Captain Charles Trice Receives Promotion
Friends in Thomasville learn of the rapid promotion of Charles Trice an old Thomasville boy He graduated from Officers Training School was commissioned a Second Lieutenant sent to the Pacific area in combat service over two years and recently made Major of Infantry He is son of Mr C A Trice who died in Miami and nephew of Messrs Brown and Mars Cooper of Thomasville Major Trice has arrived in San Francisco on a one one day furlough to spend time with his mother and sister in Miami and may visit Thomasville before returning to active service in the Pacific
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Thomasville
Charles Trice
Pacific
CA. Trice
Miami
Messrs. Brown
Mars Cooper
Trice
San Francisco
Zeigler Commissioned Second Lieutenant at Fort Sill
Jack M. Zeigler of Thomasville Georgia has been commissioned as a second lieutenant in field artillery after graduating from the Field Artillery Officer Candidate School. He is the son of Mr and Mrs George E Zeigler and attended Georgia Tech. He joins the Field Artillery Replacement Training Center at Fort Sill.
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Fort Sill
Okla
Jack M. Zeigler
N. Crawford Street
Thomasville
of. Field .Artillery
Field’ Artillery
Zeigler
George E. Zeigler
Gunter St
Allahassee
Flat
Georgia School of Technology
Lambda Chi ‘Alpha
Field “Artillery Replacement Training Center
YMCA Marks 101st Anniversary With Global War Aid
The YMCA celebrates 101 years highlighting wartime service from USO-YMCA programs to 34 Army Navy branches abroad. It notes YMCA reach among eleven million armed forces members and home front activities at 1 600 local YMCAs plus War Prisoners Aid aiding six million prisoners since 1939.
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USO
YMCA
Armed” Forces
Uso-Ymca
Ymca War Services
International Organization
Wear
Class Night for 1945 Class Draws Local Interest
The Class Night tonight honors the Class of 1945 with many representative students as leaders. Entry is open to all. some invitations were only gestures of friendship. Weather turned warm with scattered rain helping gardens revive amid a hot June. Watermelons travel from Georgia with prices around a dollar to a dollar fifty. News notes report returning soldiers, potential homecoming trains, and Hoover discussions on relief in Europe. The Country Club plans a Glen Arven gathering and club events continue through summer. Signs in windows draw critique from Miss Myrtle as graduations loom.
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Country’ Club
Glen Arven
Fancy Bananas and Fruit Deals Hit Local Market
Readers encounter a whimsical ad featuring Ib llc Ga Watermelons priced 85c and 1.00. Deli cious cakes flowers bread offered by City Fruit Co. and others in a colorful street market note.
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Fancy Bananas Ib, LLC
City Fruit Co
Vacation Bible School At Nazarene June 18 Change
The Nazarene Vacation Bible School date moved from June 11 to June 18. Rev. I B Friend says classes run 9 30 to 11 30 a m Monday through Friday with supervision by Mrs L B Friend. Departments include Beginners Primaries Juniors and Intermediates. All community children are urged to attend at the Smith Avenue church.
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Nazarene’ Vaca‘ion Bible School
I. B. Friend
L. B. Friend
Smith Avenue
Class Night for Seniors of 1945 at High School
Tonight the Senior class of 1945 presents Class Night at the High School auditorium. The program, reflecting from first grade to senior year, features Claire Flowers as the class representative reading from the Diary as the players enact notable school events. Curtain rises promptly at 8:30.
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Pintomine
Claire Flowers
Lieutenant Plant Returns Home After War Prison Camp
Lt Howell Plant, long a prisoner of war in Germany, arrived in Thomasville with his mother Mrs Porter Plant. He reached Boston recently and called his mother to say he was back in this country, then arrived home to a cordial welcome from friends. He said he feels well and is happy to be with family again.
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Howell Plant
Germany
Thomasville
Porter
Plant
Times-Enterprise
Panther Room Opens With Fried Chicken and T pone Steaks
The Panther Room sits from 6:00 AM to 11:30 PM serving half fried chicken and corn pone steaks. Full menu timings listed for daily service.
