22 Feb 1944
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1944
Page
1
A garbled excerpt notes a 3 percent figure and quotes President Roosevelt. It mentions a committee report yet to be presented and criticism from the Wallomal Association of Mesefecturers and the United Chamber of Commerce. The item hints at attempts to influence a unanimous committee report.
Ethan High School girls hear Judson College worker Mie Flossie Somes, who resigned two years ago, discuss entrance requirements and courses at Judson. She answered questions on education and compared with Coffee County High School senior girls yesterday afternoon. Germann promoted Seaman Jumie Paul to second class petty officer. Paul, son of Mr and Mrs J Paul of Chipley Florida, serves in the Pacific area after boot camp at Great Lakes. Joel F Paul, son of Mr and Mrs Paul, attends aerology school in Pensacola, having completed recruit training.
Dorothy Dix argues that life is a series of compromises and that applying this to marriages would reduce conflicts. She notes strict rule or ruin patterns in homes, urges arbitration of differences, and suggests including a compromise clause in marriage vows to prevent bitter disputes and divorce.
A large unemployed group estimated at around 700,000 gathers in Gilberts for a peace demonstration led by the White Angel. Organizers urge nonviolence while calling for government action to create jobs and economic stability. Police monitor the crowd but report no major incidents.
Mrs Susie Herring dies in a local hospital after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at Union Church tomorrow at 11 am with Rev W T Kel of Edlison Ga officiating. Burial with Headland Mortuary in charge. Surviving are two sons George Washington Herring and Dan Hamiton Herring, both of the US Navy, two daughters Mrs Willie Herndon and Mrs Loire Jacobs, and several siblings and half siblings in Abbeville and surrounding areas.
In a crowded discussion of Japan's military leadership, Nagano and Sugiyama are removed from their fields and reported to remain as high military advisers to the Emperor, signaling a shift in status rather than execution. The piece notes officers’ reverence for the Emperor but questions the old divine mandate, suggesting a move toward advisory roles or retirement. It also mentions Japanese officers’ attitudes during Asia campaigns and includes a brief note on Private Robert A. Love in Italy and a safety statistic about occupational accidents in U.S. plants.
Governor Sparke postponed plans for a special session to pass soldier vote measures. He said the legislature should extend the 20 day ballot period for armed forces and await address lists from War and Navy Departments, noting Congressional action is unlikely now. The move would affect absentee voting and primary timing under Alabama law.
The text notes voters may be paid by a mother for absentee ballots and details an absentee voting process. It references an election and a party structure, plus an accident rate in Navy manufacturing plants dropping from 1000 to 194 to 575, with dates and sections implied.
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