First Tomato Fair to Highlight Growers in Thomasville
The First Tomato Fair in Thomasville opens Friday June 19 at 10 a.m. in front of the Times-Enterprise. Local growers compete in two plant-count groups for prizes in best quality, heaviest tomato, and best groups. Judges include Dr. Silas Harmon and James Barber from Coastal Plain Experiment Station. W. L. Whittle and J. A. Stewart assist Kiwanis. Thomasville editor L. Edward Kelly Jr. to present photos.
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Thomasville
Silas Harmon
James Barber
Coastal Plain Experiment Station
Tifton
W. L
L. Edward Kelly Jr
T-E
America
United States
Woman Hurt When Car Flips on Gatlin Creek Road
Miss Lorene Taylor of Thomasville Route 1 was hospitalized Friday after her car overturned on Gatlin Creek Road four miles from Thomasville. She suffered head and leg bruises and left side pain. State Trooper J F Hayes said she lost control on soft sand. seat belts might have reduced injuries. Archbold Memorial Hospital said she had a comfortable night.
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Lorene Taylor
Thomasville
Gatlin Creek Road
J. F. Hayes
Miss Taylor
Hayes
Archbold Memorial Hospital
Area Church Notices Highlight Local Clergy Moves
Continued from page two lists ordinations and appointments of area pastors. Rev. Mr. Babbit, ordained deacon in June by Bishop Hamilton West, leads as priest and is married to Sarah Elwell Maxwell with two sons. Other items note sermons at First Baptist and First Presbyterian, training schools, church events, choir reorganizations, and local gospel and Watchtower activities across Dawes, Calvary, St. Thomas, Seventh-day Adventist, and Dawson Street Baptist churches.
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Hamilton West
MR. Babbit
Sarah Elwell Maxwell
David Babbit
Thomasville High School
Harry Babbit
Sewannee
Port St. Joe
Associational Baptist Training Union
Boston Baptist Church
C. M. Cooper
Dawson ST. Baptist
Driver Strikes Pedestrian on Hwy 29 Near Grantville
A 62 year old man James H Counts of LaGrange was killed when he stepped in front of a car on Highway 29 near Grantville Georgia. Harold Eugene Huffman 27 of Austin drove the vehicle. State Patrol Sgt C J Rayford said the accident was unavoidable and no charges were filed.
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Grantville
James H. Counts
Lagrange
State Patrol
C. J. Rayford
Harold Eugene Huffman
Austin
Rayford
Mongolia protests Red China pressure over domination
Mongolia condemned what Tass described as Red China pressure tactics to bring Mongolia under Beijing's domination. The protest reflects Mongolia's stance amid the broader Kremlin disputes with Beijing during the Cold War era.
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Moscow
Mongolia
Red China
Peking
Tass
Kremlin
Area Deaths Carl E. Sanders Dies at 82 in Thomasville
Carl E. Sanders 82, retired city employee, died at his home 542 Remington Ave today after a seizure following a prior attack. Funeral 4 p.m. Sunday at Kirkland-Cray-Hughes Home for Funerals with Rev. Louis F. Kennedy officiating. Burial Ochlochnee Cemetery. Survived by wife Hattie Prince Sanders, son Carl P. Sanders, Jacksonville, Fla., daughter Erma McLendon, Jacksonville, Fla., grandson Ivy E. Allen, granddaughter Mrs. Donald E. Koch, great grandson Donald E. Koch Jr., and several nieces and nephews. He moved to Thomasville years ago and served in city offices, retiring about two years ago. He was a member of First Baptist Church and secretary of the Baraca class.
