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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1934
Page
5
Dreamer Wales narrates a vision of distant pageantry as exotic sights and gold robes flash in a traveler’s dream. The item shifts to a travel tour advert: ARTY WILL LEAVE FOR CHICAGO AUGUST 7TH the Christian Adventure Tour to the World's Fair.
Calendar notes show WMU Circles of Headland Avenue Baptist meeting Monday at 3 39 pm with five circles named. The Woman's Missionary Unions meet at 4 pm. Rainbow Girls gather at 8 pm at the Masonic Temple with Margaret Jones and Nettie Clyde Rudd in leadership. Dothan Country Club hosts a Saturday night dance July 21 from 9 50 to 12. Several residents and visitors are listed as weekend guests or recent visitors.
The Hilton twins Violet and Daisy, born in England and long in show business, sue foster parents for freedom and pursue marriage licenses in New York and New Jersey while facing opposition to motherhood and spousal plans. Daisy hopes for England or New York suitors and legal battles over their wealth and status.
Doris Howard returns home from the three day Brannon Stand 4-H club camp at Kelly Springs with wins as best marksman and beat all around girl. Other victors include Best archer Sarah Southerland Best camper Elizabeth Kelly Best swimmer Frances Howard friendliest Thelma Pure most talented Tommie Aman.
In a bold broadcast Hitler pledges forceful action to restore order as he hints at reducing the Storm Troopers. He recalls Roehm’s conflict over merging with the Reichswehr and reveals the June purges that eliminated leading figures including Von Schleicher and his wife. The chancellor says the revolt was stopped by ruthless measures and asserts normality has been restored while criticising foreign papers.
Rev. A. D. Zbinden presides with 9:45 am Sunday school under J. P. Moore. Morning and evening gospel at 11 am and 7 pm titled When My Soul Fainted Within Me I Remember the Lord and Daniel Purposed in His Heart That He Would Not Defile Himself. B Y P U meets at 7 pm with Wednesday prayer and praise.
The Homelike Church Lafayette Street Methodist hosts Sunday School at 9 40 with classes for all ages. 11 o clock sermon by Pastor W Haskew on Seeing A Halo Above Everything. Evening service at 8. Leagues meet at 7 15 and midweek prayer is Wednesday at 8. If without a pastor in Dothan call Lafayette Street pastor for help.
The Episcopal Church of the Nativity posts Sunday program times with a 9 45 a m Sunday school session led by Mrs Gipsey Boozer superintendent and lay reading at 11 o'clock prior service activities.
The First Christian Church on W Newton Street lists Sunday school at 9 45 am with W D Copeland as superintendent and a 6 30 pm Christian Endeavor meeting.
The notice lists a 10:00 am Sunday school and 11:00 am Lay services every Sunday at Ww. O. W. Ball. Full schedule emphasizes regular weekly religious gatherings.
Father George CO leads Catholic services with mass every second and fourth Sunday at seven o'clock and confession before mass, benediction after. Foster Street Methodist holds Sunday school at 9 40 led by J D Campbell and services at 11 and 8 with pastor preaching, 6 30 youth service, and Wednesday prayer at 7 30 led by T M Mathews with H Cumbie as superintendent.
The notice lists Sunday and midweek services at a church on West Main Street with preaching by Pastor L. W. Dockery and events at 400 East Crawford Street led by Jack Key. It includes Sunday school times, baptisms after evening service, and Youth groups, plus a quoted Bible passage and a reference to Mary Baker Eddy’s Science and Health text.
The bulletin lists Sunday School at 9 45 a m and a 1 o'clock sermon by Pastor Clement Ritter Christian Endeavor at 6 45. Vesper services are at 6 o'clock by the pastor with 7 30 p m Wednesday prayer services in the church.
The Lasson sermon on God opens the Christian Science service at Wadlington building with 11 a.m. start. The Golden Text is Revelations 7 12 and the Bible lesson includes 1 Chronicles 16 8 11 about giving thanks and calling on the Lord.
Sunday School at 9:40 a.m. at both churches followed by an 11:00 a.m. preaching service in Headland on Varieties of Conversion. At 8:00 p.m. Rev. W. M. Curtis delivers a preaching service in Headland. Third quarterly conference set for Monday at 8:00 p.m.
The Friday evening Country Club dance drew a large crowd of younger residents and visitors and was hailed as the best of the summer season. Among out of town guests were Miss Martha Patterson from Graceville Rupert Curry and Ben Liddon of Marianna Miss Josephine Goldwalthe and Herbert McCleod of Troy Joe Calloway of Selma Ben Ivey Lewis Gay and Kid Morris of Geneva Buddy Riley Bile Holland Charisse Hayes Pep Bailey and Miss Marthe Dawking of Abbeville.
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