City Commission set two hearings and new measures discussed
Two public hearings are scheduled at the City Commission meeting tonight on closing an alley bounded by Broad, Park, Loomis and Hill Streets and closing Blackshear Street from Smith Avenue to the Seaboard Coast Line right of way. The agenda includes ordinances to change beer sale hours, regulate unattended gas stations, and authorize sale of 16 acres in Industrial Park to Liberty Homes.
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Broad, Park, Loomis and
Hill Sts
Blackshear St
Smith Ave
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
Liberty Homes
Thomasville
Area Deaths and Community Center Dedication in Thomasville
Lee Ross Chiles 78 of 306 Claire Dr. died Sunday in Arch bald Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Rev. W R Childers officiated at services and burial followed in Laurel Hill Cemetery. Rev. Robert Nathaniel Perry 89 of 2839 Wayne Ave. Norfolk VA died last Monday. services planned at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church with burial in Magnolia Cemetery. Emmett Roscoe Adams death announced. new Thomasville Community Services Center dedicated at 318 S Broad St sponsored by Kenyon Memorial SDA Church with open house and remarks by local officials. Center will operate Thursdays with volunteers, and SDA leaders highlighted clothing distribution and disaster aid efforts reaching 44,000 items and $10,000 in donations in three months.
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Lee Ross Chiles
Claire Dr
Archbald Memorial Hospital
Kirkland-Cray- Hughes
W.R. Childers
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Chiles
Florida
Frank
Elizabeth J. Myers Chiles
Morning Side Methodist
Ben Dolores Banck
Lombardo, Il
Lee Viole Belcik
Gulliver, Mich
Vernon G. Chiles
St. Petersburg
Fla
Robert Nathaniel Perry
Wayne Ave
Norfolk Va
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church
Albert Stuart
Harry L. Babbit
Magnolia Cemetery
Hadley
Perry
Norfolk
Charlotte NC
Lewis and
Alice Logan Perry
Mary Ada Jackson
Robert N. Perry Jr
New Orleans
Johnl. Perry
Frank H. Perry
Upper Marlboro
Henry B. Perry
Kansas City
Alice L. Johnson
Damacia
Nsy
Thomasville
Kenyon Memorial Seventh Day Adventist Church
S. Broad St
Grady ‘Burgess
Roy M. Lilly
W. Gerald Tuck
Thomas County
Theron 9. Davis
Mazat
Church Ch
Ceiling replacement approved by County Commission
County Commission approved replacing a damaged ceiling in the Office of County Engineer W H Thames after plaster fell and knocked down the new ceiling from courthouse work. Ex County Commission Chairman James E Murphy requests street scraping in Boston where he is mayor. chairman Theron O Davis agreed pending road crew availability.
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W.H. Thames
County Commission
James E. Murphy
Boston
Theron O. Davis
Pills Missing from Shelters Prompt Civil Defense Action
In Tallahassee and Archbold Hospital areas, civil defense officials report removal of about 10,000 phenobarbitals from first aid kits in shelters. Lt. Barkley notes the pills pose little danger in small doses, while nationwide efforts push for strict security and removal of the drug from stock.
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Barkley
Singletary
Jensen
OCD
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Department of Justice
John E. Davis
Civil Defense
Washington
Thomasville
Landfill Aid Approved By Brooks County Officials
Brooks County Commissioners approve 3600 for a year to operate the Quitman landfill south of town. A plan to extend hours to serve residents is under study. The board also warns against dumping on roads with prosecutions to follow. McAllister named to represent the board at the Brooks County Airport. Chappell and Waldron appointed to serve at large on the airport board.
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Quitman
Brooks County
W.F. McAllister
Jimmy Chappell
Ben F. Waldron
Plane Missing With 24 Aboard
HONOLULU AP Military aircraft searched the Pacific 700 miles southeast of Hawaii for a missing four engine Air Force transport jet carrying 24 aboard. The Boeing C335 disappeared Sunday on a 2227 mile flight from Pago Pago to Hawaii. A crash beacon was detected 200 miles north of Palmyra Island but debris not yet spotted.
