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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1943
Page
5
Fragmented OCR text references misstatements of fact and redress avenues, cites Associated Press feed and a national representative, with scattered names and locations. Mentions publishers and a call for investigation into grievances, ending with religious and political allusions.
In this wartime appeal the author urges stronger support for the Third War Loan Drive. Citizens are urged to invest in War Bonds without delay, arguing that equipment purchases save lives and that American victory relies on financial backing as well as sacrifice. The piece cites Garand rifles, Browning machine guns, anti tank vehicles, field guns, and Sherman tanks as essential, urging readers to buy another bond tomorrow.
The Washington Merry-Go-Round column by Drew Pearson drew mixed reactions from newspapers as he criticized Secretary of State Cordell Hull. The Birmingham News and Age-Herald, not a Pearson subscriber, weighed in with a strong pro-New Deal stance, illustrating partisan press responses to his remarks.
The article discusses Roosevelt and State Department tension with Russia amid war planning and Pearson scrutiny. It notes Drew Pearson’s Sigma Delta Chi award and critiques of the president’s stance on the press. The piece argues editors and readers want open discussion despite objections from the White House.
Reports from Washington indicate disease including bubonic and pneumonic plague is aiding Allied efforts against Nippon in the Java Bandung region. Evacuations, disease panics, and guerilla resistance mix as pundits warn that sanitation and military power must align for success.
Gardeners plant vegetables as cane is turned to support the war effort. Neighbors’ radio sounds blend with chores. Fifty fifty anniversaries mark Sept 15. A rise in sign of income tax effects seen. A June bride seeks home to mother, likely returning to a war plant.
A chaotic report outlines Roosevelt steering Willkie away from a proposed Australia visit amid postwar Pacific strategy. Evatt, White House and State Dept discussions shaped a plan to head off Willkie, with Roosevelt potentially touring instead. The piece notes Republican resistance and questions about a fourth term, plus a separate Capitol Hill payroll dispute involving Wisconsin staffers and a state salary sideline.
A columnist critiques mass reliance on patent medicines and vitamin hype in American life, tracing a history from older elixirs to modern fortification schemes. The piece condemns sensational radio pitches, warns against unsafe supplements, and argues for cautious medical guidance over quick fixes.
War today notes Allied troops secure Salerno bridgehead after heavy combat as Axis defenses on the Italian coast face heavy air and naval bombardment. It cites a Soviet break of the German line east of the Dnieper and recapture of Novorossiysk, signaling a major shift in the eastern front.
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