Stag Shower Honors Bridegroom-Elect Benson Harle in Thomasville
A stag shower at Ridgecrest Drive hosted by Alfred Dixon and Tom Penland honored Benson Harle, the bridegroom-elect to Miss Mary Lou Bradford, with over 40 guests.Guests signed a legal paper and gifts included clothing, shaving sets, a kitchen kit, axe, and fishing gear as games and pranks entertained attendees. The couple will wed in Heidelberg Mississippi on June 19.
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Thomasville
Benson Harle
Alfred Dixon
Tom Penland
Ridgecrest Drive
Mary Lou Bradford
Heidelberg
Mississippi
Penland
Dixon
Tom Stevens
Ansel Frohberg
Broughton Powell
Earle
Bill Macinnyre, Jr
Joe Singletary
Robert Wise
Jack Allen
J. C. Wise
Jack Davin
L. G. Eldridge
Warren Rice
Herbert Nelson, Jr
Herschel Clay
LeRoy B. Edwards
Donald Ferguson
Oli Dekle
Dan Gwaltney
John B. Guy
Sam. Martin
Hugh Rehberg
Rollie Ponder
Silt Cox
B. J. Kimbrough
Gene Boyett
Osco Hughes
Virgil Cornwell
Pratt Secrest
L. B. Powell
Jeff Golden
Speck Shepherd
Bernard Lannigan
Dallas F. Scoggins
T. E. L. Class To Meet On Thursday
The T. E. L. Sunday School class of the First Baptist Church will hold its regular monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. J. W. Swift on Tallahassee Road Thursday at 8 o clock.
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T. E. Ll, Sundy
First Baptist
J. W. Swift
Tallahassee Road
Virginia H Williams Weds Mondal Jack Gandy in Johnson City
Virginia Helen Williams of Bristol Virginia wed Mondal Jack Gandy of Murfreesboro and Thomasville in a May 15 double ring ceremony at Antioch Baptist Church Johnson City Tennessee. Rev Roy Burgner officiated with maid of honor Ruth McKee and best man H C Williams. The bride plans nursing training at the Appalachian School of Nursing. The groom, a World War II veteran, is with the Veterans Administration hospital in Murfreesboro.
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Virginia H. Williams
Bristol, VA
Mondal
Jack Gandy
Antioch Baptist Church
Johnson City
Tenn
Virgina Helen Williams
Bristol
Mondal Jack Gandy
Murfreesboro
Thomasville
M. J. Gandy
Mr. Gandy
Thomaasville
Roy Burgner
Charlotte
Betty Lowe
Ruth McKee
H. C. Williams
Arlen Williams
Hamilton High School
Mendota
Appalachian School of Nursing
Gandy
Thomasville High School
Interstate Interprises
Wisconsin
Murphreesboro
Veterans’ Administration Hospital
Ida Gandy
R. I. Beasley, Jr
Clyde Nettles
Cairo
Velmer Wright
Miami
Solons Split Over Arms Plan Taft Opposes Expansion
Senator Taft of Ohio indicated support for the treaty but opposed the arms program, saying he might back reservations yet remains not in favor of expanding the arms buildup. He spoke to a reporter as the panel discussed the pact and its security implications.
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Taftor
Ohio
Ohioan
Annexation elections in Thomasville ended amid strong opposition
The recent annexation vote followed patterns seen in Atlanta and other cities as areas adjacent to Thomasville eyed joining the city. The program was doomed from the start due to irregular boundary lines and opposition fueled by propaganda and a misleading anonymous letter. The Chamber of Commerce defends the effort as progressive and necessary for growth and census gains, urging unity and continued cooperation for future prosperity despite defeat.
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Atlanta
Macon
Valdosta
Thomasville
Chamber of Commerce
Thomanville
Georgia
Mrs Arnold Ellis Presents Piano Pupils in Recital
The pupils of Mrs Arnold Ellis will be presented in recital tonight at 8:30 in the senior high school auditorium. The public is cordially invited to attend.
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Arnold Ellis
Arnald Ellis
Watermelons Begin Moving This Week End
Watermelon shipments from Thomas county are expected to begin the latter part of this week and next, with daily increases as the season progresses. Local markets report some sales from Pavo, with the crop in very good condition thanks to last week’s rains. The State Farm Market will handle large melon sales while local buyers and organizations move freight to Barwick Boston Pavo Cookemze Ochlocs nee Meigs Metcalfe Cairo and surrounding areas. The watermelon crop brings in hundreds of thousands for local producers and millions statewide.
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Thomas County
Pavo
Barwick
Boston
Cookemze
Ochlocsnee
Meigs
Metcalfe
Cairo
Weather Summary for Thomasville Georgia June 8 1949
Observation at 8 a m shows partly cloudy hot weather with thundershowers possible later. Temperature high and low figures noted. rainfall totals for past 24 hours and month recorded. Piney Woods lodge at 128 North Broad hosts 8 30 p m meeting for Odd Fellows with C W Ward and A B McLendon listed as officers.
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U. S. Department OF Agriculure
Weather Bureau
Piney Woods Lodge
North Broad Street
Odd Fellows
Co. C. Ward
A. B. McLendon
N. G
Senate questions on arms pact stall after last meeting
Senator Lucas of Illinois, Democratic leader, avoided answering when the 12 nation pact arms program will be submitted or when Senate action might occur.
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Lucas Ofllinois
Senate
Three Fleetwood Brothers Featured In Atlanta Constitution
A three column photo in the Atlanta Constitution Tuesday highlights three former Thomasville men in Georgia newspaper work. Milton L. Fleetwood editor and owner of the Tribune-News in Cartersville, and Wallace and Trafton Fleetwood, part of the Constitution's mechanical department, all began as printers and type operators with early newspaper careers.
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Fleetwood
Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constittion
Thomasville
Georgia
Milton L. Fleetwood
Tribune-News
Cartersville
Wallace
Trafton Fleetwood
the Constitution
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