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Newspaper

Thomasville Times Enterprise

Location

Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1931

Page

8

Engagement of Miss Mary Russell Hargrave

Mrs. and Walter D. Hargrave announce the engagement of Miss Mary Russell Hargrave to Robert Oliver Hargrave of Ripon Wisconsin. The couple plan a early summer wedding. Miss Hargrave has served the local school system as a respected teacher and is well regarded in the community.

Walter D. Hargrave Tichreister Mary Russell Hargrave Robert Oliver Hargrave Rippi Wisconsin Hargrave Ripon Thomasville

Thomasville Public graduates 74 in 1931 commencement

The Thomasville Public Schools held baccalaureate services at St. Thomas Episcopal Church. Rev. Robb White Jr. led the sermon as 74 members of the class of 1931 attended at 8:30. The following Tuesday at 8:00 PM the music students of Miss Terrell and Miss Newman will present their annual recital.

Thomasville St. Thomas Episcopal Church Robb White Jr Terrell and Newman White Robb White Episcopal Church

Negro Man Oscar Ponder Dies in Field Near Duren Place

Oscar Ponder, a Black man working in a field on the Duren Place near the city, fell dead Friday morning. Officers called, coroner's jury planned but abandoned after witnesses testified he had long heart trouble.

Oscar Ponder Duren Place

Revival Prayer Meetings Set Across City This Week

Rev W C Taylor announces four nightly revival prayer services at 8:30 p m beginning Sunday at First Baptist Church with locations across Center City South of Jackson Street McLaughlin Heights East End Fletcherville Fairview Carroll Hill and more inviting neighbors to attend via host homes through Friday June 5.

W. C. Taylor First Baptist Church Center of City Jackson Street C. M. Robinson North Crawford Street Ida Price Hickory Apartment North Dawson M. E. Pinson North Madison Street J. W. Horne North Broad Street R. L. Autry East Jackson Street N. C. Douglas South Love Street L. Cheshire Hansell Street Joe Massey Smith Avenue McLaughlin Heights J. M. Livingston Kern Street W. F Clark Cecil Street A. B. Clark East End

Memphis Cotton Seed Futures Close Quiet in Memphis

Cotton seed futures in Memphis closed quiet with bids for June through January listed and no sales recorded. Cotton seed meal futures fell with bids shown for June to January and sales totaling 1100 tons.

Memphis Tenn

Large graduating class at McIntyre Park High School

Miss Taylor's expression pupils give a Tuesday recital in the auditorium at eight thirty. Friday evening the East Side auditorium hosts commencement exercises where graduates will receive diplomas. It is the largest class in the public schools here with final exams ongoing and some students likely to attend summer school to complete credits.

Miss Taylor East Side Diplo- McIntyre Park High School

Funeral Rites For Willia P Evers Held At Grady

Funeral services for William Pryor Evers were held at Grady County with Elder H Godwin of Barwick officiating. The procession included bearers E S Boyette Olin Sherrod W H Rene Van Landingham and C M Joye. Evers born June 18 1859 in Thomas County lived in Grady County most his life and died after a brief illness at Archbold Memorial Hospital. He leaves a large family including seven children and numerous grandchildren with Myrtle and Miranda surviving. many friends attended and paid tribute to his devout Christian life. Virginia Bracey to Louis Mazer marriage announced in Guntersville Alabama. Baccalaureate address by Rev White at Thomasville High School with a capacity crowd.

Willia Pryor Evers Imerican Rawls Cernetary Grady County H. Godwin Barwick Messrs E. S. Boyette Olin Sherrod W. H. Rene van Landingham C. M. Joye B C. Blanton Godwin Primitive Baptist Church Mr. Evers William Pryor Evers William Margaret Lewis Evers Thomas County Florence Singlétary Miranda Yates J. R. Evers Lee, Fla J. F. Massey Thomasville D. O. Evers Greenville Fla J. A. Sherrod Mayo, Fla W. W. Evers J. M. Morris Miami L. R. Evers Avon Park Dan Gwaltney Winter Park R. J. Evers Birmingham Ala Doss Will Collins Evers Archbold Memorial Hospital

Child Killed in Crash Near Pavo Sunday

Martha Louise Gillis three year old daughter of former Senator Jim Gillis of Soperton died in an automobile crash near Pavo. The Gillis car overturned after colliding with Dan Humphrey’s vehicle. Both cars were badly damaged and no other occupants were seriously injured.

Pavo Martha Louise Gillis Jim Gillis Soperton Gillis

Poultry and Dairy Prices Reported in Major Markets

New York and Chicago market notes show varied prices for poultry meats and dairy products. Poultry dressed in New York range from 12 to 41 cents per pound depending on cut and freshness, while Chicago butter and eggs prices reflect steady creamery and graded firsts with current receipts and storage values.

