Death of William E. Hardy Confirmed Today
Mr. Ollie R. Hardy received a phone message confirming the death of his son William E. Hardy a gunner on an American vessel sunk off the Normandy coast. Reports say the ship went down November 16 with only one officer and one enlisted man escaping while Hardy’s gun kept firing until the vessel was engulfed. Neighbors and friends extend sympathy to the Hardy family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie R. Hardy
Washington
William E. Hardy
Normandy
Eve
Hardy
Young Hardy
Mr. Hardy
Sirgere
Pageant of Boxes in Baptist Young People program
The First Baptist Church Young People present The Pageant of Boxes tonight at 8:00 under Mrs. Gerald Tuck and Mrs. William J. Self. About twenty five youths from the YWA GA RA and Sunbeams will participate. A cordial welcome is extended to all.
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First Baptist Church
Gerald Tuck
William J. Self
G. A
R. A
Sunbeams
Presbyterian Prayer Meeting Tonight at First Presbyterian
Rev. Richard T. Gillespie conducts prayer service at First Presbyterian Church tonight at 8 00 p m. The service includes prayer praise and Bible study and the public is cordially invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard T. Gillespie
First Presbyterian Church
Pavo Soldier Earns Combat Infantry Badge at Memphis Hospital
Pvt. Loomes L. Wood of Pavo Georgia received the Combat Infantryman Badge at Kennedy General Hospital Memphis where he is a convalescent patient Brig Gen Royal Reynolds presented the award Wood spent five months overseas in the South Pacific and was wounded at Biak Island
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pavo
Memphis
Tenn
Loomes L. Wood
Ollie L. Wood
Kennedy General Hospital
Royal Reynolds
Wood
South Pacific
Biak Island
Conference Grid Coaches Meet in Birmingham
Southeastern Conference football coaches meet in Birmingham with Commissioner Mike Connor for a preliminary session before the annual gathering. They discuss players numbering for easier identification, larger numerals, and uniform game statistics. The agenda includes executive committee proposals to cap athletic grants in aid at 75 per high school and to sign high school players after their final year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Mike Connor
Barnhill Named Coach of the Year in Southeastern
John H. Barnhill of the University of Tennessee and athletic director was named the Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year by the Nashville Banner poll. He won the silver football award with 53 points, ahead of Georgia's Wallace Butts and other rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
John H. Barnhill
University of Tennessee
Southeastern Conference
Nashville Banner
Barnhill
Wallace Butts
Georgia
Butts
Bill Alexander
Georgia Tech
Frank Thomas
Alabama
Carl Voyles
Auburn
Allyn McKeen
Mississippi State
Harry Mehre
Ole Miss
American Held in Chungking for Death of Sir Eric Teichman
Detective Inspector Garner announced the arrest of a U.S. soldier in the gunshot death of Sir Eric Teichman a 60 year old former British Embassy counsellor at Chungking The soldier's name was not disclosed and he is held at a U S camp to face an American court on a serious charge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honingham
England
Garner
U. S
Eric Teichman
Chungking
U.S
Hunting Clothes and Gear Display At Local Shop
A local shop showcases hunting gear including socks hats leather jackets gun cases raincoats and related clothing. Shoppers explore protective gear and weather ready attire for outdoor sport in season.
Engagement of Joyce Grant Bentley and Allen Presbrey Cate
Bentley and Mrs Harold G Bent ley of Thomasville Georgia and Providence Rhode Island announce the engagement of their daughter Joyce Grant Bentley to Allen Presbrey Cate QM 3 c USNR son of Mr and Mrs Arthur W Cate Providence Rhode Island. Mrs Bentley's daughter is a Classical High School and Katherine Gibbs School graduate and has worked at Finney General Hospital. Cate attended Moses Brown School and Hope High School and studied at Brown University before joining the service. He recently returned from the European Theatre aboard the USS Augusta during the invasions of France and is now stationed in Newport Rhode Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold G. Bentley
Thomasville
Providence, R. IL
Joyce Grant Bentley
Allen Presbrey Cate
U.S.N.R
Arthur W Cate
Providence
Bentley
Classical High
Katherine Gibbs
Finney General Hospital
Cate
Moses Brown School
Hope High School
Brown University
U. S. S. Augusta
France
Newport
R. I
Coffee Club Chaff and War Time Morale in Town
A long, chatty column sketches daily life notes from a coffee club. Topics range from unreliable timekeepers to weather, shopping quirks, Christmas packages for the poor, and a portrait of Henry Herbeners garden brilliance.
