06 Sep 1943
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1943
Page
1
Moscow reports say Soviet troops advanced within three miles of burning Stalino as Axis lines held along a 2600 mile front from the Sea of Azov to the northern sector. Russian midnight communique cites Red Army actions across occupied towns and several minor engagements as the battle intensifies.
War prisoners will be used in Houston to aid the harvest amid labor shortages. About 350 prisoners are allotted to the county, with pay rates from 12 to 19 cents per hour and housing and transport provided. Applications for workers are being received, but confirmation of prisoner availability is not guaranteed by September 25.
The World reports Allied forces pushing inland from a bridgehead, taking about 3,000 prisoners and driving back troops toward the Aspromont area. RAF sorties and heavy bombing accompany the push as German resistance ebbs.
Allied troops under General Douglas MacArthur advanced eight to ten miles in a preemptive strike across Huon Gulf. Beachheads were secured on the north coast as Australians pushed inland to sever links between Japanese bases in northern New Guinea and Lae. Ground resistance appeared limited to two points though some opposition was noted near Singana plantation.
OZARK Special Stuart Stephenson reports the Dale County War Price and Rationing Board has resigned en masse due to differences with the State office and will reorganize over two or three days. Waldo Ard, the State representative and board chairman, refused further comment. The resigning members include Mrs. W M Borrell M J Garner Mrs Paul Kolb Mrs Helen Carter Mrs Dan P McNair Louis Tamplin Jos Middleton and R W Andrews.
Ernest Dixon, a Black man, is held on a warrant for assault with intent to murder after a clash with Howard Washington in Sandy Botton. Dixon allegedly cut Washington with a knife and fired a pistol and shotgun, injuring him nonfatally. Washington was treated and released from Dothan hospital. Local deputies describe Washington initiated the confrontation by striking Dixon with a chair.
OCD Director James M Landis warned at a Labor Day rally in Birmingham Ala that the enemy still has means for attack on American cities. He cited 8 000 000 loyal volunteers in civilian protection groups and urged vigilance, noting emergency services during floods fires and civil unrest. He stressed civilian defense as an ongoing, low cost safeguard rather than mere reassurance.
Buenos Aires sources deny knowledge of Sem report claiming Count Galeazzo Ciano, Mussolini son in law, was arrested at the Argentine legation in Bern after self surrender. La Stampa quoted that Italian connections sought sanctuary, while Swiss frontier dispatches noted Argentina seeking guidance. Italian police conducted a frontier search for Ciano.
Mackinac Island Mich AP Gov Thomas E Dewey proposes a postwar military alliance between the United States and Great Britain as Republican Post War Advisory Council writes 1944 platform. Council members hear Harrison E Spangler and Senator Robert Taft clash over the idea amid Atlantic Charter objections.
The county sheriff reports a normal weekend with fifteen people lodged for the period mostly for public drunkenness and two for violating the prohibition law. Two Negro men, Bill Finch and John Walker, faced liquor charges. Deputies and an investigator seized about 20 gallons of home brew from large barrels, with estimates of five and a half gallons at Finch's home and about 15 gallons at Walker's. The pair were arrested Saturday at their homes on the Webb Kinsey road.
Allied air forces blasted Mannheim and Ludwigshafen on the Rhine in a major night raid described as carried out with heavy strength. German reports claimed 31 four engined bombers shot down while Channel observers noted large daylight raids by Allied bombers moving into western Germany.
AP dispatch reports the Chinese high command stating that Japanese forces were repulsed at Awatow Kwantong Provincial front and near Lanchi in Chekiang, with stallings in progress as the front lines hold. St. Louis earthquake report notes strong shocks offshore toward Timor, recorded by At. Leas prismograph.
Article discusses emerging political labels at a postwar Republican council meeting. Terms like Interventionist, Internationalist, and Nationalist are contrasted as factions form opinions on U S involvement and peacekeeping after Pearl Harbor.
The United States and Britain pushed toward a three way conference with Stalin as a foreign office group lines up a preliminary meeting. A Mediterranean Commission with Soviet representation is formed to handle Italy war issues. London hosts discussions among Malsky Eden and Winant as possible prep for Eden Hull Molotov summit.
Wartime era observers report Labor Day as normal with merchants and most government offices open on usual hours. Houston County farmers harvest record peanut and cotton crops while post office operations show limited activity and altered delivery windows.
Cambridge Massachusetts AP Churchill said the price of greatness is responsibility and the United States cannot rise as a world leader without engaging in global problems Accepting an honorary Doctorate of Law from Harvard he argued a mediocre isolationist US would be forgotten He noted the US has become a civilised world leader and twice went to war by the long arm of destiny over oceans
New York AP reports Turin paper Gazzetta De Populo warns Italy may face further coastal landings on the west, citing weakened resistance after losses in Tunis and Sicily. Rome and Italian outlets, via the OWI, express frank pessimism on defense and flag Salerno, Civitavecchia and Gaeta as favorable landing points while Calabria’s southern defense faces air and sea superiority challenges.
Allied forces push inland along the Tyrrhenian coast reaching Santo Stefano d'Aspromonte as 3,000 prisoners are taken. The Rome and Allied reports note control of the Regio Calabria to Ben Stefani highway, widespread demolitions by retreating Italians, and continued air and naval offensives in southern Italy and around Messina.
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