Teachers Workshop to Benefit Thomas County Schools
The Teachers Workshop in Boston will run June 14, two weeks of daily sessions for 70 to 80 teachers from Thomas County Schools. Five instructors lead under the Milledgeville State College for Women direction with John B. Burkes of Oculla overseeing. Lunch will be served in the school cafeteria and course credit applies for undergraduate work or certificate renewal.
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Boston
Thomas Mae
State’ College For Women
Mil- State College For Women
Mil Jedgeville
Thomas County School
John B. Burkes
Oculla
Gant
Thoas County
Wallace Neel Receives Forestry Degree at UGA Commencement
Wallace Leon Neel graduated from the University of Georgia on June 5 with a Bachelor of Science in Forestry. He belongs to Xi Sigma Pi honorary forestry fraternity and Sigma Phi social fraternity. His wife Mrs. Leon Neel and his parents Mr. and Mrs. Wallace E. H. Neel attended the exercises.
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Wallace Leon Neel
University of Georgia
Xi Sigma Fi
Sigma ‘Phi
Leon Neel
Wallace Eh. Neel
Dawson St Baptist Plans Sunday School Conference
Sunday School conference at Dawson Street Baptist Church on Sunday June 11 at 3 P M features a devotional, scripture reading, and prayer followed by department led conference periods. Secretary's report attendance awards announcements and offerings planned with later sessions on Ridgecrest and state assemblies and vacation Bible school tips.
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Dawson St. Baptist Sunday School
Ridgecrest
Kathleen Harper
US Shipping Strains as Tanks Outmatch by Russians
US officials warn Western Europe could face peak military strength if the United States cannot keep pace with armored forces. Russia and satellites reportedly field over 40,000 medium and heavy tanks versus about 6,000 combat-ready US tanks. Army production of a premier light tank is underway but full deployment will take years. General J Lawton Collins asserts the tank will carry a weapon able to knock out any known tractor vehicle. The last line references a stray OCR fragment about a Truce horse and its sire.
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Europe
Russia
U. S
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Georgia Campaign Fires at Newspapers and Segregation
In Atlanta, Herman Talmadge supporters attack northern owned papers while urging a June 28 vote to protest media bias. Judge T. Hicks Fort blasts lies from Atlanta and Columbus papers, defending states rights and segregation. Dan Duke targets Augusta politicians and liquor interests in a radio blast criticizing House and Senate leaders over prohibition and home rule votes.
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FEPC
Thompson
Georgia
Harlem
Fulton County Talmadge
Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
Talmadge
Columbus
Herman Talmadge
Hand
Gross
House
Griffin
Senate
Mrs Ethel Silva Piano Pupils Plan Evening Recital
Pupils from Mrs Ethel Silva's piano class will present a recital Friday evening at 8 o clock in the Senior High School auditorium. The public is cordially invited to attend.
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Ethel Silva
Ethel
Silva
Natural Gas Executive Committee Met in Cairo
The Natural Gas Executive Committee of the Association of Municipalities for Natural Gas met in Cairo Georgia on June 7 to discuss securing natural gas for southwest Georgia northwest Florida and southeast Alabama. M N Yancey presided with representatives from Tallahassee Dothan Thomasville Albany Cairo and Moultrie as they adopted procedures aimed at a quick Federal Power Commission certificate for a large gas company to supply the region. The move seeks to spur southern industrial growth by securing gas previously controlled by northern interests.
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Cairo
Association of Municipalities For
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
M.N. Yancey
Tallahassee
Dothan
Thomasville
Albany
Moultrie
Federal Power ‘ Commission
Forrestal linked to four in including dropped
An earlier Amerasia episode resurfaces as Vardaman, once an aide to Truman, now a Federal Reserve governor, is to be questioned by a Senate subcommittee. The inquiry centers on testimony by Brig. Gen. Julius Holmes, then a State Department official, and Holmes’ London posting.
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Vardaman
N Roth
Noyal
Truman
Amerasia
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Senate Foreign Relations
Julius Holmes
United States
London
Senate
Campaign critiques on veterans aid and 1950s politics
The piece critiques the state administration led by Governor Talmadge for crediting only positives while neglecting failures in veterans affairs. It highlights a veteran, Joseph E. Smith, whose claim process exposed delays and mismanagement in the Atlanta Veterans Service Department, and notes his appeal reaching Washington and resulting aid.
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Talmadge
Veterans Service Department
Atlanta
Bate Veterans Service Department
Joseph E. Smith
State Department of Veterans Service
W. E
Bully) Barrett
Veterans Administration Compenter Company
Thomasville
Georgia
Smith
Veterans Administration Hospital
Augusta
Veterans Administration
Billy Barrett
W. K. Barrett
J. V. van Sant James G. van Sant
Mrs Tuck Hosts At Home Social With 275 Guests
Mrs Albert Tuck hosted a notable early summer At Home at her Broad Street residence drawing about 275 guests from 4 to 6 pm. Rooms displayed yellow and white gladioli gardenias and Talisman roses while punch and refreshments were served from a linen cutwork table.
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A. N. Tuck
J. W. Hawthorne
Warren Taylor
Frank Little
Society notes highlight weddings and engagements in Thomasville
A social calendar features bridal gifts a garden party and engagement news. Attendees include Ann Wahl Diana Roberts Mary Evans Lawson Neel Suzanne Searcy Edgar Fry and C V Dodson. The bride elect wore white organdy daisies and guests toast at Evans home. Harriet Yeorgin and Harriet Yeorgin luncheon shower planned. Newlyweds Joe and Pansy Williams Stewart return from Florida honeymoon. Dr and Mrs Fred Murphy arrive as new orthopedic surgeon in town. Engagement announced for Johnnie Meigs to Dallas Eugene Hagan with details on both families and careers.
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Miss Gribben
Harriet Yeorgin
Bill Dodson
Pat Gribben
Mr. Donson
Presbyterian Church
James Gribben
Ann. Wahl
Ernest Wahl
Diana Roberts
Mary Evans
Lawson Neel
Suzanne Searcy
Edgar Fry
C. V. Dodson
H. V. ‘Yeargin
John Tonkin
James F. Evans
Evans
C. Woodson
Deadens Grill
Jane Harrell Doss
Cathy
Eustace Harrells
Capt
Dick Doss
Ft. Bragg
A. L
Joe
Pansy Williams Stewart
Florida
North Hansell St
Helen
Fred Murphy
Woodson
Glenwood Drive
Meigs
Dallas E. Hagan
Clark Peasey
Johnnie
Thomasville
Dallas Eugene
Peter Hagan
Dallas Hagan
Pavo High School
Watson-Scott Company
Hagan
U. S. Army Air Corps
Georgia Military College
Milledgeville
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Weather Summary for Thomasville Georgia June 8 1950
Considerable cloudiness and warm conditions through Saturday with scattered afternoon showers. Popular high temperatures and record low values noted. precipitation 0.88 inches in last hours, 19.53 inches since January 1st, 104 inches lowest this month on record 49.
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Thomasville
When Clothing Shrinks Amid Cleaning Dilemma
Reading from the clipped text, damp cloths are stretched during pressing to prevent shrinking. The snippet also notes hospital staff starting July first and The H M Cutlers and sons planning a summer trip to Vermont.
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Orial Hospital
H. M. Cutlers and Sons
Vermont
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