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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1944
Page
2
Dorothy Dix admonishes women to focus on domestic mastery and thrift as the foundation of family success. She argues many women fail to perfect homemaking, depriving families of stability, and urges wives to become skilled managers of the household to sustain affections and provide a path to economic independence.
A speaker argues that feeding people is a woman’s duty and bears, homemaking should be pursued as a career for self sufficiency. The speech notes many women gain fortunes from ventures or live comfortably as boarders while only those who abandon work fail, urging brides to make housekeeping a fine art. Brown detains Fuhrmann during a police and FBI appearance after a German uniformed man with an accent claims escape from a camp near Opelika Alabama. Fuhrmann is to be returned to the Opelika camp as details of the escape remain unclear.
Dr Brown, FBI Birmingham chief, announced recapture of an escaped German prisoner of war at the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery. Identified as Sergt. Major Hang Peter Fuhrmano of the Afrika Korps, he was captured in Tunisia and asked yesterday about the Spanish ambassador's office. Suspicious state employees were noted.
MONTGOMERY Ala AP Daven F Stakely acting associate justice of the Alabama Supreme Court withdraws his candidacy to succeed Associate Justice Virgil Bouldin who retires May 1 He will remain in his present post and later seek a permanent seat Simpson of the State Court of Appeals filed candidacy for the vacated position
The third Army Navy college qualifying test for Army specialized training and Navy V-12 will be held at Dothan High School on March 5. Eligible students ages 17 to 21 who are high school graduates or will graduate by July 1, 1844 may obtain admission information from Principal T G Vaughn. The same exam will be used for both services and candidates may select a service preference at testing. testing does not obligate enlistment.
The article credits Queen Elizabeth as an early wearer of gniennies with a bridge fitting on the nose. Earlier spectacles used hinges on rivets and required the band to be tightened to stay in place.
Polish Telegraph Agency reports that hostages were executed in Warsaw during the last two weeks of October. The killings, ordered by Hans Frank, Governor General, occurred in public along Main Street, including women who prayed over horses and youths among those killed. The report names Miss Jenima Aszkenazy, daughter of Dr Simeon Aszkenazy, among those executed.
Approximately 0,000 marriages are performed in New York City each year, reflecting steady civil rites within the metropolis.
Funeral services were held at Institute Reform Presbyterian Church for Benjamin Meek Miller who served Alabama as governor for four years starting in 1931. He died Sunday night at home in Camden. Miller, a lawyer and former Supreme Court justice, resumed practice in Camden after leaving office and was a longtime church member. He leaves a daughter Mrs A G Brice of Chester, a son Bob Miller Jr of Camden, and a widow.
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