Georgia dress revue winner crowned at Athens demo club event
Mrs. R. M. McKinney of Ebenezer near Cordele won the state home demonstration club dress revue with a $5.44 outfit made from corn shucks. She described costs totaling 3.94 for cloth and thread plus 1.50 for dye ribbon and glueing, with local shoemaker completing the corn shuck shoes. Second place went to Mrs. J. H. Anderson and third to Mrs. V. K. Blakenship. Georgia farm women from 67 counties entered. State officers were elected, including Mrs. Henry Shock as president and several others in key roles.
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Athens
Crisp County
R.M. McKinney
Ebenezer
Cordelo
V.K. Blakenship
Fulton County
Georgia
Home Demonstration Club
Henry Shock
Wilkes County
H. Butler
Monroe County
J. H. Beddingfield
Barrow
Bill Hester
Grady
C. M. Massey
Jenkins County
H. Y. Quarterman
Thomas County
VA hospital head outlines Finney site for veterans care
Dr. George L. Johnson, manager of the Veterans Administration hospital in Thomasville, spoke to the Rotary Club on the Finney project. He praised Thomasville and the site, detailing VA services, patient types, and needed staff with hopes the hospital would become a regional standout by July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Johnson
Veterans — Administration Hospital
Thomasville
Rotary Club
FE. P. McCollum
Finney
Johnson
Army
Veterans Administration
Diamond mining begins as an industry in ancient India
The first diamond mining industry emerged in India between 800 and 600 B.C. This ancient development marks the early extraction and trade of diamonds in the subcontinent, laying groundwork for later global gem markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
B. C
Paring Knives Potato Mashers Advertised
Item list featuring paring knives potato mashers and pot cleaners from T. A. Futch Howe Co. Phone 2 Thomasville Westen bet sty hene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Futch Howe. CO
Thomasville
Westen
Many Local Residents Visit Relatives and Earns News
Several families and individuals from Thomasville and nearby areas are visiting relatives across state lines and returning from trips. Notable items include Mr W N Hamilton visiting son in Westminster South Carolina, Mr and Mrs Charles Smith and daughter from Macon Ga visiting Mr and Mrs C R Moncrief Jr, and Mrs Rosa Bass and Mrs Maggie Luke from Tifton spending time in Tallahassee and St Marks. Cpl James Bell heads to Chanute Field after furlough with parents leaving for service. Little Douglas Davidson travels to Jacksonville and Tampa to visit relatives. Mrs John McMillan of Ochlocknee moves home after weeks at Archbold Hospital. J Michael Fisher, recent Thomasville High grad, heads to Emory at Oxford College. Mrs J Claude Davis and family travel to Athens Ga for Mardee Ann Davis graduation. Thomas Slappy and wife announce birth of son Thomas Allen in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McMillan
Ochlochnee
John D. Archbold Hospital
J. Michael Fisher
J. M. Fisher
Thomasville High School
Oxford
Emory-At-Oxford College
The team struggles with bids and basics amid scarce goods
A column grills the team for poor baserunning and too many chances while noting a win over Waycross. It laments attendance down in Thomasville due to coal shortages shutting night games, discusses mumps cases, fashioning jokes about a ripped garment, and reflects on food and market prices during shortages including Coca Cola lack, meat scarcity, and rising melon costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waycross
Thomasville
Miss Bobbie Price Celebrated With Miscellaneous Shower
Miss Bobbie Lucille Price, a popular June bride elect in Thomasville, was honored with a miscellaneous shower on Tuesday afternoon June 4 at Mrs. Harvey Herndon's home. The living room featured summer flowers and guests played games while enjoying sandwiches and punch. Gifts were described as many and useful, with helpers Mrs. Jesse Luke and Mrs. A. O. Causey assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobbie Lucille Price
Thomasville
Harvey Herndon
Miss Price
Herndgn
Jesse Luke
A. O. Causey
H. B. Price
Price Norris Wedding Set for Sunday Evening
Rise Bobbie Lucille Price will wed James Fred Norris this Sunday evening at 7 30 p m. The ceremony will be conducted by Rev W J Self at the Dawson Street Baptist Church. Friends and relatives are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Bone
Summer Hill Baptist Church
Primitive status of Australian natives questioned
A historical remark argues that Australian natives are far more primitive than many prehistoric men, reflecting dated anthropological views from the period.
