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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1943
Page
9
A short poem by William Theratos expressing longing for a simple plot of earth and open sky. The speaker prefers nature’s quiet grandeur over wealth and fame, finding peace in trees mountains sea and night sky.
Enterprise special notes Miss Selwine Free of Zion Chapel and Budd Brysce of Exterprise were wingers in the club contest. Winners from the era elimination included five boys: Budd Bryson EntErprise Dexaby Lowery Zion Chapel Andrew Johnson Jr Da Mascus Jeff Martin Mr Pleas ant and Jerry Helms. Two winners from the county will advance to the district contest in the fall.
Abbeville to host a Sunday afternoon program at six at the Methodist Church in Headland. The event features Mrs Loren Hartwick and Mrs Hudgeson presenting organ and piano duets by two Abbeville artists, noted in local music circles. Mrs Perry Calhoun returns home tonight after a three week visit with relatives in North Carolina.
Mr and Mrs FE V Sheen announce the birth of their son William Harold on August 15 at a local hospital.
Mra J C Hardy and Miss Betty Seymour visit relatives in Gainesville Alabama for several days. Mrs HB Burdeshaw returns from Montgomery where she stayed with Stewart Foshee and was joined by Mrs Bugne Bragg Smith of Dallas and Mrs John Fisher of Columbus to visit their brother Foshee. Mrs Linton Warren and her son visit Cartersville Georgia with her sister and brothers in law Alt and Mrs Turley Warheh. Philip and Steadman Shealy left for a three week vacation at Ridgecrest North Carolina. Mrs H C Faulkner and her son Larry spend two weeks at Hotel Elder Indian Springs Georgia.
Mrs Ernest HL Schaper hosted a dancing class costume party Monday evening at the high school auditorium with multi color crepe decorations. Prizes went to Miss Joanne Hildreth for best costume and Lloyd Hildreth for the barefoot boy costume as guests and entertainers attended.
The Womens Missionary Society of Fass Baptist Church met in multiple circles in Enterprise on Monday afternoon. Several circles including Sarah Mosley and Alice Cox met with their hosts, sharing devotional led by various members and studying the new book A Guide to Community Masons. Collecting for Jewish refugees, seven members attended the Sarah Mosley Circle and similar sessions occurred across other circles with presiding members guiding prayers and studies.
Enterprise special report notes Coffee County 4-H members have fattened calves for stock shows with fifteen calves placed over two to three weeks. Listed are the buyers including Charty Colley Lowery Zion Chapel, Bobby Arrington Mr Pleasant, Flow lera Snellziove Enon, Altus Davis Fairview, Harold Duoass Bluff Springs, Wasses Watson Beth ant, Mary Alice Wyat Ison Bethans, Dens by Lowers Zion C capel, Jin y Tenberlin Fenterprise, and Robert Wise Fairs waew, with one or two calves each.
Judge Tan announced probation hearings in pending cases before Circuit Clerk Roy O Hill. Bernice Kelly, convicted in Houston Court on vagrancy, requested a probation hearing set for Wednesday August 25. Wide Mae Jackson, convicted of a similar offense, applied for probation with a hearing set for Monday August 23.
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