Bainbridge Bride Martha Nordan Hornsby Weds Idus Lynn
In Bainbridge Georgia on a quiet Sunday ceremony at 11 o'clock in the Presbyterian church Miss Martha Nordan Hornsby daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Jefferson Hornsby and Mr Idus J Lynn son of Mr and Mrs Charles Lynn were united in the ring ceremony officiated by Rev James Ward. The couple left for a Florida wedding trip and will reside at 706 West Street after July 1.
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Martha Nordan Hornsby
Idus J. Lynn
D. A. Greer
Miami
Fla
Ley
John SS. Thomas
Mamie McLaughlin Thomas
Decatur County
Newan
Lyon
Charles . Lynn
Bainbridge
Georgia
Boy Scouts
Bainbridge Lions Club
Florida
West Street
Bainbridge Phone Numbers You Should Know
Local notes list several residents and visitors. Miss Lucille Kindon spent the weekend in Wathey Georgia with her parents. Mrs. D R Bryan and Mrs. David Bryan left for Macon Georgia to visit relatives.
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Bainbridge
Wife of Life-Temer Odie Fluker Dies From Poison
Atlanta June 18 Attorney Lassell Turner sought temporary release for Odie Fluker from Reidsville prison so he could attend his wife’s funeral after she died in a hospital from poison. Coroner said she died apparently by her own action amid years of fighting to free him from murder charges.
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Atlanta
Lassell Turner
Odie Fluker
Reidsville
Paul Donehoo
Fluiker
Fluker
Haddie Guyol
Lfe
Turner
Eddie Guyol
French Armies in Africa Near East Vow to Go On
London report says General Albert Nogues of North Africa and General Mittelhauser of the Near East plan to continue fighting. They lack direct word from Paris and could not confirm the Hayes agency claim that leaders decided to persevere with a government in England and Allied bases in England and in French theaters. Mittelhauser commands over 200,000 troops in Syria. Nogues’s force size unavailable.
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London
Albert Nogues
France
Mittelhauser
Near East
Bordeax
Hayes Agency
England
Fanglish
Syria
Nogue
Egyptian Railways Shrink State Network to 2500 Miles
Egypt has closed about 2,500 miles of state operated railways and around 800 miles of privately operated lines, tightening the country’s rail system and reducing extensive routes.
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Egypt
Weather Outlook Expands From New England to Texas
A large triangular cloud area extends from the New England coast to Wisconsin and Texas. Light showers reported in Ohio Wisconsin and along the mid Atlantic coast. Southeast expected warm unsettled with 90s. Temperatures rise 10 degrees from weekend. Burlington 78 Albany 82 Detroit 85.
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Associated Press
New England
Wisconsin
Texas
Ohio
Middle Atlantic Seaboard
Great Lakes
Burlington
Albany
N. Y
Detroit
South
Atlanta
Macon
Augusta
Charlotte
N. C
Birmingham
Montgomery
Ala
Chattanooga
Nine percent gain shown in peanut stocks of 1939
Washington reports the farmers peanut stocks cleaned and shelled during the 1939 season to May 31 1940 totaled 684 766 000 pounds a 9 percent gain over the 1939 period Crushings to May 31 amounted to 63 524 000 pounds 72 percent less than in 1939 Stocks available at mills and warehouses for shelling and crushing on May 31 were 30 percent less than end of April and 20 percent more than May 31 1939.
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Washington
Iarmers
Agricultural Marketing Service
New Zealand Enacts Compulsory Army Service
Wellington reports compulsory military service enforced by regulations establishing a general reserve with all males over 16 eligible. Reservists to be selected by ballot and voluntary recruiting may be halted as the plan takes effect in New Zealand and overseas.
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Wellington
New Zealand
French Officer Return From Leave Captured by Nazis
A group of French officers returning from leave arrived at Besancon as a German armored car unit occupied the railway station. Observing unfamiliar uniforms, one officer speculated British troops, while a German sergeant corrected the impression and escorted the officers to the prisoner area.
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Berlin
Besancon
France
Marseille
Bainbridge Personal News Roundup Highlights Various Trips
Mrs M J O Neal left for Clarks ville Tenn to visit relatives. Allan M Ramsay and Allan of Atlanta visited Judge and Mrs P D Rich. Mary Shirley left for Virginia after staying with Mr and Mrs W M Shirley. Ruth Jester and Coleman Jester visited Colquitt. Ramsey Simmons and Vance Custer returned from Cubs Rotary International Convention. Jane and Jean Joyner of Winston-Salem are guests of Ruth Gragge. Marvin Griffin, executive secretary to Governor Rivers, spent the weekend at home.
