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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1948
Page
7
Mrs W W Jarrell was guest speaker at the Thomasville Exchange Club meeting at the Y M C A. She spoke on marriage and family life, stressing honesty, fidelity, and open discussion within the home. The club plans a steak fry that evening at Dr Futchs lake camp.
Piney Woods Lodge 188 O O F meets at 8 30 tonight to push degree work. Last Wednesday a surprise visit by district Deputy Grand Master O B Jones and Patriarch Spears of the 4th division aided plans for a new South Georgia membership drive and the local home for children and the elderly. Bill Myers, lieutenant colonel of the Patriarch Militant degree, also attended to support lodge efforts.
Atlanta AP report notes the Southern Presbyterian General Assembly urged all presbyteries to form radio committees to promote local and assembly broadcasting. It approved financing moves for radio projects and the Presbyterian hour, and backed a Christian Relations report on Roman Catholicism and Protestantism citing encroachments on liberties and church-state separation.
An elderly man collects graduation gifts and contemplates ties for the graduate. Roads and utility rate plans face voter choice with potential light and water bill increases. Douglas High School prepares for commencement as its largest class yet and distribution of diplomas nears.
The regular eight o'clock midweek service at First Baptist Church will be led tonight by Pastor Rev. T. F. Callaway. The hour long gathering aims for formal yet spiritual guidance and invites everyone to attend.
Miss Anne Hasty arrives to spend the summer with her mother Mrs. W. D. Hasty after attending Meridian Junior College. Mrs. Alex Shepherd Sr. and Mis mas Parramore with Messrs. Carol Shepherd Lynwood Eason depart for Tampa to visit Mrs. Shepherd's daughter Mrs. A. H. Chastain. Claire Flowers travels from Duke University to stay with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Bob Flowers after returning from Fort Meade Florida. Mrs. Harry Ainsworth visits Hawkinsville Georgia after time with her son and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Richard Glass and Mr. Harry Ainsworth Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Hepburn Many and Mrs. G. A. Seaver of New Orleans travel to Highlands North Carolina to join later this week by Mr and Mrs John Many of Thomasville after the Wall-Many nuptials.
Mrs. Rhoda Mae Rigsby of Thomasville announces the engagement of her daughter Evelyn Louise to L. D. McDaniel Jr. of Thomasville. The wedding will take place in the latter part of June.
Daly Variation Bible School begins Monday at 9:00 A.M. for two weeks. Miss Marjorie Qyth leads teaching across four departments with a large volunteer staff. Activities include memory work and crafts, a Day Camp in the Fellowship Building, and support projects for Home Mission Hospital in Canoe, Kentucky, plus Ecuador missions. Children from age three to twenty attend. John Haley of Decatur will serve as student pastor for the summer.
Rodney Cone son of Mr and Mrs J C Cone will graduate June 4 from Oglethorpe University Atlanta Ga He will receive an AB degree in the commencement exercise Friday night His mother Mrs J C Cone will attend with Mrs Tommy Whiddon Mr R F Whiddon of Meigs Mrs F E Spence of Meigs and Mrs Roy Whiddon of Pelham accompany her
The mid week prayer service will be held at 8 o'clock in the Wesley building of the First Methodist Church. The Rev Earle J Jarbutt will deliver the message and four are invited to attend these weekday services.
Mrs. Homer H Merry died in Pasadena California May 30 after passing in her sleep cremation was requested Surviving nieces are Mrs Eleanor Sells of Pasadena and Mrs Winthrop Randolph of Birmingham Ala The Merrys were longtime Thomasville Georgia civic leaders and respected by many for their service and community work
The annual Vacation Bible School at First Baptist Church starts Monday June 7 at 9 oclock. It lasts two weeks with sessions split between the First Baptist Church and East End Branch Church to allow more children to attend. Boys and girls planning to attend may register Friday at 4 pm, followed by a parade and refreshments.
A 14 year old colored girl Lizzie Mae Reed of Pine Street tried to cash a stolen government check at Thomas Drug Store. The store notified police as the girl tore up the check to conceal it but fragments were recovered. The check, valued at 375, was stolen from Mrs. Jim Golden of Dawson Street. Police say she had sought work at the residence yesterday and had been unemployed about an hour. Police chief Noah Stegall said she would be detained in the local jail for federal authorities.
Havana June 2 AP Senor Carlos Prio Socarrá held a large lead and claimed victory in the Cuban presidential race. With 41,442 of 7,730 precincts tallied he led over Ricardo Nunez Portuondo 529,308 to 347,206, with Chibas 190,702 and Marinello 84,071.
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