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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1943
Page
7
The narrator recalls a vivid roadside moment as a berry tree beside the road, a nectar tasting spring, and a red-winged beetle above a blackbird, transforming a familiar route into a surprising find. The experience, though simple, teaches patience and awareness on a long familiar journey.
Members of the Business Women and Professional Women's Club met for a brief session Tuesday evening at the Houston Memorial Library. Vice-president Mrs Annie Loy Strickland presided. Dues were requested to be paid promptly to the treasurer. A large membership gathered for the meeting.
Jackie Johnson hosted a Wiener roast on Route Four for Miss Veleta Boyd birthday anniversary. Guests included Miz Boyd Ann Burdeshaw Katy Elmore Rudy Johnson Opal Tice Mizell Hopkins Hazel Tice Mildred Elmore Pat Bailey Buford Alex Strickland Howard Harrison Lowell Hicks Preston Knowen Wallace Bule John Ellis Harrison Lee Dismukes Junior Lima Jim mis Glenda Johnson Richard White Barksdale Boyd and Corporal Roy Splegner.
Staff Sergeant Moseline Hall returns home on furlough to celebrate a birthday dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs J W Hell of Cottonwood Route. family and friends attend including Prevatt, Sellers, Tindell, Herring, West, Mindhert, Hall, and many others. The item also notes a corrected report about Captain Fred G Tubbergen and mentions Bible class officers, a weekend visit by Miss Marjorie Pullam, and Dr F B Whitfield’s return to activity after hospital treatment.
Doris Tindell daughter of Mr and Mrs Weldon Tindell and James Carl McCollough son of Mr and Mrs A L McCollough were married Saturday evening September 18 at the home of Reverend A T Powell in Taylor. The couple are listed as residing on route one. Harry Hillmenfeld, seaman second class, has returned to Pensacola after a brief visit with relatives in Dothen.
Mee and Ms Kyle H Granger of Gordon announce the birth of a daughter named Ruth Anne. The notice notes a lace bow and hints at a September birth date.
Miss Nena Aline Davie and Charles Wayne Shelton wed in a small quiet ceremony September 1 conducted by Rev J W White of Graceville Film. The bride wore a blue crepe suit with brown accessories and a rose tuberose corsage. Mrs Shelton is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Home Davis. the groom, son of Mr and Mrs Sam Shelton. Both attended Ashford High School and were active in student activities. They reside near Ashford on 8
Feature essay urges parents to stress saving war bonds and continued schooling for youths facing industrial job offers. Includes domestic notices: Edwin Borland visiting Ozark, Treadwells in Aniston, Burkett family illness and North Africa deployment announcement, Marion Military Institute students home, Ernest Cox Jr joining Navy training, and Elizabeth Strickland visiting Dothan with her husband.
Dorothy Dix muses on whether the postwar modern girl will be a better wife. She weighs changes from the old model, noting the career woman may demand independence and financial parity, while questioning if such shifts will bring lasting happiness or erode deep security in marriage.
A crippled children clinic will be held at the First Presbyterian Church in Houston County on Friday September 24 starting at eight in the morning. Dr C Hannon an orthopedic surgeon from Mobile will conduct the clinic with public health nurses and aides assisting. About 125 children are expected. The clinic will examine only county residents due to high attendance.
Misses Maro and Martha Speight depart Wednesday to Tuscaloosa to enroll in the University of Alabama as freshmen. Private Shelley W. Strickland Jr reports for Army assignment at Texarkana Texas, joining the 18 clerks in the personnel department, Headquarters Detachment, Ordnance Center.
Ashford 4H club member Lace Rone placed fifth in a canning contest with sixty seven entrants. The 1943 event featured jars of fruit vegetables and preserves. Private Lafayette F. Brackin assigned to a soldier-related notice follows.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a death at age 10 and references to individuals and groups but lacks clear names, dates, or locations. The readable bits indicate a possible obituary or notice of a child’s death and scattered references to organizations, without coherent context.
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