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Newspaper

Thomasville Times Enterprise

Location

Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1955

Page

2

Woodhams Plan Camping Tour Through Canada and Northeast

The Woodham family embarks today on a auto tour from Atlanta through North Carolina Virginia Washington D C Maryland Delaware New Jersey New York Connecticut to Quebec and the Gaspe Peninsula with five travelers in one car. They will stay in state parks, rely on a cook kit and army shelter tent for quick camp setup, pack light clothing and bring a camera for scenery.

Woodham Teip Smoky Mountains Quebec Gaspe Peninsula Atlanta J. K. McClurkin Montgomery North Carolina Virginia Washington, D. C Maryland Delaware New Jersey New York Emnetts Connecticut Concord N. H Woodhams

English Visitors in Thomasville Hear Cunard Strike News

Mrs Phyllis Sloan and Miss Sonia Mackay British cousins visiting Mrs M H Jefferies in Thomasville react to the Cunard line strike. Mackay tours Wyoming before Atlantic City visit. Sloan heads to Washington DC. Guests hosted by local families and the Flowerses plan European travel with relatives in Paris and Denmark.

Phyllis Sloan Sonia Mackay M. H. Jefferies Cunard London Miss Mackay United States Wyoming Thomasville Atlantic City Hilton Read Sloan Will Watt Washington D. C E. Vose Peck Gerald Peck Charles Watt Jr W. J. Powell Harry Jones

Local Note Pleasures and Moves Across Tangible Ties

Is Guest of Parents here L and Robert E Knapp of Kelly Air Force Base San Antonio ex is visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Forrest Knapp of Moul Wis Road. Mrs Elmer Horne of Metcalf will leave by plane from Tallahassee for Ridgecrest NC on June 28. She will conduct conferences for Sunbeam leaders during W M U Week June 23 29 at Ridgecrest Baptist Assembly. Mr and Mrs James H Tidwell and Jew arrived from Washington DC yesterday to be with the A Tidwells for a few days. They will attend the Tidwell reunion in Atlanta tomorrow. Dr and Mrs J J Collins have moved from the Woodlawn Adornments to their new home at No 4 Belmont Dr. Admitted yesterday into Archbold Memorial Hospital were Mrs Irene Slaton Stegall Thomasville Mrs James L Odom Pelham and Bobby James Vick Ochlochnee.

Robert E. Knapp Kelly Air Force Base San Antonio Forrest Knapp Moul‘Wis Road Elmer Horne Metcalf Tallahasae Ridgecrest N. C Sunbeam Ridgecrest Baptist Assembly James H. Tidwell Jew Wash‘Higton D. C A. Tidwells Tidwell Atlanta J. J. Collins Woodlawn Belmont Dr Archbold Memorial Hospital Irene Slaton Stegall Thomasville James L. Odom Pelham Bobby James Vick Ochlochnee

Old Count Weds 14 Year Old Italian Princess in Private Ceremony

A 75 year old Count reportedly married a 14 year old Italian Princess in a walled city private ceremony last night. The bride Princess Lidia Maria mia Caracciolo di Torello will be 18 on July 25 with a dispensation granted due to age. The groom Count Aubry Tealdi is a Protestant and they will reside at Villa Paolina once Napoleon's sister's residence. the Caracciolo family is noted in Italy and linked to Murat.

Lidia Maria Mia Caracciolo di

Draft Threat Sends Strikers to Work

London reports show up to 10 transatlantic liners including the Queen Mary remaining tied up at Southampton and Liverpool as wildcat seamen’s strike enters its nineteenth day while workers face possible conscription.

London Southampton Liverpool

Private coronation ties Italian king to Napoleonic era

An official ceremony crowned a new king of Italy and Naples under Napoleon. The private event drew leaks through archival documents. The aged groom, a wealthy amateur botanist, ranks as one of the region’s richest men with an estimated fortune over 11 million dollars.

Italy Naples Napoleon

Fathers Day Observed Across Thomasville Churches

Special observances planned in Thomasville churches to mark Fathers Day tomorrow. Local merchants support with a range of gifts as purchases rise. Edgar A Guest poem celebrates fathers, noting their quiet sacrifice for children.

