Miss Linson and Robert McGee wed in Thomasville ceremony
Edna Ann Linson and Robert Lee McGee married Sunday at First Methodist church in Thomasville. Rev. Joe H. Bridges officiated before a large crowd with music by Arthur Branderburg and Karl Conradi. Attendants included Mrs. Horace P. Stewart and others in yellow and sea mist organdy. After a reception at Harold Burton’s home, the couple planned to reside at 605 S. Hansell Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Ann Linson
Robert Lee McGee
First Methodist
Joe H. Bridges
Arthur Branderburg
Karl Conradi
Osher
Eugene Boyett
Finn Groover
Richard Funderburk
Jim Gainey
Thomaville
Charles L. Howard
Atlanta
Harold H. Burton
Boston Road
George Tompkin
Hilda Kimbrough
Betty Bloodworth
Edna Dowling
Annetle Turner
Doris Turner
Joe Chavaux
Eugene Jarrett
Bobbie Shepherd
McGee
S. Hansell Street
Thomasville
Bank of Thomas County
John Richardson
Caroline
Montgomery
Ala
Truman Chamberlin
Valddésta
L. S. Hall
Griffin, Ga
Harry Hooks
North Carolina
Charles Leroy Howard
Ed Wright
John Quinn
Tallahassee
Jim Weazey
Dothan
Parents Protest City School Boundary Change
A large group of parents living outside the new city limits protested before the County School Board over their children being moved from local city schools. They presented a petition to Superintendent Rehberg. no decision has been made and officials aim to accommodate the majority wish while the issue is resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County School Board
Rehberg
Althe
Miss Varnedoe Hosts Cherry Street Coke Party
Claire Varnedoe entertained at her Cherry street home Monday afternoon with a coke party honoring close friends of the graduating class and the 1952 class. Guests included Ann McBride June Rackley Elizabeth Stegall Betty Nunnally Winn Robinson Martha Mays Betty Ann Lamb Virginia Curtis Virginia Mitchell Alanne Law Carianne Gothard Delia Ann Lewis Martin Varnedoe and next year’s class members Dell McQuaig Sibyl Middleton Joan Lindsey Joyce Guy Daryl Neel Ethel Scott Dot McXinnon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Varnedoe
Cherry Street
Misses Ann McBride
June Rackley
Elizabeth Stegall
Betty Nunnally
Winn Robinson
Martha Mays
Betty Ann Lamb
Virginia Curtis
Virginia Mitchell
Alanne Law
Carianne Gothard
Delia Ann Lewis
Martin Varnedoe
Valdosta
Dell McQuaig
Sibyl Middleton
Joan Lindsey
Joyce Guy
Daryl Neel
Ethel Scott
Dot Mcxinnon
Card of Thanks from Meigs Family
Card reads thanks to friends for kindness during illness and death of their brother in Meigs Georgia. Signed by Miss Missouri Davis and Mr and Mrs Jim Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs, Ga
Missouri Davis
Jim Davis Meigs
Georgia
Minnesota Seeks Jim Crow School Amid National Hypocrisy
An analysis notes rising segregation in Minnesota as St Paul builds an all black school near the Capitol, challenging Northern pretensions. It cites Horatio Humphrey’s Southern critique and argues segregated schooling reflects broader opportunities for Black leaders, with Mississippi hosting multiple Negro college presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minnesota
Horatio Humphrey
Minn
Sen
Twin Cities
Philadelphia
South
Mississipp
Southern States
Mississippi
Baptist Vacation Bible School Workers to Meet
An urgent meeting of First Baptist Vacation Bible School faculty is scheduled for tomorrow at ten oclock. All su perintendents and department workers must attend as the program begins Monday morning at nine oclock on June 11. A parade is planned for Saturday June 9 at ten oclock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Vacation Bible School
First Baptist Vacation Bible School
Fuller
Miss Hobbs and France Feted at Alfresco Supper
Madelyn Hobbs and fiancé Merrill Coram were hosted by Mrs J Claud Davis Sr on Colton Avenue for a lawn supper. Guests presented gifts for their future home as a spaghetti buffet was served. The couple plans to marry June 9 at East Side Baptist Church with about 12 couples attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madelyn Hobbs
Merrill Coram
Alfresco
J. Claud Davis
Colton Avenue
Jasper Davis
Forbes Davis
East Side Baptist Church
Local Notes On Folks In The Area
Sgt Herman Trice of Mobile visited with family here. Billy Calhoun son of Mr and Mrs Marcus Calhoun had a tonsillectomy at Archbold Memorial Hospital. Corporal Dallas Clark finished his sophomore year at North Georgia College and is home for the summer. Mrs W K Atkinson and Mrs E R Frederick left for Fort Lauderdale Pompano Beach and Miami to visit relatives. Dillon Beal of the University of Richmond attended Ruth Beal's THS graduation and visits before returning to Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sgt
Herman Trice
Mobile
Ala
Billy Calhoun
Marcus Calhoun
Archbold Memorial Hospital
Dallas Clark
