Scouts Camp Orchard Pond enters second week with 71 campers
Camp Orchard Pond in Florida opened its second week of the 1939 season with 71 scouts registered. The first week saw good turnout despite rainy weather and a council executive board meeting featured patrol scout stunts.
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Orchard Pond
Camp Orchard Pond
Fla
Suwannee River
Tallahassee
James Alford
Frank Butler
Eugene Boeke
Ernest Daffin
Edwin Freet
Bobby Holman
Francis Lowry
Edward Miller
Frank Skipper
Robert Scott
Bill Stephens
von Turner
John Wilfong
Charles Yates
Cairo
Raymond Brinkman
Leslie Powell
Billy van Landingham
Outdoor Activities at Gordon Avenue Recreation Center
A planned outdoor program will run Tuesday evening from eight to ten at Gordon Avenue Recreation Center. All are invited to attend and participate in the activities planned for the evening.
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Gordon Avenue Recreation Center
Odd Fellows Notice Piney Woods Lodge meeting on Broad Street
A regular meeting of Piney Woods Lodge 1 0 O F will be held tonight at 8 o'clock at the hall on South Broad Street. All members urged to attend. Hoy Tucker N G Roland Durant Secretary.
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Odd Fellows
Piney Woods Lodge
South Broad Street
Hoy Tucker
Roland Durant
City Dog Tax Notice Due by July First 1939
City levies a dog tax of 50 cents payable at City Hall on or before July 1 1939. Dogs must be inoculated before tags will be issued. C C Pittman City Clerk.
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C. C. Pittman
Mrs. Singletary Mourns Mother Died in Candler NC
Word reached here from Mrs. W. M. Singletary that her mother Mrs. Henry Hall died in Candler North Carolina this morning. The death was reported to Mr. B. L. Brewton by his wife visiting Mrs. Singletary, and friends extend condolences to Mrs. Singletary a longtime resident of this city.
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B. L. Brewton
W. M. Singletary
Candler
N. C
Mrs. Singletary
Henry Hall
Neighborhood Prayer Meeting Tomorrow at 510 Young Street
A neighborhood prayer meeting led by Mrs. A N Single tary will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 30 o clock at 510 Young Street. All interested are required to attend. U No We No Radio Southern Radio Service 342 W Jackson St Phone 172.
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A. N. Singletary
Young Street
U-No-We-No-Radio
Southern Radio Service
W. Jackson St
Jaycees Plan Fish Fry For Thursday
Junior Chamber of Commerce members receive notice of a fish fry arranged for Thursday afternoon at Ernest Spence's camp on Lake Liliqui off Summer Hill road. Dr Albert C. Tuck leads the entertainment committee with fish provided by Dr W C Holloway guiding meal prep. The group gathers at three with supper at seven before returning for the stadium baseball game in town.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ernest Spence
Lake Liliqui
Summer Hill Road
Albert C. Tuck
W. C. Holloway
Jaycees
Lavender Family Moves to California with Hancock
Mr. B Lowndes Lavender leaves for Southern California accompanied by Mr. Lamar Hancock after months here. Mrs. Lavender and the children already left for California. The Lavender couple hope to return next fall, while Lamar Hancock of the T H S class plans to settle in Southern California where he has friends and seeks new opportunities.
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B. Lowndes Lavender
Lamar Hancock
California
Boston 40 H Club Holds June Meeting With Tractor Rep
The Boston 40 H Club met June 8 with five members present. George Bragg sponsored the program featuring a tractor company representative on power farming operations. The club voted to notify all members before each meeting and on other important business.