Chicago

Chicago Poultry Prices Reported In Market Data

Chicago market bulletin lists poultry prices for June 1 with live fowl markets showing broilers at 21 to 24 cents per pound, fowls 18 to 21, roosters 12, turkeys 20 to 23, spring ducks 18 to 22, old ducks 16, geese 12, and car and truck movements noted as 1 car and 16 trucks.

NEW York Poultry New York Chicago Flyers Roosters

New York Butter and Cheese Market Summary

New York market data shows butter supplies steady with production up 6 086 pounds and creamery prices higher. Butter quality ranges from extra to fancy with scores around 88 to 91. Cheese production totals 142 771 pounds with state milk flats holding at 12 to 14 and held prices to 21 to 23.

New York

Eggs market report from New York trading New York June 1

New York egg market updates show unsettled prices for regular packed eggs with mixed colors. Heavy 2014 21 and 31 34 prices noted with variations for extra first and seconds levels and regional henhouse outputs in nearby western districts.

New York

Wheat and oil futures and cash grain quotes

St Louis cash grain prices show No 2 red wheat at 80 and No 2 yellow corn at 56. Oats at 28 to 28. Rates for wheat and corn futures for July and September listed. New York cotton seed oil futures show prime summer yellow at 6.50 and crude 6.76 to 6.00 with July 6.70 and September 6.63.

ST. Louis New York Cotton Seed Oil Chicago Burley

New Orleans Spot Cotton Opens Quiet with Decline

New Orleans June 1 spot cotton closing quiet with a 25 point drop. Sales 213 bales. Low middling 7.27, middling 8.27, good middling 8.77. Receipts 1,813. stock 665,146.

New Orleans

Liverpool Cotton Market Quiet as Prices Decline

In Liverpool on June 1 spot cotton fell by two points with American grades lead the sale. Prices ranged from strict good middling 6.53 to good ordinary 3.83, and sales reached 4,000 bales, 3,000 of which were American. Receipts totaled 12,000 with 3,700 American. Futures closed quiet with July at 4.63 and May at 4.96.

New York Ave New Orleans Liverpool

Turpentine and Rosin Totals From Savannah Market

Savannah, June 1. Turpentine markets show sales 41 52, receipts 639, shipments 674, stock 24 010. Rosin firm with sales 331, receipts 1 991, shipments 3 660, stock 177 183. Quoted prices list several grades with mixed figures.

Savannah Turpentine Savannah

In Memory of William Clayton Bond Official Minutes

Official minutes report a death notice for William Clayton Bond aged nineteen and a half, with obituary reflections on his health decline and funeral details at Ochlocknee Missionary Baptist Church. The document then records a May 26 1931 county commissioners session approving road work contracts for Thomasville Moultrie road and related equipment decisions.

Visitors in the city and nearby towns this morning

Alan Reynolds spent the morning in the city. H. Morgan of Atlanta is in town on a business visit. W. T. Pace of the A C L railway is in town briefly. M. D. Black of Dothan is here on business. Mrs. C. M. Robinson has returned after visiting friends. Annie Laurie Macey returns to Moultrie from Montgomery after visiting relatives.

Alan Reynolds 8. H. Morgan Atlanta W. T Pace The A. C. L. Railway M. D. Black Dothan C. M. Robinson Moultrie Annie Laurie Macey Montgomery Wallace Calvert D. C. Pound Birmingham

Weekend Visitors Trace Echoes of Busy Personalities

Saturday and Friday personals list visitors and residents including J Pantelo of Philadelphia W D Britt of Birmingham Joe Flamm of Atlanta E Lippman of Tallahassee Q H Chamblain of New York Wallace Calvert of Atlanta R B Dickey returning from Florida W C Lambert back from Atlanta and Chattanooga Bob Silva to return from Washington and Lee College A J Owens moving to Boston Helen Pittman home from Florida State College for Women S J Gillard of Jacksonville B M Lundy of Atlanta W L West of Columbus C A Stanford of Atlanta D C Pound of Birmingham J W Sayers of Jacksonville W B Webb of Williston with Mrs George O Holmes and Mr Olof Holmes visiting Raydon Mays

Sisters receive Benjamin Franklin engravings for graduation

Two Thomasville High School graduates were given engraved pictures of Benjamin Franklin. The steel engravings, printed by the U S Bureau of Engraving and Printing, bore the United States Treasurer signature as on hundred dollar bills but had no autograph. The gifts are viewed as more useful than ordinary pictures.

