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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1947
Page
16
A fragmented OCR item assembles a garbled collage of quotations from figures like Hutchins Fuller Thoreau Crockett Johnson Emerson Hazlitt Gibbon Pope. The readable parts reference distance, exercise, and merit.
Enterprise special report notes the Pierian Club meeting in Hotel Rawls with president Mrs. J J Persse presiding. The program topic Clothes featured talks on art in dress and what constitutes a well dressed woman by Mrs. Huey and textiles selection by Mrs. Proctor. Social hour followed with refreshments served.
Social roundup from Columbia and nearby towns listing Salmagundi Club activities at Mrs. W C Rivenbark’s country home with programs on Music in the Flame and lot of visiting guests from Camilla Auburn Panama City and Miami. W M A circles met with devotions and programs. several residents and visitors announced including Lt Colonel Cory and Mrs Cory on leave and medical and social events. A caution on cleaning glass cooking ware mentions avoid rough scrubbing materials.
About 70 members aged 16 to 24 from Bay Calhoun Washington Jackson and neighboring associations gathered at Chipola Junior College in Marianna for a two day meeting. The program featured registration, meals vesper services mission study sessions recreation and a missionary address followed by a Saturday schedule of watch sessions lectures and a banquet at First Baptist Church. Speakers included Mrs Renfroe and others from Marianna Panama City and surrounding areas.
Miss Sarah Nell Tindal and Ralph Andrews of Enterprise united in marriage at First Baptist Church on Sunday February 16 in a double ring ceremony conducted by Dr. B R Justice. Attendants were Mrs Irving McIntosh and Best Man Mr Irving McIntosh. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Will Tindal and employed at Columbia Peanut Company. the groom, a six year Army veteran, recently discharged. After a Florida wedding trip, they will reside at Edmonds Apartments South Edwards Street.
Devotional leaders included Mrs W A Burns Jan Averiti and Miss Nelle Stokes with other directors from Panama City Lynn Haven and Tallahassee. The guest missionary was Mrs R A Jacobs from China. Text books were sold during the first period as district meeting activities continued with Greenwood Trinity and First Baptist churches coordinating Entertainment.
Jackson County Red Cross issued 141 Home Nursing Course certificates for winter sessions across Grand Ridge Malone Greenwood Graceville Cottondale and Marianna high schools and a colored high school class. Ten Cottondale boys completed training along with adult groups from Trinity Baptist church. Instructor Daisy C Carlisle and chair Alyne Heath led the program. Alvis Cunsbie was at Daytona Beach for weekend motorcycle races.
Twenty boys from Headland Avenue Baptist Church organized a Royal Ambassadors chapter. Officers elected include Bob Zbinden as ambassador in chief and Charles Worthy as first assistant, Norman Williams as second assistant, Billy Gilbert as recorder, with H. C. Yohn as counsellor. Mrs. Hoyt Cook hosted a post meeting wiener roast.
Poetic note urges readers to prepare a garden spot and sow seeds. Encourages daily steady work to nurture blooms that become a blue ribbon prize and treasured flowers.
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