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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1943
Page
5
A festive scene described includes red and gold decor, glass mantles with candles and berries, a mirror above tables, a decorated punch table, and a large Christmas tree. The setting features candles, lights, and bric a brac as Camp 820th medestran provides music for the event.
At Dothan County Club Sunday evening a rehearsal party honored Miss Caroline Acres and Miss Elizabeth Espy before their upcoming weddings in the Fire Presbyterian Church. Guests included Ensign Charles H. Chapman and Miss Martha Jane Ferm. Decorations featured white and green with daisies roses and all white blossoms. The buffet display used silver and white accents with white candies in novel containers. Attending were Mrs. Acres, Mrs. Jim Acreer, Mrs. W. C. Farmer, Mrs. Henry Michael, Mrs. Faris C. Moody, Miss Correa Jean Haris and Mrs. Charles Cooper.
Mrs. Wiliam Walton and others attended a holiday gaiety with over three hundred guests. Mrs. Alex Hall returned to Anniston after visiting here with her sister and brother-in-law Corporal and Mrs Herbert Johnson. Mrs. Beaty Whiddon and Jana left for Greenville Alabama to attend the funeral of Winston J. Ray, who died Sunday in a Chicago hospital after a long illness.
Mrs C Chapman hosted the Euzelian S S Fourzhan class for its annual Christmas party on North St Andrews. Decorations featured holiday motifs and a devotional by Mrs L D Collier. Sam C Reeves presided as president with plans discussed for the Every Member Campaign. Prizes, games, and a salad course followed the social hour as gifts were distributed among members.
Dorothy Dix argues that happiness depends on personal effort, not tragedy or fortune. She critiques weary domestic life, urges women to craft joy through homemaking choices, attitudes, and perspective, and notes husbands reflect a wife’s viewpoint. The piece urges self-made happiness and mindful domestic delight.
John Keyton hosted a Christmas open house on Cherokee Avenue in Dothan attended by about sixty local young socialites. The event featured holly decor, red candles, and festive centerpieces as family and friends gathered during the holiday season. Guests included Mrs. William Weissinger and others, with attendees traveling from area to celebrate the season. John R. Keyton of Miami, formerly in Dothan, is reported improving after medical treatment, and the host is noted as the father of Dr. John A. Keyton of the city.
Huntingdon College alumnae have entered military service with roles in the Women's Army Corps and Red Cross work. Miss Kethros J. Reveter, formerly a physical education instructor, is now a captain and commanding officer at the Second WAC Training Center in Dayton Beach Florida. Mina Fleten Turner, a noted PE director, has gone to North Africa with the Red Cross. Colonel Burton W. Armstrong Jr arrived from Randolph Field to attend to his ill father.
An unclear OCR fragment mentions Valett and Prissy for Motte with a note about speed and a Miss Mury eight and Bre dot hor. The readable text is too garbled to confirm persons, places, or events.
A fragmented OCR line describes maneuvers and names amid wartime language. The readable portion mentions cheetah like caution and a jest about keeping marching orders. Specific people or places are not clearly identifiable in the legible text.
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