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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1943
Page
6
A dated prose passage offers reflections on courage and life choices. It presents lines attributed to Amelia Earhart and confucius style wisdom, contrasting bearing others misfortunes with emulating good men and seeking faults in bad men. The handwritten style resembles a clipped notebook of aphorisms.
A luncheon at the home of Mrs. Martha Farmer honored the popular bride with festive Christmas decorations including crimson blossoms and red candies. Guests and family, including Mrs. W. C. Farmer and Mrs. Rawins McIKinney, gathered for the event and shared in the celebration with numerous Miss Martha Farmer relatives attending.
The Might Before Christmas party for service members moves to Christmas Eve at the Dothan Recreation Center. N. C.0 Club and Napier Field Cadet Club sponsor a Field House dance on December 23 with Mal Heltat's Orchestra. Transportation for girl dancers provided. names to Mrs. Play Hall.
Dothan service clubs act as clearing houses for Christmas dinner invitations to soldiers and WACs stationed near the area. Recreation Center and USO urge citizens to host isolated servicemen or women, with contact numbers 2128 and 2255 for arrangements. A Lafayette Street Methodist Church program Everywhere Christmas features a nativity tableau, carols, and a junior choir, with proceeds to an Selma orphanage.
The Christmas Festival of Music will start at 7 00 p m today at Foster Street Methodist Church with candlelight processional hymn O Come All Ye Faithful sung by the combined chorus. Private Alicia McGrey and Sergeant Grace L Lewis of Camp Rucker will perform solo and duet numbers in a program featuring choral selections and special instrument performances under Mrs W S Wilson.
A group of high school girls met Friday evening at Ming Carolyn Warrick's Cottonwood Road home to organize the Stardust Club. Colors chosen are silver and blue, with officers named Miss Judy El Ward president Miss Anita Thompson vice president and Olyn Warrick secretary. Membership includes additional members.
Members of the Youth Fellowship Club of Foster Street Methodist Church enjoyed a Friday eve hay ride and wiener roast. The group met at 7:30 pm at the church and rode to an outdoor scene where torches lit the area and snacks were prepared. Participants included Martha Davie Sapp Christine Blitsios Rilhe Jewel Fletcher Toby Blumberg Barba Rich Chariten Sima Annettel Myers Edward Saxon Karen Wilton Teece Ennis Charles Newton Brock Norton Mulline Terry Nichols and Harvey Yatbrough.
A list of contestants includes Misses Marie Page Celia Calhoun Ida Lou Newton Margaret Hamilton Marjorie May Anita Thompson Carolyne Warrick Judy Enerd and Bery Patterson, detailing participants in an early 20th century pageant or social event.
A brief local plea lists items such as gloves army caps scout suits shoes sneakers skirts hair dos bags for him shirts ties sox kerchiefs sweaters and more. The note solicits donations from readers to help those in need.
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