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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1946
Page
5
A fragmented antique poem page reflects on love and memory with lines about earth, growth, and a distant beloved. It blends nature imagery with meditations on time and fate, ending with the notion that thoughts of the loved one make life dearer and love truer. The piece cites Anderson Seruges and hints at anonymous authorship.
Hartford Lion's Club met in regular session with President J. T. Holman. They reported progress on attracting new industries to Hartford and discussed forming Geneva County Baseball Club with Samson and Geneva. The club voted to sponsor the March of Dimes campaign in Hartford and hosted a dinner after the meeting.
The Marianna Junior Woman's Club met Friday with Mrs. Milton Moorehead presiding. Edgar Mohr of Pensacola spoke on U S Public Health Service work in marginal areas, shown with pictures, plus a Walt Disney mosquito control film. Mohr's Florida outreach spans twenty three counties. Hostesses served salad and hot coffee.
Pauline Peel has been elected president of the Jackson County chapter of Social Workers for 1946 at a luncheon meeting in Maryanna. Alyne C Heath becomes vice president and W D Clifford secretary treasurer. Retiring president Miss Betty Cumbie will pass duties, while the new president will name appointive officers at February meeting.
Birth notices from Columbus and Newton Georgia report Susan Diana born January 9 to Mr. and Mrs Eddie Jones formerly Gewell Sowell. Danny Ray born to Pie and Mrs Lawrence Cox of Newton. Scarlet June born January 8 to Mr. and Mrs Earnest Williams of Tampa. Gary ad born January 16 to Mr. and Mrs Floyd Marsh.
The Columbia W M U Association will meet January 24 at the First Baptist Church in Columbia. Mrs Graves Knowles, superintendent, has announced principal speakers Rev and Mrs Fay Askew, missionaries on furlough from Argentina. Others to take part include Miss Jimmie Woods of Dothan and Mrs R S Marshall, secretary of the Alabama W M A, with Rev C M Agee of Ashford also on the program.
Graceville social group hosts a morning coffee for Miss Margaret Patterson of Graceville Florida on the eve of her marriage to Stanton Walker of Gainesville Florida. Pink and green decorations, carnations, irises and snapdragons adorn the home. A Madeira cloth table center displays pink carnations and ferns. Guests include Mrs Robert McRae and several Graceville residents. The afternoon features a bridge gathering with high score awarded to Mrs Hanahan. Several Dotham residents attend the Walker Patterson wedding in Graceville.
A memorial service and christening are planned at Foster Street Methodist Church featuring the baptism of sixteen babies and the rededication of ten others. The service includes a font unveiling by Thomas West and a consecration with musical numbers and a violin solo.
E. K. Wilson, Mrs. Carl Sherouse, Mrs. Morris Garner, Mrs. Perry Calhoun, Miss Elza Pridgen, Mr. Jack Howater, Mrs. Frank Kuhn, and Mrs. James Tindell are named in a public invitation. The public is cordially invited to attend the service.
A Valentine party hosted by Mr and Mrs Grade Laern and Mr and Mrs Jerome Spann at the Country Club drew over a hundred guests. Red and white decor with candles and roses created a romantic setting as couples arrived and mingled. Mrs Lovers wore pink chiffon while Mrs Spann wore white satin. corsages of white gardenias complemented their attire.
The evening service includes Prayer by Godard for offertory and Sweet Teles by Adams led by the junior choir. Mrs Ollie B Powell, Mrs Donald W Mesias and Mic Barry Patterson are noted. plan mentions a visit to Jacksonville, Florida.
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