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Dothan Eagle

Location

Dothan, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1944

Page

3

Sesame Study Club Holds Monthly Meeting at Home

The Sesame Study Club met Wednesday at Mrs. HV. Richey’s home with eighteen members present. Mrs. Ho Wadkins delivered the devotional on “The Happiness of the Godly.” Speakers Mrs. Eldred Grimsley and Mrs. Jess Harwell presented “The Lighter Side” with Grimsley on Will Rogers and Harwell on Irvin S. Cobb. Plans were made for the annual banquet at Houston Memorial Library Friday night. Mavis Adams left for a business trip to Jackson Mississippi, and Mrs. Robert Pemberton moved from Dothan to Ozark.

Sesame Study Club Belalls Sumni HV. Richey Ho Ho Wadkins Eldred] Grimsley Jess Harwell Grimsley Will Rogers

Women urged to make over clothes to ease wool shortage

Washington report notes big Army orders for woolen garments blankets and sleeping bags keep mills busy. Home economists urge reusing old garments and making overs from coats and capes to renew worn items and save scarce woolens showing how to wash and patch with a sly tuck in a new Agriculture booklet.

Ann Stevice NEA Washington Department of Agriculture Home Ecoporics Bureau Hazel Shebeling Bureau Garmenta U. 5

Fall Vacations Add To Travel Problems

Washington reports autumn travel demand remains high with about 30 percent of northern mountain and lake resorts staying open two to three weeks past closing to handle reservations. Heavy bookings span Atlantic Seaboard to Minnesota and the Ozarks, with Florida drawing year round interest and winter reservations already building. overall travel up substantially from 1939 across rail, auto, and bus travel. Autum county fairs rise, fishing licenses up, and sporting ammunition ban lifted boosting hunters as travel pressures grow. Pie Tillis returns from the Aleutians to visit family while awaiting reassignment at Fort Lewis. Machinist Mate Tillie on furlough plans Houston visit with wife joining him there.

Yannetevice NEA Washington White Mountains Minnesota Atlantic Seaboard Maine Virginia Beach Michigan Wisconsin Ozarks Florida ODT Office of Defense Transportation Colume Pullman

Recreation Center Program Announcement

Local notices outline a Recreation Center program with events and gatherings led by Mary Nat and Mrs Buss White. A community evacuation exercise is planned at Camp Huucker with a basic supper and Victory Belles scheduled to perform, followed by a dance on Saturday.

Mary Nat Danny Buss White Camp Huucker Victory Belles

Sunday School Tea for Philathea Class at Foster Street

Mrs Leslie Smart teacher of the Philathea Sunday School class at Foster Street Methodist entertained the young women and matrons with a sealed tea and fall floral decor. The event featured sandwiches cheese straws and cakes served by Mrs Merritt Burns, Mrs J F Stallings and Mrs Joe Sanders. New officers announced included Jerome Hawks president W A Walding vice president Morris Garner secretary treasurer and E K Wilson Joe Bliss and Carl Snearout on the telephone committee. Assistant teachers listed were Mrs T N Walters and Mrs Jesse Carroll with many members present.

Leslie Smart Philathea Foster Street Methodist Church Jerome Hawks W. A. Walding Morris Garner E. K Wilson Joe Bliss Carl Snearout T. 2. Walters Jesse Carroll Alice Watford Elza Pridgen Esther Ligon Esther Ligon, and Mesdames Morris Garner, H. A. Handley T A. West, Jr Eunice Lowe Maxwell Jones Joe Sanders Jefferson Hudson J F Stallings Howard Haygood Jerome Hawkins W. M. Burns J Z Solomon Chester Parham Carl Shearons J. E Bliss Perry Calhoun Felton Godwin John Hubbard Wood Pearson

Back seat driving on rails in Milwaukee street car tale

A Milwaukee woman becomes a streetcar conductor while her husband remains motor man, sparking jokes about back seat driving and gender roles. The piece riffs on women guiding operations, canvassing male workers to consider the upside of female conductors in city transit.

Mama Papa Dong Mainn- Bapolis Fapa Cies

Nurses Association Hears Guest Speaker

The Sin District Nurses Association met Wednesday afternoon in the Public Health building auditorium. Miss Hilda Holibeck state orthopedic nursing consultant spoke, with Mrs Myrtle Letford and other health officials also present. Friends of Mrs Tara Perrin will regret to learn she is at her home.

E Dupree Frasie: Elis Hospital School of Nursing H B Edmar Gladys Iorn Virginia Moeller Margaret S Huare Milton Newton Edward Rowland J G. Falkner Alene B Sells Jewell Thrasher Annie Myrtle Brooks See Tara Perrin Appletree Street

Birth Announcement for Alice Jean Harford Oliver

Mr and Mrs Jock White announce the birth of a daughter, Alice Jean Harford Oliver, on October 14 at Columbus General Hospital. Grandparents listed include Mr and Mrs EuAN White and Mr and Mrs T Hendler of Sloromb. Also noted are Mr and Mrs D Wilson of Hel en Hall, Columbus, Ohio.

Duualicer Jon Blatumtur Penscole Margret Craafurd J. E Crock Dothan Joh Blackmon Danville Arkarsae Lucey Margaret Gloria Delo- Tis Meranerm Irs Ralph Mendheim Webb Rouse One Gloria Quantas Arthur Mendheim Ashford Cora Dudley Webb Betty Su. Snell Millard Snell Slocomb Snell Eunice Hodges Wind Uee Hodges Graceville Betty Sue Mack Snell Akron Ohio Jock White Enwante N'Daughts Alence Jean Er Tie Harford Horgates Kuttren Hundie Euan Woite T Hendler Sloromb D Wilson Helen Hall Columous Formeta Dawnon Aunounes Columbu

Designers Stress Costume Jewelry With Big Name Designers

New York art and fashion round highlights couture jewelry designed to pair with gowns. Nets of pearls, gray and white combinations, cameo medallions, and jeweled accessories from Rosenstein, Carnegie, Norrell, Eisenberg and Paul showcased to complement high neck lines and simple black dresses. Also notes on German POWs diet at Fort Benning favoring potatoes and frankfurters, and a community church social at Lafayette Street Methodist Church.

Epsie Kinard NEA New York Big Bossi Jmencop Chress Contourier Jewery Wong Nethe Rosenstein Hattie Carnegis Norgaan Norell Eysenberg Norman Norrell Michael Paul Hatfie Carnegie Coutourier Nettie Rosenstein Eisenberg

France Fashion Designers Lead French Economic Rebound

France returns to work as fashion houses and designers drive a postwar economic revival. Roger Worth notes French art in dress under government backing, with Worth’s collection emphasizing slim lines and decorative fronts. The piece describes new coats, suits, and accessories inspired by wartime and postwar trends, highlighting the broader revival in Parisian fashion.

Zogette Hargrove Paris France Ger- Nain Orcepauan Worth

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