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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1945
Page
3
A fragmented verse heavy with religious imagery and themes of growth, migration, and unity. The speaker urges a young man to open his wings and soar beyond division toward a brotherly world, invoking Abraham and Ur as ancestral lineage and light.
Mrs. R. E. Foy hosted a buffet at Woodland Drive for Jane Foy celebrating her tenth birthday. About twenty girls attended, wearing a red taffeta dress, as decor included red berries, narcissi, camellias and seasonal blooms. Guests included Mary Ellen McHugh, Mary Lou King, June Gregory, and others, with Coast Guard Carlo Quartaraco and visitors Misser Caroline Hodge among week-end guests.
Sophie Kerr writes to American women on the home front praising their sacrifice and urging steadfast support as war rages in Europe. She compares women keeping households, gardens, and factories busy with pioneers, insisting victory requires continuous effort until generals declare triumph.
Mary Pickford, veteran producer, works with Sam Coslow on a treatment for Broadway hit One Touch of Venus after touring for the March of Dimes. She compares returning to production to riding a bicycle but cites rising costs and paperwork. She might act again but prefers creative work and fun over early morning shoots. Mrs W Johnson returns fame after visiting Eufaula and Dothan with granddaughter Genie Fain.
Napier Cadet Wives Club met Friday at the Napier Field Cadet Club for a bridge contest. Prizes went to Mrs RC Lamper and Mrs William H Herkter. Refreshments followed. attendees included Mrs Maynard A Sweet, Mrs Famning J. Orgelni, and many others.
Staff Sergeant Maxwell E. MacLeod of Slocomb has completed 17 months overseas duty as engineer and co pilot under Maj. Gen. Co. P. Hall in the Southwest Pacific. A former stock record clerk at Napier Field Air Corps Supply, he earned the Air Medal after 100 hours of flying over enemy territory and participated in the New Guinea campaigns including the Netherlands East Indies landings. Auxiliary chapters meet. families plan travel to Sumter for Major Thrower and Episcopal Woman's Auxiliary prepares for Alabama diocese convention in Birmingham.
Funeral services for John William Pelham 44 of 826 Southappletree street will be held this afternoon at four o'clock at Ward Wilson chapel with Rev Sam C Reeves officiating Surviving are a brother Homer C Pelham of Dothan and several aunts and uncles Burial will be in City cemetery Ward Wilson in charge
Mr and Mrs Charlie Lamb of Newton route two announce the birth of a son Hubert Charles in a local hospital January 8. Mr and Mrs A W Wilson are maternal grandparents. Mr and Mrs Arthur Fan of Eufaula announce the birth of a daughter Martha Ann in an Eufaula hospital January 8. Emassee Cospier D A R will meet at 4 o clock Wednesday in the home of Mrs Will Flowers. Visitors in the City af Gated with D A are invited to attend. Friends of Will Sanders will regret to learn that he continues ill at his home 405 South Foster after. Dr and Mrs H A Hicks returned last night from Camp Bil l where they were called Friday because of the death of Dr Hicks mother Mrs T A Hicks.
Corporal James M. McAllister 28 son of J H McAllister arrives at RAF Redistribution Station No 2 in Muar Beach Florida for reassignment processing after 33 months in the Caribbean area as a diesel mechanic. He enlisted January 29 1942. Second Lieutenant Juhan G Brunt husband of Una Brunt of Dathan route four has been awarded the Silver Star Medal by the Public Relations Section of the U S First Army in Europe where he serves with a Chemical Battalion for gallantry on November 16 1944 in Germany. A dash of horseradish mixed with each glassful of tomato juice will add new interest.
Captain Poe-Eng Yu is identified as the first Chinese woman to serve as an officer. The article notes her assignment at a Missouri camp and mentions six weeks of overseas service in Algiers. It also cites her role as a physician contact for the Women’s Army Corps First Center in Des Moines, Iowa.
A fragment on skin care and cosmetics for teen daughters praises a lotion that soothes troubled skin and controls blemishes while discussing the fashion concept of a corset as shaping tool for a modern silhouette. It reflects period concerns with appearance and cosmetic aids.
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