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Carl E. Sanders
Remington Ave
Kirkland- Cray-Hughes
Louis F. Kennedy
First Baptist Church
Ochlochnee Cemetery
Sim Wilford
Noah Stegall
C. C. Dunlap
Crawford Barrett
Earl Norman
Lynn B. Kirkland
Mr. Sanders
Elberton
Georgia
Richard P
Ann Roberts Sanders
Hattie Prince
Poulan
Carl P. Sanders
Duluth
Erma McLendon
Jacksonville
Fla
Ivy E. Allen
Donald E. Koch
Decatur
Donald E. Koch, Jr
Sanders
Thomasville
The
Baraca
Funeral Services for Arthur Tamlin Chastain
Arthur Tamlin Chastain 82 died Friday after a stroke and funeral services were held at 5 p.m. at First Baptist Church with Rev. Louis F. Kennedy officiating. Burial followed at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Kirkland-Cray Hughes Home for Funerals directed. Survived by eight children, twenty grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren, and a brother Bimo Chastain Sr. of Thomesville.
Funeral services for Rev John Hobbs in Pavo
Funeral services for the Rev. John Hubert Hobbs 66 will be held at Salem Baptist Church with two ministers officiating. Burial will follow at Salem Cemetery and Dekle Funeral Chapel is in charge. Hobbs died Friday at Archbold Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He was a native of Thomas County and longtime Pavo resident. He married Evie Harrell in 1934 and served 32 years as a Baptist minister and missionary. Surviving are his wife, a daughter Jo Ann Headrick and son Gene Hobbs, both of Tallahassee, two sisters Leile Suber of Thomasville and Ada Jones of Tallahassee, and three grandchildren Michael Timmy and Joy Hobbs.
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Pavo
John Hubert Hobbs
Salem Baptist Church
Robert Taylor
Tallahassee
Bob Hollar
Salem Cemetery
Dekle
F. D. Wilkerson
J. E. Cooper
J. H. Stalvey
Herbert Griner
H. A. Carter
Tom Wills
Archbold Memorial Hospital
Thomas County
John Peter
Catherine M. Lee Hobbs
Evie M. Harrell
Hobbs
Jo Ann Headrick
Gene Hobbs
Lei
GOP Organizers Meet in Thomasville Barwick Center
A Thomas County GOP gathering at Barwick Community Center drew about 50 attendees including ty man Jamie Smith and Russell Kalilharst District Chairman. Dr Robertson explained domiciliary care and a new air filtration system as part of a discussion on health services.
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IGTON
GOP
Thomas County
Brooks Coll
Barwick Co
Actio’y Center
Ickage
J. T. Malone
Jamie Anit
Smith
Russell Kalilharst
Typi
Albil
Thomasville Kiwanire Forgb
Thas Robertson
Mediais
Robertson
McDaniel
Thomasville Lions Tour Water Plant With Water Dept Leader
Thomasville Lions Club members toured the city water treatment plant Thursday night. Roland Clayton, the water and light department superintendent, explained pumping from wells to a treatment tank, chemical purification, and filtration. The group earlier held its dinner meeting at Town House Restaurant.
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Thomasville Lions Club
Water and Light Dept
Roland Clayton
Town House Restaurant
Chamber of Commerce Board Meets at Plaza Café Monday
The Chamber of Commerce board of directors will meet Monday at 1 pm in Plaza Café for a luncheon meeting.
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Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Plaza Cafe
Fire Chief Webb to Represent City at Southern Fire Chiefs Meet
G P Webb will attend the Southern Fire Chief Conference in Atlanta next Tuesday through Friday as city fire chief and as goodwill ambassador for the city and Chamber of Commerce. He will distribute the Chamber brochures telling the Thomasville story to each attending fire chief.
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G. P. Webb
Southwastern
Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce
Webb
Lloyd Bokberg
Thomasville
Fire prevented at ammonia leak on Smith Ave
Firefighters at F&W Farm Service on Smith Ave stopped a leaking pop off valve on a tank of highly flammable anhydrous ammonia Friday. Fire Chief G P Webb said no fire occurred but a ignition risk existed if the leak had gone unchecked.
