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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1956
Page
4
Hog receipts around 4 000 with steady to higher bids. Packers at Als, Thomasville, and nearby plants bought No 1 2 3 weights 180 240 pounds ranging around 15.25 to 16.50 per hundredweight. Virginia and Georgia cattle markets note calves and slaughter steers weak to lower with feeder and stocker activity steady or higher.
Voters in Thomas County hear appeals from O Stewart Willis Ed R Cone and Vonier as they seek votes in September. Willis pledges to fight taxes and push road improvements while Cone promises to protect county schools and loyalty to the community. Vonier asks support for re election as Commissioner of the ck Ways District, pledging fair and effective service.
Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thom as County prepared for transfusion speed by maintaining a blood bank of whole blood at 47 degrees. The drive for blood typing was sponsored in 1955, but many remain untyped. Two matching donors per unit are needed, with cross matching and transfusion costs only.
The Thomas County Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold its annual members meeting June 28 at 107 South Broad Street. Voting members include donors of $1 or more. The session covers officer elections, committee reports, a look back at the year, plans for activities, and a review of the local blood program. Rev. W Judson LeCroy will receive a special award for leading this year’s fund drive.
Two minor auto accidents were reported by city police. A car driven by M. E. Stewart collided with E. A. Crowder on Westee and Siexas Streets as Stewart turned left. A second collision involved Park and D. L. Powell Jr. at Broad and Jackson Streets with Kimbrell’s rear fender damaged.
Former Georgia governor M. E. Thompson avoided promising opposition to Herman Talmadge for the Senate seat vacated by Walter F. George. He signaled intent to enter the Democratic primary amid mounting criticism that Talmadge should not run unopposed. A single rival, D. Talmadge Bowers, barely fields a campaign. Thompson said there is more opposition to Talmadge than appears publicly.
Armond Baggs 78 died at Mitchell County Hospital Camilla after a months long illness. He served as Pelham mayor eight years on the school board 25 years chairing it, and chaired the Pelham Water and Ice Commission. He was credit manager of Hand Trading Company for 49 years. He is survived by two daughters two brothers and two sisters with relatives in Albany Norfolk Homerville and Pelham. The funeral will be at Pelham Cemetery Saturday at 11 a.m.
The Thomasville Association of Life Underwriters elected Harry P. Taylor of Gulf Life Insurance as president at its regular meeting in the Magnolia Room Scott Hotel. J. L. Rodgers was named vice president and J. D. Hall treasurer and secretary. R. B. Hiers became national committeeman.
Major Harry Hall of Dothan former Rotary District Governor spoke to the local Rotary Club at Walter Moreland's invitation. He contrasted 1956 with 1966 prospects, predicting population growth, expanded services, shorter work hours, more holidays, and greater recreation, with humor and clear analysis. Guests and attendees listed.
In Rossville Georgia a backyard sink collapsed into a 25 foot deep cavern. Homeowner Willie Morrison reported a hole 25 feet wide and deep with an underground cave and possible lake. Dust filled the air as bushes tumbled and ground cracked nearer Morrison’s backdoor. Local constable Lefty Denton noted the limestone mining site history nearby.
A school for officers is organized in connection with the convention to provide training and information relevant to law enforcement tasks during the event. The program aims to prepare officers for crowd management, safety enforcement, and orderly conduct at the gathering.
A Polish newspaper reports that more than 1906 merchant seamen labeled politically unreliable have been purged by Poland's Communist government to curb desertions. The action aims to stop westward desertion among sailors.
Faded OCR fragment lists scattered phrases including names and numbers. No clear event or outcome is readable. Limitations prevent construction of a coherent summary from the garbled text.
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