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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1943
Page
5
A supervisory tech security administrator visited the Houston office today while Morris County FEA supervisor and district officials were in attendance overseeing security operations and administrative procedures.
Erratic OCR summary notes a World War II bomber pilot from West Point and Fort George who served as observer and pilot in heavy bombers. Mentions brigadier promotion, service in England, and a pioneered bomber unit. Also references pension plans, victory gardens, and English substitutes for pipes amid wartime shortages.
Allied headquarters report five hundred pound bombs from Mitchell bombers hit the Japanese base at Salamaua New Guinea starting large fires. The Salamaua area on the Huon Gulf 127 miles from the jungle sector where patrol clashes occur. Japanese forces suffered over 200 casualties this week in futile assaults on Allied lines.
Funeral services for Noah Simmons who died Monday morning at his home in Samson were held Tuesday at Corner Creek Church in Racoda with Rev. A O Spivey officiating. Burial followed in the adjacent cemetery with Boyd and Company of Enterprise in charge. Survived by wife Mandy Hollis Simmons three sons Hollis Shelton and Chester Simmons all of Samson and four daughters Mrs J Jowers Laurel Hill Florida Mrs J J Adams Andalusia Mrs F S Webb Florala and Mrs Cecil Spears Monaray California.
Enterprise Rotary Club met at Rawls Hotel with Grace Eibbert director of the county welfare department as guest speaker on literacy and delinquency among Coffee County children. Grady Proctor announced a Boy Scout fund drive for a new clubhouse with John Harris and Quentin Miller on the committee. Hugh Sexton reported on last week’s Victory garden contest judges.
Radio listings detail WAGF Saturday programming including Musical Clock News Coffee Club Devotional Out of Town Requests Gospel programs Farm Hour Washington News and Dance Time. It lists hourly segments with The Lone Ranger Easy Aces Burns and various orchestras, news updates, war commentary and entertainment features across NBC CBS and ABC networks.
H. H. Montgomery was elected Worshipful Master of Lodge No. 135 at the regular session Monday night. Other officers elected for the ensuing Masonic year were E. M. Culbreth, Senior Warden, T. E. Bryan, Junior Warden, John Meadows, Treasurer, W. R. McKennie, Secretary. Auburn Mall, Senior Deacon, Holla Meadows, Junior Deacon, and RC. Parker, Tiler.
An eight week old golden Cocker Spaniel named Ugly accompanies Lieut. Thomas R. Wadden Jr of Sarasota Springs Florida on a flight from San Francisco to Australia. The puppy, acclimating to jungle life, was smuggled aboard the plane under a flying mitten.
Fragmentary OCR note notes that carbohydrates form a large part of the diet and that theater guilds were formed to protect actors rights as early as the fourth century B. C. The phrasing is garbled but indicates early concerns for actors and historical guild formation.
Mrs Savannah Ward of Samson died at her home in Rumson after a long illness. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church in Samson with Rev Ford officiating. She leaves seven daughters and a son Barney W Ward. the family residence listed in Samson and Bay Minette areas."}
Montgomery officials seek a qualified woman to serve as warden of Julia Taleiler State Prison for Women. W. IL Hall, examiner for the State Personnel Department, announced today that applications are being accepted for the position with a stated pay range.
Mrs J A McKinnon died at her home near Dothan after a long illness. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 3 PM at Pilgrim Home Baptist Church with Rev Sam Worve officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Ward Watson in charge. She had lived in the community 21 years and was a Baptist church member. Surviving are her husband JA McKinnon of Dothan, two daughters Mrs Rex Cumbre of Newton Route One and Mrs Si ward Graves of Dothan Route Five.
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