Robert Price Returns From Service In European Theater
Pvt. Robert Price aged 24, husband of Mrs. R. E. Price of Thomasville Georgia, has returned from overseas and is at the Army Redistribution Station in Miami Beach Florida. He served four months as a truck driver in the European theater and received the European theater ribbon. He worked previously as a mechanic's helper at Bill Cochran's Motor Service and enlisted September 1, 1942.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Robert Price
R. E. Price
Blackshear St
Thomasville
United States
Army Ground and Service Forces
Price
Pvt
Bill Cochran
Motor Service
Armed Forces
F A Crittenden Returns After Belgium Tour as Entertainer
Fernando A. Crittenden Jr. of Thomasville Ga. returned from a Belgium tour with 95th Bombardment Group entertainers flown to RAF bases in Brussels and elsewhere. A saxophonist and clerk, he serves in the Fortresses group led by Lt Col Robert H Stuart, which earned two Distinguished Unit Citations for Berlin 1944 and Munster 1945 bombing operations. Prewar, he worked for W Lewis Wilson & Co Tromawills Ga and is Emory Junior College graduate.
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Eighth Air Force
England
Fernando A. Crittenden, Jr
Thomasville
Flying Equipment Office
Belgium
Brussels
95Th Bombardmnt Group
Highth Air Force
Third Air Division
Set. Crittenden
Robert H. Stuart
San Jose
Calif
Berlin
Rairoad
Munster
Germany
Fernando A. Crittenden
Pelham
W. Lewis Wilson & Company
Tromawills
Emory Junior College
Valdosta
Thomas County Brothers Meet In Berlin and Travel Home Together
Major D. L. Benton Jr and his brother Tech Sgt Burton Benton, both of Thomas County, are headed home after serving in England Ireland North Africa Sicily France Belgium and beyond. They met outside Berlin and will be welcomed by their family as the war continues.
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D. L. Benton Jr
Benton
Sgt
Burton Benton
Atlanta
Hr. D. L. Benton Sr
Rt. 2
Ochlocknee
England
Ireland
North Africa
Sicily
France
Belgium
Holland
Luxenbourg
Berlin
Beng
L. France
Sgt. Benton
Pauline
Elwell
Foreign Service
Dads at Fort Benning Back Postwar Draft Move
Veterans from eight states join sons for a weekend of paratrooper drills and express support for compulsory military training in the United States. Also notes Belgian opposition to King Leopold, Japan’s wartime prospects, Chancellor Sanford’s fiftieth anniversary, and tax and political comments.
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Fort Benning
Sanford
Athens
Nurse Recruitment Drive Accelerates Wartime Nursing Corps
The American Red Cross and allied agencies launch a major effort to relieve the nurse shortage. Women are urged to join Army and Navy Nurse Corps, VA, Cadet Nurse, Red Cross Nurse Aides, WAC hospital technicians, or as nurse instructors. Local Red Cross graduates its first Nurse Aides class at City Hall Tuesday June 19 at 8 30 p m.
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Amerian Red Cross
America
Army and Navy
Veteran’s Administration
Red Cross
WAC
Virginia Dunbar
American Red Cross Nursing Service
Ourg
The
American Red Crogs
Helen L. Almond
Florence D. Bell
Helen B. Connell
Mary S. Hodkinson
Kathryn L. Hoefle
Lena D. Wheet
Archbold Memorial Hospital
First Baptist Workers' Council Meeting Tonight
The Workers' Council of First Baptist Sunday School meets at 8:30 this evening with an opening service followed by departmental discussions. Officers and teachers are urged to attend in full.
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First Baptist Sunday School
Jewish Sisterhood Hosts USO Snack Bar Helpers
The Thomasville USO snack bar will be staffed this week by the Jewish Sisterhood. Volunteers include Mrs Feinberg family members and friends across shifts from Monday to Sunday with a rotating roster of afternoon and evening duties including Har ry Feinberg Al Feinberg Clifton Steyerman Lou Feinberg M L Adler Frank Silverman Mae Hopkins Rosa Britton Dora Levitt Henry Fox L Kolesky Meyer Lewitt Henry Steyerman Marion Wimpy Gerry Feinberg Selma RosolHo May Steyerman Gee Podem Hoyt Wimpy Ilenry Steyerman Clifton Steyerman and more from the local Jewish community.
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Thomasville Uso
Sisterhood
Harry Feinberg
al Feinberg
Clifton Steyerman
Lou Feinberg
M. L. Adler
Frank Silverman
Mae Hopkins
Rosa Britton
A. Stein
Dora Levitt
Henry Fox
Geo, Podem
Ilenry Steyerman
USO Hosts Full Day of Entertainment for Service Personnel
The Thomasville USO opened a full entertainment program for service members and families at 10:00 a m with Java Hour. Amercian Legion hosts Mr. Wilson and Mr. Taylor. 6:00 p m snack hour was hosted by Metho dist Church ladies. Pvt Jeff Bennett from Finney General Hospital sang with Mildred Wise at piano, joined by Fred Waring chorus. Camp Gordon Johnston orchestra performed at 7:00 p m. Corrie Frazier arranged the surprise feature and led the effort.
