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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1940
Page
5
Revival meetings start tomorrow at Second Baptist with Rev. F A Bone leading and J H Harris Jr in charge of music. Evening services at 8 30 daily except Saturday invite public. Sunday message "The Victory of Faith" and "The Living God" theme.
Dr. Raymond F. Bellamy of the Tallahassee college sociology department spoke at the Kiwanis meeting on the socialistic impact of war. He argued that Britain’s empire is finished as an empire though Britain will endure, and urged unity to build a new civilization beyond self. He cited past civilizations dying from within and urged collective action to avert collapse.
Advertisement urges parents to choose Stegall's Milk, either wasteurized or raw, for children if exact milk type matters, promoting safety and quality without specifying clinical claims.
State Wildlife Ranger A C Dunn alleges deliberate poisoning caused thousands of fish deaths along the Ochlocknee river from Cairo to Albany bridges. He found fish poisoned at four spots while others remained alive, suspects lime poisoning to trap fish, and calls it a criminal offense while hoping to identify the culprits.
Miss Frances Eleanor Joseph and Lathrop Boulineau Craig were united in marriage at St Thomas Episcopal Church. The ceremony featured simple dignity with ornate chancel decor and liturgical music. The bride, attended by her cousin Ruth Logan, and the groom, with best man William R. Harris Jr., plan to reside in Albany after a brief honeymoon.
United Air Lines released a photo and brief notice of Sylvia Virginia Lee marrying W. W. Jarrell Jr., son of local residents. The ceremony occurred at Lakewood Presbyterian Church in Cleveland with the couple planning to reside there. The bride, daughter of Dr. Emmett L. Lee of Aurora, Illinois, trained as a nurse before joining United Air Lines as a stewardess in 1940 after completing Grinnell College.
The Presbyterian Church hosts Mr. Gillespie who will discuss Prayer at the morning service while the Young People Choir sings. An evening 8 o'clock sermon resumes the Old Testament characters with David as tomorrow night’s topic.
A special program titled The Prodigal Son is prepared for the Nazarene church young people's service tomorrow night at 7 15. The pastor will give the evangelistic message at the regular eight o clock service.
Brexton Supply Co announces a full line of plumbing fixtures for inspection by contractors. Contact details list a phone line for inquiries and orders.
The Women Missionary Union of the First Baptist Church will hold a meeting next Monday afternoon at 4 o clock. Every member is urged to be present.
The First Church of Christ Scientist to host a Sunday Lesson-Sermon titled God the Only Cause and Creator. It features Bible citation Revelation 4 11 and a correlative passage from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy urging rising above mortal belief to grasp divine creation.
Vacation Church School will begin at the Methodist church Monday morning at 9 o'clock with daily sessions 9 to 11 30. Mrs Robert Flowers leads Beginners Department Miss Emily Primary Department and Mrs Mack Anthony Juniors. Parents urged to have their children attend.
Mr. Anthony will speak on anchors from the New Testament as a Sunday morning sermon at the Methodist church. The 8:30 a.m. commencement sermon at Vashti replaces the usual Sunday night service.
Rev T K Callaway preaches Divine Divider at 8:30 pm and Rev T F Callaway offers Gods Program of Prophecy at 11:10 am at First Baptist church. The topics discuss Jesus division and Gentile dominance ending with Christ’s second coming amid European war concerns.
Rev Mack Anthony will preach the Vashti graduation sermon Sunday night at 830. The subject is A Narrow Road to a Wide Country. Friends of Vashti are invited to attend. there are no services at the Methodist church Sunday night.
The superintendent and teachers of Fredonia Sunday School call a meeting for reorganization at 4 p m on Sunday, June 9. C H W GADDY is the Superintendent.
The Women's Jr. Chamber of Commerce will hold its membership meeting Tuesday night at 8:00 at Wheet's Soda Grill. Dutch supper provided. All members urged to attend.
Twin calves were born today to a Jersey cow owned by Mamie Simmons at 534 West Calhoun Street. Twin births are unusual though not extremely rare in cattle, and the event is noted despite their frequency. A separate note suggests organizing electrical cookery devices with a dedicated storage space near outlets to prevent crowding and misplacement.
Regular services at Meigs Methodist Church Sunday at 11 30 a m with Rev Roy J Bond preaching. No Sunday night service due to Baptist revival. Mr W F Parrish to perform morning music and lead revival singing. Church School 10 30 a m. Baptist Church services at 8 30 p m.
An all day cemetery cleaning event will be held at Bold Springs church on Thursday June 13 by church members to weed, clear undershrub and tidy the cemetery and church building. Contributions are welcome through Mrs Glenn Beil at 722 Smith Avenue Thomasville or by telephone 1146 J.
The Thomas County Association will hold the Baptist Sunday School convention at the New Ochlocknee church on Saturday June 29. All churches and Sunday Schools are urged to appoint messengers. Able speakers will be on the program and a large representation is expected. F A Bons, Field Worker.
Washington June 8 Senator George D Ga proposed that Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees receive combatant military training rather than the non combatant schooling favored by the administration He would submit the amendment as a substitute for the relief appropriation bill writing it into the measure.
Mr. Hansell Watt, clerk of the U S district court, announced that twenty foreign born residents in the area have recently filed for American citizenship papers. Most applicants are from Thomas County with three exceptions from Camilla and Moultrie. The group is mainly Greek and Russian Jewish, with a few French, English, and Canadian natives.
Fire units answered an alarm at 528 Fletcher Street where a small interior fire was extinguished. The residence, owned by Robert Chastain and occupied by Thomas, sustained slight damage.
Announcement today that greyhound racing will be staged at the stadium next Wednesday and Thursday under the Junior Chamber of Commerce. It will be the first such event in south Georgia with dogs from Florida tracks and five races scheduled for each day.
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