Chamber Pushes Stay and See Georgia Hope for Thomasville
Thomasville and Thomas County Chamber of Commerce hears Jock Kelly outline plans for Stay and See Georgia contest to attract tourists. May judges will rate hospitality, cleanliness, accommodations, attractions, and promotion as a key entry factor.
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Thomasville
Thomas County
Langdon & Flowers
Samuel Chamber of Commerce
Thomasville High School
Earser
Flowers
Chamber of Commerce
Recreation and entertainment at the VA Domiciliary weekly
Last week at the VA Domiciliary featured bingo horse races sewing letter writing and singing with volunteers and groups from VFW Auxiliary Moultrie American Legion Post 1 and Auxiliary Red Cross First Baptist First Methodist and Salvation Army. Buddy Rich led a Friday variety show with local performers and guests including former Roy Rogers actors Charlie Harvey and Joe Harvey.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Moultrie
Doro
American Legion Post
C. J. Crawford
Ernest Kistler
E. Bacon
John Glover
Mia Charky Haddock
A. M. Bhores
First Baptist Church
George Walker
O’steen
Jane Fields
American Red Cross
Hannah McGriff
P. M. Robinson
Legion Auxiliary
George Bowman
Mra
Réntha Hasard
Balvation Army
J. L. Pope
First Methodist Church
Alma Schate
Golden Age Club
W. J. Miler
A. P. Robinson
Charlie and
Joe Harvey
Roy Rogers
Gene Autry
Calendar of events for Wednesday to Thursday in Thomasville scene
Today and upcoming days feature a packed schedule with CLUBS and groups meeting at various venues. Groups include PILOT CLUB CIVIL AIR PATROL WOMAN S CLUB NAVAL RESERVES ODD FELLOWS DUPLICATE CLUB EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ONE A CT PLAY CAREER DAY THURSDAY GIRL SCOUT WORKSHOP ROTARY KIWANIS LIONS ALLEN COOK POST HOME LEAGUE ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS NOCTURNE GARDEN CLUB BETHLEHEM COMMANDERY and more across hotels schools centers and halls in Thomasville.
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Pilot Club
Hotel Scott
Civil Air Patrol
Stith
Y.M.C
Elks Club
Balfour Pta
Naval Reserves
National Guard Armory
ODD Fellows
IOOF
Glen Arven
T.hs
Thomasville High
Youth Center
Rotary Club
Garden Center
GRAY
AMH
Lions Club
Town House
Allen Cook Post
W.F.W
Salvation Army
Alcoholics Anonymous
Presbyterian Hall
Nocturne Garden Club
Clara Hargrave
Bethlehem Commandery
Masonic Building
Parole Board Opens Hearing Path for Cobb Jr.
Atlanta AP reports Preston Cobb Jr. 17, condemned for murder near Monticello in 1961, may get a commutation hearing if his lawyers file. Board chair Rebecca Garrett said a hearing will be held if requested. Gov. Sanders willing to stay execution for 30 days for review.
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Atlanta
State Pardon and Parole Board
Preston Cobb Jr
Rebecca Garrett
Donald L. Hollowell
Carl E. Sanders
George 8. Carpenter
Milledgeville
Cobb
Monticello
U. S. Supreme Court
Carpenter
Georgia Supreme Court
Frank Coleman Dumas
Newspaper masthead and subscription rates
The text lists the newspaper name and rights statement, publisher details, mailing address in Thomasville Georgia, and subscription prices with tax notes. It mentions 8 percent sales tax on Georgia deliveries and provides contact numbers for departments.
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State of Georgia
Cairo area phone bonds and rate case proceed
Cairo Telephone Company seeks a 485000 bond to fund a modernization and expansion that will add 600 offices and 4000 terminals and enable one prefix system. A separate rate request would raise monthly charges from 650 to 750 for business lines and 400 to 450 for residential lines with rural customers on flat rates.
