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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1948
Page
8
Fragmented lines describe longing for solitude and the pull of memory. A speaker wanders, feeling despair as tears fall while recalling a ruined castle wall and a green countryside near Leighlin Cross. The blackbird’s call marks a haunting moment in the dark, unsettled mood.
A group of girls and boys plans a tomorrow departure to Sunnyside Beach for a houseparty hosted by George Hammond at his family summer cottage. Attendees include Annie Quarie Kornegay Harriet Ann Grubb Frances Sheehan Jo Ann Hall Linda Smith Juanita Cumbie Ligon Johnson Jimmy Parish Pat Rice Jack Creel Kim Howater and Miss Eugenie Shiver of Rowland North Carolina will visit later with Miss Janell Clark.
Mrs D Z Givens was saluted on her sixty ninth birthday with a surprise dinner at Mrs James Knowles home. Attendants included H O Wattins Minnie Rabon Elmer Rae bon Gamble Southerland Givens and Knowles families. Guests brought gifts and new nylon hair nets were noted as a contemporary item.
Miss Nelle Boone daughter of Mr and Mrs H F Boone of Headland married Bobby F Knowles son of Mr and Mrs S J Knowles of Ashford in a May 27 ceremony at the Headland Baptist Church. The Rev Roby J Lee officiated in the couple’s home, with relatives present and a reception featuring fern and gardenias.
Mrs Simons Burkett hosted a small family gathering at her Pansey Route One home to celebrate her 58th birthday. The event featured a large white cake and festive florals with nine children and fourteen grandchildren among the attendees including the Burkett family and relatives from Gordon Route One Napier Field Pensacola.
Mrs G S Williford hosted a Malvern miscellaneous shower for Mrs John Paul Pullum Rebec ca Murdock bride elect of April 16 The reception room featured spring flowers and thirty guests enjoyed games with prizes awarded to Mrs Salle Brown and Mrs Nell Paulk A salad course and iced drinks followed.
Alabama College announces a summer term from June 14 to July 23 aimed at extending public education. The program focuses on certificates for teachers, credit toward degrees, and methods of progressive teaching, with men admitted and a workshop featuring 16 to 22 educators and leaders from Alabama and nearby states.
Bob Jones College in Greenville outlines commencement events for June with speeches by Dil Poe Jones Jr and Dr Bob Jones Sr. Nearly 80 percent of students are enrolled on campus. plans include a Wall-of-Ceremony concert, faculty brunch, and a commissioning of graduates.
Members led by Mrs Wood Bennet organized committees for wreaths headstones and credentials. Key officers named include Mrs Yarbrough secretary and Mrs Battle treasurer. An afternoon program featured violin pieces and a Jefferson Davis life paper with multiple reports and a formal drive meeting recap.
Merce and Mrs Norman Blaum announce the birth of a daughter Betty Anne on May 24. The infant was moved from the hospital to the Chapman Apartments on West Main Street. The Women Helpers auxiliary WEW Wiregrass Post 3073 meet Tuesday night at Oates Street per Mrs Mary Justgins president. Textile fibers used in the United States in 1947 exceed any other peacetime year per U S Department of Agriculture report.
The article discusses marital money dynamics and the shift to shared finances creating mutual responsibility and potential resentment. It notes how a wife earning her own money alters the husband wife balance and attention to household wealth. It contrasts common allowances with joint funds and remarks on consequences for family harmony. It ends with a demographic aside: New York population declined by about 613000 from 1940 to 1997.
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