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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1943
Page
6
Soldier James D. Nall, born in the south Pacific theater, sustained a war wound. He was reported slightly fast in January but returned to duty, informing his parent he would be back after August 5, serving with the American forces.
Sergeant Walter F. Sowell from Abbeville and cadet Newton J. Chalk are named among soldiers and students entering training. Chalk arrived at Seymour Johnson Field N C to study officer training and advanced technical courses. Elmore, 20, trains at Duke University under a U S military intel program after attending Alabama Polytechnic Institute. M Brown, 27, arrives for boot training at Great Lakes Mining Station Greet Lakes.
AP report from a bomber base in England details the 20th mission by Sgt Mar Drudge and crew aboard the Flying Fortress Stymie. They fought German fighters at 700 yards, shooting one down, while gunner Sgt Robert Winston and crew described heavy anti air fire. Bombardier Sgt George Guilford noted romantic sights on the return flight and mentioned his wife and baby in Kilgore Texas.
Death notices list Nellie Hall Adams of Cottonwood route one and others including D. Ro Price, Rebecca Pate, Nannie Dunaway, and Robert B. Griggs with ages and locations in Cottonwood Dundee Newton Blo. An officer promotion: Second Lieutenant William Livingston of Enterprise promoted to First Lieutenant in the War Department. Roy B. Golden completes a Specialists course in Aircraft Armament at Lansing, Michigan.
Denzil Napier, listed as delinquent registrant by Houston County Selective Service Board No 2, has been located overseas in the Army. Napier, from Dothan, enlisted in the Navy in October 1942 and discharged the same month. He later joined the Army, was assigned to Camp Lee, transferred to San Antonio, then sent to an embarkation port and has been overseas since May. The board added his name to the delinquent list after not being notified of his Army assignment.
Houston County probate records list marriage licenses for Janet Walla Seymour and Carolina Louise McMay both of Dothan among others. Cadet Charles G. Cherry and Dorothy Jim Taylor of Dothan also, plus several couples from nearby towns, with Staff Sergeant Robert J. Crews and Mary Ruth Culver noted. Private Wiley F. E. Beck is listed at Fort Benning in the Enlisted Motor Mechanics Course.
Mr and Mrs Calvin Chalker of Dethan route two were told by the War Department that Calvin Chalker Jr was reported missing in action in the European theater. Chalker, brother of Foy Chalker and John Chalkes, had been stationed in London with the U S Air Forces, per a last letter to relatives.
Private Eugene Ketly of Hartford and Private Ray Meadows of Dalton Georgia were treated at San Bernardino Army Air Deport hospital California after an Army truck overturned last week. Both soldiers, stationed at Palm Village California, suffered injuries described as non life threatening. Private Ketly is the son of Mr and Mrs D E Kelly of Hartford Connecticut.
A long list of births from Ashford to Dothan and beyond records many newborns and names parents plus places and dates. Notable entries include Larry Jones and Martha Youngblood born September, Sarah Nell Cumbie Stil and James Randall MecCraney, plus many others with hometowns such as Midland City Arlington and Slocomb.
The page lists varied radio program titles and times including Trade Wind and Dance Time segments. It notes AP News at 3:00 PM and Treasury at 2:55 PM, with other entries like Wiregrass Four and Freddy Najel's Orrd appearing in a scrambled listing.
A dense OCR page lists radio programs and times from a wartime schedule featuring The Johnson Family, Rex Stout broadcasts, Sherlock Holmes adventures, The Adventures of the Thin Man, Dare Quips, and various music and variety segments. Mixed into the listings are names like Olga Coclbe, Parker Family, Gene Busters, Abe Leman, and Gabriel Hesttar with segments including dance, orchestra, news, and a late night quiz show. The montage references Navy School of Munir, Great Lakes, and London as locale markers amid era broadcasts and program blocks.
A local theater program lists a dance night featuring the Woamer Spirits and five Bao Orch with a performance by Newe nu Usneme. The event includes live music and a 18 bows reg. categories.
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