Death of Dr. W. B. Watkins in Ware County Hospital
Dr. W B Watkins died May 20 at Ware County Hospital Waycross Funeral held at Waresboro Methodist Church burial in Axson cemetery He was born July 22 1867 in Brooks county educated at South Georgia College Fletcherville school and Atlanta Medical College Survived by wife Ruby and five children Rushin R Watkins W B Watkins Jr Earl Watkins Mrs Henry Beasley Jr Ruby Watkins two sisters J H Spence W C Bell Numerous friends remember his healing work and community service across Brooks Thomasville and Waycross areas
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W. B. Watkins
Ware County
Waycross
Methodist
Waresboro
Axson
Dr. Watkins
Brooks County
Thomasville
South Georgia College
State University
Fletcherville
Atlanta Medical College
Metcalfe
Ruby Watkins
Rushin .R. Watkins
Reidsville
W. B. Watkins Jr
Earl Watkins
Douglas
Henry Beasley Jr
J. H. Spence
W. C. Bell
Jacksonville
Mary Robison Initiated Into Honor Fraternity at FSU
Miss Mary Pittman Robison daughter of Raiford Robison of Thomasville was initiated into Delta Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta at Florida State University Tallahassee on May 29. She is a history MA candidate and political science minor, meeting scholastic requirements for eligibility.
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Mary Pittman Robizon
Raiford Robison
Thomasville
Delta Chapter
Phi Alpha Theta
Florida State University
Tallahassee
Fla
Miss Robison
Delegates Named by Talmadge Faction Face Party Future
The article lists delegates including R. E. Chastain Thomasville Fred Hand Pelham H Grady Bell Bainbridge Mrs Susie T Moore Tifton and others connected to Talmadge campaigns. It notes they will remain in the Democratic Party but may oppose civil rights platform and scrap Democratic plans, with focus on Southern ideals and party future. It references Rivers Arnall, Thompson Beasley, and a Sandy Beaver educational figure, plus a baseball game mildly.
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Talmadge
R. E. Chastain
Thomasville
Fred Hand
Pelham
H.grady -Bell
Bainbridge
Susie
Spence Grayson
Robert Elliott
Democratic Party
Truman
Vets Service Office To Close For Staff Training
The Veterans Service Office on the third floor of the Scott Building will close Thursday and Friday June 3 and 4 so staff can attend a School of Instruction at the Colquitt Hotel in Moultrie Georgia. The office will reopen Monday June 7.
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Veterans Service Office
Scott Building
Colquitt Hotel
Moultrie
Georgia
History Department Hosts New Faculty at Luncheon
The Department of History hosted a welcoming lunch for new faculty members, offering an informal gathering to introduce them to department traditions and colleagues. Attendees included department chairs and senior researchers who spoke briefly about ongoing projects.
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Department of History
Local Visitors From Russell Springs and Hot Springs
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Silva and their son Tommy arrived in town to visit Mrs. T. J. Silva on East Clay Street. Nearby, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Barwick and their young son returned from a three week vacation in Hot Springs Arkansas, accompanying Mr. Barwick’s father A. F. Barwick Sr.
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R. S. Silva
Tommy
Russell Springs, Ky
T. J. Silva
East Clay Street
Fred Barwick
Little Son
Hot Springs
Ark
Mr. Barwick
A. F. Barwick
Vashti Commencement Services Tonight Public Invited
The public is invited to the Vashti School commencement tonight at 8 p m. The program includes a processional, invocation by Rev T F Callaway, salutatory by Dixie Greer, Glee Club music, address by Rev Olin C Cooper, Kiwanis medal, diploma presentations by Miss Gladice Bower, and benediction. Class roll lists graduates from multiple cities including Mobile and Atlanta.
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Vashti School
Schuber
T. F. Callaway
Dixie Greer
Glee Club
Sylvia
Schubert
Life
Olin C. Cooper
Methodist
Bainbridge
Georgia
Louis T. Porter
Gladice Bower
Margle Todd
Marshall Woodson
Hetty Ruth Campbell
Marie Flanders
Cochran
Thomaston
Doris Peel
Mobile
Alabama
Dorothy Sutton
Jacksonville
Florida
Allene Tankersley
Atlanta
Margie Todd
Marion Turner
Betty Warnock
Albany
Marcus Calhoun Elected To Office In Bar Association
Marcus Calhoun a local attorney was elected Vice-Chairman of the Younger Lawyers Section of the Georgia Bar Association at a Savannah meeting on May 28, 1848. Other officials chosen include Chairman B. C. Gardner Jr of Albany and Secretary Emma Andre Monroe of Atlanta, with an executive council featuring Colbert Hawkins Sylvania Sam Gardner Jr Moultrie Frank Myers Americus Jim Owens Griffin Baxter Jones Jr Atlanta Lee Dickens Sparta J D Maddox Rome Omer Franklin Jr Valdosta Ernest Vandiver Winder Howell Erwin Athens.
