Fry Plans Detroit Plant Move to Columbus California
Frank Fry announces Fry Manufacturing will relocate automobile seat cover production from Detroit to Columbus, California, choosing to move rather than close. He cites strikes, price pressures, and New Deal policies as factors damaging profits and forcing the decision. Fry says 1937 gross was 1.317 million with only about 5 thousand profit after costs.
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Jane
Walter
Detroit
Benne
Roosevelt
Exper
Gover
Frank Rphy
Fry
Wejl
L. Woe
Ward's edge W. W. Mac's in 9-7 softball thriller
In Bainbridge on June 14 Ward's defeated W. W. Mac's 9-7 before the season's largest crowd. Betty Sims earned the win with 13 hits given up by Julia Davis of Mac's who allowed 11. Sims hit a homer with bases loaded in the second inning. The Georgia Power & Light Co. team stayed undefeated with an 8-0 win over Kwilecki.
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Luther Bryant
Bainbridge
Ward
Betty Sims
Ward's
Julia Davis
Mac's
W. W. Mac
Georgia Power & Light Co
Kwilecki
Power Boys
Harry Priest
Johnnny Robertson
Priest
Robertson
Power Company
Kwitecki
Last Rites For Miller Countian Warren Held In Bainbridge
Funeral services for M J Warren 78 prominent Miller County farmer who died Saturday at his daughter Mrs J P Catos home near Bainbridge were conducted Sunday at Union Baptist Church by Rev J A Bonner. Interment followed in Union Cemetery. Surviving are one daughter three sons and a Donalsonville son. Warren born in Miller County spent most of life there as a hard working farmer active in both business and religion. He moved to Bainbridge in recent years to be near family. The services were arranged by Player Funeral Home.
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Bainbridge
M. J. Warren
Miller County
J. P. ‘Cato
Union Baptist Church
J.A. Bonner
Donalsonville
Union Cemetery
Pat, Fiveash
Sam Smith
J. F. Moss
Jim McCorkle
John Overstreet
Ud. EB. Daniels
J.P. Cato
Ellie Warren
John Warren
Carl Warren
Player Funeral Home
Chavec
Iris Lynn
Columbus
A. Miller Sr
Dan King
Sue Ann
Pelham
Wakung Springs
St. Marks
Fila
Bob Whiddon
Thomasville
R. E. Care
G. Afsey
Liffey
Meansville
Harry Johnson
Camilla
Newton
G. M. Liffey
R. E. Carter
Charles Wurst
Georgia
Athens
Meigs
C. C. Wurst
BE. J. Carter
W. M. Davis
Clyde” Murdock
Ouid& Murdock
Fiéangr Wilkes
Ahn ‘O¢K
Bryant Smith
Bill Wilkes
Sr. Eng
Jonal Tay
Od Ord
Arwick
Scott Davis
Atlanta
W. A. Laytons
Ozee Layton
Ann Rose Inkes
Myrtle Robe
Mrs. Willatt
and Sons
Daytona‘ Beach
Fla
Bessie Wilkes
Lorene Austin
Hammond Braswell
Goulding” Slappy
Albany
Fred Harty
Decatur
Wade and Hardy Tie Quiet Nassau County Wedding
Miss Lillie Mae Wade of Montstown and Carl Henry Hardy of Bainbridge wed Sunday at 3 PM in Judge Net Mixwell's home. Hardy works for Speed Of Co. The couple plans to reside in Bainbridge with many South Georgia friends in attendance.
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Bainbridge
South Georgia
Lillie Mae Wade
Montstown
Carl Henry Hardy
Net Mixwell
Boston Community Center Week Schedule Citywide
Boston Georgia residents learn the remainder of week activities at the Boston Community Center with hours 8 30 to 1130 am and 3 to 7 pm. Wednesday features Valley Ball Archery Thursday offers Handicraft Croquet Bagball Friday includes Ball Relays 50 Yard Dash Bicycle Racing and Boy Scouts until 930 pm.
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Boston
Boston Community Center
Bainbridge Personal News Highlights Movements and Birth
Bainbridge Ga June 14 Local society column lists Wesley Callahan and wife traveling to Los Angeles for Rotary International Convention with Georgia delegates in Montgomery en route. Several residents visit family in Florida Georgia and Alabama. newborn John Middleton Simmons Sr born at Wesley Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. community notes on health travels and visits.