Davis Family Reunion At Big Creek Church
Relatives of the late Jasper and Eliza Davis are cordially invited to attend the annual family reunion at the Big Creek Baptist Church on Sunday June 10. Mrs Gertrude Barrow will serve as hostess.
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Jasper
Eliza Davis
Big Creek Baptist Church
Pvt Robert Willis on 13 Day Leave at Home
Pvt Robert D. Willis arrived home from Camp Blanding Florida to spend a 13 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs J D Willis of Pavo Georgia Route 3. Before entering the Army in January he worked for Colonial Stores of Thomasville He is a 1944 Pavo High School graduate He will report to Camp Rucker Alabama to complete his training.
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Robert D
Bobby) Willis
Camp Blanding
Florida
J. D. Willis
Puavo
Colonial Stores
Thomasville
Pavo High School
Camp Rucker
Ala
Tobacco markets set to open in Georgia Florida belt
Danville Georgia June 7 AP tentative opening date set for Tuesday July 24 for the Georgia Florida flue cured tobacco markets awaiting TAUS sales committee approval in Raleigh on June 28. Other belts route from July 1 South Carolina to Dec 11 Virginia with four and a half hour daily sales and 1800 piles for GA Florida buyers while other belts limit to three and a half hours and 1400 piles.
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Danville
Tobacco Association of the United States
TAUS
Raleigh
N. C
South Carolina
Eastern Carolina
Middle Belt
Old Belt
Virginia
Bright Belts Warehousemen’s Association
Georgia- Florida
Georgia-Florida
Directors of Vets Hospital Denies Magazine Story
Washington June 7 AP Col John H Baird assistant medical director of the Veterans Administration denied claims that veterans receive outdated or inadequate care in government hospitals He testified before the House Veterans Committee amid criticisms sparked by a Cosmopolitan magazine series Maisel testified last week Baird admitted overcrowding and imperfect doctor calibre blaming the war for these conditions
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Washington
John H. Baird
Veterans Administration
Colon Baird
House Veterans Committee
Veterans Hospital
Baird
Albert Q. Maisel
Cosmopolitan
Mais
Death notice of Pvt Vestal Barber in World War II
Commanding Officer Charles A Brown writes to Mrs Marguerite Barber confirming Pvt Vestal Barber's death in action on March 1 1945 near Mayo Samar Philippines. Barber, a 1944 Thomasville High School graduate, was buried with full military honors on March 1 1945. The letter, read in Thomasville, praises his courage and notes his Purple Heart.
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Pvt
Vestal Barber
Marguerite Barber
North Broad St. Thomasville
Georgia
Barber
Army
Mayo
Samar
Philippines
Vestal
Sonny) Barber
Sonny
Thomasville
Marguerite Worling
Meigs
M. E. Worling
The
Baptist Church
War Department
First Baptist Church
St. Joseph Lester
War Loss Leaves Mrs Worling in Deep Sorrow
Worling, missing in action in the Philippines for months, shares fate with Lt. Vereen Bell who died in the same naval battle. No new word from Worling or sign of escape. Mrs. Barber and Mrs. Worling receive many condolences from friends.
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Worling
Philippines
Vereen Bell
Hour of Prayer at Dawson Street Baptist Church
The mid week prayer service The Hour of Prayer will be held this evening at 8 30 at Dawson Street Baptist Church. May captains were C B Lucky and Melwood Faircloth who doubled the attendance. June captains are Mrs William Kinnington for gold team and S C Davis for silver team. The public is invited to attend weekly with prayers for the sick service men and old times singing.
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C. B. Lucky
Melwood Faircloth
William Kinnington
Dawson Street
Baptist Church
Thanks for Kindness in Time of Illness and Death
The Thompson family thanks friends and neighbors for their kindness during the illness and death of Bradley Thompson. May the Lord bless each one.
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Albert Smith
Thomas Sparks, JR
G.C. Hall, JR
Cauley Sparks James Sparks
Brardley Thompson
Thompson Family
St Anthony’s 235 Year Military Pay Granted to Church
St Anthony has been a commissioned officer in the Brazilian army since 1710, the longest military service record. Initially a Captain and later a Lt Col, his pay for 235 years has been allocated to the church.
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St. Anthony
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Upchurch Bldg
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Gainer Public Accountant
Thomasville, Georgia
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