Colored Churches Josephine Brandon Dies in Thomasville
Josephine Brandon, longtime member of the colored community in Thomasville, died Sunday afternoon at 220 West Calhoun Street. Widow of Joseph Brandon she was known by black and white residents. Funeral services are scheduled for tomorrow at 4 PM at First African Baptist Church North Madison and Calhoun Streets officiated by Revs. Searcey and Williams. Interment at Magnolia cemetery. Hadley's Funeral Home in charge.
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Josephine Brandon
Calhoun Street
Joseph Brandon
Thomasville
First African Baptist Church
North
Madison
Calhoun
Legislative bill stirs debate on page one
Continued from page one, observers note portions of the bill may be agreeable while others oppose key points. The discussion centers on potential impacts and the degree of consensus achievable among lawmakers.
Government moves to curb strikes and tax wages
Senate considers a measure outlawing strikes in government operated industries and tightening union financial disclosures while a 20 percent tax deduction on wages is finalized for July. McNutt says only one in five family heads will be deferred for dependency by year end. Galbraith resigns as OPA price control deputy amid internal row. Republicans eye a midwest platform meeting this summer.
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War Labor Board
Senate
House
White House
Paul V. McNutt
OPA
J. Kenneth Galbraith
Middlewest
Chicago
Canning Plant Schedules Open for Weston and Thomasville
The Boston canning plant will operate Tuesday through Saturday each week with a rotating schedule for Weston and Thomasville communities. Open from 8:00 a m to 4:00 p m daily, residents encouraged to learn canning and follow the posted days as closely as possible.
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Boston
Weston
Thomasville
Neil C. Boland
Agriculture Department
Frank Dollar Tailor Alterations for Service Men
Frank Dollar operates a tailoring service at 127 South Broad Street offering alterations for both service members and civilians.
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Frank Dollar
South Broad Street
Metcalfe Students Stage Comedy Tuesday Night
Metcalfe Grammar School in Metcalfe Georgia presents the comedy Snappy School tomorrow evening at nine o clock in the school auditorium. Cast includes Nan Stringer Alfred Clyde Kindred Myrtle Julia James Margaret Minnie Kindred Jim Norris Butler Albert aAl Stringer Bill Carl Johnson Patsy Bessie Hicks Elizabeth Hellen James Hugh Donald Majors Robert Julian Butler and Lawrence F Roddenberry. The program features Reading Nancy Lawson Dor t Entertains H A Hartley and Bety James Memories by Sixth Grade and Speaker Miss Mary Belle Nichols. A patriotic play United We Stand with a large cast and Victory Chorus. The public is invited to attend and all are welcome.
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Metcalfe School
Metcalfe
Metcalfe Grammar School
Nan Stringer
Alfred— Clyde Kindred
Myrtle
Julia James
Margaret— Minnie Kindred
Jim—Norris Butler
Albert—aAl Stringer
Bill—Carl Johnson
Patsy Bessie Hicks
Elizabeth—Hllen James
Hugh—Donald Majors
Robert—Julian Butler
Lawrence— F. Roddenberry
Nancy Lawson
Dot
H. A. Hartley
Bety James
Mary Belle Nichols
Topsy
Ming Toy
Mary Stringer
Vivian
Minnie Kindred
Ingrid
Pauline Majors
Ivan
Julian Butler
Uncle Sam
Liberty
Joanne King
Victory
Bessie Hicks
Martha
Faye Lawson
Laura
Judson—F. Roddenberry
Stevie—Clyde Kindred
Sparkie
al Stringer
Jeanie
Chan Hicks
Judson Butler
N. J. Roddenberry
Frank James
Cathrine Johnson
Bobby Thomas
Norris Butler
Billy Bufford
Burton Odom
Leon Butler
Carl Johnson
Shepherds Pool Opens Season at Grady Street
Grady Street pool opens for the season with day and night access and pleasant picnic grounds for visitors.
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Shepherd’s Pool
Grady Street
Holiday death toll dips to lowest in years
The nation records 230 holiday fatalities over Memorial Day weekend, down from 304 last year and below the wartime average. States report most deaths from crashes, drownings, and other accidents amid gas limits and travel bans.
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Associated Press
How Did It Happen Reflects War Time Outlook
N Y B Jimmy Byrnes outlines US wartime plans and progress in air and sea defense at Spartanburg. He cites a coal crisis and government intervention, notes French unity and looming invasion, and forecasts victory for the United Nations amid global tension. Thomasville faces a near term city manager decision.
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Jimmy Byrnes
United States
Spartanburg
W C T U Meeting Slated at First Baptist Church
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union will hold its regular meeting tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock at the First Baptist Church. A full attendance is requested.
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Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
First Baptist Church
Farmers urged to bring produce to market earlier
State Market manager Singletary urges farmers across the section to bring produce to the market earlier in the evening so truckers and buyers can load and depart. He notes strong demand in the early hours with beans, butter beans, and peas fetching higher prices, but after nine o'clock fewer buyers and a crowded ground reduced market strength.
