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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1950
Page
4
Fragmented quotations discuss maintaining energy and activity, warning against stagnation. W M Taylor notes the peril of silence or failure to account for personal conduct with harsh penalties. Byron adds a line about the busy having no time for fear.
Mr. and Mrs. H. 5. Gordon Jr and their sons Bill and Dave returned to Montgomery after a weekend visit with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Gorton. Mrs. Wade and Mrs. Calhreth visited Miami a week. Mrs. Wade’s mother Mrs. Matlaway stayed longer. Mrs. Clarence C. Hodge will represent Date County at the National Council of Home Demonstration Clubs meeting in Biloxi October 16 26. Ett Nation and Misses Jean and Becky Graves plan a Birmingham visit with Mr. and Mrs. Doe Johnson. Mrs. Abe Berman and Mrs Irving Angel returned from a visit with Dan Blumenfeld. Mrs. J. W. Battle moved from a local hospital to 107 East Washington Street after surgery. Charles Stakes moved with family from Gadison to 2085 Foster Street in Dothan. Stokes affiliated with Johnson Funeral Home. Mr. and Mrs. H. Wehner of Daytona Beach are visiting their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Hiern Weimer at 113 West Mont Drive. Joe Schneider returned to Montgomery after a weekend visit with Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Ussery.
Baptist WMU circles met in members homes across Headland Avenue area Monday afternoon and evening. Circles discussed reports, led prayers, and shared brief devotions with light refreshments.
The Mary Adams Circle led the Royal Service program of the Southside Baptist Woman's Missionary Society on Monday afternoon. Delegates heard devotions, including "No More Strangers" by Mrs. Ralph Dykes, and talks on Yugoslavia Hungary Romania with contributors Mrs. William Cutts Mrs. Coy Brunson and others. A vocal duet by Mrs. Sidney Maddox and Mrs. Alice Berry closed the event as prayers were led by several members.
Mr and Mrs Frank Sheldon of Kalamazoo Michigan announce the birth of a son Thomas Ellsworth born in a Kalamazoo hospital on October 14 Mrs Sheldon formerly Betty McClendon daughter of Mr and Mrs B L McClendon of Dothan Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Ellsworth Sheldon of Kalamazoo Others present included Mrs Joe Bunn who gave the opening prayer and devotion was by Mrs Albert Johnson The meeting concluded with a prayer by Mrs Albert Johnson
The Faithful Workers Sunday School class of Ashford Baptist Church installed new officers led by Rev. C M Agee. Officers include Mrs VOC Bruner president Mrs Do A Stott first vice president Mrs Frank Oxens second vice president and other positions with committee members and group leaders named.
The annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary Union of the Columbia Baptist Association will be Thursday October 19 at Gordon Baptist church. The program begins at 10 00 a.m. Mrs H V Richey will give the devotional Kingdom Building and Mrs W M Marshall State executive secretary will be the principal speaker. Reports by officers and committee chairmen will be given in the afternoon following a memorial service after luncheon.
Members of the First Baptist Woman's Missionary Society met yesterday afternoon for community mission work. Seventy members took part in the visiting program. The session opened with meditation led by Mrs J H McMullan and closed with prayer by Mrs J P Shealy. Groups visited homes, called on shut ins, and delivered feed boxes to the needy. A Sunbeam Bank meeting convened at the church with fourteen children in attendance.
Ruth Mollety critiques decorating magazines and the empty ideal of perfect homes. She notes cluttered children's rooms, guest-ready shells, and the hidden work of parenting, chores, and privacy demands that real families face every day.
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