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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1945
Page
5
Dorothy Dix suggests a humorous solution to a mother overwhelmed by constant child care. The letter-writer longs for an occasional evening away with her husband, who resists leaving the children. The columnist imagines a drastic respite that would reveal the strain of parenting and the need for shared duties.
A reader writes about a mother overwhelmed by her children and begs guidance. The response urges the daughters and sons to share caregiving duties, warns against burdening one relative, and dismisses idealized family sacrifice. The page also includes an advice reply on whether a 19 year old should marry and move to California and a note on essential talent for acting with a blunt, practical tone.
Two men from this area appear on a War Department released list of liber ated prisoners of war in Germany. They are Albert R. Shirah son of Mrs Ruby M Shirah Coffee Springs route two and Corporal Albert H Parrish son of Wynne E Parrish Marianna route one.
Pte Ralph Ingram of Ashford died on Okinawa. The War Department notified his father G. L. Ingram of Ashford. Ingram entered service November 6, 1941, trained at Camp Croft for three months, then deployed overseas in March 1942. He took part in several major battles.
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