Georgia welfare chief hails Thomas County program
State Welfare Director William H. Burson praised Thomas County for a model public assistance system aiding 2,556 residents. He highlighted their subsistence, food stamp programs supporting thousands, and noted the county's office staff led by Josephine Craig. Burson cited federal share, local funding, and a push for broader reform to curb poverty.
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William H. Burson
Thomasville
Burson
State Department of Family and Children Services
Josephine Craig
Thomas County
Bobby Singletary
Arthritis Clinic Set At Hospital Thursday In Thomasville
The Arthritis Foundation sponsors a fifth southwest Georgia arthritis therapy class opening Thursday June 20 at John D Archbold Memorial Hospital. Sessions run the third Thursday monthly 7 30 to 9 pm with Irene Kay Fleming leading patients through exercises to improve motion and safety at home. Fees are 3 on registration and 1 per treatment unless doctor certifies inability to pay.
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Thomasville
Arthritis Foundation
John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital
Georgia
Arthritis. Foundation
Quadruplets Born To Calif Woman All Are Boys
Santa Monica California AP reports Mrs Kenneth Villaros gave birth to quadruplet boys Kenneth Gary Kevin and Stephen weighing three pounds eight ounces to two pounds fourteen ounces. They were born Saturday and are in good condition at St John s Hospital. Hospital officials note odds against quadruplet birth are 750000 to one and three of five quads are girls. The couple also have a 3 year old daughter.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Kenneth Villaros
Kenneth
Gary
Kevin
Stephen
St. John's Hospital
Jurors for June Term of City Court Announced
The City Court of Thomasville announces jurors for the June term to report June 18 1968 at 9:30 A.M. The list includes numerous residents such as Robert Braswell Carl Yandle Harris Dollar Charles King Ralph Stringer James Page Eldon Long and many others. This official notice names the panel for the upcoming session.
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Robert L. Braswell
Curtis A. Pilkinton
Carl A. Yandle
Harris A. Dollar
Charles H. King
Ralph Stringer
James F. Page
Robert R. Maxwell
Eldon T. Long
Albert R.dekle
Oscar T. Cook Sr
Rudolph Elzy
H. H. Floyd
Elijah Hill, Jr
Richard L. Henderson
Willis E. Singetary
Thurston QO. Smith
Joseph W. Moody Jr
Ernest R. Parker Jr
J. MM. Camthers
C. E. Gibson
Brinson T. Murphy
Randal H. Smith
James Murphy
Lewis W. Fort
E. 8. Howell
Ishmael Kirksey
Charlies H. Dowell
Boy Swallows Turtle. Passes It Naturally in Utah
BOUNTIFUL Utah AP Brad Haines 2 swallowed a dime store turtle last week. The boy passed the turtle naturally Monday after more than a day in his stomach and will not require surgery. The incident followed the boy swallowing the animal Tuesday.
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Bountiful
Utah
Brad Haines
Brad
Decatur Marine Killed In Vietnam
Attapulgus mourns 4nd Lt. Joseph Taylor Lassie Jr. of the U.S. Marine Corps reported killed in action May 25 in Vietnam. Funeral 6 pm Friday at Attapulgus Methodist Church with burial at Attapulgus Methodist Cemetery and military rites. Lassie, lifelong Decatur County resident, was 93 in the posted text and a 1967 UGA BBA graduate. He is survived by parents, two brothers, and six sisters with services arranged by Cox-Puneral Home of Bainbridge.
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Howard J. Floyd
R. E. Floyd
Seixas St
U. S. Army
University of Georgia
Athens
Thomasville High School
North Georgia College
Maj. Floyd
Vietnam
Attapulgus
Decatur County
Joseph Taylor Laslie Jr
U. S. Marine Corps
Attapulgus Methodist Church
Charles 89
Easom
Attapulgus Methodist Cemetery
St. Lassie
Quincy High School
South Georgia College
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Lassie
John B. Lassie
Berry P. Lassie
Attapulguay
Maye Livingston Jr
Bainbridge
Sylvester Woodward
Quincy
Robert M. Grodner
Baton Rouge
Bailey Brinson
Monticello
Fla
Taylor W. Griffis Jr
Atlanta
John D. Reynolds
Augusta
Fire Dept. Installs Bullet-Proof Domes on Trucks
Philadelphia fire department installs bullet-proof plexiglass domes on four hook-and-ladder trucks to protect tillermen from snipers and rocks. Deputy fire commissioner William J. Hobls says the tillerman, high on a perch, is unprotected and vulnerable to projectiles and even children throwing stones.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Fire Department
William J. Hobls
Tillerman
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