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Boston
4-H Club
George Bragg
One Cent of State Gas Tax Funds Georgia Counties
One cent of the six cent state gas tax provided 3 245 395 25 for Georgia s 159 counties in the fiscal year ending June 30 Another penny goes to the common school equalization fund to aid rural and urban educational opportunities The remaining four cents go to the State Highway Department Counties receive monthly payments based on miles of state system roads within county borders About 25 per mile per month was paid in the expiring year
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Atlanta
Georgia
State Highway Department
City Court Hears Civil Docket Alongside Convictions
The City Court today advances civil business after disposing of most criminal matters. Yesterday two Black women, Billy McLeod and Mary Cromartie, were convicted of possessing shine and sentenced to twelve months on the state farm. The jury found Sampson not guilty of complicity in a peanut theft case. J T Washington and A R Methews were also found not guilty on separate charges. The civil docket opens with C L Pope vs W J Powell over damages to a Packard after a collision on Monticello road near Thomasville on November 22 1938. plaintiff asserts about six hundred sixty dollars plus injuries to a wagon hand named Mitchell. The case proceeds with representation from Jeff A. Pope Cairo for Powell and Alexander and Jones for Pope.
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A. C. Ly
Calhoun Street
Mary Cromartie
Tallahassee
State Farm
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Alday
McBride
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J. T. Washington
Keyton
A. R. Methews
Pavo
Franklin
C. L. Pope
W. J. Powell
Pope
Packard
Monticello
Thomasville
Powell
Kelly
Mitchell
Jeff A. Pope
Cairo
Alexander and
Jones
Mrs Brown Hosts Pelham Guest At Bridge Party
Mrs W S Brown entertained at her Relington Avenue home with two tables of bridge in honor of her guest Miss Elizabeth O Neal of Pelham. Players included Mesdames Megahee Tabor Huckabee Readling Vann Milton and Misses Hargrave and O Neal. High score went to Miss Hargrave, a towel was given Miss O Neal.
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Relington Ave
Elizabeth O'Neal
Pelham
Mesdames Lloyd Megahee
Larry Tabor
N. M. Huckabee
H. F. Readling
Heyward Vann
Wilbur Milton
Mary Hargrave
Misa O'Neal
Melon Shipments Lag Behind Last Year in Georgia
Watermelon shipments through June 19 reached 1,400 carloads fewer than the same period a year earlier. Georgia producers delivered 132 cars versus 1,569 last year. season total 7274. Florida shipments also fell, totaling 3017 cars vs 4537 last year. Prices at Moultrie ranged from 225 to 450 dollars.
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Moultrie
Market News Service
Florida
Weather forecast for Thomasville Georgia June 20 1939
Partly cloudy and continued warmth expected for tonight and Wednesday in Thomasville and vicinity. Observation at 8 a.m. shows high yesterday 93, low last night 13. Precipitation data not complete. Local weather report from the U.S. Weather Bureau.
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U. & Department OF Agriculture
Watermelon Crop Damaged By Weather And Disease
Growers report the watermelon crop across the region will be very short due to heavy rains and blistering sun. Anthracnose has spread sharply, wiping out many fields, and tighter in-field grading reduces shipments. only about 25 to 33 percent of normal crop may be marketed.
Tax Revision Proposals Seek Carryover Losses and Stock Valuation Changes
The plan includes two year loss carryovers for corporations and partnerships, higher stock valuations for capital stock and excess profits taxes, and removal of a $2,000 deduction cap on capital losses. It also allows full deduction of assets held over 18 months, limits for under 18 month losses, tax relief for debt retirements, and continuation of 3 cent letter postage and various excises amid House Republicans opposing some taxes.
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House
WPA Candidate Trades Pick For Roll Top Desk In Campaign
Dresden Tennessee WPA worker C F Rowlett age 50 runs for county tax assessor as the WPA candidate. He vows to swap his pick and shovel for a roll top desk and to repay relief money if elected. His cards show a wheelbarrow and eight other candidates are running.
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Dresden
Tenn
F. Rowlet
WPA
Rowlett
Roosevelt tax base widened proposal in Senate
Revision of personal income taxes, which President Roosevelt said could be broadened, was discussed as Senator King of Utah announced plans to offer an amendment in the Senate.
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Roosevelt
King
Utah
Senate
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