Calendar of Evening Meetings and Events
A busy schedule lists Bible class at YMCA at 5 pm and multiple club gatherings across town. Varied venues include Elks Club IOOF Hall Glen Arven Post 222 Salvation Army Masonic Building Garden Center and YMCA with times from 1 pm to 8:30 pm and a Christmas decorations contest judging at 5 pm.
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YMCA
Elks Club
Civil Air Patrol
Naval Reserves
National Guard Armory
ODD Fellows
Ioof Hall
Glen Arven
Post 222
Elks Lodge
HD Council
Y.M.C
Rotary Club
Garden Center
Georgia backs research plan for NASA electronics lab
Governor Carl Sanders and 12 others urged NASA to locate a $56 million electronics research laboratory in Georgia. A NASA fact finding team weighs bids from 20 plus states, with Congress needed for approval. Georgia cited geography and climate, proximity to Cape Kennedy and Huntsville, and Atlanta metro assets, including Lockheed-Georgia in Marietta and skilled manpower. Speakers included Eugene Patterson, Ivan Allen Jr., and Dr. Edwin Harrison.
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Carl Sanders
Washington
NASA
Congress
Georgia
Cape Kennedy
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Ala
Eugene Patterson
The
Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Ivan Allen Jr
Atlanta
Edwin Harrison
Georgia Institute of Technology
Chimp Drives Car In Florida Carnival Showman Charged
Robert E. Stover 41 and a girl named Tammy were seen driving on Interstate 4 in a sports car with Tammy steering and Stover operating the brakes and accelerator. John McLeod alerted patrols after seeing the odd scene and a chimpanzee was noted in the car. Trooper Lamar Maxwell stopped them near Tampa and Stover was charged with reckless driving and no driver's license.
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Tampa, Fla
Robert E. Stover
Tammy
John McLeod
Lakeland
Highway Patrol
Lamar Maxwell
Tampa
Stover
Chamber of Commerce seeks 1963 recognitions for local figures
The Thomasville Chamber of Commerce invites nominations for 1963 awards including Senior Citizen, Woman of the Year, and Man of the Year. Nominations are due by January 6 and should explain why the candidate deserves consideration. Awards will be presented at the January 13 membership dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Harry T. Jones Jr
Jones
Thomasville
William A. Watt Sr
W. J. Powell
Ophelia Smith
L. Broughton Powell
Judge Rules Land Value Program Fair
A Floyd County Superior Court judge lifted a temporary restraining order on tax collection, finding the re evaluation program fair and constitutional though some taxpayers may bear more than others. The Floyd County action involved about 600 taxpayers across three suits amid similar cases in Walker and Lamar counties as counties contend with rising digests and millage rates.
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Rome
Floyd County
Samuel P. McKenzie
Atlanta
McKenzie
Walker County
LaFayette
Walker
Floyd
Board of Roads and Revenues
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P.m
Kiwanis Club
Thomas County
Good Old Southern Spoon Bread
Gordon Ave
National Aeronautics and Space
Lockheed - Georgia
Marietta
C of C
Jackson
Madison
Lamer
Lamar
Cobb
Jefferson
Cook
Tom Sangster
Knapp Hardware Co
J! Remington Ave
Snapper
Hy Ward
Woow Ernie
Wiew
Dacron
St. Ives
Oxford
Marhattem
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