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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1945
Page
3
A poetic fragment echoes themes of aging beauty and fidelity as time moves on. Includes genealogical note about Army private Ralph A. Matheny serving in India and Pvt. Marshall B. Taylor’s furlough and family visit details. Advert says St Joseph Aspin no? big 100 tablets for a dime.
The Arme Kirkland Memorial Sing will be held the first Sunday in August at Rumah Primitive Baptist Church three miles southwest of Catton Wood in the mountains. A. L. Sills, secretary, announced. James Robert Belcher, first class seaman, husband of Christine Murphy of Abbeville, son of Mr and Mrs Th H Belcher of Abbeville, serving in the Pacific aboard the U S 5 In foIs. Belcher is a 1943 Abbeville High School graduate who enlisted in March 1944 and trained at Emory University and Banbridge, Maryland. Mr and Mrs Harvey Smith Pave returned from Norfolk, Virginia, where they visited their son Harlan Ray Smith, AR M 3c, under treatment at the U S Naval Hospital.
Ple and Mrs Darwood Tew announce the birth of a son, with grandparents listed as Mr. and Mrs AL Hardy of Hebobets and Mr and Mrs N. BL Tew of Stockemb route. The date appears as July 26 with some torn or unclear text surrounding the event.
Odell Barfield and his wife hosted a Sunday dinner at Sealy Springs in honor of their son who spent eighteen months aboard the US Everet. Guests included Curtis Barfield and family, Ruthell Peter Iman and son, and many relatives from Sealy Springs.
Psychologists say films provide a safe outlet for a child’s craving for excitement. Experts caution that effects depend on the child’s background and that balance with home life and other activities is essential.
Montgomery reporting that over 70 percent of Huntingdon College class of 1945 hold jobs already, with 32 still deciding paths. Teaching lags behind marriage for female graduates as 20 percent wed. The college Bureau of Appointments says every graduate has a position offer, while several spouses and service members are noted with overseas postings and ribbons.
The column discusses timing marriage with finances and career, warning that marrying young without security often leads to strain. It advises couples to ensure future income to avoid domestic trouble and notes the dangers of love without practical planning. It includes a reader’s problem about a wife who works, spends, and flirts, with a wartime context.
Fragmentary OCR yields names John Chelser Tot Fuster and John B Chitkes with scattered phrases about war plans and a return. Content is garbled and largely unintelligible, offering no clear event or date. Further readable details are insufficient to form a concise, factual summary.
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