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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1962
Page
9
Six Bibb County voting precincts must desegregate for the upcoming election under a federal court order, while seven other precincts have until next year to lift racial barriers.
Wires protruding from ground near Memorial Drive plant to Fort Stewart prompted a cordon while demolition crews investigated. Separately, three men including two soldiers faced bank robbery charges after TNT and blasting caps were found in a car. a federal judge delayed desegregation-related polling place changes for seven precincts to ease election procedures.
Lillian Fratantonio 30 is ordered to serve at least 30 days in the workhouse for secretly feeding barbiturates to her two sleeping daughters Venita seven and Bernadette five causing near death. Sentencing by Juvenile Court Judge Albert Waldman specified three weekend days weekly starting soon with possible remainder of one year sentence to be determined. A scuffle with photographers occurred as the family left the court. AP photographer Julian Wilson was treated for a knee cut.
Laurens County tax commissioner T. J. Hobbs faces an FBI and state audit inquiry after a combined shortage totaling over 47 thousand dollars. Auditors report missing license plate funds and school funds while Hobbs, hospitalized for observation, is suspended as Walter Waldrep becomes acting tax commissioner.
Two University of Minnesota balloonists rose 11 500 feet during a demonstration in South Nashville. A gust loosened the balloon and a faulty valve forced a tense descent. They landed in a West Nashville apartment yard after a one hour flight, with one observer recalling a Martian like scene as orange suited figures watched.
A 55 gallon drum of metallic sodium was found on the beach near the Kennedy family mansion. Navy experts detonated the drum at sea after replacing its lid, noting a potential large blast if exposed to water. A similar drum was found and exploded at Key Largo.
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller of New York will visit Atlanta to back Georgia GOP candidates including Ed Smith for governor and Congress contenders Jom OCallaghan and Ralph Ivey. He will deliver a commencement address at Spelman College and meet with Smith at a reception to boost the party’s races in the 5th and 7th districts.
Manufacturers of jewelry and silverware report a 54.7 percent increase in national newspaper ads in 1940 over 1939, signaling rising gift ideas as the season approaches. The data highlights strong advertising growth in this category.
Notice notes Soil Stewardship Week running from May 27 to June 3. It highlights soil care programs and community activities promoting sustainable farming and environmental stewardship.
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