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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1945
Page
15
Dorothy Dix discusses wartime pressures on women and marriages, noting increased romance panics among teen girls and jealous wives. The piece mentions soldiers abroad such as Reenie Malcolmson and Corporal McGilfr, and reports on John Drewry Foy Jr arriving in the U S for recuperation. concludes with obituary note for Mrs George Pell of Washington, DC.
Calendar notes list Monday meetings across churches and clubs including Circles of Headland Avenue Bethe Newton and Ida Kerion Circles, Sodality of Our Lad and Presbyterian Women Auxiliaries, First Baptist WM S programs, Sunbeam Band, Junior Girl's Auxiliary, Let Club dinner, Dothan Garden Club, Round Table Study Club speaker on cancer control, Sorosis Club at Flowers Crawford, and Presbyterian Women's Auxiliary with Lou Farmer. Also Tuesday garden club at 206 N Montezuma and Round Table Study Club at 564 Hammond Avenue, with a cancer talk by Jewell Thrash er. Founders Day observed by Southside PTA on Thursday and a Friday Dothan Study Club at 202 Woodland Cave.
The Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs led the state in Air Armada bond fundraising, totaling 1 889 403 28 dollars. The effort, chaired by Mrs J E Price of Tuscaloosa, supports war bonds and Women’s Army and Navy Services programs. News notes plan radio outreach, universal military training legislation study, and continued health institutes March 26 30 with limited attendance for early registrants.
Lt Ruth J Honea takes command of WAC Detachment No 1 at Camp Rucker succeeding Capt Agnes S Peterson who served nearly two years directing detachment operations. The article notes personnel changes, promotions, and upcoming trips, plus a look at WAC life and a survey on physical traits and marital status among women in the Army.
Benner, former Scout Executive for Southeast Alabama Council, has been missing in action in France since January 8. He came from Selma to the council in March 1943 and served until May 1944 when he entered the Army. He went overseas in November 1944, with his wife and three children living in Texas.
Houston district Scout Committee schedules a meeting for Monday at seven p m at the Scout Hut on Edgewood Drive. J W Cooke Scout Executive announces the gathering and urges all members to attend, with Sam Stephens as district chairman and officers Rev G Ralph Madson vice chairman and James Dees district commissioner.
The AFWC discusses education and peace goals, proposes amateur prize offerings for writers and artists, and endorses continued operation to support educational policy objectives. Officers may extend their terms if war prevents a convention. Elina L. Whiting reports.
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