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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1944
Page
13
A damaged OCR fragment presents a poetic excerpt with garbled lines about love, aging, and faith. It appears to reference a husband, a vow, and trust in God, suggesting themes of life’s end and devotion, though many words are unreadable.
Calendar items list Presbyterian Auxiliary circles meeting at various homes and venues across Tuesday to Wednesday, plus a Bank Review Club gathering and a business session at the Dothan Recreation Center. A veteran shoe repair shop at Camp Breckinridge highlights Mrs Velda Winders, who joined amid wartime needs and now handles over two pairs daily. Church music at Foster Street Methodist includes Handel solo and a vocal trio, alongside notes on Miss Ethel Walden's ten day Washington trip.
The Houston County Probate Office issued numerous marriage licenses this week. Henry James Suggs and Audie Lee Weeks, Esher Spivey and Ester Mae Spivey, Joseph E Helms and Faustine Bureh Howell, Ralph Morris and Florence Ferguson, Albert E. Douglas and Julia Shirah, Lonnire D Hinson and Evelyn Morris, Edward J T Guthrie and Frances Lenar Peek, Robert Brunner and Elizabeth Ann Goode, Harry Richardson Traver and Marjorie Lee Cotterman, George Eugene Paff and Marjorie Catherine Lihander, Lieutenant John F Ruane and Wilma L Broome, Paul Francis Bednar and Marian Ida Matry, Warren Joseph Scheller and Sarah Elizabeth Abrams.
Private Lowe G Willis son of Mrs Della P Willis of Ozaré route three was listed as a German prisoner of war by the War Department today.
Rayon ironing tips cover washability testing and fabric handling. Advice includes ironing on the wrong side, using a press cloth for collars cuffs and pleats, avoiding sprinkling, and matching heat to fabric type. Heavier spun rayons iron damp with hot iron, sheer rayons almost dry, with a touch of dampness. Private first class John T Goolsby and a local family are noted in a separate society item.
Lt Col Jane Clement directs the Army Nurse Corps in the Southwest, coordinating regulations, policies, and hospital developments from the Washington headquarters while on duty in the United States. Since 1918 she has served continuously, most recently as chief nurse at Langley Field. She traveled from Australia to study homeland trends and will return after completing her U S assignment.
Private first class Eduard H Gemsley, son of Mr and Mrs Ed Grimsley of Columbian, was among the many Americans who took part in the landings on the French coast known as A-Day. His parent report notes he has been overseas since November 1842.
Mr and Mrs George L Oakley of Panama City Fla announce the birth of a daughter Grace Campbell in a local hospital on July 2 Grandparents are Earl I Oakley and George J Rice Catumpia Mrs MN W Kro wles will return home Tuesday after six weeks at Troy State Normal School Mrs I Andrew Ward and daughter Jeannine returned from a month in Key West Fla with Mrs Ward's daughter Mrs J Grey Mrs Grey and children Jerry and Michael accompanied Mrs Ward to Dothan and will spend several weeks here Mrs Raymond Fowler and daughter Hetty and Mrs O B Hobbs of Montgomery arrived yesterday to spend several weeks with Mrs Fowlers parents Mr and Mrs J D Sanders Mr and Mrs Charles Rush are spending two weeks in New York City
A garbled archival snippet lists scattered names and locations such as Veantard Road and Brand, with multiple unreadable terms. The text resembles a damaged newspaper fragment referencing people and locales, but lacks coherent events or dates to summarize clearly.
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