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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1944
Page
2
A compact religious excerpt contrasts biblical rebuke with Miltonic urgency to repent as a scourge approaches and a tolling hour presses for penance. The lines invoke Revelation 3 19 and Milton to urge zeal, correction, and spiritual readiness.
The Eagle discusses Amendment No 3 for Alabama voters, noting its ambiguity and potential broad impact. It argues keeping primaries out of the state constitution, allowing party members to regulate them, and urges voting against amending to require Republican primaries.
The Moscow talks between Churchill and Stalin aimed to settle the Polish question. A 700 pound shell from a German runway gun landed near General Patton but failed to injure him. The piece notes the talks were not a total failure and implies momentum toward settlement.
The National War Fund and Dothan United Charities Chest appeal in Houston County lags due to funds and volunteer shortages. About $13,000 remains to reach $33,000 as organizers call for personal solicitations, urging current supporters to recruit others and donate time and money to finish the drive promptly.
The piece covers a secret session of the Senate Champion Expenditures Committee on the Statler affair with Homer Ferguson scrutinizing affidavits and Joe Ball accused of speeches for Dewey. It catalogs Republican revolts in Illinois New York Pennsylvania and Illinois and mentions Mrs O Daniels remarks on the O Daniels political pageant and a reported exchange about the Dewey campaign in Missouri.
Ernie Pyle notes the extreme fatigue of soldiers and war correspondents in Sicily and beyond. He details physical strain, mental exhaustion, and the grinding cycle of moving camps, constant work, and little rest, ending with a blunt confession that correspondents can also grow tired of war.
A long listing of radio programs and time slots features AP News segments, music shows, dramas, and variety acts. Highlights include Wake up and Live, American Way, Davotional, Woody Herman’s Orchestra, The Fashionnites, The Rhythmic Age, and Nelson Eddy. The schedule mentions Vanety Gang, Fletcher Henderson’s Arch, Garrets Snot Varieties, and multiple broadcasters such as Fulton Lewis Jr, John Nesbitt, and Jack Pearden.
The article notes a massive Pacific clash between Japanese forces and U S Third Fleet near Leyte Island. Pearl Harbor confirms heavy damage to Japanese carriers and ships while Admiral Halsey leads daring maneuvers to draw out Japan’s main fleet. The piece casts the battle as potentially decisive for the Philippines campaign and the broader war in the Pacific.
Private Clarence L. Peters of Dothan Route One returns to the United States for a home furlough under the Army rotation policy after 27 months overseas. He served in New Georgia, Bougainville, Guadalcanal, and the Fiji Islands, earning the Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal, and Asiatic-Pacific Theater ribbon with Battle Arrow. A 21 day leave precedes reassignment at an Army camp.
Second Lieut. Robert W. Hayes husband of Mrs. Jean C. Hayes of 411 East Lafayette Street earns the Air Medal for meritorious achievement on H 47 Flying Fortress bombing attacks over Europe. Hayes, 27, a Fortress bombardier in the 81st Bombardment Group, has flown seven combat missions since entering the Army on September 16 1942.
A fragment notes that dinosaurs wore a six foot protective shield over head and neck parts. It adds a brief mention of puffed corn and rice prepared in hot sand in India and gathered in a woven basket.
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