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Bainbridge
M. J. O'Neal
Clarksville
Tenn
Allan M. Ramsay
Allan
Atlanta
P. DD. Rich
Mary Shirley
Points
Virginia
W. M. Shirley
Ruth Jester
Coleman Jester
Colquitt
Bainbridge Junior Country Club Meets for Social and Renovation Plans
Bainbridge Georgia June 18 the Bainbridge Junior Country Club held a Friday evening meeting at the clubhouse with Mrs H Tiesty and Misses Alice Hall and Martha Miler as hostesses. Decorations featured nasturtiums, daisies and cornflowers. A cold plate supper preceded dancing. Mrs H H Felty presided and the group voted to modernize the kitchen and donate funds for repainting the exterior of the clubhouse.
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Bainbridge
Bainbridge Junior Country Club
H. Tiesty
Alice Hall
Martha Miler
H. H.felty
Country Club
Bainbridge Country Club
Mrs Gilbert Gragg Hosts Coca Cola Party for Sister
Bainbridge Ga June 18 Mrs Gilbert Gragg entertained a group of friends in honor of her sister Mrs Charles McCaskill of Savannah visiting Bainbridge. The group enjoyed Coca Cola and hors d oeuvres in a home decorated with dahlias glads and pink roses with assistors Mrs Owen Fields Mrs Herbert Miller and John Gragg helping serve.
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Bainbridge
Charles McCaskill
Savannah
Gilbert Gragg
Shotwell Street
Gragg
Owen W. Fields
Herbert Miller
John Gragg
Mona Keys Quadruplet Marries Robert Fowler in Oklahoma City
Cupid claimed his first victim of the Keys quadruplets as Mona wed Robert W. Fowler, an oil company accountant. Mona and Fowler met two years ago and plan a eastward honeymoon visiting Fowler’s parents in Bloomington Indiana. Roberta Leota and Mary attended as bridal party with James E. Weary as best man and Dr. W B White officiating at the First Baptist church.
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Okahoma City
Cupid
Mona
Robert W. Fowler
Oil Company
Leota
Mary
Roberta
Fowler
James E. Weary
W. B. White
First Baptist Church
John Fowler
Bloomington
Ind
Gainesville Becomes City of 10 251 In Census
Gainesville Georgia officials celebrate as the Chamber of Commerce notes Gainesville qualifies as a city with a preliminary population of 10 251. Census supervisor A B Cameron reports 10 251 residents, up from 8 624 in 1930, marking a transition from town to city per early census guidelines.
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Gainesville
Apthe Chamber of Commerce
A. B. Cameron
Ofc
Miss Higdon Hosts Scavenger Party in Cairo Georgia
Cairo Georgia June 18 Miss Margaret Higdon entertained with a scavenger party at her home. Couples hunted for hidden objects and prizes went to the teams with the most finds. Refreshments of punch and cookies followed as guests named include Helen Wight Joyce McManus Betty Harvey Nell Rehberg Carolyn Thompson and more.
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Cairo
Margaret Higdon
Higdon
Carol Higdon
Helen Wight
Joyce McManeus
Betty Harvey
Nell Rehberg
Carolyn Shompson
Wuola ‘le Gette
Marion Gandy
Cecelia Bowen
Meryle Chason
Lois Williams
Lone Gundy
Wivits Preston
Billy McNeill
Huddie Cheney
Buddy Poller
William Lashley
Powell
Jones
Peyton Richter
Angus Edwards, Jr
Gordon Jowell
Ben Bussey
Billy Carr
Robert Burranean
Cairo Personalities Visit Ill relative in Cairo
Mr. and Mrs. George Boon and daughter visited Cairo with Mrs. Boon’s sister Mrs. A C Dickey who is seriously ill. Mrs. A C Dickey’s condition prompted the family to travel to care for her. Mr Alexander Browne returned to Atlanta to resume studies at Imory University after winter illness. Mr Jack Maxwell and daughters Clinton and Martha Maxwell and Mr Jack Maxwell Jr of Talbotton are spending several days in the area.
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Lucille Kindon
Wathey
Ben Woodberry
Ocalla
Fla
D. R. Bryan
David Bryan
Macon
Ben Scott Russell
Russell
Mary Davis
Riverside Hospital
Wayne Gragg
Sara Frances
John
Townsend
Earl Gragg
A. B. Dominggs
Branson Harrison
Jacqueline Jones
Martha Gragg
B.T. U
Shorter College
Cairo
George Boon
Thomas West
Delegation Heads to Alexandria and Macon Assembly
Dr and Mrs Wy Searey host guests with Rev Meier and youths en route to Macon for the Methodist Assembly at Westeyan College. The report notes Alexandria harbor handles over 4,000 trading ships annually as Egypt’s main port.
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Ard
Wy MM. Searey
WL Meier
Mandavy Anormins
Macon
Alethodist Assembly
Westeyan College
Alexandria
Egypt
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