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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1944
Page
6
A devotional verse laments spiritual drift and yearns for steadfast strength and hearth. It pleads for friendship, religious guidance, and clear thinking, offering gratitude to a higher power and describing a shared vow of love and faith.
Mrs Alice Lewis of Blakely announces the marriage of her daughter Ollie to Fred Neilson of Atlanta formerly of Chicago. The ceremony was held in Dothan at 10 30 p m yesterday at the home of Dr Norman McLeod, with Dr McLeod officiating. Attendants were Mrs Audrey Skipper and Luther Collin. The bride wore a black suit of tropical wool with Mack accessories and a corsage of gardyns. The couple went to Miami for a wedding trip and will reside in Atlanta. Mrs Nemon, a Blakely native, has lived in Dothan five years and is well known locally.
Dwight Edward Green age one, son of Mr and Mrs Fd die B Green of Panama City formerly of Duthan, is noted in a write up about the Alabama Garden Club annual meet held in Birmingham. The piece mentions the family’s relocation to Panama City, their three years in the area, and that Emory Bexter Green will turn ten on May 10.
Geneva High School hosted a three act comedy My Cousin from Texas in the auditorium Friday night April 28. The cast included Nels Davis Margaret Gregory Tent Boswell Virginia Clemmons Madan Mathey Hugh Hering Jr Bobby Wynn John Earl Hughes Bill Jacy Charles Jenkins and Peggy Register. Intermission features included Glen Cub Girls performances.
The Glee Club at the University of Alabama will present its annual spring concert Thursday May 4 at 8 p m in Morgan Auditorium. Directed by Uncle Tom Garner the choir will perform a variety of numbers including A Appling Song Air Corps Song and Neath the Moon. Members listed include Martha Beard Helen Bennett Chipley Juanita Crosby Jane Fite Norma McDaniel Reagenners Eleanor Malore Nita Manne Catherine Murphiey Abernant Kaletah Newell Anderson 3 C Emily Reynolds Keystone Heights June Sleeper Short Hel Marjaie Woodward Birmingham Riuln Woods Tuscaloosa Billie Welker Selma Jayne Austin Sarah Cloud Ellen Daugette Jane Ferret Birmingham Ogla Rilha Reform Haldee Glaze Athens Helen Hammer Guntarsville Antoninette Harwell Ward Margaret Kemper Demopolis Marilyn Kokenze Miami Effie Carolyn Lynch Pensacola Marthe McDavid Birmingham Thomasina Mueller Atlanta Ann Nunez Tampa Kathryn Peatch Vina Patty Sheltley Margaret Petty Birmingham Faye Paxley Gulfport Lista Farle Pan,b Margie Ecklund Tampa Eth el Elliott Lynchburg Va Borl bhy South Fairfield Love Van Gandighan Anniston Jacqueline Gainer Oneonta Betty Marshall Tampa Louise Anderson Thomasville Mary Alice Clark Madison Mina Mary T Clinton Birmingham Bestfuice fooker Fieldingley Toulte Feriene Thantsville Beverly Hook Foley Ste Hudak Buffalo NY Lena Five Wann Tellywood Stan Harper Rearavitle
Ensign Ann D Moore, USNR, will be principal speaker at Judson College May 6 for the annual Judson May fete senior luncheon in the college dining room. Mrs Charles G Herren will preside, and Martha Spain will be crowned Queen of May. Moore, from Pensacola Naval Air Station, is daughter of Mr and Mrs F Moore of Monmouth Springe Alabama.
Plans announced for a May Day pageant at Huntingdon College on Saturday featuring a coronation of May Queen Lilien Wilcox and procession on campus amphitheater. Alumnae events, student participants from multiple classes, and a large choir will highlight the celebration in the chapel and surrounding grounds.
A Mananna Army Air Field WAC Detachment survey finds popular pinups among female soldiers include babies and nieces. Conversations at mail call compare infant photos and discuss which relative has the cutest child, reflecting flirtatious humor in a wartime context.
The First Baptist Church hosted a week long training school ending Friday with department instructors guiding sessions from seven to nine each night. About eighty awards will be mailed from headquarters. attendance averaged eighty two, peaking at ninety two.
A fragmented report shows Finning and close second with friends Barbarde Promnere and siblings among the crowd. Cori and Gamble led the rival team as ILS Nets posted a strong fifteen class effort with involvement from Mr and Mrs WoC Gamble and Hradlind.
The task focuses on safely packaging materials for delivery to the South during wartime, ensuring they survive long supply routes over rough seas or from aircraft drops.
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