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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1943
Page
4
Recruit ad notes enrollment related to women and military service. Mentions a $460.09 figure and references electrical and industrial fields. No clear event or names clearly identified in the fragments.
AP report from Lexington Tennessee describes Rock Hill Baptist Church adoption of the Gods Acre plan two years earlier. Members pledge crop or livestock value, storehouses named Lords Storehouse collect yields, and sale proceeds go to the church treasury, boosting finances.
The text outlines roles for women in aviation and the WAVES and SPARS programs, detailing required qualifications, duties, and benefits. It cites pay scales from sergeant to lieutenant levels, marriage rules, and postings in cities like Boston New York Philadelphia Washington Richmond and Chicago. It notes training, licensing, and hours for pilots and nurses and encourages applying through Army Navy channels and Red Cross offices.
A fragmented schedule lists radio programs and time slots including AP News, Tin Pan Alley, Treasury Star Parade, Dance Varieties, Movietime News, Salon Orchestra, Washington News, Friendly Gardener, Interlude, Between the Lines, War updates, and music shows. It references stations and performers such as Fulton Lewis Jr, Arthur Hale, Fred Warine, Abbott and Costello, Rudy Vallee, and The Metropolitan Opera with various serials and variety programs.
In Royal Township Ford County two candidates W W Adams and Otis nyder Hed faced off for township trustee. Both were summoned by county commissioners but only Adams appeared. The decision was left to a coin flip to determine the winner amid a muddled political scene.
AP reports at Camp Gruber Service Club Private Arthur Johnson, former hit songwriter, sat at the piano and improvised a military themed number built around a barked rhythm. The piece, titled A Letter Marked Free, includes a chorus opening Like this Tas tao come in Oklahoma.
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