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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1945
Page
5
A fragmentary reflection on home as more than walls and bars, asserting that true home rests where love and friendship abide. It cites lines from Henry Van Dyke about home being where the heart is, plus brief musings on peace and misery tied to the home’s moral keeping.
Dothan's Club of Business and Professional Women will attend the morning service at Lafayette Street Methodist Church today marking the end of National Business and Professional Women's Week. The group outlined a yearlong project to sponsor the Servicewomen's project, chosen at the State Board meeting in Huntsville last May. The plan includes direct contact with veterans and women counselors in specific fields to aid veterans reentering civilian life.
Miss Miranda Bender daughter of Mr and Mrs Leo Bender became the bride of Lieut Marthy Richard of Fort Dix at Temple Emanu El Newark New Jersey in a 800 PM ceremony Sept 19 Rabbi Zyeov officiated witnesses were a small circle After the service the couple planned a wedding trip to Miami and Cuba They will visit the bride's parents in Dothan before returning to Fort Dix Cornell and Wisconsin educated Lieut Richard recently returned to the States after twelve months in the European Theater
The wedding of Miss Bernice Estelle Burnham daughter of Mr and Mrs R M Burnham of Columbia to Wilbert Bernard Zauthe warrant officer was solemnized at 6 30 p m Thursday at the Baptist parsonage Headland with Rev Roby J Lee officiating The bride wore blue gabardine and roses and tuberoses The bridegroom brought a France memento A reception followed The couple planned a Florida trip then a visit to Reedsburg Wisconsin The groom’s family and local relatives were noted in the report
Harmony Club held a Thursday morning reorganization meeting at the Recreation Center electing new officers including Mrs Lee Shugerman president and Mrs F M Gane first vice president. Other officials and a social hour followed the business portion while members thanked outgoing president OWS Wilson.
Mrs J J Astleford president of the Fine Arts Club hosted the final Fall and Winter meeting at her Woodland Drive home. decorations featured pink purple and yellow dahlias. Yearbooks were handed out and programs for the year discussed with a theme of Fine Arts spanning painting cuisine architecture literature drama and sculpture. Officers introduced: Adileford president Jim Wilson vice president C G Scott treasurer Perry Calhoun secretary Richard Ramsey prospectus chair. Numerous members attended.
Morning service at Lafayett e Street Methodist Church opens with Prelude by Schulty. Offertory Vox Celeste Hopkins, anthem Hope Thou In God Von Berge, postlude Oh Praise the Lord Kohlmann. Evening service Prelude Songs My Mother Taught Me Dvorak, Angels Serenade offertory. Junior choir anthem Tell me the Story of Jesus Challinor. Special dust Neath the Old Olive Tree sung by Benjamin Chalker and Patricia Lane. Postlude Hayden ends service.
Frances Knox Smith of Nashville and Lloyd La Bruce Still of Dothan wed September 8 in Belmont Heights Baptist Church Nashville with Rev R Kelly White officiating. Bride attended by Mrs Robert J Read, best man Roy McGregor. couple to reside in Nashville. He an Army veteran, four years service, she secretary at Thayer General Hospital.
Pipe Captain and Mrs. T Z Arkeson announce the birth of a daughter Mary Cordelia in a Dothan hospital Ortobera. Mrs Athesos of Abbeville and Kate Holland of Siocomb announce a daughter Mary Ann born at Camp Rucker Staves Hospital on September 25. Grandmothers named Rosa Shields and Callie Holland. Rayford Robinson of Washington DC welcomed a son Jeffery Rayford Robinson.
Staff Sergeant J W Callins returns from overseas and will spend four to five days with his parents Mr and Mrs E G Collins. Page Collins a student at Starke Military School spends the weekend at home. Mr and Mrs Wilton Sturges and sons Tony and James depart for a Jacksonville visit with Mrs Sturges elder and Lieut James Knight who has long been overseas will join for the Jacksonville trip. Mrs Amos Tindell and son Amos Jr and Mrs Curry Woods of Headland travel to Montgomery for the weekend to visit Dr and Mrs H D Mauk.
Eunice Woodruff announces the marriage of Mrs Lou Scott of Columbia to Technical Sergeant Paramore in Georgia on October 6. Paramore, after service in Europe, plans to return to Germany in months. Dorothy Jones, daughter of Mrs Sam Jones of Headland, married August 7 at Lifton with Roby J. Lee noted as sponsor.
Miss Mary E Clark daughter of Mr and Mrs Wade Clark of Dothan and Flight Officer Robert L Lang Jr son of Mr and Mrs Robert Lang of Philadelphia were married in a quiet ceremony at Tabernacle Church September 12. The Rev Charles Hildreth officiated with pink gladioli white asters and roses decorating the church. Mrs Lang wore royal blue wool with red roses. best man Captain James H Aprugas and maid of honor Miss Murred Marsh attended. The couple, after a Florida wedding trip, reside at 404 East Burdeshaw Streets in Dothan.
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