Thomasville High School Benjamin Franklin United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing United States Treasury Department Franklin

Showdown in Truck Mayor Clears Two Vendors in Court

Mayor Hay dismissed both cases against two truck vendors who parked on Broad and Washington streets after a city council meeting. Police and another witness said goods were displayed and sold from the trucks. The stand, at the same location as prior business, prompted arrests to test an ordinance banning street vending.

Thomasville Court House Pittman State Highway Department Thomasville- Moultrie Vaughn Mr. Vaughn E. W R.W. McMillan State Highway Board of Georgia Thomas County Thomasville-Moultrie Georgia E. W. McMillan Hardy W. J. Taylor The Tax Assessors Lacy Bank of Boston Heeth Council Bradshaw Boston J. F. Pittman S. L. Heald Hay Broad Washington Miss Jarrell J. B. Edwards

Card of Thanks for Clayton Bond

The Bond family expresses gratitude to friends for illness support and flowers after the death of Clayton Bond. Special thanks go to those who visited in time for him to enjoy them and for prayers. Signed by Mr and Mrs W Leonard Bond Nell Bond Earle Bond Emmett Bond Kenneth Bond Mrs J C Burnam Mrs W M Bond.

Clayton Bond W. Leonard Bond Nell Bond Earle Bond Emmett Bond Kenneth Bond J. C. Burnam W. M. Bond

Cotton Future To Be Considered At Atlanta Meeting

Georgia groups convene June 3 in the Senate Chamber to discuss expanding cotton use and restoring profits. The Georgia Division plans militant action to boost cotton in bags, drapery, furnishings, paper, twine, and more to end low prices and overproduction. The meeting is led by Mrs. L O Freeman with Commissioner Eugene Talmadge and others.

Atlanta Georgia Georgia Division Senate State Capitol Chambers of Commerce Women's Organizations Civic Clubs Farmers— America Bates Association For L. O. Freeman 5Th District Federation of Woman's Clubs Eugene Talmadge B. Howard Keenan, JR Forbes J. B. Bedingfield

Also Mentioned on This Page

Pamyphlia Abn Andam Lincol Atlanta Constitution John B. Gordon Abraham Lincoln T. M. McIntosh Elizabeth Hopkins Admiral Semmes General Headquarters Henry Mahler Washington and Lee Lekington Henry Richard Ér, Sr R. Mahler Washington and Lee University le Chapel Tusday Frank O. Lowden Mindy Mahler Washington and Lee Alpha Sigma Honotary Minglish Society Chuir Gapren Columbus Banker Charles J. Meredith Columbus W. B. Cochran Merédith George C. Wodgruff Muscogee County Highway Commission John R. Phillips Meredith Woodruff Union Unity Church Thomas A. Taylor R. G. Jackson B. B. Earle Baptist Sunday School Convention Coolidge Thomas County Baptist Association Coolidge Baptist Church P. Hart J. W. Evans W. J. Chisholm J. Gorham Garrison R. J. O'Bryan Geo. W. Andrews Ochlocknee Coolidge Sunday School Park Avenue Ed Cochran South Broad Street H. H. Vann Metcalfe Avenue M. R. Sandlin Park Front Fletcherville H. L. Kelly Bartow Street R. E. Chastain Fletcher Street E. S. Hines Seixas Street A. J. Pittman Fairview C. E. Sanders Campbell Street C. E. Davis Fleming Street Carroll Hill W. H. McCall W. L. Colvin G. H Owens Funeral Roe ME W. P. Evers Shepherd Bracey Monsel Bracey Virginia Louis Mazer Shepherd Guntersville Alabama Miss Bracey Gray, Ga Mrs. Shepherd Will Gadsden Andy Téddy William Clayton Bond Clayton Ochlocknee Cemetery Alice Bond Herbert Bond Ochlocknee Missionary Baptist Church Ochlocknee’ High School Lowell Clark Andy Garrison Leroy Reeves Chester Cooper Ralph Cooper Charles Hancock Earle Emmett Cordele Ochlocknee, Ga Heavenly Mansion Gabriel Wiliam Clayton Bond Sole Cardui Thedford J. Pantelo Philadelphia W. D. Britt of Joe Flamm Mr. E. Lippman of Tallahassee Q. H. Chamblain R. B. Dickey Florida W. C. Lambert Chattanooga Bob Silva Washington and Lee College A. J. Owens Helen Pittman Florida State College For Women S.J. Gillard Jacksonville B. M. Lundy W. L. West Mr. C. A. Stanford J. W. Sayers City W.b.webb Williston George O. Holmes Olof Holmes Mrs Raydon Mays Underwood Agt Albany, Ga Forsyth Street N. W Meigs
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