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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1943
Page
4
The piece notes the Federal Council president on victory and the preacher Hall delivering messages via telephone. It mentions ministers cooperating with Jaycees and a broad mobilization effort for Christian outreach, with references to churches, communities, and civic engagement.
Officers for 1943 were elected at the annual Parish Meeting of the Episcopal Church of the Nativity last Wednesday. M. Le Hapahen was reelectedwarden. M. M. L. Ganakan Jr. was reelected treasurer of the building fund. Wette Slingluff was elected parish treasurer. Trustees named include Meas Forrester, Ingraham Hana han, LaBruce Hanahan, A. K. Merrill, Lawrence Oakley, and B. Whit Harris.
Mr John K Williams director for health education in the State Department of Health spoke at a morning meeting in the Headland Avenue Baptist Church at 1030. Williams travels to Dothan to back an educational campaign against venereal disease addressing both youth and adults. The Rev Auburn Hayes, retired army chaplain, preaches at the Dothan Gospel Tabernacle tonight. Episcopal Church of the Nativity updates its service schedule with Morning Prayer at 920, sermon after Holy Communion at 1030, and a sermon by the Vicar.
The article reports Allied offensives expanding in 1943 as Roosevelt predicts progress toward Berlin Rome and Tokyo. MacArthur’s forces trim Japanese gains in New Guinea while Soviet advances threaten Rostov and the Caucasus, signaling a shift from defense to offense across theaters.
Vandigriff Construction Co of Montgomery won the bid with 429208 dollars to build 1996 miles of Daleville Camp Rucker road and 6879 miles on the Daleville Newton road as military access projects announced by the Highway Department in Montgomery Alabama AP reports.
FBI described a Shinto shrine setup in the Justice Building as a disguise for Japanese officers. A priest reportedly burned robes and furniture in a ritual, while muttering about white pigs. He is now in a prison camp. The piece notes wartime timber use and bridge work bids by Goodwyn Murphree and Carlson Construction.
A scanned church notices page lists multiple congregations with service times and events. It includes Rev. Som Kassye, Rev. T. W. Wilson, and other pastors, detailing Sunday schools, sermons, prayer meetings, and religious instruction across numerous churches in Inn towns.
Chaplain Cuddy has been promoted within the Bank of Chaplain, announced by the relations office. Formerly with the Diocese of Toe theater in New York, he entered the Army ATP and was signed on. Born 1942, he studied at the Theological Seminary in Ree theater and was ordained.
Torkheed engineers with War Department approval unveil the largest, most powerful airliner, the sky giant Constellation. Built for Transcontinental and Western Air as a passenger airliner, it is diverted to wartime duty with four Wright Cyclone engines and a four-engine bomber design. It promises 2,000 mph cruise, long range, and safe operation on heavy loads, with all-weather cabin comfort and emergency dual-engine redundancy.
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