War Price Board Offices Close Early Saturday
Notice states local War Price and Rationing Board offices will close to the public after 1 p.m. on Saturday June 3rd.
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1944
Page
7
Notice states local War Price and Rationing Board offices will close to the public after 1 p.m. on Saturday June 3rd.
Friends report the death of Alfred B. Maclay at his New York City home last Saturday after months of illness. He had lived at Killearn Plantation near Tallahassee and was renowned for his camellia and azalea garden that drew thousands. It is hoped Mrs. Maclay will maintain the gardens and use their winter home near Tallahassee in the future.
The Inter-Denominational Young People's Hour will gather Sunday afternoon June 4 at Nazarine church at 4 30. A program of vocal and instrumental numbers is planned and Mr Robert Clark will speak. Everyone is welcome.
Local notes list a week of swimming classes by day and time from Monday to Sunday at the YMCA. Activities include Ladies and Girls beginner and advanced swims, intermediate, junior and senior groups, Soldiers and Men, working boys, and scouts. Tennis court and Camp Rotary reservations are also mentioned.
Manager Hodkinson states Glen Arven pool hours change. Weekday use for members now from eleven to one and two thirty to seven thirty in the afternoon. Sunday hours remain unchanged.
The First Presbyterian and First Baptist churches in Thomasville will hold a Union Vacation Bible School from June 12 to June 23. Sessions run 9:00 to 11:30 each weekday at the First Baptist church with Mrs. M. H. Jeffries directing. pri mary, junior and intermediate departments led by named teachers. Registration is at 4:00 PM Friday, June 16, with all local youth invited.
An essay outlines rising war consciousness in America and varied personal reactions. It notes Camp Frances for girls, upcoming commencements, a wedding of Margaret Powell to Langdon Flowers USN, and a town bid process for a city sanitation project set to begin shortly with multiple bidders and a 120 day completion timeline.
The Class of 1944 at Thomasville High School held a informal program in the school auditorium at McIntyre Park. James Smith performed a magic act and read a witty will. Geraldine Finnberg and Earl Singletary staged a boxing bit. Bernice Causey awarded top students in commercial work. Miss Frances Istridge and Bobby Allen cited typing and bookkeeping honorees. Graduation exercises follow tonight at 8 30 with M E Thompson of Atlanta delivering the address.
At eleven o'clock a ceremony in the Junior High auditorium awarded certificates of promotion to over seventy-five students moving to the high school. The event featured an orchestra prologue, a invocation by Rev. R. T. Gillespie, and a student song. The Board of Education presented certificates from President J. R. Jerger as magnolia and gardenia decor adorned the stage. Seventy-six students—36 boys and 41 girls—are listed as promoted, with full names provided for each graduate.
Sgt. W. H. Stanaland, just back from twenty eight months in South America and now at Quantico Marine Base, Va., visits his mother Mrs B N Stanaland of Ochlocknee and sister Mrs W M Kennington of Thomasville. He and Mrs Kennington plan a brief stay with sister Mrs Truman F Browder of Montgomery, Alabama before returning to Quantico.
Mrs. T. C. Funderburke entertained the Thursday afternoon bridge club at her West Street home. Playing members included Mrs. S. Hodges Jr., Mrs. Tom Britton, Mrs. H. G. Bell, Mrs. Eugene Johnson, Mrs. D. E. Arnold, Mrs. B. L. Cherry, Mrs. J. A. Geesling, and Mrs. Funderburke. High score went to Mrs. J. A. Gosling. the cut prize to Mrs. Bob Cherry. Both won defense stamps. A salad plate and Coca Colas were served.
Advertisement lists tire sizes and prices. It shows 6:00x16 6:50x18 75x19 40x21 and mentions New Tires Grade I at Cowden Auto Supply. Includes item codes 6:50x18-4 75x19-4 and 50K17 6:50516-5.
Norfleet's on Route 500 eight miles from Tallahassee announces Russell Smith, former Thomasville businessman, as manager. The advertisement notes fishing tackle, bait, groceries, cabins, and free fishing information by mail, inviting local sportsmen to request Norfleet's mailing list and fish bite updates.
Cadet Robert Charles Balfour III son of Mr and Mrs R C Balfour Jr of Thom asville Ga received Marion Institute's medal for the highest average in Natural Science for the 1943 44 session He is a Marion Institute High School graduate who earned his diploma on May 28 and entered the institute in September 1943.
The ballet began in Rome and was introduced to France by Catherine de Medici and did not reach England until the 18th century.
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