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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1941
Page
7
Chicago June 10 draft news notes draftee Wacler Kowalszyk set to be sworn into military service ahead of deployment. Authorities confirm formal enlistment procedures and service start date.
A patient with stomach pains was diagnosed by military surgeons as having appendicitis and rushed to Fort Sheridan Hospital for an operation at Uncle Sam's expense.
Governor Eugene Talmadge urged medical graduates at the University of Georgia to return to rural areas. He noted many rural doctors relocate to cities as their families grow, and he pressed for physicians to serve underserved counties in Georgia.
The District Conference of the Thomasville district meets Thursday June 12 at 9:00 a m at First Methodist. Rev H H Heisler leads devotional and committees on missions education benevolence and other church work are announced with Thomasville Cairo Albany Blakely Pelham Attapulgus and Savannah pastors named. The roll of preachers will be called and reports read with Rev Leonard Cochran to preach at noon on Personal Evangelism. Public invited.
The piece notes government force to compel work in a Los Angeles airplane factory, a German submarine sinking a U S ship near the Azores, and calls for morale as defense buildup. It cites draft boards, Congress, and The American Legion urging national unity amid looming war. Commencement for the class of 1941 closes as Thomasville weighs a hotel project. Hull’s rebuke to France is recorded.
The text notes a district conference in Thomasville at the First Methodist church with an afternoon session for reports from committees and other important matters. Dinner will be served to attendees. The district personnel express appreciation for the venue.
Thomasville group from the Presbyterian church attends the Young People Conference of the Synod of Georgia at Agnes Scott College. Officers Celesta Powell Mary Ann Jeffries Betty Turner and Ann Edison travel with adviser Mrs. Clayton Baker of Cairo for a 24 hour officers training.
Thomasville Methodists will host the district conference at the local Methodist church Thursday. The business session begins at 9:00 a.m. with revivalist Rev. Leonard Cochran of Savannah delivering the noon sermon. Lunch on church grounds follows, served by church women with baskets. An afternoon session runs from two to three.
The regular weekly meeting of Piney Woods Lodge No 1 WY O F will be held tonight at 8:00 PM at the lodge hall on South Broad Street. Members are urged to attend. John O Ring N G and A C Walden, Secretary.
Revival services at the Church of the Nazarene start one hour earlier tonight so attendees can reach city auditorium graduation exercises. Evangelist Mason Lee preached on prayer stressing four essential points and Rev. Amos T. Eby led with special songs from Lakeland Florida. Tonight's service is at 7 15 and tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
Fredonia Baptist Church holds services on the first and third Sundays with morning and evening gatherings. Sunday School occurs every Sunday. H. H. Parrish is the pastor.
Dr George Washington Carver of Tuskegee Institute reports promising results using crushed peanut shells as general fertilizer and as an absorbent to replace peat moss. He notes peanut shells could reduce waste from the Dixie goober belt and aid southern agriculture.
City Council held a brief session addressing multiple issues including a request by the Church of God on Campbell street, trash burning near Georgia Crate Basket on Cherokee street, water-line extension to Belmont subdivision, cemetery improvements, and a heated debate over ACL trains stopping at the crossing. Mayor White urged action but no vote was taken.
Local shop offers homemade “Ice Cream” and “Frosted Malted” treats at 107 North Madison, a few steps from Jackson Street. Tel 293 for orders and inquiries.
A Palmolive Soap contest runs weekly from May 19 to June 27, with local Girl Scout troops and families encouraged to enter. Each entry bearing troop number and city earns one cent for the local troop and one cent for the national headquarters, boosting funds for both.
United States Senator Richard B. Russell urged the secretary of agriculture to set the government loan for peanuts at the maximum allowed by law, about 90 dollars per ton. Peanut leader Roy Parrish said this would leave farmers with pockets full in the peanut belt as Russell seeks maximum discretion for Wickard. The loan currently ranges 52 to 85 percent of parity values under Russell backed legislation. The senator spoke while attending the Georgia American Legion convention.
Idaho residents speculate on Governor Clark’s appearance after reports reveal a full length bed installed in the rear of executive car 126. The revelation follows his cross state travel concluding in Boise by June 10.
A fragment notes how shells drew attention in commercial uses with the phrase naturally the shells came in for their share of atten tion. The context implies a discussion of advertising or display impact within a historical marketplace.
Police report a wave of hubcap thefts in Wilson North Carolina. Thieves strip parked cars of aluminum caps and sell the metal to junk dealers for high prices.
Isvelyn Lilac Bush Helen Laurel Bush and Oswald Delisle Bush appeared at the county marriage license bureau and announced intentions to wed William Lane Ernest Sewell and Margaret Main on the same day in Salt Lake City.
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