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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1944
Page
3
Poem fragment attributed to Elyzabeth Comtwordd appears on the Mes Julian Hall Paser Women's Page alongside notices about weddings and births. The verses reflect cosmic creation and the human inability to witness the world’s formative Hand.
Lieut Charles Wesley Husk Jr U S Navy and his bride Jacline Turgeon of Quebec are en route to Washington after a Palm Beach wedding trip. They will stay with Lieut Rush’s parents at 1224 West Mare and plan to reside in Washington. Husk spent three years on submarine duty in the Pacific and is now stationed in Washington.
Hartford special reports Miss Marne Goff received the Civilian of the Week honor from the Camp Rucker Reporter. Since June 1 a month, she has distributed over 25,000 prescriptions at the station hospital, assisting with glasses and ophthalmic duties, and rendering excellent service. Mrs TT Goff resides in Hartford with her husband and has served as a government employee for several years.
Outdoor Sports Are Best Reducer discusses health through outdoor activity, praising fresh air and exercise. The piece mentions learning balance and enjoying outdoor recreation, with references to local people and a family note about Warren Griggs convalescing after a tonsillectomy.
Billy Rex Byrd is the healthy son of Private and Mrs. David Byrd of Ashford route one. Mrs. Byrd, Catherine Whitehurst, lives with her parents Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Whitehurst. Private Byrd serves in England while Mrs. Byrd of Dothan route one is the paternal grandmother with Biddy Byrd.
All registered members of the Order of the Arrow in this county are urged to attend a meeting at the community house in Ozark at seven p.m. Friday. James Capell of Louisville, home from Alabama Polytechnic Institute for the holidays, will preside. New officers for 145 will be elected. Scout Phyecutive V. Coke will be present.
Mr and Mrs Bartow Liddon announce the birth of Frances Bartow Lidgon Jr on December 5 at Cosgate. Mrs Liddon formerly Lorese Bureh of Hartford. Mr and Mrs Tustey Warlick and children Jenny and Byrd returned to Carterssill Georgia with Mr and Mrs W C Fauiner. Guests included Mr and Mrs G S Cannon Luther C Cannon Catherine and Ethel Cannon and Mr William B Mitchell of Montgomery along with Mrs James Boyd of Savannah and Herman Cannon in the Navy.
James M. Jones of Dothan announces newly elected Grand Master of Masons in Alabama and lists appointments including Oscar P. Spiegel Falkville as Grand Chaplain and William B. Clemons Prattville as Grand Marshall. The report enumerates numerous changes to standing committees and district lecturers across many cities and districts.
A compiled set of Dorothy Dix letters and brief answers. The first asks how to make a unhappy marriage more tolerable by seeking afternoon outings while husband dislikes evening socializing. The second warns against marrying a widow with five children, advising against marrying and suggesting support alternatives. The third captures an engaged woman seeking time alone before marriage and urged to assert independence from disapproving families.
In a column by Buth Millett the writer jokes about pre marital promises. She notes that many marriages see promises broken yet courts rarely annul based on such grounds. The piece humorously contrasts expectations with real life and offers light social commentary.
Texas shifts industry outward creating new plants in Freeport and Waco while expanding synthetic tire production at a General Tire plant. Dow Chemical’s magnesium and Monsanto’s styrene facilities spur town growth near Galveston and bring color to factory landscapes as firms relocate to proximity of raw materials and markets.
Fragment discusses Taw materials and water cart items, mentions eggs and rigs by young chickens. References to industry growth, small CEL ap amaller items, and fuel type. Content is fragmented with few clear facts or names.
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