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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1938
Page
6
Flies and mosquitoes are a concern this season and homes should check screens. Local firms in Thomasville offer brick or lumber building options, with support for remodeling and painting at low costs. Real estate sales continue and the Thomas County Savings & Loan Association offers quick, simple loans for building, remodeling, and repairs.
Two teams played a close twilight game at the East Side field with Fritz Frohberg earning the win and Keith Higgins taking the loss. In the lineup were Higgins Miller Kaskie Ponder Walter Pittman Jr Raiford Robison Jr Geary Caldwell on one side and Mitchell Frohberg Hayes Dickey George Self J A Curry Hancock Sampson R Caldwell on the other as plans push to form four teams and a league. A Peru import rule bans used autos for business resale and requires safety glass on passenger vehicles.
Bainbridge Georgia June 11. The Bainbridge Lions Club elected Dr W D McCord as president after two months as acting president in Marvin Griffin absence. Officers include Mer cer Baggs W Herbert Miller John Gragg T E Hodges W J Catledge Clarke Gurley and others. District Governor Elan to lead upcoming installation.
Bainbridge Georgia residents and visitors are reported in a roundup of summer greetings. Miss Mary Bower returns from the University of Georgia to her parents J. D. Bower. Miss Margaret Crisson travels to Florida. Miss Helen Snyder stays with R. C. Campbell family in Dublin. Miss Eleanor Holt visits Mount Dora relatives. Melvin Nussbaum and son visit from Atlanta. Mrs T. L. Smith returns to Quitman. Lester Friedman comes home from Georgia Tech. Charles Roberts arrives from Davidson College for summer with Mrs. W. T. Roberts. Other items note Panama City weekend with Magonila Manor host Miss Holbrook. Carl Nix family trip to Lakeland. various city residents attend State Highway Board meeting in Atlanta. Mrs. A. M. Turner returns from Union Springs. Herbert Miller and son Gordon Chason enjoy Jacksonville Beach stay. Carlton Maxwell in Atlanta with friends.
The Wesley Fellowship Sunday School class of First Methodist Church in Bainbridge Georgia held a picnic on the lawn of Mr and Mrs John Durham. About fifty members attended the event featuring young men and women from the class.
Japan produced a record tea crop last year totaling 119,795,000 pounds across 1,124,000 growing establishments in a cove area of 100,000 acres. The surge marks an all time high for the sector.
Bainbridge Georgia June 11 Laymen's Day will be observed at the 11 00 am service The program features Miss Sara Harrell singing and leadership by R M Reynolds The service aims to involve every lay member and highlight laity work in the church
Rev. A B West of 901 Waters street seeks clothing or money for immediate needs in a poverty stricken Bainbridge survey. Donations of men women and children of all ages and sizes are welcome. Miss Alice Price assists for part or all of the summer. Immediate needs include two elderly women two men a middle aged woman a ten year old boy an eight year old boy a four year old girl and a two year old boy. Donations will be promptly distributed.
In Bainbridge Georgia on June 11 the Bar-B-Q Bill softball team, led by Helen Farnell, defeated the W W Mac girls 22 to 16. Farnell and Julia Davis allowed sixteen hits apiece, yet Bar-B-Q Bill delivered the heavier hitting while the two clubs each made many errors. The local R C Colo boys posted their first win, 7 to 6 over Attapulgus with Monroe Priest pitching and Attapulgus’ H Barineau allowing ten hits.
WPA playgrounds in Bainbridge open for the mornings and afternoons daily from 8:00 to 11:00 and 3:00 to 6:00. The Broughton Crawford corner site and the Potter Street Works Playground welcome children and families to supervised recreation.
The piece notes front porches have fallen out of favor as solariums and enclosed sleeping porches redefine home design. Modern updates often remove porches to save cost and preserve symmetry. Financing for such renovations can come from private lenders insured by the Federal Housing Administration.
Listings show daytime schedule shifts and program notes for NBC WEAF and NBC Blue networks with various orchestras and programs. Notable items include The Angler and Hunter, Barry McKinley Baritone, NBC Symphony, Artie Shaw Orchestra, CBS Workshop, and The Rhythm Rendezvous among others.
The Government General of Formosa announced a lighthouse will be built to protect shipping in the eastern Formosa waters. The Dollar liner President Hoover was blown ashore on Kashoto Island in November 1937.
The Community Center, formerly on West Street by the Post Office, is relocated to the old Western Union building on Broad Street and remains open daily. A boys workshop is formed and all boys are urged to attend with tools supplied by the program.
Meigs community reports include school honors for Nadine Maser and Mildred Warner, with students receiving medals. Local pastors, teachers, and families are noted in revival services, hospital visits, and social visits across Thomas County and nearby towns.
The article catalogs roofing options from paper, slate and wood shingles to metal and tile. It notes deck or sheathing needs, breathing underside for moisture, and heavy materials require structural checks. FHA refinancing may support repairs.
Tokyo readers donated nearly 100000 dollars in gold in a patriotic drive to supply the war effort, sending in wedding rings trophies dinner plates dental fillings and even a real gold brick to the Finance Ministry. The effort was organized by the Tokyo Nichi Nichi newspaper as a show of support for China policy.
Meigs Georgia revival starts Sunday June 12 with pastor J Gorham Garrison in charge and guest preacher Rev Searcy S Garrison of Norman Park. Song leader T B Bush of Macon will attend. Services twice daily at 7 30 am and 7 30 pm inviting all to attend.
On Sum ity morning church school will be held at the regular hour 10 30 for both Methodist and Baptist congregations. Attend and help your class progress.
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