Thomasville Edgar A. Guest Bilent

Kefauver probe targets 300 million smut racket

The Kefauver subcommittee opens hearings into a so called smut racket earning 300 million annually, with juveniles targeted through mail orders. Midwest and Southern California cited as hotbeds. operators subpoenaed while many invoke the Fifth Amendment amid calls for postal regulation tightening. A Hollywood source says the investigation will shake up the industry.

Los Angeles Kefauver Subcommittee James H. Bobo Midwest Californian Smut Mills Bobo Hollywood

Two Unaccounted For After Charleston Waterfront Fire

Charleston fire, the city’s worst in 35 years, left over one million dollars in damage. Two men unaccounted for include L. J. Henninger Jr. of Tidewater Terminals and a local policeman L. B. Aytes. One charred body found. no ID. Tidewater Terminals building and three warehouse piers destroyed. Company based in Philadelphia.

Charleston S.C L. J. Henninger Jr Tidewater Terminals L. B. Aytes Cermany Philadelphia

Georgia Tightens Liquor And Wine Regulations Statewide

i Revenue Commissioner T V Williams announces new rules to include all phases of liquor beer and wine business under Georgia tax laws. No permit or license will be granted to firms not listed as doing business in Georgia. Williams notes some national distillers listed in state rolls to dodge income tax. The article mentions Tidewater offices and storage space tied to former officers of Norfolk Baltimore Carolina Steamship Lines.

Atlanta T. V. Williams Georgia Williams Tidewater Ettes Norfolk, Baltimore & Carolina Steamship Lines

Death of William R. Price Found in Thomasville Home

William R. Price, 83, was found dead in his East Webster Street home this morning, likely dead for several days. County Medical Examiner ruled natural causes. Survived by two daughters, one son, with funeral arrangements pending word from relatives in New York and Virginia. Price had lived in Thomasville for about a decade and was active in Odd Fellows and Piney Woods Lodge.

William R. Price East Webster Willam McCollum Price J. F. Cannady Callice Law Times-Enterprise Whiddon New York Virginia Gladys Brown Third St Niagara Falls N. Y Ruby Freet Lewiston George L. Price Falls Church Thomasville H. G. Mercier Log Cabin Motor Court Albany Highway Webster Street Niagara Fall Odd Fellows Piney Woods Lodge

Representative Says Vote Against Taxes Cost Him His Job

Carroll County state representative C. C. Perkins says he was fired from the Carrollton office of the State Veterans Service Department after voting against Governor Marvin Griffin's tax increases. Perkins says Pete Wheeler, the State Veterans Service Director, offered a leave of absence status pending further notice and did not comment on the firing charge. Perkins alleges Griffin aides pressured Wheeler to terminate him for opposing the tax measures amid broader payroll purges of legislators' allies. Perkins has served in the General Assembly since 1951.

Atlantap Carroll County Guv Marvin Griffin Carrollton State Veterans Service Department C. C. Perkins Veterans Service Pete Wheeler Perkins Wheeler Cheney Griffin Griffin

Thomasville Girls Hold Offices at Girls State Event

Barbara Wilson of Vashti School was elected secretary of state and Gladys Ferguson was chosen Walton county representative. Under Elinor Bennett the group trained a week to “run the state” for a day at Georgia Military Academy College Park. Attendees from Thomasville include Doris Starling Linda Bellamy Sue Covington and club and legion sponsors.

Thomasville Barbara Wilson Vashti School Gladys Ferguson L. D. Ferguson Walton County Elinor Bennett Newnan Joseph B. Kilbride Woodrow Wilson School of Law Georgia Military Academy College Park Doris Starling Jack Coleman Elks Club Linda Bellamy Chester Bellamy Miss Ferguson Legion Post 222 Miss Wilson Kiwanis Club Sue Covington Gus Covington Auxiliary Legion Post

South Korea Denounces Un Four Conference Preference

Seoul said it will honor no decisions on Korea from meetings where it is not represented. The National Assembly passed a resolution backing free UN supervision for Korean unification and elections under the Republic of Korea flag. It sent the message to France Britain and the United States as Geneva’s July Big Four meet looms.

Seoul United Nations Korea U.N Dag Hammarskjold National Assembly Republic of Korea North Korea South Korea Syngman Rhee Geneva Assembly France Britain United States

Singapore Returns Slowly to Normal

Singapore's port eased back as 15 000 workers returned to jobs after a strike. Lim Chim Siong of the Factory and Shopworkers Union threatened further mass action if six imprisoned officials are not charged or released by June 26, calling the return a suspension pending government action.

