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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1944
Page
6
Dorothy Dix advises a middle aged woman pressured by neighbors to babysit, urging her to refuse and reclaim personal duties. The column argues parenting is a woman’s sole responsibility and criticizes the neighbor’s entitlement while endorsing independence and self care.
The reader asks whether to divorce a husband overseas or wait for postwar reconciliation. Adele advises careful timing, noting absence may rekindle affection or reveal fault. Another reader seeks cosmetic guidance, and Adele suggests visiting a beauty shop for proper makeup application. Morgan County leads Alabama in funding for a cancer center program in its Community Chest drive.
A Navy photo feature presents Antipas Cephalis, a 43 year old Los Angeles Filipino, in a training scene at San Diego. The caption notes his wartime screen appearances and his real role aboard a Pacific theater station, as he prepares to aid in liberating his homeland from Japanese forces.
Senate supporters opened a drive for 177 million dollars to fund school lunch and ACM security administration activities next year. They won a hurdle by gaining legislative authority but no funds until the omnibus agricultural aid bill passes. House action awaited with proposals to add 127 million for school lunch and 50 million for farm programs.
War Food Administration official Marvin Jones calls a Faas ruse vital to war food production while Senator Ruse of Georgia says Congress will press to pass school lunch amendments. The proposals would grant FRA a permanent existence and extend federal support to school lunch programs through June 30, 1846, as Agricultural subcommittee resumes hearings.
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