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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1944
Page
3
A new musical group will feature in a program for the parade. Ten squadrons of Avrion Cadere will be reviewed by Major Frank Dreter and Captain Gerald Gram. The event includes a performance by Col Charias J Daty and other officials.
A total of 22 000 lbs of tin were shipped from Marianna during August under the salvage committee led by C Davis Turner. Paper shipments in August reached 40 090 pounds in two carloads. A waste paper drive is sponsored by the Smith Kelly Post American Legion with Boy Scouts collecting to reach four carloads in September. Also notes include a quarterly conference at Cherry Street A M E Church with Presiding Elder Miles, and a minor house fire at 100 West Main caused by a short circuit in an apartment.
A taxicab driven by Jean List Ed as Peacock and a truck driven by W C Mooty collided on West Troy Street near the post office yesterday afternoon. No injuries. Detective Wer Herring and Justice Lieutenant E J Strickland reported no charges and damages settled by agreement. both vehicles were slightly damaged.
The Southeastern States show smaller shares of heavy industries and weaker armament capacity. Yet both war and nonwar payrolls rose faster regionally than nationwide from 1930 to 1943, signaling real growth in Southern industry since 1938 according to the Department.
Allied reports describe attacks on Bonn and Volcano Islands and damage near Chichi Jima and Pagan Island while Japanese forces advance toward Kweilin and Sungshan in China. The big raid against Japanese industry at Anshan triggered a retaliatory Superfortress raid, with one bomber lost.
Two unidentified soldiers drove away in a car belonging to Sergeant Weyman Newton of Dothan while parked on North Foster Street yesterday afternoon. The vehicle was later found a few blocks away with nothing missing. Sergeant Eddie Kelley of the City police department reported. Newton, home on furlough, said his car vanished only briefly.
In a fragmented report Captain Hilson notes Elliott was fitted by Mrs Kniphier in detail before arrest. Elliott claimed officers used intoxicants. Kniphier remained firm as an incident at Headland on Saturday appears in incomplete lines.
An unclear late sports note references a St event with a score near 21 and mentions Tre ticady Brinn and Nee Yee Vetus. Details are fragmentary and names partially unreadable, leaving the outcome and participants uncertain.
Omitted readable details describe standings for TT CVYE TN TUTVE with entries noting teams and positions. No clear events or outcomes are provided in readable text to specify scores or dates.
A War Department telegram from Midland confirms that Mrs. Yone Windh of Midland received notice that her husband, listed as KIA in France on August 10, has died in action, as reported by the War Department via telegram.
Washington AP A dispute over Saipan campaign strategy led Marine Lt Gen Holland Smith to relieve Army Maj Gen Ralph Smith from command of all American forces there. Officials defer explanation while military circles claim a clash between rapid, aggressive action and slower cautious methods.
Ensign Al M Shirah Jr of sie EL Collins street received the Presidential citation for consistently outstanding performance and distinguished achievement against enemy Japanese forces in the Pacific War Area from December 7 1941 to November 15 1942. The award was revealed Saturday by his wife Lorraine Borland visiting Dothan. Ensign Shirah is stationed at Corpus Christi Texas.
A continued report cites Russia’s reluctance to withdraw from world council talks after being accused of aggression. The issue splits power among permanent members while Europe debates inflation, anti cartel measures, and Roosevelt's push for UN restraints on the Nazi era trade system.
Municipal Judge John B Seatrunk adjourned court to a police recreation room when a shipyard worker on a disorderly charge claimed he once played with Fats Waller. The judge joined in on piano then singing, but ended by fining the man fifteen dollars after a brief duet.
Across the northeastern front near Warsaw heavy Soviet guns pound Axis fortifications as the Red Army pushes toward German East Prussia. Moscow says patrols crossed into Germany and prisoners, including from the elite First East Prussian Division, were captured. a Fleet correspondent hinted at a major development soon. Also listed are local marriage licenses issued by Houston County Probate Office for couples in Colorado, Oklahoma, Indiana, Tennessee, and Georgia.
Lt R L Rose fished at Cacandry lake ten miles from the camp and hauled up a pair of GI trousers bearing an identification card. An X-ray revealed the name Th Virgil Holt, a member of the local engineering outfit. Holt had overturned his boat and salvaged only himself.
Riverhead New York report states a socially prominent descendant from Harrison is charged with stealing jewels from friends. The fragmentary copy mentions a person linked to local society and an arrest by Suffolk authorities, with unclear details and names cut off.
The document outlines processed foods, meats and fats, sugar, canned sugar, shoes, and gasoline ration details. It notes stamps and coupon validity, expiration dates such as February 23, 1645 and September 21, plus renewal applications at the Houston County War Price and Rationing Board.
Dispatches describe a German counterattack from Luxembourg toward Thionville and Metz, with widespread fighting and 700-plus prisoners. Seventh Army nears the Rhine while Allied fleets press from Oostende to Nieuwpoort as Boulogne Calais and Dunkerque endure bombing and flooding hampers.
In a postwar policy briefing Byrnes argues excess profits levy cannot end on V E Day while war production persists. He favors accelerated depreciation for new equipment to spur industry and calls for unemployment benefit liberalization, noting state reserves of 5.5 billion. Shipbuilding remains strong with Maritime Commission tasks continuing into the Pacific war phase.
Wesley Hap Hagler, son of Mr and Mrs James Watler, graduated from the primary training school at the 2156th AAF Base Unit in Decatur Alabama. A Slocomb High School graduate, he earned the aviation cadet title after completing his course and a final relay office assignment at the base.
Officials of the Hourster Court released a list of reduced values for several processed foods effective September 17. Items removed include jams jellies preserves fritters and many canned or bottled vegetables with zero point value such as green beans beets carrots spinach and greens.
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