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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1908
Page
3
Resident visits and arrivals include Rev. C. N. James and R. E. Byrd in town yesterday and today. A series of rentals and sales are offered on South Oates Street E Main Street and Headland Avenue, plus a lost watch notice and a call for a large turnout for Bank head’s visit Friday at ten thirty.
Field Secretary Misa Minnie E Kennedy of the Alabama State Sunday School Association will tour Houston County from November 1 to 5 visiting Dothan Cottonwood Ashford Columbia Gordon and Webb Hear her during the tour and watch for a further notice of updates about the trip.
Montgomery Shriners Club plans the proper observance for the Shriners on the 29th with Zamora Temple of Birmingham preferred for the event. About forty members are expected, with railroad rates likely to be favorable. A program will be mailed from headquarters.
Hon Lamar Smith visits Dothan as plans for a Woman's College building near Montgomery progress with $50 000 already subscribed. Rev Dannelly reports brick work to begin soon and Meyer Levine buys a Washington Fortner corner property, planning a modern house next year.
The junior third grade honor roll was incomplete this week, leaving out Jim Pilcher and A B Carroll. The oversight was on the list making, not a peer’s error.
Bulletin No. 34 from the U S Office of Public Roads urges dust control on streets and public roads due to increased auto use. It calls on city officials to adopt the experiment on selected streets to reduce the stifling dust in dry seasons.
Troy Herald reports Carroll of the First National Bank proposes a Day of Singing at the Montgomery State Fair for sacred harp singers. He favors Prof W M Cooper of Dothan as master of ceremonies, noting Cooper’s mastery of the sacred harp and ability to sing without the book. Carroll aims to announce a date soon for Alabama singers to attend.
The article notes constant tearing down of old structures and new construction across Dothan and Houston County. It urges residents to embrace improvement, walk past scattered building materials, and take pride in a town that keeps growing and modernizing.
Caver and Harris no longer handle tickets for the Dothan Eagle Piano and Watch Content contest. Contestants and friends of contestants are asked to take notice of the new arrangement.
Mr St R Killebrew of New Iton and Miss Mime of Blakley Ga were married this morning in Blakley. They travel home with Mr T J Killebrew and Mrs Vale Killebrew aboard. The notice blends wedding details with editorial reminders about early copy deadlines and a curious essay on bee swarms and Siamese marriage customs.
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