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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1941
Page
6
A holiday cooking guide offers quick salmon with lemon dressing and a fresh fruit refrigerator cake, plus peanut brittle ice cream and a Coffee Sparkle drink. Recipes include canned salmon servings for six, a lemon fruit layer cake, and a coffee cream float using decaffeinated coffee.
Reports from Dixianna mention a motorcyclist nearly struck on a railroad track and horse use as a cowcatcher. Other items include 2,500 cars in Petersburg yard, a New Yorker’s $1 journey loan map, Pete French’s snake and hummingbird cargo, and Mobile’s rent and voting machine funding debates.
Mrs. I R Ballcom of Quitman announces the marriage of her daughter Mami e Viola to James Wilbur McAllister. The ceremony occurred Tuesday June 17 1941 at the bride’s home. They will reside in Charleston S C.
Quitman Georgia reports a mild building boom with about 50 000 in active work. Remodeling of Taylor and Company P Lazarus and several homes including for Jack Lazarus Jesse Jones H R Smith R H Gill O H Eason and a Bowman street four unit apartment are under way. Rural Brooks County housing units six contracted and contracts let.
Quitman reports that witnesses have been summoned by the government to appear in federal court in Lexington Kentucky this week to testify against large tobacco companies accused of violating the Sherman anti trust law. Local officials Hitch Cawley Harrell and others prepared for the proceeding and discussed county tobacco acreage records and farmer inconveniences at crowded markets.
Quitman June 19 Probably the first vocational school of its kind in the South is being organized this week. Forty three students enrolled Monday and more are coming in daily. Walter Warren is named principal of Quitman.
In a Tampa interview a prisoner describes being arrested in Pampa for vagrancy three times, released after promising to find work, and then jailed again for a year to avoid labor at an illicit liquor still. He argues officials haven’t acted to release him.
Miss Filorice Glass presents her pupils in a Juvenile Dance Revue at 8 30 this evening in the grammar school auditorium. The public is invited to attend and enjoy the performances by a talented group of young dancers.
Miss Bessie Lewis of Bainbridge marries Mr Joe Phillips of Hogansville in a quiet First Methodist church ceremony in Moultrie Georgia on Sunday June 15 at 9 30 o clock. Rev J P Bell officiated the ring ceremony in the presence of immediate family and a few close friends.
The new school grew from the Health Department's concern over high infant mortality. Dr. Groover health commissioner seeks to train a class in midwifery and adds courses in Commercial, typing, bookkeeping, laboratory assistant, chemistry, physiology, anatomy, and medical office work. The midwifery class is for colored girls and includes ethics and records. The staff led by Mr. Warren reports strong enthusiasm and expects permanence as it meets local job training needs. Students attend four hours daily five days a week.
The ceremony featured palm and fern decor with white gladioli as the bride wore a white crepe gown and braided blouse. She carried a white satin Bible from her father and orchids adorned her bouquet. After the ceremony the couple left for a Florida wedding trip and will settle in Atlanta. Local figures Joe Kirbo and D R Bryan are connected to the event. Mr Miller acknowledged water tax concerns from Miller Hydro Co employees.
Bainbridge Ga June 20 Charlie Miller a Miller Hydro Company employee and mayoral candidate for Bainbridge was feted at a Sportsman Club chicken supper. About 175 employees and guests attended with Eri. H. Coppinger as MC and remarks by Willis Conger president of the Young Progressive Club of Bainbridge.
Bainbridges Ca Tune 20 Miss Frances Williams tefl Tuesday for Savannah Beach where she will be with a house party for several weeks before returning Miss Williams will visit friends in both Atlanta and Athens. Mr Bernard Nussbaum and Mr Dewey Dykes are in Birmingham Asia on business. Miss Frances Rich spent several days in Tifton Ga this week with friends. Miss Clyde Griffin of Glenwood Washington is the guest of Mr and Mrs J L Tonge this week. Mr George Cliett and Miss Mary Shirley spent several days in Milan Tela this week. Winston Churchbill will register after Jy 1 for selective army service. The young man who says he believes he is a distant relative of the British prime minister was 21 in January. Browned cooked hominy ties in perfectly with pork chops for dinner. Potatoes can be omitted.
Residents welcomed Mrs Hal Wilson and daughters Patsy Dot Wilson and Miss Mailie Wilson of Clarksville along with Miss Claire Wilson visiting from Georgia Baptist hospital Atlanta for a couple of weeks. Local residents hosted and shopped in Albany and Thomasville while others visited friends and relatives in Pelham Dawson Ochlocknee and Valdosta during the weekend.
State Senator Norman G. Plags uncovered a letter from an ancestor in Springfield noting Abraham Lincoln "is raising whiskers" dated January 1 1861. The finding places Lincoln’s whiskers growth midway between his election and inauguration.
A traveler tip suggests placing cookies with a slice of bread or an orange or apple to keep them soft during storage. The method relies on moisture exchange to prevent staling and maintain chewy texture.
A New York divorce trial drew headlines over a witness remark that a wife’s beauty faded after gaining weight. The ad promotes Kruschen Salts as a fat loss aid, claiming it cuts pastries and fats, promises weight loss in 30 days, and offers a money back guarantee.
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