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Bainbridge, Ga
Wesley Callahan
Bainbridge Jary Club
Los Angeles
Calif
Callahan
Bainridge
Georgia
Montgomery
Ala
Ruth Hines Smith
Cocoa
Fla
Trouper Hines
Guy McKenzie
Guy
Griffin Ga
McKenzie
Metz Hylder
Moultrie
J. R. Weatherly
Mr. Weatherly
J. R. Parrish
Piedmont Sanitarium
Atlanta
Clarke Gurley
D. C. Gurley
J. D. Bower
BE. J. Perry
Tallahassee
Ramsey Simmons
Wesley ‘Memorial Hospital
John Middleton Simmons
Margaret Crisson
Jacksonville
Miami
Malcolm Holder
George Cliett
Owenfields
E. H. Smart
Mesdames Honor Miss Humphrey Bride Elect
Bainbridge Georgia June 14 Mesdames B F Hardage Louise Walker and Marvin S Griffin entertained in honor of Miss Thelma Humphrey bride elect whose marriage to Mr James Beeckmar Thompson of Fernandina Florida will be an event of June 8 in Decatur Georgia at the home of Mrs Hardage on College Street Guests enjoyed a salad plate and iced tea then viewed gifts in a room decorated with gladioli Many friends called during the hours from five until six
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Bainbridge
B. F. Hardage
Louise Walker
Marvin S. Griffin
Thelma Humphrey
James Beeckmar Thompson
Fernandina
Fla
Decatur
Hardage
College Street
Bodies of all nine TWA victims recovered in Sierra wreck
In Yosemite California June Pi the nine victims of a TWA crash were recovered after the plane struck Buena Vista crest at 9 750 feet. The search team led by H O Collier carried bodies 20 miles through deep snow to a mule pack train then to Fresno. Officials cited a severe West Coast storm as the cause and noted only fuselage parts remained identifiable.
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Yosemite
Calif
TWA
Wawona
Fresno
H. O. Collier
Buena Vista Crest
J. H. Wegner
California
One of Stroud Twins to Wed Movie Actress
One of the Stroud twins is set to marry a Brewster twin, according to a Hollywood report from June 1914. The pairing links two prominent families in early film circles as wedding plans proceed.
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Stroud Twins
Hollywood
Stroud
Brewster Twins
Meigs Notes on Illness, Visits and Local Events
Meigs Ga June 14 Friends report Miss Lucile Roberts ill at home with improving condition. Revival at Baptist Church led by Rev J Gorham Garrison and son Rev Searcy Garrison Salem Norman Park. Local visits include Pelham Camilla Albany Thomasville and Columbus.
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Robert Johnson
Laguita
Hartsfield
Nan Brimberry
Camilla
Meigs
Andrew Cone
Sarah
Pelham
Frank Spence
Frances
Thomasville
Mildred Ross Crouch
Albany
Mauldin of Crackers Injured in New Orleans Game
New Orleans report says Atlanta Crackers stars Marshall Mauldin and Johnny Hill suffered injuries last night. Mauldin was struck by a fast ball between wrist and elbow from Pelicans pitcher Le La Cruz. Hill twisted an ankle sliding back to first after a single in the eighth. Mauldin’s condition was not deemed serious by President Earl Mann.
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New Orleans
Earl Mann
Atlanta Crackers
Marshal Mauldin
Johnny Hill
Mauldin
le’ la Cruz
The
Pelicans
Hill
Hil
Mann
Gloria Brewster to Wed Claud Stroud in Coming Wedding
Motion picture actress Gloria Brewster announced she will marry radio comedian Claud Stroud. The couple plans a forthcoming wedding as announced today.
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Toda Gloria Brewster
Claud Stroud
Pelham Phone Numbers You Should Know
Local listings provide essential numbers for Pelham services including Police, Clerk’s, Mayor’s, Fire Department, and Sheriff. The notice lists direct lines such as 144 or 53 for Police and 53 for clerical matters, with Fire and Sheriff numbers also included.
