Hyer Hostess Bridge Luncheon Honors Mrs. Fred OS
J. W. Hyer hosted a bridge luncheon at her home on Avenue in honor of Mrs. Fred OS. Guests were greeted with decorated rooms and plants. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Bob and Mrs. T. R Scheile. attendees included Mrs. Mei, Mrs. Howard, Mrs. Scheile, Lint Warren, Mrs. Lex, Mrs. A. C. Rodenbough, Guy Hardwick, Mrs. J. L. wi, and Mrs. Ralph Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Wi. Hyer
Wi N. Avemne
Fred OS
Peites
Bob
T. R Scheile
Ooree
Mei
Howard
Scheile
Lint Warren
Lex
A. C. Rodenbough
Guy Hardwick
J. L. Wi
Ralph Johnson
Sesame Study Club Banquet at Houston Library
The Sesame Study Club held its annual banquet at the Houston Me Library with about twenty five members and guests. Mrs Loyd Cherry and Jax Morris won costume prizes in a tacky show. Napier String Band provided music as decorations featured Halloween themes and Mrs J C Woodham led as emcee. School festival and Halloween carnival planned at Webb School on October 26 sponsored by fourth to sixth grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sesame Study Club
Houston Me
Loyd Cherry
Jax Morris
Napier Jet String
J. C. Woodham
Webb School
Miss Mobley and Davis wed at Greenville Army Air Base
Miss Elizabeth Mobley married Technical Sergeant Bert Garret Davis in a quiet Greenville Army Air Base chapel ceremony. Attendants included Mrs. Snowden and Corporal Clifton Robinson. The couple plans a North Carolina trip before residing in Greenville, South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Mobley
Davis
Greenville Air Base
Elizabeth Mobley
Oscar Davis Mobley
Mobley
Abbeville
Bert Garret Davis
Greenvile, 5. C
coir_2a
Steiner Davis
Dothan
Greenville, D. C., Army Air Base
Arnold
Bandher
We The Women and the War Time Home Front
Ruth Milleit critiques the “poor little rich girl” stereotype, urging women to embrace work and independence during war. She argues husbands should share finances, support joint accounts, and assist wives transitioning from earning to homemaking. The piece ends with practical advice on fur care before winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Milleit
Army
Navy
Community Calendar Schedule for Foster Street Area
The calendar lists weekly meetings and events around Foster Street and First Baptist Church. Monday features the Woman's Club and neighborhood circles. Tuesday hosts an intermediate girls archery session. Wednesday includes Neighborhood Preys Club meetings and a Business Women's Association luncheon. Thursday offers choir practice at First Baptist and Boy Scout Troop Three gathering. Additional items cover church meetings at the Plulathea Sun Hay School classroom and various circle gatherings with named hosts and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normann Mieed
Constante Mo Halluca
Broner
Houston Barbe
CL Jaenson
R. R. Penus
Intermediste
AL i Rhoces
WSC
S. Potter
First Baptist Church
Recent engagements and marriages listed in community notices
The column reports engagements for Nell Jones to James Poyner and Clara Nell Sellers to Arthur Strain with marriage plans in November, Velma Blanchard and Hugh King wed in Elkton on September 14, Wynell Caswell and G. T. Eldridge married September 30 at a Slocomb home, and Wynell Eldridge residing in New Orleans while he serves in the Navy. wedding details include locations and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldridge-Caswell
Slocomb
Wynell Caswell
Pony Branton
G. T. Eldridge
U. S. Navy
Howard Trawick
Marjorie Caswell
Buford Pippens
W. H. Fox
Dothan
Miss Emily Muir Weds Sergeant Ritter In Afternoon Methodist Rite
Miss Emily Wallace Muir daughter of Mrs Wallace Thurston Muir and the late Mr Muir and Staff Sergeant Dayton Wilkes Ritter of Napier Field were married at Foster Street Methodist Church at 5:00 pm on October 12. The ceremony featured white gladioli and cathedral candles with music by Mrs W S Wilson and a solo by Mrs Norman McLeod. Attendants wore yellow and blue dresses with matching hats, and Raymond S Woolridge gave the bride in marriage. After a Florida wedding trip the couple will reside at 208 N Bell Street. The bride, a 1943 Dothan High School graduate, is a Napier Field secretary. Ritter is a Major Texas graduate serving at Napier Field.
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Points
North Carolina
Nell Hartzog
Jatn W. Snowren
Dothan
Davis
Abbeville
Dothan High School
U. S. Army
Caribbean
Greensville
S. C
Greenville
Emily Wallace Muir
Wallace Thurston Muir
Mr. Muir
Dayton Wilkes Ritter
Nager Field
Henry D. Ritter
Mason
Texas
Foster Street Methodist Church
Norman McLeod
W. S. Wilson
d'Bardelot
Flora Metcalf
Water
Vivian Johnson
Margaret Crenshaw
Samson
Miss Crenshaw
Dresed
Miss Johnson
Sue Morris
John Benson, Jr
Auburn
Florida
Bell Street
Mrs W M Lanier Hosts Mid-Week Card Club
Hartford special report notes Mrs W M Lanier welcomed guests including Mrs Alva Saunders Mrs Gerald Charity Mrs J T Holman Mrs C P F Davis Mrs Glenn Gibson Mrs E H Anderson Mrs J F Callins and Mrs Shafter Weed of Birmingham to her home on Wednesday afternoon for bridge. A salad course tea and sweets preceded the games with awards to Mrs J T Holman Mrs Gerald Chaney and a memento given to Mr Weed after several progressions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
W. M. Lanier
Alva Saunders
Gerald Charity
J. T. Holman
C. PF. Davis
Glenn Gibson
E. H. Anderson
J. F. Callins
Shafter Weed
Birmingham
Earl McKey
Iea
Gerald Chaney
Weed
W. M. U. Units Hold Quarterly Meeting at Union Church
Hartford special reports the Baptist W. M. U. Association quarterly meeting held at Union church with Mrs. H. L. Wood presiding and devotional by Mrs. R. H. Holmes of Geneva. Program included Rev. J. Hollan Dykes of Hartford and others. luncheon served by hostess church women. George Greshams return from Fernandina Fla with T. W. House accompanying them for a two-week visit.
