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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1949
Page
4
Grace Nell Crowell in Good Housekeeping presents a devotional verse about gratitude and charitable giving. The speaker pledges to share daily gifts with every brother in need, mentioning shelter, food, clothing, and warmth. The poem expresses thanks for blessings and vows acts of kindness to strangers.
In Donalsonville a luncheon honored bride elect Nancy Elen Parker. Hosts Mrs Earl Wilegon Mrs Ralph Ivey and Mrs Arden Parker plus Mr Mack Fain Sr assisted, with pink and white decor and handpainted place cards bearing guests and Parker family names.
Home Demonstration Club meeting opened with group singing and a demonstration on refinishing pats led by Miss Titian Gux. Refreshments followed during the social hour. Mrs Powers of Golunt aia visited her mother Mrs D Me avy and Miss Billie Davis at Perry while spending ten days with grandparents Mr and Mrs I. A fragmentary notice mentions Red Cross and Wisconsin water safety registration events and other local visits in Perry and Dothan.
A large gathering marked Dewey Calhoun's first birthday with friends and relatives at his home. Attendees listed include Calhoun family members from Pensacola to Bonalsonville and relatives from nearby towns, featuring many named spouses and children.
Betty Fay Stringfellow celebrated her fifth birthday Tuesday at a party hosted by her mother Mrs. F.C. Stringfellow of route 10. Entertainment and refreshments were provided, with a cake bearing five candles. Guests included Judy Calhoun, Vondle Battles, Bobby Jean Jones, Kinney Wayne Givens, Wayne Smith, Edna Bari Battles, Joan Johnson, Jerry Joyner, Howard Carline Tyson, Jennie Pippens, Mrs. Herman Battles, Pauline Johnson, Christine Jones, Mrs. Ivey Givens, Lois Tyson, Mrs. Samm Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Whit Jones, Mrs. Battles, Mrs. Calhoun, Mrs. Graves Kelley, Will Pilcher, and Bobby and Billy Stringfellow.
A string of birth notices lists births in local families with parents from Hughes, Smit, Bauman, Baggett, Taggett, Windham, and others. Newborns include William Patrick, Carolyn Gayle, Jean Blane, Joseph Eatward, Joseph Allen, and a son to Knight. Grandparents and relatives from Graceville, Pensacola, and Milton are noted alongside patient hospital births and early June dates.
Local social notes list numerous visitors and weekend guests to and from Samson and nearby areas. Names include Mrs. Ralph Landingiam, Mrs. Lila Gray, Bruce Lassiter, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wright, Brock Hartwigsen, and many Geohagan and Landingham family members across Samson, Jacksonville, Montgomery, Reese, Evergreen, Darlington, and Enterprise. A San Diego nurse’s pet parrot Baby amuses as a quirky humanlike companion.
A birthday anniversary luncheon was held Sunday at the home of A. L. McGowan and Coy Bruce McGowan. Numerous relatives and friends from Enterprise Hartford Malvern Panama City and Dothan attended, sharing honors with both families amid a buffet meal and chatter about upcoming celebrations.
Mrs. James Walsh of Dallas Texas visiting sister Mrs. Theodore Jackson was feted Tuesday at a Mouston Hotel luncheon by Mrs. Perry Calhoun. Guests included Mrs. Walsh and family, Mrs. Jackson, and local ladies. The group will depart for Dallas after the visit.
A vintage ad fragment touts over 150 pattern designs for all ages and occasions with sizes 12 through 46 and outfits like boleros and dresses. It urges sending 23v per pattern by name and style number, promising charm and wearable fashions for town and country during summer, priced at 25 cents.
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