All I Want For Dear Santa This Christmas
A humorous letter listing luxury and practical gifts for Christmas. The writer requests three thermal cups an old workable electric generator a slamable door brass doorknobs a sewing machine spare steel fingernails blinds earplugs pre applied paint ten tons of fill dirt a miniature tennis court a depot an oven and even a reimagined energy crisis at the North Pole.
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Santa
Smithsonian
Ancient History Department
Frosty the Snowman
Rudolph the Red- Nosed Reindeer
John Wayne
North Pole
South Georgia
Dear Abby column on marriage woes and memory requests
A reader questions Abby about remarriage, stepchildren, and widow’s 50th anniversary plans. Abby advises patience with the boys, offers guidance for custody and counseling, and suggests memorializing a late husband with church flowers and a loving bulletin entry.
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Abby
Mrs Sarah Louann Sauceman to Wed John Pilcher in Savannah
LA FAYETTE Ga March engagement announced by Mr and Mrs Jesse Clyde Sauceman of LaFayette for their daughter Sarah Louann to wed John Frost Pilcher of Savannah son of Mr and Mrs Pilcher the wedding plans to be arranged by the families.
Christmas Dinner Set and Upcoming Wedding Details
South Georgia Hairdressers Association held its annual Christmas dinner at Mrs. Mary Ann Wilder’s home. Members nominated three candidates for Chamber of Commerce awards and voted a donation to the Dawson St YMCA through the Community Chest. Three new members joined the 14 attendees, including Mrs. Charles Covington Pilcher of Meigs. The bride elect Miss Sauceman is West Georgia College senior and former majorette and Miss Tri County 1972. The wedding is set for February 23 at First Baptist Church of LaFayette.
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South Georgia Hairdressers Association
Mary Ann Wilder
Chamber of Commerce
Dawson St
Charles Covington Pilcher
Meigs
B.L. Hampton Sr
Joseph Clyde Sauceman
Joseph B. Freeman
Miss Sauceman
West Georgia College
Kappa Delta Sorority
West Georgia
Tri-County
Sigma Nu Fraternity
Pilcher
Frank Harold Frost
Albany
County Schools Menus Announced for Week of Dec 10
The Thomas County School system released the weekly menu for December 10. Breakfast and lunch options include sausage waffles with orange juice and milk on Monday, fish with peas and hush puppies on Monday lunch, beef and vegetable soup with crackers on Tuesday, fried chicken with green beans and rice on Wednesday, and Bologna with tomatoes and beans on Thursday. Milk accompanies each meal.
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Thomas County School System
Miss Carter and Vernon Cochran Jr. wed in Thomasville
Miss Carol Elizabeth Carter and Vernon Eugene Cochran Jr. married December 2 at First United Methodist Chapel with the Rev. George L. Zorn officiating. The bride is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Wesley Carter and the groom son of Mr. and Mrs. W Warren Jackson, all of Thomasville. They will reside in Thomasville.
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Carol Elizabeth Carter
Vernon Eugene Cochran Jr
First United Methodist Chapel
George L. Zorn
William Wesley Carter
W. Warren Jackson
Thomasville
Dunlap Makes Reinhardt Dean's List in Waleska
Miss Amy Dunlap of Thomasville is named to Reinhardt College Dean's List for the fall quarter. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Alton S Dunlap.
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Amy Dunlap
Alton S. Dunlap
Thomasville
Reinhardt College
Waleska
Helpful Hints From Heloise and Dear Heloise letters
Readers offer tips and thanks in this column from Heloise and Dear Heloise. A note credits a suggestion helping someone swallow pills easier, while another shares a staining mishap and a tip to record paint color data for future projects.
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Phyllis Diller
Sisterhood Plans White Elephant and Bake Sale
The Thomasville Jewish Sisterhood sponsors a three day white elephant and bake sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday in the former Bank of Thomas County building on North Broad Street. Items include bridge chairs coffee tables rockers small electric appliances an antique mirror and assorted household goods with nearly new clothing and fresh home baked cakes and goodies.
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Thomasville Jewish Sisterhood
Bank of Thomas County
N. Broad St
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