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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1944
Page
4
Special report on the arrival of Rev Fletcher McLeod Jr in Hartford to become pastor of the Methodist church. Also notes on Corporal J. E. Bunton reporting to Langley Field, Malvern 4H club officers announced, and various local social and church notices including travels and Thanksgiving visits.
A vintage ad-style tale highlights Penetro as a trusted home remedy once used by grandmothers. It describes mixing mutton suet with medicinal vapors to ease muscle tightness, rheumatic pain, coughs, and other everyday ailments. The narrative credits familiar household use and popularity among mothers who switched to this soothing aid.
Effie Dell Byrd of Newton marries Pfc Amos Morris of Seymour Connecticut in a home ceremony on November with Elder S W Ethridge officiating. Attendants include Jo Bell Byrd as maid of honor and Sergeant William O Brown as best man. They reside at Ozark.
Wilma Audrey Hallford celebrated her fifteenth birthday Saturday evening hosting friends at her home. Attendees included Mildred Holland Sybl Helms Betty Sue Hales Wilma Shores Marguerite Sammons Glayds Kirkland Merl Byrd Ruby Nell Chavis Sue Chavis Monette Fowler Ernest Sorrells Joseph Sorrell Chapin Sammong Earl Nichols Cecil Shutes Loyd Fowler Gene Hales Leonard Helms Clyde Kirkland James Smith Rex Hallford Malcolm Samyth Albert Holland James Dean Wendell Whitehead Daffin Sellers Arthur Byrd Talmadge Taylor and Mr and Mrs W H Wallford. Potatoes were first discovered by white men in Columbia South America in 1538.
The Garden Club held its regular meeting with Mrs JW Haroon presiding. Reports included a note on a paper by Mrs Kenneth Shealy about insect control, readings by Mrs Walter Sturges Jr and Mrs A G Barnes Jr, and acknowledgments of members including Mrs G W Blakey and Mr Wilton Sturges Jr. Light refreshments followed.
The Frst Baptist Woman's Missionary Society met at the church with Circle Four in charge. The program titled Wondrous Work in South America included devotional by Mrs G E Barber, talks on Brazil Argentina and Chile by Mrs William Blount, Mrs Asbury Blount, and Mrs W C Cumbie, plus closing remarks by Mrs Bennett. Graves Knowles and Martha Collier sang Christ for the World as a duet. Prayer closed the meeting with the watchword repeated by members.
Eurelan Sunday School class hosted a Thanksgiving supper at First Baptist Church with groups three and four assisting. Entertainment led by Mrs Roy Turner and Mrs George Cunningham featured a vocal duet by Miss Martha Collier and Mrs Lause Ford, plus a Thanksgiving story and reading.
The column argues that women returning from wartime factory work may struggle with strict home schedules. It notes that rigid routines bring irritation, few satisfactions, and suggest shifting tasks like wash day to adapt to joys of daily life. Miss Kate Lane, Saint Marys School student, visits Clinton NC and Chapel Hill plans noted.
Four representatives of the Se’same Study Club attended the Sixth District Federation of Women’s Clubs meeting held at Andalusia’s Methodist Church. State officers and speakers addressed the gathering, with luncheon, reports, and a session on federation contact. Ensign Lamb’s naval aviator status was announced. Native New Guinea techniques noted. The Hudson River referred to as Mauntius by early Dutch.
Miss Cursine Adams hosted a social gathering at her Cottonwood area residence with numerous attendees listed including Helen Agom, Silas Whrehead, Ruth Dewns, Ethelyn Womack, Ralph Cappa, Mary Thompson, Caralyn Reeves, James Emmitt Sellers, Sidney Adams, and others. The crowd featured local families and residents, reflecting a community event in the Cottonwood area.
Miss Mary McCall is sworn in as a parate in the Women's Army Corps at ceremonies in Dothan. Lieutenant Gilda Massa announced McCall will report at Fort Oglethorpe November 29 for basic training. her brother and fiancé are serving overseas. The move marks the first Wiregrass enlistment in the current WAC drive.
Sergeant and Mrs G W Sheppard announce the birth of a daughter, Gloria Jean, on November 23 at a local hospital. The baby is welcomed by grandparents Mr and Mrs N C Cain. The family notes a grandson served in the Army in Germany and is now recovering in a hospital in England.
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