All Bible School Begins at Second Presbyterian Church
News Of The Negro Community notes the All Bible School sponsored by Second Presbyterian Church runs June 6 to June 10 from 9 to 11 30 a m daily. Rev R D Roulhac leads sessions as children of all denominations are invited to enroll and a closing social hour follows. Class 8 3 of Dewey City Junior High visited the Georgia state capitol with Governor Griffin welcoming them.
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Second Presbyterian Church
R. D. Roulhac
Dewey City
Georgia State Capitol
Atlanta
Capitol
Griffin
Secretary of State
House
Senate
Col
Georgia Students Explore Atlanta Parks and Stone Mountain
A Thomasville group visited Atlanta parks Moseley and Grant before a Stone Mountain climb. The trip offered the students fresh learning experiences and ended with their return home bubbling with knowledge. Chaperoned by Mrs. W. M. Johnson the group found the days intellectually engaging.
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Stone Mountain
Thomasville
Experieces
W. M. Johnson
Business and Civic League Meets Monday in Thomas County
The Thomas County Business and Civic League will hold a key meeting on Monday June 6 at 8 15 p m at the Oak Street Library. President H D Thomas urges all members and friends to attend.
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Thomas County Business and Civic League
Oak Street
H. D. Thomas
Scott heads to Boys State, Thomasville delegate named
M C Scott a Doug las High School junior leaves Sunday for Fort Valley College to join Boys State. He will participate in a three day program creating a miniature government and simulating state operations. Sponsored by local Post 519 of the American Legion, Scott was chosen for his interest in history and government and his status as a good citizen.
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M. C. Scott
Douglass High School
Fort Valley College
Scott
M. C
Cora Scott
Fifth Ave
Thomasville
American Legion
Legion Post 519 Meeting and Scout Weiner Roast
Legion Post 519 of the American Legion will hold its monthly meeting Thursday June 9 at 8 p m at the Legion Home. Since it is election night all members are urged to attend on time. Post 519 will host Boy Scout troops for a weiner roast Monday June 13 from 6 to 9 p m at Hopkins Street home.
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Post 519
The
American Legion
Legion
Hopkins Street
Membership Drive Launched at the Clay Street YMCA
The Clay Street YMCA launches a community membership drive aiming for 1000 members and 5000 dollars with adult memberships five dollars and student rates from one dollar fifty to two fifty. A benefit baseball game between the Thomasville White Sox and Valdosta Trojans on June 8 at the local park charges 35 and 60 cents for admission to support the effort. The pool opens Wednesday and a detailed summer program will be announced later.
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Clay Street
Y.M.C.A
Thomasville White Sox
Valdosta Trojans
Y’ O
Television Set Gift Presented by Douglass High Seniors
The Douglass High School class of 1955 showcased their class night exercises with 51 seniors boarding the "Future Train" in a play pageant. A key moment was presenting a television set donated by the Parker Radio and Television Company to the school. Principal W J Warner voiced deep gratitude for the gift and efforts.
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Douglass High School
Parker Radio and Television Company
W. J. Warner
Maine Youth Charged In Sex Slaying Of Tot
Portland police charged 15 year old Gerald Troiano with murder in the sex slaying of 8 year old Margaret Gormley. Troiano admitted strangling her with a washing machine agitator after church and Mass, then hid the weapon and returned home.
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Maine
Portland
Gerald Paul Troiano
Margaret Gormley
Manus
Gormiey
Edward M. Kochran
Troiano
Margaret
Troiana
Sanfords Celebrate 15th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Glen Sanford of Pebble Hill Plantation marked fifteen years of marriage with about 25 friends attending a turkey dinner with trimmings ice cream and wedding cake. The group offered best wishes and gifts as they toasted the couple and wished them continued happiness.
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Glen Sanford
Pebble Hill Plantation
Thundershowers sweep central U S with heavy Texas rain
The central United States saw thundershowers with scattered rain in the West and mild weather elsewhere. Activity stretched from northern Texas to the Dakotas and the upper Mississippi Valley with Mineral Wells Texas recording 1.63 inches. Funnel clouds were reported in Kansas and Oklahoma with no injuries. Temperatures ranged from 38.2 at Thermal California to 37 in Philipsburg Pennsylvania and 36 at Butte Montana.
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Texas
Dakotas
Mississippi Valley
Mineral Wells
Tex
Rockies
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Oklahoma
Thermal
Calif
Phillipsburg
Pennsylvania
Butte
Mont
Gulf Region
Uranium Rush Ignites After California Dynamite Blasts
In Hoobo Springs California two dynamite blasts opened a new uranium rush near Kern River Canyon watched by about 50 deputies. About a thousand prospectors surged into the 2914 acre Sequoia National Forest area as claims multiplied and legal fights loom over overlaps. The Miracle and Kergen mines sparked the action with warnings that dynamite was planted as crews staked 20 acre parcels.
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Hobo Hot Springs
Calif
Kern River
Canyor
California
Rocky Canyon
Sequoia National Forest
Miracle
Kergen
Atlantic City Ostend Hotel Burns In Boardwalk Blaze
A 200 room Ostend Hotel on the Atlantic City boardwalk was destroyed by fire early today with 100 feet flames. The five story wooden structure collapsed into rubble leaving only a chimney and wall. About 2,000 spectators watched the blaze.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Ostend
Weather Pattern Shifts Across Regions
The report outlines a broad warm to mild pattern moving through Arkansas and Missouri into the southern Great Lakes area. Temperatures reached the 50s in the Northeast, Northern Plains, and Pacific Northwest, with cooler conditions over the Rockies and Western Plateau.
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Arkansas
Missouri
Great Lakes Region
States
Northern Plains
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
Plateau
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