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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1940
Page
4
The First Baptist Church hosts an 8:30 PM Wednesday service focusing on Ezekiel. The lesson covers Ezekiel’s vision of Israel’s dispersion, restoration to Palestine, and the coming kingdom after Christ’s return.
Six district patrol units have fingerprinted 35 aliens as part of a voluntary registration urged by the governor. Major Lon Sullivan said stations statewide are ready to process fingerprints and cooperate with police chiefs sheriffs and the FBI to separate legitimate and noncitizen activity. Aliens may register at any convenient patrol station across Thomas Grady Lowndes Brooks Colquitt Decatur Miller Baker Early Turner Tift Cook Lanier Berrien Ben Hill Seminole Worth Irwin and Mitchell counties.
Brewton Supply Co. advertises plumbing fixtures and inspection line complete. Contact plumbing contractors by phone 10 for details and service arrangements.
The last in a three part health lecture series by Dr Charles McFerrin of Orlando will be held tomorrow at 10 a.m. at the Mode Theatre. Topics include digestion of fried foods water intake and related health questions as well as vegetarianism bunions and urinal examinations with seven reasons to consider.
The second letter asks eligible farm families to apply for mattress material under a surplus cotton program. Applications are approved by the county AAA committee, with 480 approved so far. deadline June 15 with June 10 on file. County Agent Ek C Mann urges spreading word to sharecroppers and workers.
The piece describes wartime disruption as thousands flee Gay Paree and Belgium seeks safety. It notes tourist doubleheader wins by the Tourists, fielding errors by Pat Dove, relief by Doc Bowers, and a night game turnaround. It mentions road paving on the Pave Road, airport planning with government aid, and local comments on social life and politics.
Vashti School plans a commencement program Thursday at 8 30 p m in the school chapel. Four speakers include the salutatorian Hazel Pritchett and valedictorian Hazel Pritchett with Dorothy Browne Marie Kinsey May Howard and Wazel Pritchett among the graduates.
New books recently arrived include Show Me A Land by McMeekin Bellamann Chad Hannah Edmonds Stars On The Sea by Mason Night in Bombay by Bromfield The Loon Feather by Fuller The Power and the Gilyry by Bent Mr Skeffington by Elizabeth Americans All Over by Scatty This Laid Is Ours by Zara Wild Geese Calling by White Oh Promised Land by Street This Is Our China by Kai shek and Drinking Gourd Gaither.
Advertises undiluted orange grapefruit and tomato juice blends from Fruit Juice Company. Promotes 24 6 oz cans per carton and home delivery or pickup via J A Turrentine distributor with phone contact.
The public is invited to attend meetings at Arbor Dale Church of Christ four miles west of Ochtocknee from June 30 through July 10 with daily services at 7 p m Central Standard Time Frank Andrews of Birmingham will be in charge.
Revival services started Monday night and continue daily at eleven in the morning and eight in the evening. A fifteen minute song service precedes each sermon. Elder W. C. Chandler of Columbus Georgia preaches. These meetings will run daily through Sunday.
A woman's Bible study and prayer group will gather Thursday at 3 30 p m at the home of Mrs. Charles Watt on North Dawson Street.
Partly cloudy with scattered thunder showers this afternoon or early tonight and again Thursday afternoon. Observation clock reads 8 a m with temperature 76. Details include yesterday’s high and low, month highs and lows, and precipitation totals.
Thomas County reports show approximately 176000 dollars of produce shipped in forty days. Beans and cabbage dominate with 195 carloads of cabbage from Coolidge, 86 from Pavo, 84 from Thomasville. Cabbage total around 4500 tons valued at about 15000 dollars per ton. Beans exceed 100000 dollars in recent weeks. squash cucumbers also active. Canteloupes and watermelons to start, weather hinders melon shipments. field peas not restricted as commercial vegetables per AAA ruling.
The Methodist Vacation Church School is in full swing with about 75 enrollments. The Beginners Department led by Mrs. Robert Flowers focuses on The Childs Home with gifts for mothers, a bird bath, and a live kitten. Primary studies Our Daily Bread and farm visits. Juniors under Mrs Mack Anthony work on Far Around the World and mission crafts.
Brigadier General Yount landed at the Thomasville airport at 2 10 pm in a silver Army Air Corps bomber. He is Madame Almy’s nephew and has stopped in the area on prior aerial trips.
William Charles Carnline, 32, of Grady county, died at his home south of Cairo after a year long illness. Born August 15, 1907, he married Eula Strickland in 1929 and worked as a mechanic. Survived by wife, mother Mrs. Douglas Carnline, two brothers James J. and Johnny T. Carnline, and sister Mrs. Ralph Lambert. Funeral by Forsyth Brothers.
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