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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1943
Page
7
Former WAGF men now with Columbia compete to meet radio’s neutral speech standard. Five Alabamians led by Jour King of Birmingham and John Allen face debate over regional accents and diction in the network’s announcer corps.
Montgomery joins Titman and Mel Allen Birmingham and Doughia Edwards of Trey as staff and CBS bouncers coached by Professor W. Cabelt eet son of Huntaville. Arguments over accents aside the crew from below Mason Dixon line, Tillman and Edwards once WAGF announcers in Troy, started radio careers at WAGF then Dothan. Tillman announced here December 1933 and January 1934 Edwards in summer 1935.
Private first class Ernest Strickland, son of Mrs. Jessie Strickland of Headland route two, has been promoted to Corporal, announced by the public relations office at New Orleans Iowa. Before joining the Army on October 31, 1942, Strickland worked as a blacksmith at Headland.
Civilian Personnel Building at Camp Rucker seeks shoe repairmen and female cooks with commercial experience. Six months trade time for shoemakers, powered sewing skills preferred. Stenographers and experienced typists needed. welders, sheet metal workers, upholsterers, painters, teletype operators, fire-fighters, refrigeration mechanics also sought. 48 hour week with 21 percent extra pay. War workers may apply only with higher skill changes.
In Abilene Kansas Sheriff J E Perkins reports a farmer who barged into his office claiming his children had whooping cough and that a doctor suggested whisky as a remedy. The tale prompts light commentary on local scarcity and humor amid rationing.
Dorothy Dix reflects on a survey of adolescents views on ideal mates, noting most seek a husband with ambition and humor while dismissing old standards. She warns that practical happiness rests on shared home skills, loyalty, tender forgiveness, and traditional virtues.
WAAC training opens combat related duties for women as Sergeant W J Grinsette of Dothan recruiting station states. Enlistees gain Army funded training and benefits including medical and dental care and continuation of husband allotments. Applicants must be 21 to 44 in good health with sound vision and hearing and the ability to endure physical stress. Ola W Sellers son of Mrs Delle Sellers of Newville graduates as aerial gunner from Army Air Forces Gunnery School earning silver wings and automatic promotion to sergeant.
The Reeves family of Midland City joins Houston Cossty's five star families with two sons, two daughters, and a son-in-law in war service. Ray N. Reeves Jr. is on a three month engineering course after a Merchant Marine assignment, while Carlton W. Reeves is at Fort Leonard Wood. Agnes Reeves attends a welding course in Auburn, and the family’s other daughter, Miss Woodle Reeves, is also mentioned in the war work context.
Friday and Saturday showings include Marlers Dis rich in Pittsburgh and Don Ameche in Something to Shout About. Reynolds and His Dance Band, Jobo Mack, Junior Giles, Ladd, and Bill Barbier Boyd appear in various programs. Screen features Night Monster and Along the Sundown with Friday and Saturday bookings.
Private First Class Donald F. Depson formerly of Merryville Illinois works as a mechanic at Napier Field. His wife is Juanita Reeves. They have a son named Donald F. Jr. She began work January 18.
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