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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1944
Page
7
Camp Rucker reports a rise in War department enlistments with the southeastern posts showing a substantial increase. Captain Rufus Ferthead notes a 23 percent rise since February and a broader surge in female enlistments across the Fourth Service Command as officials expect more trained personnel by June to support combat duty.
Capt Fort notes that educated civilians and unskilled workers with basic literacy may enlist. Six weeks of basic training precede placement, and many seek stations near home. The March enlistments distribute across Army Service Forces, Ground Forces, and Army Air Forces with many volunteering to serve anywhere. Applications are available at all recruiting stations.
Three trees, the largest of their species in the state, include a water oak with an 18 ft 10 in girth in Allendale County, a willow oak 21 ft 10 in around near Pelzer, and a sweet plum 21 ft 6 in diameter in Pee Dee Swamp near Florence. Measurements were taken 412 ft above ground. It is expected that enough trees will be allotted to allow manufacturers to produce about 600,000 baby carriages and 650,000 walkers this year.
A column on brides’ romantic illusions about marriage ending in routine and monotony. It argues most couples face predictable patterns, with happy unions built on companionship, patience, and routine rather than constant excitement, comparing to parents’ steady marriages.
Chicago AP report shows veteran referee Nicholas Meares denouncing NCAA changes to goaltending and five foul rule as undermining officiating. He warns of a busy season with more fouls and calls, criticizing coaches for height-based penalization and predicting uproar from fans. Also notes Jim Bagby learning he will join the American Air Forces in a Fortress assignment.
The Supreme Court on a 7-3 vote set aside part of a Court of Claims award to Algernes Bistr of Montgomery Alabama a building contractor. He claimed damages for delays in construction of a veterans hospital at Roanoke alleging government agents delayed him. Justice Murphy delivered the decision noting training and merchant marine swearing in May while Baghy trains with Atlants of the Southern.
S. Set. Sylvester F. Dudek 34, who sold Kanenag in Philadelphia, Pa, before the war had won decorations from three nations, one of the few American enlisted men to gain this distinction in the war. Dudek joined the Polish airforce in Canada and came overseas in 1941, flying with the Poles to win the Virtuti Militari, the Cross of Valor with three bars, and the British DFM before transferring to the...
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