Holiday visit from Bender and Wesanen families
Mrs. Russell Bender hosts her son James Bender and Nancy Wesanen of Brookline Massachusetts during holiday visits. Also present were Bill and Charles Dunlap returning to Atlanta colleges after visits home. James is at Fort Benning officer candidate school and Wesanen is a Simmons College senior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Bender
James 8. Bender
Nancy Wesanen
Brookline
Mass
James
Fort Benting
Wesanen
William Wesanen
USN
Simmons’ College
Boston
Fritz Roberts
Shelby Pope
Personal Travel and Family Visits Highlight Local Social Notes
Pfc doe Elkins of the United States Marine Corps stationed in San Diego and Miss Mary Sidney Baldwin of the University of Georgia were guests of his aunt, Mrs. Pat Farmer. Dr. Burness Moore of New York arrives for a weekend visit with his parents on East Jefferson street. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Reyburn return from Fairfield Connecticut to stay at their Junius Street home. Mr. and Mrs. Pate Lewis and children Jerry and Suale return to Muncie Indiana after two weeks with Joe F. Lewis. AIr. and Mrs. Tate Wright Jr of Atlanta accompany Mr. Robert Watt to Thomasville for the weekend with Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Watt. The Watt couple and guests plan to return to Atlanta Monday. Dr. and Mrs. James T. Dixon and son Tommy visit from Winston-Salem after a few days with Walter Dixon’s family. Mr. Dixon is recovering from illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doe Elkins
United States Marine Corps
San Diego
Mary Sidney Baldwin
University of Georgia
Pat Farmer
Burness Moore
New York
D. Moore
East Jefferson Street
John R. Reyburn
Fairfield
Conn
Junius Street
Charles H. Watt
Robert Watt
Atlanta
James T. Dixon
Tommy
Winston-Salem
N. C
Walter Dixon
Dixon
Reynolds Loses Bid to Delay Seven Year Lottery Case
Winston Reynolds, accused kingpin of a three-state lottery ring, failed in a last attempt to delay his seven year prison term. The Fifth Circuit in New Orleans denied a 30 day stay. U S Attorney Carswell said custody papers were handed to the U S marshal in Tallahassee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Fla
Winston Reynolds
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Richard Rives
U. S
Harrold Carswell
Reynolds
U.S
Emerson Ridgeway
Ben
Eynolds
Carswell
Florida
Alabama
Georgia
Talla‘Hassee
Phenix City
Ala
Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. S Supreme Court
Ambush on Israeli Road Report Sparks Claims of Staged Incident
An Israeli official said an ambush on a road killed a soldier and wounded another, while a third person was wounded. The spokesperson for the Bush administration questioned whether the event was staged, citing unclear details and contradictory reports.
Two Deaths Push Georgia Highway Toll to 1955 High
The Georgia highway death toll surged to 1,028 for 1955, surpassing prior records as two New Year fatalities were reported. The victims were Frances Ernestine Combs Williamson, 19, of Chattanooga, and James R. Ewer, 21, of Moultrie, with officials correcting an earlier toll figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Enrlie
State Patrol
W. C. Dominy
Frances Ernestine
Combs Williamson
Chattanooga
James R. Ewer
First Ave
Moultrie
Red Leader Seeks Four Power Summit Return
A broadcast quoted Bulganin replying to a question about a new Four Power heads of government conference. He noted past foreign ministers’ talks clarified positions and could help future negotiations despite current deadlock at Geneva. He said the conference could be fruitful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Shutt
Bulganin
Statewide Holiday Observed by Merchants and Agencies
Local businesses and agencies will observe Monday as a holiday. The Times Enterprise will publish normally. Sam Martin of the Retail Merchants Association notes Wednesday holidays resume January 4. State Patrol cites rising 1955 traffic deaths and urges safer New Year behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times-Enterprise
Sam Martin
Retail Merchants Association
State Patrol
Jack Braswell Okay After Car Hits Pole
Police say Jack Braswell was uninjured when his car struck a light pole near the Madison Monroe intersection at about 1 a.m. Damage was extensive to the vehicle. Chief Noah Stegall notes New Year’s Eve weekend was unusually quiet with fewer DUI incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Braswell
Madison
Monroe
Noah Stegall
Tallahassee Man Found In Vancouver VA Hospital
R A Bill Watson, a Tallahassee stockbroker missing since September 1963, was admitted to a Veterans Administration hospital in Vancouver Washington for an operation. He acknowledged identity but declined to discuss his disappearance or whereabouts. Watson left a wife and three children and had last been heard from when he drove away toward Quincy, with no trace of his car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Wash
Tallahassee
Fiat
Veterans Administration
R. A
Bill Watson
Watson
Florida
A. M. Kidder & Co
Coral Gables
Fla
Bill Joyce
Dogs Rolling in Dough Solve Plane Mystery
In El Centro California investigators traced $200000 in non negotiable checks lost en route from a van to Los Angeles. A tracer led to a crate of dogs whose chew chewed the checks into bedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Centro
Calif
Los Angeles
Westerner Wins Burlington Liars Club 1955 Award
Glaude T. Yerkes of Kalispell Montana won the Burlington Liars Club top prize for 1955 with a tale of a sheep herder in a trailer and a 100 pound sack of flour carried away by Montana winds. O. C. Hulett notes Yerkes shared the yarn about nails in the wall and flour hanging outside the door as the wind blew it away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Wis
Montana
Glaude T. Yerkes
Kalispell
Mont
O. C
Hulett
Yerkes
Towering Ice Shelf Chosen as Byrd Base in Antarctica
Kainan Bay 30 miles east of Little America is picked as base camp for Admiral Byrd's latest Antarctic expedition. The site, named Little America No.5, will host Operation Deepfreeze for three years, marking the first American outpost in the Kainan area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kainan Bay
Little America
Richard E. Byrd
Little America No.5
Kainan
Kainan Shelf
Georgia to Buy Lubricating Oil by Competitive Bids
Georgia will start annual purchases of lubricating oil through competitive bids per the Legislative Economy Committee. State purchasing chief Lawton Shaw said tests by Georgia tech chemists will explore cheaper center-line highway paint and broader bidding. He opposed annual gasoline bidding due to storage costs and announced bond removal for bidders while promising legal action against nonperforming low bidders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Legislative Economy Committee
Lawton Shaw
Georgia Tech
South Carolina
Shaw
Everett Millican
Theurchasing Department
Bustrness
Kainan Bay Site Described as Stable U Shaped Ice Shelf
The report notes Kainan Bay 800 miles from the South Pole with a white chalky ice shelf up to 75 feet high. Nearest American presence is at McMurdo Sound 400 miles west, and the bay offers easy cargo unloading from Navy ships due to shelf geometry.
