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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1945
Page
11
A clipped notice notes Napier WACs celebrate their third anniversary. A public relations release from the Pith Army describes four years of travels around the world at the equator, with emphasis on the unit expanding its scope and outreach.
Napier Field hosts a banquet with buffet supper and floor show as Wacs provide varied support. The article notes WAACs arrived July 21, 1944, quickly deployed to clerical, medical, librarian, postal, and training roles, reflecting the 1942 Act creating a new military service to free men for overseas duty.
The Office of Price Administration in Montgomery announced May poultry price ceilings for 37 Alabama counties excluding Phenix City. Details cover producer to consumer and retail store price points for broilers, fryers, hens, stags, ducks, and geese by weight and store group, plus dress and drawn poultry. The notice also notes wartime wages and honors for Lt. Frank M Jenkins Jr, and mentions the shift from Auxiliary Corps to the Women’s Army Corps.
Sergeant James O Baughman son of Mrs J W Baughman of 400 Fast Main Street has been promoted to staff sergeant by the public relations office at the Alamogordo Army Air Base New Mexico A graduate of Dothan High School in civilian life he was employed by Firestone Stores in Dothan.
A scrambled OCR fragment references unclear names and terms. The readable bits mention eye symbols, a beast, and garbled phrases, but no coherent event, person, or location emerges to form a substantive news item.
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