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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1943
Page
9
Amity workers end a large scale plant walkout after Navy and government signals push to resume operations. The disruption affected rubber facilities in Akron Buffalo and related plants, with wage and production concerns tied to wartime demand.
Fragmented text reports a memorial service with military honors and a concert by the 134th Infantry, plus a labor strike at rubber and auto plants. It notes War Labor Board wage reconsiderations, union tensions, and remote references to leaders and regions amid a national unity context.
A healthy youngster named Charles Lawrence Weathers son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Weathers of 109 Iroquois Avenue arrived on Christmas Eve and was five days old.
Olivia Ann Bentley Genja, seven months old, daughter of Mr and Mrs Oliver Bentley of 4 S Foster Street. The father is listed as Reging George.
John Hubbard, age two, son of Mr and Mrs John Hubbard of 305 W Woodland Drive, will celebrate his second birthday on October 25. The caption notes he is a happy amiable child shown in a portrait.
A fragmented ad style note describes honey flavored all-bran muffins marketed as sugarless. It mentions mixing with sour blend shortening, beating eggs, combining all-bran with batter and baking at a moderate oven. The text is garbled but centers on a sugar free muffin recipe.
A dense excerpt lists radio programs and performers across a weekly schedule including Fred Warings, Abe Lincoln, Ellery Queen, and the Lone Ranger. It transitions into a wartime tax discussion noting a new check-off system, installments, and payroll deductions for Uncle Sam, with Joe’s paycheck specifics and implications for 1942 through 1945. It preserves era tone and names while summarizing the shift from entertainment to tax policy.
The fragment traces a family at 205 Blackshear Street, detailing Juanita Williams birth day and a long, convoluted calculation of Joe Williams tax for 1943. It shows weekly earnings, Victory Tax deductions, credits for dependents, and projected 1948 earnings with exemptions. The text ends mid calculation, referencing tax rates and credits.
A fragmentary OCR note references an obligation of 191.08 dollars and a required payment of 267 dollars next March. It notes a first installment of 270 dollars postponed tax and mentions a payment to the Treasury next March. The text also cites American tourists spending over 3,000,000,000 annually on vacations and a remark about marriages.
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