Local residents greet visitors and announce travels
Miss Betty Sparrow arrives from Chattanooga to attend graduation next Tuesday and visit Miss Annette Kelly. Other guests include Mrs. Howard Holton of Madison Florida with sister Mrs. Porter, Helen Wood of Lovett Florida visiting relatives, and A B Scaife with son Bill leaving for Oakland North Carolina then Denver for Rotary International. The group plans several trips across the Gulf Coast and Mexico during a two week absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Sparrow
Paul Sparrow
Caattanooga
Tenn
Annette Kelly
Gada
Chattanooga
A. B. Scaife
Bill
Oakland
N. C
Kent Saunders
Betty
Pat
J. A. Parramore
Gulf Coast
Texas
Mexico
Mexico City
Mr Charles Watt Returns From Davidson College
Mr Charles Watt came back from Davidson College and soon left for a ROTC summer camp at Clemson. Mr Horace Caldwell a Waldesta Motel visitor was among the day’s business guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Watt
Davidson College
Clemson
Ss. C
Horace Caldwell
Waldesta Motel
Nin
Peace Rumors Stir Middle East War Talk in 1941
Reported discussions cited General Henri Dentz in Syria and Lebanon defending possessions with French forces. NBC in Ankara said German troops occupied Damascus near Trans-Jordan as British raids hit Lebanon. Hore-Belisha urged all‑out war effort and US‑Britain democratic unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Isteva
Tunisia
Adolf Hitler
Henri Dentz
Syria
Lebanon
France
NBC
Ankara
Turkey
Damascus
Trans-Jordan
Berlin
London
Britain
Middle East
Hitler
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Churchill
Edinburgh
Scotland
Belisha
Great Britain
United States
Argentina
Tcf
Sewell Free Pair Wed in Crawfordville Marriage
Mr and Mrs Frank B Sewell Sr of Valdosta announce the marriage of their daughter Martha to Mr George C Free Jr of Doerun. The ceremony occurred in Crawfordville Florida on January 16 1941 and the couple will reside in Doerun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Sewell
Valdosta
Martha
George C. Free, Jr
Doerun
Crawfordville
Pla
Tehir
County Young Peoples Rally Planned At Antioch
Announcement by Miss Irene Roberson states the Thomas County Young Peoples rally will be held at Antioch on Friday June 13. The meeting begins promptly at 10 30 AM and all Baptist young people and others interested are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Young Peoples
Antioch
Irene Roberson
Associational
Young Peoples
Thomas County
Feinberg’s 54th Anniversary Sale Opens With Reductions
The 54th anniversary sale of W. Feinberg & Son opened this morning with reductions across all departments. Shoppers from out of town and many locals attended the 15 day event advertised in the Times Enterprise. Feinberg offers significant savings on bedroom and living room furniture and other household furnishings. Any purchase of $25 or more includes free delivery within 50 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Feinberg & Son
Times-Enterprise
Great Southern Freight Truck Overturned On Highway
A Great Southern freight truck overturned this morning on the Thomasville Caiio highway near Greenwood Plantation while trying to pass a wagon. Driver F C Williams said he traveled about twenty mph and escaped injury. Williams, a four year veteran, recently earned a three year service badge for safety. The cause remains unclear, possibly due to heavy load and a curve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Southern
Thomasville-Caiio
Greenwood Plantation
F. C. Williams
The
Five More Thomas County Men Leave For Army Service
Five Lads depart for annual training required of draft age men with no dependents. They travel to Fort McPherson near Atlanta to be inducted. Names include Otis Keadle, Charles Ellis Fain, Elvin K. Miller, Joe Brown Evins, and Marion Edward Huggins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Stages Depot
Fort McPherson
Atlanta
Otis Keadle
Rt. 5
Thomasville
Charles Ellis Fain
Rt. 1
Ochlochnee
Elvin K. Miller
Des Moines
Iowa
Joe Brown Evins
Jacksonville
Fla
Marion Edward Huggins
Propaganda on a dangerous European menace
A scathing critique traces a dictator's promises to pacify Europe through territorial aggrandizement. It recalls annexations from Austria to Czechoslovakia and later dismemberment of Poland, while asserting false assurances toward Norway Denmark Holland and Belgium. The piece warns that the United States faces similar threats as the next target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Europe
Germany
Prague
Poland
Norway
Denmark
Holland
Belgium
Miss Rose Ferguson's Piano Recital at MacIntyre Park High
Miss Rose Ferguson gave a piano recital at the MacIntyre Park High School auditorium last night to a large audience of friends. Her instructor Mrs. Wilma T. Burch presented her with assistance from Miss Martha Branch of Decatur and accompanist Mrs. Elizabeth Verran supported Miss Branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Ferguson
MacIntyre Park High School
Miss Ferguson
