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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1944
Page
2
Practical notes from a farm bulletin discussing grazing crops in Grave County including the profitability of grazing oats and rye. It covers seeding rates, timings for September oats, fertilizer suggestions, and the benefits of legume-grain combinations for higher protein content and better grazing quality.
A six year old Negro boy from Birmingham identified his home area as Cigaret Hollow after wandering from his father to attend a movie with other boys. Authorities later learned the boy’s remarks pointed toward Virginia, not his local community, amid a search.
The Guntersville Advertiser, merged with the Democrat years ago, was bought last week by Porter Harvey of the Guntersville Gleam. The Democrat began in 1880 and the Advertiser in 1914. Yancey Burke ran the publication until his death on May 31.
Staff Sgt. Roland W. Cote, from Central Falls Rhode Island, recalls the Second Battalion’s desperate defense on the hills south east of St Lo. Surrounded for four nights and three days by superior German forces, E Company and attached units held the ground despite dwindling rations and relentless bombardment.
Rex L. Lee son of Mr and Mrs Claude Lee of 400 Edgewood Drive has been assigned to the Midland Army Air Field as a bombardier cadet. Upon successful completion of the course he will receive silver bombardier wings and be commissioned as a second lieutenant or flight officer.
Corporal Edward E. Dian, 25, of Dothan route two, has returned to the States after 28 months on duty in the Southwest Pacific. The public relations office at Miami Beach, Florida, announced his return today. First automobile license plates in the United States appeared in Beaver, Colorado, in 1908, and were made of leather.
A platoon details scavenging abandoned houses for rations and candles then advancing under heavy fire. They clash with German tanks, take about a dozen prisoners including a medical soldier, and rely on Air Corps bombing and plasma drops. Relief comes Tuesday as regiments converge, boosting morale amid ongoing combat.
In Tuskeegee the town votes on September 25 to decide whether to adopt a Civil Commission form of government instead of a mayor and city council system. Mayor Frank H. Carr set the referendum date two weeks after the mayoralty election held September 18.
Sampy Weaver and B C Anderson were heading across Spring Creek to set lines when a four-pound trout leaped onto the boat. Weaver notes the fish seemed fresh and still had its head, suggesting a remarkable catch during a quiet outing.
An unidentified man about 50 years old, of small stature and 5 feet 1 inch tall and 102 pounds, was lodged in the Madison County Jail. Although physically fit, he cannot provide any intelligent information about his identity. Officials request possible identifiers to visit headquarters.
Army engineers unveil the tank-dozer as a multipurpose combat asset. A medium tank fitted with a removable dozer blade, the device clears hedgerows, rubble, trenches, and jungle, speeding airfield and road work. It enhances armored advance in Normandy, Italy, and the Pacific, with crews reporting decisive gains in rough terrain.
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