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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1951
Page
5
A garbled Widens Page fragment includes wedding and birth notes with signed lines. The text features prayer phrases and scattered references to Mrs Julian Bags and Elisabeth Chester Batg raver, plus stray, unclear verses about guardianship and night.
OBS Officials visit Wiregrass cities for a week of instruction for OES chapters at Headland Abbeville Eufaula Enterprise Elba and Columbia. The group left for Florala. Instructors from Birmingham Tuscaloosa Unip Town Dothan Bleecker Ozark Enterprise led by Hobart Lewis Worthy Patton Cornelia Farr Mary Stevenson Ruth Pitman Minnie Cogdell Laulee Lewin Erin Kelley Jessie Goodson and others.
Members of the Dothan chapter of Business and Professional Women heard Dr. Hallie Farmer, Alabama College professor, discuss civilian defense duties at a dinner meeting at the Dothan Country Club. About 75 guests attended including Mayor James Thrower and Col. H. T. Rawlinson.
Mrs Bily Joe Tolar, formerly Miriam Bule, was honored Saturday at a Pansey bridal shower. White carnations and gladioli adorned the home. 43 guests signed the bride book and offered advice. Gifts were on display and refreshments served by the hostesses.
Enterprise reports on church youth activities directed by youth counsellors. The Sunbeam group led a Mary study with dramatizations and monthly meetings, with offerings going to the Lottie Moon Fund. Members listed include Mrs. Marsh Gaylen McCollough Andy Hayes Rachel Bell and others. activities also highlighted Auxiliary programs and fellowship plans at the Baptist Church parlor.
Susan Greenberg daughter of Mr and Mrs Nathan Greenberg celebrated her sixth birthday with a party at the Dathan Country Club. The event featured a wine taffeta dress a pink carnation corsage a large pink blue cake and six candles. Mrs Frank Pridgen and Mrs Sidney Katz assisted. games and favors wrapped up the afternoon with about sixty guests in attendance.
The Plackard Study Club met at the home of Bire Evans Gis jsendanner with co hostesses Mrs D L Henderson. Guest speaker Mrs Ricard Ramsey of Do than spoke on a Europe trip and the Passion Play with Oberammergau Germany 1950. Sixteen members attended and three visitors joined.
The Scottie Frasier Club held an art program Tuesday afternoon led by Mrs. Wallace Malone on What Is a Masterpiece and Mrs. Hall on current events in art. Mrs. Luther Wilson presided, guests dined among gladioli, and a list of attendees included Mrs. Curtis Adams and Mrs. Mayo Davis of Berry Ga.
Marion Alabama Mrs Betsy Dunning Compton. graduate of Judson 1948. Her husband Cunnies Compton sailed September for a foreign mission field in Brazil. The star honors a student or faculty member who has gone to the mission field from Judson. Betsy was listed in 1946 Who’s Who and active in Jane Jewett Honor Society Baptist Student Union and Judson activities.
Mrs Bill Morehead hosted the Baptist Young Woman's Auxiliary at Napier Field with opening prayers by Mrs Clyde Peterson and a quiz after discussion of religion theories. Amelia Jenkins led the closing prayer. refreshments served by Doris McCord and Barbara Snowden. Upcoming host Mrs Bill Farrell will entertain February 14. Mr. and Mrs. J Z Almand Jr and children Zack and Janice returned from Conyers Georgia. Pie, Jusmy Garner transferred from Keesler Biloxi to Kirkland Air Force Base Albuquerque New Mexico.
Captain and Mrs Thomas Dick Longino announce the birth of a daughter Gloria Ann born January 8 in a Sendai Japan hospital. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Preas Thornton of Dothan and Brigadier General Olin H Longino and Mrs Longino of Bradenton Fla. Captain Longino has served in Japan eighteen months and Mrs Longino joined him about a year ago. Mr and Mrs Rudolph Sewell announce the arrival of a daughter Linda Gat born January 12 in a local hospital. The baby is grand daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Golom and Mr and Mrs L M Sewell of Route Three.
An old advertisement promotes a coordinated Easter ensemble featuring a dress with a scalloped yoke and a matching bolero. It markets pattern No 2087 in sizes 10 through 20, offers pattern barcodes and mailing details, and invites orders for the Fall Winter Fashion Book with patterns for all ages at 25 cents.
The Napier Field Senior 4-H Club met Friday with a sewing demonstration on finishing plackets and sewing zippers. Miss Janet Home led the business session, and refreshments were served by Miss Barbara Brand. Mrs Word and family visited. others, including Mrs Eleanor Murray and Mrs Mildred Cone of Macon, were weekend guests of Mrs Jim Wilson in Atlanta.
Mrs Joiner hosted a party for her daughter Meagan Jackie Anne with cake cream punch and two bunny candles. Guests included Peggy Aljrau Fam Stinton Dottie Dio Neil Sandra Jones Carel Ann Jones Jim Holmes and Eddie Andrews. Doihen chapter 76 OES to meet 7:30 p m at the Masonic Temple. Cass Forest formerly Nattle Driggers visits with her mother Mrs Margaret Snell. Mrs Clark formerly Dothan Chamber of Commerce secretary.
Fragmentary OCR notes identify Meyo Davis of an unspecified area as a speeding driver. Details such as location, date, and outcome are unreadable in the fragment.
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