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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1946
Page
13
Local residents recall decades of change around Camp Rucker near Daleville as rumors of conversion to a permanent army post or use for universal military training circulate. Residents describe past bustle, housing shortages, and gambling that followed construction, with no clear fate yet for the former camp.
Morris Morris, lifelong Daleville resident and former mercantile owner, now helps run a lumber yard. He recalls haying the camp brought constant activity and many visitors, with no one who didn t live there fully grasping the pace as people hunted for housing and soldiers.
In the boom era Dr. M A McGhee was Daleville’s lone physician serving civilians workers and injuries from the rush. He recalls working long hours with limited help and delivering many babies while all along staying tied to his regular duties. He is a 29 year veteran, from Eufaula, who previously practiced in Hartford.
Principal A. M. Glover recalls Daleville consolidated school dropping enrollment from over 500 to about 210 as Camp Rucker drew families away and others arrived with soldiers and civilian workers. He notes heavy wartime turnover and that the school now serves children from many states while Glover also serves as a Baptist preacher and occasional pastor for Methodists.
Professor McLeod recalls Daleville as the area’s earliest town with roots tracing to 1830 and possibly 1819, noting the county seat moved from Daleville to Newton and then Ozark. He cites Geneva, Coffee, and Houston counties as once part of Dale County and mentions the courthouse’s relocations and Confederate era conscription. McLeod, retired teacher nicknamed Professor, earned a B S from Lebanon College.
A B Mcleod, a long time Daleville resident and former Daleville superintendent, recalls town history and education legacy. The interview highlights his forty years as a schoolteacher and his service to Dale County education.
Danley Johnson introduces American Trend furniture designed for small modern houses and apartments. Created by Kroehler, showcased at the Summer Furniture Market in Chicago, the line uses California hand blocked fabrics and emphasizes interchangeable pieces, a divide sectional sofa, a small chair, and a two piece suite aimed at new and experienced homemakers.
Guam Girl Scout groups face difficulties passing housekeeping tests for our boarding house homemaking badges due to a wartime lifestyle that kept household tasks scarce. Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scout movement in the United States, was born on October 31, 1860.
The obituary notes she died January 17, 1927 after dedicating the last fifteen years of her life to organizing and establishing Girl Scouting in the country. A detail mentions a hot dry room with water on the floor behind the piano to keep the sounding boards from drying and cracking.
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