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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1944
Page
5
A damaged text on the Women's Page blends garbled lines with phrasings about life, memory, and longing. The scattered fragments reference people like Sam and 2, a party, and a path that will not repeat. The tone suggests a reflective, poetic interlude within a broader social page.
Miss Whitman and Private Quattleboum are mentioned in a family notice style item. Relatives in Dothan and Memphis visit emotional bonds and beauty of their union. The piece names Mr and Mrs W J Bryen of Doorn unfold Opelika visiting, with Mrs A F Pace and location details noted.
Slocomb Miss Rose Buzakin White wed Leslie C. McCormic at Alexandria Louisiana Army Air Base Chapel. The ceremony featured organ music, vocal duets, and a reception at the Hotel Bentley. McCormic, engineer-gunner with the Fifth Air Force, received multiple decorations including the Silver Star and Distinguished Flying Cross.
Mr and Mrs Horne hosted a family picnic luncheon at their home with shade tree seating. Attendees included Della Horne Annie Das Horne J J Steele and children J W Rebecca Becky White Merlin Home Betty Earl Thomas Andress Connie Horne and children Elone Tommie Ruth Barbara Elton Ou lda Mae Betty Elton Avin Horne and daughter Mary J T Horne and children Delpert Gloria Elizabeth Freddie Paul B P Claham and children Robbie Minne Nettie Betty Henry Bighie and son Kenneth H C Horne and children Louise Mangue Lamar Warren Foy N Underwood Fay Carlton Roy Carlos Underwood Kate Thompson Wanda Gordon Hardy Arnold and daughter June Cortez Horne Joel Mac Homer Edward Horne Bobby Paul Cody Andress Dorothy Ann Frank Hugh Underwood Verdon Matthews Elvira Preston
Radio listings detail a dense Monday network slate with Mer cer s Muse Shop and basic segments, CBS Horace Heidt Orchestra, Fulton Lewis Jr, Varied War News, drama and serials, London broadcasts, musical concerts, news and quiz shows, and Repeat airings across NBC CBS and blue networks. The block includes multiple times from early evening through late night with programs such as The Cavelcade of America Vox Pop, Nick Carter Detective Serial, Raymond Gram Swing, Man Named X, and The Muse Shop repeats, plus musical interludes and commentary segments.
Food supplies return from military use to civilian households as the Office of Price Administration reports weekly sales of denied edibles to original vendors. Canned goods 400000 cases sold back. smaller lots of pumpkin tomato products and rice stocks go to home consumers. High-grade lumber rules restrain destruction, with white oak and pine redirected to army needs. Local notices mention community and family ties amid wartime rationing and production shifts.
Birth notices list several new arrivals with parents including Mr and Mrs H E Creed, and Mr and Mrs Buford Peacock. Names such as Hubert Cat 8, William Ernest, and Irma Peterson are mentioned. Additional notes reference relatives in Camp Chater Arkansas, and family visits from Marion and Tallassee due to medical events.
The Victory Belles monthly business meeting, set for 7 3 o'clock this evening, is postponed to Wednesday and will be held at the Dothan Recreation Center. Mr and Mrs William McKenzie and son Reynolds of Baltimore visit this week as guests of Mr and Mrs Max Morris and Mr and Wire Tarver Rowe. The group spends today and tomorrow at Long Beach Florida. Captain Frank Culver navigates U S Army Air Forces, has arrived in New York City after two years on duty in England, announced by his grandparents.
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