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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1945
Page
7
Dorothy Dix counsels a wife to weigh motives before divorce. The advice questions whether the wife seeks personal relief or if her husband’s happiness justifies leaving, warning that long marriages demand realism not romance. It urges equal caution for both sexes about rushing into marriage and highlights the burden on the wife in failed unions.
Exclusive AP interview with Japanese POWs in Leyte reveals mindset after capture. About 300 enlisted men, mostly conscripts from 1943, describe limited combat experience, the end of Nippon’s dream, and routine life in a U. S. Army camp as they wait for the uncertain future.
A reader asks Dorothy Dix about an allowance and chores. Dix replies the laborer is worthy of his hire and suggests the wife seek outside work to cover costs of cooks and helpers, arguing the husband will see the value in paying fair wages.
Yoshi a Tokyo music teacher and several other Japanese captives describe brutal training camps, propaganda, and fanaticism that hardened troops toward death. They recall officers beating men for drilling errors, mass hypnosis, and denial of hope as they faced American forces in the Philippines and Leyte.
Postwar aid program details aid for veterans in starting small firms. The Smaller War Plants Corporation SWPC outlines loans, access to property, technical guidance and patent information to help veterans produce goods and compete, with collaboration from government agencies and banks.
The piece outlines government rules benefiting small wartime manufacturers. It notes SWPC obligations under the Contract Settlement and Surplus Property Acts to aid contract settlements and provide interim financing to small plants pending termination claim settlements. It highlights agency duties to protect small manufacturers and ensure access to required materials for civilian production.
An old advertisement markets Carter's Little Liver Pills as a fast solution for digestive issues and headaches. It credits Nature's digestive juices and promises relief within minutes, urging readers to buy at druggists for 25 cents.
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