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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1939
Page
8
A Seattle group of 30 bedridden or wheelchair confined Girl Scouts at Children's Orthopedic Hospital bravely learn folk dances using puppets. They practice swathing dolls with ribbons and study first aid while hospital staff provide cooking and sewing facilities under troop leader Mrs. J. W. Lee in their fourth year.
In Dublin Erie region reports link strayboy serenades to a falling marriage rate. Strawboys formerly sweet visitors now terrorize newlyweds with rough behavior. Vandalism and theft accompany celebrations, prompting fear and a judge warning to jail future offenders.
Sydney Nebraska reports 28 North Platte Valley Radio Amateurs Club members have global two way contact and plan emergency equipment in each town. The group will register portable gear with the Red Cross and American Legion to aid communication and transport if floods or tornadoes disrupt normal services.
Beau ty and simplicity marked the wedding at the Norman home in Bainbridge on June 18. Rev H H Shell officiated in front of relatives and friends as Cecil Norman and Ruey Funderburke pledged vows. The couple planned a Brunswick residence where Funderburke works for the state road department, with out of town guests from Waycross Camilla Donalsonville Brinson and more.
Bainbridge Georgia June 19 readers note a string of house guests and travel. Lilly Gorcon Woods of Abbeville Alabama visits Miss Mary Lightfoot Elcan and E G Elcan. Rotary International delegates Rev Ralph Porter field and spouse attend in Cleveland Ohio. Several residents return from trips to Panama City New York Athens and the World's Fair in addition to Eastern Star events in Macon.
Helena merchants offer wooden nickels, quarters and dimes as change during the Diamond Jubilee summer. After the celebration ends, the jubilee committee will redeem the wooden money at full face value.
Readable fragments list key Bainbridge numbers for water works sheriff police fire and city offices plus hospital and local press contact lines. Includes Riverside Hospital Lawton Jones Times Enterprise distribution and multiple department extensions.
Washington reports that southern farmers are profiting by $1 to $5 per bale by withdrawing cotton stored under government loans and selling it to buyers. Prices exceed loan rates, enabling borrowers to payoff loans plus storage and interest and still gain. The CCC notes 200,000 bales moved recently while loan stocks total about 11.3 million bales.
Washington reports that Americans have misplaced about 5 billion pennies since coinage began. Most losses occur as children drop pennies in gutters or streets during summer, with many ending in banks and vending machines. Mint officials note pennies are elusive and the government earns about nine cents profit per cent of copper used.
Fredericksburg clerks dug through old stocks of a pioneer clothing store to fill an order for a gay 90s celebration. Cut aways tight pants vests derby hats and lace gowns were found dating back 65 years. Clerks say some ladies hats could pass for 1939 models with little chance of being detected.
Camilla June 19 At the regular luncheon the Camilla Lions Club elected F. S. Twitty as president with B. W. Hughes L. R. Goff B. T. Burson and FE J. Vann Jr as vice presidents and treasurer Warren as secretary. Directors named Dr M W Williams Walter Jackson G J Joiner Jr and H S Bassett. Installation will be in July with District Governor W F Loflin of Columbus expected to attend.
Mrs G J Joiner Mrs T Ivey and Mrs L R Baggs hosted a Friday tea at the Joiner home in Camilla in honor of Miss Doris Standemire a late summer bride and Mrs Thomas Stoudenmire a recent bride. The event featured green and white decor refreshments and a guest list including Mrs Joiner Mrs Stoudenmire and other local ladies.
Miss Marilyn Burson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Burson, wed William A. Hicks of Atlanta at Camilla Baptist church with Rev. S. H. Bennett officiating. The ceremony featured daisies and zinnias, no attendants, and a simple reception. The couple plans a tour to Charleston and Lome in Atlanta. Out of town guests included Grover Ford of Rome and Bernice Hay of Blakely.
Colorado anglers can win prizes by catching tagged trout placed in Cache la Poudre river. Each extra large fish bears a tag and winners must return the tag and report where it was caught to the game department. The program aims to study fish migration after release from hatcheries.
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