Local notes and travels in Dothan area
The column records several local movements and visits. Mr and Mrs V C Lokey and son plan a trip to New Orleans to see Robert Lokey at Tulane and attend the Auburn Tulane football game. Mrs John Vincentelli departs for a two week business trip to Chicago and St Louis. Mrs Wilton J Pruitt and daughter Patricia Ann stay with Mrs Mary Baker as Mr Pruitt, an A P I student, returns from Army service. Morris Burkett and son Johnny Morris from Montgomery will visit Mrs B F Burkett for a few days.
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V. C. Lokey
V. C. Lokey, Jr
New Orleans
Robert Lokey
Tulane
John Vincentelli
Chicago
St. Louis
Albert Rush
Mobile
Rhoda Carlisle
Hastings
Fla
Wilton J. Pruitt
Patricia Ann
Roanoke
Ala
Mrs. Morris Burkett
Johnny Morris
Montgomery
B. FL Burkett
Modern wives prefer evening parties over old routines
The piece notes a shift from daytime to evening bridge and social gatherings among women, driven by wartime loneliness, baby-sitter shortages, and husbands staying home. It suggests couples accept shared babysitting roles and two-person leisure like poker nights, marking a change in traditional domestic expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papa
Mama
Pipa
Grandma
George
Papuan Waist Binding Cited as Bride Price Test
Report notes Papuan men of New Guinea binding their waists tightly and never removing the binding to demonstrate they will be good and economical providers as potential husbands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Col Ira Hassler Receives New Command in Atlantic Division
Lt Col Ira E Hassler husband of former Miss Sue Carolyn White of Dothan assigned as assistant plans and policies officer for the Atlantic Division Air Transport Command with HQ at Fort Totten Long Island N Y He served as an A 20 pilot in North Africa flew B 17 missions from Foggia Italy and helped cover the D Day invasion He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with oak leaf clusters among other decorations and returned to service in 1945 after a brief discharge He attended Northeast Missouri State Teachers College and his mother Mrs C F Garrison lives in Long Beach Calif The Hasslers have a seven month old daughter Sue Camille
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Ira E. Hassler
Sue Carolyn White
Dothan
Atlantic Division
Air Transport Command
Fort Totten
Long Island
N. Y
Hassler
Ile
Gulf Coast Training Command
Lawson Field
Fort Benning
French
Morocco
Gibraltar
Casablanca
North African Training Command
North Africa
Constantine
Algeria
France
Hasster
Foggia
Italy
Vienna
Ploesti
Germany
Normandy
States
Davis-Monthan Field
Tuscan
Ariz
Fedala
French Morocco
Colonel Hassler
Northeast Missouri State Teachers College
Army
C. F. Garrison
Long Beach
Calif
Hasslers
Sue Camille
Welfare Department Names New Case Worker Shuey
The Houston County Department of Public Welfare hires Mrs. Alice Smith Shuey of Dothan as case worker. She replaces Mrs. Ann Fortner who resigned due to illness. Shuey is KU social science graduate and formerly worked in Reno County, Hutchinson Kansas. She will start Monday morning.
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Alice Smith Shuey
S. Denton St
Dothan
Hutchinson
Kan
Houston County Department of Public Welfare
C. L. Collins
Shuey
University of Kansas
Reno County Welfare Department
Ann Fortner
Willard Treatment touted for ulcer distress and excess acid relief
Free booklets claim the Willard treatment offers relief from stomach ulcers and symptoms from excess acid with over two million bottles sold. The notice lists drugstores in Dothan and nearby towns advertising the product and trial offer.
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Withard
Winter Exercise Routine Offsets Sedentary Work Effects
The article advises balancing work with exercise to counteract sedentary life. It cites Shirley Sharpe a hostess for American Air Export and Import Company who hikes to the beach or walks to stretch her legs after long flights. Her routine helps chase fatigue and keeps her fit for daily duties and social life.
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Nea
Shirley Sharpe
American Air Export and Import Company
San Juan
P. R
Vana
Miami
Lovely
Shirley
Self-Barbering Gives Wild-Looking Wisps Says Stylist
Hollywood stylist Perc Westmore argues that self barbering can’t produce even results. He notes many girls can craft curls or coifs, but cannot safely cut their own hair. Faulty shaping and stray hairs risk short cuts and bushy re-growth during the growing-out phase.
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NEA
Perc Westmore
Westmore
Funeral for J C Knight Draws Distant Relatives
Yesterday many relatives and out of town guests gathered for the funeral of J C Knight. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Spencer Strig Mrs Cecil P Rice of Ind Mrs B Halms and others from Tuscaloosa Montgomery Headland Enterprise and Blue Springs.
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J.C. Knight
Spencer Strig
Ee Dickerson
Dater
Buteneickei Brundidge
Anga
Newberry
Jackson
Cecil P. Rice
Ind
B. Halms
Bob
Bernardte
Tuscaloosa
Cech
R. C. Kinnaird
Gomery
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Dothan Eagle
Thomas Gray
N. Foster St
ABC
Atol
Li’s Penney’s
Savcy
Hans Fritzsche
Nuernberg House
Col
68Th
Welfare Department
Cash Drug Store
Dothan Drug CO
Harrison & Lisenby
Page Drug Store
Young Drug Co, Inc
Wright Drug Co
Ashford
Cottonwood Drug Co
Cottonwood
Daniel’s Drug Store
Midland City
the Dothan
Federal Reserve
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