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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1945
Page
4
The column advises a 32 year old seeking a union with an older fiancé that the age difference is insurmountable. It argues marriage would fail despite affection, noting the opposite generations' divergent views, interests, and life stages and warning they would bore or hurt each other.
A garbled ad-like passage promotes Carter’s Pills as a solution to unblock the digestive tract. It claims to ease intestinal blockage, improve digestion, and ease back up in the system. Ad copy urges buying Carter’s Pills at any drugstore.
A jumble of letters and replies from Dear Dorothy Dix covering romance fatigue in a long distance war era, a single suitor choice among three high school girls, and practical sewing tips. The column counsels breaking off a stale engagement, preserving self respect, and shifting focus to individual suitors, while offering sewing guidance for beginners.
Senator Mansfield warned that Russia may join the war against Japan and China could fragment into rival states unless China unites soon. He said US plans might shift from coastal beachheads to direct action on Japan as Soviet aid to Chinese Communists grows with proximity and ideological ties.
Five residents from the Wire Elass area will be among 115 graduates at Alabama Polytechnic Institute in Auburn. George Leslie Baxter of Cottonwood and Solomon Monroe Baxter, county superintendent of education, Dothan, will receive Master of Science in Education. Martha Virginia Baker, Dothan, will earn Bachelor of Science in Education. Amelia Nan Keller of Abbeville will receive Bachelor of Science in Science and Literature. Emory Tillman Adams of Chipley, Florida, will receive Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.
Paris AP reports Supreme Headquarters named Maj Gen Lowell W. Rooks as Gen Eisenhower's representative at Flensburg. The appointment marks direct U S involvement in postwar affairs. Rooks commented the United States cannot be merely passive in Chinese affairs without risking an embarrassing position for the nation.
Rooks, deputy assistant chief of staff in operations at SHAEF, was named to command a group at Flensburg known as the Supreme Headquarters Control Party. The party, totaling 18 British and American representatives from Allied land, sea, and air forces, will act as intermediary to control German troops.
Nearly 250 civilians crawled from two tunnel wells behind American lines near Shuri Fortress ending six weeks underground. Interpreters guided them out after men heard voices from the wells. Civilians, natives of Shuri, fled as American attacks began. A woman gave birth to a boy after transfer to camp.
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