Riot fires and gunfire blot Tampa streets in Black unrest
Rioters looted and burned businesses across Central Village and the West Negro District after a shooting at Nebraska Ave and Twiggs St left Martin Chambers dead. Police, aided by riot squads and dogs, arrested eight as fires raged through night, power cut, crowds dispersed by warnings of deadly force.
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Elec
Central Village
West Negro
Central Avenue
Nebraska Ave
Twiggs St
Martin Chambers
J. P. Calvert
Tampa Photo Supply Co
Chambers
Blood donation appeal echoes through community
A fragmented note from page 1 urges residents to donate blood, stressing family responsibility and urging friends to participate. It highlights communal duty and the importance of ensuring a steady blood supply for those in need.
Duplicate Bridge Club Meeting At Thomas County
The Duplicate Bridge Club meets at 7 30 p m Tuesday at Thomas County Federal Savings and Loan Co Light refreshments will be served Winners of last week s play were Mrs W W Alexander and Mrs Bart Collina first Crawford and Mrs J F Green and Mrs John W Wobles third
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Duplicate Bridge Club
Thomas County Federal Savings and Loan Co
W. W. Alexander
Bart Collina
Crawford
J. F. Green
John W. Wobles
Registration for UGA Thomasville Center Summer
Registration for the University of Georgia Thomasville Center runs 6 to 9 p.m. today at Thomasville School. Classes start June 15 with 26 courses offered and an expected 3800 students. Center Director 4H OD Meyers notes high enrollment and lists the dean’s list for students maintaining a straight A average with no course withdrawals.
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University of Georgia
Thomasville Center
Thomasville School
OD. Meyers
City Commission Sets Hearings on Ten Street Paving Projects
A public hearing was set today by the City Commission for paving ten streets including Dunedin Drive Myrtle Drive E Hill 8&J Augusta Avenue Fern and Archbold Avenue Florida Avenue Walnut and Rosedale Avenue and Gordon Avenue plus extensions. The meeting also covers a second reading and adoption of an ordinance to release to the Thomasville Pension Fund V. S. Treasury bonds held in escrow and an open bid on a half-ton pickup truck along with related contract considerations.
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Publc
Dunedin
Clay
Washington
Myrtle
Palmetto
E. Hill
Park
Grady
Augusta Ave
Magnolia
Fern
Lester
Mag- Bella
Archbold
Gordon
Rosedale
Florida Ave
College
Walnut
Thomasville
Treasury
Mrs Hjort Dies at 45 in Area Services Today
Mrs. Peter W. Hjort, 45, of 504 Gordon Ave., died Sunday. Services set for 4:30 p.m. at First Methodist Church with the Rev. J. Harold Beaty officiating. Burial at Laurel Hill Cemetery by Dekle Funeral Chapel. She was a native of Boston, daughter of Mrs. Henry Anna Ray of Thomasville and the late Baron M. Ray. Survived by her husband Peter W. Hjort and a son Peter W. Hijort Jr.
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Peter W. Hjort
Gordon Ave
First Methodist Church
J. Harold Beaty
Dekle Funeral Chapel
Laurel Hill Cemenry
Boston
Hijort
Henry Anna Ray
Thomasville
Baron M. Ray
Peter W. Hijort
Peter W. Hijort Jr
Funeral services held for Annie B Hancock 88
Mrs. Annie B. Hancock 88 died Sunday and funeral services were held at 2 p.m. today at Friendship Baptist Church with Revs. Daniel Mobley and W. E. Pledger officiating. Burial followed at Maine Cemetery. She was a Leon County native, widow of Henry Joseph Hancock, and had lived in Metcalf for 50 years. Survived by four sons Homer Roy Hancock Cairo Henry P Charles R and Elmo Hancock. three daughters Eloise Hall Panama City Gladys Hartley and Annie Mae Rollins Metcalf.
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Metcalf
Annie B. Hancock
Friendship Baptist Church
Daniel Mobley
W. E. Piedger
Dekle
Maine
Leon County
Frs
Hancock
Henry Joseph Hancock
Metcal
Homer Roy Hancock
Cairo
Henry P
Charles R
Elmo Hancock
Eloise Hall
Panama City
Fla
Gladys Hartley
Annie Mae Rollins
Woman Funeral Services Held At Thomasville Church
A funeral service for a woman was conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Thomasville Church of God by Rev. Harry R. Henderson and Rev. F. M. Digby, with burial at Laurel Hill Cemetery by Dekle Funeral Chapel. Funeral plans for Mr. Greene, Indiana native, will be announced by family. Survivors include four daughters Cheryl Drinkard of Lakeland, Linda Walden of Sarasota, Vera Jeffries and Debra Reagan of Palmetto, two sons Robert Rufus Reagan and Marvin Reagan of Bradenton, father Rufus King Tatum, three sisters Bill Hester, John Dixon of Thomasville, Essie Lee Bloodsworth of Bryceville, Fla., and brother J. L. L. Tatum of Waycross.
