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Newspaper
Dawson County Advertiser
Location
Dawsonville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1960
Page
1
The column notes numerous locals from Doraville Atlanta Gainesville Lumpkin County and Smyrna visiting relatives vacationing or improving after illness. Names include Mr and Mrs Bill Chambers Pamela Jones Martha Ralston Len Taylor and many others with trips to Jekyll Island Amicalola Falls Jacksonville and Dahlonega.
Homecoming events proceed at New Hope Baptist Church with services planned for Sunday July 3 followed by a basket lunch. Rev Boyd Vaughters is pastor. Local families share weekend visits including the Maddox and Summerour households. Several relatives travel from Atlanta Chicago Austell and Ft Benning. R H Kesley returns home after surgery. A local farm purchase reports Brown Swiss bull Cane Creek Major acquired from Canton Ga sellers.
Army Pvt. Robert L. Reece of Dawsonville is at Fort Sill Oklahoma for eight weeks of advanced training at The Artillery and Missile Center. The program ends July 15 and trains him to service the 195 millimeter howitzer. He joined the Army last March and completed basic training at Fort Jackson South Carolina.
Mr Cliff Hughes a longtime Dawson County resident and valued State Highway Department employee was honored at a surprise birthday dinner hosted by his family last Sunday. Friends across the area extended best wishes for his health and happiness in the years ahead.
Representatives of the Social Security Administration will meet residents at the Dawsonville Post Office on Wednesday July 13 at 2 30 p m to answer questions and provide information.
A fragmented report outlines various cultural happenings and exhibitions. It mentions an exhibit titled So Venrt Of Corte or Arte with Pam Avo involved, plus references to artists and collectors. The text hints at a long‑running restoration or correction fracas tied to an International Petroleum Company.
Suggested cooling soup ideas blend canned condensed soups with dairy to make nutritious meals. The Frosty Tomato Soup recipe uses tomato soup sour cream water and minced chives to yield 30 servings served chilled for refreshing weather friendly dining.
A short poem urges embracing happiness and friendship. It portrays love as a store to lay in and a coin to pay, encouraging positive emotion over gloom and wrath. The piece emphasizes loving language and joyful living.
Mr and Mrs John V Stiller announce the birth of a son Mark Jackson at Hall Co hospital on July 1. The Stillers reside in Dawsonville and John V Stiller is the new cashier of Dawson County Bank. Mrs Stiller was Peggy Anderson of Cornelia.
Recent rains boost crops along Route 3. Local visits include Mrs Linzey Vaughters party with Em ma Vaughters Ola Parks Lois Turner Pearl Anderson and Sara Reece. Several family trips and camp stays noted in Dawson Lumpkin Forsyth and Macon counties.
Col. William P Trotter of the Georgia Department of Public Safety urges safer travel during the July 4 holiday. He discusses cooperation with Doug Blankenship, president of the Georgia Jaycees, as the state launches warnings about wrecks.
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