Thomasville Students Win Big at 1A Region Play Contest
Thomasville High School drama students dominated the Cordele region 1A one act contest. Best actor honors went to Cildswain and best actress to Doris Starling. The Running Tide took second. Cordele won with 92 points. Thomasville scored 90.
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Thomasville
Cordeley
Cildswain
Doris Starling
Roger Chastain
Virginia Stafford
Ruth Simonton
Wesleyan College
Cordele
Pavo
Ocilla
Fitzgerald
Bainbridge
Adel
Lawrence Huggins
Bobby Reneau
Donald Tylor
Meryl Taylor
Eugene Jarrett
Eddie Albonetti
Tim Melton
Frances Alligood
Randy Bibb
Virginia Vann
Paula Braddy
Sue Covington
Jackie Simpson
Elizabeth Goodman
Joe Pinson
Lance Mitchell
Bill Knight
J. M. Hicks
Stud Philharmonic Plans a Thursday Musicale Event
The Stud!arhss group schedules a Thursday noon musicale at the Balfour venue featuring Esther and Bert Sedmes Trio from Florida with a Mozartean piece. Miss Mary plays piano with Lin and Owen Seljlers on cello. Brahms and Ravel selections plus the Trio No. 3 in D Major are planned in memory of Mozart’s 200th anniversary.
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Brahms
Ravel
Frances Clark Engaged to Kenneth J Bradley
Mrs. W F Clark announces the engagement of her daughter Frances to Kenneth James Bradley, son of the late Mrs. Gussie Bradley of Thomasville. Frances attended Thomasville High, worked at Archbold Memorial Hospital, and is now employed by a local doctor. Bradley has worked for a life insurance company for several years. The wedding is set for February 12 at 3 30 p m at West Side Baptist Church.
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W. F. Clark
Frances
Kenneth James Bradley
Gussie Bradley
Thomasville
Miss Clark
Thomasville High School
Archbold Memorial Hospital
Bradley
West Side Baptist Church
Spying in a Stylish Dress Pattern Note
Uneven OCR text outlines dress pattern notes with phrases on rove from one dress pattern. Neckline variations include man darn collar and low squared neck. Mentions easy sewing, slim lines flattering figure and a product count in cents.
City Officials Feted by Firemen And Police Officers
City officials and municipal leaders attended a turkey supper in the Municipal Building hosted by fire and police chiefs Noah Stegall and Charles E. Smith. About 118 guests were served a meal prepared at Plaza Cafe with turkey dressing Greek salad vegetables and orange dessert.
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City Commission
Plaza
Noah Stegall
Charles E. Smith
Commission
Local Couple Welcome Grandson Jerry James
Mr and Mrs L M Taylor route 4 announce birth of grandson Jerry James born December 7 at Conway Hospital to Carroll Collins and Hazel Taylor Collins of Myrtle Beach South Carolina and Thomasville native Mrs Collins previously Miss Hazel Taylor.
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Route 4
Jerry James
Conway Hospital
Carroll Collins
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Collins
Hazel Taylor
Thomasville
Service Station In Meigs Robbed
Co. C. Griffin's service station in Meigs was robbed of about 150 dollars last night. Sheriff Callice Law reported 121.50 taken from a small safe and the rest from a cigarette vending machine. Entry was through a broken front door. safe and machine showed pry marks.
Guards Promoted and Recruits Joined in Thomasville Unit
The Thomasville National Guard announced three promotions and five new recruits. Five new names—Jimmy G Searcy Jimmy Glisson R T Owens E Vern Ellis Jr and John T Chastain—joined Ochlochnee and Thomasville units. Promotions include William A Ergle to sergeant first class Francis B Grimmer to sergeant first class and Sidney H Stittinger Jr to sergeant first class.
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Thomasville
H. T. Pools
D Jr
J. H. Carter
Pfc
W. C. Foy
Ft. Jackson
8. C
Jimmy G. Searcy
Jimmy Glisson
R. T. Owens
E. Vern Ellis Jr
Ochlochnee
John T. Chastain
Willam A. Ergle
Dass
Francis B. Grimmer
Cass
Sidney H Sttinger Jr
IOOF and Rebekahs Stage Family Night Event
IOOF and Rebekah Lodges host family night at Odd Fellows Hall on North Broad Street. A motion picture on the youth pilgrimage to the United Nations will be shown and students with high scholastic averages and speaking ability are sponsored for the annual event. All lodge members are urged to attend an open meeting.
