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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1957
Page
6
The Glen Arven Women's Golf Association will hold its season finale Tuesday beside the Country Club Duel. Golf and swimming entertainment precede a 12:30 p.m. lunch, served by the Red Team to Black Team members. New offers for next year will be announced.
Deacons of the First Baptist Church will meet Monday at 7 30 p m in the chapel with Heyward Vann, chairman of deacons, presiding.
Guests from Gary Indiana Johnson City Tennessee Statesboro Louisiana Shreveport Houston Texas Atlanta Miami Alabama Fla St. Petersburg Fla and Fort Stewart attended the Schoon Legg wedding held today.
The St Augustine's Altar Society will meet Monday at 8 p.m. in the Friary for a regular gathering and discussion.
Miss Henriette Elizabeth Royal of Thomasville and Julian D. Neilson are set to receive bachelor of arts and business administration degrees at Georgia State College for Women and its Atlanta campus. Mrs. Pat Farmer attended Milton High School commencement in Alpharetta with niece Mary Beth Elkins. Mr. and Mrs. James C. Stewart of Hazelhurst and their children visit their mother on Stewart Road.
Miss Chloe Gifford of Lexington Kentucky first vice president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs will be a featured speaker at the Georgia Federation annual club institute to be held June 18 and 19 at the Center for Continuing Education in Athens.
Girl Scout day camp starts Monday at Boxhall Plantation. Girls report at 2 p.m. in swim suits for swim ability screening. director Frances Seery says to bring medical record, horseback riding permit, a sugar box with name, two old nylon stockings and a candle, plus lunch.
E M Shiver of Thomasville entered Archbold Memorial Hospital for spinal injury from an auto accident months earlier. Admitted yesterday were W Merrori Copeland James M. Carter and others from Thomasville Ochlochnee Perry Bainbridge Madison and Quincy including Mrs Yalinda Edmonds Mrs John Slater Rex Finley and Priest Green Sr.
Honolulu police released a figure showing Oahu with about 600 square miles and 14 810 registered automobiles. The island’s population yields roughly 2.4 persons per car, indicating high travel activity on Maui`s neighbor island.
Glenda Chastain Johnson and Ogden Elliot Wilson Jr announce their engagement. Johnson, daughter of Clyde C. Chastain and the late Mrs. Chastain, is a Thomasville High School graduate who attended Valdosta State College. Wilson, son of Ogden Elliot Wilson and the late Mrs. Wilson, is a Georgia Military College alumnus who served in the U.S. Navy and works at Lockheed. The couple plans a July 7 wedding at First Baptist Church.
Miss Sarah Jeanne Legg marries John Rogers Schoon in First Presbyterian Church with Rev. A Allan Gardner presiding. Attendants include Betty Jane Schaufele and cousins Anne and Martha Campbell. reception at Garden Center. The couple plans a North Carolina trip and will reside in Dublin after June 8.
The Bainbridge AAUW banquet heard Mrs. Chase Osborn, widow of a Michigan governor, discuss Iceland NATO and Atlantic Union. She urged strong NATO, cautious mutual security spending and a closer Western alliance to curb Soviet advances.
Stork Club announces the birth of a daughter May 31 in Archbold Memorial Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. James Irwin Owens of Pelham. Mr. and Mrs. Jack D. Wary of Perry Florida report a daughter born Friday at Archbold Memorial Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Starling Jr. of Thomasville announce a daughter born this morning at Archbold Memorial Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eugene Chappell of Thomasville are parents of a son born this morning at Archbold Memorial Hospital.
Prominent Georgians named to the national council include Dr. Philip Weltner former chancellor of the University System of Georgia Dr. F Hodge O Nea former dean Walter F George Law School Mercer University Hon Francis Shackelford former Assistant Secretary of the Army Mrs Robert A Heinsohn and Dr Rufus C Harris President of the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and President of Tulane University Mrs Osborn executive vice president of the Georgia Branca and Dr Lloyd Moll President of Georgia Southwestern College state president.
