Grace Whigham and Maurice Long wed at Thomasville church
The marriage took place Sunday at 9:15 am in the First Baptist Church, with Rev. T. F. Calloway officiating. The couple, long residents of Thomasville and Moultrie, will reside in Moultrie after a Florida motor trip. Mrs. Long is the former Grace Caro lyn Whigham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Whigham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Carolyn Whigham
Maurice Cire Long
First Baptist Church
Thomasville
T. F. Calloway
Milledgeville
W. O. Long
Martha Walters Long
Moultrie
Riverside Manufacturing Company
Florida
Long
WPA Project Expands Carnegie Library Work in Boston
WPA workers report 2,083 books repaired and new bindings at the Carnegie Library in Boston. The library now opens 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. with librarians on duty 4 to 7 p.m. summer hours. Vacation Reading Clubs for children ages 4 to 8 meet Mondays and Thursdays at 10 a.m.. a second group convenes Fridays at 10 a.m. The Junior Guild offers incentives to encourage reading.
Death of former Thomas County resident Barwick in Florida
News arrives of the death of William Saunders Barwick a 65 year old lumberman and former Thomas County resident at his home in Florida. The body will be sent for burial in Ochlocknee or Thomasville with funeral plans to be announced. He leaves a large local family and many friends in the area. Also noted is a PT community center event and the first carload of watermelons loaded here with an expected 25 percent crop drop.
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New Orleans Times-Picayune
C. P. Carroll
Carroll
Thomasville
Atlanta
New Orleans
Division of Finance and Statistics
Charles King Mallory
Norfolk
Dorothy Pratt Williams
Herachel Y. Williams
Fir
Willian Saunders Barwick
Thomas County
Finmokalee
Fla
Barwick
Ochlocknee
Lie
Fletcher Street
Carl Brown
Sam Evans
Tom Tipton
Meigs
Atention
Aldermen
J. N. Carter Co
Carter
Powell-White Co
Bank of Meigs
Leon Gandy
Camilla
George Parker
Gandy
Robert Holman
R. E. Holman
Cecil Clifton
Bess Duncan
Benna Vista
Misa Anne Cooper
Pete Donaldson
Tifton
W. C., Twitty
Alvin Young
Ocilla
Raymond Bowen
Newton
Holt Mitchell
Jacksonville
Weldon Marshall
Dunellen
Joel Rivers
Evelyn Whitlock
Susan Link
Pelham
Albert Bell
Virginia Hollis
David Overton
Lynchburg
Farmers Tour Gains From Annual Brooks Lowndes Thomas Visits
In early June colored farmers from Brooks, Lowndes and Thomas counties conducted their fifth annual tours. Seventy visited Thomas County farms on June 5 to see Pebble Hill, Centennial, Spring Hill and St. Paul sites, with dinners at St. Paul Vienna and Crags Roads. On June 8 Lowndes County hosts included twenty five farmers, and June 1 saw seventy five farmers tour Brooks County. Attendees praised the tours for farm sights including pure bred hogs cows chickens crops terraces homes and toilets. State Industrial College representatives Dr. P. H. Stone Joe Blakeny Abe Stevens attended. On June 15 four hundred four farmers toured Swift Packing Company Moultrie and the Experiment Station Tifton to study meat processing hogs cows and crop trials.
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Brooks
Lowndes
Thomas
Thomas County
Pebble Hill
Centennial
Spring Hill
St. Paul
Lowndes County
Brooks County
Vienna
Crags
State Industrial College
Savannah
Georgia
P. H. Stone
Joe Blakeny
Abe Stevens
Agricultural Department
Stevens
Thomas Counties
Swift Packing Company
Moultrie
W. L. Southwell
Purcell
S. A. Parham
Tipton Seeks Re election to Legislature
Representative Tom Tipton of Meigs announced Thursday his candidacy for re election to the General Assembly. He cites experience from a previous term and service on key committees including education banking ways and means and agriculture. Tipton emphasizes his public service record and commitment to improving Georgia’s education and state finances.
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Tom Tipton
Meigs
Times-Enterprise
General Assembly
Tipton
Georgia
Thomas County
Community News Highlights from Woodland Sunday
Woodland residents report church attendance and visits. Marion Barber and family from Tallahassee joined Rev. John Swain for services and dinner. The Aldredge and Wynn families hosted visitors, and others traveled to see relatives in Thomasville Cairo Morven Port St Joe.
