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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1944
Page
7
The text suggests a mourner believes a man presumed dead is not gone but merely afar, still loved and hoped for. It frames the idea that he is “not dead he is just sway” and remains in spirit with those who remember him, longing for his safe return.
Lafayette Street Methodist Church held its regular monthly business meeting Monday afternoon with Mrs Clyde Coe presiding. Reports were given, devotionals by Mrs Roy Young, and Mrs S M Baker spoke on Rural Mexico. Twenty members attended. A Friday union party for the 346th Medical Battalion of Camp Rucker, with dancing on the patio and a Camp Rucker band, will be at the LaC club at 7:00 pm. Friends of John Monroy Calbreth, Campbellster highway, learn he is resting comfortably in a local hospital after an emergency Sunday.
Private Bobby Clenses, son of Mrs. Forrest Brannon of 14 North Bell Street Dothan Alabama, is pictured at the Marine Corps Base Diego facility. He serves in the Signal Battalion School while studying at the base.
Cemetery work day at Clayton cemetery near Old Hickory Grove church scheduled for Saturday morning June 10. Volunteers are asked to bring tools and supplies. Cpl. Jacob G. Adkins has returned to Fort Tatten SY after visiting here with his wife and relatives.
Mr and Mrs Eddie Kelly announce the birth of a daughter Doopa Jane June and Sgt and Mrs Onyx B Nichols announce the birth of a son Gerald Wayne born May 31 in Enterprise Wisconsin Tampa area readers.
The tn Panther Division of ficera wives & forming a Surgical Dressings club that will meet each Tuesday morning at the Surgical Dressings room at the Corca- Vole Botting plant. For further information call Mrs. Stewart at 16T7-1. Present were Mrs. John W. Barry Mrs. H. W. Browning Mrs. F. A. Shaefer Mrs. Malcolm KE. Stewart Mrs David E. Duffy and Mrs E. T. Johnson.
All Army wives in this section are invited to a swimming party to be held Thursday afternoon at Kelly's Springs. They will meet at the Dothar Recreation Center at 1 o'clock and leave from there. This item notes a social gathering for military spouses and a church prayer schedule follows. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Massee attended the funeral in Macon for Mrs. W. H. Sherrer this week.
An eight year old girl and a seven year old boy helped in the Surgical Dressings room on D Day. They cut strings to tie bandages for several days under supervisor Mrs. Maxwell Jones. The children Mary Ann Cook and Tommy Vickera, both residents of 216 N St Andrews street, spoke of relatives serving in the war. Other workers present included numerous women named in attendance, contributing to the invasion day effort.
Mise Idelle Middleton and Private Albert Roy Porter Jr were married Sunday June 4 at the Salvation Army Citadel. Major R E Bergren officiated as friends and relatives attended. The ceremony featured a reception at Mrs Middleton’s home and a musical interlude with I Love You Truly.
Pinekard Garden club members gathered at Mrs Sam Kellys Headland home where new officers were installed including President Mrs W D Spivey and secretary Mrs Mac Boreland. Programs featured chrysanthemums asters a poem and a talk on Long Wood Gardens. Dothan Chapter 0 FE S will meet at the Masonic Temple Thursday at 8 pm.
Solomon Baxter county superintendent and Gr Baxter principal of Cottonwood school will attend the National Education Association conference in Pittsburgh in July as official delegates of the Alabama Education Association.
Rural Life Day was observed in Geneva County with boys and girls participating in services for 21 participants and 51 additional attendees, reflecting a 20 percent involvement. Named communities and churches reported on the event, highlighting the Second Heart pledge and home religious work as war-time upbringing, with a prayer service announced for invasion night at 8 pm at First Baptist Church.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Lt John M Hilson Yor Tuscalouns, Me Tessas, and Western Union Telegraph Company assignments. References to Miss Mary Sain returning to Troy from temporary duty, Miss Martha Garner leaving Thursday for Kathryp APL, and a Clyde Cane brother are unclear but suggest family and telegraph service context.
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