Jigger faces a restless night in New York
Jigger finishes a hack and heads toward Central Park West after a two dollar forty cent fare. Irene and Little Joey push him toward Cafe Metropole for a risky assignment as a night out hangs on a knife edge.
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1946
Page
8
Jigger finishes a hack and heads toward Central Park West after a two dollar forty cent fare. Irene and Little Joey push him toward Cafe Metropole for a risky assignment as a night out hangs on a knife edge.
Victor Fineup thanked the thief via postcard for hiding his car in St. Louis The note directed him to the vehicle which had a new generator and battery inside He recovered his car after checking under the hood and seeing the upgraded parts
The Georgia colored fraternal group LaFrance Lodge No. 205 plans its 36th anniversary gathering on June 16 at Clifford Temple Church corner Fern and Lester streets in Thomasville starting at 3 PM. Rev. R E Shaw will deliver the Gospel message and state deputy for Georgia will attend. Local officers include Knight Conductor Mathew Taylor Knight Recorder Mattie Bryant and others.
New York reports outline British writers visiting Joe Louis training camp and his regret about missing St Andrews. Bones McKinney leaves North Carolina for hosiery work in Winston-Salem. Tex Coulter may join pro basketball if he avoids college this year, then enter the draft. J Emile Dion of Quebec club chartered a taxi to Rome New York for a doubleheader. Al Budde of Milliken U. listed among All-Star College players after a strong three-year record. Vassa Cate, mentored by Spec Towns, has not lost a high school track meet in four years at Waycross High.
Reverend R B Zachert and Mrs Zachert of Cuthbert announce the engagement of their daughter Lucia Massee Zachert to Alfred Robert Stumpe of New York City. The wedding is set for Tuesday June 25 at Springvale Baptist Church in Springvale Ga at five o clock in the afternoon.
Bainbridge Georgia June 12 Mr Malcolm C Holder has opened a concrete block manufacturing plant in West Bainbridge operated as West Bainbridge Block Company across from the Dixie Pines Tourist Camp on the Dothan Highway. Holder is a Bainbridge native WWII Navy veteran and Bainbridge High School graduate.
PFC Maston E. Blount of the Armored Division received his honorable discharge at the Separation Center Fort Meade Maryland on April 14. Born in Chattahoochee Florida he worked as an acetylene welder before entering the army. He entered service in Bainbridge and served as a truck driver in Normandy Northern France Rhineland Central Europe overseas May 1944 to April 1946. Awards include Good Conduct European African Middle Eastern World War II and Victory ribbons.
In Bainbridge Georgia Mrs R M Reynolds and Mrs John E Drake marked their anniversaries with an open house at Twin Lakes. Mr and Mrs Reynolds observed twenty fifth silver anniversary while Judge and Mrs John E Drake celebrated their eighth. The informal party followed local church invites and telephone notices. The Reynolds home featured roses and gladioli with a lace covered tea table and silver bowl centerpiece.
Bainbridge readers note a string of visitors and travelers. Miss Mary Frances Barber and Frankie Reynolds attend a Methodist Assembly in Macon. Ned Hinson and family from Tampa vacation with the Reynolds family. Turner Barber Jr. returns from the University of Georgia for the summer. Jackie Gerslin visits Coleman Georgia relatives. Bert DeRieux plans a weekend visit with DeRieux family. Sammy Griffin spends the week in Atlanta with Adjutant General Marvin Griffin. Paula Hardage arrives from Valdosta Woman's College for summer at home. Al Robinson and children from Dublin stay with the Stephen Decatur Hotel. E MacFarland of Dublin also spends days in Bainbridge.
Bainbridge Ga June 12 Police Chief R T Humphrey reports the recovery of Mr Paul Fattle's automobile stolen in Decatur county in April and found in Louisiana by state patrolmen on June 10. The 1941 blue Plymouth sedan was stolen near Bainbridge April 20. Reba Cooper and William L Cooper were found in possession and admitted stealing the automobile.
Four jet propelled P 80s from the 412th Fighter Group took off from March Field California for a one day flight to Washington DC returning by evening. The mission tested cruise control and pilot effects at 37000 feet with lunch at the Touchdown Club and arrival details noted.
Honolulu reports poi made from taro root is scarce. A woman hired a taxi to another side of the island to buy poi for $1, paying $25.90 total including a $12 waiting time.
Hollywood stars share views on the industry. Alan Ladd criticizes rugged action films and hints at wanting non violent roles. Bing Crosby recording news and a star studded entourage heads to Lou Conn fight. June Allyson ill. Simon Simon stays in Hollywood. Rooney boasts about his softball team beating rivals.
Savannah Indians slide from fourth to sixth in the South Atlantic league after a 7 to 2 loss to the Greenville Spinners. Columbus and Macon move into fourth and fifth as Charleston and Augusta stumble. Jacksonville beats Columbia 7 to 4 with Len Morrison driving in a grand slam. Marion Picone dominates and Drake holds the line for Macon.
Pinky Higgins drove in six for the Red Sox with a 10-5 win over Cleveland. Hank Greenberg homered and had two singles as the Tigers beat the Yankees 8-3 behind Hal Newhouser. Hank J Camillus tripled with bases loaded to lift the Pirates 5-3 over the Red Sox. Johnny Vander Meer went the distance for the Reds in a 3-2 win over the Giants. Walt Judnich sparked the Browns with a homer and a late double in a 6-2 victory.
Mrs Helen Mankin of Atlanta was the sole Georgia member to vote against overriding President Truman's veto of the Case labor disputes bill. All other Georgia House members supported the override.
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