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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1944
Page
7
The Thomas County Business and Civic League colored unit will hold its regular monthly meeting next Sunday afternoon at 3 30 p m The session was postponed from Monday to allow full committee reports and updates for attendees.
A piano recital by Mrs. Ethel Silva’s pupils will be held tomorrow at 8 30 p m in the high school auditorium. The public is invited to attend.
Dr Josiah Crudupp addressed a Union meeting at the Presbyterian Church commemorating the Y M C A 190th anniversary. He traced Greek and Hebrew roots, explained the emblem Triangle, and noted the Y M C A now operates in 68 countries with about 10 000 Y M C A chapters worldwide.
All day Zone Rally at Church of the Nazarene on Smith Avenue features 11 3 and 8 pm services with Rev E D Simpson Alabama District guest speaker and Rev W H Davis Georgia District in charge. District School Board Atlanta sponsors. churches from Moultrie Pavo Quitman Cairo Bainbridge Donalsville Thomasville attend. music planned. lunch served on the lawn.
Mr and Mrs H H Hooks of Moultrie Ga announce the marriage of their daughter Frances Aileen to Pfc Charles M Vann of Pittsburg California on Saturday June 2 1944. Frances has lived in Thomasville Ga the past three years and worked in public accounting with W Lewis Wilson Co. Pfc Vann eldest son of Mr and Mrs Charley H Vann of Pittsburg California joined Finney General Hospital staff in Thomasville since July 17 1943. They will reside at 228 South Crawford Street Thomasville.
Vacation Church School opened this morning at the First Methodist Church with 80 children enrolled across Beginner Primary Junior and Intermediate departments. Each department runs separately and the two week program ends with the Beginner section closing after the first week. Children still not enrolled are invited to join immediately.
Miss Frances Horne of Metcalfe will work at the First Baptist Church for the summer, focusing on youth work. A recent graduate of Bessie Tift College she plans to attend the Baptist Training School to prepare for her vocation, bringing substantial experience with young people.
A flash claiming Allied landing in France was issued and later retracted as unverified. The article also memorializes Colonel Lee Wylly of Thomasville, detailing his military service, Masonry leadership, and lifelong public respect.
War Prisoners Aid of the YMCA provides American prisoners in German camps with books, supplies, and religious services. Neutral YMCA workers visit camps to assess needs, run classes from grammar to college level, and track work for postwar credit. They also send tools, athletic gear, crafts, music, and phonographs to sustain morale and skills.
Moscow welcomed news of Rome's capture as a sign of Germany's impending defeat and Italy's full occupation. Maj. Mikhail Galaktionov praised Pravda coverage calling the Allied operation excellent and its execution perfect, a political and strategic milestone.
The article notes the summer season and identifies one of the superintendents for the upcoming Vacation Bible School held next week.
Plans mature for a Union Vacation Bible School at First Baptist Church. The program, run with First Presbyterian Church and Sunday schools, begins Monday at 9 a.m. and ends 11:30 a.m. for five days over two weeks. A registration service with a youth parade and refreshments follows Friday at 4 p.m. on church lawn.
The American Legion Auxiliary Post No 381 will hold its regular monthly meeting tomorrow Tuesday June 6 at the Legion Home on North Broadway at 1 p m in place of the usual second Tuesday The date change allows installation of incoming officers before the State Convention in August June 14 Lith Mrs KR Fleetwood President Mrs Hoy Wimpy Secretary 6 00x16 6 50x16 5 50x17 6 50x18 4 75x19 4 80x21 New Tires Cowden Auto Supply
The Girl Scout Council will meet in joint session with leaders tomorrow Tuesday at 10 00 a m at the Little House. Mrs Clayton Lindsey deputy commissioner will preside in the absence of Mrs I F Wahl. Council members are entertaining readers at luncheon after the meeting.
The death of Mrs Simon Steyerman at 11:55 last night at 330 North Broad Street brings sorrow to her family of six children, eight grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren. Born August 12 1855 in Stroudsburg Pa she lived in this city 66 years. Funeral tomorrow at 11 am at her residence with Dr Edwin A Landau officiating. Interment Laurell Hill Cemetery beside her husband. Pallbearers named as Henry Clifton Lawrence Steyerman Edwin Steyerman Herman Steyerman Leonard Farkas.
The First Baptist church reports seven thousand dollars raised toward an eighty two thousand dollar county quota for the Mercer University campaign. The effort aims to secure one million dollars for Mercer endowment with many churches already contributing and others still reporting progress. The Mercer committee includes L. D. Ferguson R. C. Bell and F. A. Bone. First Baptist chairman is W. Fred Scott with Fritz Reberts. Washington June 5 AP Senator Bilbo accuses Supreme Court of plans to intrude on legislative duties. He cites hair-splitting definitions as evidence and urges citizens to be alarmed by a justice's remarks.
The Board of Stewards of First Methodist Church postpones the regular monthly meeting to Wednesday evening due to evacuation exercises at Vashti. The prayer meeting hour will be added to the stewards meeting which will begin at 6 50.
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