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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1949
Page
11
A garbled poetic fragment references green mornings, winter scenes, snow at feet, and colors of spring and summer. It mentions Marguerite Janvrin Adams and hints at stars, nature, and human impact, though many words are incomprehensible.
Mrs. E. H. Grimsley of Columbia announces the marriage of their daughter Mabel Joeth A. Miller of Tonkawa Oklahoma. The ceremony occurred on the 22nd in a chapel at Guam Headquarters with Chaplain Jenks officiating. Miss Mary Alford and Corporal Wth J. Palmer acted as attendants. The couple reside on Guam and both are civil service employees.
Levonia Irwin was honored at an 81st birthday dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Austin Irwin in Bascom Florida. Attendees included family and friends from Marianna Malone Quincy and Greenwood with mention of Shirley Doak and Mary Clyde Dublin among others. The piece notes an iceberg prediction method and a 8 year annual event.
Hebron home demonstration club met Wednesday afternoon with twelve members present. Miss Cox led the insecticide demonstration, Mrs Thornie Granberry gave a parliamentary quiz and read minutes. Social hour included games and refreshments by the hostess. Visitors attended. Camp Springs club met Friday at Mrs Lora Hollands home with devotional and prayer. Miss Smith spoke on garden and home insects. Frances Bedsole elected farm bureau chairman succeeding Nan Hasty. Sandwiches and iced drinks served to twelve members and one visitor.
Echo P T A met Tuesday night for a program and business session with the largest attendance of the school year. Treasurer Helen Enfinger led reports from committee chairs as the hospitality group outlined plans to raise funds for the new school building. The program featured a one act play Mozart and the Princess performed by piano students including Dot Faust Jimmy Peacock Edward Rhodes Mene Carpenter Danny Enfinger Jane Blankenship Sara Nell Riley Betty Shirley Brantley Manonia Martin and June Brown.
The Chipley Womans Society of Christian Service hosted about 75 women at a buffet supper in the church education building. Guest speakers included Mrs. A. D. Williams district president of Graceville and Mrs. Charles Liddon district secretary of children's work, both of Graceville, plus Mrs. Francis Campbell district secretary of the Wesleyan Service Guild from Marianna. Mrs. Roce Cox led the program. A new electrical control? was noted for speeding oil well drilling by auto adjusting bit pressure, claimed to reach depths of up to 18 000 feet.
Mrs Ijam Godwin Renfrée daughter of Mr and Mrs Benjamin Bas com Godwin became the bride to Frederic Lowell Peavy of Blakely and Lexington Ky at a quiet ceremony Sunday nine o clock at the bride s parents on College street Dr William V Dibble officiating The bride wore a navy blue gabardine suit with navy and white accessories Her corsage had white carnations After the ceremony the couple left for a short trip They will live in Blakely Mrs Peavy s sisters are Mrs A B Morrison of Charlotte N C and Mrs R H Dunlap Jr of Columbus Her only brother is Fred E Godwin of Macon Mr Peavy s parents are Mr and Mrs Ernest Hiram Peavy Sr of Lexington Ky His sisters are Mrs John W Long of Gastonia N C Miss Evelyn Peavy of Chicago Ill and Miss Bess Peavy of Lexington Ky His brothers are Leon Peavy of Norfolk Va Ernest H Peavy Jr of Lumpkin Ga Marion and Marcus Peavy of Chattanooga Tenn and Alton Peavy of Lexington Ky
Blakely special report Mrs F B Martindale entertained members of her bridge club Tuesday at her mother Mrs C P Gay Sr home. White and red valentona decor. high score prize to Mrs R B Durham and Mrs Bernard Herring. Salad course with iced drinks served to eleven guests.
Visitors for the Florida Caverns Park golf tournament were hosted at a buffet luncheon by the Marianna Association at the club house and later at a fish fry at the Caverns administration building. Wives of guest players toured the Caverns in the afternoon with Marianna hostesses.
In Donalsonville the Wesleyan Service Guild met at Mrs. Grady Richardson's home with camellia decor. Mrs. Richardson presided, Mrs. L Clyde Harvard spoke on guild privileges, and Mrs. W E Brigham shared a spiritual message and discussed the Praying Hands painting by Albrecht Durer.
Mr and Mrs B F Turner of Hartford celebrate sixty years of marriage on January 31 They wed in 1889 and have eight children Both remain active in community affairs and have many friends across the Wiregrass Mrs Turner is 75 and Mr Turner turns 90 on June 1
The Women of the Church and Men of the Church at Presbyterian meet nightly to study China, Twident or Dawn, with Rev. J Don Skinner leading devotionals. Lectures cover chapters from the Mission book detailing Chinese needs, history, contemporary life, and church work, amid notes on missionaries during the China situation.
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Stanila Jr. of Slocomb announce the birth of their son Wayne Oscar on December 31. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Creel of Slocomb and Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Stanila of San Antonio Texas.
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