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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1948
Page
5
Poem lines depict swift images of falcon dolphin deer and death with nature as backdrop. The speaker notes a cool day and aging while pondering tears and the mind fleeing with books and gold seeking a single word to break the air.
Graceville resident Mrs. D. D. Cook marked her seventy second birthday with a picnic luncheon at her home. She has twenty two grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren. Guests included N. E. M. Register and son John D. Register of Fadette, Gorday Register of Fadette, Dan Cook, Ela Thomas and family, W. H. Watford and sons Bobby and Herman, Hubert Register and family of Marianna, R. F. Cook and daughters Dianne and Peggy, Marvin Woods and son of Ozark, G. W. Cook of Panama City, Drs. Juanita Tindel and daughter Sherilynn, Jacquelyn Ballicom, Huey Fullerton and daughter, C. H. Watford and family, Sallie Frazier, Donald and Thomas Watford, G. A. Skinner, D. A. Reglater, and R. G. Carswell and family, all of Columbus, Ga.
A July 4 luncheon at the honoree's Shorterville home gathered relatives and friends from nearby towns including Mrs. Willie White Mrs. Edith Weicher of Columbus Ga and many White family members. A Legion Auxiliary meeting is set for Friday at 730 pm at the Recreation Center with Mrs. J M Campbell reporting on the convention. A Bay Springs church sing is planned for July 11 inviting the public, while Mt Carmel church singing Sunday was cancelled with Bay Springs singers joining the Bay Springs event.
Marianna downtown plaza work now under the Business and Professional Women's Club led by Mrs. Mae Peightower. Plan calls for paving, concrete gravel circles, shrubbery planting, and rearrangement of beds, with Miss Blanche Justiss chairing the beautification effort. project expected to continue for several months.
Florence W Murphy hosted a Sunday family picnic luncheon attended by numerous relatives and friends including H D Williams and children Tom Charles Ruth Mack Bobby Elsie W H Smith and daughters Jean Jan Les ter Davis and children Donald Shirley Joe Rickey Lander Curtin Williams Sport Money Abbeville James J Barnes Shorterville Oliver Williams Haleburg CGussie Shores Frederick Gregys and son Freddie Jr Wilma Speigner and children Glenda Donald Maxine Ingram and Eloise Bailey Columbus Ga Thomasville Ga Marianna banner towns listed.
A Sunday birthday picnic at the J. F. Byrd fish pond near Midland City celebrated Mr. J. W. Buckner. Attendees included multiple Midland City families and relatives from Headland and Abbeville, with children and spouses listed.
The vacation Bible school at Immanuel Presbyterian church ends Friday night with a 7 30 p m program by the young students. Certificates will be awarded by Mrs J W Jackson and Mrs J N Dendy to sixty two enrollees. A film showing is set for 7 30 p m Saturday at the church. The church revival closes Sunday with a 3 30 p m service. Mr and Mrs Wilmer Spivey of Miami visit Mr and Mrs C Watford on route two.
Mrs. Margaret Hohl Shelley of Valley Stream New York won 17000 in merchandise on the radio program Hit the Jackpot after a slip of the tongue. She said she was from the west answering a question about Oakland California where she lived nine years ago.
Miss Ann McLain leaves for a several week visit with her sister Mrs William A Helms in Washington. Mrs J M Stallings and Mrs OC Worden attend a gathering in Jackson Mississippi with their sister Mrs CD Brinkley. Miss Nell Nealy of Meridian visits Dothan with her sister and brother in law Claude Bell. Martha Claire McGilvary arrives from Paulmoustham for a visit with Mr and Mrs B OW Pearson and others at their home. The Riley and Brannon families plan a Center Methodist church celebration on Newsville route two. Staff Sergeant J H Halstead and Mrs Halstead and their son John Thomas visit relatives on route two from Beaufort South Carolina.
Members and leaders of the Webb Methodist church Children’s Bible Study class held two outdoor events at Porters Fairyland on Thursday and Saturday. The group enjoyed games fortune telling gypsy costumes contests and an ice course, with Martha Jo Borland winning a prize.
Dothan chapter Number 76 0 EF S will hold an important meeting tonight at eight o clock at the Masonic Temple. Candidates will be initiated.
Mr and Mrs Buddy Hinson of Slocomb announce the birth of their daughter Linda Susan in a local hospital on June 29. The mother is formerly Virginia Purvis.
A large gathering of friends and relatives of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Killingsworth met Sunday for a family reunion luncheon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Killingsworth in Headland. Attendees came from Headland Dothan Cottonwood Slocomb Columbia Ala Columbus Cordele Ga and Hampton Fla.
Maxine Jones, eleven, member of the Taylor 4 H club, has been chosen as Houston County's representative in a talent hunt to appear in the movie The Green Promise. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Jimmy Jones of Dothan route one and previously served as club vice president. Her principal projects are clothing and food preparation.
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