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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1944
Page
5
A fragmented poem asks for divine guidance to see God’s will, discern truth, and endure pain. It envisions walking upright in life’s path and reaching a brighter worldly view, ending with a plea for strength to follow divine paths.
Mrs E K Wilson entertained at a supper in honor of her son Keren Wilson who left Auburn to resume studies at Alabama Polsiedime Institute. Guests danced and socialized at the home on Woodland Drive with many attendees listed, including Mrs A Shealy and Mrs J B Buss.
The Dothan Recreation Center hosts a Soldiers Club weekly program starting today with free coffee and doughnuts from 9 to 11. Then a 4 pm Sunday variety show by Dothan children, social hour at 5, and a 7 pm quiz by Norton Mullins. Monday features game night, a 9 pm dance, and a 8 pm community ring. Tuesday offers magic by the Sixty Sixth Division Band, Wednesday dancing lessons and badge contests, Thursday Date Night, Friday to be announced, and Saturday open dance with music by the 270th A E F Band. Church notices and local visits follow.
Judson College prepares to open its 107th annual session with about 140 new students. Freshmen arrive September 11 with orientation September 12 and classes begin September 15. Upperclassmen return September 13 and register September 15. The Pre-school Retreat on campus September 11 is led by Miss Mabel Dormiery. New faculty include Miss Elizabeth Drake in piano and Mrs Claudine Spencer Anderson as registrar. The college reports over $100,000 in debt reduced and predicts becoming debt free this school year through a Baptist churches led drive. Facility improvements include sewing room expansion, three new Jewett dorm rooms, room painting, lobby and hall renovations, and laundry enlargement.
Local calendar lists Monday meetings at Foster Street church for WM S executive committee and business session, Presbyterian Women Circles 1 through 5 with hosts on Y4 N Bell, 1004 Irwin, 103 N Heng, 5S fe Jatac, and 403 N Woodland. Also Girl Auxiliary at First Baptist, and Lafayette Street Methodist WS holds weekly session.
Seaman Carl Mirphs of the U S Navy stationed at Davinia Beach, on furlough visiting relatives, was honored Saturday evening at a wine toast hosted by his cousin Miss Mary Frances Hudspeth at her Route Four home. Attendees included Day Murphy, Charlie Nell Etheridge, imm e Lou Renfroe, Alex Sinck, Watt Glenn Peoples, Durwood Bruce, Sara Crawford, Mulred Shelley, Virginia Shelley, James Etheridge, Mare Hudspeth, Agnes Hudspeth, Lucy Hudspeth, Katie Nell Jamis, Mr and Mrs Alin Shelles, and Mr and Mrs John Hudspeth. Bill Bales, son of Mr and Mrs J S Batley, underwent a tonsillectomy Tuesday and is at his home 802 S St Andrews. Corporal and Wil Qinton Buch Wall have gone to Deming New Mexico after spending days at Ashford with Mr Jana and Mrs J W Buckhbalt and at Malone Fla with M and Mrs Charlie Newton. Mrs Riley tee Moore and daughter Hetty Laure returned from a week in Denver. Miss Luciene Coe is spending the weekend with friends at Panama City Fla. Since banana powders and flakes absorb moisture they should be kept in tightly closed containers.
An old classified style ad lists skin irritations of external cause and recommends treatment with Black and White Omtument. It mentions prices 10c and 25c and urges following directions for healing, suggesting antiseptic use. The fragment references painful conditions and a factory dermatitis context with faded text.
The Flying Varieties troupe, a 26 piece band with 55 cast members, brought wartime entertainment to Marianna Post Theater. Organized by the ASC for hospital and convalescent care, they later toured for troops abroad, opened the RAF Arr Power show at Rockefeller Center, and performed for the Fifth War Loan Drive in Washington. Each cast member received a certificate for selling seven and a quarter million dollars in bonds. After two shows at Marianna, they played a dance at the post recreation hall.
Major and Mrs T P Driscoll Jett move to Detroit Michigan where Major Driscoll will report for a new assignment with the Air Forces. He spent the past two months at the Industrial College in Washington DC and was assigned to the Detroit area after completing his course. Mrs Driscoll has dedicated over seven hundred hours to making surgical dressings with the Red Cross Surgical Dressings Corps and helped ship bandages during active effort in the local chapter. The couple enjoys popularity in both civilian and Army circles and will receive strong community support.
Recreation Center hostesses for the week include Monday volunteers Mise Lou ise Gause and Miss Fran Mal Jette. Tuesday Victory Belles Dance with Mrs Perry Calhoun and Mrs C Hughes. Wednesday Temple Emanu El Sisterhood with Mrs Aaron Kraselsky and Mrs Nathan Kraselstky. Thursday New Century Club with Mrs E W N Passmore Mrs Clem ant Rutter Mrs Mason Rove and Mrs A A Winter. Friday Fine Arts Club with Mrs Perry Calhoun. Saturday Catholic Women's Club with Mrs Victor Mayity and Mrs A G Barnes plus Mrs K Shealy and Mrs James Dees. Sunday Soldiers Hostess Committee with Mrs W Phillips Mrs S M Baker Mrs T C Cuthbertson and Victory Belles.
A group of Dothan children will present a variety show at the Dothan Recreation Center at 4 this afternoon with Raymond Saliba as master of ceremonies. The program includes songs and dances, imitations by Warry Bedsole Jr, a gitterbug demonstration, trumpet and piano solos, and vocal numbers by Pat Rice, concluding with a gitterbug demonstration. Corporal Bernard Reynolds, son of Mrs Emma Reynolds of Slocomb, has landed safely in England after enlistment in January 1944 and basic training at Camp Claiborne Louisiana. Mary F Hughes, a third class yeoman, is expected to visit her mother this week accompanied by Ruby J Herder.
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