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Thomasville
F&w Farm Service
Smith Ave
G. P. Webb
Webb
County Police Seize 1000-Gallon Still Near Thomasville
Police seized a 1000 gallon still nine miles east of Thomasville off State Road 122 and arrested two men, a white owner and a Negro, for possessing an unlicensed still. A. C. Price and John Davis Sharp posted $1000 bonds and were released after the September term. Officers dynamited the still after watching the area for some time.
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Carlton Powell
Tom Jones
Thomasville
A. C. Price
Hall Road
John Davis Sharp
Four U S Negro students denounce U S in Cuba visit
In Havana four American Negro students among 73 U S travelers in Cuba defy State Department limits. They issue a statement condemning the North American racist government and call for its destruction. Leader Ed Lemansky, a 23-year-old New Yorker and Communist, says the trip was arranged by the Committee for Travel to Cuba.
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U.S
Cuba
State Department
United States
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Ed Lemansky
Washington
Paris
Foreign Ministry
Lemansky
Cuban Federation of University Students
VA Dom Member Accused of Slugging and Robbing Pal
City police pursue a VA Domiciliary member after a Friday afternoon assault in a wooded area near Straw Road. The victim W. Frank reported being struck and robbed of $150 to $180, with his wallet, glasses, and fountain pen taken. the items were later recovered. A description of the suspect is reportedly available and VA Domiciliary cooperation continues.
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Ronald Ramsey
W. Frank
Straw Rd
Flack
Alabama
Capt. Ramsey
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News of Area Churches
First Baptist
Louis Kennedy
Christ
Tom K. Vann Jr
Raymond Kader
First Presbyterian
Arthur F. Fogartie
First Presbyterian Church
Dawes Presbyterian Church
Harold Adkins
Dawes
Vernon Hall
Ralph Smith
Columbia Seminary
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Calvary Baptist Brotherhood of Calvary Baptist Church
Woody Faircloth
Sandra Lewis
Dot. French
Leon Harrison
Steve Duren
Alan Milton
Ed Hall
Sharlene Bozeman
John F. Culver
Thomas Episcopal
H. Alfred Rogers
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Moultrie
St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church
Seventh-Day Adventist
Kenyon Memorial Seventhday Adventist Church
Voice of Prophecy
YMCA
H.M.S. Richards Jr
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Brad Braley
Olive Braley
Gospel Sing
Eugene Morman
Coolidge
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W. W. Heaton
Watchtower
Congregation Bible Studies
Kingdom Hall
C. Elkins
E. Jackson
Alene Barficld
Meigs
J. R. Hurst
Elouise Craughon
Carl Hurst
M. H. Cochran
Monticello
Hurst
Boston Baptist
Charles Dampeer
Rutledge Courtney
Dawson St. Baptist Church
Training Union
C. E. Sanders
A. T. Chastain
Arthur Tamlin Chastain
Flist Baptist Church
Laurel Hill
Kirkland- Cray Hughes
Chastain
Chester Bellamy
Jobe TF
Matisha Davis Chastain
Alicen Wade
Boston Rd
Vivien G Melton
Josephine C. Mcleod
Madie
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Evelyn C. Bellamy
Arthur Wade Chastain
Jeck Thomas Chastain
John Hobbs
Amon
ST. Marks
Pho
Tour City
Martha Hodges
New Thomasville Public Library
Southern Bell Telephone Co
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Atla
Cas Sbtgt
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H. B. Shepard
Chamber
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Oakland
Calif
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Detroit
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Charles Berrard
Los Angeles
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Ron Bedford
Louis
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Bob Bibb
Whiddon’s Funeral Home
James W
Jim) Keyton
Congress
American Legion
Jim) Koeyton
Lilliston
Lilliston Implement Company
le Lilliston Immplocments Company
Thigpen Tractor Co
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Call
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High Sierra
Feei
David Niven
Peter Sellers
Robert Wagner
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HIWA
Mae
Outer Space
Rip von Nutter
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