19 Dec 1955
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1955
Page
1
Observations by Lee E. Kelly urge Thom residents to vote for City Commissioners and Board of Education candidates. The piece warns that voter indifference risks losing control of government, stresses democracy, and notes city operations total about two million yearly with school funds in the hundreds of thousands.
Today at 7 p m children party at Moose Lodge Hall Civitan Club meets 7 30 p m Plaza Cafe Businessmen Chorus hosts at Truman Hollands 8 p m Idea Exchange at Youth Center Rebekah Lodge at IOOF 10 a m women golfers at Glen Arven 1 p m Exchange Club Plaza Cafe 6 30 p m Pilot Club Christmas party at Mrs Titus 7 p m Elks Auxiliary children party Elks Lodge 7 30 p m Lay activities at First Methodist Church 45 pm Miss Buth Bible study class study closes rooms Odd Fellows IOOF Hi 8 p m Co D 306th Eng Bn.
Mrs. Mary Ida Hook 87 died unexpectedly at her residence near Boston. Funeral plans are pending arrival of relatives and will be announced by Maxwell-Eason Funeral Home of Quitman. A Lexington County D C native, she lived in Brooks county near Boston over 40 years and was a Boston Baptist Church member. She was the widow of Charlie Morgar Hook, married in 1887, with multiple surviving children and grandchildren listed.
Tomorrow is the final day to settle City of Thomasville and State and County taxes without penalty. Delinquent payments incur extra costs and 7 percent interest. Auto owners must pay 1955 State and County taxes to obtain a 1956 license tag, as driving without a tag is illegal.
Old and new boards of the Chamber of Commerce will hold a joint meeting on Tuesday to elect officers for 1956. The session starts at 1 p.m. in the Magnolia Room of Hotel Scott, with President W F Scott Jr noting plans to wind up pending business before the transition.
The schedule lists Army Reserves at VA Dam and Ra Beta Sigma Phi study class rooms. An Idea Exchange Club gathering is slated for Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Youth Center. A Naval Reserve unit meets at 8 p.m. at the Municipal Court rooms.
U S Red Cross officials expect Dr and Mrs Homer V Bradshaw American missionaries released by Chinese Communists to cross the Hong Kong border tomorrow A Red Cross spokesman said the Chinese Red Cross would deliver the couple to U S authorities today but time zones caused the apparent delay Both Bradshaws from Pittsburgh Pa have health issues and may be unable to speak on arrival They served in China since 1927 with a break for World War II Army service They were imprisoned in Canton in 1951 later placed under house arrest without stated charges
Monday lineup lists devotions, weather sports and matinee after 3 pm. Programs include The Love of Life Lorena Highsteppers Kay Chela F Ranch Junior Science Story of Chiropracty and Lou McCormick segments ending with Dateline Europe at 9 20 and Nite Shaw after 10 30.
After talks in Cairo Soviet Ambassador Daniel Solod stated Russia remains ready to finance part of Egypt's Aswan Dam, despite Western offers of up to 200 million dollars. Western powers propose 70 million now with possible 130 million later, while Egypt also seeks World Bank funding.
Barwick Woman's Club sponsors an outdoor decorations contest with four classes for door or window decorations outdoor trees outdoor scenes and overall effect. Entries close Wednesday December 21 with prizes awarded at the Barwick Christmas tree event on December 22. Out of town judges will assess the entries.
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