Auxiliary activities and events at Thomasville lodge
Members of the American Legion Auxiliaries 222 and 31 hosted and supported infirmary residents with refreshments, letters, and flowers. A fishing trip, bridge and fashion show social events, horse racing, and a fashion show fundraiser highlighted a week of community service and club entertainment.
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Biks Club
J. C. Arline
L. L. Craven
K- P Dollar
George B Power
Carlton Stewart
Bridge ‘Club
Thomasville
Louise Jones
Betty Guy
Benet "Eubanks
J. E. Smith
Robert L. Cusick
Glenn M. Ghormley
Ghormley
Sarah ‘Rice
Eleanor Harris
W. D. Jones
L. H. Wall
Hattie Stewart
Louise
Alma ‘Long
Ito
Steeds
Bobby ‘Monk
J. H. Rowe
Auxiliary
Footlights Club
Recreation Hall
H. F. Murphy
J. C. Strong
R. M. Rose
L. Seaman
W. L. Gross
J. W. Langley
J W Welkie
Willard
Friend
A. H. Bartlett
C. J. Crawfo
F “Raiford
Son
J—F.stewart
American Legion Auxiliary
Helen Appleby
J. H. O'Quinn
George B. Power
Walter-L
Steen
Fh Coker
Dayne
Fielda
The
American Red Cross
Thompson Leads Georgia Campaign Rally in Thomson
CANDIDATES BEAR continued coverage of Thompson’s Thomson rally where he accuses Talmadge of vote buying and asphalt tricks. Thompson says Georgians will compare records and elect M. E. Thompson, while Randall Evans campaigns in Tignall calling it a two man race.
Solon Asks Continued From Page One About Communist Question
Peurifoy, reached at a hotel, says luncheon with Cardinal was to renew acquaintance and had no special purpose. He is an Episcopalian and described the private conversation as including many topics.
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Peurifoy
Federal Savings & Loan Declares Semianual Dividend
The directors of the Thomas County Federal Savings & Loan voted to declare a semianual dividend of one and one half percent payable to shareholders of record as of June 60th. The annual dividend is three percent, half a percent higher than before, with local handling and emphasis on home builders and property owners.
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Thomas County Federal Savings & Loan
Federal Savings & Loan
Rev Phillips speaker at Kiwanis Club welcomes new member
Rev J Davison Philips was guest speaker and the first minister in the club since July last year. Ed McDaniel welcomed new members and Tom Penland explained absentee ballots for the June 28 election. Visitors included Craig Cornwell and Jim Campbell among others.
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J.davison-Philips
Kiwanis Club
Yesterber
Ed McDaniel
Jason Shirah
John Huey Faulk
Floyd Adams
Virgil Cornwell
Mahler
Philips
Thomasville Presbyterian Church
Louisiana
Tallahassee
Hampden
Sydney College
Navy
Edinburgh
Tom Penland
Fred Scott
Tom
Charlie Appleby
Craig Cornewell
Virgil
Jimmie Keyton
Betty Stegall
Ivan
Walter Williams
Robert Studebaker
Cairo Club
Jim Campbell
Heeta Varnedee
David Moorefield
Mrs. Jeffries
William Thrasher
J. B. Franklin
Floods strike Crooksville area pottery works in dam break
A dam break sent a rush of water from Black Fork Creek into Jonathan Creek and Roseville, engulfing Acme Pottery with 300 workers inside. 30 to 35 refugees were rescued as fire crews and Red Cross squads aided amid power failures and Army duck assistance.
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Acme Pottery Company
Black Fork Creek
Jonathan Creek
Crooksville
Roseville
Highway Patrol
The
National Guard
Red Cross
Army Ducks
McConnelsville
Newark
Buckeye Lake
Hebron
Lancaster
Unclear excerpt notes denial of pressuring cardinal
Fragmentary report notes a figure denying pressuring a cardinal and mentions McCarthy in discussion. The text is damaged and lacks clear names, dates, or events to confirm a full incident or outcome.
Population counts for Thomasville and surrounding areas
Census tallies report 14 430 in Thomasville proper 16 005 including outskirts and 32 905 for the county. The paper laments the extension failure and notes past efforts to grow city limits while acknowledging a slow recovery from earlier declines. The article observes migration trends and predicts the new figures will influence local judgment for years.
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Thomasville
Milk Strike In Pittsburgh Deepens as Picket Lines Hold
A nine day old AFL dairy strike in Pittsburgh and surrounding counties blocks most deliveries. Cited demands include a 40 hour week with 48 hours pay and a 13.50 daily minimum for drivers. Federal conciliators and Clyde Mills assist locally while negotiations continue with the Greater Pittsburgh Milk Dealers Association.
