Jaycees Install New Officers and Present DSA Award
The Junior Chamber honors Ed Kelly with the Distinguished Service Award at the annual installation banquet. Billy Joe Lewis announces new officers including Charles Merritt as vice president and Jack Gibson as secretary. The event at the Jaycee Amusement Park also recognizes long-time contributors and features remarks by Dr. Ted Gates and guests R L Yates and Morgan Murphy.
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Ted Gates
Billy Joe Lewis
Charles KK
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DSA
Charles Merritt
Jack Gibson
Dick Funderburk
Billy Jon Lewis
Eddie B. Parker
Brunswick
Sam Martin
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Times-Enterprise
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Bruce Singleton
Lee KE. Kelly Sr
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Gerry Tucker
Thomasville
Bob
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Community Service
R. L. Yates
Bainbridge
Morgan Murphy
Albany
Funeral Services Planned Sunday For Mrs Scoggins
Funeral services are set for 3 30 p m Sunday at Little Ochlochnee Baptist Church for Mrs Addi Scoggins 79 who died Thursday night in Cloweston Florida. She was visiting her daughter Mrs L B Hamilton in Thomas County and is also survived by two other daughters Mrs J R Chastain and Mrs Sam Miller both of Thomas County a daughter in law Mrs Roscoe Scoggins and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Cloweston
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Little Ochlochnee Baptist Church
How Did It Happen By NY BR
A reader style column discusses minor league attendance trends, noting Dodgers and Valdosta Albany rivalries and Thomasville’s chances in the first half. It also reflects on July Fourth shifts to golf, urban watermelon joys, and the nuisance yet utility of parking meters alongside reflections on fairness and civic responsibility.
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Dodgers
Valdosta Club
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Thomasville
Supreme Court independence questioned amid executive collusion
A historical note argues liberty relies on a distinct judiciary and warns of danger from executive-judiciary union. It cites past attempts to pack the Court and ongoing replacements, claiming official actions eroded public respect and accountability. The piece closes with obituary details for Rev Bill Lowe and funeral pallbearers listed by Whiddon Funeral Home.
Alvin B. Peters Dies In Hospital After Illness
Alvin Burbank Peters of Cairo died at 7 30 last night at Grady County Hospital after a four month illness. The funeral will be Sunday at 3 PM in the First Baptist Church of Cairo with Rev. J C Varnell and Rev. W F Duches officiating. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Born October 15, 1898 in Moultrie he was a Cairo resident eight years and a compositor for the Cairo Messenger. Survivors: wife Lota Phelps Peters son Yates Peters Atlanta daughter Giloria Peters Cairo mother Beulah Peters Tampa half brother H S Peters Manchester. Clark Funeral Home in charge.
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Beulah Mathis Peters
Heat Distress in Thomanvils Cites Civic Club Impact
Article discusses extreme heat effects on men and women in Thomanvils, noting danger in outdoor labor and advising rest to prevent serious harm. It praises local civic clubs as influential forces for good when they collaborate and work wisely.
Tobacco Growers Recommend July 18 Sale Starting Date
ALMA Ga Flue cured tobacco growers urged opening auction sales on the Georgia Florida markets not before July 18 to allow tips to mature. They also asked Gov Marvin Griffin to seek disaster aid for rain damaged belt areas with 20 to 40 percent loss estimates and supported a 10 cent per acre promotion levy for foreign markets.
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Florida
Marvin Griffin
Tobacco Advisory Committee
Tifton-Blackshear
Interiors Inc Grand Opening Winners Named
Free prizes were awarded during the Interiors Inc store opening on Thursday afternoon and evening. Winners included Dan Wilcox, among others, as the ceremony showcased various giveaways and prize draws.
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Interiors Inc
Dan Wilcox
Know Your Neighbor Better Supper Brings Thom anvilla Kiwanis Civic Group
Lee Kelly reports a community supper at Coolidge High School where Thom anvilla Kiwanis and other civic clubs shared food and fellowship. Attendees praised friendly dialogue and mutual understanding as they discussed common interests and local projects across the county.
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Thomanvilla Kiwanis
Meigs Man Arrested On Burglary Charge
A Meigs County man, 24, held on four charges after breaking into a fishing camp on Summerhill Road owned by Odis A. Johnson and Ernest Spence. Silverware and cooking utensils missing. Sheriff Callice Law said William Sylvester was arrested at his home and found with two galleons of moonshine. Additional counts include larceny from house and larceny after trust.
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Callice Law
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Sylvester
Meigs
Summerhill
Odis A. Johnson
Ernest Spence
Local Sale Promises Household Furnishings Headline
A store at 100 N Crawford St lists items for sale including a table lamp belonging to Mrs Hd Durnin a shower curtain for Mrs Fred Reed a set by Miss Louise Pittman and a sofa pillow set by Miss Charlotte Porter.
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Fred Reed
Louise Pittman
Charlotte Porter
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