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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1943
Page
8
A poet reflects on boyhood ending as a boy leaves childhood behind beyond the Pacific and Atlantic. The verse contrasts rural imagery with a vanished innocence and notes a community bordery fire in the woods that disrupts labor and hampers effort.
The engagement of Miss Agnes Ethel Westervelt daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Westervelt of Prescott Arizona to R A Dowling Jr of Camp Lee Virginia formerly of Pinchard is announced in several Southern cities by the bride to be's uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs W W Bult of Dunedin Florida The bride elect attended the University of Alabama and was active in Glee Club Debating team and Kappa Gamma sorority Dowling is a Dothan High School graduate with a B S in commerce from Alabama College and is a member of Sigma Nu He is at Officer Candidate School at Camp Lee Virginia.
Mrs Richard Ramsey hosted the Amiel Bridge Club at her home 105 N Herring St Friday afternoon. Participants included Mrs C Church Mrs Charlsa Cooper Mrs G Latlolis Mrs George Vance Mrs T R Scheile Mrs Charles Sanne and Mrs James Deas. The blah score award went to Mrs C BR Church. Light refreshments were served in the afternoon.
The Foster Street Methodist Church will present a 1 o'clock service program featuring Lieut Oredenith Smith singing with Mrs Smith at organ. Smith, a Friends University and Juilliard alum, performs Arisa Shine and Dear Master in Whos Life. Prelude Blessed Is He, offertory Meditation, finale Finale by Bonet.
The public is invited to a concert this afternoon at the opera house sponsored by the Harmony CLUB Corporal Gosta Englund of Camp Rucker will sing and Major Blumberg of Camp Rucker will present a time show with Mexican scenes
Mrs Harvey Trammell hosted a Friday party at 1010 Eat Colling Street for her son Lawrence Ray Trammell's fourth birthday. Outdoor games and refreshments followed a birthday cake with four candles. Guests included Mick and Barbara Rigsby, Joan McNabb, Jessie and Renata Trammell, and many relatives. Corporal Bertram Pauik of Fort Benning will report Tuesday to Keesler Field Mississippi for a new assignment. Local residents Mrs W C Holland and Mrs A M Hasty underwent operations. Sergeant and Mrs Raymond Radney spent the weekend in Opelika with Mrs Radney's parents.
A set of wedding and engagement announcements lists Velma Ladell Moring and Oswald Moring’s marriage on September 18 officiated by Rev. Q. P. Jones, plus Lee Smith and George Lynn Fillingim’s marriage on September 22, Warnell Jones and Robert Fleishman wed on September 20, and Annette Jones Jones engagement to James Lindley Flinn Jr with October 23 marriage planned. home town details include New Brockton Enterprise Jack Bartow Newton Centerville Newville Samson Auburn Valpariso.
Mrs C Johnson spent the past week in Eufaula with her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Arthur Fam Mrs Fain and small daughter Fiancea Eugenia joined her to Dothan for a few days visit spending the weekend at home with his parents Dr and Mrs Norman McLeod Mrs Bill Borett of Blakely Ga underwent an appendectomy later. Mrs Boy lets two sons Rodney and Edwin are spending the weekend in Co Norman McLeod Jr a student at Alabama Polytechnic Institute is Ramsey
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