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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1950
Page
5
A fragmentary scene shows children in a yard with painted faces and leaden weapons. A boy proclaims, It’s my own army I am a general now, while an older sister glances with a fleeting, wary eye.
A reunion of the M C Rudd family from Panama City Vernon Millville and Dothan gathered Sunday at Parker Florida at P C Gilstrap home. About thirty family members attended with eleven grandchildren and three great grandchildren present. The gathering included Mrs A Teal Rockford and many Rudd relatives from Florida and nearby states.
Mrs. Paul Gamble leaves for Savannah with her son and daughter in law. Scout troop members Ganex Hall Tommy Goolsby John Buckhart Myron Moore and Barney Adams spend a week at Camp Rotary near Eulavia. Blumberg family members vacationed at Long Beach Mississippi. Numerous residents and visitors are noted at Seagrove Beach Lookout Mountain Chattanooga Gatlinburg Cherokee and Charlottesville. Mrs H M Rowan and daughter Rita enjoy Seagrove Beach as guests of Mrs F A Flowers. Multiple locals and guests visit family in Virginia Louisiana Ohio and New York. Walter Satchwell recovering after an appendectomy in a local hospital.
Baptist Woman's Missionary Society session in the church parlor featured a Sallie Blackmon circle program. Mrs. Albert Kelley directed, with talks on Nigeria's customs, medical work, and Southern Baptists in Africa. A school of missions was proposed and a September session planned. Thirty three members attended.
The Summer Fashion Book offers over 150 pattern designs for warm weather wear. Includes sleeveless dresses and aprons with sizes 12 through 46, immediate fitting orders, and options for handfinishing. Price is 25 cents plus mailing details.
A dinner party given by Mr. and Mrs. Sanders Jr honored engaged couple Miss Jean Farmer and Harvey Oates Stephenson. The event at the Bryson home on South Park Avenue featured roses, a tiered flower arrangement, and a guest list including many local residents and families, with Mrs. Bryson and Mrs. B. G. Farmer hosting at table.
Blakely chapter 332 OES held regular meeting and conferred degrees on two candidates. New officers named including Worthy Matron Carolyn Fuller and Worthy Patron J Frank Fuller. Degrees also conferred on Mrs Maggie Hersington and Mrs Johnnie Dot Scott. Visitors noted from nearby chapters.
Miss Jacqueline Lowe visits relatives in Arlington. Many residents travel to Florida cities including Tallahassee and Ocala. Local families return from Birmingham and Atlanta, and scout events anchor community updates. Travel, visits, and weekend gatherings across multiple states are listed with names and places.
Mrs Jennings Baxley, newlywed, was feted at the Community House with afternoon party hosting by Joan Barker Donnie Mae Chan diet and Carystelle Golden. Honorees included Mrs Frank Heggwood Mrs E V Deal Miss Evelyn Baxley and Mrs B H Baxley. Refreshments featured sandwiches cookies fruit punch and mints with greenery and French lace table covering. The bridal party book was led by Chrys telle Golden amid a green pink and white color scheme. A glass crystal gift was presented to the honoree.
Special edition: Miss Charlotte Moates hosted a Saturday tea at the Moates home on New Brockton Highway honoring brides Mrs. Shelley Strickland Mrs. Charles Feagin and Miss Marion Huey bride elect. Sumptuous refreshments and summer floral decor accompanied punch service by Mrs. Harris Moates and Mary Moates as guests admired embossed cakes ice cream and punch. Honorees received cookbooks. attendees included Jeans ee Mattox Blanche Hutchison and many others.
Mrs Schroebel Stapleton Jr of Jacksonville announces the engagement of Lucy Frances Stapleton to Claude Bevely Hawkins Jr of Mandora Jacksonville The bride is a graduate of Florida State University and the groom from the University of Florida The couple’s announced wedding is set for Saturday September 16 The bride’s grandfather is noted in local family connections in Dothan
Reward for the bearer of a bulging feather sallet found at Main and St Andrews. Notice promises small weekly payment and a diaper service incentive. Mentions Southern nerve to Gastomery and a calendar with dates Sepaaskoral Mew NoeFal TM Diaper service. Phone 410 for Denhla-Protection.
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