Thomasville Couple Marks Golden Wedding Anniversary
Thomasville couple Mr. and Mrs. Sam Nifong celebrated their golden wedding with an open house on Oct. 24 attended by about 100 relatives and friends. The family, including six children two daughters in law and several grandchildren, gathered at their home in Thomasville for cake and punch with a yellow and gold decor theme.
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Thomasville
Sam Nifong
Nifong
W. R. Nif
Earl Nifong
Clyde Clodfelter
Ruby
Hazel Nifong
Ivan Steele
Folkston
Georgia
Thurman Albertson
Moncton
New Brunswick
Canada
Cecil Adderholdt
Cleveland
R. J. Nifong
A. Nifong
W. R. Nifong
PTA Meeting Discusses School Home Relations Panel Leads Discussion
Dean Pruette chaired a PTA Council discussion on questions that arise to improve relations between school and home at the School Administration Building on English Street. Mrs. W R Peters reported Wilmington convention gains and district PTA chapters. Mrs. William C Lewis presided. Miss Mabel Cherry gave the invocation. Ed Grimsley reported on the YMCA teacher dinner. a nominating committee was elected. PTA to join Association of Childhood Education for a study course at Ray Street School on December 2.
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Dean Pruette
English St
Pruette
W. R. Peters
Wilmington
Parent Teacher Association
William C. Lewis
Mabel Cherry
Ed Grimsley
YMCA
Herman Smith
S. S. Coe
First Whooping Cranes Arrive at Texas Winter Refuge
Wildlife officials report six whooping cranes have reached their Texas Gulf Coast winter refuge, including a chick. They are the first of the world’s lone migrating flock to arrive from an Arctic Circle breeding area as others will follow.
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Rustwell
Tex
Texas Gulf Coast
Arctic Circle
Arkansas Wildlife Refuge
Amicks Welcome Son David Wesley Amid North Georgia Births
Mr and Mrs H W Amick of Tallulah Falls Ga announce the birth of a son David Wesley on Oct 20 at the Toccoa Ga hospital. Mrs Amick formerly Wilma Burroughs of Greensboro and Seagrove. Ronald Lee Foster born Oct 27 at High Point Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Melvin Foster 1105 Anderson St. and a daughter Shelia Diane born Oct 27 at Se cases Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs B P Burgess 521 Flint St.
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Melvin Foster
Anderson St
Ronald Lee
High Point Memorial Hospital
B. P. Burgess
Flint St
Shelia Diane
These Cases Memorial Hospital
T. 27
H. W. Amick
Talullah Falls
David Wesley
Toccoa
Hosital
Local residents treated at High Point Memorial Hospital
Mrs. C. D. Keeling of Steele Road was admitted Monday and condition improved. Mrs. Madie Hancock of Virginia Avenue entered Tuesday with satisfactory condition. Mrs. E. B. Carrigan of Arch Street entered Tuesday and expects surgery. Mrs. J. M. Branham of Fairfield Road is recuperating satisfactorily at the local hospital.
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C. D. Keeling
Steele Rd
High Point Memorial Hospital
Madie Hancock
Virginia Ave
E. B. Carrigan
Arch St
J. M. Branham
Fairfield Rd
Review of The Revolt of American Women lecture
Mrs. Fred Metcalfe spoke before the Twentieth Century Study Club at Mrs. William Gluyas’s home on Greenway Dr. She used illustrations from Oliver Jensen’s book to show women’s progress from 1870 to 1870s office work and higher education.
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Fred Metcalfe
Oliver Jensen
Twentieth Century Study Club
William Gluyas
Greenway
Unter Surgery Updates After Morning Operation
The subject underwent surgery Monday morning and is now able to receive visitors according to the latest medical update.
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Unter Surgery
Sowers Grimes Vows Announced
Mr and Mrs Laurence Grimes announce the marriage of their daughter Nancy Jean to Donnie Ray Sowers son of Mr and Mrs Paul Sowers The couple were married October 10 in Chesterfield South Carolina.
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Laurence &. Grimes
Nancy Jean
Donnie Ray Sowers
Paul
Sowers
Chesterfield
8. C
Wax paper under toddler plate protects tablecloth
A practical tip suggests placing wax paper under a toddler dinner plate to catch spills and shield the tablecloth from inevitable accidents. This quick measure keeps messes manageable and cleanups easier for busy caregivers.
Notable Women Figures Highlighted In Book Talk
A speaker discusses women’s roles and contrasts with admired pioneers like Carrie Nation and Lucretia Mott, noting American women surpass men in education and labor. Guests arrive to a lunch buffet set on a table with fall arrangements, and Harriett Beecher Stowe figures among the era’s icons.
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Carrie Nation
Gertrude Stein
Lucretia Mott
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Belmont
Astor
Hattie Carnegie
Mesdames N. M. Harrison
Frank Smith
Don Conrad
R. J. Quigley
D. A. Rawley
Bruce Conrad
R. M. Bundy
Care of wall to wall carpeting
To maintain the new look of carpeting remove spots as they appear rather than doing a full cleaning once or twice a year. A foam cleaner called Finn Foam, avoiding naptha or solvents, prevents rings and preserves appearance. Available at Efird's Department Store, phone 9412.
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Efird’s
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