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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1944
Page
3
Mrs Lynch presided over a salvage paper drive organized by the Kiwanis group. The event successfully collected 68000 pounds of paper, with committee members and local participants listed among the contributors.
The Executive Board of the Southeast Alabama Council will meet Monday night at the Community House in Orrville. The agenda includes the budget and the maintenance of business. All members are urged to attend, the first meeting since July.
Washington AP reports the Office of War Information projects no changes to gasoline rationing before Europe war end. Civilian supply depends on Army and Navy needs after Germany surrenders. Ration boosts will prioritize trucks and buses, then B-card drivers, with regional ceilings to be equalized nationwide.
Staff Sergeant James McAllister visits parents in Panama City after completing 51 missions over enemy territory in Italy. He holds the Aur Medal and an Oak Leaf Cluster.
Spann and Daffin have purchased the grocery store assets of Fered Wheghem of Thetran in a deal announced today. The new owners plan to operate the shop under Spann and Daffin with management by Daffin and Spann. Further plans for the site remain to be disclosed.
Camp Rucker soldier Coposal Boyd K. Luke was released to military authorities after being charged with grand larceny for allegedly stealing the automobile of Philip Killingsworth of Dothan on a downtown street around midnight Saturday. Judge Saxon P. Poyner issued the order releasing him.
London reports indicate Britain's air war is near total, with virtually all naval strength in reserve for Berlin’s fall. In the Pacific, supply remains the first concern as planners map the assault, while allied chiefs confer on Europe’s political military roadmap with Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin in mind.
The item lists committee assignments for program and training, camping and public relations. Church representatives include the Rev. G Ralph Madson and Rev Walter O Phillips and Mrs Quinn Flowers. Neighborhood reps Ravi Bayes Mrs A Deminden and Mrs A R Gissendanner to procure troop leaders.
Wartime field dispatches describe American armored units crossing the Moselle River into German soil near Lucerne and Meur, part of a broader push by First and Third Armies. Reports note German counterattacks driven back as the Allied advance concentrates along a 15 mile front.
A local district announced the deployment of new school buses to replace older models. Officials stated the fleet upgrade will improve safety and efficiency for daily routes and morning pickups across multiple campuses.
A historical court record describes a lawman charged with a crime. Judge Chambers presided as testimony debated whether the officer acted under the influence of a intoxicant. The defense cites witnesses while the prosecution presents police testimony.
Censis reports show Balese of Censis Waedingioe at 3444 bales of cotton harvested in Trency County from 1944 priory in September, compared with 7080 bales for the crop at 1985.
The petition of Gycur Ho Tolar of Dothan to reinstate his suspended driver’s license was granted by County Court Judge Sanun P. Posner pending trial in Circuit Court. The judge found no evidence to warrant review and noted the Department of Public Safety had suspended the license previously, though the action may be appealed.
Southeast Alabama peanut crop needs emergency labor with 35 additional war prisoners requested. Alabama lawmakers urge War Department and War Food Administration to assign prisoners to Daleville Army Air Base area, citing bad weather and caterpillar damage. Regions including Geneva, Covington, Houston, Coffee, Dale and Henry counties may see further demand as surveys proceed.
Continued from page one, reports describe heavy losses repelling disengagement actions. The narrative outlines Binns residents confined to the Arctic region with a northern road toward Foviniena and the Torney River, and mentions evacuation plans to Sweden before final transfer to Southern Findand.
Corporal AE McGraw, serving in France, saw a Stars and Stripes photo of a Fort Lewis towel seizure and read it as Dothan Alabama. He recalls living with the Bush family on Oates Street and serving as Alabama State Highway Patrol, hoping to return to Dothan.
Weather Bureau advisories place the hurricane near 29.76N 76W, 340 miles offshore, with winds up to 140 mph and a north northwest move toward the Carolinas. Coastal warnings issued from Savannah to Charleston and Cape Hatteras to Charleston, with storm alerts for the Florida coast later canceled. Private first class Earnest Lee Singletary, wounded May 24 in New Guinea, has recovered and returned to duty.
Court docket shows defendants ordered to post sufficient bond for appearance. Sheriff Farmer directed to secure offenders. Negro defendants charged with vagrancy to meet bond requirements. Two percent of cases set for arraignment. writs issued if no show. One defendant fined for drunkenness, another for operating without a license. Other cases continued.
Ozark resident Eve Simmons was returned from Florida after being held on a charge of obtaining signatures by false pretense. She allegedly induced A. A Pappas of Dothan to sign a $250 check at an Ozark bank. Sheriff Farmer and Chief Deputy Casey transported her to Fenston County Jail.
Alabama State Highway Patrol reports a car stolen Monday night in Headland was recovered nearby. The vehicle belonged to Mrs Eunice Campbell of Dothan and was found abandoned on Headland Midland City road. Patrolmen Henley and Smith located the car parked in front of a Headland cafe and nothing was missing.
A World War II update reports heavy Allied air sorties across the Siegfried Line and near the Nancy Metz area. Bomber and fighter units claim numerous enemy planes, rail targets, and gun positions silenced. RAF and American aircraft supported by Mustangs attack ships off the Dutch coast, damaging a destroyer and setting other vessels ablaze.
Miss Lois Utterback regional supervisor of National Traveler's Aid Service visited the local office ahead of an inspection tour to Traveler's Aid units in Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana. Her next stop was Flomaton Alabama. The article notes historical dates including an earthquake in England in 1750 and the founding of Finland in 1690.
Culver chosen as head of United Charities succeeding Myer Buntermg with Fred Moseley as vice president. New board of directors includes Fay Mirelle J P Culver C H Adams Sam Stevens Vann Fitch Jimmie Oxyner Jack Gregory Marion Hanzhan Walter Morris and E S McCintic. Executive committee lists Culver Moseley Blumberg Morn and Mirelle.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sally Glass 43 of Wewahitchka Fla died Monday in a Dothan hospital after a short illness. She is survived by husband Cecil Glass seven sons five daughters her parents two brothers and a sister all of Wewahitchka. Burial at Cypress Creek Cemetery. Reverend Hammonds officiated. Also Captain Joseph D DeLio married to Chrystelle Dennis promoted to Major at Alexandria Army Air Field.
Aviation cadet John Hawes son of Headland residents finished a ten week elementary flying course at Bennettsville D C run by Southeastern Air Service. He is advanced to basic flying school. Private Lois Tyson son of Madrid residents spends 30 days furlough at home after hospital treatment for wounds 15 miles from Rome. Tyson has the Purple Heart and four battle stars.
An unclear OCR passage references Bucharest bombings in August and Romanian reparations talks. It mentions Supreme Command, national frontiers, and debates between Army and Government over custody of suspects. Names and precise events are obscured.
Honolulu AP report says comedian Jack Benny told a crowd he is to become a father. He explained his wife Mary wanted to travel but one of them had to go and see which would best fit the baby’s arrival. Benny joked about the trip during a Pacific bases visit.
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