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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1948
Page
9
Life and Time in Immortal Day as Measured by Love
A mixed page note quotes poetry on life, time, and love by Roger MacPherson and Thomas Huxley, then shifts to a Junior Music Club notice. It states the club meets 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the Recreation Center with vocal solo by Miss Terry Blumberg and piano by Miss Juleann Flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger MacPherson
Terry Blumberg
Juleann Flowers
Mrs H L Whatley Hosts Class Social Meeting
The Winsome Sunday School Class met at Mrs. H L Whatley’s Windsor Court home with Mrs. Earl Carmichael as co host. After prayers and a Bible study from Hebrews 11 12 the group finalized the year’s hostess list and car committees. A love offering of 5 49 was collected and a gift shower honored Mrs. Earl Carmichael. Refreshments followed for numerous members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Whatley
Windsor Court
Earl Carmichael
L. K. Gunter
A. D. Zbinden
Robert Hall
Bill Ward
Buster Cutts
Cecil Bell
Curtis Hardy
Howard J. Ryals
H. O. Hale
Ward Johnson
John Sullivan
Lavern Brown
Johnny LaCarter
Paul Lee
J. C. Glaze
J. W. Armstrong
Horace Whatley
Barbara Cutts
Class Entertained At Valentine Fete
Pleasant Hill church Young People's Sunday School class held a Valentine social Saturday at the church with games and light refreshments for members Grace Killingsworth Louise Peacock Opal Peacock Joan Hidle Kate Fondren Late Wright Betty Harrison Jacqueline Hagler Dorothy Grace Morris Roy Peacock Eddie Peacock Paul Campbell John Coe Lewis Gene Bottoms James Coe Buddy Skinner Harold Gene Peacock Walter Earl Bush Travis Raley David HIdle Delmus Smith Glenn Bolin Charlie Bell Martin Hidle Raymond Morris Willie Hall Ernest Gsisentinc
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill Church
Grace Killingsworth
Louise Peacock
Opal Peacock
Joan Hidle
Kate Fondren
Late Wright
Betty Harrison
Jacqueline Hagler
Dorothy Grace
Morris Roy Peacock
Eddie Peacock
Paul Campbell
John Coe
Lewis Gene Bottoms
James Coe
Buddy Skinner
Harold Gene Peacock
Walter Earl Bush
Travis Raley
David Hidle
Delmus Smith
Glenn Bolin
Charlie Bell
Martin Hidle
Raymond Morris
Willie Hall
Ernest Gsisentinc
Mrs John C Howell Hosts Bridge Party
Mrs John C Howell Jr entertained her bridge club at her Westmont Drive home. Spring flowers decorated the game room as players including Mrs Clark Rudder and Mrs Maston O Neal competed for high score prizes with Mrs Rudder and Mrs O Neal winning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Howell, Jr
Bridge Club
West Westmont Drive
Clark Rudder
E. M. Wells, Jr
O. E. Lucas
W. F. Martin, Jr
Maston O'Neal
Lawrence Coe
Joe McKinney
Roy Bullock
Rudder
O'Neal
Martin
Baptist Leader Here For R A Conference
Robert Wooddy state secretary for the Royal Ambassadors visits Dotgn for a two day conference with Colum bia Baptist Association leaders. Opening meeting at Headland Avenue Baptist church. tonight closes. Wooddy explains Royal Ambassadors program fourfold aim and boy focused work. W M A presidents directors RA counselors and fathers invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Wooddy
Royal Ambassadors
Dotgn
Columbia Baptist Association
Headland Avenue Baptist Church
Wooddy
R. A
Moody Nurses Meet For Monthly Social
Members of the Moody Hospital Alumnae association met Wednesday evening at the nurses' home with Miss Evelyn Coker and several hostesses. Mrs Milton Newton presided as bingo and social games followed a salad course. Attendees included Miss Annie Wise Mrs James Berry Mrs Mixon Cooper Mrs Robert Morris Miss Kate Belcher Miss Irene Justice Mrs Milton Newter Mrs Ernest Dean Miss Mildred Burns Mrs Frances Box Miss Matilda Pearce Miss Geraldine Woodham Mrs Frances Hopes Mr Napoleon Aznar Mrs Ross Mullins Mrs C R Pope Mrs Ben Thomley Mrs Melvin Adams Mrs Herbert Wilson Miss Jimmie Williamson and Mrs John Bruner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moody Hospital
Evelyn Coker
Mare
