This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1944
Page
6
Report shows volunteers from Houston County gather to prepare dressings at the Coca Cola Bottling plant. Amid names of local residents, the effort aims to produce bandages and surgical dressings this week. Also includes a long fiction-like tribute about Grandma Angel and family scenes.
Local cafe owner J C Cleland, a respected Birmingham resident, testifies Retonga cured his long standing digestive woes. He says meals previously caused gas pain, back stiffness, and exhaustion, but after using Retonga his appetite returned, back pain eased, and constipation improved. The advert promotes Retonga as relief for vitamin E related digestion and loss of appetite with Cash Drug Store as retailer.
The C D C club held its year end gathering at Mrs. A. E Maths home. Mrs. W A Bennett presided and led prayers and the pledge to the flag. Officers were installed for next year including Mrs. W H Bennett and Mrs W H Yarbrough. A memorial service honored two members who died. Refreshments followed. Corporal William Albert Clayton of Webbax has been promoted to sergeant and is recovering from minor injuries after foreign duty. his wife reports he is in a hospital.
An 1900s style ad touts Mooney Emerald Oil, promising rapid relief from tender inflamed feet. It guarantees money back if pain and odor persist, claiming deep penetration to ease soreness, prevent calluses, and enable comfortable movement anywhere. Thousands of bottles are sold annually in the region.
Graceville Florida resident Lews Smith marked his fifty fourth birthday with a Sunday gathering at his home. Numerous relatives and friends from Dothan Enterprise Slocomb Panama City Columbus and Noma attended the party in a local neighborhood celebration.
Social event at Dothan Country Club includes a dinner dance for members, guests, visiting golfers and wives with reservations to be made before Saturday noon. Lunch served Saturday and Sunday at noon with Friday and Saturday deadlines for Saturday and Sunday meals. Open house scheduled for this evening at the club.
Hartford Methodist WSC S meets at Mrs Wall Hardwick’s home with hostesses Sirs Hardwick and Mrs Roscoe Hardwick. Members decorate with nasturtiums and daisies as they hear a program on rural work and singing. Guests Mildred Hale and Miner Fletcher attend from nearby cities.
Mia and Daisy Essinger hosted a June gathering to honor selectees and celebrate James Ray’s birth into the Nis. Guests included Jerome Clark, families, and friends such as Early Ketchum, Meadowses, Hail family, Pave, Hin won, Emfinger, Exfineer, Sam Collins, Saunders, Faulk, Cherry, Diton, Harrop, and Angeline Meritt, in a picnic style dinner with wives and children.
Hartford readers learn the Bible Vecstion School opened with 48 students and grew to 2270, inviting all townsfolk. Supervisors and helpers include Mrs Pate Lee and several named volunteers. Sessions cover worship, Bible study, music, handwork, and recreation. Also notes on local travelers and a Dothan corporal serving with an English artillery unit.
A garbled collection of dressing recipes links salty blends with vinegar mustard peppers and garlic. It offers a French style dressing and a cole slaw dressing with steps to mix chill and serve on salads vegetables and cold cuts. Some wording is unclear but the general methods show mixing dry ingredients adding vinegar and seasonings then combining with oil or cream as directed.
Ormsbee, field representative of Lions International, spoke at the Dothan Lions Club meeting noting that 165,000 Lions share in the emblematic button and urging members to contribute to its value. He praised the playground project and thanked armed forces members for their service, with guest Private Wayne Batty performing three songs.
Unclear OCR fragment mentions a meeting to organize a Pennest team to compete with Mr EB Peles. References to Berceas Frank Clements, return from Dothan, thirty missions, and the Fxchance Club training at Camp Peary. Details are garbled.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a local theater or school play with unclear title and cast. Readable parts mention performers and a staging event but specifics remain obscured. Further context would be needed to extract concrete names, dates, or venues for a proper summary.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.