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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1944
Page
10
Partial readable fragment mentions a Maj man tied to a financial or port authority event. Readable entities include a person and a location near a pier. Details are incomplete but indicate a formal or official context involving the harbor.
Women workers in shifts X ray every grain of rocket powder at Sunflower Ordnance Works near Lawrence Kansas to ensure perfection. Each grain is marked, photographed, and stored in a lead box as X rays illuminate the film. The process, kept secret, aims to prevent uneven burning and premature explosions.
Dorothy Dix argues that the ideal of a fifty fifty marriage is rare and that most unions are imbalanced deals. She notes both sexes share selfishness, laments the unequal division of labor, and urges husbands to share housework and domestic duties, praising capable working wives and calling for fairness rather than excuses.
The Houston County Probate office issued several marriage licenses in the past week. Names include Horace Covington of Dothan with Gladys Guiford, Nora Garretson of Rochester with Earl Lorertz, Ida Lou Voges of Little Rock with Nelson Willey, Grace Kelly of Anderson with Oscar Cole, Lillian Hale Ferguson of Dothan with Manley Johnson, Opal Blackman of Elba with Eule Enfinger, Berlyn Crawford of Webb with Grady McNeill, Barbara Haswell of Circleville with John Mogan, Roberta Ogleiree of Ashford route two with Joseph Miller, Kathleen Battle of Dothan with Marcus Scott of Dallas, and others from Dothan and surrounding areas.
Staff Sergeant Guy Waller, son of Ashford residents Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Waller, has arrived in New Guinea after two years in service with training at Miami. Relatives report his safe arrival and note his readiness for duty.
A young Australian woman recalls life in the United States, describing travel from Melbourne to Washington and experiences at a War Department center. She notes limited petrol for car use, clothing coupon shortages shaping dress choices, and simple living conditions with basic meals and lean wardrobes. The piece ends with scattered observations on local wildlife and coastal geology.
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