Bainbridge High honors John Flem for NROTC scholar
John M Flem of Bainbridge High School graduates this month and receives a congratulatory telegram from Senator Herman Talmadge after being named principal candidate from Georgia for the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps scholarship. He will enter Georgia Tech to major in applied mathematics or electrical engineering and will be commissioned as an ensign after four years in NROTC. He has held leadership roles in the student council debate team and band and is active in Boy Scouts, earning Eagle Scout and serving as Lodge Chief of Semilachee Lodge. He plans to work as a summer employee before fall enrollment.
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Nbridge
John M. Flem
Bainbridge
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
Georgia Tech
Cme Jod
John Fleming Jr
Tech
NROTC
U. S. Navy
John
Bainbridge High School
Giebate
Wire
Johnny Dé
Order of the Arrow
Johnny
First Presbyterian Church
Meigs Couple Announce Betty Walters and Lonzo Akridge Engagement
Mr and Mrs W T Walters of Meigs announce the engagement of their daughter Betty to Lonzo HE Akridge son of Mr and Mrs Carl Akridge of Bale City The bride elect attends Meigs High School and works at a drug store Mr Akridge is a Me City High School graduate who served four years in the Air Force and is now employed in Moultrie
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Meigs
W. T. Walters
Betty
Lonzo HE
Akridge
Carl Akridge
Bale City
Meigs High School
S Drug Store
Male City High School
Air Force
Moultrie
Miss Steed Weds Daniel Pierce Smith in Augusta
Miss Pat La Nor Steed of Augusta and Fort Myers, Fla., married Daniel Pierce Smith at St. John Methodist Church in Augusta on June 8 at 5 p.m. The ceremony was performed by the groom's father Rev. J. B. Smith. The reception followed in the church parlors and the couple will reside at Thomson Hall, Emory University, Atlanta after a trip to North Carolina.
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John Coleman Rogers
Teresa Ann Messina
Dallas
Tex
Rogers
Teresa Ann
John
St. Paul Hospital
Augusta
Pat la Nor. Steed
Ft. Myers
Fila
L. C. Steed
Steed
Daniel Pierce Smith
J. B. Smith
Thomasville
John Minter
Diana Harris
Royston
Maxine Steed
Jacksonville
Fla
Dana Crowe
Agatha Merritt
Morgan, Ga
Eunice Crawford
Barbara Whitehead
Ann Minter
North Carolina
Mrs. Smith
Thomson Hall
Emory University
Atlanta
Thomasville Pilot Club Picnic Adapted by Showers
The Thomasville Pilot Club held a picnic at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Ellison, 413 N. Datyson Street. Rain forced part of the evening indoors after card tables were set on the lawn, with the membership committee directing the event and several guests in attendance.
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Thomasville
Washington Page Boys School Faces Short Vacation
Congress page boys from 14 to 18 attend a unique Washington school before adjournment. Eighty pupils serve in Senate House and Supreme Court roles with 24 in the Senate 50 in the House and four in the Court. Diplomas awarded eighteen with many enrolling in colleges or winning scholarships.
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Washington
Capital
Page
Congress
Senate
House
Supreme Court
Congressional
Henry L. de Keyser
Court
Fairbanks hosts royal party at Cliveden for Daphne debutante
Doug Fairbanks Jr and his Virginia born wife threw a champagne fete for 350 at Cliveden, celebrating their daughter Daphne as Queen Elizabeth II Prince Philip and Princess Margaret attended. The event highlighted Fairbanks long standing ties to Britain and his WWII service with Mountbatten.
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London
Douglan Fairbanks Jr
Britain
Daphne
Cliveden
Viscourt Astor
Fairbanks
Queen Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Princess Margaret
Duke of Bedford
Nora Lyle
England
U.S. Navy
Dieppe
Lord Mountbatten
Stork Club Birth Announced in Archbold Hospital
Mr and Mrs William Christie of Thomasville announce the birth of a son yesterday in Archbold Memorial Hospital.
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Stork Club
William
Christie
Thomasville
Archbold Memorial Hospital
Local Scholarships Awarded to Washington Youths
Explained de Keyser says the experience in government is a privilege as four scholarships are awarded. Charles W. Bush, 17, of Washington, wins a Howard University scholarship and is an Air Force Academy alternate. Fred Saunders also of Washington is second. Other winners include Allen W. Davis, 18, Marshall, Ill, at Valparaiso University. Julien Sourwine, Washington, a four year Cornell engineering scholarship. Frederick Kessler, 17, Milwaukee, Wis, to George Washington University.
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de Keyser
Howard University
U. S Air Force Academy
Charles W. Bush
Washington
Fred Saunders
Allen W. Davis
Marshall, Ill
Valparaiso (Ind.) University
Julien Sourwine
Cornell University
Frederick Kessler
Milwaukee
Wis
George Washington University
Calendar of Tonight's Local Events and Meetings
A busy schedule lists religious services and civic group meetings. First Baptist Church hosts Bible school commencement at 7 30 p.m. Rotary Club meets at Glen Arven at 1 p.m. and several clubs convene at Masonic Building or Youth Center through the evening.
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First Baptist Bible School
Kiwanis Club
Glen Arven
Youth Center
Order of Easter Star
Masonic Building
Classified Ad Prompt for Calls From Interested Persons
Advertisement text promises calls from interested persons when running a classified ad. It includes a contact number CA 68 2400 and urges posting to attract inquiries. The note resembles a sales pitch for classified services.
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Betty Walters
Lonzo E Akridge
Miss Steed
Mrs. Minter
Daniel P.smith
Ava
Carolina
Ava Gardner
Walter Chiari
Rocky Mount
N. C
Bill Long
Tarboro
Gardner
Smithfield
Ai Oh Ellison
Jack Convics
Chamber of Commerce, Deik
Thomasville, Georgia
Unique
Thomasvillians
Steyerman's Department
Steyerman
Thomas
Ville
Eunice Kerr
Lillian O'Steen
Mary Floyd
Steyer
N. Crawford St
Interiors, Inc
Associ
Lawrence Steyerman
Elizabeth
Philip
S Darcstar
Eng
U. S. Army
VA Dom
Rotary Club
Y-Graydale Club
Bethlehem Commandery
Post Home
Interiors
Crawford St
Lillian O’steen
Jack Venters
Earl McKinnon
Mrs. Hazel Hill
Priestly Green
Sattini
de Angelo Town
Arthur Murray
Risque
Debs
Palizzios
Navy
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