Study Class to Meet Thursday Afternoon
The Thomasville Study Class will meet Thursday at 4 15 in the Municipal building Club room after Thanksgiving. The Vashti Glee Club directed by Miss Lemons performs a Christmas Musical. Louise Hayes is literary chairman. Mrs. Fred Scott hosts the afternoon. the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Vashti Glee Club
Pecans Buugat and Sold at Toscoga Produce Exchange
Sale notice for pecans listed by Toscoga Produce Exchange at 119 Remington Ave Thomasville Georgia with contact via radio station phone 87. Government or organizer details not provided.
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Toscoga Produce Exchange
Remington Ave
Thomasville
Prayer Service at Dawson Street Methodist Church
The Dawson Street Methodist Church holds a mid week prayer service tonight at eight o clock. The pastor continues a study series on the Gospel of Mark and invites all to attend this service of worship and study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson Street Methodist Church
Van Atkinson Home After Two Years In Naval Service
Friends welcome Van Atkinson back to Thomasville after two years in the Navy including nine months on submarine duty in the Japanese war zone. He spends a two to three week furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs W K Atkinson after his return last Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Atkinson
Vann Atkinson
Thomasville
W. K. Atkinson
Miss Beverly Jane Willis Engaged to Dr J R Clanton
Mrs Edna White Willis announces the engagement of her daughter Beverly Jane Willis to Dr J R Clanton of Quitman and Thomasville. The marriage is set for eight o’clock on December 29 at the First Baptist Church. No cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna White Willis
Beverly Jane
J. R. Clanton
Quitman
Thomasville
First Baptist Church
Steyermans Offer Free Gift Wrapping for Service Members
Steyermans department store announces free wrapping and preparation for shipment of packages for service men and their wives. The store emphasizes their eagerness to serve, while displaying a large stock of Christmas merchandise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steyermans
Steyerman’s
Deuular
Weather Forecast for Thomasville Dec 6 1944
Forecast for Thomasville and vicinity calls for cloudy cool conditions today tonight and Thursday morning then clearing Thursday afternoon intermittent rain starts this afternoon and ends Thursday morning. Temperature data show yesterday high and low not specified with monthly extremes and precipitation totals for the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. & Department OF Commerce
Thomasville
Luci
Tri-Hi-Y Club Met Friday Evening in Thomasville
The Tri-Hi-Y club of Thomasville Georgia met at 7 PM December 4 1944 at the YMCA. Dues were paid and membership cards issued. Reports covered the Thanksgiving dance and basket, Christmas party plans, and tuberculosis seal sales. Lenora Griner led a devotional on In the Garden followed by prayer and songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Georgia
Y.M.C.A
Finney
Lenora Griner
Miss Love
Friendship Circle
Fragrant Xmas Trees Centered in City Promotion
City Fruit Co advertises gift fruit baskets and boxes for the holidays at low prices. Location listed as 225 Wes Jackson St with telephone 298.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Fruit Co
Jackson St
Norman L. Wilson Promoted After Overseas Service
Norman L. Wilson of Coolidge Georgia, stationed with a Q M Depot Co, formerly in England now in France, has been promoted from S Set to T Set. Wilson joined the service in March 1943, trained at Camp Campbell Kentucky, went overseas in October 1943, served in England nine months and France during TD Day invasion. He has completed fifteen months overseas and expects to be home soon. He is the son of Mr and Mrs R Wilson of Coolidge and married to Virginia Baker of Coolidge.
