Social Bridge Parties Share Summer Garden Charm
Mr and Mrs Boyd hosted a Tuesday night bridge gathering at Collegh street with the Tuesday Night Bridge club and guests. Gladioli sweet peas larkspur and yellow nasturtiums created lush rooms as Carr Glover won the high score, followed by a fruit punch salad course. Easterlin hosted a similar evening honoring Americas High School graduates Mary Elizabeth L and Frances Easterlin with porch flowers and a dinner before dancing. Mrs Cliff Williams and Mrs Herschel Smith led a morning bridge on Lee street with blue hydrangeas gladioli and yellow caliopsis adorning the back porch, gifting L C Hester a Bohemian glass flower bowl. A long guest list featured many local families and friends along with Mrs L F Grubbs and Mrs J E Hightower among others.
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Mrs. B. Kk. Boyd
Collegh Street
Bridge Club
Carr Glover
Boyd
R. B. Hightower
Cloyd Buchanan
Heys McMath
Ira Gatewood
Claire Harris
Ann Heys
Christine Brown
Flora Bacot
Mary Earle
Cliff Williams
Herschel Smith
Williams
Lee Street
L. C. Hester
Williston
Fla
Smith
Olin Williams
Yonah Bell
L. C. Smith
W. D. Moreland
R. P. Snow
Ed Everett
J. D. Hooks
G. C. Webb
Eugene Bailey
Dan O’connell
George Duncan
J. E. Hightower
Louise Marshall
Martha Cobb
Elizabeth Cobb
Evelyn Bell
Emmett Anderson
Ed Mathis
James Rees
Barlow Council
Walter Rylander
Dick Williams
Dave Andrews
B. F. Easterlin, Jr
Mary Glover
Henry Lumpkin
W. C. Caye
Lee Council
Lucas Thiers
Stuart Prather
Walter Brown
Emory Rylander
James Lott
Edgar Shipp
K. B. Hooks, Jr
Bainbridge Fans Raise 2000 for Local Baseball Team
Bainbridge residents launch a fundraising drive to secure high quality baseball talent for the city this summer. The effort began with a 1500 target on Tuesday and quickly surpassed that amount, with organizers pressing to reach 2000. Merchants, professionals, farmers, and other residents participated vigorously, showing strong community support.
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Bainbridge
South Georgia
Judge Worrill Ill at Cuthbert Home
Judge William C. Worrill of the Pataula circuit Superior court is critically ill at his Cuthbert home after several weeks of illness. Neighbors and friends hold hope for his recovery, noting his stature as one of Georgia’s ablest judges.
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Cuthbert
William C. Worrill
Pataula
Worrill
Georgia
Nochaway Council Scout Camp Starts June 8 at Rhodes Ferry
Albany reports the Nochaway Council regular scout camp opens June 8 at Rhodes Ferry, about 15 miles southwest of Bainbridge on Spring Creek. The site offers fishing swimming and boating with three new motor boats added to camp equipment to boost water sports interest.
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Albany
Nochaway Council
Rhodes Ferry
Bainbridge
Spring Creek
Farm Bureau Directors Back Poultry Sale in Rome
Rome directors of the Floyd Farm Bureau approve a cooperative poultry sale to be staged next Saturday. Farmers express hope for favorable trap conditions and a prosperous year ahead.
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Farm Bureau
Rome
The
Floyd Farm Bureau
Mercury Diameter Size Noted as About 3000 Miles
A historical note states Mercury, the planet closest to the sun, has a diameter of roughly 3000 miles. The fact reflects early astronomy measurements and serves as a compact scientific detail in the period context.
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Mercury
Large Puma Visits Home Near Nashville
Steven Swain near Nashville reported a large catlike animal, likely a puma, visited Thursday night. It entered his yard and fought his dog. neighbors described bear sized tracks and claim a large animal has been feeding on local sheep and pigs.
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Nashville
Steven Swain
Swain
Waycross Clean-Up Campaign Under Way Fast
June 5 Waycross launches a rapid cleanup as Mayor Dan T. Cowart notes a dozen calls by 10 o clock for sanitary wagons to remove trash. He urges full city cooperation to improve living conditions and aesthetics during cleanup week.
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Waycross
Dan T. Cowart
Young Strickland Child Dies in Waycross
Lula Mae Strickland, 20 months old, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lewis Strickland of Coffee County, died Monday at the home of G F Strickland on the Boulevard toward the Satilla river in Waycross. The parents had brought her to Waycross seeking treatment to save her life.
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Waycross
Lula Mae Strickland
Lewis Strickland
Coffee County
Mr. Strickland
G. F. Strickland
Satilla River
Stricklands
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Brage’s Market
Tai
T. C. Marshall
Daniel Rountree Marshall
Alfonso
Spain
EPA
Sesere
Young Strickland
Vicks
Americus Coca-Cola
Bottling Co
Churchwell’s
Ity
Churchwell
W. Lamar St. Americus, Ga
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