Social meet set for tomorrow night at eight o'clock
A social meet is scheduled for tomorrow night at eight o'clock. Attendees may gather at the designated venue for light refreshments and conversation.
Thomasville Times Enterprise in Thomasville, Georgia
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1940
Page
4
Personal Notices From Local Dwellings And Visits
Mrs. Clo m Phillips and daughter Charlene travel to Tampa Florida for a week visiting relatives. Mr. Barfield called to his former home in Hahira yesterday due to the death of his father. Mr. and Mrs Broughton Trowell welcome a baby boy Leonard Broughton Powell Jr. Mrs. Lipsey and son Norton Alan return from Atlanta after visiting friends. Milk choices noted by several families amid social mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roe. Barfield
Hahira
Clom
Phillips
Charlene
Southland
Tampa
Florida
Btoughton Trowell
Leonard Broughton Powell, Jr
Dave Lipsey
Norton Alan
Atlanta
Sunday School Attendance Contest Winners to Be Entertained
The Adwt Department of the Sunday School of the First Baptist Church announced winners of the attendance contest which closed last Sunday. The losing team or classes will host the celebration and a full attendance of members is desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adwt
Sunday School
The
First Baptist Church
Pope Pius XII appeals to Italians amid war spread
In a wartime report the Pope appeals to Italians to be generous as invading forces fan out in the south. He speaks of sorrow over forces of error and deception. The fascist editor Virginio Gayda is mentioned in connection with the coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pius XII
Virginio Gayda
First Melons of 1940 Ship from Thomas County
The first melons of the 1940 season leave Ochiochnee in three carloads of Cuban Queens grown by J. L. Pilcher and C. C. Griffin. Affected by recent heavy rains, the Pilcher Griffin operation covers about 250 acres with shipments expected to rise as Thomas County leads U S melon production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas County
Ochiochnee
J. L. Pilcher
Messrs
C. C. Griffin
Messrs. Pilcher
Griffin
United States
Final Attack Ordered by Hitler and Mussolini
Rome radio reported that Hitler and Mussolini ordered their armies to occupy positions along a united strategic line from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean for a final attack on France if peace terms are rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Via
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Atlantic
Mediterranean
France
Robert Montgomery Returns to America from France
Robert Montgomery an American film star who had been driving an ambulance in France left Lisbon today for the United States by Clipper plane. Reports from Rome and Madrid discuss axis terms and potential division of French territory, while Britain claims seven invading raiders were shot down with no severe damage to military objectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Robert Montgomery
France
United States
Mussolini
Italy
Aisi
Madrid
Bordeaux
Petain
Berlin
Rome
Germany
Britain
Il Popolo di Roma
Munich
Il Popolo
Teeming Thames
Yorkshire
Canadian Canadian liner Niagara sunk by mine off New Zealand
Prime Minister Peter Frader announced in Auckland that an enemy mine sank the Canadian Australian liner Niagara, going down about 20 miles off the New Zealand coast. This marked the first official hint of German mines in Pacific waters. In Dallas a black-clad woman vanished from the Houston Street viaduct and was found walking with detectives nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
N. Z
Peter Frader
New Zealand
Pacific
Dallas
Houston’ Street
Jack Archer
George Kemp
Huckabee Addresses Rotary on Georgia Education Policy
N M Huckabee associate superintendent of Thomasville schools and treasurer of the Board of Education outlines Georgia’s education funding, noting a 21 million state appropriation with 13 million available, and criticizes funding gaps and teacher pay shortfalls while highlighting candidates’ positions on education reform. A Red Cross relief fund benefit and Cuban cigars are also noted as club activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
N. M. Huckabee
Thomasville
Board of Education
Rotary Club
Arthur Little
Huckabee
Governor Rivers
Highway Department
Grammer
Thomas
Albany
Columbus Roberts
Hugh Howell
Gene Talmadge
Georgia Education Association
Abit Nix
Rivers
Nat Williams
Rose Theatre
Red Cross European Relief Fund
Earnest Wahl
Havana
Cuba
Allie Robison
Short Cut Home From Viaduct Ladder
A woman explains she descended from a viaduct using a ladder as a quick route home. The remark frames a simple, practical moment reflecting on an improvised path. No further context or actions are provided.
Mrs. Vinson Heads Georgia Legion Auxiliary
Augusta native Mrs. Roy G. Vinson elected president of the Georgia Department of the American Legion Auxiliary at the state convention. Also elected were Mrs. Carl Faye of Athens as first state vice president and Mrs. E. R. Harris of Winder as second vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy G. Vinson
Thomasville
Georgia Department
American Legion Auxiliary
Augusta
TEL. Bhs
Times-Enterprise
Carl Faye
Athens
E. R. Harris
Winder
R. G. Vinson
Department of Georgia
Auxiliary
Fayetteville
Baxley
Department
Hobart
The
United Daughters of the Confederacy and
Civic Clubs
Georgia Legion Urges Strong U S Defense at Convention
Georgia Legion delegates at Augusta debate six point foreign policy including a plan to scrap WPA relief for an all out defense program within a year. O K Armstrong of Springfield outlined goals to uphold the Monroe Doctrine and keep the U S neutral in Europe. Drum corps from Waycross LaGrange and Atlanta won divisions with Atlanta receiving 500 for a Boston trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Georgia Legionnaires
WPA
Legion
O. K. Armstrong
Springfield
Congress
Armstrong
Work Projects Administration
Drum
Waycross
LaGrange
Atlanta
Boston
Sons and Daughters
Ware County
Baxley L. Schaub
Troup County
Birthday Babies Noted at June Rotary Meeting
President Watt announced birthday tables for June with Bob Bal four Al Scaife Worth Upchurch and Glen Cowden as the honorees. The group listed births in Thomasville North Carolina Camilla Texas and other details. Visitors included Charlie Balfour of Winter Haven Rotary with relatives and several other attendees and their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watt
Bob Balfour
al Scaife
Worth Upchurch
Glen Cowden
Bob
Thomasville
Worth
North Carolina
Scaife
Camilla
Cowden
Texas
Charlie Balfour
Winter Haven
Bullitt Advised to Return to United States
Paris reports that associates of U.S. Ambassador William C Bullitt urged him to return home, arguing his services would be more valuable in the United States than in German occupied Paris. The ambassador is said to be weighing the advice as he contemplates his next steps while based in Aachen and Berlin communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Aachen
Berlin
United States
William C. Bullitt
Ambiguous Text on Government Protocol and Bird Rearing
The fragment discusses whether an ambassador's departure hinges on German government wishes under protocol rules. It also notes a claim about young birds growing faster if certain individuals are separated at 6 to 19 weeks of age.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shuttar
North Broad Street
State Legion Auxiliary
Stegall
L. Kolesky
Ralph Kolesky
B. Shanker
Morton Alan
Kolesky-Furman
Ing
Beebe
Ee St
Coca-Cola CO
Thomasville Coca-Cola Bottling CO
Ochlochnee
Hitler Duce
America
Mrs. Vinson
Georgia Legion Auxiliary
Roy Vinson
Georgia Legion
U.S
Legionnaires
Bullitt
Adise
Thomasville Howe. & Supply CO
HC Shoes
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