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Thomasville Times Enterprise

Location

Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1958

Page

8

U S 19 Progress Cited at Rotary By McKinnon

McKinnon spoke at the Rotary Club on U S 19 progress including cloverleaf turns overpass and underpass eastward a two to four lane highway from Meigs to the Florida line detailed the 14 mile Meigs to line segment and rights of way costs and valuations cited total project around 65000 for one stretch and noted county cost is small. guests included Miss Susan Roegg and local officials.

Rotary Club Charles W. McKinnon U. S. 19 Meigs Florida McKinnon

Central PTA Organized at Meeting

Central PTA will organize at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Central School auditorium with 800 students enrolled. About 400 parents and faculty urged to attend for nominations by laws reports.

PTA Parent-Teacher Association Central High Central YMCA Robert Jackson Thomasville C. J. Ne- Smith Coolidge Harold Clark Ochlochnee Luther Musselwhite Metcalf Franklin Smith

Wet Weather Seen Over Most Of Nation Today

Widespread rain and storms were forecast across the nation with warnings for tornadoes in Kansas Missouri and Illinois. A tornado hit La Center Kentucky injuring three in a family while heavy rainfall continued in Missouri Iowa Illinois Indiana and widespread showers reached the northern states from Washington to the Great Lakes.

Associated Press Midwest Kansas Missouri Illinois la Center Iowa Indiana Wabash River Washington Oregon Great Lakes Texas

Directors delay Missouri Pacific Texas Pacific merger plan

Directors of the Missouri Pacific Railroad postponed action on a potential merger with Texas Pacific Railway until August. A final report is due by August 8 with the next board meeting on August 18. A merger would create the third largest U S railroad with about 11 900 miles of track pending ICC and stockholder approvals.

St, Louis Missouri Pacific Railroad MOPAC Texas — Pacific Railway Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Southern Pacific Interstate Commerce Commission

Biblical View on Wars and End Times Predictions

The responder notes salvation through Jesus Christ and that prophecy indicates the world will end dramatically. He cites 2 Peter 3:11 and Acts 4:12 to affirm enduring warfare and rumors of war, suggesting multiple wars before any final apocalypse, and emphasizes preparedness for any outcome.

G. K Jesus Christ

Changes to Zoning Map in Thomasville Georgia Hearing Planned

The City of Thomasville Georgia Commissioners will hold a 7:20 P M hearing on June 23 1956 to consider Planning Board proposed changes. The plan would rezone several blocks along East Jackson Street and Beat Jackson Street from residential to commercial with set back and street line rules. A map of the proposed changes is available at the City Manager’s office for review during business hours.

Asville Georgia Faneagiorete Thomasville Planning Board Beat Jackson Street Hansell Street Vanhil Avenue East Jackson Street Mitchell Mads Norineeseriy East J Ackson Street Eastackson Street Jackson Street Cramton Street Bevard

Friday the Thirteenth and Local Happenings

A collage of opinions and small items: air conditioning boosts rents, fashion shifts from tuxedos to white coats, graduations highlight parental affection, and mildew risks in fabrics. Local politics see candidates for county posts, nurseries report new plant varieties, and fans urged to support the team as a double bill win boosts morale.

Atlante

Mitchell County paving bids set by state board and Rural Roads

Mitchell County will include about nine miles of paving in a package valued at about 18 million dollars. The State Highway Board and the Rural Roads Authority will hold a joint bidding session in August. The program covers board and rural road projects across the county with several routes scheduled for improvement.

Mitchell County State Highway Board Rural Roads Authority Ausata Aete Ee Ey Board Pie Ate

Notice of nonresponsibility in May 1986 Georgia

A Georgia Thomas County notice states that from May 10, 1986, L. R. Mitchell disclaims responsibility for any debts incurred after that date. The document is addressed to whom it may concern and assigns no liability for future obligations.

Georgia Thomas County L. R. Mitchell Aay

Lovesick Cadet Object of Hunt In Louisiana

A lovesick airman sought in northern Louisiana and northeastern Texas after threatening to die in a crash. Airman C Donald Keeton, 16, of Dallas, flew a rented yellow Cessna 120 from Gulfport toward Dallas with less than two hours fuel. He disappeared near Monroe after about four hours in the air, while notes and statements from Keesler AFB suggest he wanted to die in the sky.

Alexandria Louisiana Texas Donald Keeton Dallas Tex Keesler Afb Biloxi Miss Louisain Monroe Gulfport Keeton Lynn Bowling Annabelle Keeton Aéair Keesler W. HM. Chevis Chevis Meter Field

Motorcycle Veterans Still Going Strong

In Bogata Texas Charlie Davis 78 and Albert Davis 82 ride a 42 year old motorcycle with sidecar. Charlie, a former racer and promoter at Iowa Park 1912 to 1917, kept the bike in repair since moving to Bogata. He won two Labor Day races in Dodge City Kansas including oldest rider and economy run at 60.62 mpg.

Bogata Tex Davis Brothers North Texas Charlie Davis Albert Davis Deport Charlie Iowa Park Bogota Dodge City Kan

First Jet Seaplane Base Being Built Near Hartford

The U. S. Navy begins construction of the nation’s first jet seaplane base at Harvey’s Point, Hartford, North Carolina, at a cost of 20 million dollars. The facility sits where the Perquimans River meets Albemarle Sound and aims for completion by early 1960 to house large jet flying boats.

Hartford N.C Harvey's Point Perquimans River Albemarle Sound

Robbery at Clark Thread Co Recreation Center

City police report a late night break in at the Clark Thread Co recreation center on Boston Road. An eight dollar change haul was taken from a soft drinks machine after entry through a rear window.

Clark Thread Co Boston Harry

Plane escape ends with failed airlift

A man ran to the plane and took off but a helicopter a jet and a B28 failed to bring him to earth.

Earth

Open Letter Praises Improvements by Progressive Men's Club

Members of the Progressive Men's Club and citizens in Thomas County express appreciation for ongoing community improvements and public works enhancing the area.

Progressive Men's Club Thomas County

Language gaps widen as Russia teaches tongues abroad

A Newsweek era report highlights how few Americans speak foreign languages despite rising need. Russians train many interpreters while the State Department struggles for multilingual staff, risking a future where the U S is speechless abroad. A Tribune note questions why Russian is not taught locally despite demand.

State Department Tribune Mason Triple A

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U.S Rotary Prince E. Jinright Susan Roegg London Will Waitt Theniversity of Mrs. W. H. Daniels Annie Mae Powell Vance Watt Harris Jones Dick Hawkins New York Jolitta Schlehuber Topeka Kans Benson Alleman Terry Madeira Elizabethtown Propylaeum Fleming Greene Neil Boland Greene Erskine Mills Cleo Suber E. A. Mitchell Eric Reneau Missouri-Pacific Railroad Dial Rose ‘Theatre William Algc Jack Holden Guinness - Hawkins Hiva Theatre Guild Toronto Canada Hunt City Commissioners Eagein Elijah Hill JR Joe Watkins Edward T. Anderson Richard 3B Sanders Henry, Groover Preitly L, Green Tommy Gabriel Virgil Washington Harry J. Martin Feint- Mathis Harry Jefferson Treasury Chaplin J. C. Green Cornelius Grooms Oris Bryant Horace, Reid Roosevelt Calvin J.C. Smith The Tulsa Tribune Jenkin Lloyd Jones Russia Newsweek Magasine Indonesia Jakarta Libya Vietnam Eign Congréss Et al AMD
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