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Hartford
The
Baptist
W. M. U. Association
Union Church
H. L. Wood
Samson
R. H. Holmes
Geneva
J. Hollan Dykes
Johnson
Marshall
Montgomery
Hostess Church
Births in area announced for multiple families
A number of birth notices list newborns with families in several towns. Susan Cherpavtt and Sally Reever Yesmman are described as born October 19 to Coperd and Me Franklin E Watern mkuncamre. Howard Ostan wy & daca born October 13 to Henry Olan Etheridge and Mary Ethel Hardy. James Michael born October 11 at Riverside Hospital Bainbridge Ga to Mr and Mrs Eugene Driskell. Glenn Mar born October 19 to Buddie Adams and Minnie Mae Whitaker.
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Coperd
Franklin E Watern
Janae
Frankie
Watson
Borethy Bowden
Hob Biwden
Doiban
F Watson
Columbia
Ed Yeamac
Florals
Dottan
Min Dyugnevers
Susan Cherpavtt
Sally Reever Yesmman
Yeuman
Mildred Reeses
Tecintil Sergeata
Henry Olan Etheridge
Aor
Howard Ostanwy & Daca Hospital
Hie Ethrdge
Mary Ethel Hardy
Lo J. Werdy
Sergeant Ethridge
Mary
Eugene Driskell
Attapulgus
James Michael
Riverside Hospital
Bainbridge
Buddie Adams
Glenn Mar
Adams
Minnie Mae Whitaker
Houston Retail Sales Said About Normal
August retail sales in Houston County rose 9.1 percent from the prior year with hardware and farm implements dealers leading gains at 621 percent, cloth wig shops up 16.1 percent, and general stores up 14.2 percent while some sectors remained flat. The report from the Bureau of Business Research at the University of Alabama notes overall activity above last August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Business Research, University of Alabama
Houston County
Saliba Home Hosts Warm Brida Celebration
Mr and Mrs Mike T Saliba entertained at their 201 S St Andrews home for son Jimmie M Saliba and his bride from Fairview Oklahoma. Guests praised decor featuring bridal motifs, white satin gowns and orchid and white gardenia corsages. A reception and supper for about sixty relatives followed with Syrian delicacies and a bride’s book table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike T Saliba
St Andrews Street
Jimmie M. Saliba
D.than
Fairview
Oklahoma
Sa Iba
Eldred Grimsley
M. Sabba
Jimmie Sabba
Mike Saliba
Nicholas Saad
J. E. Saliba
Joe Joseph
Sam H. Cohimia
Norma Jo Saliba
Dolores Joseph
Jeanette Saliba
Stinson McLeod Wedding Announced
A wedding notice for Stinson McLeod and partners is announced with family guests listed and travel plans noted. The event involves relatives visiting from Donalsonville and Auburn while several local names attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stinson McLeod
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Louis Lane
Khengrin
Mendelssohn
John William Snowden
Mary Dean McClendon
Clifton Robinson
Brockton
Mass
Joan
Mrs. Snowden
John J. Thomas
At-larta
Shelly D. Thomas, Sr
Camp Roberts
California
M. C. Rowe
Lynchburg
M. C Rowe, Jr
Washington, D. C
New York City
Charles Richards
MS Wells
Reno
Nevada
Captain Richards
Army Air Forces
R. M. Ward
Durham
Miss Kay Ward
Duke University
Mrs. Ward
Atlanta
Helen Hutchings
Alabama Polytecnnic Institute
H.C. Hutchings
John A. Schneider
Sarasota, Fla
Bessie Fostex
Dethan
A. D. Ussty
M. Walsh
Montezuma
L. C. McElroy
Charles Gilmer
U. S. Marine Corps
Pacific Area
Betty Stringfellow
BR. W. Chalker
ABC Board
Fleming Rowell
Jack Gamer
Clement Ritter, Jr
Selma
J. B. Hall
Elkin
N. c
Smith Hall
Martha Hall
Chicago
Mattie Whiddon
Mary Hickman
Jasper Barnes
Alex Barnes
Stark, Fla
Yurself
Ruby’s Beauty Shop
Ruby Driver Cox
Headland
Ala
Louise
N, Foster St
Saxon
Lural Brackin
Vaughdeen Phillips
Manuel Dewey Phillips
Route One
Brackin
Duthan
Route Four
E. Burdeshaw Street
Emily Muir
Sergeant Ritter
Napier Field ' S
Ritter
Napier Feta
George Gresham
Home
Fernandina Fla
T. W. House
Rogers Beauty Shop
S. I. Cox
Houston
Mrs. Saliba Honor Brida
Yoster Sreet
Ida
Grace Brown
Patsy Pullman
Herbert Walkey
E G Pitman
Milt Evans
Kight
O B Pitman
Alvin Crocker
Edna Carelle Watford
Maria
Lynn
Donalsonville
W. Ro Crockett
O HR Dykes
Frances Seay
Bie Nuickham
AG K Seay
Bob Howard
Sor. Robby
Mrs. Fort Ward
Sergeant
Raymed
Rodney
Opelika
Redfern
Coats
Leila Medlock Houston Hotel
van Ritch
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