Lena Cotton
James Goodman
Milton Newton
Annie Wise
James Berry
Mixon Cooper
Robert Morris
Kate Belcher
Irene Justice
Milton Newter
Ernest Dean
Mildred Burns
Frances Box
Matilda Pearce
Geraldine Woodham
Frances Hopes
Napoleon Aznar
Ross Mullins
C. R. Pope
Ben Thomley
Melvin’ Adams
Herbert Wilson
Jimmie Williamson
John Bruner
Home Clubs Demonstrate Cooking Short-Cuts Across Meetings
Mrs. Albert Williams hosted the Williams Home Demonstration Club with a program on Cooking Short-Cuts led by Miss Betty Hamilton, including devotional messages and committee reports. Refreshments followed. The New Providence Home club then demonstrated Cooking Short-Cuts at Mrs. J. L. Merritt’s home with Mrs. Sarah Nell Phillips directing, presided by Mrs. Cora Atwell and meditation by Mrs. John Clark, serving ten members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Williams
Williams Home Demonstration Club
Betty Hamilton
New Providence
J. L. Merritt
Sarah Nell Phillips
Cora Atwell
John Clark
Founders Day Observed At Enterprise PTA Meeting
Founders Day events were held by the Enterprise Parent-Teacher Unit with a pajama clad second grade group leading a candle ceremony. A nominating committee chaired by Mrs. J A Huey prepared officers for the coming year and reported at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell Hagood
B. R. Justice
Hartford News Notes Civil Society Gatherings in Hartford
February meetings of the Hartford Lanier chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy were hosted at Mrs. C F Davis home with Mrs John Reagan assisting. A program on Southern Poets was led by Mrs B H Boyd, while ritual and business were conducted by president Mrs Adolphus Chauncy. Social refreshments followed. Also noted: a three course W A dinner at Mrs R S Ward's home with Valentine motifs and a long guest list. Guests included clergy, local residents, and visitors from Montgomery and Miami. Further items mention Mr and Mrs Georgie Stowers visiting, Mrs Jess Riley undergoing hospital treatment, and a reception planned for a 50th wedding anniversary at the Shealy home with Alabama University students in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Dlltford Lanier
United Daughters of the Confederacy
C. F. Davis
John Reagan
B. H. Boyd
J. W. Hatcher
J. H. Radford
Ardella Pelham
P. D. Commander
B. H. Windham
R. S. Ward
J. P. Thompson
A. Chaney
Allen Childs
W. S. Helms
W. M. Lanier
Phil Fordyce
Miami
Fla
Adolphus Chauncy
W.A
Hartford Baptist Church
R. S Ward
John Jeffers
W. T. Tindell
Lottie Lee Brock
Marion Holmes
Beth McCarmick
Ivalene Myers
Marie Kinsav
Christine Cotton
Cathrine Orr
Louise Guilford
Sue Folsom
Catherine Stubbs
Maxine Stephens
Beryl Mercer
Boyd Whitehead
James Holland
Bill Murry
Sidney Ward
A. L. Hawley
Georgie Stowers
Montgomery
Clay Alford
Jess Riley
Iboan A Rethan Hospital
John Davis
Selma
Joan Davis, Jr
John Phillip Shealy
University of Alabama
James Shealy
Linda Shealy
Anne Thomas
Birmingham
J. P. Shealy
D. W. Shealy
Elmer: Baccus
Methodist Missionary Society
Gil Morris
W. O. Pridgen
D. H. Morris
W. G. Paul
Mrs Bersie Mercer Dies Near Newton At 55
Headland special report states funeral services were set for 2 pm at the old Bethel Church near Newton for Mrs. Bersie Mercer of Newton route two who died in a Dothan hospital after a brief illness. Rev. Benton of Newton to officiate with Viendiand Mortuary handling burial in the church cemetery. She is survived by Alto Mercer her husband Willie J Mercer a brother Aaron Atkins a sister Mrs Anna Hawks three daughters Vergie Messick Ollie Station Lorine Mercer and several grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Bethel Church
Newton
Bersie Mercer
Dothan
Benton of
Viendiand Mortuary
Alto Mercer
Willie J. Mercer
Aaron Atkins
Anna Hawks
Vergie Messick
Ollie Station
Elba
Lorine Mercer
Six State VA Offices Are Ordered Closed
Alabama Veterans Administration offices in Andalusia Anniston Florence Gadsden Huntsville and Selma will close in March as part of a reduction in non medical personnel Regional Manager Harley A Smith said. Closed offices staff will compete with others in comparable VA work for retention under Civil Service rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Veterans Administration
