Meigs teachers return home after successful school year
Meigs Ga June 3 teachers have returned to their homes after a successful year in Meigs schools. All faculty were re elected and the group looks forward to the September return. Several named teachers from nearby towns are listed as having been part of the staff.
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Meigs
Harriet Tyson
Martha Rhoden
Moultrie
Velma "Rigsby
Edyth Kirbo
Nan Brimberry
Camilla
Rubye Duke
Bipepridze
Mildred Tuck
Damascus
G. M. Carr
Macon
Sarah Hinson
Stinsonton
Chandler Carter
Coolidge
Lois Merritt
Ochlocknee
Miss Frances Spence Named Miss Meigs in Beauty Contest
Miss Frances Spence of Meigs Georgia has been chosen as Miss Meigs in the local beauty contest held June 3. She is the only daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Spence and was noted as one of the community’s most lovely young women.
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Frances Spence
Meigs
Pelham Tomato Festival to Welcome Miss Meigs Queen
Miss Meigs, elected by Meigs High School faculty, will appear as Queen Meigs at the Pelham Tomato Festival on June 6. She will compete with other South Georgia young ladies for the festival title. A large Meigs turnout is planned for the day and activities.
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Meigs
Pelham
South Georgia
Meigs High School
Meigs Society Notes People Visit From Nearby Towns
Meigs Ga June 3 Mrs W D Carter joined Meigs shop workers in a trip to Thomasville Tuesday morning. Mr and Mrs L L Brooks of Lumpkin are guests at the home of Mr and Mrs T C Taylor. Mesdames A Nelms and Remer Braswell with Mr Ralph Nelms and Misses Constance and Corinne Nelms of Miami Fla are house guests of Mr and Mrs James M Simpson. Mrs Willie Peacock visits with her parents Mr and Mrs G L Buneh.
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Meigs
W. D. Carter
Thomasville
L. L. Brooks
Lumpkin
T. C. Taylor
A. Nelms
Remer Braswell
Ralph Nelms
Constance
Corinne Nelms
Miami
Fla. Ware
and Airs
James M. Simpson
Roosevelt’s Son Oiler Says Name Brings Privileges
James A Roosevelt an oiler on a motorship says bearing the name of the president’s eldest son brings him advantages. He notes he often receives special privileges in South American countries from officials who mistake him for the president’s son.
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Boston
James A. Roosevelt
Want a baby be to call your own
London readers are invited to foster a hippo at the zoo during wartime. For about 4.45 dollars weekly the adopter covers the animal's upkeep while a sleek giraffe costs 2.23 dollars weekly and a porcupine 0.22 dollars weekly. Adopters receive a label with their name on the cage. About 230 animals have already been adopted.
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London
London Zoo
Bainbridge Social Notes and Local Names
Mrs Martha Ann Jester reports on Bainbridge events and people including visits from Cheny Griffin and the Tyson family. Miss Lynette Bannister visits Coolidge Georgia while Mrs Robert Y Howell recovers from major surgery at Riverside Hospital. Several locals host relatives and travel to Mexico and California for weeks.
Sweeny Family Mourning Ties Bainbridge
Bainbridge notices report George Sweeny traveling to Auburn after his father John H. Sweeny died. The Gray family left for Denver for their daughter's University of Colorado graduation. Lucille Kindon Tad Phelps return from New Mexico trip. Rich family hosts Mercer student Charlies Rich for summer. Elizabeth Sweeny visits Montezuma. Lucille Ham from Tallahassee visits Bainbridge.
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Bainbridge, Ga
George Sweeny
Auburn
New York
John H. Sweeny
Jack Gray
Jack, Jr
Denver
Col
Hien Gray
University of Colorado
Lucille Kindon
Tad Phelps
New Mexico
Charlies Rich
Mercer University
Macon, Ga
Ross Rich
Elizabeth Sweeny
Montezuma
George Sweeney
Lucille Ham
Tallahassee
Farmers of Decatur County Meet With Market Director
Bainbridge Ga June 3 farmers met Walter Perkins director of the state bureau of markets in Bainbridge in spite of rain Perkins praised the new produce market and pledged state cooperation He will receive daily quotations and his field man W R Stewart will assist The meeting led by S M Hughes endorsed county efforts to build a top market and stressed grading and packing with strong prices for well graded cars A further meeting will be called to outline vegetable crop instructions.
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Bainbridge
Walter Perkins
State Bureau of Markets
Atlanta
Perkins
State Department of Markets
W. R. Stewart
Camilla Seniors Plan Nine Day East Coast Trip
Thirty two Camilla Consolidated School seniors will depart June 3 for a nine day tour to New York Washington D C and other points of interest. They will be chaperoned by Supt W T Burt and Miss Katherine Tanner and travel in a school bus recently purchased by the Mitchell County Board of Education.
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Camilla
Camilla Consolidated School
New York
Washington
D. C
W. T. Burt
Katherine Tanner
Mitchell County Board of Education
Camilla Seniors Awarded Special Honors at Graduation
Camilla: On Friday evening thirty two members of the Camilla School senior class received diplomas. Special awards announced include General Excellence medal to James Simmons and trophy to Joe Maurice Palmer, D A R citizenship to Eugene Hoggard, athletic trophy to Fred Weaver, and declamation medals to Tom Palmer Jr. Others on the honor roll for the 1939 40 year include Jane Farris Marie Stark Alva Crow Tommy Cullens Carleen Goulden and William Dobbs.
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Camilla
Camilla School
Billy Hall
Frankalene Cullens
Nina Crow
Eurene Cox
Tom Palmer, Jr
James Simmons
Joe Maurice Palmer
Eugene Hoggard
Fred Weaver
Jane Farris
Marie Stark
Alva Crow
Tommy Cullens
Carleen Goulden
William Dobbs
Meeting to Present Authorities on Truck Growing
A meeting will present outstanding authorities on truck growing and a full program will be put in force. The event aims to outline methods, standards, and steps for implementing the program across relevant departments.
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