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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1944
Page
4
Damaged OCR text reports wartime religious topics including Free ports for refugees, Jewish population moves to Palestine, and education plans for prisoners. It mentions President Roosevelt, YMCA War Prisoners Aid, and Vatican denial of official moves, with notes on church influence and home-front moral support.
A long, dense listing enumerates multiple faith communities with service times and activities. Churches named include Baptist groups, Methodist, Presbyterian, Catholic, Christian Science, Episcopal, and Reform Protestant denominations, with schedules featuring Sunday worship, Sunday School, midweek studies, and special services. Included are Saint Columba Catholic, Nativity Episcopal, First Baptist, Prospect Freewill Baptist, and others, highlighting varied times from morning to evening and occasional midweek events.
The Rev W O Phillips at Lafayet te Street Methodist Church preaches The Gospel Which Lines The Subject Judgment Be announced 50 prayer fellowship next Wednesday. Morning prayers at Church of the Naivity with Rev R Madson on Rulers Called Benefactors. Vac Won Bible Seminar begins at First Baptist with Rev Sam C Reeves. Chaplain Wm C Bottoms preaches Foster Street Methodist. Midland City pastor H C Bass to preach tonight. Napier Field chaplain Wm B Gald at First Presbyterian hosts morning service. no evening service.
Holders of A gasoline ration books are advised by the Office of Price Administration to apply promptly for new gasoline rations. The local office faces a huge task issuing thousands of new books for the denomination and urges immediate action. Local church listings follow with service times for Adams Street Baptist, First Baptist, Wesley Hill Baptist, St. Paul, St. Sinal, and St. A. M. churches, including Sunday schools, sermons, training unions, and evening worship.
OPA officials propose steps to ensure prompt receipt of new "A TM books" and outline actions including obtaining OPA form RSM and filling it with correct details. The guidance emphasizes timing before the September 21 deadline and suggests sources such as the Jorn board or designated All for the form.
A disrupted wartime tag references rent and receipts with stray numbers and phrases about war prices and approaching figures. The text appears as fragmented notes with no clear event or names.
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