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Bainbridge Hospital
Riverside Hospital
Pelham
Clerk's
Fire Department
Sheriff’s Office
Camilla
Pelham Man Hurt in Fall From Freight Elevator
D A Collins sustained a broken arm and other injuries in a fall from a freight elevator at Hand Trading Company in Pelham Georgia on a Saturday. The elevator operator T L Wilder says Collins appeared confused at the top of a guard gate and stepped off, believing he had reached the floor. Collins is widely known and his recovery is hoped for.
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Pelham
Cas
D. A. Collins
Hand Trading Company
Collins
Hiei Trading Company
T. L. Wilder
Mr. Collins
Pelham Business Men make evening meeting at library
Pelham Gal June 14 the Pays ham Business Men's Club will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight at 6:20 oomega in the elm room of the Carnegie Library. The Pelham orchestra will furnish music before the dinner served by members of the local woman's club.
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Pelham
Gal
Paysham Business Men's Club
Carnegie Library
Pelham Orchestra
Woman's Club
Bocation Sought for New Hotel at Pelham
Pelham Georgia hosts a new hotel project as The Peed ham Hotel and Investment Company organizes to erect a modern facility. The filing notes incorporation to pursue hotel development in the Pelham area.
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Bocation
Pelham
Peedham Hotel and Investment Company
Autos barred from Nahant for John and Anne wedding
Nahi Mass dume 14 to be married this Saturday in Nahant a tiny peninsular town Automo biles will be barred from town limits for the ceremony Pedestrians will have to walk a mile and a half from the nearest parking area to the Nahant church Polices chief says town residents welcome the couple and guests The Windsor family name change from Wetting to Windsor occurred July 17 1917.
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John
Anne
Nahi
Mass
Pi ‘Fae
John Roosevelt
Auve Lindsay Clark
James
Nahant Board of Selection
Sink Othe
Thomas M. Larkin
Nahant Chia
English Royal House
Wetting
Windsor
Hotel Site Contest Draws Offers for New Building
A city hotel project advertised last week invites qualified contestants to submit site suggestions with reasoning. Entries must be in by the stated date with a winner selected by evaluating the best site and justification. Several site proposals have already been received.
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Foeach
Ewo
Atami
St Qomeramaine Podham
Tropical fever from mosquito bite kills two Indiana children
Rockport Indiana June 4 AP Physicians said tropical fever from mosquito bites has claimed the lives of two children in the Lennies Davis family near Rockport. A four year old Charles Bernas and a four month old Leslie Lee died, while Lennie Davis and Jane Davis, age unknown, remain in Owensboro Hospital with similar symptoms. doctors hold little hope for recovery.
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Rockport
Ind
Lennies Davis
Charles Bernas
Leslie Lee
Lennie
Janes
Owensboro Hospital
Mine Collapse Traps Man and Son in Aciland Hole
Rescue workers tunneled around a rock fall at a mountain coal shaft in Aciland on June 14 to reach Peter Shinskowsky Sr. and his 17 year old son Peter Jr. Foreman John Cranes of Contraha Collieries said they hoped to reach them by nightfall. The two were trapped after a lifting device broke and tore timbers from the shaft.
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Aciland, Pae
Peter Shinskowskky
Peter, Jr
John Cranes
Contraha Collieries Company
Freak Accident Repeats After Seven Years
A recurring incident traces back seven years to a car crash that breached a bedroom wall injuring guests. Pastors visited the site as investigators review the event and its impact on local residents.
Congressman's Africa trip hinted during election campaign
Washington June 14 Rep George Tinkham Mass plans to go to Africa after Congress adjourns for campaign duties. The veteran Republican has seldom campaigned in years, noting past trips to Europe where he sought votes and returned to win decisively on election day.
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Africa
Washington
George
Tinkham
R-Mass
Congress
Ah Tinkham
Menfya
House
Hin
Europe
France increases officers and men in regular army
Paris reports a government decree to expand the regular army by increasing officers and men. The exact numbers were not disclosed, but the move signals broad recruitment and drafting of reserve officers in the professional force. The government cites rising European tensions and states the army strength at 785 759. Meanwhile China imported 4374 trucks and 1761 automobiles in 1987, about 85 percent of which were American made.
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Paris
France
Europe
Beinre
China
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