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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1943
Page
2
A laboratory report shows decline in specimen tests with one diagnosed for tuberculosis and fourteen negative. The note mentions fourteen negative results and a single positive earlier, with related testing context.
The War Department will run an Army Post Office field unit at the Back the Attack exhibit in Washington from September 6 to 26. Philatelists may mail self addressed stamped envelopes to Postal Officer in Charge, Army Post Office, care Back the Attack, Washington DC, for special postmarks and a cachet if space allows. Not more than ten covers per collector. postage at first class rate required.
An ink expert from the University of Kentucky will be among readers at the meeting moved up from the originally announced dates. Tax assessors serving as board secretaries will attend. Board members will be guests of the State with one automobile provided from a sad county at regular mileage rates. Supper Monday evening will be eaten at Kilby prison.
Four of fifteen passenger cars derailed and plunged from an embankment. 173 aboard as the main line was ripped up. Passengers escaped without panic while the boiler explosion was described as a mere pop. Westbound trains rerouted at Syracuse after the Century, the fastest New York-Chicago train, suffered major damage.
A Houston fire wreck left several dead after a warehouse fire. Survivors described victims retreating to a fire escape where people plunged to lower levels. Police and firemen expect more bodies. only one identified. Names listed include Clyde Spruell and J. Hebert, with others unidentified. Bodies were taken to the city morgue for identification as crews fought the smoldering structure.
Allied forces execute a dramatic airborne strike over Lae and Salamaua, dropping behind Japanese lines in a grass field near the Markham Valley. The operation, timed with Australia’s entry into the war four years ago, neutralizes the airfield and traps the defender force, with no aircraft losses reported. General MacArthur lauds the mission, stating the ring around Lae and Salamaua is closed.
A telegraphic report reveals internal strife over reorganizing the OPA unit as Ard and Falmer clash with state leaders. Secret talks, resignations, and accusations of misrepresentation surface while Chamber of Commerce leaders push for a public meeting to discuss restructuring and better local service delivery.
A former board member blamed overwork and strained communications with the State OPA office for lapses and frustration within the board. He suggested that constant pressure and timing issues caused irritability and periodic stalling of actions.
Continued from page one describes procurement of four heavy bditab ers and thirteen fighter planes valued at seven thousand dollars in a Third War Loan effort. Houston County activates all channels to meet the quota while Cola-Cola Bottling salesmen prepare to collect subscriptions. Merchants may join payrol] earn during the first ten days. Prospective donors can call 205 or 208 to arrange subscriptions and pick up receipts, with banks handling the bonds.
A magnet powered jeep device, engineered at Willys-Overland, cleans metal from a scrap pile, lifting debris and puncturing tires to reclaim tire scrap. In its first month, the system reduced tire returns by 40 percent and cut scrap by thousands of pounds, aiding conservation efforts.
A swift electric Express from Washington to New York derailed near Frankford Junction causing a multi car collapse. The seventh coach toppled onto a power line and many victims were trapped beneath debris. Rescue efforts saved some, but the death toll climbed to 54 with numerous unidentified bodies.
War prisoners arrive in Dothan escorted by guards amid a heavily guarded convoy. Police and highway patrol units assist as transits continue under tight security with 1,200 personnel reported nearby.
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