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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1944
Page
5
The passage recounts Leigh Hunt’s tale where Abou Ben Adhem asks for the names of those who love the Lord. An angel writes his name as one who loves his fellow men after a divine exchange. The tale ends with Adou’s humility and the revelation that Ben Adhem’s name appears among the blessed. A brief note on home canning methods for green tomatoes follows.
Missing TS action report notes Captain A. Peeples reported missing in action in the European theater. Mrs Peeples, former Mary Bennet, is informed via Panama City. Nearby, Harald and B F Sweet visit Fort Worth then Lafayette, relations in Alabama. Local visits include Cannady, Wyatt, Dickinson, and Malone families with Camp Sequay connections.
Mr and Mrs HW C Ed Edwardn announce the birth of a daughter. The event took place at Te Aurum on the seventh of the month.
The Quartermaster Corps plans to ship old fashioned fried chicken labeled chicken overseas for Army field hospitals near the battle lines. The "beer boned" fowls will be packed to maximize cargo space and ready for Army cooks on arrival as contracts go to American packers with proven performance.
Miss Maryland Watson of Monter valley, Ala., pictured here, is named assistant professor of speech and director of Radio at Alabama College. She holds a B A from Winthrop College and an M A from the University of Michigan. She has taught at Salem College and Bristol Virginia, done radio work, written radio scripts and poetry, and holds the Carnegie Medal for heroism.
Mr and Mrs Nails hosted a family reunion luncheon in Columbia route two to honor their son Tullis on furlough after two years and four months duty in the Pacific war zone. Guests included numerous relatives and friends, with attendees listed by name and relation.
A Fifth Avenue shop partners with the Amer can Theater Wing to produce thousands of children’s garments for Navy families. Since 1939 over 74,000 items have been made including infant sweaters blouses skirts coats and G I Navy gear, crafted by actors producers and staff who sew or supervise piece-work.
Two English girls, Jol and Elizabeth, depart Troy after four years with Mrs Basninezy on College Street. Jol, 34, and Elizabeth, 10, studied at Troy High School and the state teachers college, worshipped at the Methodist Church, and traveled via a British convoy through North Atlantic perils to New York.
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