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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1943
Page
2
Plans announce a four week drive to recruit women into the WAVES and Coast Guard, replacing men on sea duty with shore assignments. Petty Officer J. Ho Hutchins led the effort, aiming to run through August 13 with a focus on women in the 3 and M ratings to bolster naval staffing.
A military funeral was held Tuesday at 2 o clock for Pri Dewey B Lets Lee at Sardis community near Enterprise. Chaplain from Camp Rucker presided. Lee, born in Chancellor, joined the MP service July 8, 1343 at Fort Storey Virginia. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs J M Lee of Jay Florida and sister Dorothy Jean Lee. Burial at nearby cemetery with Searcy Funeral Home of Enterprise in charge.
The WAVES, formed July 1942, plan to have 41000 enlisted women and 7500 officers by end of 1943. Training centers in sixteen locations already hold about 16000 women at once, with identical curricula to men except for shipboard duties. New ratings include specialist (1) for utility tasks and provisioning, with job training at schools.
The sports editor notes rugby like behavior fading in favor of new metrics and game elements. He highlights blocking interference and obstruction as key, with regard to play stopping when the ball goes ground and the shift away from traditional continuity.
Plans for whisky rationing registration to begin next month were outlined by Hugh Cottle acting ABC board administrator. All residents aged 21 or over may receive ration cards with a pint weekly limit and items including whisky rum gin and brandy. Cards nontransferable, restrictions apply to licensed retailers, and dry counties are not exempt. Dothan sailor James E Herring of the U S Navy Shore Patrol stationed in Mobile has influenza. he previously served on the city police force.
Florida WAVE Pharmacist Mate Miss Wilsie Olivent daughter of H. E. Olivent of Chatta hoochee Florida is now stationed at the Naval Air Station Anacostia in the infirmary. The Eighth Naval District public relations office announced today. Olivent worked as a clerk and bookkeeper before enlisting in the Navy. She was employed at Napier Field Subdepot Supply Dothan and the Exchange.
Thirty one eighteen year old youths in Houston County were registered by the three Selective Service Boards last month and ten have been registered so far this month. Board One reported ten, Board Two ten, and Board Three twelve for last month. Since July 1, Boards One and Two have registered three youths each and Board Three four. Failure to register is a violation of the law with severe fines and imprisonment. names of failures will be turned over to Federal authorities.
The War Food Administration officials propose price callings for livestock to curb meat prices and ease shortages amid tight corn prospects. They cite a potential short-term meat rally until next spring and aim to reduce hog and cattle prices to discourage stockpiling.
Smoke poured from a two story building at 311 West North street yesterday and firemen traced the blaze to a stove on the second floor. A nearby observer thought the building ablaze. The fire started when water in a boiling pot steamed away. No damage reported.
Funeral services are set for Henry Grady Reeder fifty two who died at his home 711 South Appletree Street after a six month illness The service will be at First Baptist Church at five o clock with Rev Sam Reeves officiating Burial will follow in the city cemetery with Fellows and Forrester directing The Masons will handle graveside rites He was a Shriner in Phythagoras Lodge and for the past year served as Worshipful Master and district lecturer He belonged to the First Baptist Church and Baroca Sunday School class Surviving are his wife Julia Knight Reeder of Dothan two daughters Mrs E E Robbing of Dothan and Miss Hazel Reeder of Dothan a sister Mrs A R Willingon of Blue Springs Ala two brothers O A Reeder of Ban Augustine Texas and C E Reeder of Waycross Ga and four grandchildren.
Chaplain Charles K Johnson, assistant post chaplain at Napier Field, promoted to captain by Colonel James L Daniel Jr. Johnson, a Kalamazoo native, has served at Napier Field since December after Harvard Chaplain School and previously led religious studies at Alma College.
City detectives Taylor Hicks and E J Strickland investigated a prowler incident in the 600 block of South College Street at around 1 am. The intruder had fled by the time officers arrived and occupants of the house were not identified.
Active pallbearers include Jimmy Jones Virgi Adkins Arthur Us nery Addis Nordan W R Jordan and Graves Knowles. Honorary pallbearers are Bataca Sunday School Class of First Baptist Church and Pythagoras Masonic Lodge members.
London spectators and rugby observers deride the American game as too slow with excessive whistles and timeouts. They note huddles and substitutions disrupt flow, prefer rugby style pacing, and question televised kickoffs and delayed plays.
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