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Norman L. Wilson
Coolidge
Q. M
England
France
S-Set
T-Set
Set
Wilson
Camp Campbell
Set. Wilson
Paris
Set Wilson
R. Wilson
Special Season of Prayer at Second Baptist Church
The Woman's Missionary Society leads a world wide missions prayer service at Second Baptist Church tonight at 8 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Baptist Church
Woman’s Missionary Society
Thomasville Women Gift Men at Finney General Hospital
The women of Thomasville plan Christmas gifts for service men at Finney General Hospital. Gifts collected by group heads will be delivered to Miss Julia Wright at 415 Fleether St by December 15. Each item priced under 50 cents and wrapped with a tag From the Women of Thomasville. Suggested items include sewing kits, socks, pocket books, Army ties, dog tag chains, brushes, stationery, and small games with exclusions for razor blades matches or cigarettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Finney General Hospital
Julia Wright
Fleether St
the Red Cross
Finney General
Stars and Stripes Profit Rises With Army Welfare Funds
Stars and Stripes, the Army newspaper, reports a $3,000,000 profit from its European theater circulation, selling for two cents a copy. Profits fund the Army welfare program for enlisted men and the paper boasts a circulation over a million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stars and Stripes
Army
Ensley M. Ellewellyn
Local service members and visitors welcome season at area homes
Sgt. Joe Feinberg of Scott Field Illinois spends a week with his parents Mr and Mrs Harry Feinberg. Thomasville friends greet the arrival of Mr and Mrs Howard Hanna at Melrose Plantation for the season. Dr Shepherd Kreck visits Elsoma Plantation for hunting season. Mr and Mrs Merrill Chapin expected later in the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Feinberg
Scott Field
Illinois
Harry
Thomasville
Howard M. Hanna
Melrose Plantation
Shepherd Kreck
Elsoma Plantation
Merrill Chapin
British Poles Report Gains on Italian Front
Allied headquarters said British and Polish forces crossed the Lamone river southwest of Faenza and formed a strong bridgehead. Ravenna was liberated with Italian patriots aiding, and British units pushed west behind the Lamone while clearing the Ravenna-Rodo road and capturing San Michele and Piangipane.
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Rome
Lamone
Faenza
Eighth Army
Ravenna
Quartolo
Fpaenza
Rimini-Bologna
Lamone River
Ravenna-Rodo
San Michele
Piangipane
American Legion Post to Hold Regular Monthly Meeting
The T. L. Spence, Jr. Post No. 31 American Legion will hold its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night December 12 at the Legion Home on North Broad Street. This replaces the previously planned joint meeting with the Bond Campaign Drive Committee at the Municipal Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Spence, Jr
World-Wide Missions Study At Nazarene Church
The Church of the Nazarene holds a Wednesday 8 p.m. service focused on world-wide missions. Rev L B Friend leads the Men’s Group, Miss Marjorie Stith speaks to the Youth group, Mrs Dan Cheshire conducts the Junior service, and Mrs E L Yarbrough leads the Women’s Group. A study for all ages and a missions offering will be collected. Everyone is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Nazarene
L. B. Friend
Marjorie Stith
Dan Cheshire
E. L. Yarbrough
Christmas Packages for Patients at Finney General Hospital
The American Legion drives a national Gift at Christmas effort for hospitalized servicemen. T. L. Spence Jr. Post No. 31 seeks 800 gifts with 50c to $2.00 price range. Steyermans loan a window for display and collection. gifts are to be dropped there for later distribution. Suggested items include shaving lotion soaps writing paper salted nuts candies books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Legion
T. IL
Spence Jr
Steyermans
R. J. Hawthorn
T. L. Spence Jr
Philathea Class Plans December Business Meeting
The First Baptist Philathea Sunday School class will meet at Mrs. Harris's home on Warren Ave at 8 p m Thursday night December 7. All members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Philathea
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Arthur Veda Ann
Merrick
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Cartune—‘Barber OF Seville
E. R. Gaskins
Thomasville, Georgia
Thomas Drug Store
Roger & Gallet
Wrisley
Ciro
Cara, Nome
Max Factor Chantilly
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Southeastern
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Bentley Cate
William
Shorty
Heath Howard
Hook
Percy
Krable
Turkey
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Hubby
Patton
Saar
Henry Herbener
Upchorch Bldg
Russell
Dawson Street
Methodist
Beverly Jane Willis
Bob Robertson
Madison & Jackson Sts
Sharkey Braswell
Harry Maxwell
Cairo
American Legion Monthly
Legion Home
Nazarene
Tae
Philathea
St.Joseph
J. N. Rosolio
S. Broad St
P. M. Davenport
Thomasville Nurseries, Inc
Sam C. Hjort, Pres
Boston
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