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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1940
Page
3
In Shenandoah Iowa on June 10 Mr J E Chambers lost $20. An advertisement led to two girls finding $5 and returning it. The money was lost again by Mrs Chambers on a street and recovered by two year old Jimmy Cook who found it. Chambers again advertised and the money was returned.
Rogers Hornsby, pictured in St. Louis, agreed to manage the Oklahoma City baseball club in the Texas League. The famed slugger has previously managed the St. Louis Browns and St. Louis Cards.
A community dance in Bainbridge hosted by Donald Rich and His Gordon Cadets attracted many Bainbridge and regional youths. The orchestra, led by Donald Rich with vocalist Charles Kien, showcased a newly formed band including members from Bainbridge Savannah Port St. Joe Commerce Cairo Macon Waycross and Macon. The group plans bigger future engagements.
Bainbridge Georgia June 10 It was learned that S Marvin Griffin editor of the Post Search Light has been named executive secretary to Governor Rivers succeeding Downing Musgrove who became Comptroller General of Georgia. Griffin son of late Pat Griffin longtime editor and legislator is a Democratic delegate from the second district and has been active in liquor revenue fights.
Bainbridge Georgia June 10 County Agent W R Carswell says Georgia grass roughages and concentrates with good sires can produce beef of excellent quality. He recommends a mix of cottonseed meal and ground grain for pasture cattle and notes meat finishing on Georgia feeds improves beef quality, faster gains, higher prices, and better soil manure returns.
Miss Kate Dunwoody Jackson daughter of Dr and Mrs Robert W Jackson of Bainbridge Ga became the bride of J Dudley Stone at a late afternoon ceremony Saturday June 5 in the chapel of the Second Ponce de Leon Baptist church in Atlanta The bridegroom is connected with the Stone family in Charlotte Jules Gray of Charlotte N C provided the background and music was by Mrs Chalmers and Dr Deneen McCormick with floral arrangements of lilies gladiolus and larkspur in the chapel.
Mrs Thomas R Ramsey entertained the Bainbridge chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy at her Attapulgus Road home. Mrs Jean R Simmons presided and Jefferson Davis birthday talks were shared. Mr R Young received a gold Cross of Honor for Civil War service, and attendees included Mrs Simmons and numerous members.
Bainbridge Georgia residents William Wilkinson and Harry Burnel, students at G. S. P. C., Collegeboro, return home Friday to summer with their parents. Miss Frances Rich, University of Georgia student, also arrives Friday to spend the season with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Rich. Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Jackson mentioned in the notice.
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