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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1943
Page
7
Mrs Julian Ball writes a Ladies Page wedding note recalling beloved seaside scenes. Vivid imagery includes blue skies, white roses, and sparkling seasides as the piece muses on gentleness of heart and treasured memories.
The Bluebirds Playmates Club met at 400 Edgewood Drive. Members join a national Playmates program to aid crippled Houston County children. Elected officers include Carolyn Ivey president Connie Funk chairman Yvonne Johnson secretary Judith Ann will name treasurer. Other attendees were Patsey Trammell Robert Yeoman and Bill Williams. Proceeds support local charity.
An Auburn notice urges homemakers to volunteer time or donate home canned foods to support school lunch efforts. It highlights that families may have more money yet lack time, and explains how volunteers can cook, serve, or prep meals or contribute pantry items under wartime regulations to benefit children and strengthen national welfare.
WAC units at Camp Rucker part of a Saturday parade in Dothan to support the This Is the Army sacred concert program at First Baptist Church. The WAC Detachment hosted guests, performed, and showcased a film evening in the mess hall with notable visitors and a theater outing for Sonja Henie’s Wintertime. A Panama City trip is planned for the Detachment while furloughs and condolences are noted for several members.
The Houston County chapter of the American Red Cross halted its sewing room due to exhausted materials. Executive secretary Mrs. Lawrence Oakley said the room closed Wednesday and no more supplies are available. Two Herrington brothers from Dothan route one received military promotions, Jasper J. to captain at Eglin Field and Li W. Herington to chief radio man in the Navy, with Pearl Harbor duty.
Dr and Mrs Charles A Willis of Bintaloghem announce the birth of a daughter Buccay on September 24. Mrs Willis formerly Jule Wilson is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Anderson of Mont Master Sergeant and Mrs A H Summers of 301 Corcowood Read announce the birth of a son Kenneth Travis at a local hospital on September 22.
J and M H Tyson hosted a Sunday luncheon on Dothan Route Two to mark their Séth birthday. Numerous relatives and friends attended, including J H Tyson and family, Coker, James, Napier, Strickland, Kingry, Woodham, and Willams households, with many spouses and children listed among attendees.
Miss Mary Smich hosted a luncheon at her home in Newville to celebrate her father Joe Brith Laanchean's birthday. Guests included Mr and Mrs Campbell and daughters Annie and Hetty, Mrs Perry Smith and son, and many others from Dothan Clayton Headland and Eufaula with a buffet table featuring an embossed birthday cake.
Twenty one volunteers at the Surgical Dressings room worked sixty three hours and completed one thousand one hundred six dressings, per supervisors Mrs N. B. Cannady and Mrs D. V. Horeace. Named volunteers include Mrs Beaty Whiddon Mrs John Ayers Mrs PF B Nelanchitie Mrs George C Cook Mrs C C Crone Mrs W T Street and others.
The Midland City Methodist church will start a new church school year Sunday with new officers installed last Sunday. Officers include Superintendent RC Ballroom, Secretary and Treasurer J. F. Byrd, and teachers the Rev. Baldein, CP Evans, RM Brown, J. B Stevens, Misnie Rom, J. W. Reeder, Rebecca Parrish, Ann Packer and RC Balkcom.
A harp sing event is announced for the first Saturday and Sunday of October at Mount Zion church two miles south of Cottonwood. The public is invited to attend.
Government plans cash subsidies to three million dairymen and retail dairy quotas in 11 dense areas to curb prices. Officials warn subsidies may not boost dwindling supplies. WFA estimates costs at 60 to 70 million dollars over three months. Rationing possible unless OPA ceilings rise, with dealer quotas starting Saturday in listed cities. Also notes Sacred Harp Sing at Houston County courthouse Sunday.
Miss Daisy Dell Brooking of Dothan has been chosen for Judson College Glee Club along with seventeen other girls. The list includes first soprano Peggy Baker of Birmingham and second soprano Elizabeth Gravelee of Sumston, with numerous selections from Alabama and nearby states. Registration notices from Houston County officials outline upcoming voting precincts and dates for eligible residents.
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