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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1941
Page
7
The Thomasville school system will close the class of 41 with commencement at the municipal auditorium Tuesday June 10. Senior exercises Monday night and junior high to senior transfer at eleven Tuesday. The 85 names include boys and girls across the senior class with post graduate candidates noted.
Singletary Guernsey Farm joins National Dairy Month in June with a window display on Broad Street at Rural-Urban Market. Owner N E B Singletary highlights Golden Guernsey milk as a key health food and promotes increased milk usage. The farm, operating since 1940, invites patrons to view the display and try Golden Guernsey milk.
Mayor John W. Wise proclaims June 3rd to 9th as Flag Week urging citizens to display the U S flag on homes businesses and vehicles and to hold patriotic activities in Thomasville Ga during World War II era. The notice appears amid a local auto supply ad for Cowden Auto Supply.
A full carload of Bermuda onions left Coolidge Georgia for Chicago this week. Messrs Gene Jarrett and Sam Murphy raised them on about seven acres, drying and packing 480 bags of 50 pounds each at 2.35 dollars per bag. The onions are large sweet and prepared for long storage. another car may follow this month.
In Thomasville the 85-student senior class is among the smallest in years due to consolidation with county schools. Citizens worry the town lacks essential amenities like a hotel and airport, while beautification through trees and civic cooperation faces threats and apathy. Time pressures push for active participation in national efforts.
Heyward Vann becomes president of the Kiroy Club for six months at the YMCA meeting. Frank Hancock is vice president, John S. Griffin secretary, V. M. Turner treasurer. Committees named: MUSIC V M Turner chair, Jim Pettigrew, Hugh Kehberg. MEMBERSHIP Emory Milton chair, Herbert Nelson. ACTIVITIES Bob Massey chair, Troy Kimbrough, Fondren Gainey. ATTENDANCE Jack Wolcott chair, Rilly Alexander, Billy Register.
Fire crews answered an alarm at Cone's blacksmith shop on South Broad Street this morning. Damage described as slight.
Former Thom asville resident J I Griffin pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the death of his wife after a Jan shooting. Col J B Edwards attorney for the defense said Griffin received a ten year sentence with minimum and maximum terms in a Georgia superior court.
The business meeting of the T. E. L. Class at the First Baptist Church, originally set for Friday night, has been postponed until further notice.
Rev Michael Manning pastor of St Augustine church is called away due to his uncle's death. Confessions and Mass are canceled on upcoming Friday and Saturday. Sunday mass will be held as usual at 9:00 AM. Brazil is noted as the largest of the 21 American republics. Chicks in starting flocks should be covered with paper or feed sacks for two days until they learn to eat the mash.
Sisterhood B Nai Israel held its last meeting of the fiscal year on June 3 with Mrs. Lou Feinberg presiding. Officers elected include Mrs. George Poden president, Mrs. Lou Feinberg first vice president, Mrs. Dave Lipsey and vice president, Mrs. Henry Steyerman treasurer, Miss Sara Levil secretary, and Mrs. Louis Steyerman chaplain. Summer arrangements were made for local work until the September meeting, followed by a social hour.
Luther Be Lamb of Winona Mississippi, a 15 year Southern Bell worker, received the Vail Silver Medal for heroism after rescuing an unconscious lineman in contact with high voltage wires. The award honors Bell System employees for acts beyond duty as part of a Theodore N. Vail memorial fund.
In building planning the engineer emphasizes a solid foundation as the essential starting point. A stable base ensures structural integrity and long term safety for the entire project.
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