Elba Lions back band plans and city hall project
Tommy Thoma son, Lions Club president, returns to Elba after 18 months in Florida and reports a high school band of 50 players funded by a $3,000 drive to buy equipment. Simon Strain to direct. City hall and Masonic lodge building planned as a 60 40 town Mason project with shared lot and phased construction. John wears bow ties, selling cars, while J R Faircloth runs a lumber business from Enterprise and pursues hunting in Florida between trips.
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Elba
Tommy Thomason
Presiant
Lions Club
Insance
Tommy
Palm Beach
Fla
Wally
Elba Alms
Iito
Lions
Wle
Und
Simon Strain
ACL
Strain
Train
Jake Bonneau
Masonic Lodge
Jake
Masons
John
J. R. Faircloth
Enterprise
Florida
Brunson On Bonds In Elba Bond Sales Slow After War
J F Brunson president of the Elba Exchange Bank reports government bond sales in Elba have fallen since the war ended. He notes we did well during the war but now sales are slow, with a thousand dollars a month regarded as good. The Elba bank grew from an exchange, and Brunson helped preserve that name.
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Elba
J. F. Brunson
Elba Exchange Bank
Elba Bank
Exchange
Elba’s Bank
Brunson
Garrett Came Home After Years in New York and War
John Garrett, a native Elban and motor magazine figure, left Elba in 1923 for college then settled in New York City as a salesman. After four years in the Army during World War II he returned home, arguing that staying in a big city does not advance a person.
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John Garrett
Elba
New York City
New York
Radio Networks Sunday Programs Summary
Radio listings show a dense schedule across CBS MBS networks with Jack Benny, Gene Autry, and multiple variety and drama programs. Highlights include The Hollywood Show, Meet Me at Parkey's, Five Minute Newscasts, Time slots across morning to evening, and several MBS programs such as The Goapeiacres and True Detective Mysteries.
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Jack Benny
Onve
Gene Autry
Abe Hee
Mer Biordie
Abe Metarthy
Mergen
Abe Samopade
Symphony
Hinge
Ahea
Abe
Cbs
Abe Newa
Cbe Abe
E S Summerford 77 Dies Near Abbeville
Abbeville special funeral services for Ewell Stewart Summerford seventy seven year old farmer native of Abbeville who died in a Eufaula hospital after a short illness were held at the Methodist Church with Rev Paul Duffy and Rev Mark Lower officiating. Surviving include widow Kemmie three daughters Bertha Robinson W W Kirkland Abbeville and W A Clifton Eufaula three sons E S Summerford Jr Savannah E F Summerford Panama City and Monroe Summerford New York fourteen grandchildren seven great grandchildren.
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Abbeville
Ewell Stewart Summerford
Eufaula
Methodist Church
Paul Duffy
Mark Lower
Summerford
The
Baptist Church
Kemmie Summerford
Bertha Robinson
W. W. Kirkland
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