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Bay of Whales
South Pole
Kainan Bay
McMurdo Sound
Louise Fulghum Weds Delma Hasty in Dec. Ceremony
Miss Louise Fulghum, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Fulghum, married Delma Hasty on a Saturday December 24 at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Graham Oglesby. The couple plans to reside with the groom’s parents on Tallahassee Road after a brief honeymoon. The groom works at Jackson's Grocery and Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Fulghum
Louise Boyles
Delma Hasty
J. E. Ragan
Thomasvile
J. B. Hasty Moultrie
Graham Oglesby
Olgesby
Tallahassee
Mr. Hasty
Jackson’s
Twin Daughters Born to Mountjoys in McRae
Stork Club reports Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Mountjoy of McRae welcomed twin daughters Lida and Laura this morning at the McRae hospital. This is the couple’s first children. Their mother is the former Doris Gothard of Thom asville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Mountjoy
McRae
Lida
Laura
Mountjoy
Doris Gothard
Cary Gothard
Thomasville
Navy Midshipman Weeks Talks Life at Annapolis to Kiwanis
Midshipman Wayne Weeks Jr. of the U S Naval Academy, set to graduate in June, spoke to Kiwanis about life at Annapolis. He contrasted Plebe year rigor with ordinary college work, noting small classes and the upperclassman led weed out process. He affirmed the Navy’s high readiness and fielded questions from members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne
Buddy) Weeks Jr
U. S. Naval Academy
Kiwanians
Annapolis
Weeks
Georgia Tech
Wayne Weeks Sr
Forrest Knapp Sr
Hugh Gurley Jr
Harvey Durham
Thomasville
J. J. Stockard
Jacksonville
Fla
D. E. Kiwanian
Leonard Worthy
Floyd Connell
Frank Proctor
George Smith
Scientists to Vote On Segregation Ban By Mail
Atlanta council members of the AAAS will vote by mail on a resolution to bar future sessions in cities that permit racial segregation and discrimination. Ballot results are expected in about two weeks after the week long meeting concludes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
The
American Assn. For the Advancement of Science
Joan Lindsey Weds J A Campbell Jr in Thomaston Church
Miss Joan Elizabeth Lindsey married James A Campbell Jr at First Presbyterian Church in Thomaston. Rev A Allen Gardner officiated the 8 pm ceremony amid white gladioli, chrysanthemums and lilies of the valley. Attendants wore ice blue gowns. reception followed at Glen Arven Country Club with a bridesmaids luncheon prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Elizabeth Lindsey
James A. Campbell Jr
First Presbyterian Church
A. Allen Gardner
Campbell
Caryl Neel
Claire Varnedoe
Sibyl Middleton
Zack Varnedoe Jr
Betty Singletary
Jane Hoag
Sara Ann Clark
Charles McKinnon Jr
Jane Megahee
Sissy Neel
Janis Horne
Bobby Sanders
Karen Singletary
Ann Crowther
Betty Nunnally
Joan Holloway
Mimi Roberts
Myrtle Guy
Thomaston
H. P. Rackley
Asa Candler
Atlanta
Betty
Glen Arven Country Club
Ethel Scott
AAAS Council Votes to Mail Resolution to Members
The council of 325 members, with 87 present, approved by 72 to 13 to send the resolution by mail ballot. It represents 265 scientific societies and asserts AAAS aims for free scientific discussion and idea exchange, free from barriers to member association.
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AAAS
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W. R. Dunlap
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Thomanville
Charles
Georgia Southwestern College
Americus
Naval Air Station
Patuxent River
Maryland
Tech
Merchants State
Vets Hospital
Bob Flowers
Miss Dery
Parker
1956
Burlington Liars
Ice Shelf
Byrd
Louise Fulghum
Stork Club
Roderick Gibson
Alexandria
Katherine Diane
Gibson
Mary Gandy
Julia
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Kiwanis Club
Bob Heisler
Gainesville
Bill Heisler
Honan
Howard
Proctor
Cairo
George “Mueller
Thor
Joan Lindsey
J.A. Campbell Jr
Fone Floloms
Anne Adams
Thomasville Times-Enterprise
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
N. Y
Birdwood Junior College
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