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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1946
Page
7
The closing lines ponder happiness and desire. A playful moral urges keeping speech and actions discreet. It reflects on vanity, speech, and self in a reflective, cautionary note.
Mrs Lois Musgrove of Blountstown Grandonstructress of District Four was guest of honor at the Marianna chapter of the Order of Eastern Star. Also present were Mrs Cecilia Brown of Miami wife of the Worshipful Master of Florida and Blountstown visitors Mrs Ruth Ayers Bertha Adkins and Ruth Hall. Social hour followed the official visit directed by Mrs Onie Mae Stephens and Mrs Maude Phillips with hostesses Mrs Lee Shores and Mrs A D Shofner.
The fourth annual Jackson County Farmers Picnic is set for the afternoon of the 25 at Florida Caverns State Park. Sponsored by the Jackson County Farm Bureau, the Chamber of Commerce and civic clubs, it will feature guest speaker D. D. Whitcomb of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company. The program opens at 2 p.m. with a Tri County League baseball game between Marianna and Bonifay preceding, and includes music by the Florida Industrial School for Boys band. Barbecued pork and Brunswick stew will be served, with a second picnic for colored farmers at McLane Park under T. A. Harris. Other committee members from various clubs are listed. Also noted: a Navy discharge for Charles Tillman Allen and travel plans for Presbyterian officers.
Mrs M C Harden of Little Rock Arkansas announces the engagement of her daughter Mrs Lillian Louise Cook to Newton Baker Collins of Dothan The couple will marry July 27 at the First Baptist Church in Washington DC Other engagements include Angelina Hall Way to Ralph E Way of Branchville DC Helen Gene Doster to Coke A Jones Jr Lois Evelyn Lee to Jack Sallas with their July 17 wedding and August 4 wedding plans in Malone and Auburn respectively
A Riley family reunion was held at Center Church near Echo with Rev. Brannon of Ashford delivering the keynote. It announced the next gathering will take place on the second Sunday in July at Kelley Springs, listing numerous attendees and families present.
AP News reports that within a week of Metropolitan Life announcing applications for the 8759 apartment Stuyvesant Town project on Manhattan’s lower East Side, more than 30,000 people sought tenancy. Flats will be ready starting fall 1947 with later apartments completing the following year. veterans receive preference as letters are catalogued for formal applications and interviews.
West Virginia officials estimate about 15 percent of school aged children did not attend classes during the 1945 46 term, roughly 72 000 youths. High school dropout rates rise after freshman year and over 12 years the decline widens from 72 067 entering first grade in 1930 to only 16 649 graduating. Phares Reeder cites pupil retardation and inadequate programs as key factors.
Mrs. W R McKennie hosted an open house with over fifty guests. Attendees signed in, punch served by Annette Zorn and Sue Robinson. Relatives and friends include Mrs C A McGriff and Mrs Bessie Seale. Local moves feature Lt Cmdr H J Skipper wedding, Nellie Bond Harris transfer to Mobile, and visits by several families to nearby cities and lakes.
Army veteran George Smorse uses songs during a Baltimore streetcar run to calm passengers and unruly behavior. He guides riders with calls to swing partners and dismount, singing tunes like Turkey in the Straw and Virginia Reel to move slow-moving riders to the back and keep traffic flowing.
Oxford England housing for students arriving next October is scarce. Worcester College and Ruskin College bid for tenancy of a council house. The council awarded it to Worcester amid concerns about youth interest and an inadequate program to handle non-attendance.
About a dozen from Marianne's First Baptist Church at Ridge Crest North Carolina will attend Southwide Training Union programs in North Carolina for one week. The group includes Mesdames Bagley McGee Juanite Peacock and A&R Powledge Jr and Misses Martha Sallie Peoser Polly Peacock Annky Lorene Abney and Hazel Baggett.
Mr and Mrs Benjamin Stoklry Sellerz of Dothan announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Mary Agvet to Captain Seniff, son of Mr Clarence C. Seniff. The couple met at Nepler Fuld before he goes to Eglin Field. Captain Seniff attended Oregon State University and served with Headquarters, 20th Air Force in the Marianas, now stationed at Kyliam Field. The wedding is set for August 3 at 8 30 p.m. at Cottonwood Baptist Church.
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