Walter J. Hammond Ill In Atlanta After Stroke
Court of Appeals members and friends near the Capitol are concerned over Walter J. Hammond of Thomasville and Atlanta, sheriff of the court. The veteran judge suffered a paralytic stroke last week and is at Piedmont Hospital. Reports say he is slightly improved and hoped to recover fully.
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Court of Appeals
Capitol
Walter J. Hammond
Thomasville
Atlanta
Hammond
Piedmont Hospital
Big Oak Notepaper Sale By Radiance Garden Circle
Radiance Garden Circle promotes sale of Big Oak notepaper featuring the Thomasville tree drawing. Boxes sell for one dollar, twenty to a box, with proceeds funding the Garden Club general fund for its works. Available from circle members and Moon Jewelry Co.
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Radiance Garden Circle
Thomasville
Radiance Circle
Moon ‘Jewelry Co
Shrine Club Meets Friday Evening At 8 30
The Thomasville Shrine Club will meet Friday at 8 30 o clock. Members are urged to attend for the transaction of business that may come before the body.
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Shrine Club
Thomasville Shrine Club
How Did It Happen A Look At Oddities In Thomasville
A column surveys curious local notes from Thomasville including a famed Big Oak and a bottleneck view of town life. It mentions a mysterious doctor patient exchange, street paving plans, rising costs of Rift pine flooring, a nearby television set, and plans for a central radio station serving five towns. Figures reference figs ripening, a fruit dessert hint, and a stadium sod improvement project.
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Thomasville
Mary
Deep South
Local Notables and Families Share News Across Georgia
Personal notices report hospital stays for Mr. O. R. Reichert and Mr. H. L. Harrell of Moultrie. Family visits include Mrs. Langdon Flowers in Ponte Vedra and Atlanta travelers to see relatives. Several marriages, celebrations, and trips are noted, with residents from Waycross Thomasville Athens and Cairo visiting kin and attending events.
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Mrs. Langdon
Peggy and
Langdon, Jr
Ponte Vedra Nexi
L. Phillips
Tom Murphy
Suzanne
Henry
Waycross
Masonic Meeting Tonight in Thomasville Lodge Hall
Thomasville Lodge No. 269 F and A M will hold a regular communication this evening June 23 at 8:00 o clock in the Lodge Hall Crawford Street Masters degree to be conferred on a class of candidates JOHN A MITCHELL W M F 8 CALDWELL Sec
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Thomasville Lodge No
Crawford Street
John A. Mitchell
W. M
Caldwell
Local men win prizes in Georgia pistol meet
Valdosta Georgia June 23 AP Jacksonville officers win four of ten prizes in the South Georgia Pistol League meet. A M Coster takes AA class with 296 of 300. R S Sutton Button and N R Sikes top other classes along with Stegall Blizzard Raybird Langley Dowling Richards and Roberts earning high scores and titles in A B C D civilian divisions.
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N. A. Breagall
W. A. Alien
Thomasville
Stegall
Allen
D. J. Devane
Valdosta
W. L. Blizzard
Jacksonville
Raybird
I. N. Langley
Tallahassee
Jim Dowling
J. M. Richards
Alvie Roberts
Fitzgerald
Nisbet Joins Alabama Staff As Assistant Coach
James L. Nisbet known as Rubber was captain and fullback of Alabama’s 1935 unbeaten team and has been named as assistant football coach in Tuscaloosa. The Bainbridge, Georgia native joins the Crimson Tide after a long career with the program and returns to aid the coaching staff.
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Bainbridge
J. L. Nisbet
ALA
Tuscaloosa
James L
Rubber) Nisbet
Alabama
Dixon Couple Celebrates 33rd Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs John Dixon marked their 33rd anniversary with well wishes from the Baraca Class of First Baptist Rome sent carnations and a church telegram. The couple, married June 19 1916, reside in Thomasville while Mrs Dixon remains a Battey Hospital patient in Rome with slower recovery.
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John Dixon
Thomasville
Baraca
First Baptist Church
Dixon
Battey Hospital
Rome
Carolyn Dixon
Baptist Sunday School
Groover-Davis Rites Tie Mary Elizabeth to Jack A. Davis
Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Groover of Ochlocknee announce the marriage of their daughter Mary Elizabeth of Thomasville to Jack A. Davis of Thomasville. The ceremony took place June 17 in Cairo. The bride works as office nurse for Dr. Futch and Dr. Pepin. The groom is with Keenan Auto Parts. They reside at 309 S. Hansell St.
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R. P. Groover
Ochlochnee
Mary Elizabeth
Thomasville
Jack A. Davis
Felton A. Davis
Cairo
Allen Futch
Henry Pepin
Keenan Auto Parts Company
Davig
S. Hansell Street
Mrs Corine Mathis and Joseph Wilkerson wed in Ochlochnee
The ceremony at Ochlochnee Baptist Church joined Mrs Corine Mathis of Albany and Mr Joseph S Wilkerson of Ochlochnee. Rev J Gorham Garrison officiated an impressive ring ceremony as the couple, now residents of Ochlochnee, begins married life with Mr Wilkerson employed at Groover's Grocery.
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Ochlochnee
Ochlochnee Baptist Church
Corine Mathis
Albany
Joseph S. Wilkerson
J.gorham Garrison
Wilkerson
Cordele
Groover
Leroy Herndon Begins First Steps After Radical Operation
In Atlanta on June 23 AP reports Leroy Herndon, a cerebral palsy patient at Emory University Hospital, took three steps after a radical operation aimed at improving mobility. Surgeons had hoped he could walk with braces in six months to a year. doctors now expect gradual progress toward self mobility aided by cane and braces as recovery continues. The operation was funded by a public appeal raised by Atlantic Coast Line engineer C H Christian.
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Atlanta
Leroy Herndon
Emory University Hospital
Leroy
Atlantic Coast Line
C. H. Christian
Albany
Herndon
Weather Report for Thomasville Georgia June 23 1949
The Weather Bureau reports cloudy to partly cloudy and warm conditions through Saturday with afternoon showers and thundershowers. Temperatures show the highest yesterday, the lowest in the last 24 hours, and record highs and lows for the month. A separate item notes a modern sleeping car built by Pullman Standard containing 4142 feet of piping, contrasting with the typical five-room house. Nisbet, completing a Master’s degree, has coached football in several cities and served four years in the Navy. he is a Bainbridge native.
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Department OF Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Pullman-Standard
Nisbet
el Dorado
Ark
Greenville
D. C
Bainbridge, Ga
Bainbridge
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