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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1944
Page
3
A cryptic collage of lines presents fragmented images of hope and conflict. The text references shepherds, armies, and a sea of holiness, hinting at a chronicler’s meditation on power, faith, and memory amid upheaval.
Mr and Mrs Hughes and numerous relatives and friends gathered Sunday at the Hughes home on Route Five for a barbecue luncheon. Guests included Mr and Mrs Hughes and their children, numerous siblings, in laws, and friends from Brundidge Troy Mobile Headland Geneva Union Springs and Dothan.
Lowell Killingsworth aged eight was surprised at his home by friends including Billy Lancaster Gerald Johnson and Jo Caswell with drinks ice cream and cake served by Mrs Kualhogsworth and Mrs Caswell at 400 Head land Avenue on Tuesday noting a small town birthday gathering.
Dorothy Rol describes a line of fashionable aprons by Elamorous Avandasys ranging from kitchen and gardening styles to hostess party designs. Many are glazed chintz, pistel sateen, or hand painted, offering practical coverage with decorative flair for gifts at this season.
The Alabama State Department of Health reported fox heads testing positive for rabies were received from eight counties between January 1 and November 14, 1944, with Mobile accounting for about half the total. Other counties named include Clarke Washington Coffee Cullman Dale Houston and Monroe. Also noted is Corporal Roy Lancelot Turner earning the Good Conduct Medal while serving in Belgium, and multiple local travel and family notes from Mobile to Dothan and Greenville.
Mr and Mrs Harold D Ca or et announce the birth of a daughter to Mary De avre and a December hospital birth. Warrant Officer C D Sims US Navy and Mrs Sims of Chip Ney Fla report the baby as well. A local hospital records a newborn named Mabel Gilbert of Chip Ney.
Wicksburg Maan School senior class presents its annual comedy Foor Pete's Sake at 7 30 tonight in the school auditorium. Cast includes Sarah Pepperdine Jean Thomley Jasmine Jackson Grace Hickman Cicero Murglethrope David Hagler Peter Pepperdine Bradley Spengner Bull Bradshaw Josh Smith Thorndine Murglethrope Edsel Dowling Mrs Georgiana Clarkston Sybie Scongers Nadine Clarkston Laune Collins Peggy Clarkston Zeta Pate Malvina Potts Vanderah Brackin John Boliver Wilson Stembadge.
The Dothan Recorea tional Center lists daily events for the week including 2 pm coffee, bingo, community singing, quiz program, and ping pong. The Victory Belles meet at 7 30 pm for a business session, with a Tuesday dance and ballroom instruction by Misa Margaret Moore on Wednesday. A Company party for 123rd Evacuation Hospital is set for Thursday evening, bridge instruction Friday, and a closing Saturday open dance with The Southern aurea. Hostess duties are announced for each day by various groups and individuals.
The upcoming marriage unites Miss Dorothy Murphree of Jackson Mississippi and Wesley Calhoun Palmer Jr of Mobile. Miss Murphree, a University of Alabama senior, comes from the Murphree and Boyd families. Mr Palmer, Tulane and Springhill College graduate, studies at University of Virginia medical school. affiliated with Phi Gamma Delta and Phi Chi.
Three Dothan girls Anna Gubb Hal June Fa lard gid Ida tan Neyer of D therm will participate in a college concert at Bis p on Tre Glee Club. The program includes selections from Messe ah with orchestras and pieces like Rovarunde by Stuuaert Marche Mibtere by 51 Saert, Dance of we Hours by Bore and Minuet Suite by Baret. The orchestra is directed by Hareld Ale a and H D LeBaron is director of the Giee Chub.
A list of attendees names appears in the note including Geraldine Taylor as hostess for a party. The draft program hints at a Young Women's Study Club meeting at 230 o clock tomorrow at Mrs Dupree Davis home with Mrs Reennoas May to review the play Kiss and Tell. Charles Whiddon of the U S Army Air Forces stationed at Drew Field in Tampa visited his parents here for the weekend.
A fashion feature details raincoats and rain suits using zinc treated fabrics and Airdex finishes to repel water. It notes dye options like tall color blends, rainbow color schemes, and rust, gold, green accents. Garments include gabardine and wool rayon blends, with coats shown in vivid color palettes and practical water resistance.
Wives of all officers of Manenna Army for Field are invited to a card party at 7 p.m. on Tuesday December 12. The event, led by the Officers Club, supports the Woman Club’s recreational program at Portes daughter Glena Yo and Jy of Moy q pate Be TU rlage ig.
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