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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1945
Page
3
The extract blends poetry and prose as it reflects on self mastery and virtue. It contrasts action with inquiry and links moral independence to spiritual focus. It notes a sequence of family and local travel updates, including Mr and Mrs J D Woodham and the Davis family visiting Montgomery and Mobile.
Mr. and Mrs Gettis Henderson of Tampa announce the marriage of Betty Ann to Robert Fail Ennis of Tampa formerly of Dothan. The ceremony was July 12 at First Methodist Church in Tampa. Mrs W H Mathis travels to Birmingham for ten days with sisters. Master Sergeant Hudson T Jones has been transferred to Fort Sam Houston Texas. Lieut and Mrs Owen Moore return to their apartment after two weeks at Clearwater Beach.
W. Durham celebrated his eighty ninth birthday with a family reunion luncheon at his Madrid home. Relatives and friends from Dothan Florida Campbellton Ozark and Panama City gathered including Orr Dewouzer Mongry Brusson Dasninger Adams Crane Turner Cox Stevenson Enfinger Mashburn Womble Taylor Heron Elliott Morris Hinson Pennington Clark Mixon and many others in attendance.
An advice column notes rising costs for permanents due to higher labor and material prices with some salons charging ten dollars or more. It counsels choosing virgin hair, avoiding heat while setting waves, and not washing or overstressing the hair postpermanent to extend life. Also mentions local social updates and a Bible trivia line.
An old ad urges readers to stop using soda and alkalizers for stomach distress. It claims headaches and indigestion stem from constipation in the intestinal tract and promises relief by thoroughly unblocking the tract with Carter's Pills. The copy stresses gentle, thorough action to restore normal digestion and natural digestive juices.
The Budget Girl Can Buy Furs For Winter outlines affordable fur coat options for 1930s shoppers. It notes prices from 100 to 150 dollars for muskrat and similar furs, with styles from short jackets to full-length chesterfields, featuring large sleeves, varied cuffs, and casual fits to pair with bulky winter wear.
In Bogota the Women s Cultural League of Ho pola plans a Roosevelt monument as the first in a series of social fairs to fund the project The Cundinamarca legislature ordered that a home and workshop for invalid children be named after Roosevelt in the capital city
Pleasure steamers are being built again in British shipyards and will enter service early next year when large coastal areas around Britain are cleared of mines. Before the war nearly half of the U S wood pulp imports came from Sweden.
New York AP reports fall fashion hinges on affordable styles as the New York Dress Institute previews dresses priced mostly under 10 dollars. Government price controls steer fabrics to lower cost lines while editors view gowns for business, sports, and evening wear with new sleeve details and higher necklines.
The dominant Liberal party proposes a national law to enforce compulsory voting with a 1 peso 68 cent fine for abstention. It would raise taxes 25 percent for non-voters for one year, ban non-voters from public office, and dismiss government employees who do not vote.
An Atlanta election note reports a local alderman candidate paying a $500 entrance fee with 250 two-dollar bills. The quirky cash display drew attention as the taxpayer carried two barrels of pennies to the office, but the candidate's action centered on qualifications rather than coinage.
Colchester England AP reports George H Jaggard aged 95 has a family of nine drawing old age pensions and related welfare benefits. The item notes pension eligibility and household entitlements in a brief social update.
PORT OGLETHORPE Ga The Third WAC Training Center in operation since January 1943 will be inactivated in July Training has trained over 30 000 women who became bakers cooks motor transport drivers mechanics clerks and airwomen Overseas service followed by visits from notable figures including Franklin D Roosevelt and George C Marshall The center will be turned over to the Army Ground and Service Forces for a redistribution center and the Adjutant General's and Army Chaplain's Schools will relocate to Fort Oglethorpe Also local item Mrs Z C Knight admitted to hospital. her daughter Charlotte Knight visiting Brundidge
iss Coleman daughter of Lt Colonel and Mrs Frank Coleman of Washington D C underwent a tonsillectomy Saturday and is convalescing at the home of her grandparents Mr and Mrs Press Thornton 307 South Park avenue Mr Press Thornton and Press Thornton Jr are spending several days at Mobile as guests of Mrs Manning McPhillips see Mr and Mrs J Robert Ramsey and sons Bob Phil and Ed returned to Dothan last night after spending a week at Florida Beach
Get Levoptik to day. Eyecop included. At ell druguists. 30 yaers success praised by thonesndi. Relief for granulated ayelids and tired burning itching sticky eyes or money refunded.
Bir. hospital this week admits BH and Ramsey Sr under short treatment plan. Medical staff report ongoing care and monitoring with authorities notified for patient safety.
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