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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1946
Page
4
The Sacred Harp Singing Society announces its monthly meeting at the courthouse in Do Than on Sunday starting at seven o clock. All singers are invited to attend the session.
A. C. Caldwell a Negro cotton farmer from Dothan route one brought in the season’s first open ball. He plans to start picking in ten days if weather stays favorable. Caldwell planted five acres in March and hoped for five bales but noted severe weevils might limit yield to about three bales.
Gov Chauncey Sparks appointed a State safety committee and created a fulltime safety coordinator post under the merit system. Members include Hayse Tucker E N Rodgers William N McQueen Austin R Meadows Van B Gil bert James E Brawner and Fred Thornton. The panel will implement highway safety plans from the Alabama highway safety conference. A qualified candidate is being sought.
By 1880 only about 40 percent of men's clothing was ready to wear. The statistic highlights the era's reliance on made to measure and bespoke tailoring amid industrial garment production limits.
The annual all day sing honoring B. P. Poyner Sr. was held at Beulah Church with singers from all sections of the Wiregrass attending. F. M. Roney presided with officers and a long list of class directors including W. C. Lisenby C. L. York D. E. Woodham P. J. Spivey J. M. Matthews and many others.
Philadelphia veteran police officer Francis Pallozza, 43, steps from the beat into opera after singing a minor Gypsy role in the Philadelphia Cosmpolitan Opera Company's Carmen. He has memorized Pagliacci and aims to perform the title role.
Funeral services for Mrs. Jessie Carter Poyner, 59, were held Wednesday in Campbellton Baptist Church. Rev. W. H. Upton and Rev. J. W. White officiated. Interment followed at Campbellton cemetery. Survived by husband R. E. Poyner, Dothan brother W. C. Carter, and several nieces and nephews. She died after a July 14 auto accident on the Marianna Dothan highway in Jackson Hospital Marianna.
The First Christian church vacation Bible school ended after a two week course under Rev. E Tipton Carroll. It enrolled 45 children ages three to fifteen with activities handicrafts and community trips plus Bible study. Closing exercises featured a pupil worship service and an exhibition of work. Teachers and helpers included Mrs C C Bush Mrs Hubert Pierce Mrs Lloyd Peacock Mrs Leroy Horn Mrs William Bruckart June Segler June Connor Miriam Pierce Nell Barnhill and Sally Carroll.
Six poliomyelitis patients were under treatment at Jefferson hospital after three new cases were admitted. The group includes a 16 year old youth, a seven year old boy, a four year old child, and others from nearby counties, plus an 18 month old girl from Northport. Alabama reported 133 cases so far this year with three deaths. Lauderdale County led with 80 cases since May 21.
Two men have been accepted for enlistment in the U S Navy at the Dothan Naval recruiting station. George Henry Price of Big Timber Montana is a seaman first class and Army veteran. Billy N. Bowers of Dozier route one enlisted as an apprentice seaman. Both were sent to Bainbridge Maryland for training and assignment. Applications went through the Dothan office.
Funeral services were held for Epis A. Branton sixty five a noted trainer and owner of hound packs in the South He died Wednesday night at his Altha Florida home A Dale County native he founded the Calhoun County Florida singing association and co organized the Jackson County singing convention He managed the Branton Quartette and taught sight singing in Georgia Florida and Alabama Surviving are his wife Mrs Cora Branton a daughter Mrs Floy Rackley and four sons Kelly Jack Raymond and EE A Branton Jr all of Altha.
A sing will be held Sunday night at Christian Home Church located about 3 1 2 miles southeast of Slocomb.
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