Scout Troop 304 Discusses Softball Team At Meeting
Scout Troop 304 held its weekly meeting at 110 S Broadstreet in a hall owned by Mr. Friedlander of Moultrie. The group discussed forming a softball team with a tentative lineup and noted a possible practice game with Heath Varnedee's squad after practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Broadsteet
Friedlander
Moultrie
Tcher
Billy Williams
Jack Thompson
Charlie Woodson
Willie Watkins
Charles Chastain
Louis Jesger
Joe May
David Dillinger
Jimmie Thomas
Bobby Dunlap
Billy Dunlap
Heath Varnedee
Bobby Holton
Watt Jeffries
Laurice Walker
Louis Jerger
Charle Woodson
Ed Smith
Mack Vann
Jim Erwin
Bobby Holten
Air Composition Notes Value of Oxygen to Humans
The air is 78 percent nitrogen and 20 percent oxygen, but only the oxygen portion is useful to humans.
Gilbert H. Johnson Former Grady Resident Dies in Florida
Gilbert Henry Donaldson, longtime Grady County resident, died in Stewart Florida after a heart attack. Funeral set for Saturday at Pierce Chapel with Elder T J Davis officiating. Interment in Pierce Chapel Cemetery. He leaves wife Rosa Richter and four sons Curtis Cecil Herschel and Floyd, plus a daughter in law Doris Dickey. two brothers James and Joy. three sisters Letha Cason Nettie Airdige and John Rawls. seven grandchildren. Born February 20 1882 in Grady County he lived most of his life there and farmed extensively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady
Gilbert Henry Donaldson
Stewart, Fla
Pierce Chapel
Thomasville
Cairo
T. J. Davis
Lamar Donaldson
Bobbie Donaldson
Bernard Donaldson
Clarence Donaldson
J. M. Harrison
Otis Harrison
Rosa Richter
Floyd Donaldson
Curtis Donaldson
Cleveland
Ohio
Cecil A. Donaldson
Herschel Donaldson
Panama City
Fla
Doris Dickey
Miami
James Donaldson
Calvary
Joy Donaldson
VFW Poppy Sale Earns Public Thanks and Support
Commander Guyton Mitchell of the VFW Chapter expresses gratitude for strong public response to the recent poppy sale. Funds will fund county welfare work and aid veterans and families at the chapter’s direction, crediting Thomasville Hi Y club, Douglas Hi Y, and local schools for aiding the campaign.
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Guyton Mitchell
VFW
the Times - Enterprise
Mitchell
Thomasville
Douglas
Boston
Ochluchnee
Coolidge
Meigs
Pavo
Floral display frames a hostess party scene
A blue cloth table piece centers a pink rose arrangement and Queen Anne portraits, with pink tapers in crystal holders before a picture window flanked by white urns of hydrangeas. Assisting the hostess were Mesdames J. C. House, Harley Floyd, Garnett Sweat, L. R. Davis and W. H. O'Steen of Meigs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Ann
Mesdames J. C. House
Harley Floyd
Garnett Sweat
L. R. Davis
W. H. O'Steen
Meigs
Oil Salvaged From Tank Bottom Settlings Under Govt Lab Methods
Oil containing up to 17 percent microcrystalline wax paraffin of high melting point has been salvaged from weathered tank bottom settlings using processes developed in government laboratories.
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Teverman
Priday
Ifsc
Anita, ‘Touts
Jill Desmond
Edgar Buchanan
Metro News
William Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy
Cassidy
Egg Yegg
Upchurch Bldg
I. Russel
Phare
Gainer Public Accountant
Thomasville, Georgia
W. Lewis
Wilson Certified Public Accountant
Williams
Huntingdon College
Montgomery
Ala
Paul T. Stone
Ada Jane Tompkins
Commercial Bank
Grady, Thomas
A. L.henderson
Chuck Rhodes
R. C. Balfour Jr
Michael Manning
J. L. Turner
Dewey Norwood
Brighton
POT Cleaners
Mr. W. N. Hamilton
Westminster
8. C
Charles Smith
Macon, Ga
C. R. Moncrief Jr
Mrs
A. D. Little
Highlands N. C
Jessie Dollar of
Metcalfe
W. N. Hamiltton
City
Westminster, South Carolina
Cpl
James Bell
Chanute Field
H. 8. Bell
Douglas Davidson
Alonzo Davidson
Jacksonville
Tampa
Rosa Bass
Maggie Luke
Tifton
Joe Bass
Tallahassee
St. Marks, Fla
J. Claude Davis
Helen Davis
Forbes Davis
Athens, Ga
Mardee Ann Davis
University of Ga
Miss Davis
Thomas
Slappy
Los Angeles
Thomas Allen
J. J. Slappy
Johnny
Shane
Robert B. Welden
Upchurch Building
Wy MM
Searcy, JA
Gilbert H. Johnson
Grady County
Horne-Thomas
T. L. Kerr
North Mitchell Street
Ben Treadwell
N. Broad
Old Russell House
P.S
Steverman
Broad Old Russell House
C. H. Floyd
E. Jackson
Fairchild Boats
Aliso the
S. Broad St
Electriony
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