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Marion Barber
Tallahassee
John Swain
J. A. Wynn
Billie Aldredge
T. C. Clark
Rebecca Singletary
Thomasville
Annie Hickey
Clower Dunlap
Cairo
Rosalyn
Nellie Mae Harper
Gene McElvin
Tom Bennett
Sadie
Odessa Akridge
H . H. McGraw
Morven
W. T. Oliver
John
Ralph
Port St. Joe
Social Round of Bold Springs Residents and Guests
Mrs. Paul Hudson and two children visited Mrs. Berry Singletary and Mrs. Ivy White Saturday. Louise Brinson Audrey Linsley Grace Atkinson Jessie Kate Lacey Dublin guest Pearl Jarrell Sadie White Naomia Norman. Bir Rich Atkinson visited aunts J R Peacock and S W Chastain Friday. Sunday visitors at Mr and Mrs Charlie Boutwell included Frank Hudson Emory Parrish Paul Hudson Luke Hudson and families. Dorthy Norman and Clarice White visits. Chastain hosted by Billie Aldredge. L E Chastain and children of Thomasville visited J R Peacock. Frank Hudson and children spent Saturday at Emma Pyles. Asbell family Sunday dinner with Joe and Charlie Asbell. J M Atkinson family and Ruby Hudson with S V Chastain and J R Peacock. Audrey Tinsley Louise Brinson Grace Atkinson visited Pearl Jarrell. Callie Taylor weekend guest of Norma Lou Lacey near Elpino.
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Paul Hudson
Berry Singletary
Ivy White
Louise Brinson
Audrey Linsley
Grace Atkinson
Jessie Kate Lacey
Dublin
Pearl Jarrell
Sadie White
Naomia Norman
Rich Atkinson
J. R. Peacock
S. W. Chastain
Charlie Boutwell
Frank Hudson
Emory Parrish
Luke Hudson
Miss Dorthy Norman
Clarice White
Billie Aldredge
L. E. Chastain
Thomasville
Emma Pyles
Frank Asbell
Joe
Charlie Asbell
J. M. Atkinson
Ruby Hudson
S.V. Chastai
Audrey Tinsley
Callie Taylor
Norma Lou Lacey
Elpino
Meigs Home Economics Students Trip to Washington DC
Meigs Georgia home economics students toured Washington DC from June 2 to June 11. They visited the Capitol, White House, Smithsonian, Lincoln Memorial, Arlington Cemetery, Annapolis Naval Academy, and Mt Vernon, meeting police and naval officers, with a five day bus trip returning home to Meigs.
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Meigs
Georgia
Washington, D. C
Sumter
S. C
Skipper
Virginia
Sne
Boots Bolton
Sara Braswellr
Petersburg
Richmond
Predricksburg
Battle Ground
Memorial Cemetery
Berwyn
Maryland
Washington
B. C
Washington Monument
Senate
House
White House
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
Congressional Library
Capitol
Red Cross
United States Post Office
Smithsonian Institute
New and Old Museum, Medical Museum
Lincoln Memorial
Arlington Natonal
Robert E. Lee
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Chesapeake Bay
Mt. Vernon
Pelham Social Notes Highlight Garden Bridge Events
Pelham Georgia reports a bridge shower for Naomi Welch hosted by Mrs W H Harris and others with 13 tables, flowers, gowns, and prizes. Another bride supper for Welch featured a three course dinner and bridge, with gifts including an electric duplicator.
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Pelham
W. H. Harris
Harrell Drewry
W. M. Harris
Vernon Harris
Naomi Welch
Fred Hand
L. BE. Trippe
Miss Welch
H.L. McDonald
Meses
H. L. McFivey
H. FE. Williams
Atlanta
W. B. Welch
Coleman
Mobley
Welch
J. W. Mobier
C. W. Hand
W H Harris
W M. Harris
Mary Belew
Florence Hand
Langer
California
7. L Hand
Markets in decline shift in June 1936 page notes
Market notes show wide price ranges for fruits and vegetables including cantaloupes, tomatoes, watermelons, and string beans with varied hampers and prices. Demand remains good with trucks and buyers available. Regional reports mention speculation about sugar, grains, and wholesale conditions, plus sporadic commodity movements in Savannah and Chicago poultry.
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PIAS
Ste. Orra
Squasu
CMOAN
Weeklong schedules for WPA Community Centers
Schedules detail activities at multiple centers from June 22 to 26 including Little Flock Meigs Clara Boston Ochlocknee Pave Ellabelle Dillon Coolidge Thomasville Alien Normal Boston Colored and Boston Colored centers. Activities cover carpentry sewing crafts music red cross and youth clubs with varied daily times.
