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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1945
Page
5
Grace Nell Crowell pens a wartime Easter message urging resilience and faith. The piece blends religious mood with calls for light over darkness, urging proclamations of hope from every lane and hearth to counter fear and despair.
Mrs Owens birthday events and hostesses are reported, with teas and coffee gatherings at 34 South Orange Avenue and 100 Woodland Drive. Guests include Mrs Walter Moon, Mrs A D Carmichael, Mrs Henry Flowers Jr, and others. decorations feature pink and white themes, spring flowers, and a Friday bridge club gathering with high score by Mrs Ayres.
Announcement of the engagement of Joy Hutchings to Ensign William Paul Shealy, US Navy, stationed in Norfolk, Virginia. Joy Hutchings, daughter of Mr and Mrs Hubert Hutchings of Dothan, is a former Dothan High School student and Alabama Polytechnic Institute graduate, active in social clubs. Ensign Shealy, son of Mrs and Mrs Thomas Andrew Shealy of Macon, is a 1941 Auburn graduate and naval officer currently assigned at Norfolk.
The Euresian Sunday School class of the First Baptist Church held a Friday social at Mrs OB Pitman’s home with opening devotional by Mrs Houston Barksdale, games, refreshments, and Easter egg centerpieces. Members present include numerous named members and guests. News items note: Cecil Emett Thomas, Newton, and Seaman Hermon W Taylor with recent military service and travel, plus local visits and holidays.
Miss Dorothy Cannon entertained seventy plus members of the younger social set at a County Club dance on Froey Avenue. Red rosettes and flower caysters decorated the room. hostess wore a blue dress with roses. her mother Mrs Mand Cannon attended with Mrs Jo Lane and chaperones included Mr and Mrs J. P. Casserel Stephenson and J. T Brock.
Miss Wanda Lunsford celebrated her eleventh birthday Friday evening with a dance and piano at the Library attended by more than forty guests. She wore an aqua marquisette party frock with a corsage of sweet peas and purple irises. Punch early, then an embossed birthday cake with rice cream. Attendants included Mrs L J Lunsford, Mrs Ray Ramer, Mrs Hubert Farmer, Miss Theme Johnson and Miss Louie Bruner. Decor featured English don wood, azalea blooms and gladiolus.
Chaplain Emmitt T Carroll of Camp Rucker, a South Pacific veteran with Guadalcanal, Tarawa, New Georgia and Bougainville service, will lead morning and evening services at First Christian Church. A recipient of the Legion of Merit for aiding wounded under fire, he later served at Camp Gruber and helped rejoin at Miami Beach.
Pandora Badge Club, with eight players, played a social card game at Mrs Arthur Malone's home. Mrs JL Muth won the high score after a floral room setup featuring roses and jonquils. Other players included Mrs Frank Covimuton, Mrs Clyde Lov ern, Mrs Hang Hill, Mrs Jerome Spann, Mrs Frank Pridgen, Miss Elza Pridgen, and Mrs JM Stallings. An ice course followed the contest.
The marriage of Miss Phylle Bune Trier daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Tyler of Stanford and Ensign Evans of Columbus Georgia son of the late Evert Evans and Mrs Lewy Evans of Covington and Columbus was wed with Alexander Trepuchenko head of honor. The ceremony took place in Stamford Connecticut with the bride’s brother Donald Tyter as best man. The bride wore a gray satin gown with white accessories and carried white gardenias. Next, Charles Whidden reported an advanced flight for England as part of the Air Force package. Lieut Whidden received his wings at Pecos Texas in September and completed training at Drew Field Tampa Fla. The church service was conducted by the Rev. W Hore. Mrs RZ Galney of cornish was hospitalized for treatment and rest.
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