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Honolulu
Pacific
Sean
Here
Air Force
Pago Pago
American Samoa
Hawaii
Palmyra Island
Bill Ballee
Air Force Information Officer
Baptist Revival Begins at North Side Church
Revival services begin today at North Side Baptist Church and continue through Sunday. Daily services start at p.m. with Rev. Cham McMillan as speaker. Nursery is provided and the public is invited.
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North Side Baptist Church
Cham McMillan
Quitman Voters to Decide City Commission Size
In Quitman voters will vote June 15 on House Bill 546 to reduce the City Commission from five to three members. The campaign follows a two month stretch of elections driven by new voting machines with seven elections already held and one remaining.
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Quitman
Georgia cattle auctions report strong receipts and varied prices
Georgia cattle auctions at Bartow and Cordele posted 1,100 receipts. Slaughter steers, heifers, cows, bulls, calves, and feeder stock showed broad price ranges by weight and grade, with market activity mixed and transportation notes typical for Atlanta fruit and vegetable market items.
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Thomasville
Georgia
Bartow
Cordele
Choice
Hood
Good
Jurors Drawn For State Court In Thomas County
A panel of 71 names was drawn for jury duty for the June term of State Court to open next Monday at the Thomas County Courthouse. Court Clerk W A Bill Watt Jr. said Judge Charles F Johnson will preside and listed a roster of jurors including Farris Lo Knight Ralph Groover James A Murphy and others.
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Formor
Woam
Thomas County
W.A
Bill) Watt Jr
Charles F. Johnson
Farris Lo Knight
Ralph Groover
T. L. Griffin
James A. Murphy
W. Singletary
Dial F. Sweeny
Clarence Reichert
G. L. Luke
David H. Rehberg
Freddie Hobbs
William McMillian
Carl Poulk Jr
William ©. Johnston
Roscoe Thomas
David A. Rowe
James T. Braswell
Charles F. Bruce
Walter B. Billingsley
Robert L. Cox
Herbert A. Smith
Thomas J. Stevens
Evelyn K. Joanes
Charles W. Cocke
Harry A. Murphy
Claude J. Hanan
Emma G. Anderson
Charles R. Hancock
Missing Boy Found and Liquor Still Discovered in Mountain
Six year old Billy Kite was found safe in a wooded area of Surry County after an overnight search. Deputies reported the discovery alongside a 5,000 gallon liquor still near Mountain Park. The boy had been missing since Sunday afternoon while visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs Tom Carlan. He was taken to Elkin hospital for observation as investigators planned to destroy the still.
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Mountairy
N.C
Orlando
Fla
Billy Kite
Surry County
Elkin
Tom Carlan
Mountain Park
Sheriff's Deputies
Wall Street Stocks Slip As Banks Signal Higher Rates
The New York market fell as expectations that major banks would raise prime rates weighed on trading. The noon Dow lost 5.62 points to 910.85 with declines led by broad losses though drug stocks advanced. Big Board blocks included Sony 141000 shares at 29 rising trade activity. Electronic Data Systems 68 with a drop. Telex 99000 shares at 15 down. Crowell-Collier at 12 1 2 with a decline.
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NEW York
First Pennsylvania Bank
New York Stock Exchange
Pfizer Up
Merck
Sony
Telex
Electronic Data Systems
Crowell-Collier & McMillan
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James Lee Grantham
Perry, Fla
C.R. Goff
Walcott and Stevens Sts
Grady Burgess
New Community Services Center
Salter
Pastor Johnson
Téck
Wynn
Kellie Trepanier
Roy Tréffizs
Thelma Smith
Barwick
SDA Church
Robert Salter
New
Roy Trefftzs
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Rev. Perry
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Emmett Roscoe Adams
Dekle Funeral Home
C.R. Johnson
Lewis Wynn
Georgia- Cumberland Conference
SDA
Southern Union Conference
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Thomasville Ministerial Assn
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