Rose Festival Highlights Thomasville News Highlights
In 1968 Thomasville residents saw city and county fire protection changes with a Feb 1969 non renewal plan, a $23 000 annual fire service payment, and a referendum led 2 zone coverage. The era also noted a $160 000 First Baptist renovation, a deadly Metcalf sawmill blaze, a dangerous oil fire, and a landmark underpass opening.
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Thomasvillas’ Fire Department
Thomas County
Mitchell Brother's Lumber Co
Metcalf
Thomasville
Ernest Spence Oil Co
Smith Ave
Ernest Spence
Texaco Oil Products
I. D. Golden
Wall Street Sluggish Mixed Yearend Session On Wall Street
In a sluggish yearend session the market ended mixed with the Associated Press average up 0.5 at 256.8 while the Dow fell 2.11 to 943.00. A few movers, including Sinclair and Atlantic Richfield, showed gains as traders remained cautious and volume stayed light.
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Associated Press
Sinclair Oil Anh
Atlantic
Field
Sinclair
Atlantic Richfield
World Airways
Boeing
R. H. Macy
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Procter & Gamble
Swift
American Telephone
American Stock Exchange
Kiwanis Club to Install Officers in Thomasville
Kiwanis Club holds a 7 p m ladies night installation at Thomasville High School cafeteria. Dr J Roland Clanton will succeed Sam L Martin as president. Paul L Sampson and Thomas K Vann Jr named vice presidents with seven new directors: Bobby Jefferson Burgess Stone Charlie Beens Bill Piland W F Childres Bill Watt Wesley Wilson. Grady C Burgess of Thomasville will conduct the installation as lieutenant governor of Georgia's Third Kiwanis District.
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Thomasville
Georgia
Kiwanis
Legion Post 222 Hosts New Year’s Eve Dance
American Legion Post 222 will host a New Year’s Eve Dance tonight at 9 in the post home on Hansell Street. The Chevelles provide music and admission is 3 dollars per couple.
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American Legion Post 222
Post
Hansell Street
Chevelles
Georgia cattle auctions report full of varied prices
Receipts at three Georgia markets reach 1 800 head. Slaughter steers 800 1150 lbs bring 26 75 27 75. Heifers and cows show mixed utility and good ranges. Egg market notes extra large 58 612 etc with Florida fruit and vegetables priced across multiple items.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Nealers
Live poultry prices at farms in Atlanta report
Atlanta AP notes demand for live broilers and fryers is strong with fair to good offerings. Prices at farms show heavy birds at 18 cents and light birds around 8 to 14 cents, with overall adequate supply.
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Atlanta
Hog Receipts Reported From Georgia Florida Alabama
Georgia Florida Alabama packer hogs totaling 4 400 with barrows and gilts uneven and mostly 25 cents lower. Bale on plant delivered basis for 190 240 pound pigs No 2 and 3 18.00 to 18.50. 3 and 4 190 240 pounds 17.50 to 18.00. 249 270 pounds 17.00 to 17.75.
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Atlanta
Florida
Thomasville
Georgia
Alabama
Tags Go on Sale in Georgia for 1969 Plates
Georgia Tax Collector W. S. Stewart announced license tags for 1969 go on sale Thursday January 2 with prices unchanged from last year. Passenger and truck tags range from 3 to 15 dollars on average 5 to 700 dollars overall. Office hours are 9 to 5 weekdays 9 to noon Saturday except New Year’s Day. The April 1 deadline remains for buying new tags. In 1968 a total of 18 221 tags were sold up from 16 687 in 1967.
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Georgia
W. S. Stewart
Stewart
48th Annual Chamber Banquet Planned for Jan 9
The Thomasville-Thomas County Chamber of Commerce schedules its 48th annual banquet for 7 30 p m January 9 at the Thomasville High School Cafeteria The theme THE TIME IS NOW Face the Issues invites members to a six member panel to discuss 1969 problems in government education and community development Leroy B Edwards 1969 president will chair the panel The 16 page 1968 TR annual edition will be distributed at the meeting highlighting chamber and community progress Tickets are on sale at the chamber office.
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Thomas County
U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
E. R. Cone
HEW
Cone
County Commission
Thomasville - Thomas County
John D
Jack) Kelly
Thomasville
Edu
Cation
Kelly
Leroy B. Edwards
Harry J. Martin Jr
Chamber
Area Deaths and Obituaries in Georgia and Florida
Moultrie Thomas M Crosby 66 retired superintendent of the Odd Fellows Home dies after a lengthy illness. Survivors include wife Lelia Gibbs Crosby son Bruce Crosby four brothers two sisters and two grandchildren. Services Thursday at Westside Baptist Church Thomasville with burial Sunset Cemetery. Buffie Leigh Singletary 1 day old dies. grandparents Floyd and Mrs Dalton. Graveside service 10 am at Hopewell Cemetery. Rehberg Russell 54 of Thomasville dies in Biloxi Mississippi. Wife Lily Mae Turner Rehberg, sons Warner and Wayne, daughter Mrs Gordon Martin, sister Ollie Ellis, brother Robert Rehberg. Burial Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Quitman
Buffie Leigh Singletary
Leighton Singletary
Here
Floyd Dalton
Hopewell Cemetery
Manes Coren
Maxwell Funeral Home
Lily
Mae Turner Rehberg
Warner Rehberg
Ochlochmee
Wayne Rehberg
Macon
Gordon Martin
Tallahassee
Ollie Ellis
Ochlochnee
Robert Rehberg
Wauchulla
Fla
Card of Thanks for Ray Coffee Loss
We thank all who showed kindness during the loss of our brother. Special thanks to nurses and doctors at John D. Archbold Hospital, Dekle's chapel, and neighbors. God bless you from the family of Ray Coffee.
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John D. Archbold Hospital
Dekle
Ray Coffee
G. E. Cox
Albert Vanousher
J.P. Williams
Thomasville Desegregation Plan Approved by HEW After Delays
Thomasville faced repeated HEW refusals and delays over desegregation. After hearings in Washington in June and a final plan submitted June 27, HEW accepted the proposal on Sept. 4, freeing federal funds for continued federally funded programs. The plan includes a $1.5 million school complex.
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HEW
Thomasville
Charles McDaniel
Warren A. Taylor
Washington
Lloyd Henderson
U. S. Office of Civil Rights
Henderson
Thom asville Sets December 10 Bond Referendum Date
Thomasville Board of Education tentatively schedules a December 10 vote on a $500000 school bond referendum. The plan aims to cover about one third of the project cost through the bond issue.
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Thomasville
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