Wiregrass Seniors Magazine February 2019 FEBRUARY ISSUE | Page 6

History In Pictures
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A little bit of Wiregrass history in photographs.
Preserving the Past for the Present
One Hundred Years in Photographs of Dothan
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Local boys from Dothan with a gator shot at Fritter Springs.
They are standing on North Foster St. in Dothan in front
of the old Houston Hotel. Photo by Paul Anderson, 1938.
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Ethel and Earl
After a boys night out, Earl returned home late
and heavily intoxicated. The next day he woke up with
a hangover. He could hardly remember how he got
home and was scared that his wife Ethel was angry
with him. But to his utter amazement he found a
couple of asprin and a glass of water beside his bed.
Now, he is completely bewildered. He was expecting
some trouble after the previous night. He then dis-
covered a loving note from Ethel that reads ‘Darling,
I had to go grocery shopping. I’ll cook a nice dinner
tonight. You’ll find your breakfast in the kitchen’.
Now, he was really scared. In the kitchen he found
his oldest son who was visiting for the weekend.
Earl asked him, “Son, what had happened last
night? I was expecting your mother to be angry with
me.”
His son replied, “Dad, you came really late
last night. Then you threw up in the living room. It
was a mess then gave yourself a black eye by colliding
with the door. Then when mom tried
to take you to bed, you shouted-
‘Leave me alone lady, I’m married’.