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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1943
Page
3
Montgomery Alabama reports a bonus for liquor rations effective immediately for patrons. The bonus applies to gin rum brandy and liqueurs. customers may purchase up to three packages per visit. State stores will stock whisky and other beverages to meet demand as supplies suffice.
Soviet forces pushed toward Vitbsk and near Starottarovakaya as they repelled German counterattacks. Moscow claimed 800 Nazis killed and seized war materiel. a Russian sapper unit removed 6,000 mined German devices in seven days. In southern Ukraine, Germans claimed to have repelled a five day Soviet drive near Zaporozhye on the Dnieper front.
The War Price and Rationing Board said it cannot consider restoration of mileage reductions for EB and C, nor issue new mileage under the two rations per week plan before Oct. 14. No applications can be acted on yet. Genoline dealers have until Oct. 8 to replenish supplies at old values and distributors must deposit coupons to ration bank accounts by Oct. 11.
Hearings begin Monday on a new tax bill as CIO and railroad unions demand a 25 000 ceiling on the tax. The administration faces pressure from lawmakers and opponents to modify proposals and push for Senate action on foreign relations measures and related relief efforts.
American heavy bombers and RAF raids widen strikes on Germany and Austria. Emden targeted twice this week with airfields, docks, and rail hubs key to Ruhr supply lines. Hagen near Bochum suffered limited defenses as Luftwaffe pressure grows.
Article discusses continued efforts to ease a tire shortage with a 20 percent quota lift and a plan to raise mileage requirements for car owners. It cites a General Tire & Rubber Co official noting abundant synthetic rubber but a worker shortage hampering production, while urging higher inflation pressure and adherence to government load limits to curb demand.
Fragmentary text suggests discussion of postwar tax refunds in cash at higher rates by government or annuities. Pousa brokers claim nine percent of the articles medged with implies redsmeyd international concerns.
In an accident yesterday near Pisrkerd an automobile struck the rear of a Greyhound bus, injuring none. The bus, driven by J. C. Lowre of Pirmisg ham, was discharging passengers when the collision occurred. the driver failed to see the bus in time. No charges were filed.
The plan calls for large production increases across hogs, poultry, dairy, and crops with tobacco up 10 percent to meet rising domestic and foreign demand. It envisions using 380 million acres, heavy fertilizer use, and widespread cultivation of fallow land, while marketing quotas and penalties apply only to specified tobacco types. Prices are expected higher for soybeans peanuts sugar beets vegetables corn and wheat.
The piece discusses the 1940 convention two delegate system and proposed moves to abandon majority rule for a two thirds method. It notes voting strength shifts for 1944, predicts 1174 full votes and alternates, and mentions transport constraints guiding conventions to Chicago with possible bids for Philadelphia or Chicago sites.
The county reports 61,425,20175 in First National Bank sales and 1,070,037.36 from Dothan Bank and Tram Company with other towns listing large figures. Officials praise patriotic cooperation and note the drive surpassed targets as Third War Loan ends with state and national totals exceeding goals.
An official report cites heavy Allied bombing left Naples port and railway ruins while most city areas were spared. Germans mined buildings and set fires, then scuttled much of Axis shipping. Italians shuffled rubble to clear landing quays under German orders. Don Whitehead notes German dumps emptied as Allied pressure surged.
Capetown announces that the 18,700-ton British liner Ceramic was sunk with all aboard while en route from England to Cape Town. The loss, likely by an enemy submarine, was released by officials after nearly a year of uncertainty about passengers and crew.
The upcoming election year in Houston County will be modest with few offices up but a presidential race and convention delegates on the ballot. Voters may register from Oct 18 to Nov 30 as the Board of Registrars visits 14 precincts countywide, including Heat Three Dothan. To qualify, registrants must be 21, have one year county residency, and two years in Alabama.
Poyner announced a Dothan Rotary series on International Understanding with five speakers. Don Bolt, Indiana born newspaperman and radio commentator, speaks on The Americas as Contributors. Nov 17 John A. Marsh outlines The British Commonwealth of Nations as Contributors. Dec 1 Gerhart H. Seger discusses The Russian Republics as Contributors after Nazi imprisonment and US citizenship. Dec 8 George A. Malcolm on The Oriental Nations as Contributors. former Philippine Attorney General and Supreme Court Justice. Series aligns with statewide Rotary program across Alabama.
Leonard Lingo and Denver Cole fought with Smart in Capt James Suer's group as entrenched fighters drew fire and guerrillas pressed from street corners. After repelling attackers they pursued to corner and surrender, then protected prisoners from a hostile crowd amid pre Pearl Harbor tensions. The lingering melee involved unusual supplies and a single casualty reported as ice cream based rations.
W C Collins, 58, longtime Houston County resident, died yesterday afternoon at his Jacksonville home after a long illness. He moved to Jacksonville three years ago from Dothan. Survived by wife, three sons, three daughters, three brothers, and three sisters. Funeral arrangements pending in Jacksonville.
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