21 Sep 1943
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1943
Page
1
Report notes wartime saving quota progress with about one million dollars raised, amid poor weather hampering efforts in Gordon and surrounding areas. A canvassing committee forms to promote subscriptions, stressing that purchases support government war finance and will yield returns.
Unfavorable weather early this week delays Houston Ganty’s bumper peanut crop, threatening losses for farmers in need of devesting. County Agent C. M. Way warns velvet bean worm and leaf diseases already damaged the crop, with further poor conditions likely to push losses beyond estimates. The county’s peanut crop this year is projected to exceed last year by about 20,000 acres, with labor shortages and diseases lowering harvestable acreage from 65,000 last year to around 65,000 of 85,000 possible this season. Farmers must harvest promptly or face total loss.
Dothan commissioners postponed action on a taxicab fee ordinance due to City Attorney T. EB. Buntin's absence. Commission President LC. Bates said the ordinance would be drawn up and passed upon the attorney's return, following Mel A. Miller's note on complaints of excessive fares.
A brief bulletin notes U S Fifth Army advances toward Salerno and pins Neel’s removal, while Eighth Army pushes along the Salerno line with light opposition. Venice targeted by Liberators as French troops mop up in Corsica. Smolensk under heavy Russian fire with near front on the central axis. Forces close within 10 miles of White Russia near the old Polish frontier. German rail links to Crimea cut. Allied daylight raids renew pressure in North France as German centers suffer. Pacific theater reports Allied planes bombing targets toward New Britain and New Guinea as Japanese forces retreat and Allied troops push forward.
Prime Minister Churchill told the Commons that the second front already exists in potential and is gathering weight. He said it will be thrown into play when judged right with American Allies, and a mass invasion of the Continent from the West will begin. He noted Mediterranean battles as the third front and emphasized minimal unnecessary delays.
The House voted 300 to 29 to back United States postwar collaboration for a lasting peace. The measure moves to the Senate for consideration by Foreign Relations Committee amid calls for American leadership in world councils in peacetime and war.
Bert Ussery patrol radio engineer for Alabama Highway Patrol, formerly of Dothan, burned to death when his car wrecked near Troy as he returned to Montgomery after inspecting patrol radio equipment. Mrs Ussery and two others injured. Ussery had worked overnight on the Dothan office radio installation.
Soviet forces shattered the Desna line creating a major Red advance near Smolensk and Chernihov, severing the Kiev Chernihov corridor and cutting the Crimean escape railway between Zaporozhye and Dnepropetrovsk as Stalin announced. The fall of Chernihov, 30 miles from the Dnieper, marked a significant breakthrough in the Red army's winter offensive against German defences on the western bank of the Desna.
Allied report details mounting cost to Japan as Lae and Salamaua fell in New Guinea. MacArthur forces now press attacks with fighter escorted bombers and increased Allied strafing, signaling reduced enemy strength though exact Japanese casualties remain unclear.
The city will impound stray dogs without inoculation tags beginning October 1. Dog catcher 8 J Williams to start rounds with a Dothan veterinarian for boarding at fifty cents per day plus inoculation and impounding costs. Initial catcher fee set at 25 cents. a city vehicle will transport dogs to the pound. Williams proposed a lower fee and own truck, which the city accepted. Impounded dogs to be boarded for seven days then sold or disposed of by a humane method.
Two juke box operators in Dothan, W. B. Ogtrees and Joe Joseph, voiced opposition before the City Commission to proposed license increases. They urged a flat fee of 350 for the first box and 4.50 for each additional box, arguing higher fees would squeeze small business and fail to reflect actual music costs and patronage. The commission took no action pending further review by Commissioner Rawlins McKinney.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting Salerno forces and observing shellfire, said he was completely satisfied with the invasion of southern Italy. He cited air ground and naval cooperation and progress toward anticipated major operations against German forces, noting briefing from Cunningham Tedder and Alexander.
Washington AP reports a delay in the Wheeler prewar draft deferment bill to next Tuesday to allow review of the Military Committee’s voluminous testimony. Bernard Baruch, President’s adviser, is set to testify as the final witness in the supplementary hearing after a 11 to 4 committee vote. Senator Taft is noted in the update, with further coverage promised on page 2.
Washington AP reports WPB Chairman Donald M Nelson announced a policy banning new war contracts in areas of acute labor shortage. Existing contracts may be shifted to meet military deadlines, with increased employment allowed in the hard-hit West Coast region where feasible.
Editor notes television gains from war driven electronics as a new postwar industry. Howard W. Blakelif f reports that demand has accelerated research and funding, with nine prewar stations operating short programs and 17 new FCC station applications. Portable transmitters number 22, shaping a rapid industry buildup.
Omaha AP reports national Legion commander Roane Waring and War Manpower Commissioner Paul V. McNutt urged delegates at the Legion anniversary convention to mobilize completely for victory. They stressed recommitting wartime aims and planning postwar policy while pledging to force the war to Berlin and Tokyo with disciplined strength.
News from New York reports revival of liquor bootlegging due to shortages. Dealers entrench existing stocks and illegal sales rise in Chicago and other states. Portable stills gain traction while adulteration and water-diluted products expand. Industry leaders warn a national surge possible as sugar rationing bites.
London reports that French troops fought on Corsican soil alongside Corsican patriots against a German garrison. Commandos from the Tunisian campaign participated, with a terse communiqué from Gen. Henri Giraud noting a favorable turn in the engagement.
Grant offensives in which the full strength of American armed forces will be used are just about to begin, Gen. George C. Marshall told the American Legion. He said the past year and a half were for preparation and establishing phases for future campaigns, and that now we are ready to carry the war overseas. Marshall warned of public misunderstanding of Allied successes and the need for home sacrifice as preparations continue in North Africa, Italy, and anticipated Allied operations in Europe. He expressed concern over possible excesses in weaponry and praised ongoing logistics work.
Washington reports Marshall may become de facto global commander of Anglo American forces as decisions from the Quebec conference echo in strategy. Augusta Ga AP U G Commissioner Fleming bound over B A Watson cashier Bank of Wadley for Federal court on National Bank Act charges over alleged false currency ledgers.
American Liberators bombed Venice while Fifth Army pressed Salerno, taking Eboll inland and moving toward Montecervino. French troops and Corsican guerillas intensified operations on Corsica and Ajaccio harbor, aiding Allied efforts to dismantle German positions in the area.
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