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Cairo
Cairo Telephone Company
Atlanta
Georgia Public Service Commission
Thomasville
Churchill as London borough name eyed for Essex towns merger
In London discussions a new Greater London borough formed from Ilford Woodford and Wanstead may be named Churchill after the long serving MP for Woodford since 1945 and Epping before that. Elvis fan Carole Armstrong aims for 100000 signatures to urge Presley’s Scotland concert and petition delivery. Red Kelly, Toronto Maple Leafs center, backed by Liberals for Cork West in the April 8 election after winning a seat last June.
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Associated Press
Churchill
London
Essex
Ilford
Woodford
Wanstead
Greater London
Sir Winston Churchill
Epping
Carole Armstrong
Elvis Presley
Scotland
Carole
Edinburgh
Presley
Leonard
Red) Kelly
Toronto Maple Leafs
National Hockey League
Liberal Party
Toronto
Cork West
Missing Army sergeant and daughter feared after river boat crash
Skin divers and Army personnel hunted the Canoochee River for Sgt. Carlos K. Butcher and his younger daughter Patricia after a Saturday boating accident. His other daughter Teresa, 9, was found on the river bank and described seeing her father try to save Patricia before the craft capsized.
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Hinesville
Canoochee River
Teresa Butcher
Sgt
Carlos K. Butcher
Patricia, G
Teresa
Patricia
Georgia Workmen Compensation Bill Moves Forward
Georgia Senate subcommittee will study a bill to liberalize the workmen compensation law. Supporters say it raises benefits to help injured workers while opponents warn of higher premiums and potential harm to attracting new industry.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Senate
al Holloway
Albany
Industry and Labor Committee
Clifford Clark Jr
Associated Industries of Georgia
Allen Douglas
Industrial Development Council
The
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Frank C. Downing
Savannah
Tragedy Ends Young Romance in LA Car Crash
Paulette Lewis, 15, recalls how her boyfriend David Brimley, 17, sacrificed his life to save her as a car ran a red light and crashed near their homes. David died after being hurled 150 feet. The incident also involved Raymond Garcia, 17, who turned himself in after his car linked to the crash.
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Paulette
David Brimley
David
Santa Monica City College
Raymond Garcia
Raymond Sr
Rose Cueva
Telephone gifts and listening in a travel note
A tourist on an Indian reservation learns a message can be sent by telephone. The joke highlights listening as key to friendship, while promoting LONG DISTANCE GIFT CERTIFICATES from the telephone company as a birthday or anniversary gift to loved ones out of town.
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DeWitt’s
DeWitt
de Witt
Western Electric
Bell System
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
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Lawson Neel. Flowers
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Washington
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Herman Huff
C. T. England
L. Broughton Powell
Herschel R. Clay
Max Beverly
Terrell A. Singletary
al Dixon
Jack Kelly
John Nolan
Richard R. Ramsey
Frank Still
Charlies McDaniel
Stewart
Roy M. Lilly
Talbott Nunnally IO
Charles McKinnon Jr
Leroy B. Edwards
William King
BD. T. Smith
Langdon
Meigs
W. C. Pittman
Boston
Stewart Willis
Coolidge
Thy Giles
Wylene Adragna
Maria Lochmiller
Martha Saunders
Buddy Rich
Rich
Carl Barden
Ann
Bonnie
Frances Barden
Carl
Frances
Jesus
Jean Coker
Jean
Buddy
Mabel Bass
Ronnie Bass
Veterans OF Foreign Wars Auxiliary, Department of Georgia
Betty Stackley
Joe McLendon
Oreane
Esoterica
Thomas Drug Stores
Thomasville, Ga
Disney
Allen ‘Ee
Cobb Lawyers
Dumas
Timee- Enterprise Co., Inc
All Mall
N. Madison St
P. O
Butcher
13Th Armor
Ft. B Stewart Reservation
Douglas
Reptile Institute
Silver Springs, Fla
Dial Torgerson
Los Angeles
Paulette Lewis
Jean Lewis
Lillian Armstrong
Sunnyland
Chase & Sanborn Instant Coffee
Ballard’s
Swift
Pepperidge
United States Brewers Association, Inc
Robert H. Vickery
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