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Marcus B. Calhoun
Washington, D. C
Department of Community Affairs
Statler
Cabinet
Supreme Court
J. L. Pilcher
Calhoun
Netherlands
District of Columbia Federation
General Federation
I.O.O.F
Rebekah
Odd Fellows’ Hall
North Broad Street
United Nations
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
U. S
Tire Tool or Crow Bar Mentioned in Sheriff Investigation
Sheriff’s office is investigating an incident involving what appears to be a tire tool or crow bar as part of the evidence. Authorities have not released further details about suspects or exact location at this time.
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Sheriff's Office
Virginia Pilot Dies of Heart Attack in Flight
Lacy L. Sutton 36 of Norfolk died after suffering a heart attack while piloting a Piedmont DC3 from Norfolk to Cincinnati between Lynchburg and Roanoke. He landed, was taken to a hospital, and died in the emergency ward. A Navy pilot, Lt. j.g. Lawrence J. Logan, 40, died last week en route to Norfolk. Sutton served in World War II and had seven years with Piedmont.
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Roanoke
Virginia
Lacy L. Sutton
Norfolk
Piedmont Air Lines
Cincinnati
Lynchburg
J.g. Lawrence John Logan
Navy
Key West
Fla
Norfolk Naval Air Station Dispensary
Sutton
Charles Irvin
Norfolk To Cincinnati
Piedmont
Winston- Salem
N.C
Air.Force
Sister of Ralph Newman Dies in Tallahassee
Mrs. Wallace Carl Lamb of Tallahassee Florida sister of Ralph Newman died this morning at 7 o clock. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 3 PM at Culleys Chapel with burial in Tallahassee cemetery. The family requests contributions to the Cancer Fund in lieu of flowers. She is survived by her father J K Newman three brothers Ralph Newman George W Newman and James W Newman and one sister Mrs B K Roberts.
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Wallace Carl Lamb
Tallahassee
Fla
Ralph Newman
Thomasville
Culley’s Chapel
Tallahasseee
Saere Sen
Cancer Fund
George W. Newman
Pensacola
James W. Newman
Jefferson City
Nautilus Sets Records After Year Of Naval Service
The Nautilus, first atomic powered submarine, marks a year of operations with a dive a day on average and 26 231.3 nautical miles across 75 cruises without refueling. It logged 13 140.7 submerged miles, visited six ports, sailed five days four hours non stop, and completed a 1300 mile submerged voyage to San Juan at over 16 knots. Navy notes security held back further impressive unaudited figures.
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Groton
Conn
Thames River
Thames
Long Island Sound
Navy
Portsmouth
N. H
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
Here
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Two Die When Canadian DC3 Crashes in Quebec Wilderness
A Quebecair DC3 carrying two passengers crashed and burned in northern Quebec last night. The aircraft was en route from Knobe Lake iron mining development to Sept Iles, Quebec, when it went down in the wilderness. An air force spokesman confirmed both aboard were killed.
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Halifax
N.S
Canadian Air Force
orTo
Quebec
Air Force
Sept. Iles
Que
Cabrador Iron Minging Developmente
Knobe Lake
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Esther Shane
Balfour
Esther Y Daugt
Bert Sedmes
Miss Mary
Rolin
Owen
Jlers
Icial
Cosi Thom
Memo
Contée
GeoT.igh School
Peace
I Jalion -Ol
Georgia
Atlanta
F.B.I
Savannah
Peace Officers Association of Georgia
P.O. Ata
Ing
the Tonkin
Tina
Rose Garden Club
Lois Graham
Homer Berger
Charles Ferguson
John TB
John Searcy
Neil Boland
Archbold Memorial
Bronson Stubbs
Robert L. O'Donnell
Robert Iips
Mr Whiddon
Wioi
J. Robert Whiddon
T Orleans Theological Seminary
Wood
Jacksonville
Frances Clark
K. J. Bradley
Meigs
Pamiuly
Uel
IOOF
Rebekahs
Nautilus’ Records
Belk-Hudson CO
Belk-Hudson’s
Oxford
Belk
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