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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1945
Page
7
Dorothy Dix discusses juvenile delinquency and the need for adequate play spaces. She argues crowded tenements stifle children’s energy and creativity, urging communities to provide safe outlets. The piece critiques moral panic and advocates structured, wholesome recreation to deter trouble.
A writer argues delinquency stems from failed homes and mothers overextended by outside reforms. Children thrive when mothers are present, attentive, and guiding, not when shops and affairs replace home life. The piece laments social neglect and calls for bigger homes and stronger maternal roles to curb youth crime.
MEMPHIS Tenn AP Harry Mehre longtime Ole Miss coach signs a new three year deal per the Memphis Commercial Appeal. Mehre a Notre Dame alumnus previously coached at Georgia for over a decade and now leads Ole Miss with retained assistants Farmer Johnson Goat Hale and Ed Stone on one year terms.
Miami AP report quotes Frank J. Basloe a longtime basketball veteran and 1932 Herkimer Globetrotters figure who says the game is too tame and storied. He argues removing backboards would make baskets harder and sharpen play.
Jerry Seemy, a Brooklyn booster, battled with Joe Palooka in minando raids on France and is returning home with Palooka as they plan to tackle the Japanese. Seemy’s one vulnerability is pretty girls, as the comic strip duo prepares to begin featuring in The Dothan Eagle on February 5.
John Powell runs a fly and cockroach breeding operation in New York to supply raw materials for insecticides. He tests deadly products by placing 15,000 flies daily into a death chamber, using a dentist style spray to deliver the chemical, then collects the survivors for analysis.
Under Secretary Ralph A. Bard announced plans to maintain a steady stream of spare parts and replacements for rifles and machine guns sent overseas. He urged continued all‑out production until victory, outlining ratios and replacement targets to keep front-line units equipped.
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