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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1949
Page
3
Fragmented reader text hints at women's page wedding and birth notices requiring signatures. Includes garbled phrases about signatures, poetry, and a knife imagery line, suggesting damaged OCR from a wedding or obituary section with incomplete details.
Frances Whigham Miss Bruner and Mrs Patts hosted the Baptist Business Women's Circle last evening at the church. Juanita McClellan opened with prayer and scripture, Essie Mae Smitherman presented a program on Christ as the answer to personal need. Attendees included Mrs Ruby Shanks Janie Tranum Sara Gum. A nine dollar collection aided a needy family. ninety three members attended.
A terse, fragmented text mentioning names or titles and a date sequence. The readable portions hint at personal identifiers and possible calendar markers but lack clear events or actions to summarize into a full news item. The fragment preserves ambiguity and little context.
Births announced include Billy Mullen born January 73 to Mr and Mrs Billy Mullen and family. Kael Durwood born January 3 to Mr and Mrs Fred D Douglas. Sue Ann born to Mr and Mrs Max Bryant with grandparents listed. Indian Elaine Bowden born January 7 to Mr and Mrs Edlow Bowden with grandparents named. Also notices of VFW Auxiliary meeting at 8 pm at VFW hall, Sesame Study Club gathering at 3:15 pm at Mrs E G Pitman’s home, and multiple local visits and meetings including club plans, hospital reports, and upcoming programs.
Circles of the First Baptist WMS met in members homes Monday afternoon to study the mission book Cooperating Southern Baptists. Reports show Circle One eight members, Circle Two twelve, Circle Three seven members and two visitors, Circle Four twelve, Circle Five eight with one visitor, Circle Seven attendees, Circle Eight ten, Circle Nine six, Circle Ten twelve with two prayer league members and one new member, Circle Eleven twelve with one new member, Circle Twelve eleven, Circle Fourteen ten with ten members present.
Miss Marie Harris of Pinckard was hostess Friday afternoon for nine members of her bridge club. Guests were seated in a camellia-filled reception room. Camellia corsages were given as favors while her mother Mrs. J W Harris served iced drinks wafers and candy to the guests including Mrs. Go Stevens Mrs R M Brown Mrs Virgil K King Mrs J H Nowell Mrs William Norrell Miss Blanche McKay Mrs Johnny Daniels of Midland City and Mrs R P Clements and Mrs Lance Tompkins of Pinckard.
Mrs Comer Woodall honored at a Tuesday afternoon party hosted by Mrs Ruby Hodges. Seventeen guests attended and brought dainty baby gifts for the honoree. Games filled the afternoon as Mrs Woodall, wife of Rev Comer Woodall, pastor of Napier Field Sylvan Grove and Blackwoods Methodist churches, was recognized.
Mrs. W. M. Robinson of Headland Route One was honored at Curtis Memory Methodist Church Sunday during an 8:8 service as she observed her eighty second birthday. A corsage of white carnations was presented. Janni Cain, Moody Bible class teacher, spoke briefly, and W. B. Sellers, Sunday School superintendent, paid tribute.
The Baptist Young Women's Auxiliary held a supper meeting at First Baptist Church with Miss Betths White presiding and Miss Franke Preston leading the meditation. Speakers Miss Barber Edith and Bertha White, along with Miss Ruby Avant, shared experiences of missionaries in Hawaii and China. New member Betty Bohannon joined as the group closed with the watchword. In the movies, epsom salt crystals are used to make blizzards.
The Columbia Baptist WMU held its quarterly meeting Thursday at Columbia Baptist Church with 224 members from 21 churches. Morning session led by Mrs. Purcell included devotional by Rev. D F Hickman and prayers by Rev. Rice. reports by officers and a birthday offering for the Malone fund. Ebenezer Church won the attendance cup.
Headland Avenue Baptist WAIS held its regular business meeting at the church Monday afternoon. Bible study on Matthew led by Rev. A. D. Zbinden. Members voted to designate the Monday in each month as visitation day for all circles. Prayers led by Mrs. Jack Halli and Mrs. J. H. Campbell. A note on river flow appears at meetings.
Announcement from Mr and Mrs H B Spear of Sebring Florida states their daughter Miss Mary Spear married Rayford E Braxton son of Mr and Mrs S F Braxton Lake Placid Florida formerly Hartford. The ceremony occurred November 6 at Greta Green chapel in Yuma with Rev A M Blackman officiating. Mrs Braxton worked in Sebring General Hospital. the groom served seven years in the U S Navy and is on sea duty. The bride resides with her parents.
Webb Methodist WMS met at Mrs. E. G. Ivey’s home for a program on Working Together to Build a Christian America. Mrs. Dewey Bales directed the Day of Advance, with business session led by Mrs. J. H. Lee, followed by social hour and refreshments. Eighteen members and visitor Annie Ivey attended. Brownie Trees will meet Wednesday at 2 45 p.m. in Dan Snead’s kindergarten room at 514 Dusy Street.
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