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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1949
Page
7
Funeral services for Mrs Samuel Alexander will be held Sunday at four PM at the Presbyterian church. Interment in Laurel Hill Cemetery. Mrs Alexander died in Biloxi Mississippi from heart weakness linked to long asthma. Surviving husband Samuel, daughter Charlotte, sister Mrs W W Snead, and numerous out of town relatives attend.
Plans completed for the First Methodist church Vacation Bible School to run June 6 to 10 from 9 to 11:30 each morning. Departments include Beginner Primary and Junior with named workers and a varied program. Parents urged to enroll children. daily refreshments provided by a dedicated committee.
All members of the Allen-Cook Post V. F. W. and their guests are invited to the fish fry at the Shrine Club on the lower Cairo Road at 7 30 o clock tonight. Commander L P Dollar urges attendance with appetites.
Enrollment for summer piano study is now open at 736 Remington Avenue. Mrs. Margaret D. Dillinger can be reached at phone 1548 for details and scheduling.
A fragment discusses Emily Post on courteous driving and signals. It notes Nat Williams earning Phi Beta Kappa at the University of North Carolina and a chemistry engineering degree. It mentions a June 12 Albany armory opening with the 45 piece Marine Band and an annexation election next Tuesday adding about 1600 residents to the city.
Mrs Julian M Frix attends Mercer University graduation for her niece Beverly Hill in Macon. Mrs Frank Williams Jr of Rockville Md visits her mother Mrs M H Jeffries for several days. Rev Marshall S Woodson returns from the Montreal General Assembly and fills his pulpit Sunday. Marshall Woodson Jr visits from Emory in Atlanta. Louise Holloway attends her roommate Martha Stroberg's wedding in Atlanta. Mrs Osgood Cook Sr recuperates in Columbus Ga at her son and daughter’s home in Thomasville. The Cochran family arrives from Mercer University Macon for a visit before summer school. Edgar Fry drives to Charlotte for daughter Dorothy Ferguson’s Queen’s College graduation. Jane Wise and Mary Chastain return from University of Georgia for a short vacation. Dallas Clark attends graduation. Paul Clark Waycross and Pete Mattox Waycross attend. Jane Cole returns to Carrollton for summer school at U Georgia. Jim Keyton and Jimmy Keyton leave for Savannah for Southeastern Retail Coal Merchants Association convention. Keyton presides. Dave Partin Fernandina Fla visits Monticello road home. Kenneth Williams announces birth of daughter Belinda Faye at Archbold Memorial Hospital on June 2. mother Marceline Huff.
W L Lewis age 17 son of Mr and Mrs William Lewis lived with his grandparents Mr and Mrs A L Lewis in Ellabell died last night funeral services Sunday at 4 from Church of God in Ellabell followed by burial at Little Ochlochnee cemetery He was afflicted for years and was nephew of Mr and Mrs Otha Hicks and Mr and Mrs P C Lewt of this city and Mr and Mrs Willet T Lewis of Savannah Many relatives and friends mourn his death
John Drew Knight Jr. died Friday afternoon at Archbold hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 1 30 PM at Whiddon’s Funeral Chapel with Rev L A Mason officiating. Interment will follow at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers: R E Conador P W Bryan J W Parker W B Brock L C Alligood G F Fricks. Honorary pallbearers include members of VFW and Legion Post 222. Born September 12 1921 in Brooks County he lived in the city eight years and previously resided in Plant City and Stewart Florida. He is survived by his father John G C Knight Sr a sister Mrs J R Golden two aunts and several uncles. He was employed by Colonial Stores Co as a truck driver. Funeral arrangements are by Whiddon’s Funeral Home.
Mr. Jack Zalamas, a resident just outside the city, says moving inside Thomasville city limits will save $24 yearly on garbage removal. He argues police protection, fire insurance, street improvements, and school facilities will offset any small added costs.
The brain fever bird is described as a species of Indian cuckoo. Its name is said to come from the suggested effect of its call.
Voters unable to participate unite in desiring the ad addition for the town’s growth. If the election passes it helps those within the city and those who will be taken in. if it fails, the folks did their best and fought for progress.
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