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WPA
Little Flock
Meigs
Red Cross
Boston
Boy Scouts
Girls Scouts
General Sewin
Those Who Come and Go Wednesdays Personals
Local notes list residents visiting and traveling guests from Atlanta Columbus Fernandina Montgomery and Rhode Providence visits to Thom asville Included are June travel plans for Alice Hall Marjorie Self George Self and John Herring plus Emmett Mitchell staying in New York and Boston and a statement of gratitude for funeral support from the family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Hall
Marjorie Self
George Self
Providence, R. I
John Herring
Baltimore
Emmett Mitchell
New York
Boston
Chicago Livestock Hogs and cattle trends show gains
Chicago market reports a fairly active hog sale with 12 000 head. Prices rise 5 to 10 cents from Wednesday with top hogs near 10 33 and steers and yearlings mostly up 10 to 15 cents. best heavy steers reach 8 65 with feeders at 7 50 to 8 35. cattle overall stronger, cutters weak to 15 lower, practical top 6 00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
U. Sp. A
Hog market trends at Moultrie Georgia fair
Hog prices in Moultrie on June 18 show a 25 cent higher market with heavies at 8.50, No. 1 hogs 180 to 240 pounds at 8.75, No. 2 150 to 180 pounds at 8.25, No. 3 130 to 150 pounds at 7.75, No. 4 180 pounds at 6.75, No. 5 110 pounds at 5.75, and fat sows at 1.28 under smooth hogs by weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moultrie
Thursday's Personals Highlights Local Visitors
Mr. E. E. Wright of Theason Georgia and Mr. J. B. Gibney of Jacksonville transacted business here. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Brazier of Leesburg Florida visited. The Hiley Belle peaches sold as Big Basket 25c at City Fruit Co. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Mars departed for Americus to begin a new home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Roberts
Columbus, Ga
E. E. Wright
Theason, Ga
J. B. Gibney
Jacksonville
W. D. Brazier
Leesburg, Fla
Hiley Belle
Peaches Big Basket
City Fruit Co
Political Campaign Announcements From Thomas County
Several candidates announce bids in Thomas County for state and circuit offices. TOM TIPTON seeks re election to the General Assembly promising education gains and stable governance. FRANK L FORESTER runs for Solicitor General of the Southern Circuit pledging honesty and economy. JESSE J GAINEY declares candidacy for a Thomas County Representative seat and outlines plans to reveal views during the campaign.
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Southern Circuit
Theoi
Thomas County
Frank L. Forester
General Assembly
Jesse J. Gainey
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Finance and Statistics
FMRA
Louisiana
James H. Crutcher
RK. D. Pittman
Qcarrington Gil
Pittman
Crutcher
Federal Relief Office
Unemployment Relief Committee
Emergency Relief Administration
Civil Works Administration
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Works Progress Administration
Ittman
Division of
Finance and
Home Economica Department
Meigra Consolidated School
Board of Trustees
Succesa
Elasa
Ralph Groover
Slewad
Louise Stiles
Dorothy Williams
Norfolk Naval Station
Mallory
Pratt Williams
Pensacola, Fla., Naval Station
Washington DL. C
United States Naval Academy
Arding
Carnegie Library
William S. Barwick
State House
Thomas Countian
Bold Springs
Shenandoan Valley
Pearl Burnette
Lougenia Davis
Mae Wills
Sadie Hartley
Clarice Curles
Daisy Glenn Johnson
Evelyn Hooper
Pauline Carter
Margaret Hartsfield
Mildred Carter
Celeste Tipton
Elizabeth Bolton
Charlie Ruth McCracken
Orine Christy
Roasline Sadler
Hilda Nelms
Sara
Miss Burnette
Willa Dean Bond
Pelham News
D. G Burgess
Valdosta
L. W. English
Groverland
Perry Baggs
Nashville
A. A. Maples
Elizabeth Maples
Thelma Wilder
Americus
H. C. Jones
Elizabeth Crepe
Mrs. Moore
Texas
Mexico
Americus, Ga
Mr. Moore
Soil Conversation
Forestry Division
Society of Athletic Aces
Miss Fern Baggs
Misses Fern Baggs
Doris Summerlin
Warren Cooper
Bil McDonald
J. B. Chism
Okra
DSO
Rh Bettte
Huemper
LOS Bbaaiged
Osta Shel
Torn
Seto de Laay
Oriils
Vistlaar Loatis
CTE
Nurban
COEN
Cnpple
Aigher
Mogs
Sherbe
Plymouth
White Rock Springs
Plymouth Rock
Steveady - Bisshe
Tess
RS Orton Iy Hs
Dex
Skleaes
Ellabelle
Claga
Dillon
Coolidge
Mother’s Club
W.C. Mosley
A. T. Akers
J. S. Sheffield
Fernandina, Fla
Dan Darley
T. G. Morrison
Bobby Ausley
C. K. C.austley
Tricemont Terrace
Highlands
N. C
Tricemont
J. Harvey Trice
Highlands Jon
Moultrie Hog Market
S. J. Mars
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