McGowan Receives Late Korean Service Medal
Captain Gordon P. McGowan received Korea's Order of Military Merit for aiding the Korean Coast Guard and training officers and enlisted personnel from 1946 to 1948. The award, dated September 20 1954, arrived 19 years after he left Korea due to congressional delays. He served 36 years in the Coast Guard, retiring in 1959, and later led Birdwood Junior College in Thomasville with his wife Connie.
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Joe Palmer
Gordon P. McGowan
Korea
Order of Military Merit
McGowan
Korean Coast Guard
Korean Navy
Marine Corps
U. S. Navy
Congress
U. S
State Department
U. S. Coast Guard
Cam. McGowan
S Oor
Avsor
Chinhae
Thomasville
Connie
Area Church News Highlights Sunday Programs
Broad Street Christian Church plans 11 am sermon A Godly Father and 7 30 pm Vacation Bible School closing program with songs and activities. Bible School runs 10 am for all ages Youth meet 6 30 pm Wednesday prayer and Bible study 7 30 pm Men’s meeting 7 30 pm Thursday. Cairo First Methodist to host 11 pm sermon by Rev Mira Barrett and 7 30 pm program by Daily Vacation Bible School students. Dr Henry Brooks recovering from eye surgery in Waycross, plans return next week.
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James A. Cannon
Broad Street Christian Church
Bible School
Henry 8. Brooks
Waycross
Brooks
Cairo
First Methodist Church
Death Claims Scott Pedrick in Quitman
Scott Hicks Pedrick 75 of Quitman died today after several weeks illness. Services 4 p.m. Sunday at Maxwell Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Guy Parrish. burial Oak Hill Cemetery. He chaired Brooks County Hospital board and served on the Bank of Quitman board, Quitman Lions Club, American Legion Post, Methodist Church board of stewards, and was a former Brooks County farm agent. Survived by wife Ruby A. Pedrick and three brothers Dr E J Pedrick Puller Pedrick both Quitman and Dr Caggie Pedrick Tulsa OK.
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Quitman
Scott Hicks Pedrick
Maxwell Funeral Home
Guy Parrish
Oak Hill Cemetery
Pedrick
Brooks County Hospital Board
Bank of Quitman
Wanis Club
Quitman American Legion Post
Quitman Methodist Church Board of Stewards
Brooks County
Brooks County Livestock Assn
E. J
Alice Devane Pedrick
Ruby A. Pedrick
E. J. Pedrick
Puller Pedrick
Caggie Pedrick
Tulsa
Okla
Services for Mrs Annie W Fletcher Held in Thomasville
Mrs Annie W Fletcher 88 of Battle Creek Michigan died Wednesday and services were held 3 30 pm Monday at Thomasville Primitive Baptist Church with Revs Harley Chapman and Lester Parks officiating. Burial followed at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Survived by six daughters and two sons with numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Annie W. Fletcher
Battle Creek
Mich
Thomasville
Thomasville Primitive Baptist Church
Harley Chapman
Lester Parks
Clark Funeral Home
Laurel Hill Cemetery
W. H. Hurst
Whigham
A. Partin
Lakeland
Fla
Evelyn Cunningham
H. C. Hebb
O. C. Conrad
E. L. Sammon
Jacob E. Fletcher
Cairo
Tom Fletcher
Akridge Services for John Bateman Akridge
John Bateman Akridge 94 of Thomasville died Friday. Funeral services 4 30 p m Sunday at Boston Methodist Church officiated by Rev William S Childres. Burial in Boston Cemetery Dekle Funeral Chapel in charge Surviving daughters Pauline Chesser and Ruby Ward sons Fammett and Roscoe Akridge 14 grandchildren 24 great grandchildren
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John Bateman Akridge
Thomasville
Boston
Priday
Boston Methodist Church
Williams. Childres
Urial
Dekle
Pauline Chesser
Thomasvile
Ruby Ward
Baden
N. C
Fammett Akridge
Albemarle
Roscoe Akridge
Atlante
Funeral services for Tom Frank Coleman at Shiloh Church
Tom Frank Coleman aged 652 of 411 Railroad Ave died Tuesday. Services are at 3 pm Sunday at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church conducted by Rev Washington Virgil. Burial will be at Magnolia Cemetery by Peoples Funeral Home. Survived by three sons and a brother Eugene Coleman of Thomanville.
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Tom Frank Coleman
Railroad Ave
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church
Washington Virgil
Peoples Funeral Home
Magnolia Cemetery
Eugene Coleman
Thomanville
Funeral plans for Mrs Bernice Bush Bryant
Funeral plans are announced for Mrs Bernice Bush Bryant of 1116 South Street who died Friday. A service date and place will be provided by the family. Interment will follow at a local cemetery as arrangements are finalized.
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Bernice Bush Bryant
South St
Priday
Morningside Methodist Church Announces Sunday Schedule
Activities begin tomorrow with Sunday School for all ages led by Fred Reed and Lynn Elliott. The Rev. Harold W. Jennings Jr. preaches at 11 a.m. with Chancel Choir music by Mrs. Warren Jackson. Evening worship at 7:30 features Mr. Jennings. Ushers named Cliff Arline Morris Baxley James West.
