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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1943
Page
3
Miss Luola Duns, head of the Department of Public Welfare, will visit Dothan Tuesday as guest of the Houston County Department of Public Welfare, under county welfare director C L Calhins. Miga Duma will speak at the Kiwanis Club Tuesday morning and address the county workers meeting Tuesday afternoon.
Lt Col Henry Beardsley of Ft McClellan travels with a group to interview veterans. Price Beker of Birmingham and Ed Rodgers of Montgomery speak. The Schedula lists visits to Florence Decatur Huntsville Guntersville Fort Payse Anniston Talladega Alexander City Opelika Montgomery Clanton Tuscaloosa Des Moines Belma Grove Hall Mobila Brewton Dathan Eufaula Troy Greenville with various October dates.
Soviet forces press a four day northern Moelitopol operation bringing columns within five miles of Zapeoroshe on the Dnieper bend. Enemys points shattered, thousands of Germans killed, stores of war material seized as Moscow claims progress toward Gomel and the rail links to support the German north.
The article details lawmakers and committee members debating a levy, noting Bankhead and Dough ton figures and public hearings, with emphasis on government department input and expert staff. It also reports two Sacred Harp sings scheduled in Piney Grove Church and Dothan Court House with organizers F M Roney and W G Lisenby announcing events and attendees.
Washington AP reports Vice President Wallace sketching a postwar world of helicopters television light metals and planics while warning free private enterprise must be safeguarded as government and private labs drive industrial research. He supports technological mobility and cites secrecy lifting as essential to unleash invention. He criticizes cartel barriers and urges government to fund facilities for small business to sustain innovation.
Washington AP reports Finland will increase war debt payments to the United States by more than 4000 a year for 20 years to cover a two year lapse caused by the Russian Finnish war. Payments will be made semiannually on June 18 and December 15 as announced by Minister Hjalmar Procope and Treasury Undersecretary Daniel Sell Weld.
The discussion centers on proving the Senate's role as final arbiter of American foreign policy. Papper criticizes the revocation for being too generic and urges clear guiding principles. Senators Ball Burton Hill and Hatch back a plan for a postwar United Nations military force to maintain peace.
The text chronicles heavy Allied raids against Rabaul and WeWak, destroying hundreds of enemy planes and crippling Japanese air power. It notes losses of allied planes but claims reduced Japanese striking power and increased air dominance over the Solomons and surrounding waters. General MacArthur states the result is Allied mastery of the air in the area.
Los Angeles reports allege Errol Flynn involved with a second woman and the mother of her child. The third accuser, Marylyn Evans Fyne, claims Flynn fathered her daughter born 1960 and seeks child support and damages. Flynn denies all charges as his attorney notes prior settlements and acquittals.
Charlee B Cooper aged forty eight of 74 NWN Lana & J died in the veteran hospital of Montgomery after a two week illness. He served in Camp Rucker fire department and was a World War veteran. He leaves a wife two sons Charles Cooper Jr and E C Cooper and a daughter Annie Ruth Wilder of Dothan. Funeral arrangements by Ward Wilson will be announced.
Front dispatch reports Allied armor expanding across bridgeheads in Italy with seven German divisions rushed to block the assault. British Eighth Army advances seven miles near Ricco and Campobasan while Guardia falls. Balkans air strikes target Tirana from newly won Italian bases.
An Oklahoma City AP report notes a Dothan sergeant from the Keys quadrup det will wed a sister of the unit. The ceremony lists named participants including Bargt Truett, Moss and Roberts, with other members serving as bridal party or attendants.
New York authorities hold I. B. Berry a 13 year old parolee wanted for Alabama fugitive charges. Berry argued Governor Sparks should halt extradition. Alabama officials say they will demand extradition after a New York arrest for a parole violation. Governor Sparks approved a requisition, with an answer expected soon.
London reports Italy’s wartime actions haunt the Mussolini regime despite Badoglio’s government declaration of war on Germany. Dispatches note Italy’s past misdeeds linger, with mixed signals from exiled France Greece Yugoslavia Albania and debate over punishment and possible leniency. The Italian Socialist Party in London calls the Badoglio government an imposition and questions Roosevelt’s pledge to let Italians choose their fate.
An unclear relic notes a cautious stance toward the Badogne government and mentions French underground groups in the south. It claims little change in the situation and describes Allied service interference with German troops over a short span, with fragmented phrases and names that are hard to decipher.
The Alabama War Chest organizes an airplay committee in Dethas to collect and show photographs of service members from Dethsn and Houston County. Stanley Engelhart leads the display effort with plans for Rainer Studion Blumbargs Sears Roebuck and Woolworth locations downtown. Relatives’ photos are urged for inclusion to identify organizations sharing drive funds.
The report recalls a massive air strike over the Pacific theater with hundreds of Allied planes and diversions of fighters. Liberators, Flying Fortresses, and Mitchell bombers are noted as they pound targets near airfields. Ground destruction and enemy activity are described, with American insignia on fighters and ships in motion, marking a decisive, though not Pearl Harbor level, attack.
Metallurgists have created a tougher steel by adding three parts of a previously used element to iron. The new alloy withstood tests, including the Fahrenabit tempering method, where ordinary steel breaks.
About 1 680 workers at Zayreton Nos 1 and 2 Virginia and Sayre of Republic Steel, 1 600 at Lewinburg and Sloss-Sheffield units, 1 100 at Tron Co sites, and 1 760 at four Alabama By-Products mines halted by a walkout. UMW says miners refused to work without a contract while officials blame private ownership reversion. Government terminated federal management under Smith-Connally Act May 1, with several mines idled by dispute and others by the strike.
Readable parts show a crowded shopper notice listing low prices on assorted items. The fragments mention packages, beverages, and household goods with cents per unit, indicating a typical storefront weekly or daily sale listing.
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