The WMU Circles of the First Baptist Church announce June meetings Monday and Tuesday. Circle No. 5 meets Monday at 10 with Mrs. Anderson. Circles 1 2 3 4 8 meet at 4 pm. Circle 10 at 8 pm. Circle 11 at 6 pm to travel to Mrs. Reichert’s camp. On Tuesday Circles 6 7 meet at 10 and 9 12 at 7 9 pm. Sunbeams meet Monday at 4 with Begin ner Band. Primary Bands meet in two departments with counselors.
Mrs Louis Feingold of Camilla Ga announces the engagement of her daughter Barbara Louise Feingold to Ensign Marvin Joel Podem son of Mr and Mrs George Fodem of Thomasville The wedding is set for August 14 at Temple B Nai Israel in Albany Ga Both families and education and military details are noted including Barbara’s University of Georgia honors and Marvin’s Naval Reserve service and station in Jacksonville Fla
Today at 8 p m Mrs Margaret Dilling ers piano pupils recital at the High School auditorium. Also at 8 p m dancing at American Legion Post 222. Monday week Rebekah Lodge at IOOF hall. Tuesday 9 30 am women golfers at Glen Arven CC 1 pm Exchange Club at Plaza Café 6 30 pm Pilot Club at Elks home 8 pm Odd Fellows at IOOF Hall 8 pm Legion Post 222 at Post 8 pm Beta Sigma Phi with Miss Inez Bishop 602 North Boulevard.
Whigham High will award diplomas to sixteen seniors at 8 p.m. Monday in the new auditorium. Senator Glenn Pelham of Cairo will give the literary address. Valedictorian Alana Wright has 95.15 average, salutatorian Marlene Clark 60.6, class average 63.08. A Sunday baccalaureate is planned with Rev. Armando Rodriguez delivering the sermon. The class includes Dennis Bell John Bell Earlene Brinson Olen Duncan Sue Ann Hancock Raynell Jowers Vondle Jowers Ellaree Martin Anne Meritt Willeen Mobley Barbara Singletary Sara Frances Wheeler. After graduation, seniors will take a weeklong trip to Washington.
Mrs. Henry Bridges hosted a spring themed party at her Louise Street home in Bainbridge to honor Miss Glee Griffith. The event celebrates her upcoming marriage to Randall Langston of DeLand Florida on June 5. Decorations featured pink and white gladioli and spring blooms. Griffith received a piece of her selected china as a gift from the hostess.
The Dawson Street Baptist WMS Circles announce meetings this week with multiple hosts and locations across streets and avenues. Sunbeams and Junior G A groups have sessions, plus a Wednesday prayer meeting and choir practice. Vacation Bible School is planned June 10 to June 14 with preparation on June 7.
Ochlochnee High School held its final assembly of the year to honor students with outstanding achievements across academics and activities. Principal J W Lennard and Red Cross representative Mrs M H Jeffries presented certificates for home nursing film course completion and typing, with multiple students recognized for high performance in essays spelling and district meets. Organization and staff awards highlighted student excellence throughout the program.
Boys and girls are asked to meet at the church at 8 30 a m for registration and assignments. A parade will precede Bible School with a picnic lunch to be shared. Bible School runs from 8 30 to 11 30 a m.
Mr and Mrs Marvin Coram honored their daughter Becky with a twelfth birthday celebration at the Clark Thread Mill recreation building. A wiener roast and dancing entertained guests while Mrs Harvey Hull Mrs George Robinson and Mrs Annabelle Coram assisted with refreshments and a decorated cake.
A Lima man failed again to make the city jail his permanent winter home. In municipal court he challenged Judge Carl M. Blank after receiving seven days previously for a drunken charge. The judge ordered ten days.
Dr. Woodward Adams, Vashti School superintendent, spoke at Birdwood College banquet on campus with Growth as the theme. He urged spiritual growth while noting physical and mental growth, introduced by President Dr. J Walter Hendricks, with Warren Alexander as toastmaster.
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