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Singletary
Families Gather for Fourteenth Annual Davis Reunion
Sunday at Big Creek church on the Thomasville Moultrie highway the late Jasper Davis family held its fourteenth annual reunion. More than a hundred relatives and friends enjoyed fellowship and a long table of food beneath the trees with attendees from Thomasville Pavo Coolidge and other areas. The list of represented families includes W A Davis J A Davis J J Davis Allen Johnson Oscar Davis Walter Murphy H R Banister Gertrude Barrow Litt Johnson and the Murphy family.
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Big Creek
Thomasville-Moultrie
Jasper Davis
AMONE
W. A. Davis
Thomasville
J. A. Davis
J. J. Davis
Allen Johnson
Canning Demonstrations Invite Women to Thomasville Event
Two canning demonstrations will be held tomorrow at the Thomasville Sca & Manufacturing Company Demonstration Kitchen. Miss Rosa McGee will lead sessions from 10 AM to 12 PM and 3 PM to 5 PM featuring canning of field peas carrots and blackberries. Women of Thomasville and vicinity are invited to attend.
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Thomasville Sca & Manufacturing Company
Round Table on City Manager Proposal on WPAX
Tomorrow evening at eight o'clock a local forum will discuss the proposed Commission City Manager form of government on WPAX. Thomasville business leaders will lead questions and answers drawn from readers inquiries and citizens taxpaying voters seek facts about the change.
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WPAX
Thomasville
John DeFreitas Receives Purple Heart and Oak Leaf
John DeFreitas of this city received the Purple Heart with Oak-Leaf Cluster for World War I service. He was wounded July 20, 1918 and October 4, 1918 and was among the first American troops to land in France. He participated in several major battles and belongs to the local Legion post.
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John DeFreitas
France
Legion
Weather report for Thomasville Georgia June 1 1943
U S Department of Commerce weather forecast for Thomasville and vicinity notes continued warmth this afternoon and tonight. Observations at 8 am show temperatures with a high yesterday and a low this month, total rainfall remains minimal with 0.00 inches in the last 24 hours and since the 1st of the month, 17.33 inches since January 1st, and normal rainfall 3.63 inches.
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U. S. Department OF Commerce
Thomasville, Ga
Thomasville
Meridbian
Ay Poe
Thomasville Service Men's Center Weekly Activities Plan
The program at Broad Street’s Thomasville Service Men's Center outlines daily events from Monday open house and letter writing to Friday bingo prizes. Victorettes host, with American Legion Home dances and a Sunday sandwich hour, plus a week-long suggestion box.
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Thomasville Service Men's Center
Broad Street
American Legion
Dale-Mabry Field Orchestra
American Legion Home
American Legion Auxiliary
Ladies Study Club
Evelyn Cockrell
Cyrus Mallard
J. C. Thoroughman
Edgar Brandon
Annie
Piney Woods Lodge to Hold Regular Meeting Tonight
Piney Woods Lodge I O O F will meet at 8 30 PM at the lodge hall on South Crawford Street. H L Tucker N G and MO Herring Secretary call for good attendance. From the same location list of upcoming canning and dehydration demonstrations includes Miss Willie Vie Dowdy June 11th canning soup mix and peaches Miss Susan Mathews June 17th canning corn okra and tomato juice and Mrs Martha Harrison June 23rd home dehydration of fruits and vegetables.
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Piney Woods Lodge
South Crawford Street
H. L. Tucker
N. G. MO. Herring
Secty
Willie Vie Dowdy
Susan Mathews
Martha Harrison
Schedule of Social Visits by Local Residents
The list details afternoon and evening visits by community members across days of the week. Mrs H L Stoddard Mrs Eunice Wimberly Mrs Edgar Woody Mrs F B Harris Mrs J L Carman and Mrs Ralph appear in rotating afternoon and night slots from Monday through Friday.
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H. L. Stoddard
Eunice Wimberly
Edgar Woody
F. B. Harris
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Gene Tierney
Lynn Bari
George Montgomery
FOX News
Chester Morris
Jean Parker
Barry Sullivan
Dennis O'Keefe
P. James McCollum
Certified Public Accountant
Worth “Proud
Thomasvillé
Georgia
Foxall
Kem
Sherwin-Williams
T. A. Futch Howe. Co, Ino
Roosevelt
Santa Claus
Hot Springs
Europe
United Nations
Cowden Auto Supply
Davis
U. S
Service Men’s Center
NMAN
Inman Drug Company
I. Russell Griner Public Accountant
Neel
State Line Bus
Metcalfe Bank
James Gribben
Steyerman
Steverman
Julia Wright
J. L. Carman
W. D. Hargrave
W. S. Brown
Mrs. Ralph
Friday Roberts
Mrs. Evelyn
Auto Supply Store
N. Broad
Werantk
Ice Box
Thomasville Ice & Mfg. Co
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