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Marcus Calhoun
Ggorgia Bar Association
Savannah
Younger Lawyers
Georgia Bar Association
B. C. Gardner, Jr
Albany
Emma Andre Monroe
Atlanta
Colbert Hawkins
Sylvania
Sam Gardner, Jr
Moultrie
Frank Myers
Americus
Jim Owens
Griffin
Co. Baxter Jones, Jr
Lee Dickens
Sparta
J. D. Maddox
Rome
Omer Franklin, Jr
Valdosta
Ernest Vandiver
Winder
Howell Erwin
Athens
Coolidge man dies from rifle wound. suspect jailed
Rogers Davis, a colored resident of Coolidge, died from a left chest wound suffered Saturday night. Tobe Crystals, also colored of Coolidge, was jailed after a warrant was issued Sunday night. the shooting occurred in the Clark turpentine quarters. Sheriff C. M. Dixon said the warrant may be upgraded to murder after Davis died in a Pavo hospital.
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Rogers Davis
Coolidge
Tobe Crystals
C. M. Dixon
Dixon
Davis
Crystals
Pavo
Clark Turpentine
Communist Party Education Director Detained for Deportation
Washington AP reports Jacob Abraham Stachel national director of education for the American Communist Party was arrested by immigration agents in New York City at 203 West 94th Street. He was taken to Ellis Island to await deportation hearings for illegal entry and joining a subversive organization.
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Washington
Justice Department
Jacob Abraham Stachel
American Communist Party
Department
Stachel
West 94Th Street
New York City
Ellis Island
U S Prods Russia for Third Time on Trieste Status
The United States pressed Russia for a fresh reply to the Western three powers plan to return Trieste to Italy. The State Department delivered a note to the Russian embassy urging an early resolution. Russia has not rejected the principle but objects to amending the Italian peace treaty as proposed.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Ireste
Italy
State Department
Trieste
Jewel Cranford Becomes Bride of Russell W Ring
The marriage of Misa Jewel Cranford to Russell W Ring of Boston Ga took place Sunday May 30 at 3 o clock in the home of her parents 318 N Stevens Street in the presence of about 60 relatives. The double ring ceremony featured pink and white decor. The couple to reside at 405 N Hansell Street after a honeymoon at Jacksonville Beach. Ring works at Southern Bell and Cranford is with the telephone company.
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Misa Jewel Cranford
Russell W. Ring
Boston
O’colc
J. C. Crawford
N. Stevens Street
Jason Shirah
Barbara Jackson
Harvie Crawford, Jr
Titre Singletary
Jean Holland
Maurice Singletary
Maurice Crawford
Louie Moreland
Harvie Crawford, Sr
Mia
J. C. Payne
Clinton Driver
Jacksonville Beach
N. Hansell Street
Ring
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Thomas County Vocational School
Bethany Bible Class Monthly Meeting Set for June 3
The Bethany Bible Class of First Baptist Church will hold its regular monthly business meeting on Thursday June 3 at 7 30 p m. at the home of Mrs Laines Mercer 803 East Clay Street.
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Bethany Bible Class
First Baptist Church
Laines Mercer
East Clay Street
Soviet Protest Counts Private Conference Unacceptable
Soviet officials reject the idea of a private conference with the subject at hand, labeling it unacceptable to Moscow and demanding a public or formal session instead.
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Moscow
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Yea Johnson
June Allyson
Wn. Palmer
Terrytoon Children
DeSoto and
Plymouth Cars & General Tires
Thomasville Motors Inc
Fletcher St
Christopher Wells
CBS
Rexall
Ware County Hospital
N. Boulevard
Chestnut
D .W. Maddox
Dawson Street
Noan Stegall
Mary Robison
Honor Fraternity
Birdseye
Jones
John Dixon
E. Jackson St
T. A. Futch
Home. Co., Inc
Thompson
Beasley
Highway Department
M E
Thomas County
Sandy Beaver
Riverside
Board of Regents
Gardner
Vets Service Office
Vashti
Bar Association
Communist Party
U. S
Jewel Cranford
Standard Finance
N. Madiscm
Palm Beach
Hank
Rosenberg
Jefferson
Bank OF Thomas County
Boston, Ga
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Coolidge, Ga
Bank OF Meigs
Meigs, Ga
Bank OF
Ochlochnee, Ga
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