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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1943
Page
3
Last rites were conducted for Reuben K. Clark at Fellows and Forrester chapel with Rev. A. D. Zorrdin officiating. The service followed at Little Wayne Baptist Cemetery, directed by Fellows and Forrester.
The USO Club released its weekly schedule directed by Mrs Rhea Fletcher. Activities include paid and free bingo from 2 to 6 p.m., voice instruction, radio theory, classical records, dances, bridge for Army wives, a poetry reading, free movies, and an outdoor weiner roast. Evening events feature dances with professional instructors and a Saturday dance hosted by Military Maids.
A reference notes Vilpurt as the official spelling for Vibort in Denmark. The entry confirms two place names used for the same location and clarifies nomenclature across maps and records. It highlights the distinction between Vilpurt and Vibort in geographic references.
The text lists church briefs with names of leaders and local clergy. Repeated references to church groups and a few titles indicate routine notices about appointments and events within a religious community. Specific names are garbled but suggest regional church activity and leadership roles.
Hugh Denzil Napier, listed as a delinquent registrant in Houston County, was located overseas after his father informed the board. Napier had enlisted in the Navy in October 1942 and later joined the Army, serving at Camp Lee and later in San Antonio before being sent overseas since May. Charles I Jackson, clerk, said the board was not notified of his Army enlistment.
Dispatches report Italian troops clashing with Germans around Rome before an accord allowed Nazi forces to occupy the German embassy the Rave radio station and the telephone exchange. Gen Calvi di Bergolo named Italian commander of Rome with one division to keep order amid the turmoil.
Local leaders led by Lovern promote the Third War Loan drive in Houston County urging workers to pledge at least 200 in bonds. An expansive list of area firms supports the effort as campaigns target every home and age, aiming to reach 15 000 000 total across the nation with strong investor participation.
The article discusses a 30 minute speech addressing American views on international relations, responding to charges of limited foreign policy, and clarifying current objectives. It hints at wartime planning and postwar aims with the State Department playing a central role.
Wing Commander H Law Wright describes a World War II air raid against German forces. Marauders attacked, battleships and destroyers were damaged, ships sank, rescue efforts followed. Squadron Leader R H Plumb coordinated an escort for Italian ships and later reported Italian fleet surrender signals and a joint British escort.
Reports from London and Moscow indicate German retreat plans toward the Dnieper and even the Dniester as Allied pressure rises in the Balkans and France. Soviet broadcasts note forces near Pavlograd and evacuation preparations for the western Caucasus as German defenses crumble along multiple fronts.
Mrs Rebecca Pate dies near Newton after long residence in the community. Funeral services held at 2:30 PM at Lead Church with Rev Wall Davis and Rev J H Peachcock officiating. Burial in Lead cemetery. Survived by two daughters Ida and Ruby Pate, M M E Pate and Surt Pate, six grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. Active pallbearers listed. Systematic obituary tone with local church and cemetery details.
In the Solomons, American bombers and paratroop led forces push along the Markhan valley behind Lae as seaborne units strike Vila on Kolombangara. Reports say Hlatroona is retreating after heavy artillery fire at Salamaua, while Vila and Kahili airfields suffer further damage from four engine bombers and escorting fighters. Japanese shore defenses and barge landings near Arundel Island are repelled as U S air and naval units continue the offensive.
A fragment from Page One outlining armistice terms for Italy. Immediate transfer of the Italian fleet and aircraft to Allied control, surrender of Corsica and all Italian territory for Allied bases, guaranteed free use of air fields and naval ports, and withdrawal of Italian forces from active combat. The Allied commander in chief reserves enforcement and disarmament details.
The report cites shortages of labor for peanut harvesting, even with 35 prisoners, risking uncollected crops. Authorities may accept prisoner labor, but some fields will remain unpicked. Growers face vine poisoning advice to curb lagging vines. Houston County's 142 crop expected to aid the war effort.
A wartime agricultural survey projects 1944 crops and livestock output with higher milk, soybeans and peanut use, but lower hogs and pork. It flags acreage shifts for soybeans, sugar beets and vegetables, notes beef cattle and sheep declines, and outlines Allied command decisions on postwar controls.
Washington AP says the OPA and War Food Administration set live hog ceilings at 1875 per hundredweight Chicago basis effective October d. Top hog price Friday in Chicago was 1525. The move, aimed at restraining wholesale pork price pressures, exempts hogs under 140 pounds fattening for over a month and those bred for breeding or serum culture. Local market ceilings listed include Atlanta 14.50, Baltimore 15.30, New Orleans 14.30.
Funeral services for Mrs. Nannie Dunaway, who died at her home on Slocomb route one, will be at Neutema Baptist church at 10:00 today. Rev. H. M. Civens will officiate. Burial in church cemetery. Surviving include son William Dunaway of Slocomb route one and three daughters Mrs Boreland and Mrs Baasle.
Turner of Cemille Ge and Dove Allen of Akron Ong lead the list of four brothers including Jesse Holland of Pes City. Alive pallbearers named are Y Vickers Bryant Stett Butler Henry Bell Erwin Wu and Jesse Roeder.
The fragment mentions a quick resignation and replacement of an interior minister by Alberto Gilbert as acting foreign minister. It also references a nickname origin for Hong Kong, Guangzhou area, and a person named Hiang Kiang in China. The text is incomplete and reads like OCR garble from a historical page.
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