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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1943
Page
5
Subscription rates and notices for the Eagle newspaper page include pricing for local and out of state, with telephones and classified services. It lists subscription options, delivery details, and advertising contacts, along with Associated Press credit and editorial notes. The text also contains garbled names and attributions to various offices and individuals.
A compact quotation item highlighting belief as truth and liberty, citing John 8 12 and a Bryant phrase about truth rising after being crushed, presented in a period-tinged card style.
The Army bought the Stevens Hotel for 35.54 million to house training barracks amid a Chicago housing shortage. Furnishings sold for 700 thousand. a buyer paid 5.251 million cash. the Army netted 665 thousand from the deal after plans to reuse the building were dropped.
Gen George C Marshall warns at the Omaha American Legion convention that great offensives in Asia and Europe are about to begin but final war steps are not yet taken He urges Americans to avoid an optimistic lag and to recognize the phase now starting may extend the conflict toward an early conclusion while many home front members remain distant from wartime realities.
A Washington report, via Kirkell Simpson, claims General George C. Marshall will be named global commander in chief of Anglo-American land, sea, and air forces. The decision, expected after the Quebec conference, affirms Marshall's trusted role in shaping wartime strategy and his close ties to Roosevelt and Churchill.
Fragmented wartime remarks urge a third war loan to fund weapons and the industrial drive. Quotes reference Morgenthau, Manpower Chairman Pan, and concerns over helicopter lift capacity for anti submarine missions. Retired admiral Woodward notes victories as stepping stones toward real objectives.
In a closed session the clash between Senator Wheeler of Montana and General Joseph McNarney erupted over delaying the draft of fathers. McNarney warned that postponement could prolong the war, while Wheeler argued enough deferred single men remained and the army could expand without holdups. Undersecretary Patterson faced questions on Latin American recruiting and British and Canadian plans. Roosevelt pressed farm leaders on subsidies and unity amid wartime shortages during a conference with the Big Four farm groups.
Senator Truman questions whether corporations funding war production should deduct advertising expenses from taxes. The debate touches Treasury plans, farm subsidies, and payoffs to a free press, arguing substitute funding could starve independent papers and push readers toward union publications and subsidized press.
An OCR fragment lists a dense slate of radio program titles and segments across multiple networks and times. It names musical clocks, devotional rounds, concert orchestras, AP News briefings, and various variety acts, with several musicians, conductors, and programs such as Louis Betancount, The King's Men, Tommy Dorsey, Larry Same, and Mr Keen, interwoven with news and treasury time segments. The garbled text references Washington News, sports reviews, and a long lineup of entertainment and news slots across Wednesday and Thursday schedules.
An influential wartime analysis argues for closer Anglo American Soviet ties and outlines tensions over Germany Italy and the balance of power after victory. It warns that Moscow seeks dominance in Europe Asia and the Persian Gulf, urging frank, lasting cooperation before war ends.
More than a hundred members of the Camp Rucker Detachment Women's Army Corps received ribbons for service prior to September 2, 193. The green and gold emblems will be worn on pockets and later supplemented with medals. The presentation was made informally by Lt. Agnoa J. Peterson, WAC Detachment commanding officer, recognizing the auxiliary corps members' prewar service and early Army integration.
Sergeant Kaoe leads the cast for the Army Show at Napier Field, mixing singing and orchestral numbers. The event, directed by Moss Has, features a half hour program with musical numbers and a lamp of friends segment. The show tours the States following Bigirections White and Khali productions and includes veterans from WCAU Philadelphia and CBS sustaining programs.
Rites were conducted Sunday at the church for Florence Parrish who died in Cottondale. Surviving are husband John Parrish and three children. Interment followed in a local cemetery.
A garbled report notes Miss Susie Grees, director, announced yesterday that students at Doth School made strong gains and praised the paper produced with the students aiding her. Sootzua is mentioned as part of the observed progress. The text is unclear and reads like noisy OCR.
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