges Cox to withdraw from the investigation as Speaker Rayburn may elevate lart to the chair. Cos resigns amid long running disputes and ethics questions tied to a Georgia radio station. The Judiciary Committee had planned to act on Durz evittan amid the lobbying stir.
Fragmentary entry shows wheat values and market shorthand with unclear figures and months, referencing Chicago trade activity and commodity names. Contains scattered letters and symbols, offering minimal readable data about prices or dates.
A historical briefing notes the Savoy royal house’s strong tradition as a source of legality for the Italian government allied with the United Nations, even as Allied troops reshaped civil power in Italy and confused Italian factions. It highlights cautious steps by AMG officers amid shifting authority.
The county was told to reduce consumption by thirty percent but harvest and transport needs limited the cut to twelve and a half percent. The board cited advice from the District OPA office in Montgomery noting that the value of A and T coupons remained unchanged.
The report covers classifications and registrant employment and dependency. Pre Pearl Harbor draft plans show a few fathers may be inducted this month. Board One doubts any father call, Board Three says a few will be drafted to meet quotas, Board Two has no information. Sergeant Wyman C. Bolden, RAF, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Bolden, Graeville route three, promoted to Staff Sergeant. He attended Popular Springs High School and University of Florida before enlisting in April 1942 and is married to Geneva Parker of West Palm Beach Florida.
A monthly summary from Los Angeles shows major Allied air power destroying over 200 German planes in September as U.S. Fortresses and Thunderbolts led raids on German airfields and factories. RAF raids on Berlin revealed at least 100 factories hit, with 30 engineering and electrical works among targets.
Reports describe heavy fighting on multiple fronts including near Kiev and Riga with Russian advances toward the Dnieper and west toward Riga while German lines hold. Soviet dispatches claim significant pressure and breached river defenses though Berlin broadcasts assert limited progress.
Corporal Lester W. Seaborn Jr son of Mr and Mrs W Seaborn of Columbia has arrived safely in North Africa. He entered the Army Air Corps in 1942 and trained at Keesler Field Biloxi Mississippi. He graduated from the Ob Institute of Aeronautics in 1943 and did advanced training at the Fuel Ca Repair School Akron Ohio before transfer to Ogden Utah. He is a 1932 graduate of Houston County High School Columbia.
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