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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1944
Page
8
In Buffalo New York Lawrence D Bell president of Bell Aircraft Corp reports to the War Department on a te en jel propelled rocket fighter praised by pilots as easy to operate and mood setting.
Reports describe Bell Aircraft jet propulsion tests amid joint US Army Air Forces and Boys Air Force disclosure. Test pilot Frank Honelley praised the ride as the most exhilarating yet felt, saying the craft was simple to operate and gave pilots a strong sense of security in flight.
Wiregrass women aged for service were urged to join the Women’s Army Corps as recruiters announced a new sub-station in Dothan located in the Post Office Building. Open Mondays and Tuesdays, the Montgomery WAC office invited interested applicants to enlist and free men for duty.
Dorothy Dix counsels a 2 percent girl to accept a fiancé from plain people or risk an unhappy marriage. She warns that a wife who aims to segregate her husband’s family destroys harmony and that a true partnership requires mutual respect and acceptance of relatives.
Dartmouth athletic director William H. Mc Carter announced the first ever clash with Notre Dame will take place October 14 at Fenway Park in Boston.
Dorothy Kirby, Atlanta amateur, qualified with 74 in the Helen Lee Doherty tournament and faces Marjorie F Rowe of Anniston, Ala, in the opening Bijami Country Club match. Others include Jang Crum vs Mrs. George Wilcox and Georgia Tainter vs Mrs. B. E. Foulk, with several nearing 90s in early rounds.
Chicago caps and league rosters show 2605 players under contract for the 144 season with 31 called to colors since 143. Top contributions include Philadelphia 32, Detroit 32, and Army Navy Coast Guard Marine Corps and Canadian forces members. Charley Kellar cited from the New York Yankees as part of wartime service impact on baseball.
A civic appeal stresses every individual contribution matters in the war effort. It urges readers to view their Bond purchases in terms of personal means and the collective impact, urging ongoing support for the fourth War Loan with a refrain to back the effort and sacrifice.
Corporal James B Kelley of the Base Photographic Department Nepler Field wins a $4 War Bond in YANKS Camp News Shore Contest. The award, to be announced with the winning photo in YANKS February 11 issue, honors the best camp news pack from Army Photographic Specialists nationwide. Kelley, from Mount Savage Maryland, enlisted March 102 and served in Naples, joining the Photo Section.
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