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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1943
Page
6
Fragmented verse notes a wedding of figures and garden change. Describes brown leaves, spruce cones browning, and mood of despair in a garden scene. Mentions Elizabeth Greenbelt and Thelma Treland with reflective, seasonal imagery.
Mr and Mrs Leonard Cloud announce the marriage of their daughter Barbara Elizabeth Dell to William Earl Gamble son of Mr and Mrs Paul L Gamble. The ceremony occurred at Baysley Florida on September 25. The couple, popular with the younger social set, both attended Benton High School and reside at 3 South Morgan Street.
The Alabama College Glee Club starts a six day tour performing at Baptist churches and military bases including Napier Field, Camp Kubcer, and Selma USO center. Director H D LeBaron leads a roster of 30 singers with engagements in Decatur, Selma, and other locations, plus plans for intercollegiate debate and campus recreation events.
University of Alabama names officers and members for its Madrige Girls Glees Club with Marjorie Woodward as director. Listed are president Marjorie Woodward, vice president Jane Fite, secretary Emme Brown, librarian Beatrice Coaker, pianist Bette Goode, and a lengthy roster of sopranos and altos from cities including Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Montgomery, and beyond.
Mrs Fay Gilley hosted a Sunday luncheon at her home in Slocomb to celebrate her father Madison Peters of Vicksburg turning fifty three. Attendees included families from Hartford Slocomb Newton Ashford and nearby towns, with many relatives present. A separate note states Staff Sergeant Lloyd Hugnas earned the Army Good Conduct Medal at Camp Horn Arizona, wife Mildred Seymour of Dothan living with his parents in Oregon, and a stray line about western Indian scalp practices.
Dorothy Dix laments husbands’ unrealistic demands and shows a married man’s view of wife duties. The piece argues wives must be endlessly beautiful thrifty and tireless in child care while pleasing and entertaining, undercutting women’s autonomy and spurring divorce in many cases.
Camp Rucker WAC Detachment is among the most popular and best educated units. A survey shows nearly two thirds have completed high school and some business or night study, with others holding college degrees and masters in sociology and political science. Many have taken advanced courses in meteorology radio diesel operation and accounting. less than four percent lack two years of high school. Judy Gall Davis visits Pename City with grandparents. Clyde Smith and son Tommy visit Brundidge. Dothan Garden Club meets at 1000 am tomorrow at Mrs Anthony's apartments to hear a roses program by Mrs J W Hamilton and Mr G S Lewis.
Radio listings show a Tuesday program slate on WAGF with multiple blocks including Musical Glock Coffee Club AP News A tS South American Way Devotional and Todd you. The sequence features varied interludes AP News hour blocks, army and war news, dance time, variety shows, and sports reviews.
Mr and Mrs J T Kelley of Birmingham announce the birth of daughter Linda Jean at a local hospital in December. Parents note the addition to the family and thank healthcare staff for their care.
Fort Oglethorpe sees recruits and relatives of the Robinson and Carpenter families join the Women’s Army Corps at the Third WAC Training Center. Pvt Muriel A Carpenter and Pvt Lawis B Carpenter, twins from Rochester, N Y, both serve in the U S Army with Muriel in the WAC and Lawis in the Army Signal Corps. Pvt Gertrude Molter of Brooklyn, formerly a Russian ballet dancer, trains at the Third WAC Center while expanding military skills. Private M Vosburgh of Staten Island, N Y has joined the WAC and is undergoing basic training.
Meng Comer reports Woodrow w Bier Weber received a fifteenth day gallantry award in World War I and a Croix de Guerre. The piece notes his wife and young daughter, a 5 member family, ambulance duty, and relocation from Omark to James Street 198g James Street.
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