27 Oct 1943
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1943
Page
1
Five students rejoined Dothan High after a disturbance involving break in class routine and a shooting incident near the campus. Superintendent Turvy ordered normal activities restored as police investigated and school officials met with the Board of Education to review discipline.
The All Areas Navy Day piece honors U S Navy men and deeds across the Pacific and Mediterranean theaters. It notes ships submarines and aircraft active in the war effort and reflects national confidence in rapid victory as part of the Associated Press coverage.
The report describes multiple theaters with heavy fighting. Allied forces push toward the Trigno river while engaging Mbeidies near Marguards and German defenses at Rome. Bombers hit Greek airfields as transports move, with Rog Imminent claimed by BUMLN Roviety and fierce Japanese counteractions near Rabaul and Yugoslav fronts shaping the broader conflict.
Allied advances south of the Trigno river push two towns under German pressure as Wehrmacht shifts to a new mountain line guarding Rome. Eighth Army and American units seize ridges near Massico, Ravascina, and Francolise while air attacks target Italian airfields and enemy supplies.
Directors of the De han United Charities Chest drive report many pledge cards still unreturned and groups unreported. Fred Moseley says a complete campaign report requires all committees and solicitors to finish calls. The $31,500 quota has not been reached and about $7,500 remains to be raised toward the end.
Washington AP reports the submarine Runner is overdue, last heard operating in the Pacific where submarines have heavily attacked Japanese shipping. Navy officials provided the scant update amid ongoing search efforts.
Washington AP report on 77-year-old Senator Hiram Johnson noting the fate of the United States is tied to postwar policy discussions in Moscow. Johnson, sidelined by illness, had opposed the postwar cooperation measure on the Senate floor. The Foreign Relations Committee’s Connally sparred with Johnson and colleagues Ball Pepper about specifying military use by an international body to quell aggression, with Ball Burton Hatch Hill pressing for precise language and a likely vote next week.
The Office of Price Administration announced that Coffee County falls under federal rent control effective November 1 transferring the area to the Dothan Ozark Defense Rental district. Charles M Cooper, director, moved to Columbia and a temporary Enterprise office will handle registration from November 1 through December.
Pearl Harbor recounts a day of fear pride and loss as Navy Day honors the fleet's resilience. The article notes Japanese attack memory, wartime strain and citizens recalling Dec 7 1941 and Fort Street’s quiet return home before the bombardment.
London AP reports strong German forces launched a major offensive to reconquer large areas in the Yugoslav province of Slovenia, held by Partisans led by Tito. The communique describes the fighting as heavy with Germans pressing peasants south into Croatia and Dalmatia while Slovenian Partisans work behind German lines. Further east in Slovenia, clashes continued along the Hungarian frontier between German units and Partisans.
Washington AP report notes the draft delay bill targets childless men before prewar fathers but faces House Senate conference battles. The House backed the measure as Roosevelt signed a separate dependent aid bill with retroactive adjustments and monthly increases for families, while the draft bill would defer fathers with older children and require non fathers to be available for induction, with immediate beneficiaries among those in non deferrable jobs.
Moscow delegates at the tri partite conference discuss key questions in its ninth session. The British United States and Russian aims guide the talks as drafting committees report progress on agreements drafted by Hull Eden and Molotov. Officials say full news may come at the conference’s end, with Currant health reports noting Heidt’s steadiness and proximity to the ambassador’s residence.
Washington AP report says House Ways and Means members fear rushing higher postal rates and liquor taxes. Reconsideration sought on a plan to raise liquor tax from 36 to 10 a gallon and on rental rates affecting newspapers. Debate expected to continue with calls to protect press freedom and curb bootlegging risks.
Government food losses totaling hundreds of thousands of pounds including canned meat fish vegetables and milk have been reported to Congress by the Commodity Credit Corporation CCC chief J B Hutson told the House Banking Committee during a hearing referenced toward page 2.
Organized labor in a striking mood after WLB action as miners in Illinois react to a substitute to the proposed contract. Workers, irked by the eight rejected model terms, ready to vote on a new wage scale and job resumption. Authorities warn of continued disruption as talks stall.
Allied headquarters report three vital airfields near Rabaul are bombed out of action. Japanese forces abandoned Kahili Kara trip and Ballele fighter airstrips in the Shortlands area as U S bombs disrupted the defenses. No further measures were announced, with actions continuing in the Southwest Pacific.
A Berlin Berlin script and a Madrid dispatch highlight Nazi propaganda praising Soviet manpower and material. Observers warn that Germany and Britain may delay turning on Russia, as reports stress the Red Army’s growing power and Soviet aviation and troops' apparent superiority in some sectors.
Soviet dispatches report high command shifting troops from Italy, France, and Germany into southern Russia. German forces are said to be rushing transport planes with fuel, while frontline battles continue near Kremenchug and the Zaporizhzhia region. Soviet accounts claim heavy German losses and a high death toll in sectors including Zaporizhzhia and Meikpol.
The War Price and Rationing Board announces a special registration at its Houston office this Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for those who failed to sign up last week. Authorities estimate 7000 to 8000 consumers did not obtain their ration books.
Albert Glass of Macungie, one of the recovered aviators, told CHE in Liverpool that Berlin residents look grim. He described scarce smiles, but noted cars and traffic in England. Glass, bombardier of a Liberator shot down near Wilhelmsburg, survived a prisoner of war camp about 100 miles southeast of Berlin. He recounted the journey by train through Berlin to a Baltic port, saying the city did not look well these days.
Soviet war bulletins report a large German withdrawal movement in the Dnieper bend region as Red Army forces press from Melitopol toward the Dnieper bend area. Reports say German defenses near Krivoi Rog are collapsing while Soviet columns advance four to twelve miles, with many towns evacuated or captured and rail and transport hubs targeted.
An All-Out for Victory tour comes to Bo'eleck City Auditorium in Dothan to boost scrap and war‑effort awareness. The exhibit includes Army guns and a boxcoke gun, with two wounded veterans from Lawson General Hospital to speak. Private Frank W. Markers and Robert M. Hobe recount their injuries from World War II campaigns.
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