Mercer Host Birthday Dinner At Beulah Street Home
Mr and Mrs G F Mercer hosted a Sunday birthday dinner at their Beulah Street residence for Wesley Ryals and Miss Lillie Mae Monk. Attendees included Odie Ryals and Dot Mercer of Dothan. G L Brannon of Newton. Sarah Blatock of Black. Therie Danjey and Milan Daney of Weatherford. Carl Whiddon and baby of Headland. J B Ryals and family of Newville. and Odis Ryals of Cottonwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. F. Mercer
Beulah Street
Wesley Ryals
Lillie Mae Monk
Odie Ryals
Dot Mercer
Dothan
G. L. Brannon
Newton
Sarah Blatock
Black
Therie Dan Jey
Milan Daney
Weatherford Texas
Carl Whiddon and Baby
Headland
J. B. Ryals
Newville
Odis Ryals
Cottonwood
Their Sleep Like a Shadow by John Robert Quinn
Poem reflects on the dead with imagery of sleep a shadow over earth and fields. Ghosts of geese, barley harvested, and a still lake evoke quiet mortality and a request for release from the shade. The piece ends with a plea for a guiding hand to lift them from darkness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shade
John Robert Quinn
Miss Evelyn Spivey and Dallas Ward Wed in Dothan
The marriage of Miss Mary Evelyn Spivey of Graceville Florida to Dallas Ward of Milton and Pensacola Florida was solemnized in Dothan on April 17. The bride wore navy crepe with white accessories and a corsage of white carnations. Ward is a World War II veteran who served in the Pacific. the couple will reside in Pensacola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Evelyn Spivey
Rose Spivey
Graceville
Fla
Dallas Ward
Milton
Pensacola
Dothan
Rehobeth
Poplar Springs High School
Mr. Ward
M. E. Ward
Allentown
U.S. Army
Franklin Kirkland Wedding Announced
Mr and Mrs Dewey Kirkland announce the marriage of their daughter Eloise Kirkland to James A Franklin. The ceremony occurred March 29 at the home of Rev Albert Davis. The Franklins reside on route four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Kirkland
Eloise Kirkland
James A. Franklin
E. B. Franklin
Albert Davis
Mrs. Franklin
Route Four
Southside Baptist Mission Circles Meet at Members Homes
Southside Circles of the Baptist Woman's Missionary Society held meetings in members’ homes yesterday. Ida Dykes Circle met with Mrs. Coy Brunson. Lena Avery Circle with Mrs. Fay Walden. Macey Givens Circle with Mrs. Ralph Dyke. Attendees included nine, eleven, and twelve regular members respectively plus several new members and six visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southside
Southside Baptist Woman's Missionary Society
Coy Brunson
Ida Dykes
J. B. McCullough
Lee McMichael
Brunson
Fred Dykes
J. S. Warrick
Roy Merritt
Fred Lamb
J. T. Livingston
Panama City
Preston Smith
W. A. Harper
Henry Arnold
Loyd Helms
Inez Amerson
Birth Announced for Mary Virginia Starling
Mr. and Mrs. W FE Starling announce the birth of a daughter Mary Virginia in a local hospital on April 17.
