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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1940
Page
6
The Marketing Service reports Georgia watermelons will be late this season due to weather. Rains in late May improved prospects, but no movement is expected before June 27 and plentiful harvests unlikely before July 8.
Clarke county commissioner contractor J. K. Davis and office manager G. H. Overton were acquitted of charges they falsified payrolls and conspired to defraud laborers on three PWA projects in Athens Georgia. Overton said payroll blanks showed painters and plasterers were paid minimum wages though funds were held for later distribution.
June 13 report details Celinda Ranweiter treated at a hospital after a dry noodle pierced her thumbnail. The injury adds to a growing list of domestic hazards noted in local news.
timetable fragments show arrival and departure times for routes between Albany Bainbridge and Atlanta with multiple listed times including 6 15 p m 4 00 p m and 3 45 p m. The data appears partial with several inconsistent entries.
A social breakfast in Bainbridge featured Misses Adelaide and Susan Bower hosting at Shotwell Street in honor of Martha Nordan Hornsby and Freddie Ward. Guests included Martha Nordan Hornsby, Miss Des Vergeline Bower, and a list of local ladies and grooms.
Bainbridge society column lists Mrs E J Perry in Atlanta with friends Miss Sara Agnes Farrare visiting sister in Pelham Manor New York Mrs Albert Russell of Tallahassee Florida staying with Miss Georgia Fleming Mr Harold Carswell at Duke University Frank Thomas and son Frank Jr hostiles in Washington Georgia and Frank S Jones home hosts Dewey Durham and Myrna Frink of Tallahassee Abe Conger returns from UNC Chapel Hill for summer with parents Frances Rich hosts Miss Katherine Wells of Tifton and Frances Rich with Wells head to Tifton Charles Willis Tulane Medical College returns from New Orleans for weeks before interning at Charity Hospital Mrs W C Bryant Attapulgus spends a day in Bainbridge
Bainbridge Rose Garden Club met in the Presbyterian church basement with Mrs. W. D. McCord presiding. Mrs. W. C. Bryant of Attapulgus spoke on Flowers of the Holy Land. New member Mrs. Frank Battles, Jr. welcomed. Attendance prizes went to A. P. Phillips, W. C. McCord, W. C. Bryant, and Frank Battles. Coca Colas were served afterward.
Georgia Attorney General Ellis Arnall urged lawmakers to propose a constitutional amendment to deprive non citizens of constitutional rights. He said states could act against subversive influences and those who seek benefits without duties, despite Supreme Court rulings granting equal rights. Georgia's delegation backs the plan.
An OCR fragment lists Bainbridge city offices and departments including Water Works Sheriff Office Police Department Fire Department Mayor Office City Clerk Bainbridge Hospital Riverside Hospital with a reference to Times Enterprise agent A B Teal and the numbers 399 48 -120.
Mrs Bettie Hester died Monday at her home three miles south of Whigham after a brief illness with heart trouble. Funeral services were held yesterday by Rev N G Christopher at the Whigham cemetery. Born October 6 1875 she came from Brooks County and lived in the area for fifty years. Surviving are three sons and one daughter Mrs Ruby Waldrop of Whigham a sister Mrs Mattie Suber of Coolidge a brother Mr Barney Hester of Pavo and seven grandchildren. Funeral arrangements were by South Georgia Funeral Home.
Roy Glass returned to Hopewell high school in 1938 and learned he had graduated three months early. He waited until 1940 for his diploma, then months more for a corrected copy after discovering the name was wrong on the original.
An older medical ad warns that excess acids burden the kidneys and cause backache, swelling, and fatigue. It promotes Doan's Pills as a decades long remedy used by millions to flush out poisonous waste from the blood through the kidney tubules.
The Cairo Woman's Club held its annual meeting at the clubhouse with Mrs H H Wind presiding. Officers and chairmen reported year activities including welfare drives, school support, and beautification projects at Davis Park and the cemetery. Mrs Guy Nicholson was elected president for the next year.
Mrs. Gary Nicholson, newly elected president, gave an account of the State Federation of Women's Clubs meeting in Gainesville Georgia held May 6. Prizes in the attendance contest were awarded to four members for perfect attendance January through June and others for missing only two meetings. Mrs. Roddenberg sang three solos with piano by Mrs. Harris Jefferson. The meeting adjourned for summer with refreshments and floral decorations.
Cairo Georgia June 13 Mrs Willie Murphy mother of Mrs D J Brookins Cairo died at Bartow Florida hospital four hours after injuries from an automobile crash during a visit to Bartow Funeral services arranged at Tired Creek church near here with interment at Tired Creek cemetery She was born June 15 1876 in Alabama daughter of Robert McClung survived by two sons four daughters and ten grandchildren.
CairoJune 13 A marriage of cordial interest united Mrs Roy Smith of Miami Fla and Perry M Baggett clerk of the Grady county Georgia superior court The ceremony was quietly performed June 11 at the home of Rev M C Liddell Donalsville Presbyterian Church The bride is well known in the area and the couple will reside in Cairo where Baggett remains clerk of the superior court
Jurors drawn to serve at the Cairo City Court July term include Howard Edwards Sam Invarr Robert Reynolds Ira Lee S H Sut ton P R Ward J F Saddler D Fulford Clower Broom J W Dollar and others listed as of June 10. The document records the pool of names for service.
A long list of individuals including N. C. Wasson W. B. McCall J. E. L. Hall L. Maxwell and others appears as part of the city directory roster. The compilation records residents and notable names connected to city governance business and community roles.
Five Cairo seniors at the University of Georgia were awarded diplomas including Eva Mae Blanton in home economics Sara Reddick in journalism Marjorie Kent Cain in education Max Reynolds and Jesse Miller in agriculture. Other Cairo and Grady county students returned home for the summer season listing Maurice Carlisle Roberta Richter Macy Edith Bovett Martha Kennemar Edwenn Langley Mary R Alligood Hubert Dorsey Elmo Lee H L Stoddard Jr Robert Erdell Bell and J W Cassels.
Cairo notes Mr and Mrs Stanley Mayo of Raleigh North Carolina visited this week with J E Ferry. Lilian Poulk and Gladys Poulk teachers in Columbia South Carolina arrived for the summer at their Cairo home. Hazel Muegridge visits sister Mrs Olin Barrineau of Cairo.
Portsmouth Virginia reports Miss Mugeridge spent several days in Washington with friends. Miss Jacqueline Blackman, student at South Georgia College in Douglas, has returned home to spend her summer vacation.
In Mobile on June 13 a hospital nurse questioned a Black woman whose leg was broken in a street accident. The woman named Wighty said she was carrying her mother’s clothes to a cousin’s house. The nurse pressed on about the mother’s age, learning she claimed to be 107.
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