Wilma’ T. Burch
Martha Branch
Decatur
Miss ‘Ferguson
Elizabeth Verran
Mise Branch
Battle of Wits Continues Over Labor Disputes and Mediation
The dispute pivots on a 6 p.m. Monday deadline as 12,600 CIO woodworkers press for reconsideration of a peace formula. The mediation board backs a pay raise and terms after a future fact finding study, while UAW CIO leaders face criticism from Philip Murray for allegedly defamatory statements. The piece also details wage demands and the broader coal and lumber sector tensions across the seven Appalachian states and the Pacific Northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIO
Pacific Northwest
United Automobile Workers (Cio
North American Aviation Corp
Inglewood
Calif
Philip Murray
G1o
Padget Sound Lumber
Murray
Orton
Japanese oil talks delayed by misquotes and discontent
The article recounts how Dutch British and American oil firms in the East Indies agreed to supply Japan with 1.8 million tons of oil for the coming year but received no oil due to Tokyo missteps. Kobayashi lost favor, Yoshizawa replaced him, and negotiations stalled weeks as Tokyo statements were read as hostility. Negotiations finally resumed last February after misquoting concerns were clarified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Indies
Kobayashi
Tokyo
Yoshizawa
Batavia
London
Toliver Dies. Rites Planned at Midway Cemetery
John Buyn Toliver died at his home on West Walcott Street Wednesday morning. Funeral services will be held at Midway Church at 2 p.m. with Rev. Clayton officiating. Interment will follow in the churchyard cemetery under the direction of Clark and Gilmore Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Buynon
Toliver
West Walcott Street
Rev. Clayton
Clark & Gilmore Funeral Home
Trooper Dies After Auto Train Crash Near Camp Blanding
Sergeant Ensley G. Cooper 23 of Selma Ala died at Archbold Memorial Hospital about 10 45 after a crash at the South Broad Street crossing. He had a broken back and severe head injuries and was unconscious since the accident. Cooper served with the National Guard at Selma and had been in the Army since November. His funeral will be military with pallbearers from Camp Blanding. He leaves a wife, a five month old daughter, parents, and three brothers. Private Ernest D Adams of Selma survived with a broken leg and other injuries and is expected to recover and be transferred to Camp Blanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ensley G. Cooper
Camp Blanding
Archbold Memorial Hospital
South Broad Street
AL C.L
Whiddon
Mr. Whiddon
Selma
Ala
R. S. Cooper
Messrs
Robert
Hosea L. Cooper
Ralph W. Cooper
Lancaster
S. C
Grace Walker
Cooper
National Guard
Army
Coast Line
Queen's foreign minister travels from London to Manila
Eelco N. Van Kleffens, the Queen's foreign minister, was on a multi city itinerary with stops including London Washington and Manila seeking advice and diplomatic direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eelco N. van Kleffens
London
Washington
Manila
Ig Uo
Tri-States Singing Convention Set For Here Weekend
Singers from Georgia Florida and Alabama converge on Thomasville for the Tri States Singing Convention at the municipal building auditorium starting Saturday night through Sunday afternoon. President H Collins Cairo leads a large roster with J Harvey Etheridge Omar Allen J R Long and W W Long among officers. The event expects many out of town visitors and Thomasville residents to attend the performances by quartets duets and choruses in a 1500 seat venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Thomasville
Tri-States
Municipal Building
H. ©. Collins
Cairo
Wweathes
Reveaillig
Vaughn
Henson
Stamps
Southeast
Collins
J. Harvey Etheridge
Dothan
Omar Allen
Tallahassee
J. R. Long
Bainbridge
W. W. Long
Engagement Notice of Miriam Gorham and James Carl Minter
The Reverend and Mrs J Gorham Garrison of Ochlocknee announce the engagement of their daughter Miriam Gorham to Mr James Carl Minter of Cairo formerly of Thomasville. The union will be solemnized at a later date. The bride-elect is a charming talented young woman from prominent Ochlocknee families and Mr Minter is a prominent Cairo official and former Thomasville resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Gorham Garrison
Ochlocknee
Sulhier
Miriam Gorham
James Carl Minter
Cairo
Thomasville
Miss Garrison
Minter
Cairolink
Thomdaville
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W. Jackson St
Gar
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Madison, Fla
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N. Madison
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Helen Wood
Lovett, Fla
Christine and
Mary Porter
Will Hamilton
Miami
J. M. Watson
A. D. Little
Anne Little
Highlands, N.C
Miss Little
University of Georgia
Simes-Enterprise
Sewell
Feinberg
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Selma, Ala
Ola Belle
Clayton, Ga
Ladies Auxiliary of the Letter Carriers. Association
George
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