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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1943
Page
2
The USO schedule lists events led by Mrs. Faban Fischer with activities from 1:20 to 7:00 PM including dance classes, a cinema, and broadcasts. Army instruction sessions, art and sketching, and a film titled Canary are mentioned alongside music and dancing programs at Camp Rucker.
East Coffee County Chapter held an executive meeting to organize a Nurses Aide program led by Miss McGee at Gibson's Clinic with Dr Queen. Grey Ladies to assist hospital entertainments at Station Hospital Rucker. Sub chairmen were named to coordinate fundraising and chair donations for a Hot Camp Rucker piano fund.
Advertisements tout Beating Powder Es as relief for rashes itching and sunburn fading. Claims it ends burning and chafed irritation, with pine soot powder for burn relief. Warns to demand Meszana for genuine powder.
The Dothan chapter supplied 40 chairs, meeting the required total. All Enterprise clubs will be asked to contribute to the ongoing piano fund drive to support the project.
Liquor rationing for Camp Rucker Alabama began on Saturday with the Provost Marshal Office under Captain Loyd Bradfield handling registration and the Armed Forces Card Permit Form. Five officers across the camp organize regulation through unit orderly rooms to ensure no applications from under 21. Civilians are not eligible except wives identified by their soldier husbands. Duplicate registrations are guarded against.
Mrs. Bertha Patrick of Enterprise learned her son Welter 3B Patrick, captured with the fall of Corregidor, has been moved from the Philippine Islands to Higashi Shinagawa Japan. He was a private first class in medical service at capture, and this is the first word she has received in some time. Mrs. Patrick was the first civilian employee of the Camp Rucker Station Hospital and now serves as an operating room attendant.
Enterprise awards a $15050 contract to Layne Central Well Company of Memphis for an artesian city water supply well with 500 gallons per minute capacity and automatic pumping. Location undecided. Clyde Layton, formerly assistant superintendent, is acting superintendent after G C Fleming.
A training meeting for Houston County home demonstration leaders will be held Thursday August 1 at the courthouse annex offices. Mine Levade Curtis Auburn preservation specialist will demonstratePreservation of Nuts. Local teachers and club representatives from Bay Springs Barber Big Creek Cameron Col umbia route Cowarts Crosby Grangerburg Harmon Hicks Beulah Jellico Kinsey Madrid Magnolia Enon New Providence Panney Pleasant Plains Pilgrim Rest and others are listed to attend.
A readable fragment lists individuals including Mrs Drew of Rehoboth Mrs Clayton Adama Selma Mrs W C Robinson Smyrna Mrs A T Powell Taylor Mr Albert Anglin Union Springs Mrs Maude King Webb Mrs Ro Weeks Vicksburg Mrs John Williams Gordon Mrs J B Trawick Union Hill and Mrs J V Waller Dupree in a community notice.
A reception at Camp Rucker Alabama on a Friday evening honored Colonel H. E. Thornton commander of the Second Army Special Troops. The gathering by the Second Army Officers' Lounge Board of Governors noted his near departure for another assignment and thanked him for unity and discipline under his command.
Camp Rucker podkers will select the numbers for Fred Waring and his Penniesontons Salute to Camp Rucker program to be broadcast Tuesday evening August 24 over the WENA network. Lt. Col. Helge G. Ekehart, chief of Camp Rucker's Special Service, says a song list for voting purposes has been received.
Capt C A Isaac on behalf of Second Army officers presented Mr Thornton with fine table silverware and a 17 jewel desk clock as tribute to Col LB Wyant. The colonel departs for new duties, with Wyant pledging future pleasant relations with the Second Army Special Troops.
The text describes three groups of songs to be performed for soldiers at the Camp with results sent to Waring's New York office. It lists tunes like Goodbye Sue There’ll Soon be a Rainbow Don Cry and Blue of Evening along with stage performers and an audience poll to select favorites.
AP reports the selective service informs local draft boards that idleness is treated as deferrable. The wording labels idle rich and idle lazy draftees as to be regarded with concern, with officials indicating a broader view of deferment status.
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