Mrs Pearson Reviews Stewardship Book at W S C S Meeting
Mrs Pearson of Lynn Haven Florida spoke Monday at Foster Street Methodist W S C S special meeting. She reviewed The Christian Motive and Method in Stewardship by Henry Burton Trimble. Morning and afternoon sessions discussed the basic meaning of stewardship and its application to person, home, and church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doom. Pearson
Lynn Haven
Florida
Foster Street
Heard Saxon
George YY. Malone
Lyoncheon
Ward McIntosh Rites Solemnized Quietly in Louisville
Mrs Lula Spivey of Graceville Florida announces the marriage of her daughter Virginia Annette McIntosh of Dothan to Athon Ward son of Mr and Mrs M E Ward of Milton Florida The service occurred in Louisville Kentucky on April 17 Wayne Ward brother of the groom attended The bride wore white sheer wool and matching accessories The bride Mer Ward served three years in the U S Navy in the Pacific The couple now resides temporarily in Buechel Kentucky
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula Spivey
Graceville
Fla
Virginia Annette McIntosh
Dothan
Athon Ward
M. E. Ward
Milton
Louiseville
Wayne Ward
Allentown
Fla. Mer
Ward
U. S. Navy
Buechel, Ky
College Tumblers To Take Part In May Day Festival
The Wesleyan Services Guild held a supper meeting at Foster Street Methodist Church. Mrs. Adger Moore presided and Miss Martha Davie Sapp delivered a devotional on happiness as part of God’s plan. Members present included Miss Jessie Holland and others as plans for the May Day festival were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Newton
Rehobeth
Parent - Teacher Association
Otia McAllister
Albert Martin
W. J. Parker
M. S. Baldwin
Paula Belcher
John Grady Merritt
Kathleen Napier
Wesleyan Services Guild
Foster Street Methodist Church
Adger Moore
Martha Davie Sapp
George Peterman
Brazil
Jessie Holland
Mildred Anthony
Mary Baker
Annie Crete Poenix
R. ©. Byrd
Macon Childa
Leslie Smart
Misa Louise Clendenin
Montgomery
Huntingdon College
Huntingdon
Loretta Dyer
Betty Willis
Physical Education
Willa Sumners
Fayetteville, Tenn
Martha Johns
Atlanta
Claire. Covell
Defuniak Springs
Fla
Ora
Dean Enfinger
Milton
June Langford
Ann Roberds
Villa Rica
Jana Evans
Andalusia
Ginger Hoover
Shelbyville
Tenn
Bernice Richardson
Chatom
Safely Wedekind
Knoxville
Sally Fealner
Selma
Ann Richards
Birmingham
Newville Hosts Birthday Luncheon for W M Boyett and Guests
Mr and Mrs W J Boyett hosted a birthday luncheon at their Newville home honoring W M Boyett of Abbeville Louise Riley of Newville and Bessie Pipkin of Dothan. Attendees included J A Tice and family Benjamin Pipkin A C Tice and children Royce Riley and family John L Riley and Sandra Riley and others from Dothan Abbeville and Newville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Boyett
Newville
W. M. Boyett
Abbeville
Louise Riley
Bessie Pipkin
Dothan
J. A. Tice
Kathleen
Benjamin Pipkin
Ronnie
A.C. Tice
Royce Riley
Lannie
John L. Riley
Sandra
Preschool Preparation lecture by Rose Hill PTA set
Rose Hill Parent Teachers Association will sponsor a lecture on Preschool Preparation at 2 20 p m April 30 at the school. Speakers are Miss Lola Mead ows and Mrs J A Ellis. Mothers of children entering Rose Hill school in the fall are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Hill
Teachers Association
Lola Meadows
J. A. Ellis
Rose Hill School
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van Ditch
N. Foster
West Main
Southern Liquid Gas Co
Evelyn Spivey
Franklin-Kirkland
Russell Kennington
Rehobeth P.T.A
Floyd Forrester
Chicago
Sibylla
Carl Gustaf
Gustaf Adolf of
Sweden
Gustav V
Carl Guntat
Mrs. Pearson
W.S.C.S
R. R. Mouring
Columbus, Ga
J. B. Logue
W. C. Holland
Logue
Holland
Alex Speigner
Louisville, Ky
Guild
D.C. Stringfellow
Louiaville
Josephine Stringfellow
Points
Stringfellow
Helen Walters
Loulaville
EF. A. Childs
Methodist Church
Weales Memorial Church
Mire
Zeca Newberry
Hazea McClellan
Tom Peterson
Abbe
Fas
Houston Dress Shop
Houston Hotel
Ted Carter
J. E. Ziglar
Earl Golha
Sam Goins
Little Rock
Arkansas
Bill Schwalb
W. Fowler
Hannah Meyrovitz
New York City
S. R. May
Andrews Street
Frank J. Mizell, Jr
Johnale B. Chalker
Southern
Bottlers of
Blumberg
Maderia
Saene
Czechoslovakia
Belgium
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