Big Parade at First Baptist Church Sunday
Vacation Bible School kickoff parade from the First Baptist Church down Broad Street to the Railroad tracks and back, led by a fire engine and a motorcycle cop. About 150 to 200 youngsters on bicycles horses carts and autos, with flags and bands. Prizes for best decorated bicycle, parade to end with pupil registration and refreshments at the church.
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First Baptist Church
Broad Street
First Baptist Church Vacation Bible School
Miss Eleanor Inman Pre-Nuptial Party Held At Frohberg Home
Mrs Fritz Frohberg hosted a morning pre nuptial party for Miss Eleanor Inman with co hostess Miss Doris Gothard. The event announced her June 28 marriage to Reece Turrentine at the First Baptist Church of Thomasville. Guests wore lilac and purple, gardenias, and were served cakes and snacks by hostesses and helpers. About sixty invited guests attended between 10:30 and 12.
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Eleanor Inman
Fritz Frohberg
Doris Gothard
Miss Inman
Reece Turrentine
First Baptist Church of
Thomasville
Edward Edge
Floyd Searcy
James Reid
Greene Alday
J. C. Scott
Jaine Blane
Carolyn Dixon
Frohberg
Local Births and Visits Highlight Community Notes
Mr and Mrs G D Hood announce the birth of a son Donnie Ray on Sunday June 3 at Archbold Memorial hospital. Miss Duchess Williams returns for the summer from Mt Vernon School Washington DC. Mr and Mrs Joel Harvin of Quincy Florida announce a son born in Quincy in June. Mrs Bernard Lannigan and children Barbara Bernard Jr and John Roddy of Columbia SC visit J L Patterson in Oak Lane for two weeks. Miss Eleanor van returns from Wesleyan College Macon. Her marriage to Reece Turrentine is set for June 23.
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G. D. Hood
Donnie Ray
Archbold Memorial Hospital
Joel Harvin
Quincy, Fla
Thomasville
Quincy
Bernard , Lannigan
Barbara, Bernard, Jr
John Roddy
Columbia, S. C
J. L. Patterson
Oak Lane
Eleanor van
Weslyan College
Macon
Reece Turrentine
Wisher, Teachers and Helpers Organize Morning Refreshments
Mrs. Wallace Baker, Mrs. Lella Hancock, Mrs. Heyward Vann, Miss Mary Jerger, Miss Mary Edna Scott, Trixye Griffin lead W. M. V I circles in charge of serving. Refreshments will be served every morning.
Final Rites Planned In Barwick for James Lastinger
James Andrew Lastinger aged 57 of Barwick died unexpectedly Wednesday. Funeral services set for 11 am Saturday at Barwick Baptist Church with Rev. C. C. Kiser officiating. burial in Baptist Cemetery. Pallbearers named. honorary pallbearers listed. Born May 16, 1894 in Dixie. married October 31, 1920 to Hthel Alene McMullin. Surviving wife and three children Marshall B Shelby R and Linda.
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James Andrew Lastinger
Barwick
Barwick Baptist Church
C. C. Kiser
Baptist Cemetery
Calvin Jones
Herston Waldrop
Jeff Goodson
James Barrow
Hugh McCann
Woodrow Chandler
N. C. Pope
Capus Drew
C. R. Simmons
Crawford Freeman
Ira Barrow
W. D. Willis
Mr. Lastinger
Ixie
Hthel Alene McMullin
Dixie
Lastinger
Funeral held for James William Barwick at Whiddon
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon from Whiddon's Funeral Chapel for James William Barwick who died Monday morning at his sister Mrs J M Golden's home on East Washington Street. The rites were conducted by Rev Paul B Leath pastor of the First Baptist Church. Interment was in Laurel Hill cemetery in the family plot. Many flowers reflected the esteem in which he was held.
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Whiddon
James William Barwick
J. M. Golden
Washington Street
Paul B. Leath
Laurel Hill
O Quinn and Holman Head to State Marble Championship
Two Thomasville marble champions travel to Atlanta for the WIFW State Marble Championship. Jerry O Quinn son of Dr and Mrs R B O Quinn of 209 Myrtle Dr and Simon Holman of Route 1 Boston Road earned wins in the recent Thomas County Marble Tournament.
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Thomasville
Atlanta
Jerry O’quinn
R. B. O’quinn
Myrtle Dr
Simon Holman
Boston Road
Mrs Myrtle Ellis Pupils Plan Recital
The piano students of Mrs Myrtle Ellis will be presented in a recital. Attendees will hear a program featuring classical pieces performed by the mentor and her pupils. The event showcases local talent and classroom practice.
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Myrtle Ellis
Annie Davis Lively Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Annie Davis Lively died after a prolonged illness from a diabetic coma. Funeral services are set for Friday June 8 at eleven o clock from Whiddon's Funeral Home with Paul B. Leath officiating. Interment will be at Laurel Hill Cemetery beside her husband Milton L. Lively who died in 1940.
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Annie Davis Lively
Whiddon
Tev
T. F. Callaway
Iey
Paul B. Leath
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Milton L. Lively
W. C C. Ball
Roderick Brantley
Finn Groover, Jr
Herbert Readling
Harris At
Mitchell
William
M. L. Lively
Atelanta
Thomasville
Bay Tree Farms
Albany Road
Town
Lively
Atlanta
Taylor H. Mitchell
G. B. Baggs
Who Has the Bone In Thomasville Yard Parade
A lengthy, humorous report in a Thomasville neighborhood details a large bone that dog and resident alike avoid. The bone is moved between yards, buried and unearthed, and no one claims ownership or wants the responsibility of disposal. Residents wonder who owns it and what to do with it as heat and neglect leave the bone lingering in driveways and lawns.
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Thomasville
Lions Club Plans First Anniversary Banquet in Thomasville
The Thomasville Lions Club celebrates its first anniversary at Hotel Thomas on Friday night with District 18-C clubs as guests. District governor will speak at 8 p.m. and Gene Philips and his Orchestra will provide music for the dance.
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Thomasville
Forbes Simpson Family Plans Orlando Summer Visit
Dr and Mrs Forbes Simpson of Philadelphia will arrive Sunday to spend the summer in Orlando with Mrs Cheshire and family. Mrs Simpson is the former Frances Cheshire.
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Forbes Simpson
Philadelphia
8. L. Cheshire
Orlando, Fla
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Baptist Church Sun
Vacation Bible School
D. J
Arthur Knapp
Kelly Ward
Lila Taylor
Jd. L. Cason
Edwin” “Chambers
Paul Brooks Leath
Hudson Norman
Barbara Harrison
John White
Sam Taylor
Wade Chastain
Mary Ann Garner
M. G. Anderson
Tom Horne
J. A. Reid
D. Bellamy
Betty Lou Carlton
Janet Harris
Margaret Dickey
Tamlin Bellamy
Fred Bardley
Secy
H. B. Quinney
Olin Dekle
M. J. Morton
Duchess Williams
Mt. Vernon School
Washington, D. C
Jas. W. Barwick
O’quinn
Holman
Penguin Hot and Cold Server
West Bend
S. Broad
Albany
Slakely
Lions Club
Redd Tire & Motor Company
BELK
Junior Butcher Linens
Bey Efel
U.S
Redette
Batiste Shortie
Batiste
Rose Marie Reid
Erome
Kip Dent
Ras Sean
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