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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1943
Page
1
At Yankee Stadium New York AP Mert Cooper pitched through personal loss as St Louis beat the Yankees 4 3 to even the World Series at one game apiece Play by play notes show two strikes and a walk with keys at bat and fielding plays highlighting the tight contest between the clubs
War For Administrator Marvin Jones told the Hoys Agriculture Committee in Washington that WFA aims to boost next year’s crop acreage to a record level for food and feed. He urged passage of CCC authority and emphasized price supports to raise farm output while avoiding higher consumer prices, citing 30 million acres targeted for planting and high meat dairy production goals.
Motorists holding supplemental ration books must not use extra gas beyond the expiration rate stated on the book. The War Price and Rationing Board urged elimination of unnecessary driving to conserve tires and extend the life of desks and offices during a gasoline shortage.
Fred Vinson urged approval of a 10.5 billion dollar tax plan to finance the war and curb inflation. House lawmakers debated substitutes and urged economies as Vinson acknowledged the need for a stronger fiscal policy and supported Morgenthau's proposal amid criticism.
Washington AP reports the Senate approved a study to expand the 4-F deferment program for service families and raised the government allotment for dependent children. The Wheeler bill was amended to provide $30 monthly for the first child and $20 for each additional child, with Sen Ball the sole opposing vote. Final action awaits other changes.
Cairo dispatches say British defenders on Coo Island in the Dodecanese continue fighting strong German forces that landed there on Sunday. Berlin claims British resistance was broken and insists on control of key installations. Reports from Ankara and Istanbul note British occupation of other islands except Rhodes, with German activity around the group.
In Oak Falls Alabama a 22 year old second lieutenant Naomi Kathleen Cheney of the Women's Army Corps is found dead near a railroad overpass. She was assistant personnel officer at the radio school and had recently visited a WAC colleague in the hospital. A struggle was reported at the scene. Lieutenant Cheney, commissioned June 5, was last seen Monday night.
Moscow dispatch reports worsening weather and German resistance as Soviet forces push toward Vitebsk and Gomel. Germany claims a Soviet landing west of the Kuban river was wiped out, while fighting continues around the Dnieper mouth and near Smolensk. The Red Star editorializes on strengthening eastern bank forces.
Yugoslav National Army of Liberation reports Croat patriots seize Lus sing island near the Dalmatian coast after a naval assault. They sever the Trieste to Austrian border railway, a crucial German supply line, as battles spread across Yugoslavia and into Bosnia Montenegro and Herzegovina.
More than 5 238 treatments for syphilis and gonorrhea were given to county residents and Selective Service registrants from July to September. A total of 104 people were examined for venereal diseases in the same period, with about 3 295 civilian treatments and 1 800 for draftees. Additional small numbers covered other conditions.
American and British forces attacked German supply lines off Norway's coast in a joint carrier and Home Fleet operation. The Admiralty communique said carrier planes struck several large enemy merchant ships including an 8,000 ton tanker. two German planes were shot down and three American planes were downed. The raid occurred north of the Arctic Circle in Leads channels near Narvik where Tirpitz is reported based.
Police Chief J E Craucon wald announced Barney Patterson joining the Department. Patterson, a Dothan resident and World War I veteran, will work night shift replacing Tom Holland who moves to day shift. Eddie Tindell moves to desk duty as further personnel changes are promised.
Senator Lodge faults war news for false optimism after two months touring battle zones. He cites reports claiming light enemy losses while U S troops suffer heavy casualties, noting this mismatch misleads troops and erodes morale. He plans talks with government agencies to address the issue.
NEA telephoto captures young Italians in Naples resisting German forces with rifles as occupation ends. They target black shirts allied with the Germans, while snipers and expendables hinder advancing American troops after withdrawal. Photo by Acme Photographer Charles Seawood.
President Roosevelt signaled restraint on calls for increased aid to MacArthur forces in the South Pacific. He noted Japanese setbacks and said MacArthur has what he needs as critics press for more war matériel for New Guinea and Salamaua operations. The press conference touched on European actions as well.
Landlords must file with the area rent office within thirty days of renting housing not previously registered or face refunds to tenants any rent charged above the maximum set by OPA. Charlen U Cooper, director of the Dothan Ozark Defense Rental Area, stated the provision is written into all rent regulations for housing and applies only when maximum rent is set by the landlord under specific circumstances and subject to OPA review. It covers newly constructed housing or units changed to alter dwelling counts and takes effect Oct 1 with no refunds for periods before that date.
The War Price and Rationing Board announced that Ration Book Four will be issued from October 20 to October 31, using the same distribution system as No 2. Registration sites include schools and other suitable locations, though board officials have not yet notified school authorities about using them.
Allied headquarters in the Southwest Pacific report Australian troops advancing in New Guinea near Madang and Ramu valley. American air and sea actions are tightening the blockade and sinking enemy barges near Kolombangara as leaders King Halsey Nimitz discuss plans to accelerate the Pacific push.
The Coast Guard patrol craft Wilcox foundered in a storm off the Atlantic coast on September 30. One crew member is reported lost and next of kin notified. vessel from Treedville Virginia, 24 tons, formerly Rowland Wilcox, commanded by Lt. (jg) P. Smyzer of Southampton New York. Crewman Harry Stephens Dennin is named as the lost seaman.
A gasoline barge explosion at Gibbs shipyard in Jacksonville, Florida, left at least five dead and an unknown number injured. Lieut. Kenath Gregory, assistant public relations officer for the Sixth Naval District, provided the update. Separately in Washington, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved W Averell Harriman's nomination as Ambassador to Russia.
Allied Fifth Army says it crossed the Volturno River and captured Aversa and Maddaloni north of Naples after heavy resistance. Lt General Mark Clark’s reserves were sent in as German delays continued. On the Adriatic front, Montgomery’s Eighth Army fought along the Biferno line near Termoli as the Nazis tried a delaying action.
President Roosevelt asked Congress for authority to proclaim the Philippines as a separate self governing nation as soon as feasible The existing date of July 6 1948 may be moved up due to wartime fortunes He urged negotiations for full security mutual protection and future Pacific peace urging economic and political measures to aid Philippines rehabilitation and independence efforts
A Senate foreign relations group asks former President Hoover to craft a postwar relief plan drawing on his Belgian famine work. The resolution seeks immediate action to avert mass starvation in Belgium Netherlands Czechoslovakia Norway Poland Greece and Yugoslavia with aid via Allied controls and Red Cross cooperation.
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