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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1944
Page
4
OCR fragment notes the start of nurse aide registration at a location named Aled Cros with officials hoping a record of participants would be kept. It mentions registration continuing through tomorrow and plans to begin class work next week amid unclear wording.
Mre Morris Malove, chair of the surgical dressing corps, urged Dothan women and Army wives to work in the surgical rooms next week from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. starting Tuesday through Friday to complete the current Houston County Red Cross quota. After completion, the unit will close temporarily awaiting a new assignment. Robert Livingston was called home to Eutaw, Alabama, last night due to his brother Leon Livingston's death in a Philadelphia hospital where he served in the Army.
Mr Rufus Davis and Mrs Davia announce the birth of Marrilyn Irene on November 1 at Kennedy General Hospital in Memphis Tennessee. Mr and Mrs R L Grice announce the birth of their son Robert Earl at a local hospital in November. Mrs Grice is the former Mary Eva Crawford of Dothan.
Geneva County 4-H clubs report October meetings with new officers. Samson Club elects officers led by Alice Faulk as president and Nadine Chandler as vice president. Genera H Club selects Jane Nichols as president and Nadine Chandler as vice president. Hartford Junior II reads list of officers, Black School Junior P Club names Ouida Golson as president and Carolyn Hathaway as vice president. Tate Home Demonstration Club meets with ten members. demos on sewing machine cleaning, chicken canning, and shoe care discussed. Local residents Mrs. Carrie B Threaton notes community updates including medical removals and Captain M A Lovejoy’s return from hospital.
Sergeant David Freed, former Curtis String Quartet member and Radio City Music Hall Orchestra alumni, performed a cello recital at Foster Street Methodist Church. The program included Reverie Debussy, Lamentie Gabriel-Marie, Minuet Matheson, and Siciliane Locatelli. Mee. FP W Spier of Greenville accompanied on piano, providing refined tone as Freed showcased briliant technique and expressive depth.
Midland City study group welcomed new member Corbitt Benton with a brief business session led by Mrs. J. R. Stevens. Program head Mrs. R. M. Brown presented talks on India’s geography and resources, religion and caste, plus a sketch of history. A musical trio by Marjorie Bass and Betty Buckner closed with a salad social for members including Mrs. Ballicom, Bass, Brown, Curry, Daniel, Daughtry, Garrett, Parker, Parrish, Hoss, and Benton.
Mrs Helms hosts Methodist W S C S members and guests at her Hartford home with new members welcomed Mrs Hardin and Mrs Enfinger. Business discussed for charity to Mt Vernon and dedication of Deaconess in a Strange Land program. Children to present mite boxes at Ta Tavette Street church Saturday.
Mrs L H Bullard of Beadara was honored Sunday in a birthday celebration at her son Wilbur Bullard’s home in Headland. A long list of relatives and friends attended including Mr and Mrs Charles Bullard and children Phoebe and Ruby Jean, Mr and Mrs W T Bullard and daughter Jeanette, and other Bullard family members from Headland and nearby communities.
Mrs. L. P. Spivey and her daughter Louise observed their birthday with a Sunday luncheon at their residence. Attending were L. P. Spivey and Thomas Mex Louise Earl Spivey Ray Spivey and sons Jerry J V Shiver and children Bill Gerald Marjorie Foy Ozie Shiver P J Hartzog Gaynell Hartzog Herman Rice Ritay Mee Weaver V J Colling and children Joe Earl Annie Myrl Bertha Wright Rosie Caldwell Lula Caldwell Cranston Cochran Iva Cochran Addie Brannon Betty Ruth Brannon Blanch Spivey and children Nellie Grace Judy Billy Don Gene Peiltham.
Girl Scout Troop Seven met yesterday afternoon at the home of leader Mrs. H. C. Hutchings with about twenty five members present. Plans for work projects were outlined and troop officers were named: Margaret Weathers Robbie at Haiston Mickie Brennan Mary Malone Jane King as patrol leaders Jo Anh Hall flag bearer Connie Hill scribe Frances Sheehan Eloise Buntin cashier guards. The meeting closed with the pledge.
Camp Rucker Alabama reports several newborns from GI Juniors with parents and station details. Charla Jane Fly born Oct 26 to Lt. Charles Jackson Fly and wife in Houston Texas. Martha Carol Stuart born Oct 28 to Maj. Charles Waiting Stuart in Winston Salem North Carolina. Joan Elaine Speer born Oct 26 to Capt. Clyde Victor Speer from Roanoke Virginia. Raymond Leroy Kamer born Oct 25 to Pvt. Robert Leroy Kamer in Swanton Ohio serving overseas. Hilda Marvinnia Ward born Oct 27 to T 4 Marvin Louis Ward in Paris Tennessee. Also Mrs Whit Harvis plans to return home after Meridian visit.
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