North Georgia College
Dahlonega
W. K. Atkinson
E. R. Frederick
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Pompano Beach
Miami
Dillon Beal
Univ. of Richmond
Ruth Beal
George Beal
Richmond
Miss Veta Lawrence Weds Fondren Roddenberry in Tallahassee
Simple dignity marked the wedding at Beth Page Methodist Church in Tallahassee where Miss Veta Lawrence, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Lawrence, married Fondren Roddenberry of Metcalf Georgia. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Harold Raines with white gladioli and greenery decor. The bride wore white silk embroidery with an orchid boutonniere. Attendants were Burnadeen Lawrence and Linda Jewell Lawrence. best man Clyde Kindred. ushers Tom Butler and Leroy Collins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Fla
Veta Lawrence
W. H. Lawrence
Fondren Roddenberry
Metcalf
N. J. Roddenberry
Harold Raines
Beth Page Methodist Church
Burnadeen
Linda Jewell
Clyde Kindred
Tom Butler
Leroy Collins
Lawrence
Miss Reichert France Honored At Home Party
Miss Nell Ray Chastain hosted a pre nuptial party at her home honoring Miss Ann Reichert of Boston and her fiancé Rudolph Davis of Thomasville. The couple will marry June 24. Mrs J Osborne Chastain assisted. A buffet supper was served on the lawn and a china gift was given to the couple. Several couples attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell Ray Chastain
Ann Reichert
Boston
Rudolph Davis
Thomasville
Osborne Chastain
Dorothy Belle Gunter to Wed Carlton T Walker
Boston Georgia announces the engagement and approaching marriage of Dorothy Belle Gunter to Carlton Thomas Walker. The wedding is set for June 29 in Pavo Georgia. Dorothy attended Boston High School and works at Warner Bros. in Thomasville. Carlton attended Pavo High School and farms in Pavo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Gunter
Boston
Georgia
Dorothy Belle
Carlton Thomas Walker
E. J. Walker
Mr. Walker
Pavo
Boston High School
Warner Bros. Company
Thomasville
Pavo High School
Bunche Links Discrimination to U S Strength Loss
Dr Ralph Bunche warned Negro discrimination weakens the nation’s internal strength and world prestige. Speaking to Morgan State College graduates he decried separate but equal policy as a monstrous fiction and urged equal chances for Negroes to rise on merit. An honorary LLB was conferred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Ralph J. Bunche
United Nations Trusteeship Council
Morgan State College
Wedding Reception and Honeymoon Trip Noted
The couple celebrated a church reception in the annex with a white satin appliqued cloth over the bride’s table and a three tiered cake as a centerpiece. After the reception they departed for Pine Mountain, Georgia, with the bride wearing a yellow sharkskin suit and a white orchid corsage.
Nocturne Garden Club Meets at Mrs Harvey Clark Home
The Nocturne Garden Club will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. at the residence of Mrs J Harvey Clark 313 Myrtle Drive for an evening gathering with members in attendance at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nocturne Garden Club
J. Harvey Clark
Myrtle Drive
Danes Approve Greenland Defense Treaty
The Danish Folketing approved by a large margin the Danish American treaty creating a common defense of Greenland. The pact covers military coordination and security commitments between Denmark and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Denmark
Folketing
Greenland
Irene Sculley of Boston to Wed Hulon Doolittle
Engagement announced for Irene Sculley of Boston to Hulon Doolittle of Thomasville. Miss Sculley, Boston High School graduate, works for Winn and Lovett in Thomasville. Hulon Doolittle, son of Mr and Mrs L V Doolittle of Dublin, Ga., attended Condor High School and works for McClellans in Thomasville. Ceremony planned July 29 at Ebenezer Methodist Church near Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irena Sculley
Boston
Thomasville
Hulon Doolittle
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Linson
Robert McGee
Horace P. Stewart
C. C. Powell
Merita Davis
L. C. Collins, Jr
Marcellle McEver
R. B. Linson
New Limits
Miss Varnedoe
Marya
Chicago
Blane’s Restaurant
Chris Ganas
Mer
W. A. Watt
DAR
Thomasville High School
Wayne Weeks, Jr
E. O. Garner
T. M. McComb
Garner
Weeks
Irwin Spears
Federated Junior Woman’s Club
Winfred Lamar Umphries
American Legion
Tom Penland
Post 31
1St Paul
Xxx
Oliver Emmerich
America
Dixie
KXX
Minneapolis
Mason- Dixon
Humphrey
State Department of Education
Sen. Humphrey
Miss Reichert
France
Dorothy Belle Gunter
Carlton T. Walker
Ralph Bunche
U. S
The
College
Bunche
Nocturne Club
Irene Sculley
Belk’s
Denver
Skip Dent
Plissie
Crewe
Komar
Ladies
BAYON
Jersey
Procter & Procter & Gamble
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!