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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1943
Page
2
The readable lines sketch a family moment with a baby and adults named Beatriz Joana and Beatriz in a sand-stone Ottawa setting. The text hints at a whale family theme and a window view from a room, mentioning a girl named Joana observing two older relatives and a golden brown child nearby, with unclear actions.
Princess Juliana talks about life in exile with Prince Bernhard, her daughter Margriet, and the Netherlands. She recalls Canada’s hospitality, extra territorial rights, and the hospital room being mischaracterized as extra territorial. She explains baby protection and visits, and expresses homesickness for the Netherlands.
In McPherson Kansas a local merchant with wax display figures complains that shoe rationing prevents restocking his windows. He previously borrowed shoes from a wholesaler and now cannot obtain No 17 coupons for wax blondes. He appeals the case while his mannequins remain barefoot, provoking outrage.
Betty Garrett, once an infant ward singer in St. Joseph Missouri, debuts in Michael Todd's musical Something For The Boys alongside Ethel Merman. The Seattle-born performer recalls six years of waitressing and small shows before Broadway success, including work with Orson Welles and a New York World's Fair routine. Her boyfriend is in the Merchant Marine, and the piece notes her rise with Cole Porter songs and a Herbert Dorothy Fields book.
Naval Research Laboratory's O Hulbert asks ocean listeners for reports on a persistent underwater crackling sound heard off Cape Hatteras Beaufort NC and Norfolk VA. Fishermen tied it to toadfish gnashing teeth, but researchers seek corroborating experiences to identify the source and timing of the sound.
Mildred Siman notes unsliced bread recalls grandma’s day and argues bread saving during war. She explains sliced bread uses more materials and labor, stresses metal, paper, and wax waste, and praises unsliced loaves for freshness, mold resistance, and customizable slice thickness.
Auburn Alabama March milk production advice from extension dairyman F W Burne urges farmers to push output. with 408000 expected Alabama cows in 1943 at 13 gallons daily for ten months, emphasis on feeding and management. notes cheese production cutbacks and care in sourcing cream and dairy cattle options.
A garbled wire service item reports a odd poultry themed rift with a "fifth columnist" in a hen house. The piece mentions Philadelphia Phillies in a distorted sports context and includes unrelated product ads and stray phrases, yielding a confused, non-cohesive summary.
Auburn Ale: Victory gardeners are urged to make full productive use of vegetable seeds this year. Nine points emphasize careful planning, local variety, early buying, sharing surplus, proper seedbed preparation, wise fertilization, correct seed depth, strict spacing, and firm soil for good germination.
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