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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1944
Page
8
Fragmentary text discusses budgets, subagencies, and personnel figures with unclear figures. Mentions federal personnel reductions, and a reference to Japanese held territories and an island with 40 000 residents. Includes a stray note on tropical moth wingspan.
The column argues marriage lures youth with happiness and companionship while noting many marry for reasons beyond love. It cites pity as a motive for remaining with mistreated spouses and offers guidance to a widower inflamed by a young woman involved with a married man, urging caution and consideration of his daughter while warning against impulsive marriage plans.
A discussion piece argues against public humiliation of children and calls for private parental discipline. It surveys official and unofficial proposals to abolish or reorganize agencies, listing 720 suggested eliminations. The piece previews a forthcoming study on federal agencies and a wider project by citizen bureaus and committees.
Washington correspondent Peter Edson reports expected federal workforce cuts, potentially 2.998 million per the Civil Service Commission and 3.113 million per Byrd's committee, driven by overtime pay reviews and wartime-to-peacetime agency liquidation plans. Budget Director Smith orders 30 day reports. budget estimates for 1945-46 face war ongoing or ending scenarios.
Fragmented OCR text notes discuss Balty Seal oceans once fresh now salty to cover the continental United States to depths, and Buenos Aires as the largest city south of the equator with about four million residents combined with suburbs. It mentions Java being crowded and in transition.
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