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Stancs
AFL
Washington
Pennsylvana
Pittsburgh
Greater Pittsburgh Milk Dealers Association
Clyde A. Mills
Cyrus Ching
Johnstown
Bethlehem Steel Company
Franklin
CIO United Steelworkers
Lake Erie
Fairport
Huron
SSS
Credit Women's Breakfast Club Organized Here
Thomasville gains a civic women’s group under the Credit Bureau of Thomasville and the National Retail Credit Association. The Credit Women’s Breakfast Club will meet the third Thursday of each month at 8 a m with an installation later this month led by President Mrs Carol Searcy.
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Thomasville
Credit Women's Breakfast Club
Credit Bureau of
National Retail Credit Association
The
Credit Bureau
Credit Women’s Club
Carol Searcy
Edith Vann
Mildred George
Veda Slocum
CWBC
Louise Whiddon
Hazel Hill
Carol Joiner
Hattie Stewart
Margaret Myers
Bobbie Burton
Billie Courtney
Adram Rogers
Lenore Herndon
W. P. Hill
Vida Slocum
Mildred Wise
Nancy Pugh
al Elder
Thomasville Credit Bureau
Final Rites Set in Boston for Mrs Bertha Dyerle
Funeral services for Mrs Bertha Mason Dyerle will be held Sunday at 5 p m at the graveside in Boston cemetery. Rev Julian Maddox will officiate. She died at Barwick hospital after months of illness. She was born in 1881 in Franklin County Virginia and married Hull S Dyerle in 1922. Surviving are her husband and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers are Redding Adams Harry Carson Jim Hatcher Roy Spangler Dr Ben Moody and H G Norton. Dekle Funeral Chapel Thomasville in charge.
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Boston
Bertha Mason Dyerle
Barwick Hosital
Julian Maddox
Boston Cemetery
N. C
Lucinda Pettigo Mason
Franklin County
Hull S. Dyerle
Rocky Mount
Mr. Hull
S&s. Dyerle
Redding Adams
Harry Carson
Jim Hatcher
Roy Spangler
Ben Moody
H. G. Norton
Dekle Funeral Chapel
Thomasville
Waycross Grows on Fringes of Town in 1950 Census
1950 census figures show Waycross city at 18,842 and the surrounding district at 28,828, with Ware county total 30,282. City residents increased by 2,079 since 1940. rural areas mostly declined except Waresboro which gained 42. Expanded fringe areas include Hebardville Deenwood Emerson Park Alchrist Park and Sunnyside.
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Waycross
Walter F. Hinson, Jr
U.S. Bureau of Census
Hebardville
Deenwood
Emerson Park
Alchrist Park
Sunnyside
Wedycross
Ware County
Georgia
Ware
Waresboro
Thomaston Woman and Child Die in Auto Train Crash
A Thomaston mother and her nine year old daughter were killed when their 1950 model car was struck by a Central of Georgia train at a grade crossing near the Spalding Henry line. Mrs Raymond Mitchell 38 and Gayle Mitchell 9 were alone in the vehicle en route to visit the sister.
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Griffin, Ga
Thomaston
Raymond Mitchell
Gayle Mitchell
J. H. Hulsey
Floy Crawford
Central of Georgia
Spalding- Henry County
Highway 41
Chastain
Mary Chastain
H. “Berry Rackley
Rackley
North
Dawson St
June Rackley
Sancwich
Mary Ae
Dr. Grubbs
Macon
Floyd
Thompson Hurls Charge of Spot Paying at Herman Thompson
Thomson Georgia June 17 AP M E Thompson accuses gubernatorial opponent Herman Talmadge of spot paying to buy votes. He tells about 300 at McDuffie County courthouse lawn that Talmadge henchmen pour asphalt in holes to influence votes. Thompson warns Georgians about choosing records and platforms over gimmicks. Randall Evans in Tignall condemns Talmadge for abandoning his father’s principles.
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Thomson
Talmadge
Georgia
Thompson
Washington
M. E. Thompson
Randall Evans
House
Eugene Talmadge
Tignall
Evans
Thomson, Ga
Herman Talmadge
Thursdy
McDuffie County
Herman
Gene Talmadge
Board considers graduate field specializations for Georgia Florida Alabama
A committee proposal from a forestry group suggests forming a sub committee to select specific graduate fields for each school including the University of Georgia University of Florida Alabama Polytechnic Institute Louisiana State University Duke University and North Carolina State. The recommendations go to the board of control for action.
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Sity of Georgia
University of Florida
Alabama Polytechnic Instiute
Louisiana State University
Duke University
North Carolina State
Board of Control
National AAU Track Championships Set for Washington DC
The national AAU track and field championships will be held in Washington D C on June 23 and 24. Top athletes from the country are expected to compete across sprint, distance, and field events.
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Washington D. C
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