City Spotlight Shows Barwick Road Plans and County Help
Barwick officials report funds for road materials and seek county work on streets. The commission will explore improvements. Smoke from the county dump near Ochlochnee airport draws health department review. Corn production down 10 percent and tobacco losses around 25 percent are forecast. Oil-Dry Corp seeks a private road to US 19 to cut haul distance. a committee will discuss with Oil-Dry. Sheriff requests a plexiglass partition for a police car at about 150 dollars.
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Barwick
Barwick Streets
County Commission
Public Health Department
Kenneth Beasley
Oil-Dry Corp
Fuller
Ochlochnee
Lowell Clark
Clark
Smith Road
U.S. 19
John Nesmith
Rehberg
Ray Baker
County Okays Health Budget Share With County Taxpayer Cost
County commissioners discuss health services and tax allocations noting city residents pay both county and city taxes. Dr Bolton reports state grant-in-aids up three percent while salaries and pensions rise one percent totaling $90 651 with a nurse supervisor pending. The health staff includes seven nurses and one sanitarian funded with travel and supply costs. state funding covers 60 percent and county 40 percent.
Second reward added by bank in Trust Co. shooting
The Trust Co. of Georgia in Atlanta has increased the reward to $2,000 for information in the attempted holdup shooting that wounded four people, including two customers, at its branch last Thursday when a man entered and fired a shotgun.
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Atlanta, Ga
Trust Co. of Georgia Bank
Trust Co
Grant Sought for County Nature Trail Project
Thomas County Board of Education seeks a three year 30000 grant from the Department of Health Education and Welfare to fund an Environmental Education Program. The 50 acre tract near U S 319 and 19 would host a nature trail historic museum complex and various environmental facilities.
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Dwain Walden
Thomas County Board of Education
Department of Health Education
Werfare
Garrison- Pilcher
Beatrice Griffin
Thomas County
University
H.F. Smith
Board of Education
Griffin
Thomasville Landmarks, Inc
Norman Larson
Landmarks
Dawson Mathis
City pool opens after delay amid large opening day crowd
The Balfour Public Swimming Pool opened at 2 p.m. with 143 children in the first two hours. Superintendent Waymond Dekle cited filtration problems delaying the start and announced hours and rates including 25 cent student and 35 cent adult admission. Morris Williams leads the pool and concession with four staff plus two lifeguards and two supervisory girls.
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Balfour
Waymond Dekle
Dekle
Morris Williams
THS Assistant Principal Appointed Amid Board Scrutiny
Jerry Studdard named assistant principal of Thomasville High School after a long interview process. The board discussed high school site designs by THS graduate Charles Allen, funding details for the building and manpower center, and a shared-services plan for Second Congressional District schools with a potential $250,000 budget and 20 to 30 teachers.
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Wilson
Col
George J Zivich
Jerger School
Thomasville High School
Charles Allen
THS
University of Georgia School of Environmental Design
Allen
Robert Jinright
Comprehensive Manpower Center
Area Tech
Hwy. 19
Thomasville
University of Georgia
Second Congressional District
Carlisle Grandson Dies After Dynamite Blast Injury
Tommy Carlisle grandson of Judge and Mrs Ira Carlisle died this morning at Tanner Memorial Hospital Carrollton Georgia following injuries from a dynamite explosion in Waco Georgia earlier this week. Survived by wife Elaine Wood of Atlanta a son Thomas Ira Carlisle Jr and his parents Ralph E and Mrs Carlisle of Atlanta. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Cairo
Tommy Carlisle
Ira Carlisle
Tanner Memorial Hospital
Carrollton
Waco
Elaine Wood
Atlanta
Thomas Ira Carlisle Jr
Ralph E. Carlisle
Clanton Sr. Dies at 85 in Quitman
Brooks County sheriff (retired) Colin E. Clanton Sr. dies after brief illness. Funeral at First United Methodist Church in Quitman with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. Survived by daughter L V Graham son Ervin Clanton son Roland Clanton and several grandchildren.
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Colin E. Clanton Sr
Archbold Memorial Hospital
First United Methodist Church
Frank Terry
Oak Hill Cemetery
Maxwell Funeral Home
Clanton
Brooks County
L.V. Graham
Ervin Clanton
Roland Clanton
Thomasville
Frank Murphy
Bob Dorsey
Jacksonville
Fla
Ray Barbie
Donalsonville
L.W. Clanton
Albany
Market Posts Gain In Moderate Volume
New York AP reports a firmer stock market with gains in moderate volume. The noon Dow industrials average rose to 915.81, with advances ahead of declines by over 150 issues on the NYSE. Major moves supported by rubber, electronics, nonferrous metals, oils, and rugs. IBM up to 320 1 2, Control Data to 6344, National Cash Register to 47 1 4, Natomas at 54 4.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press
IBM
Control
National Cash Register
Georgia cattle prices at Thomasville auctions decline slightly
Market receipts at six Georgia auctions totalled 3 700, up from 3 600 the prior week. Prices across cattle classes ranged with slaughter steers 28.25 to 30.75 per cwt, heifers 24.00 to 29.50, cows 18.00 to 24.00, bulls 22.50 to 29.00, calves 27.00 to 37.50, and feeders showing mixed gains across weight brackets.
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Thomasville
Georgia
Choice
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