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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1940
Page
6
Berlin butchers not obliged to sell window show-pieces following police complaints from Berlin housewives. The decision addresses refusals to sell cuts shown in windows. The text also mentions Bucharest as the city of joy derived from the Albanian word bukur meaning joy.
Bainbridge Georgia June 21 a Farm Security Administration gathering at city hall included FE P Drexel from Tifton and Miss Annie L Tatum. Local reps from Grady Seminole Mitchell Decatur Camilla received guidance from state leaders on rehab work to improve regional conditions.
Bainbridge Ga June 21 announcement of the marriage of Rebecca Hardeman Adams to James Edgar Graves Jester solemnized June 16 at the Baptist parsonage in Monroe Ga. The bride, a Bainbridge teacher, wore a navy sheer ensemble with orchids and carried a lace handkerchief made by her grandmother. They will reside in Bainbridge after a wedding trip to Asheville and points in North Carolina.
A local page lists Bainbridge department numbers for Water Works, Sheriff's Office, Police, Fire, Mayor's Office, City Clerk, and hospitals. A social gathering featured roses in the living room with dainty sandwiches and Coca Cola, attended by Marjorie Powell, Elizabeth O'Neal, and other women including R A Griffin, Gordon Jester, Edwin Warner, William Tonge, and Stuart McKenzie.
Residents note visiting relatives in Tallahassee and Washington DC as well as Montgomery. Trips include two week plan to New York for World’s Mail. Community figures and health updates mark a slice of local life with travel and a note on Tunis port history.
Bainbridge Georgia June 21 The Bainbridge Junior Sportsman's Club met at the club house with about thirty members present. President R A Griffin presided and welcomed visitors including Miss Dorothy Nell Davis Miss Jule Wilson Miss Cleo Barber Fields Warner and Dr Charles Willis. The next gathering will be a swimming party and picnic at Lingerlong the home of Mr and Mrs A B Conger. Four new members Mr and Mrs John Pridgeon and Mr and Mrs Jamie Jester were welcomed. Dancing and singing followed late.
Bainbridge Georgia June 21 Miss Cleo Barber was the hostess to her bridge club Wednesday afternoon at her West Street home. Colorful nasturtiums gladiolus and a pleasant social hour completed the gathering.
Questions cover boxing champions golf records and college coaching moves. The page asks to identify a smiling star and his championship, the year’s lowest 72 hole golf score, Stanford’s new football coach, MLB penalties by Judge Landis and players made free agents, and the world two mile record. Answers are on Page Eight.
A fragmented crossword style puzzle lists numerous clues and partial answers across and down from an old newspaper page. Mixed entries refer to minerals, Greek terms, tools, birds, and poetic figures, with several missing letters and overlapping entries.
Local families gather for a social weekend with visits from Normary Ivy White Rob Atkinson and others. The community invites all to join the homecoming on June 23 with lunch and dinner later.
Camilla June 20 A Mitchell county Talmadge for Governor Chile group was formed in Camilla with Ivey C Davis elected president. Other officers include Frank J Twitty secretary treasurer Geo M Perry T G Tyson M A Warren John Haynes H A Jackson Bob Taylor L J Stewart O Richards Ivey Davis J I Pay lor and F S Twitty on the campaign committee. A Talmadge rally at the Camilla courthouse is planned for Tuesday afternoon June 2.
Camila June 21 Operation began today of the new Mitchell County book mobile recently purchased by the County Board of Education W PBA the county Commissioners and several communities in the country Mrs Christine McAllister county traveling librarian announced the truck will be equipped with new books and she expects a strong reception. In one month this year 3625 volumes were checked out and the average for the remaining five months is just above 3000 volumes monthly.
In Falls City Nebraska on June 21 Elmer Shaw recalls his children finding two baby skunks after a dog killed their mother The Shaw cat nursed and mothered the skunks along with her four kittens creating an unusual family arrangement and raising questions about their future as they grow.
Baxley Georgia June 21 cotton bagging will be used exclusively by state ginners of Sea Island cotton in wrapping this year's crop. The move was authorized yesterday in a meeting of the ginners and makes the use of cotton bagging practically unanimous for the 1940 Sea Island yield said C G Gardner marketing specialist.
The McReynolds family, spanning four generations from ages 2 to 90, took to the air in a single plane in Los Angeles, setting a family aviation milestone and drawing curiosity from onlookers.
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