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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1950
Page
2
A fragmented passage recalls the old year’s close and the solemn toll of bells, with Charles Lamb quoted on farewell and reflection. It then shifts to notes on the Holstein-Friesian cattle breed, described as valued for two millennia per the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
A new process creates insulating building boards from wheat straw. The invention aims to compete with bagasse and wood pulp as raw materials for insulation boards.
Readers are urged to order patterns by mail from The Dothan Eagle office. The ad promises a large catalog of over 150 styles including family designs and mature options. It highlights pattern styles, sizes, and pricing, inviting rapid orders and mentions a fashion book as aid to sewers.
Miss Sallie O’Neal daughter of Mr and Mrs Max Lamar O’Neal of Ozark wed James Johnson Sollie son of Mrs Mike Sollie Jr and the late Mr Sollie at Ozark Baptist Church on December 2 in a double ring ceremony. The ceremony featured elaborate chancel decor and readings by Rev Charles H Landers and Dr Dow P Slaughter. Afterward a reception at 130 Broad Street honored the couple before a Florida honeymoon and future home in Monroeville.
Local readers learn of numerous holiday visits and departures. Cpl James W Baxter left for Miko Japan after Christmas with his parents Mr and Mrs Woods Baxter. Residents report relatives from Birmingham Clayton and Brundidge visiting, plus friends in Cadiz and Miami.
Mise Batty Merle Powell and Chaphin Raymond Sammons were married in a candlelit ceremony at the bride’s home on Friday December 23. The Rev. Collins officiated the single ring rite as pink gladioli, smilax, and tall tapers graced the altar. A reception followed, then the couple departed for a wedding trip to Silver Springs and Tampa Florida. The groom, a June API graduate, works with the Herald Observer in Slocomb and plan to reside there. the bride is the daughter of Mya J. H. Powell Route Two.
Holiday guests include Mrs. Curta Belle aut, Drs. Alf Palcher of eddy Texas, Mize J. L. Reynolds and Dr. Reynald, Clara Belle McLean of Birmingham, Mrs. Fred H McLean, Col. and Mrs. Franklin Strickland, Zaron Bessant and children of Maxwell Field, Mrs. W. R. Strickland, M. G. Rush and son Jimmy of Selma, Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Reynolda, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rosa, and others visiting relatives in Birmingham.
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