Christmas Card Volume Remains Unknown
The Thomasville Post Office expects higher Christmas card volume with the rise of the greeting card industry. Postmaster Raymond D. Hill notes the post office cannot count cards versus letters, while tracing greeting card origins from ancient times to 1843 London and early American cards. He advises preparation, an accurate mailing list, and early mailing to ensure delivery before December 25.
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Thomasville
Raymond D. Hill
Yale
Hill
Germany
London
John Calcott Horsley
Ernest Dudley Chase
Boston
Local 515 election in three states under Hoffa shadow
Three candidates seek the Local 515 presidency in a three state ballot beginning today with 1,700 members in southeast Tennessee, north Georgia and north Alabama. William A. Test seeks reelection amid a $100000 damage suit against him. George Hicks accuses Test of campaigning on union time. Less Choate calls to curb Hoffa influence as ballots open in Tullahoma Rome and Chattanooga.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Teamsters
James Hoffa
Local 515
William A. Test
George Hicks
Test
Less Choate
Chattanooga
Hoffa
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
Tullahoma
Tenn
Rome
Murdock to Appeal Fire District Superintendent Firing
James Y. Murdock former Floyd County school superintendent will appeal his dismissal to the Georgia Supreme Court. Floyd County Board of Education was found within rights to fire him after charges of negligence and inefficiency. The state board’s restraining order against resuming duties was upheld then dissolved. A 1986 law requiring five days notice for actions against state agencies was cited.
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Rome, Ga
James Y. Murdock
Georgia Supreme Court
Murdock
FE. J. Clower
Robert L. Scoggin
Floyd County Board of Education
State Board of Education
State Board
Scoggin
Georgia
Cotton Stalk Destruction Warns Weevil Fight
County Agent W. L. Whittle urged cotton farmers to destroy remaining cotton stalks to halt weevil reproduction. He said many already have removed stalks, which will starve weevils and weaken them for winter, though stalks add soil organic matter.
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W. L. Whittle
Whittle
VA Domiciliary Week Brims With Events and Honors
A varied recreation program at the VA Domiciliary includes bingo hosted by the Military Order of Cooties Albany with Harry Tison, a November birthday party for about 60 veterans, a Thomasville football game trip, and multiple card games and dances. Hosted by American Legion Auxiliary Dept of Georgia and AL 31, gifts, a cake, and refreshments followed. Volunteers from several clubs aided, Veterans’ Mass preparations by NC CS and others noted, with December flowers provided by Talisman Garden Club.
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Dublin
Military Order of Cooties
Albany
Harry Tison
American Legion Auxiliary, Dept. of Georgia
Thomasville Post
Auxiliary 31
State Auxiliary
VA Funmakers
Ernest Kistler
Co. J. Crawford
Charity Haddock
John Glover
Moose Lodge
Moultrie
Recreation Dept
Hannah McGriff
Julia Haddock
P. M. Robinson
Thomasville
ALA 21
Tifton
Brookfield
Pecan Output Hike Foreseen By Agriculture Department
The Agriculture Department forecasts a sharp rise in pecan production. A survey notes substantial growth in pecan trees propagated in large groves, with more of the crop coming from improved varieties. Texas and New Mexico lead the increases as production zones expand beyond traditional centers in the Southeast and Southwest.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas
New Mexico
Young Georgia prodigy makes guest soloist debut with Chicago Symphony
Fourteen year old William Devan of Marietta Georgia performed as guest soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra after a national talent search among past and present 4 H club members.
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William Devan
Marietta, Ga
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
4-H
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