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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1947
Page
6
In a column style riff the writer notes rising costs angering men with small and large savings, lonely women seeking husbands, and married couples grumbling. The piece derides the public mood as light roughhousing, with a nod to a serious tale about Harry Murdock lurking beneath the chatter.
The narrative follows Harry Murdock from early hardship with breaking eyes and peddling Christmas cards to wartime service, recor d of a fever in his son, police raids, a federal conviction, and a string of misfortunes. He endures Army processing, a discharge, a broken arm, and a series of improb able setbacks including a theft at a race track where he loses ten dollars for a program.
A reader asks if a 21 year old spoiled son and social class differences can yield happiness in marriage. Dorothy Dix warns the alliance is a bad bargain, vows need and family approval matter, and stresses that a marriage can’t be bought. A second reader seeks guidance on love at first sight and being an old maid, Dix calls infatuation and urges rational judgment and patience in dating.
Harry bets on Gypsy Jim at seven races and wins as the horse leads. A paper blows onto the track, spooking the horse. The jockey is thrown, a spectator is knocked unconscious, and Harry Murdock is involved in the melee as chaos erupts at the stretch.
Four men join the regular Navy from the area and sixteen enter the inactive reserve, announced by the local recruiting station. Regulars include Martyn J. McWaters Enterprise Henry A. Hargrove Chipley James C. Phillips Dothan Roy E. Bush Webb. Reserve inductees list Floyd M. Freeman Clarksville James L. Wren Donalsonville Henry R. Houston Colquitt Earl Burkett DeFuniak Springs Henry Dawson Jr Dothan William M. Turner Eufaula Roy L. Tice Pansey Norman E. Kirkland Ozark Ira H Lindsey Panama City Antoine LaRoy Boss Marianna Beauford J. McDonald Millville William Huey Jenkins Dothan Joe Spivey Jr Panama City Willie F Hall Dothan Herbert D Hall Dothan James H Boyd Clayton.
A Japanese woman launders a kimono by ripping seams, washing fragments, and drying them on a board. After drying, she reassembles the garment, restoring it to wearability through careful stitching and layout.
The response says a divorced woman typically stops wearing her wedding ring but may wear her engagement ring. It should not be worn on the finger designated for the wedding ring.
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