Alabama
Harley A. Smith
Andalusia
Anniston
Florence
Gadsden
Huntsville
Selina
Smith
Civil Service Commission
Henry County Negro Bitten By Mad Fox
A Henry County resident near Abbeville was severely bitten by a fox this week and is receiving pasteurization treatment after the Henry County health officer and Do Than Branch laboratory officials confirmed the animal was rabid. The fox head was sent to the Abbeville area for examination by Wade Searcy, inspector for Henry County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry County
Abbeville
Dothan
de Negro
Wade Searcy
Henry
Floyd
Broadway Star Worries Feet Halt Night Out With Bobby
In a light tone piece, the article recounts actress and actor talk about social plans and fatigue. It notes Robert Young nicknamed “The Sultan” with a sprawling household including ten people and staff. It mentions his daughter Barbara writing a fan letter to Van Johnson and a playful glimpse into family life and work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
Young
Nick
Sultan
Betty
Gardner
Barbara
van Johnson
Johnson
Robert Young
Unclear text fragment with names and events
A damaged OCR fragment mentions Muss Helen Hutchings visiting Atlanta as a guest of Miss Kay Ward alongside scattered references to people and events. Details are incomplete and inconsistently formatted across the snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muss
Helen Hutchings
Atlanta
Kay Ward
Benjamin Franklin Town Names in U S Post Offices
About 30 towns in the United States have post offices named after Benjamin Franklin. The named locales reflect his enduring national legacy in postal history and civic memorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Benjamin Franklin
Arrival of gon Je Tr adds to theater talent in U S
The announcement notes the arrival of gon Je Tr and estimates about 3500 value ville performers in theater across the United States, highlighting growing numbers in the national scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Retonga credited with life saving improvement by farmer
Thomley, a Route 2 Dothan Alabama farmer and longtime local, credits Retonga with restoring appetite and strength after severe digestive distress. He reports relief from stomach heaviness, improved sleep, and ability to work full days. Adv mentions Retonga relieves digestive juice flow issues, loss of appetite, vitamin B-1 deficiency, and constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retonga
Mr. Thomley
Dothan
Ala
Cash Drug Store
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Robert
Con
Ps & Rence
Ac Film
Yaliernow
Starlady
Thomas Huxley
I.C.S
I.C.S. Limited
International Correspondence Schools
Scranton
Gr — Plumbing —Saleemanabip
St. & No. City
Tom
P.me
Daniel S. Percival Parker
Florida
Valentine Fete
N. Foster St
Cypress
West Bay, Florida
J. C. Howell
Bridge
Moody
W. D. Malone
Enterprise Road
Dothan Country Club
Cherokee Garden Club
Martha Ann Grace
Mary Ann Donaldson
Shirley Shivers
Sylvia Lindsey
Betty Joyce Baker
Margaret Joy Reynolds
Patsy Taylor
Edward Mullins
Edward Justice
John William Graham
Tommy Graham
Joe Knight
Billy Fred Grimes
Alfonzo Sasser
J. J. Faulk
William Kletzer
Portland
Oregon
Ben Hildreth
Guy Dyar
J. L. Morgan
Jack Harrison
J. 8. du Boise
Dee James
New
J. F. Collins
The
Columbia Association
Dewey Sellers
John T. Messenl
Bernie
Thorson, Ga
McNeill
W. C. King
Woodland Drive
Near
Drug Brace + Stutts Laboratories
Pigrense
Alsber.a
VA News
Stude
Mildred Thompson
Bill Morris
D. H. Morris, Jr
D. H. Ward
Pierce Andrew
Co. L. Pittman
Aubrey Skipper
Reginald Hatcher
George Caulleteau
George Cailleteau
Marion Mulkey
Sarah Register
Louise Gilstrap
Karol Latimer
Capua Jones
Unser
Mousa
Veterans OF Foreign Wars
Auburn Mall
Rome Nels
Bern
Coo. Nal
C.lurbia
J. W. Griffis
C . Williams
Columbia
Jerome
Perfection Blind & Screen Co
1St Ave
Spann
Hardware Company
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