Singapore Lim Chim Siong Factory and Shopworkers Union Lim

Veteran Affairs Office Manager Chronology at Carrollton

The Carrollton office of the Veterans Service Department has been led by a manager serving since 1949.

Carrollton Veterans Service Department

Engaged couple Patricia Sartelle and Cortez Cooper announced

The engagement of Patricia Ellen Sartelle of Draper Virginia to Lt Cortez A Cooper Jr of Thomasville was announced by their families. Sartelle, a Pulaski High School graduate attending Montreat College, earned Dean's List honors and participated in student government Chorus and Thalian Dramatic Society. Cooper, a Davidson College psychology graduate with Phi Beta Kappa honors and ROTC leadership, will report for active duty in August.

Preston Orr Sartelle Draper, Va Patricia Ellen Cortez A. Cooper Jr Co. A Cooper Thomasville Miss Sartelle Pulaski (Va Montreat College Montreat N. C Thalian Dramatic Society Kappa Alpha Rose Davidson College Cooper Thomasville High School Davidson

Two Men Arrested On Lottery Charges

Sheriff Callice Law announced the arrest of Sylvester Lomax and Lonnie Middlebrooks on charges of possessing lottery tickets. A raid recovered lottery tickets farm charts and cash money. Lomax resides at 124 N College St.

Callice Law Sylvester Lomax N. College St Lonnie Middlebrooks Lomax Thomas County

Negroes May Use Atlanta Golf Courses on Segregated Basis

The Fifth Circuit upheld a district ruling that Atlanta must allow Negroes to play on municipal courses while permitting the city to continue enforcement of segregation laws on designated days. City officials gave no comment on possible appeal as plans for a separate golf course faded after $75 000 was allotted three years earlier but no land found.

Atlanta U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals New Orleans U.S Boyd Sloan Sloan

Indochina Rebels Flee to Cambodia

High government sources report the Hoa Hao rebel commander and key dissident leaders fled to Cambodia. Extradition efforts are under way as Nationalist forces claim they surrounded the rebels and have advanced. The army says 15 Hoa Hao fighters were killed, 50 wounded and 16 captured in the last 24 hours of fighting.

Saigon Indochina Cambodia National Army

Evening community events schedule mixed with club meetings

A cluttered list shows events at Elks Home Plaza Cafe Youth Center IOOF Hall and various clubs. Activities include Candlelight Dance Jerry Kohler trio Civitan Pilot and Rebekah Lodge meetings with times around 6 7 8 pm on a Monday.

Elks Jerry Kohler Civitan Club Plaza Cafe Idea Exchange Club Youth Center Rebekah Lodge IOOF Pilot Club Elks Home

Farmers State Market Thomasville Hampers Stop for Details

Price at Farmers State Market in Thomasville at Stall No 8 3c b is listed with no quantity. All hampers and containers must be returned and shoppers are urged to visit Stall No 8 for full details before harvesting.

Farmers State Market Thomasville

Joyce Roberson Feted At Showers

Several recent showers honored Miss Joyce Roberson who will wed Dr. Oscar Johnson. A lunch at Hotel Scott hosted by Mrs. R. N. Wood Jr. drew 15 guests in lavender decor with stattce gladioli larkspur and cosmos. Hostess gifts included an ice basket and a silver platter from the various parties.

Joyce Roberson Oscar Johnson R. N. Wood Jr Hotel Scott Paul Kwilecki Bainbridge Miss Roberson John Grimsley Jake Nichols Sam Evans George Clark

Christ and the Problem of Worry Service Notice

A church announcement for a Sunday morning sermon at 11 o'clock at First Baptist Church focusing on the theme Christ and the Problem of Worry.

First Baptist Church

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Bob Flowers C. Woodham J. C. Woodham Jr Marianne England William Howard Flowers Paris Fritz Robertses Robert Heinsohns Europe Fontaine Maury Daphne Flowers Camp Merrie-Woode Sapphire Taliaferro Flowers Count Feds Ather Girls State The Dan the Dairy Queen Tallahassee Road Nanvaully Advertis Patricia Ellen Sartelle Cortez Cooper Patricia Sartelle Ioof Hall Amy Anne Adams Thomasville Times-Enterprise Pattern Dept West 17Th St Oy Ron Isea Odin
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