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Thomasville Uso
Amercan Legion
Wilson
Taylor
Ladies of the Methodist Church
Robert Flowers
Jenkins
Elizabeth Caldwell
Margaret Williams
Jeff Bennett
Finney General Hospital
Mildred Wise
Fred Waring
Camp Gordon Johnston
Corrie Frazier
Dykes Receives Distinguished Unit Badge for 1944 Actions
Cpl Hugh E Dykes of Thomasville Ga receives the blue and gold Distinguished Unit Badge after the 356th Fighter Group at Eichth Air Force Station England earns a Distinguished Unit Citation for extraordinary heroism during actions on September 17 18 and 23 1944. The unit already wears the badge as part of the First Air Division and will display it with an Oak Leaf Cluster.
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Cpl
Hugh E. Dykes
Eichth Air Force
England
356Th
Philip E. Tukey, Jr
Cape Elizabeth
Maine
Hugh E. Dyke
E. Jerger
Thomasville
First Air Division
Panther Room Dinner Hours Feature Quick Fryed Dishes
The Panther Room posts menu hours from 6:00 AM to 11:30 PM offering Half Fried Chicken and T Bone Steaks. Prompt service and broad dining window appeal to patrons seeking late meals and classic fare.
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Panther Room
Girl Scout Vacation Program Starts New Series Activities
The Girl Scout Vacation Program opens with seven weeks of activities at the Youth Center. The second item focuses on World Friendship in Music Folk Dancing Arts and Dramatics under the Council Program Committee. Camp France Archbold began June 13 on Chinga pain Plantation with sessions for Brownies and Senior Scouts.
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France Archbold
Chingapain Plantation
Robert Heinshon
Julius Lunsford
Arthur Little
Edward Kiem
John Searcy
Service Scouts
YMCA
George Dillinger
C. G. CoCroft
Girl Scout Council
Thomas County 4-H to Visit Cherry Lake Leadership Camp
About 80 Thomas County 4-H youths will depart Tuesday for a weeklong leadership training at Cherry Lake. They will attend Nature Study Rifle Range Poultry Management Handicrafts folk games swimming and vespers with a large staff including supervisors Martha Harrison and Neil Boland camp managers Joyce Parramore and R. L. Davis Asst. Camp Managers Dorothy Wade and A L Stewart Jr. and program chair FernBrasington Arnold Newton among others.
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Thomas County
4-H
Cherry Lake
Martha Harrison
Neil C. Boland
Joyce Parramore
R. L. Davis
Dorthy Wade
A. L. Stewart
Fern Brasington
Arnold Newton
Titus Singletary
Margaret Gibson
Christine Griffin
Newood Stewart
Dorothy Gibson
Othell Vick
Joy Lewis
Lavania Gardner
G. S. Jordan
L. W. Eberhardt
H. W. Bennett
I V. Komack
Thomasville
Vernon Hadsell
Tungsten
Florida
Vernon Elis
Ochlochnee
Jean Dunlap
Myrtle Waters
Grady County
Shelton Chastain
Laura Harper
Thomasville Ice and Mfg
Pete Donaldson
Abrhiamna Baldwin College
Tifton
USO Day Ends With Movie Showing
The day's program at the USO concluded with a screening of a feature film for attendees.
Chastain Announces Engagement of Elma Hudson to Guy Taylor
Mrs. S. A. Chastain reveals the engagement of her niece Elma Hudson to Guy B. Taylor of Dayton Tennessee. The wedding is planned for Sunday June 24.
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Hudson-Taylor
S. A. Chastain
Elma Hudson
Guy B. Taylor
Dayton
Tennessee
Spare the Sugar but Save the Fruit Wartime Canning Tips
Wartime sugar ration guidance for home canners advises planning to preserve fruit with sugar substitutes. Tips include using no sugar for pies, thin syrups, and partial substitutions with corn syrup or honey while avoiding strong syrups that darken fruit. Simmer fruit in prepared syrup until heated.
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Simmer
Preservation Instructions for Jars and Syrup
The excerpt directs packing into clean hot jars, covering with hot syrup, and processing as per product directions. It outlines safe canning steps without listing specific products or times, implying standard home canning procedures for preserving fruit or other contents.
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Heenan
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Lucile Gleason
FOX News
Steverman
Just
Grief Timely
Campus Tog
Italy
Wuer
Redistribution Station
Miami Beach, Fla
Set. F. A. Crittenden
States
Thomas County Brothers
Upchurch
Russell Gainer
Georgia
Sherwin Williams
Ers
T. A. Futch Howe
Thomasville, Ga
Leopold
Tokyo
Okinawa
Japan
Congress
Washington
Detroit
Gene Dyer
New Russell
First Baptist Workers’ Council
USO
Girl Scout
Steyerman
J. C. Pringle
Prudential Insurance Company of America Home Office
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Life Insurance Estates
Apehureh
Office—Peones—Res
Paula Stone
Hollywood
Rosenberg’s Department Store
Campbell St
West Jackson
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