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Thomasville Church of God
Harry R. Henderson
F. M. Digby
Dekle
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Greene
Indiana
Debra Diane Reagan
Palmetto
Robert Rufus
Marvin Terrill Reagan
Bradenton
Rufus King Tatum
Bill Hester
John Dixon
Thomasville
Essie Lee Bloodsworth
Bryceville
Fla
J. Ll. Tatum
Wayeress
Georgia weekend traffic deaths claim eleven people
The Associated Press tally reports eleven fatalities in Georgia over the weekend from 6 p m Friday to midnight. Victims include Atlantan Donnie Joe Miller 26 in Alabama and multiple Georgians such as Virgil Bartley 34 his wife Elizabeth 30 and daughter Kathie 11 near Chatsworth.
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Georgia
Virgil Bartley
Elizabeth
Kathie
Chatsworth
State Patrol
Carmichael Arrest Sparks Gun Battle in Prattville Church Area
Carmichael drove a car into a curb and was knocked unconscious before quick recovery at Pratéville General Hospital. Officers found a shotgun in a panel truck marked with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and another in a car at the Negro First Baptist church. Police quoted Carmichael threatening officers and claimed a gun battle followed as he was arrested. Prattville, 14 miles NW of Montgomery, has seen racial demonstrations in recent years.
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Pratéville General Hospitel
Norris Champion
Autauga County
John Griffin
Thompson
Negro First Baptist Church
Carmichael
Montgomery
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Prattville
MiGs Blasted Continued As Air War Rages On
Military officials report U S pilots downed 77 MiGs in dogfights with nine probables. About 90 MiGs destroyed or damaged in air and ground actions. Bombing runs targeted the Wong Bi power plant near Hai Phong and railroad targets from Banol to Red China with near record damage.
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U.S
Wong Bi
Haiphong
North Vietnam
Banol
Red China
Crashes Keep Officers Busy in Local Streets
Police report a two car collision at Madison and Fletcher on Sunday night with Eva Kirbo 18 and Tommy Davis 19 as drivers. Three additional single car crashes were logged over the weekend involving Richard Lewis 1065 Smith Riley, William Clark 38 Barwick, and Carlton Hadley 19 Rt. 3 Thomasville.
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Eva Paul Kirbo
N. Broad St
Tommy W. Davis
Thomasville
Davis
Miss Kirbo
Fletcher
Kirbo
Madison
Bartow and Fletcher
Richard L. Lewis
Smith Riley
E. Jackson St
William Clyde Clark
Barwick
Crestwood Drive
Carlton Hadley
Rt. 3
E D Rivers Georgia governor and pardons record noted
E D Rivers famed Georgia governor pardoned 717 people in one month and freed 69 on his final day. Born in South Georgia he rose from justice of the peace to governor through the Senate and House. Survivors include Lucille Lashley Rivers and children in Florida and Georgia.
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Rivers
Georgia
House
Morrell Wins Annapolis Appointment to Naval Academy
Mike Morrell of Cramilla has been named to report to the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis Maryland for swearing in as a Midshipman on June 28 after a nomination by Dr Edwin D Harrison of the Georgia Institute of Technology Morrell is a Mitchell County High School graduate class of 1966 and has completed his freshman year at Georgia Tech He was inducted into Gamma Beta Phi service organization for Beta Club High School graduates with a 923 overall average
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Paul Nitse
Secretary of the Navy
Morrell
Academy
Edwin D. Harrison
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta
Mitchell County High School
Gamm: Beta Phi
Births announced for four families on June 11
Mr. and Mrs. Elsie Palmer announce a daughter for Brenda Morris on June 11. Mr. and Mrs. Gery W Crowley announce a daughter for Sarah Folsom on June 11. Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Leaks announce a son for Gladys Wilson on June 11. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Thorpe announce a son for dune on June 11.
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Elsie Palmer
Brenda Morris
Gery W Crowley
Sarah Folsom
Elbert Leaks
Gladys Wilson
Mrs
Lester Thorpe Ee
Dune
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Tampa
Carl DeWitt
DeWitt
J. R. Clark
Highway Patrol
Mrs. Hjort
Mrs. Hancock
Wendell Tidwell Jr
Ed Brannon
Summerhill
Brannon
Pr&ss
Alabama
Donnie Joe Miller
Leeds
St. Clair County
Gary Henry Greenberg
Marie Lynn Goldberg
Thomaston
Steve Lee
Armold Douglas Rider
Dahlonega, Ga
Dahlonega
Donald W. Lemon
Corbin
Michael B. Bamrick
Franklin
Mass
Augusta
Eugene Lewis Terrell
Athens
Arnold Hitchcock
Nashville
8NCC
Hill
Madison and Fletcher &Ts
Sunnyland
Lesty
Stokely
Wed
Stokely Peach
Steven
Ered
E. D. Rivers
South
Grady County
Senate
Lamartine Griffin Hardman
Richard B. Russell
U. S. Senate
Lucille Lashley
Miami, Fla
E. D. Rivers Jr
J. J. Mangham Jr
Bremen, Ga
James 8. Rivers
Cordele
W. J. Holland
Southern Bell
Rufus Weeks
Albany
Holland
Savannah
Waycross
Americus
Briarcliff Dr
Young Harris Go
Annapolis
Camilla
Mike Morrell
Enlis Morrell
Cramilla
U. S. Naval Academy
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