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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1940
Page
2
The Clara crew settle in at Savannah as a dozen chickens roam the deck and a half grown sow roams the ship for a mascot. Only the captain has gone ashore. In Columbus Georgia, women church workers begin a summer fund drive to provide ice for needy families, disbursed by the Public Health Nurse Association.
An old advertisement touts KIDANS as a remedy for kidney disorders. It claims kidneys have millions of tubes filtering waste and promises relief from backache, nervous headaches, and fatigue. The ad offers a money back guarantee via Terry's Drug Store.
Local notes list residents and visitors across Whigham Georgia and nearby towns. Mr Ralph Cooper and family left Garfield after visiting relatives. Christine Barwick of Thomasville stayed with grandparents W C Bell. Mrs George Miller and daughter Ann of Irvinville key their visit with Mr and Mrs Charlie Cain. Mary Barnhill and daughter Helen return from Oak Park schools term. several others including families from Rock Hill Conway Nashville Cairo and Thom asville are named among callers and guests. A feature on bones and a radio quiz appears with Bob Hawk noting the three smallest bones the hammer anvil and stirrup.
Vereen Bell of Cairo spoke to the Bainbridge Rotary Club about writing as a profession. He described the editor reader chain from manuscript to magazine, noted four magazine types, and urged support for airport improvements as pilot training.
Mrs Herbert Miller and Mr Clarke Gurley attended Georgia Lions Club state convention in Columbus over three days. Hundreds of Lions and Lionesses gathered for services at First Baptist Church and a luncheon at Fort Benning Officers Club. Miller served on key committees and Gurley led singing as tail-twister at Bainbridge Lions events.
Bainbridge Georgia notes countless brief entries as residents travel for summer study and visits. Dorothy Woodberry visits her brother Ben Woodberry and H. J. Maddox. Betty Ellen Gragg departs for UNC Chapel Hill. Addie Pearl Hill stays with her parents in Atlanta. Mari Joan Maddox visits relatives in Detroit. others spend weekends in Panacea Springs Gainesville and Moultrie while Dahonega and GSCW students begin summer at home or away.
Georgia enlistments rise sharply with the Atlanta recruiting office taking 61 men into service surpassing recent 30 a day figures. The office serves Georgia and Florida and has an unlimited infantry quota for new volunteers.
Meigs notes report Mrs. Hal Wilson of Winter Haven Florida ill with wishes for a swift recovery. Bill Horne Ernest Law return from Washington business trip. Miss Bessie Kennington travels with Bill and Mrs Kennington to Wilmington to visit R G Davis. A school trip to Washington led by W H Rehberg and Martha Rhoden is praised. Little Mrylin Peacock visits Albany relatives. Mrs J T Colding shows improvement after brief illness. John N Williams of Port Author Texas visits Meigs on business.
Meigs June 12 Sunday afternoon the Dixie Highway Union League gathered at the Meigs Methodist church with youths from each district church. Rev. Sampley of Camilla Methodist preached an inspiring talk. Reports and talks followed, with sandwiches and lemonade served. Pauline Carter chosen as district delegate to Macon for a week.
Unsettled conditions brought showers to the Great Lakes region eastern Kansas and parts of Mississippi Arkansas Tennessee Georgia and Florida. Mobile Alabama led rainfall with 2.36 inches while Miami New Orleans and the Atlanta airport posted notable amounts. Scattered showers were forecast for Georgia Alabama and nearby areas with no widespread rain expected. Temperatures remained mostly steady with a cool belt over Kansas and Missouri and highs in the 80s and 90s in several cities.
The Panama Canal department announces openings to fill vacancies in the 83rd Field Artillery and the 8th Infantry stationed at Fort Benning.
Schedule lists bus departures and arrivals for Monticello from Atlanta and Valdosta, Waycross, Tifton, and Tallahassee routes with multiple times across the day. The text shows inconsistent formatting and stray numbers, reflecting an OCR reading of a regional timetable.
Augusta reports a surge in business license revenue with W. H. Bagby noting $126,067 earned in the first five months. The report highlights improving finances amid wartime conditions reflected in local tax collections.
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