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Morningside Methodist Church
Fred Reed
Lynn Elliott
Harold W. Jennings Jr
Warren Jackson
Mr. Jennings
Cliff Arline
Morris Baxley
James West
Dawson Street Church Activities Schedule
Dawson Street Methodist Church lists a father son breakfast by the Methodist Men’s Club tomorrow at 9 a.m. Church School starts at 9 45 with Rev William F Childres preaching. Edith Dixon plays organ Myrtle Ellis leads choir Youth Choir at 5 40 MYF at 6 Evening worship 7 The board meets Monday 730 p.m. Vacation Bible School runs daily next week 2 4 30 directed by Mrs Frank Yauck.
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Dawson Street Methodist Church
Methodist Men’s Club
William F. Childres
Edith Dixon
Myrtle Ellis
Frank Yauck
Fredonia Baptist Sermon Focus on Reminiscing With The Father
The Rev. Quenton L. Barnes announced the 11 a.m. worship topic Reminiscing With The Father at Fredonia Baptist Church. Sunday School starts at 10 a.m. The church also holds 3:30 p.m. services at Odd Fellow's Home on Pave Road and a Sunday night Vacation Bible School commencement. Family night is Wednesday with all church organizations meeting.
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Fredonia Baptist Church
Quenton L. Barnes
Pave Road
Primitive Baptist Elder C R Register to Speak at Church
Elder C R Register of Vail dosta will speak at both services at Primitive Baptist Church on Bartow St. Sunday School starts at 10 a.m. Morning worship at 11 and evening service at 7.
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C. R. Register
Vaildosta
Primitive Baptist Church
Bartow St
Fairview Methodist Activities Schedule
Fairview Methodists will begin tomorrow with Sunday School at 10 a.m. A. R. Reichert serves as superintendent. The pastor, Rev. I. M. McDuffie, preaches at 11 a.m. on The Gospel of The Awakened Soul. Vegation Church School activities will be shown at the 8 p.m. evening service, no evening preaching service.
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Fairview Methodists
R. Reichert
I. M McDuffie
Funeral plans for Mrs Annie Taylor announced
Funeral plans are announced for Mrs Annie Taylor. The notice lists the deceased as Mrs Annie Taylor and indicates services will be held locally with details to follow.
Jesus Heals Servant By Faithful Belief
A religious reflection on Jesus healing a servant in response to faith. The text emphasizes divine authority and assurance of healing, citing biblical verses from Matthew 8. It affirms God as the healer who can mend and restore.
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Jesus
Liberty damaged by torpedo hit in Malta voyage
The Liberty took a torpedo hit amidships tearing a 20 by 25 foot hole in the hold used as an office and communications bay. 25 men in that space were killed instantly, nine later died aboard a carrier, and 17 were wounded. The ship reached Malta under its own power, then drydocked. 30 bodies were recovered, five missing. Israel apologized for the attack and the U S accepted.
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Liberty
Malta
America
Davia
Papago
Israel
U. S
Kiwanians See Navajo Culture Through Miss Hall
Miss Martha Hall of Marianna Florida spoke to the Thomasville Kiwanis Club about Navajo education culture and life. She described 77 Navajo schools in New Mexico seven communities boarding dormitories and tribal efforts to preserve culture while modernizing economy including uranium oil and tourism.
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Thomasville Kiwanis Club
Martha Hall
Marianna
Fla
Miss Hall
Bering Strait
Alaska
Canada
Colorado
Hall
New Mexico
United States
Mise Hall
Weekend Heat and Dry Ahead for Local Area
The Tallahassee Weather Bureau forecasts hot weather with fair to partly cloudy skies through Sunday night. Highs reach 93, lows near 70, with isolated thundershowers in Thomasville noted at 10 percent rain chance. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph and similar conditions expected Monday.
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U. S
Tallahassee
Thomasville
Weather forecast for Marks Florida and area
The week end weather is hot and dry with Sunday fair to partly cloudy. Temperatures expect a low around 70 tonight and a high near 93 tomorrow. Rainfall amount and tide times are noted for the Marks area with sunrise at 6 33.
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Marks
Fla
Dairy Month Essay Contest Seeks Thomasville Students
Georgia Farm Bureau offers Thomasville and Thomas County juniors and seniors a chance to win one week at Callaway Gardens and a $100 prize for essays up to 500 words that include a favorite dairy recipe. Contest details from Thomas County Farm Bureau at 226-0431.
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Thomasville
Thomas County
The
Georgia Farm Bureau
Callaway Gardens
Thomas County Farm Bureau
Food Classes Offered by Distributive Education Service
Food training classes sponsored by the Distributive Education Service run June 18 to 22 at the Holiday Inn. Sessions from 9 to 11:30 a.m. cover general restaurant management and 2 to 4:30 p.m. cover basic table service. Instructor Miss Mable Walker of the Georgia State Department of Education invites anyone selling food to the public to attend.
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Distributive Education Service
Holiday Inn
Mable Walker
Georgia State Department of Education
Walker
Fathers Day Program At St Thomas AME Church
A Fathers Day program is planned at St Thomas AME Church tomorrow at 11 a m with speaker Ulysee Pullum. The Rev O C Hardrick pastor and Augustus Flowers chairman said the public is invited.
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St. Thomas Ame
Ulysee Pullum
O. C. Hardrick
Agustus Flowers
U.S. 173rd Reinforces Highlands Amid Monsoon Fears
The 173rd Airborne Brigade reinforced the highlands three weeks ago after secrecy. Both sides anticipate a Communist offensive as monsoon rains begin. Attacks hit U S Special Forces camp and Kontum City facilities. Enterprise aircraft struck targets near Hanoi Haiphong. One F105 was lost, pilot rescued.
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